Robbie was starting to get fussy so I asked him if he wanted to go to bed. "Bye Bye" was his response (meaning he wants to go bye bye) so I grab Pooh off of the floor and start heading to his room expecting our sleepy monkey to follow me. Instead he does a 160 and goes into the computer room to say "bye bye" to Daddy. He gives Daddy a kiss and a hug good night and then runs after me to get himself ready for bed. Colin didn't make a peep and I didn't remind him to say goodnight to Daddy... he remembered all by himself.
What a great way to end our evening =)
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Poor Guy
I tell ya, watching my son trying to cope with these new teeth that 
are making their appearance seriously makes me re-think about having another child, no one deserves to be put through the pain that he has/is going through. Last Saturday he woke up and was roasting, we gave him Tylenol which seemed to do the trick, but we were worried that Robbie was catching whatever Colin had (Colin's illness came back again, what we all thought was strep throat actually isn't... the Dr's looking into it) Sunday was HORRIBLE! If he wasn't cuddling up to me while fussing, he was on the floor with his head resting on Pooh Bear and screaming uncontrollably. We had given him Tylenol... didn't do a thing, gave him Motrin... nothing, gave him teething tablets...nadda. I ended up calling my mom in tears asking her if we could give him some Codeine that was left over from his surgery, thankfully she said yes. After a little while Robbie was smiling again... he was a little loopy but it definitely lightened the somber mood. He's still not back to his normal self, which makes me think that there's still more on it's way.... lovely.
are making their appearance seriously makes me re-think about having another child, no one deserves to be put through the pain that he has/is going through. Last Saturday he woke up and was roasting, we gave him Tylenol which seemed to do the trick, but we were worried that Robbie was catching whatever Colin had (Colin's illness came back again, what we all thought was strep throat actually isn't... the Dr's looking into it) Sunday was HORRIBLE! If he wasn't cuddling up to me while fussing, he was on the floor with his head resting on Pooh Bear and screaming uncontrollably. We had given him Tylenol... didn't do a thing, gave him Motrin... nothing, gave him teething tablets...nadda. I ended up calling my mom in tears asking her if we could give him some Codeine that was left over from his surgery, thankfully she said yes. After a little while Robbie was smiling again... he was a little loopy but it definitely lightened the somber mood. He's still not back to his normal self, which makes me think that there's still more on it's way.... lovely. His vocabulary seems to be constantly growing he knows: hat, hot and apple. He's trying soooo hard to say orange because he loves them so much, but for now he makes an "O" shape with his mouth and then talks in his on babble to try and imitate the word.
As most of you know, but some may not, Colin has accepted a contracting job up in Edmonton. He has been offered several contracting jobs in the past but he's declined them because of a
) location b) the fact that it's a contracting position. After long discussions and a couple of tears we've decided that this is the best move for our family. We so desperately want Robbie to have a house with a backyard. Living in Calgary seems to be a slippery slope for us, we can't keep up with the housing market and the prices... even the surrounding areas! Colin starts his new job on the 17th of this month, the plan is that he will "set up camp" there and start house hunting. Robbie & I will stay here for a couple of months and then move up there once we've found a home! I realize by us moving we're going to cause some heart ache and I apologize for causing you pain. But hopefully you can understand our situation and this wonderful opportunity that Colin's been offered.
) location b) the fact that it's a contracting position. After long discussions and a couple of tears we've decided that this is the best move for our family. We so desperately want Robbie to have a house with a backyard. Living in Calgary seems to be a slippery slope for us, we can't keep up with the housing market and the prices... even the surrounding areas! Colin starts his new job on the 17th of this month, the plan is that he will "set up camp" there and start house hunting. Robbie & I will stay here for a couple of months and then move up there once we've found a home! I realize by us moving we're going to cause some heart ache and I apologize for causing you pain. But hopefully you can understand our situation and this wonderful opportunity that Colin's been offered.Sunday, February 24, 2008
Asta la vista bottle
Well I think the biggest thing is that we've eliminated bottles AND the sound machine for bed time! It's a little hard for me at nights because ever little moan I hear as clear as a bell through the sound machine. I'm really happy that this transition has been effortless, it's like he's never needed either the bottle or sound machine to get him to sleep.
