I'm not bragging, it's more of disbelief really, but the baby slept for 12.5 hours the other night. Madness! I still haven't been out without her for more than a few minutes, except for once when I took the boy down the street to play with a neighbour and my mom watched the baby. She's so unpredictable with eating, I can't really plan for it by leaving bottles. I may have to break down and try formula with her, or I may not get to leave the house alone for another 6 months or so. Which isn't cool, really.
We're all holding up pretty well here. I went with my mom, grannie, and the babe to Maine, and it was good. I spent most of my exemption on other people, but that was mostly cause I didn't really want to buy a bunch of clothes. I can wear all my regular clothes now, but some of them give me muffin top, which we all know is just not attractive. Bigger stuff doesn't fit right, and I don't really want to buy things to fit for what I hope will be a short time, so I just won't buy anything right now. I got new sunglasses for me and the man, and some clothes for the little ones. Whee!
This weekend is the long one, and we're heading to my parents' cottage. It's becoming a bit of a tradition, since it's nice there and the long weekend gives the man the extra day off to make it a more worthwhile trip. We went for our "honeymoon" and then again for our anniversary, and had been there before that. I go other times, and the man tries to, but the August long weekend we always make it. My sister and her husband will also be in attendance, and I'm betting there will be bbq-ing and ice cream making. I might bring my ice cream maker so that we can make more than one kind, because we can never agree which to make.
I've made lots, the latest is strawberry. MMMmmm. It has like 6C of strawberries in it, which was less once blendered with cream, but still has a very high berries-to-cream ratio, which is nice. I only put about half a cup of sugar in, and it's damn tasty. Orange sherbet is next on the list, and then I'd like to try coffee.
Exciting, I know! I'm going to go check on the boy, I think he may have fallen asleep. I wish! This only means though that the baby will wake up momentarily. The boy is upset because I won't let him play outside in the thunder. Sorry dude.
Tuesday, July 29
Thursday, July 17
from Jenn
cause she's gearing up to traumatize her neice, who's coming to visit soon.
how to make your kids hate you, in 3 easy steps.
I'm still learning with this parenting thing, but mostly with the boy. The girl has overall been delightful, teaching me mostly that babies are all very different, and that it really is possible for a 6 week old to sleep through the night. CRAZY, I know.
The boy has taught me things like:
* always have extra clothes. not just for him, for you too. you just never know when you might need to go to the wading pool, and you are all gonna get wet.
* always have bandaids on hand.
* and snacks.
* never go through with your trip to superstore if your 3 year old falls asleep on the way there and you can't wake him up to get him into the cart. the cuteness of your 2 kids sleeping in the cart, your eldest leaning on the baby's carseat, oh how cute! will be far outweighed by the embarrassment of your eldest waking up in the checkout line, very sleepy and confused, and crying / screaming like you've told him you murdered cookie monster. not worth it.
* you shouldn't ever take your kids to McDonald's. If you do, don't tell them that a toy comes with the meal. Get the cookies, or hide the toy for later. Otherwise, every time you ask your child what s/he wants for lunch / supper / snack, s/he will likely answer "a toy from McDonald's".
* the sizing of children's clothing is no more standard than that of adult clothing. The boy has clothes that are 12-18 months (he, coincidentally, also had some of those that fit at birth...) and some that are size 6, all of which fit. He's 3.
I think that's it for now. He's napping, as is the wee lass, she's just nodded off in the sling that my super talented sister made for me. go check her out! The site is just starting out, so be patient. But if you want a baby holder, give her a shout. Anyway, I'm going to put the wee one in bed and try to catch a wink or two myself. Heading to Maine this weekend with my mom and grannie. Sadly, the aforementioned sister is unable to attend the festivities because she is a normal person and works, and can't take time off right now. We're going to bring her sweet presents though, hopefully.
how to make your kids hate you, in 3 easy steps.
I'm still learning with this parenting thing, but mostly with the boy. The girl has overall been delightful, teaching me mostly that babies are all very different, and that it really is possible for a 6 week old to sleep through the night. CRAZY, I know.
The boy has taught me things like:
* always have extra clothes. not just for him, for you too. you just never know when you might need to go to the wading pool, and you are all gonna get wet.
* always have bandaids on hand.
* and snacks.
* never go through with your trip to superstore if your 3 year old falls asleep on the way there and you can't wake him up to get him into the cart. the cuteness of your 2 kids sleeping in the cart, your eldest leaning on the baby's carseat, oh how cute! will be far outweighed by the embarrassment of your eldest waking up in the checkout line, very sleepy and confused, and crying / screaming like you've told him you murdered cookie monster. not worth it.
* you shouldn't ever take your kids to McDonald's. If you do, don't tell them that a toy comes with the meal. Get the cookies, or hide the toy for later. Otherwise, every time you ask your child what s/he wants for lunch / supper / snack, s/he will likely answer "a toy from McDonald's".
* the sizing of children's clothing is no more standard than that of adult clothing. The boy has clothes that are 12-18 months (he, coincidentally, also had some of those that fit at birth...) and some that are size 6, all of which fit. He's 3.
I think that's it for now. He's napping, as is the wee lass, she's just nodded off in the sling that my super talented sister made for me. go check her out! The site is just starting out, so be patient. But if you want a baby holder, give her a shout. Anyway, I'm going to put the wee one in bed and try to catch a wink or two myself. Heading to Maine this weekend with my mom and grannie. Sadly, the aforementioned sister is unable to attend the festivities because she is a normal person and works, and can't take time off right now. We're going to bring her sweet presents though, hopefully.
