Sleep has been short supply the past week, as Aiden's lil' body fights this ugly stomach bug. We've figured out what will often 'trigger' the puke-fest, so we avoid those, so puking is at a minimum, but the diahrrea...

we've been thru like 8 diapers in one morning. His poor lil bum bum. Needless to say, he's up lots at night too, often waking Eryn as well (He's better able to sleep thru her rukus, than she is, his).  He's now had a week of puke, and I forgot to buy more laundry detergent today...damn.

 

So both Gary & I are pretty beat.

 Luckily, it's not the contagious kind of virus, because the rest of us are fine...THAT's a relief.

 

Eryn is ripe into her toddlerhood. EVERYTHING is hers. and poor Aiden, he crawls over to be near her, interested in what she's doing. If he stays back, he's fine, but then he gets too curious and crawls onto her toys, or trys to play too, and she just SCREAMS!  NO AIDEN NO AIDEN  , then pushes him over. He crys, naturally.  I've even seen him crawling toward her, she starts to scream, he stops, sits on his bum, looks at her screaming at him, then begins to cry...not even having touched her toys yet.   poor guy.

 

We're going to have to start laying down the law now, and implementing the 'time-out' chair or naughty chair. She's got to begin to learn NOT to push  & shove &  to share toys.   She's been able to show some self restraint when asked to, or bargained with, so she's smart enought to start controling her own behaviour.

 

Today, I went to 'Stupidstore' for groceries. They have big grocery trollies there, that can sit 2 toddlers side by side. This was our first trip out, just me & the kidlets, getting groceries with them sidebyside. (With the regular trolleys, I've put Aiden in the front seat & Eryn stands in the big basket, she loves that)

It was a challenging trip, definately trying my patience. Eryn was great, the first 15 minutes, excited that Aiden was beside her, she kept hugging him. Then she turned into .."Eryn, The Force To Be Wreckond With".

She would grab anything she could reach, off the shelves, baskets, bins, stands. When she wasn't doing that, she was throwing stuff OUT of the trolley, or trying to get into the goodies that were in the trolley. When she wasn't doing that she was picking on her brother, pushing him up against the side of the trolley, or trying to push his head forward into the handlebar. ERGH!!!  She was driving me nutso!   If they were at least the same age.....no wait, nevermind,....toddlerhood is toddlerhood..we still all gotta go thru it...

 

I got a few pics of Eryn & AIden in the trolley together, in the happier times, the first 15 minutes...

enjoy....

 

 

Another busy week nearly over.

Yesterday Eryn had a real treat because she not only got to meet up with Lauren to play at the mall, Lauren also came over for dinner and some playtime, later in the day.

Eryn was so excited to see Lauren at the play pit at the mall. When they were running around playing, sometimes Eryn would stop and say, in her precious little toddler voice that mispronounces most of the words, yet they are still intelligible..."  Where'd Lauren go?"  then she'd yell out, real loud -  "LAUREN!"  while looking around for her. The two of them eventually discovered that - mommies come running when we exit the play area...ooo...this is a fun game. Then, we knew it was time to leave.

 

Later, Steph brought Lauren over for dinner. Her & Ju had some work-ending-over-lap-confict, so we were happy to have Lauren for dinner and play. Lauren LOVED eating the chow mein I made and she  loved Sirius, our dog. and she LOVED all the stuff we have around to jump on...like the couch, the old crib matress we leave out. Eryn delighted in showing her , her toys and showing her how to climb up & over the  back of the couch. It was a great visit and it went far to wear Erynout for bedtime....where she slept the whole night thru..and IN her bed.

 

Today I have my post-partum support group to go to. Aiden's been a bit 'puke prone' the last couple days, so although there is free childminding during the  meeting, I don't want the wonderful ladies there to be cleaning up puke, nor do I want Aiden being uncomfortable & tired. Aiden's Nana will watch him for a couple hours this afternoon.  So far this week, he's puked all over me twice, all over Gary once, and all over himself each time, plus once in the carseat, all over the belts and seat  -YUK!   Nothin' like the rancid foul smelling sour baby puke to wake ya up in the mornin'!!!

