I have got to get a video of this!!
Colin just recently picked up a Wii and the game Wii Fit. Colin seems to use it daily to increase his endurance, strength and balance. One of the games on the Wii Fit is a hula hoop competition, you stand on the Wii platform and rotate your hips to keep the hoop around your waist (it counts how many rotations you do within a certain amount of time)
Tonight Robbie went for a bath while Daddy decided to pull out the Wii and do some yoga and strength training (I think he's crazy for doing it in +30 weather) When Robbie was done his bath he went running to the living room only to find Daddy doing some funny yoga stretches on the floor. After Colin finished his yoga he turned it to the hula hoop game... Robbie was laughing so hard at the funny circular motions Daddy's waist was making and the all the sudden he started to copy Colin!!!! When Colin was done with his game he stepped off of the Wii platform and Robbie stepped onto it and started swirling his hips around, it was the cutest thing!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Long Overdue Updates
Sorry it's been so long, with these beautiful days that we've been having I try and make sure that we take advantage of it before it's gone again.
Last weekend was pretty crazy for us. Colin's Dad & Diane came to visit along with Colin's Baba & Gido, Colin's grandparents have never had the opportunity to meet Robbie before so it was a big deal! They brought Robbie a little present which he hasn't put down to date (Fisher Price school bus with a couple "Little People") we had a wonderful morning/afternoon with them, where we played in the back yard, had an amazing BBQ (thanks to my wonderful hubby) and had plenty of play time! Gido kept on commenting on how bright and happy he is. Just after 1pm Robbie crashed... HARD. He was completely tuckered out from all they playing so we put him to bed and our guests went home.
In the afternoon right after Robbie woke up, we scooped him up and plopped him into the car and we
were off to Brad & Sharon's to celebrate both Cousin Sydney and Cousin Carson's birthday! We got to see the whole gang and had a wonderful time, Robbie and Kailey spent most of their time in the back yard playing in the sand box/play ground. They got lots of sun and had tones of fun! After we had cake the big kids pulled out the sprinkler and started running through it... of course Robbie wanted to be where all the action is, so I took his shirt off and let him play with the big kids. Every time the kids screamed he got all excited and would yell with excitement too... but as soon as that cold water hit him he was singing a different tune. It was so funny, as soon as the water was off of him he wanted to go back out to the sprinkler with the big kids but as soon as the water hit him again he was running to me crying. After we veto'd his desire to take his wet body and run through the sand box he through a major temper tantrum - that's our cue to go home! He was sad to say bye to everyone but he was just exhausted from the days events.On Thursday I met Robbie's new Day Home lady - April. She's really nice and has a wonderful home that's totally dedicated for kids, her whole living room has nothing but children's toys and she has a massively large fenced back yard with a play ground. She said she'll be quite happy to take him two times a week if I need it as my belly gets bigger. It looks really promising, the best part is that she lives in the same neighbourhood as us, it should be about a 3-5 minute walk!!!
I've also booked Robbie in for swimming lessons, I feel like he's lacking in the social interaction department so this should be really good for him. He's always splashing and making a mess in the bathtub, hopefully he can keep his splashes in the pool (yeah right!)
He's started saying "what's this?" which caught me off guard at first. He also started calling for mommy when we wakes up from his sleeps... I love it!
Miss Kailey's turning into quite the little lady!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Poop and Cling-on's
My poor baby has had 4 poops already (it's 5pm, I expect at least one more) his poor bum is red and has a couple open blisters. He still tries to remain sweet through it all he'll say "lie down" when I'm ready to change him and he'll lay down on his own. He knows it'll feel better once he's clean but it's the process of wiping the poop out of his open wounds that really bothers him (and understandably so!)
Maybe his attachment is due to the fact that his bum's in pain but he is SO clingy... and he only wants Mommy. I hope it'll phase out once this tooth makes it's appearance (I've been singing this tune a lot lately)
Maybe his attachment is due to the fact that his bum's in pain but he is SO clingy... and he only wants Mommy. I hope it'll phase out once this tooth makes it's appearance (I've been singing this tune a lot lately)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Pictures
I realize I haven't taken any pictures lately, my apologies. Here's a couple of the monkey enjoying his breakfast.
I was wrestling around with Robbie this morning and got a good look at his mouth, his other top eye tooth is going to make an appearance soon. Poor monkey =(
I was wrestling around with Robbie this morning and got a good look at his mouth, his other top eye tooth is going to make an appearance soon. Poor monkey =(
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Woohoo!