Wednesday, July 9
moved
mostly. I mean, we're moved, obviously, but we're not like, unpacked or anything. Our room and the boy's room are fully put away, but the wee lass's room lacks some storage, so her clothes are mostly on the floor. Sad, I know. We're getting a new dresser for the boy, so she'll inherit the dresser that he has currently, which matches the crib anyway. The painting went well for their rooms, the boy's is a really nice blue, a bit darker than the other rooms, but it's good for him because it makes it darker at night for sleeping. Also, as I've said, should be calming and whatnot. The girl's room is a really nice bright springy green. I was a bit worried when it was going on, but it's settled into a lovely colour. It does glow a bit on the door and trim, but still nice. I need to find some nice fabric to make curtains out of. I'd like something pretty but not too frou-frou or grown up. Fabricville only has so much, so it's proving hard to find something nice that will coordinate with the room. She has started sleeping in the crib in her room, which was a bit of a change since she was in the bassinet in our room for the first 2 months of her life. It's not quite as easy at night, but she's only up once anyway (not bragging, still a bit in disbelief, honestly) so it's definitely manageable.
We have a basement now, so a lot of the packed boxes have gone there to live for a while. Most of the basement is finished, so the boxes are hanging out in the unfinished part with the cat stuff, tools, washer and dryer, and wooh, deep freeze! Sweet. We got our new furniture yesterday, and while I LOVE it, the man is like, "I thought we were getting a couch and a chair..." (which we did, but it's a chair and a half, which is a big chair, which I DID fully explain, but he's a man, and does not listen / pay attention / remember things that I say) so I don't know that he's thrilled, but oh well! We had planned to put the tv upstairs and have another smaller one downstairs for the boy and for movies and stuff, but I think for now we may just leave it downstairs. It's hot, man. And not in the basement, so we don't mind hanging out down there in the evenings.
I want to get some hanging baskets, to which the man has said I can hold off, because he doesn't want the porch overrun with flowers. I don't think 2 hanging baskets qualifies as overrun, but we'll see. I think it's like a rule that if you have a porch, you need hanging baskets. Right? For now I just got a planter for the steps and some pretty annuals, none of which I know the name of. That's a lie, there are snapdragons. I've always thought those were pretty fun.
I'm heading to Maine in a couple of weeks, ostensibly to visit my uncle who runs a restaurant down there in Boothbay Harbor, but really we'll be doing more shopping than visiting. Not cause we don't like him, just cause running a restaurant takes a lot of work, and he's not home much. Also for that reason, the boy will not be joining us, but spending the time with his other grandparents. They had planned to take him anyway, for their vacation, so it works out well. The girl will be joining us, since she's pretty dependent on me for food and such. She likes to sleep and cuddle, so I don't see it being a problem trucking her around to Freeport and stuff.
It's been wicked hot here the past few days. We've gone to the wading pool a few times, but have also been hiding out in the aforementioned basement to keep cool. Air conditioning is for suckers! We have ceiling fans in all the bedrooms, which helps a bit, but it works a lot better if we keep the windows open at night. This is kind of a problem too, because we don't live in the boonies anymore, so we have neighbours, and traffic and stuff, which make noise. It's an adjustment, for sure.
We have a basement now, so a lot of the packed boxes have gone there to live for a while. Most of the basement is finished, so the boxes are hanging out in the unfinished part with the cat stuff, tools, washer and dryer, and wooh, deep freeze! Sweet. We got our new furniture yesterday, and while I LOVE it, the man is like, "I thought we were getting a couch and a chair..." (which we did, but it's a chair and a half, which is a big chair, which I DID fully explain, but he's a man, and does not listen / pay attention / remember things that I say) so I don't know that he's thrilled, but oh well! We had planned to put the tv upstairs and have another smaller one downstairs for the boy and for movies and stuff, but I think for now we may just leave it downstairs. It's hot, man. And not in the basement, so we don't mind hanging out down there in the evenings.
I want to get some hanging baskets, to which the man has said I can hold off, because he doesn't want the porch overrun with flowers. I don't think 2 hanging baskets qualifies as overrun, but we'll see. I think it's like a rule that if you have a porch, you need hanging baskets. Right? For now I just got a planter for the steps and some pretty annuals, none of which I know the name of. That's a lie, there are snapdragons. I've always thought those were pretty fun.
I'm heading to Maine in a couple of weeks, ostensibly to visit my uncle who runs a restaurant down there in Boothbay Harbor, but really we'll be doing more shopping than visiting. Not cause we don't like him, just cause running a restaurant takes a lot of work, and he's not home much. Also for that reason, the boy will not be joining us, but spending the time with his other grandparents. They had planned to take him anyway, for their vacation, so it works out well. The girl will be joining us, since she's pretty dependent on me for food and such. She likes to sleep and cuddle, so I don't see it being a problem trucking her around to Freeport and stuff.
It's been wicked hot here the past few days. We've gone to the wading pool a few times, but have also been hiding out in the aforementioned basement to keep cool. Air conditioning is for suckers! We have ceiling fans in all the bedrooms, which helps a bit, but it works a lot better if we keep the windows open at night. This is kind of a problem too, because we don't live in the boonies anymore, so we have neighbours, and traffic and stuff, which make noise. It's an adjustment, for sure.
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