We had such nice weather not too long ago and now it's been snowing for 2 days. Just small flakes but enough to have to shovel the driveway. Ah well. Next week it's supposed to warm up to 6 (43F) - I am so looking forward to that!
We're all doing fine here. Nathan is playing at the moment and seems very content. We're heading to Shoppers Drug Mart soon as they're having their 20x the points event if I spend $50 which is easy to do considering Nathan's formula is about that much and we've only got one can left! I've been saving my points so when they have their points redemption day I'll be able to get a Wii for only $10 :) Gotta have goals and this is one of my silly ones! I'm currently at around 85,000 points and I need 95,000 to get the Wii and I will definitely be getting that last 10k today.
On monday I'm going to be going to a Mom & Baby Bootcamp workout session! I'm looking forward to that! A few ladies I know also do a Stroller Fit walk session at the local rec center but I haven't made it to one of those yet with them. There's also a swim session but I don't think I'm even close to being comfortable putting on a bathing suit just yet!!
Sorry for the lapse in postings, I've just been busy lately. I hope everyone is doing good!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Warming up!
The weather has been warming up lately and our snow is actually starting to melt! I can even see the grass in our yards! Sadly winter isn't over yet so I'm sure we'll be seeing more snow.
Hubby left for Sweden today and will be back on March 5th. I have help with the house and Nathan though - my teen son moved back home :) I am very happy that he's back and I really hope we can get things working out for him so he's happy. He's been very helpful and he seems to be glad to be home. I miss my husband though, but he said he'd call every day so I will look forward to that.
Nathan is doing great. He can't seem to get enough food to eat and he'll eat just about anything I put in front of him. He had hummus the other day and he made the funniest face but he kept wanting more. He seems to absolutely love fish, mashed potatoes, and cheese. He's not very fond of jarred food anymore. He's still not doing too well with figuring out how to use a sippy cup but he's becoming a pro with self-feeding finger foods.
I'm going to go read my book and relax for a bit. I've got a cheesecake baking at the moment or else I'd just crawl in bed to read and then fall asleep.
Hope everyone is well :)
Hubby left for Sweden today and will be back on March 5th. I have help with the house and Nathan though - my teen son moved back home :) I am very happy that he's back and I really hope we can get things working out for him so he's happy. He's been very helpful and he seems to be glad to be home. I miss my husband though, but he said he'd call every day so I will look forward to that.
Nathan is doing great. He can't seem to get enough food to eat and he'll eat just about anything I put in front of him. He had hummus the other day and he made the funniest face but he kept wanting more. He seems to absolutely love fish, mashed potatoes, and cheese. He's not very fond of jarred food anymore. He's still not doing too well with figuring out how to use a sippy cup but he's becoming a pro with self-feeding finger foods.
I'm going to go read my book and relax for a bit. I've got a cheesecake baking at the moment or else I'd just crawl in bed to read and then fall asleep.
Hope everyone is well :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day! Is it Spring Yet?
I'm getting so tired of the snow and the cold! This weekend I cried and told my husband that I needed to see some green, I needed to see some color, so he took us all out to the Royal Botanical Gardens yesterday! I love my husband :) I think they specialize in outside gardens but there were a few rooms inside that had flowers and trees. One room was full of Hyacinth and they smelled so good! Another room was full of trees that thrive in mediterranean climates but I noticed that a lot of them were plants and trees I'd grown up around in Southern California. On a big wall map it showed that, sure enough, the area I grew up in is a mediterranean climate. Plants like Jasmine and trees like Bottlebrushes. It was nice to see plants and trees that I hadn't seen in so long and to be honest, it made me homesick. But it was nice also to show my hubby the plants and trees and he was happy that it made me happy :)
It was our 5 year anniversary this past friday. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Well, we did go out to dinner at this family restaurant I've been wanting to try since we moved here and it was pretty good. Nathan had some fish, mashed potatoes and steamed zucchini. Since our anniversary is so close to Valentine's Day we usually celebrate both together. Last night he took us to Mandarin for chinese buffet. We had to wait 45 minutes but it was worth it, as always. It's my favorite restaurant :) Nathan had salmon and cottage cheese and some cooked soft apples.
