The tempature outside is 29 degrees but feels like 37 degrees. The girls and I are "chilling" in the basement. I am so happy we set up the basement to have a play area for Kira, a living room area (equiped with tv and surround sound), a table for eating at, and a office. All it needs now is a small kitchen and a bathroom and we would have it made!
Kira and I are beating the heat by "play" baking, making a card for my mother-in-law's birthday today (lesson learned: don't get married on your one of your parents birthdays), eating every kind of healthy/non-healthy food that does not involve cooking, colouring, doing laundry (another lesson learned: you get more laundry done when you are on the same floor as the washer/dryer because it is no longer "out of site out, of mind"), being on the computer, and reading tons of stories.
Celeste just finally, after 5 hours of fighting sleeping in the playpen, fell asleep. The best thing about that is she put herself to sleep while in the playpen. Yeah, I feel it is a great acomplishment. Crouds should be cheering now. Yeah
"Thank you"
"Thank you"
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Anniversary
Well, it's my fourth year anniversary today, Celeste did not do well with the heat and her teeth last night, so this morning, Chad and I both were not much in the mood for celebrating, if you know what I mean. Oh, to be a parent.
This year we are not giving gifts because we just put a deposit on a "new to us" van. Happy Anniversary to us!, We are officially mini-van family....ironically, it is everything my husband was against. He did not want to be "that family" I, however, am glowing at the fact it will not take 2 trips to the cabin to hawl everything. Getting a mini-van, I think, is the next step after having the second child. Chad, on the other hand can't wait until the van's paid off and he can pick the next car. Fortunately, that will be a while.
This year we are not giving gifts because we just put a deposit on a "new to us" van. Happy Anniversary to us!, We are officially mini-van family....ironically, it is everything my husband was against. He did not want to be "that family" I, however, am glowing at the fact it will not take 2 trips to the cabin to hawl everything. Getting a mini-van, I think, is the next step after having the second child. Chad, on the other hand can't wait until the van's paid off and he can pick the next car. Fortunately, that will be a while.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Some things never change
Today has been filled with cleaning, talking to the usual people on the phone, and feeding a growing toddler and baby. It's funny to realize that this is a normal Monday morning for me. I was just realizing that my anniversary is in 3 days and 4 years ago I was worried about making chocolates, cutting tule, finishing tieing way too many bows and trying to please my family. I have to say trying to please my family was the hardest of the tasks, and unfortunately I still have that same problem. I guess it is true when they say, "some things never change".
Here are some things that in 4 years have not changed with me:
- I still hate washing dishes
- I still talk on the phone lots
- I still enjoy the same movies and watch them over and over...I have just added a few new ones to the mix
- When people come over, I still say, "Don't mind the mess"
- I still wear some of the same clothes, a "what not to wear" no-no, but oh well
- I still watch "ER" and "Gilmore Girls" faithfully
- I still dream
- I still believe in God, but my faith has grown stronger
- I still experience a wide range of emotions, just more so with extra horomones in my body
- I still try to help anyone who needs help
- and I still am surrounded by people who love me
Here are some things that in 4 years have not changed with me:
- I still hate washing dishes
- I still talk on the phone lots
- I still enjoy the same movies and watch them over and over...I have just added a few new ones to the mix
- When people come over, I still say, "Don't mind the mess"
- I still wear some of the same clothes, a "what not to wear" no-no, but oh well
- I still watch "ER" and "Gilmore Girls" faithfully
- I still dream
- I still believe in God, but my faith has grown stronger
- I still experience a wide range of emotions, just more so with extra horomones in my body
- I still try to help anyone who needs help
- and I still am surrounded by people who love me
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Polish weddings
things I learnt since attending a polish wedding:
- It is nice to be able to go to a wedding not pregnant
- Having the ability to understand polish is a good asset attending the wedding
- 1/4 of the ceremony is in polish
- Try to have a back up babysitter incase the planned babysitter is not home
- When the bride and groom enter the reception everyone stands and sings a polish song
- a true polish wedding has an open bar
- Vodka is pronouced "Voodka" and "voodka" originated in Poland
- There is dance music in polish
- Everyone, including great-grandma, dances to polka
- You can easily count the sober people (including myself)
- When you take your baby to get a diaper change, don't be surprised to have several ladies approach you and talk to your baby in Polish
- Expect by the end of the night you will have talked to every parent with children the same age as yours or younger
- Don't ask for hot water to heat up a bottle, just go to the bathroom and run it under hot water
- Watch out for little children on the dance floor, especially during "Rasputin".