After a week full of temper tantrums and teething we FINALLY got our normal Robbie back!! I think that was the best father's day present he could give his Daddy. He ate all three meals and only napped for about 2 hours and when it was time to go to bed he marched right into his bedroom (I've been having to scoop him up and carry his fussy butt into bed). Lets hope his teeth give us a bit of a break and we get to enjoy the happy Robbie for a little bit!
More teeth and tantrums
Ai-ya-ya. Well this week has had it's up and downs, Robbie pushed out ANOTHER tooth (hooray for him!) I think everything that's been going on this week has made for a very sensitive and short tempered toddler. If things don't go his way he is quick to throw a temper tantrum and is inconsolable. We've tried everything under the sun: holding him and telling him why we said no, putting him in a time out and walking away from his tantrums. He gets so caught up in throwing a fit there's no way to rationalize with him, so we either walk away or put him in a time out to C.I.O. (cry it out). The thing is, nothing seems to be working - this has been going on for about a week now!
We dread him once he wakes up from his nap (he's been sleeping for 3-4hrs) he's very sensitive and and snap at the drop of a hat. He's gone to bed without any food for 3 nights in a row and it doesn't seem to phase him... he'll still sleep in 'til 8am. He use to love pasta, yesterday we got him to eat two bites (we bribed him to eat it with ketchup... blech) and then he was done. He tries to throw the bowl off the table, so we put the food on his place mat but then he tries to push the mat off of the table. It's so unbelievably frustrating - I know he'll feel sooooo much better once he gets food in his belly (don't we all get cranky when we haven't eaten?!) but he'd rather go for a banana or cereal.
Today we're trying something new - he'll sleep for 2.5 hrs and then we're going to wake him up. Perhaps he's getting too much sleep? We tried to feed him lunch today, we tried giving him grilled cheese but he didn't like it... at least he tried it. He took a bite out of each piece but ended up spitting each piece out.
He's also become VERY attached to me so I think we're going to look into finding a day home for him once or twice a day. I understand that we just moved to a new home and new environment, but it's ridiculous when I leave the car for a second and he starts to cry uncontrollably while Daddy's RIGHT THERE.
On a positive note, we bought him several different types of flash cards and he's LOVING them. His vocab is expanding quite a bit. He likes to identify the picture as well as count all the cards... he doesn't always count in the proper sequence but he usually covers all the numbers from 1 to 10.
We dread him once he wakes up from his nap (he's been sleeping for 3-4hrs) he's very sensitive and and snap at the drop of a hat. He's gone to bed without any food for 3 nights in a row and it doesn't seem to phase him... he'll still sleep in 'til 8am. He use to love pasta, yesterday we got him to eat two bites (we bribed him to eat it with ketchup... blech) and then he was done. He tries to throw the bowl off the table, so we put the food on his place mat but then he tries to push the mat off of the table. It's so unbelievably frustrating - I know he'll feel sooooo much better once he gets food in his belly (don't we all get cranky when we haven't eaten?!) but he'd rather go for a banana or cereal.
Today we're trying something new - he'll sleep for 2.5 hrs and then we're going to wake him up. Perhaps he's getting too much sleep? We tried to feed him lunch today, we tried giving him grilled cheese but he didn't like it... at least he tried it. He took a bite out of each piece but ended up spitting each piece out.
He's also become VERY attached to me so I think we're going to look into finding a day home for him once or twice a day. I understand that we just moved to a new home and new environment, but it's ridiculous when I leave the car for a second and he starts to cry uncontrollably while Daddy's RIGHT THERE.
On a positive note, we bought him several different types of flash cards and he's LOVING them. His vocab is expanding quite a bit. He likes to identify the picture as well as count all the cards... he doesn't always count in the proper sequence but he usually covers all the numbers from 1 to 10.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
We have another tooth!
I've updated his dental chart. I'm sure there will be at least one more coming in the near future, he's still got a bit of a rash and he seems to be constantly fussing these past couple of days.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
22 Months!!!
Holly crow, my baby's 2 months away from 2 years old!!! Can you believe it?! I guess I should start planning his birthday party.
Hmmm what's new in Robbie land - well, he says his name now! He's been saying it for at least a week now "Mommy, Daddy, Robbie" (and will point to himself). We were at Walmart picking up some essentials and throughout our visit we came across about a handful of babies sitting in their buckets being pushed around in carts, Robbie would say "baby... shhhhh" while putting his finger to his lips. SO CUTE. We stopped at McDonalds to get some grub, we were standing in line and I was trying to decide what I wanted when all the sudden Robbie says "hmmmm" and puts his finger to his lips like he's trying to make a big decision too.