My husband might be going to Sweden this week for work, for 2 and a half weeks. I'd love to go too but I'd rather save money for my family reunion out in Oregon that's planned for June. It's going to be tough with him gone, and he's not 100% sure he's going to go yet, but I want him to go because, well, it's Sweden! Who wouldn't want to go? My husband, that's who! He's a pretty introverted guy and he wouldn't do any sightseeing, plus he'd be working 16+ hour days. But still, it's Sweden! I wish I could say "I've been to Europe"!
Nathan is doing great. He's cruising all over the living room, feeding himself his finger foods and clapping his hands on his own. He loves to eat and will eat just about anything I give him. I'm starting to make dinners for us that he can eat too. Tonight it's honey-mustard curry chicken so he won't be able to have any of that, but I might make some on the side without the honey.
I talked to my teen son about two weeks ago and he wants to move back home with us. I told him he is more than welcome to come home, but haven't talked to him since then so I'm not sure if he's still wanting to do that. I hope so.
I hope everyone is doing well. To E: I am so sorry you are feeling so down. I wish I could help somehow, but know that I am thinking of you and praying that you will start feeling better, physically and emotionally. You are always in my thoughts!
Hugs to all!
P.S. Forgot to mention that I've figured out what I want to be when I grow up! A community outreach worker!
P.P.S. Also forgot to mention that I've applied for Canadian citizenship!
It was our 5 year anniversary this past friday. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Well, we did go out to dinner at this family restaurant I've been wanting to try since we moved here and it was pretty good. Nathan had some fish, mashed potatoes and steamed zucchini. Since our anniversary is so close to Valentine's Day we usually celebrate both together. Last night he took us to Mandarin for chinese buffet. We had to wait 45 minutes but it was worth it, as always. It's my favorite restaurant :) Nathan had salmon and cottage cheese and some cooked soft apples.
My husband might be going to Sweden this week for work, for 2 and a half weeks. I'd love to go too but I'd rather save money for my family reunion out in Oregon that's planned for June. It's going to be tough with him gone, and he's not 100% sure he's going to go yet, but I want him to go because, well, it's Sweden! Who wouldn't want to go? My husband, that's who! He's a pretty introverted guy and he wouldn't do any sightseeing, plus he'd be working 16+ hour days. But still, it's Sweden! I wish I could say "I've been to Europe"!
Nathan is doing great. He's cruising all over the living room, feeding himself his finger foods and clapping his hands on his own. He loves to eat and will eat just about anything I give him. I'm starting to make dinners for us that he can eat too. Tonight it's honey-mustard curry chicken so he won't be able to have any of that, but I might make some on the side without the honey.
I talked to my teen son about two weeks ago and he wants to move back home with us. I told him he is more than welcome to come home, but haven't talked to him since then so I'm not sure if he's still wanting to do that. I hope so.
I hope everyone is doing well. To E: I am so sorry you are feeling so down. I wish I could help somehow, but know that I am thinking of you and praying that you will start feeling better, physically and emotionally. You are always in my thoughts!
Hugs to all!
P.S. Forgot to mention that I've figured out what I want to be when I grow up! A community outreach worker!
P.P.S. Also forgot to mention that I've applied for Canadian citizenship!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
8 months!
Nathan turned 8 months on Saturday. I noticed yesterday that his top teeth are coming in, and he's cruising now. He's been waking up at night lately from the teething but he usually falls back asleep after a bottle. I've got a lot of pictures to post and I'll try to do that today.
I've been busy lately too. My husband and I took Nathan out last weekend for a walk at a local sportsplex. They have a walking track that's above an ice rink so while we walked around we could watch the little kids learning to ice skate down below. There's also a hockey rink there and we watched some junior hockey for a little bit. I think that when Nathan is walking we'll take him back and get him in some ice skates. We're in Canada after all, doesn't everyone here know how to ice skate? :)
Nathan is crying, time for a nap. I'll try to post pictures and videos later and update here when I've done that.