- When your three year old is done dancing and is ready for bed, she'll tell you
- It's O.K to skip bed time routine after a wedding
- a 5 month old baby will get sensory overload after a wedding and will not go to bed until 2:30 a.m.
- gift openings are in polish too!
- It is nice to be able to go to a wedding not pregnant
- Having the ability to understand polish is a good asset attending the wedding
- 1/4 of the ceremony is in polish
- Try to have a back up babysitter incase the planned babysitter is not home
- When the bride and groom enter the reception everyone stands and sings a polish song
- a true polish wedding has an open bar
- Vodka is pronouced "Voodka" and "voodka" originated in Poland
- There is dance music in polish
- Everyone, including great-grandma, dances to polka
- You can easily count the sober people (including myself)
- When you take your baby to get a diaper change, don't be surprised to have several ladies approach you and talk to your baby in Polish
- Expect by the end of the night you will have talked to every parent with children the same age as yours or younger
- Don't ask for hot water to heat up a bottle, just go to the bathroom and run it under hot water
- Watch out for little children on the dance floor, especially during "Rasputin".
- When your three year old is done dancing and is ready for bed, she'll tell you
- It's O.K to skip bed time routine after a wedding
- a 5 month old baby will get sensory overload after a wedding and will not go to bed until 2:30 a.m.
- gift openings are in polish too!
Friday, June 23, 2006
game
I love how children can invent games in the matter of seconds. Kira, while walking home from getting ice cream, invented a game in which you had to tell if the fence post was up or down.
At each post Kira would say," that one's still up" or "that was fell down".
There was a fence post every 4 feet.
When she started to play the game, she said to me, "this is a great game mommy, I had a great idea!"
About 16 feet into the game, she said, "Now your turn mommy". So, I proceeded to play the game. After my turn, Kira said to me, "Great job mommy, you play the game good".
Once the game was over, she commented, "great game mommy, we have to play tomordow"
It's these momments that remind me it is fun to have a toddler around.
At each post Kira would say," that one's still up" or "that was fell down".
There was a fence post every 4 feet.
When she started to play the game, she said to me, "this is a great game mommy, I had a great idea!"
About 16 feet into the game, she said, "Now your turn mommy". So, I proceeded to play the game. After my turn, Kira said to me, "Great job mommy, you play the game good".
Once the game was over, she commented, "great game mommy, we have to play tomordow"
It's these momments that remind me it is fun to have a toddler around.
Celeste slept through the night!!!!
It's funny how sleep can affect who you are as a person. Last night Celeste slept from 10:45 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.....YEAH! I actually woke up before her, that was a first for me with the two girls. I am well rested today, got laundry started, did dishes and dusted - all before noon! I am so rested we are actually going for a walk this afternoon.(provided it does not rain). I am looking forward to it.
lesson learnt: sleep is VERY good, lack of sleep can be detrimental to anyone directly involved with the person lacking sleep.
That being said, here's hoping Celeste sleeps through the night tonight.
lesson learnt: sleep is VERY good, lack of sleep can be detrimental to anyone directly involved with the person lacking sleep.