So he doesn't have a cold.... he's got a new tooth in the works, this is the first time he's gotten a runny nose from it. Colin wanted to have a bath with him in our massive soaker tub and as soon as we opened his diaper it was apparent he teeth were bothering him. I think the soap bothered his bottom because he was in tears as soon as he got into the water, so we took him out of the tub and he had fun playing with Daddy outside of the tub.
My goal for today is to get all the boxes unpacked and to take the monkey out for a walk around the neighbourhood and to avoid the park (it's been raining so the sand and the slides have to be soaked)
Hmmm what's new in Robbie land - well, he says his name now! He's been saying it for at least a week now "Mommy, Daddy, Robbie" (and will point to himself). We were at Walmart picking up some essentials and throughout our visit we came across about a handful of babies sitting in their buckets being pushed around in carts, Robbie would say "baby... shhhhh" while putting his finger to his lips. SO CUTE. We stopped at McDonalds to get some grub, we were standing in line and I was trying to decide what I wanted when all the sudden Robbie says "hmmmm" and puts his finger to his lips like he's trying to make a big decision too.
So he doesn't have a cold.... he's got a new tooth in the works, this is the first time he's gotten a runny nose from it. Colin wanted to have a bath with him in our massive soaker tub and as soon as we opened his diaper it was apparent he teeth were bothering him. I think the soap bothered his bottom because he was in tears as soon as he got into the water, so we took him out of the tub and he had fun playing with Daddy outside of the tub.
My goal for today is to get all the boxes unpacked and to take the monkey out for a walk around the neighbourhood and to avoid the park (it's been raining so the sand and the slides have to be soaked)
Monday, June 09, 2008
We made it
I tell ya, that was quite the weekend and I'm so glad it's done and over with. I'll try and do a brief re-cap of the weekend
Friday: Colin takes the first bus (think it left between 5 and 6am) to be in Calgary for 9:45am. Robbie spends his last day with Patty (Day Home) while Colin and I pack all day. Pick Robbie up at 3:45 and the tears start pouring down both of our faces (Patty and I)... it was the 2nd hardest part of the weekend. Drive Robbie through rush hour traffic to Grammie and Grampie's to drop him off for a sleepover (first one ever!) Drive home and I end up packing until 11pm.
Saturday: Everything is packed & ready to go. Drop Colin off @ U-Haul for 8am, there's not a soul there (aside from the one worker). I go to pick up Unkie Stevie and breakfast for our moving crew. Get back home and all the boys are there and they've already started putting stuff in the truck! Steve immediately takes the leader role and helps us pack the truck up to THE MAX - there wasn't any more room in that truck. After everything was packed up Colin hit the road in the U-Haul, Steve and I stayed behind to throw out the last of the garbage's and then headed over to pick up the monkey. We got there just after 11 and he was already down for a nap!! (Grammie & Grampie have a knack for tuckering him out) So the question was do we let him nap or wake him up? I decided to wake him up, at home he can nap for up to 3-4 hrs which would make for an extremely long day/night drive. He was surprisingly not too upset that he was woken, he played a little with Uncle Steve before it was time to say bye-bye to Grammie and Grampie, I had to do it fast so that I wasn't a blubbering mess while driving Steve home. After a short drive to drop off Steve we were on the road, he was a little groggy for the first half but about 20mins out of Red Deer he wanted out. So I hesitantly stopped at McDonalds so that we could stretch our legs - he was surprisingly really good. He ate all of his grilled cheese and had a couple of fries than we were on the road again! He was in a great mood, we sang "funky town" at least 100 times and than we switched to a friendly game of hide and seek (he hid under Pooh Bear) as soon as he would poke his head out he'd yell "I see you" and I'd scream with joy... than he'd scream... and I'd scream, it was crazy. He kept on saying "home" while we were driving, "yes hunny, we're going to our new home". We got to the house close to 4pm and everything was unpacked and the boys were setting up the XBox and started playing games. I was unpacking like a mad woman, trying to get Robbie's room all set up for bed time. He ended up going to bed at 6 but woke up a couple of times throughout the night, which was expected.
Sunday: Holly crow does he love the basement. He spent 90% of his day down there pushing his bubble lawn mower (minus the bubbles) back and forth down there, we went down there every now and then to chase him around. The unpacking is going so smoothly, it's so much easier when there's too much space (if there's such a thing).