He's picked up some new words too! He says:
puppy
woof
mommy (which I'm THRILLED with)
beep beep beep
He's picked up some new words too! He says:
puppy
woof
mommy (which I'm THRILLED with)
beep beep beep
If you ask him where his belly is he'll lift up his shirt and will pat his belly! It's so adorable!!! We've got a Raffi's "the wheels on the bus" book, Colin was singing that to him and when he got to the sound the horn makes he pushed Robbie's belly making the "beep beep" sound.... Now Robbie will push his belly while saying "beep beep"!
He's been sleeping so well, he's in bed around 8pm and usually wakes up closed to 8am! Unfortunately I've been having a hard time adjusting to this schedule, I wish I could sleep in like he does. Just you watch, I'll finally get adjusted and use to waking up around 8 and he'll start teething again and will be up at 6!
This afternoon Robbie and I went for a walk around the block. He was such a good boy and held onto my finger the entire time. We walked by a house that had 2 dogs that were barking at the window and Robbie kept on repeating "puppy", it was so adorable.
Everything else has been great, Robbie's such a happy little monkey and such a treat to have.
PS. I've been meaning to blog about this for a while, Robbie's now sleeping with a pillow! We're/I am trying to slowly transition him into a bed and I think he likes the comfort of a pillow. He's been trying to climb over his crib and he's gotten his leg wedged through the bars to the point he's screaming in pain for me to come and get him.
I've also uploaded a video from my phone... hence the poor quality. But it gives you an idea of what Robbie's like in the evenings :) I was trying to capture him doing the cha-cha but he decided to be a twirling dervis at the time
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Pictures & Rockin Robbie
Mommy & Robbie snuggling before bed time.
I'm in heaven!
Robbie was such a good boy today. We've been having a bit of a power struggle with him in regards to eating and a couple of other minor issues (standing on the sofa/La-z-boy) and we thought that there was no end in sight, but today he worked really well with us and didn't have any issues! We even went the whole day without a bottle (didn't even need it before bed!)!!
I really wish we had a video camera to capture our little monkey in his element; instead, I'll try to describe it to the best of my ability. It's 7:30pm (should be winding down for bed) Robbie brings his musical dancing turtle that sings "Won't you take me to funky town". He hits play on the turtles foot and the music starts singing and the turtle starts doing the robot, I try to imitate the turtle and then realize that I'm not doing a good job so I try to do my interpretation of an Irish jig. Robbie thinks that my dancing his hillarious and starts to do his own moves. He's giving it his all, he's flexing every muscle from the waist up and doing the fastest cha-cha I've ever seen. His eyes are clenched closed and his tripping over his feet and falls on his bum and laughs uncontrollably, then picks himself up and proceeds to do it all over again.
What a great night! After he cuddled with me for a little bit we got him changed into his PJ's and read him a C. George story while he cuddled with his Pooh Bear in the rocking chair. He said "All Gone" when the story was done, I put him down in his crib and wished him a good night.... he's trying sooooo hard to say good night back, he gets the "g" sound then improvises and ends up saying "bye bye". Hahaha, I love him so much!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Doctor's Appointment
I feel SO much better after having seen the doctor. As soon as she asked me if I had any questions I brought up my experience with the health clinic yesterday, she was quick to squash the idea that Robbie is overweight. According to her chart he's in the 75th percentile for weight (the Dr's office had Robbie strip down naked whereas he was wearing all of his clothes at the health clinic... and had a fully tummy) The Dr told me that the nurses said the same thing about her kids!