 

Gary & I are planning to take Eryn swimming this weekend. I'll have to ask 'Nana' if she can watch Aiden then too. It'll be more fun for us if we can go with just Eryn and play...instead of each having a babe to worry about.  Then another time we'll take them both.  Gary's promised to take some pictures  this time, so that I'm in them. I said yeah, great...take them of me when we go to the POOL.  We'll see how they turn out before I decide to post them here!! hahaha

 

 

Here's some pics I took yesterday, of our adventures.

I hope all my readers have a GREAT weekend...remember, it's only as great as YOU make it!

it's YOUR responsibility!

 

Anyone who knows me really well, knows that I have a problem with sunglasses.

Namely, keeping track of them.

I've been thru a few pair of Serengeti's. Great glasses, expensive, but great.  I've had at least 3 different pair of Serengeti's, but have lost them all. 

 The longest I've ever held onto a pair, was when I had the little string that attaches to them, so they hang around your neck when you're not wearing them. That worked great for me, even for a couple years,  until the leather strap broke, then, within a week of that, I'd lost them...again!

 

So, I'd given up on expensive sunglasses. I started buying cheap-o ones. Sirius broke my last cheap-o pair, in December, by sitting on them.

Last week, I went and bought another pair. These matched my new spring jacket, great, I thought, too cute.... But after wearing them twice, they started to fall apart. So I returned them. I picked out another pair, and left. 

I made a couple more stops before heading home. I got home & realized I couldn't find my new pair.

I looked everywhere.

I'm guessing I lost my new pair before I even left the mall.

I didn't get that string for them  quick enough.

I got home and Gary says, so how are the new sunglasses....

I said..what new sunglasses?...I lost them already.

That has got to be my record! 

 I've never lost a pair of sunglases within an hour of buying them before!

SO

I will ensure I have a  neck strap for my next pair, BEFORE I buy them.

but I'd really like another pair of Serengeti's!!!!

I'm trying to convince Gary!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the return of the sunny weather, I had such an 'itchin' to go back to the Aquarium. Last time we went, we got rained-out of the Beluga show. No big deal though, because we have a membership. Eryn can wear herself out there in 2 hours, but you can't see the whole aquarium in 2hours. My girlfriend Stacey was off work, so she and Jackson were able to join us.  Eryn spent as much time crawling & climbing over all the rocks at the front of the displays, as she did watching the fish. She was very excited to see the Belugas, while eating lunch. She did not hesitate to do her loudest Beluga impersonation. She spent alot of time squealing with delight and exploring the environment. She loved watching the sea otters. She was running back in forth infront of their window as they swam by...squealing, of coarse.

 

I decided to load Aiden in the big back-pack, because I knew I'd be chasing Eryn around and would eventually, inadvertently, leave the stroller to go grab her..I don't like doing that. That's why there are few pics of Aiden, cause he was behind me. He loves being in the pack. He's never once complained being in there, he grabs a big chunk of my hair, and hangs on. He even fell asleep in it.

 

Jackson kept asking to see the crabs, and was the best at spotting them. Jackson was great at sharing his lunch when Eryn was demanding 'fries'. I got ots of pictures of Jackson & Eryn, but mostly of the back of their heads. I can't get infront of them, as they're looking at the fish tanks.

It was a good thing the sun was warm, because the wind & temp's were an the cold side for us lower-mainland-weather-wimps.

When we left, I stopped at the gift shop to get Eryn a whale. I got her a baby beluga for teh bathtub, that squirts water. She loves it, and has taken it to skeep with her. She calls it  baby booga, cause she can't say be-lu-ga.

 

Great day, can't wait to go bacK AGAIN!!!!

here's the pics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've always had a passing interest in quantum 'mechanics' and the 'new' physics.

This movie that I saw last night (which was recommended by my counselor) not only helps 'regular' people understand quantum physics, it challenges you to consider all the possibilities. It challenges you to try and step outside the 'box' you live in, just even for a moment, and consider......

I love challenging my thinking & the paradigm's we live in.

This movie just blew my mind.

Actually I haven't even finished watching it (it's over 2hrs)  but I needed time to digest all that is being suggested.

WHAT the heck would this have to do with counciling? and (post-partum)depression?

watch the movie & you should be able to figure it out.

That's my challenge to you....my friends, family & readers 

(well, not really a 'challenge'..just, go rent the freakin' movie & broaden your horizons)

it's called:  "What the Bleep Do We Know"

OR: coming this february for new release

 "What The Bleep; Down The Rabbit Hole"

 

I'm gonna have a great day!