Today we've got just a couple of boxes left and Robbie's slowly starting to simmer down. He's been over stimulated for the past couple of days. I'll post pictures once all the boxes are gone & the pictures are all hanging :)
Couple more things:
- sometime this past weekend he picked up a little bug. He's got a red line going from his left nostril to his lips due to the constant stream of boogers and his poop is... well, not so pretty. I picked him up this morning and cupped his bum with my bare arm, it had oozed out of the diaper and through his PJ's (blech!) that hasn't happened since he was breast fed!
- we're not using the high chair anymore. He really likes climbing up onto the chair and sitting with the adults. He's a little bored right now while he eats, he use to have everything in view while he ate (including the TV) now he's just got us to look at. He's tried to run away with his food but I think he's starting to understand that the food stays at the table (especially now that we just got our furniture professionally cleaned!)
Friday: Colin takes the first bus (think it left between 5 and 6am) to be in Calgary for 9:45am. Robbie spends his last day with Patty (Day Home) while Colin and I pack all day. Pick Robbie up at 3:45 and the tears start pouring down both of our faces (Patty and I)... it was the 2nd hardest part of the weekend. Drive Robbie through rush hour traffic to Grammie and Grampie's to drop him off for a sleepover (first one ever!) Drive home and I end up packing until 11pm.
Saturday: Everything is packed & ready to go. Drop Colin off @ U-Haul for 8am, there's not a soul there (aside from the one worker). I go to pick up Unkie Stevie and breakfast for our moving crew. Get back home and all the boys are there and they've already started putting stuff in the truck! Steve immediately takes the leader role and helps us pack the truck up to THE MAX - there wasn't any more room in that truck. After everything was packed up Colin hit the road in the U-Haul, Steve and I stayed behind to throw out the last of the garbage's and then headed over to pick up the monkey. We got there just after 11 and he was already down for a nap!! (Grammie & Grampie have a knack for tuckering him out) So the question was do we let him nap or wake him up? I decided to wake him up, at home he can nap for up to 3-4 hrs which would make for an extremely long day/night drive. He was surprisingly not too upset that he was woken, he played a little with Uncle Steve before it was time to say bye-bye to Grammie and Grampie, I had to do it fast so that I wasn't a blubbering mess while driving Steve home. After a short drive to drop off Steve we were on the road, he was a little groggy for the first half but about 20mins out of Red Deer he wanted out. So I hesitantly stopped at McDonalds so that we could stretch our legs - he was surprisingly really good. He ate all of his grilled cheese and had a couple of fries than we were on the road again! He was in a great mood, we sang "funky town" at least 100 times and than we switched to a friendly game of hide and seek (he hid under Pooh Bear) as soon as he would poke his head out he'd yell "I see you" and I'd scream with joy... than he'd scream... and I'd scream, it was crazy. He kept on saying "home" while we were driving, "yes hunny, we're going to our new home". We got to the house close to 4pm and everything was unpacked and the boys were setting up the XBox and started playing games. I was unpacking like a mad woman, trying to get Robbie's room all set up for bed time. He ended up going to bed at 6 but woke up a couple of times throughout the night, which was expected.
Sunday: Holly crow does he love the basement. He spent 90% of his day down there pushing his bubble lawn mower (minus the bubbles) back and forth down there, we went down there every now and then to chase him around. The unpacking is going so smoothly, it's so much easier when there's too much space (if there's such a thing).
Today we've got just a couple of boxes left and Robbie's slowly starting to simmer down. He's been over stimulated for the past couple of days. I'll post pictures once all the boxes are gone & the pictures are all hanging :)
Couple more things:
- sometime this past weekend he picked up a little bug. He's got a red line going from his left nostril to his lips due to the constant stream of boogers and his poop is... well, not so pretty. I picked him up this morning and cupped his bum with my bare arm, it had oozed out of the diaper and through his PJ's (blech!) that hasn't happened since he was breast fed!
- we're not using the high chair anymore. He really likes climbing up onto the chair and sitting with the adults. He's a little bored right now while he eats, he use to have everything in view while he ate (including the TV) now he's just got us to look at. He's tried to run away with his food but I think he's starting to understand that the food stays at the table (especially now that we just got our furniture professionally cleaned!)
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Robbie's "helping" mom pack
I love how he's ohhhh so gentle when placing the glass spice bottles into the box. He had a blast... so did I :)
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