That being said, here's hoping Celeste sleeps through the night tonight.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
"I want"
Today, Chad and I tried to curve the "I want" phase. It has been semi-working. We decided that when ever she asks for something using "I want ..." the answer was going to be an automatic "no". I was having no problems today executing the rule, however when Chad got home the rule quickly had exceptions to it. ie. "Daddy, I want a doughnut". Chad responds with, "no, you can not have a doughnut when you ask for it that way". Kira then responds with, "Daddy, please I have a doughnut". Chad, not knowing what to do, says ask your mommy. So Kira said, "but daddy, I want a doughnut". Chad still not knowing what to do, repeated "ask your mommy" , so, Kira asked nicely, but I still said no because she kept using the "I want phrase". Kira then went to Chad and said, "Daddy, please can you tell mommy to give me a doughnut" Chad and I laughed so hard we did end up giving her half of a doughnut. I don't know if we acomplished anything, but we thought it was funny.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
11:30pm and can't sleep
Well, I just spent the last 2 hours washing dishes, steralizing bottles, feeding Celeste, and watching my embarasing addiction, Reba; and finally putting Celeste to bed for the night (hopefully). While doing all of this I am thinking to myself, "I can't wait for this baby stage to be over". To some it may sound harsh, but I really am looking forward to times where I can play actual games with the kids (other than the My Little Pony game and Memory). I can't wait to play with the girls, have make-overs with them, let them experiment (safely) in the kitchen, the mother daughter talks, the special trips I have planned for them and helping them discover things safely and the wonderful chores I have planned for them...hee hee hee!
I just want this baby/toddler stuff over with, I mean, don't get me wrong, I love watching the girls grow, and I marvel at how quickly they have grown. I also have been caught making comments about missing holding Kira as a baby and Celeste being a wee little one only 7lbs. But lately, due to the lack of sleep I have gotten and the insomnia I have when I should be sleeping, I look at old pictures and marvel at their cuteness and then remember the lack of sleep. Am I doomed to be the sleepless Mom forever? I know I won't, but it feels that way.
One thing I have to say, even with the lack of sleep, I wouldn't trade my daughters for anything. They are a true blessing from God. They will test my limits, show me a wide range of emotions in the span of 5 minutes, and teach me new things daily. And I show them unconditional love, guidance and encouragement. As a parent, I now have a slightly bigger understanding of how God feels towards us. We are His children. What and awesome thing!
I just want this baby/toddler stuff over with, I mean, don't get me wrong, I love watching the girls grow, and I marvel at how quickly they have grown. I also have been caught making comments about missing holding Kira as a baby and Celeste being a wee little one only 7lbs. But lately, due to the lack of sleep I have gotten and the insomnia I have when I should be sleeping, I look at old pictures and marvel at their cuteness and then remember the lack of sleep. Am I doomed to be the sleepless Mom forever? I know I won't, but it feels that way.
One thing I have to say, even with the lack of sleep, I wouldn't trade my daughters for anything. They are a true blessing from God. They will test my limits, show me a wide range of emotions in the span of 5 minutes, and teach me new things daily. And I show them unconditional love, guidance and encouragement. As a parent, I now have a slightly bigger understanding of how God feels towards us. We are His children. What and awesome thing!
lack of sleep can cause this: what they don't tell you in the parenting books
Today was a caotic day. Celeste was up every 2 hours last night and Kira was very tired this morning so she was tantruming all morning, basically. This afternoon we wanted to go say good bye to Auntie Mary at the airport. Kira was crying literally 5 minutes before we had to go because she did not want to clean her room and get ready to go ( I asked her to do this 45 minutes before we had to leave). I was so tempted to not go, but I realized how important it was for Kira to understand what happens to Auntie Mary when she leaves. So, we went. Kira was very good upon arrival, saying good bye to Auntie Mary, watching and waving to Auntie Mary's plane, and walking from the window where we watched the plane. And then she got upset. She started saying she was hungry, I acknowledged her hunger and told her we were going to get something to eat. Well, she did not like that and flopped to the floor to pout. I convinced her to get up, but she kept doing it 3 more times. By the third time I'm upset and we were running out of time for parking meter. So, I tried to prevent "the flop" by hold her hand more firm....(I won't do that again) She started screaming I was hurting her....let's just say I ended up picking her up and had Celeste in the snuggly on the way out of the airport. Screamed all the way to my brother's house where I went to get support before I "hurt" Kira more.
After that things went realitively O.K. Kira was still moody, but she was also really tired...I am starting to think she is waking up too when Celeste wakes up. So, hopefully Celeste has a good sleep tonight. Tonight, Chad could tell I had a hard day, so he was extra supportive, thank goodness. We also had a good talk about what we are going to do with Kira and her"I want ......" phase. We will see how that goes tomorrow. I'll let you know.