Hope everyone is doing good. :)
I've been busy lately too. My husband and I took Nathan out last weekend for a walk at a local sportsplex. They have a walking track that's above an ice rink so while we walked around we could watch the little kids learning to ice skate down below. There's also a hockey rink there and we watched some junior hockey for a little bit. I think that when Nathan is walking we'll take him back and get him in some ice skates. We're in Canada after all, doesn't everyone here know how to ice skate? :)
Nathan is crying, time for a nap. I'll try to post pictures and videos later and update here when I've done that.
Hope everyone is doing good. :)
Friday, February 4, 2011
Template too much?
I love this new background but it seems a bit busy. To the five or so of you that read this blog, please let me know if these template changes are too much. Thanks :)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Big storm coming & updates
We're supposed to be getting the strongest storm of the season tonight and tomorrow. Yay. Actually I'm sort of looking forward to it. I've cancelled my two appointments that I have tomorrow in anticipation of the storm and I'm all set to be stuck at home for a few days.
I haven't made a "normal" post in a while so thought I'd do that while Nathan is sleeping.
Things around here are a little hectic now that Nathan is mobile. He is ALWAYS moving! He pulls himself up on everything and can even climb the stairs now. We're kind of in a predicament though because if we put up a baby gate to block the stairs then our cat won't be able to get to her litter box that's up there and her box that's downstairs is already blocked off by the other baby gate. So we're trying to figure out what to do. We've got the coffee table in front of the stairs now to prevent Nathan from climbing up and that seems to work. It sucks having to move the table all the time though but at least our cat can poop when she needs to, haha.
Nathan is still sleeping 12 hours a night. He rarely wakes up anymore at odd hours for a bottle. It's really nice to be able to sleep through the night! He's up every day around 7am then down for a nap mid-morning, usually. He was up until noon today so he probably won't be taking his normal afternoon nap.
His two bottom teeth are coming in nicely and he's got quite a head of hair. It was a light blonde but it seems to be darkening up a little and we still see hints of red. He still eats jarred food but we give him little bits of our dinner if it's safe (no peanuts, egg whites, etc.) and he also has his own little puffs that we give him after he's had his meal. We're also trying to introduce a sippy cup. He can't figure it out yet, but we fill it with water and put it on his tray with his little puffs. It almost always ends up on the floor along with most of the puffs, but he'll get better with time.
That's it for now. I'd like to do a few things around the house while I can. I hope everyone is well :)
I haven't made a "normal" post in a while so thought I'd do that while Nathan is sleeping.
Things around here are a little hectic now that Nathan is mobile. He is ALWAYS moving! He pulls himself up on everything and can even climb the stairs now. We're kind of in a predicament though because if we put up a baby gate to block the stairs then our cat won't be able to get to her litter box that's up there and her box that's downstairs is already blocked off by the other baby gate. So we're trying to figure out what to do. We've got the coffee table in front of the stairs now to prevent Nathan from climbing up and that seems to work. It sucks having to move the table all the time though but at least our cat can poop when she needs to, haha.
Nathan is still sleeping 12 hours a night. He rarely wakes up anymore at odd hours for a bottle. It's really nice to be able to sleep through the night! He's up every day around 7am then down for a nap mid-morning, usually. He was up until noon today so he probably won't be taking his normal afternoon nap.
His two bottom teeth are coming in nicely and he's got quite a head of hair. It was a light blonde but it seems to be darkening up a little and we still see hints of red. He still eats jarred food but we give him little bits of our dinner if it's safe (no peanuts, egg whites, etc.) and he also has his own little puffs that we give him after he's had his meal. We're also trying to introduce a sippy cup. He can't figure it out yet, but we fill it with water and put it on his tray with his little puffs. It almost always ends up on the floor along with most of the puffs, but he'll get better with time.
That's it for now. I'd like to do a few things around the house while I can. I hope everyone is well :)
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