After that things went realitively O.K. Kira was still moody, but she was also really tired...I am starting to think she is waking up too when Celeste wakes up. So, hopefully Celeste has a good sleep tonight. Tonight, Chad could tell I had a hard day, so he was extra supportive, thank goodness. We also had a good talk about what we are going to do with Kira and her"I want ......" phase. We will see how that goes tomorrow. I'll let you know.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Father's Day
I was reminded today that father's have expectations for Father's day. It sounds naive, but I had plans for Chad today and a small portion of the day devoted to my dad, but I was reminded that what I have planned for Chad may not actually be what Chad wanted. I wanted to treat him as how I like being treated on Mother's Day and Chad thought he haddifferent ideas. Chad and I ended up in a debate about it at first, then we both realized we both had the same goal and everything worked out anyway. Communication is a good thing.
I am what I mocked
I have to admit I thought people who blogged had too much time on their hands (sorry Mary), but after having my second child the thought of blogging out my thoughts seems like a great stress relief and a great excuse to get time to myself. Here's hoping it works.
Here it goes:
So, today I took my brother shopping for him birthday gift and for a father's day gift for Dad. It was actually a good morning, even though I woke Corey up to do so. It's funny because when I took him to the Cornwall, I had Celeste with me and I actually worried if people would think that Corey was Celeste's father. I don't understand where that thought came from, but it existed. Maybe it is from people thinking that either Corey or Kyla was my child given the age gap...none the less it was wierd.
After that we came home to get ready for a "new to us" couch and chair. It was very exciting because three parts of the couch and chair recline....yeah! I have to say the colour goes with our decor as well...being that it is blue...no more sucks you in-old person flowered couch for us...double yeah.
After I took Corey home we actually went swimming. I must say I love family changing rooms. It was a blessing having my husband be able to be there to help with the girls. (a word from the wise: is always pack an extra towel when swimming with little ones)
Kira loved swimming so much after she showered when she was done swimming she asked,"pwease mommy, I go swimming again?" and when I said another day she then asked her dad, you know, in case he never heard mom's answer. I have to say she took the news pretty well, a lot better then the concept of putting on the bathing suit on at home then getting dressed again.
(another word from the wise: after immunization needles - take your babe swimming the next day, allowing them to float in the water weightless is the best! If you can't do that, give them lots of baths)
Celeste enjoyed watching all the other children playing, she even got to "play" with other babies which was tons of fun for her.
(word from the wise: don't bring your camera in the pool unless it is a water camera....one mom did and someone spashed her while holding her nice digital camera, she was not happy) All in all I have to say the experience was a good one that we will definately do again....soon if Kira has a say in it.
Here it goes:
So, today I took my brother shopping for him birthday gift and for a father's day gift for Dad. It was actually a good morning, even though I woke Corey up to do so. It's funny because when I took him to the Cornwall, I had Celeste with me and I actually worried if people would think that Corey was Celeste's father. I don't understand where that thought came from, but it existed. Maybe it is from people thinking that either Corey or Kyla was my child given the age gap...none the less it was wierd.
After that we came home to get ready for a "new to us" couch and chair. It was very exciting because three parts of the couch and chair recline....yeah! I have to say the colour goes with our decor as well...being that it is blue...no more sucks you in-old person flowered couch for us...double yeah.
After I took Corey home we actually went swimming. I must say I love family changing rooms. It was a blessing having my husband be able to be there to help with the girls. (a word from the wise: is always pack an extra towel when swimming with little ones)
Kira loved swimming so much after she showered when she was done swimming she asked,"pwease mommy, I go swimming again?" and when I said another day she then asked her dad, you know, in case he never heard mom's answer. I have to say she took the news pretty well, a lot better then the concept of putting on the bathing suit on at home then getting dressed again.
(another word from the wise: after immunization needles - take your babe swimming the next day, allowing them to float in the water weightless is the best! If you can't do that, give them lots of baths)
Celeste enjoyed watching all the other children playing, she even got to "play" with other babies which was tons of fun for her.
(word from the wise: don't bring your camera in the pool unless it is a water camera....one mom did and someone spashed her while holding her nice digital camera, she was not happy) All in all I have to say the experience was a good one that we will definately do again....soon if Kira has a say in it.
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