She recommended that we try to get rid of the bottles and switch to a sippy cup because the older they get the harder it is for them to part with. I'm not sure if we'll try using a sippy cup or try cutting the bottle out cold turkey. Robbie seems to really enjoy this C. George book and it may be able to replace the bottle... the only thing is that when Robbie gets himself so worked up and so upset his bottle always calms him down.
So this has been a great day & I'm so happy that I booked the doctors appointment after his appointment for his shots!
She recommended that we try to get rid of the bottles and switch to a sippy cup because the older they get the harder it is for them to part with. I'm not sure if we'll try using a sippy cup or try cutting the bottle out cold turkey. Robbie seems to really enjoy this C. George book and it may be able to replace the bottle... the only thing is that when Robbie gets himself so worked up and so upset his bottle always calms him down.
So this has been a great day & I'm so happy that I booked the doctors appointment after his appointment for his shots!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Robbie's 1.5 years old!
6 more months until he's 2!!!! Where has the time gone?! Time for a little update.
This afternoon I took Robbie for his 18 month shots. The good news is that he doesn't have to go again until he's 4.5yrs old! WOOHOO. So we got him weighed and the nurse gave me his growth chart to keep, which will be really cool to keep. Robbie's around the 90th percentile for weight and just over the 50th percentile for height... so then the nurse fliped over the sheet to show me that he's overweight. So she says it's routine for her to fax the graph to the doctor to inform them of the babies weight status as well she gave me a lovely little flyer about what I should and shouldn't feed my baby and tells me all about how exercise is good for my child.... get out of here, really? (Please note my sarcasm) Am I completely oblivious? I thought all babies had a little belly on them. I'm really taking this personally, I know I shouldn't... but it hurts my feelings when she handed me that yellow pamphlet to teach me on how to be a better parent. *sigh* Tomorrow we're off to see the Dr for his 1.5 year visit; I'll talk to her about it then. He was a brave boy while he got his shots, she gave 2 shots... one in each arm. Once she was done with the first shot he was crying and kept saying "all gone" over and over, poor thing. The nurse gave him colourful band-aids on each arm and a sticker too. As soon as we let the nurses office and he was back playing with the toys he forgot all about the pain he just went through.
On to the developments:
Robbie's become quite the climber, he can climb onto any chair/couch that we have. H
e fusses if he doesn't get it on his first try but after a couple of attempts his up there and so proud to be sitting in his own chair like a big boy. At the end of the night when he's winding down he likes to sit on the couch with me and watch some Treehouse... which leads me to my next update. Monkey has become VERY attached to me. At first I thought it was cute that he would walk right by Daddy and come to grab my hand and lead me off to Robbieworld but it's becoming so tiresome. He's gotten to the point where he grabs my hand and leads me to the middle of the hallway and stops to just stare at me! When I go to walk away he starts to cry :( He throws little temper tantrums when I say "no" which, in turn, puts him into a time out.
I L
OVE doing his new night time routine with him! We get his PJ's on and we read a book/story while he drinks his new bottles. Right now we're reading the Curious George book that Nan got Robbie... he loves it! There's about 10 different stories within the book and even if Robbie finishes his bottle before the story's over he'll sit quietly on my lap and will listen to the rest of it. OH! I also bought him new bottles. I was tossing between glass and plastic, I ended up buying 2 expensive plastic bottles (Bisphenol-A free). They've been working out really well, Robbie had no problem taking them & he guzzles his bottle down in record time. 2 bottles is all we need now... if that, Robbie's big bottle is still right before bed & he seldom gets a bottle during his one nap.
Just recently he's started talking to himself when he wakes up; it's so cute to listen to... I wonder what he's doing. These are the days I wish I had a camera set up in there to see who/what he's talking to and what he's doing.
This afternoon I took Robbie for his 18 month shots. The good news is that he doesn't have to go again until he's 4.5yrs old! WOOHOO. So we got him weighed and the nurse gave me his growth chart to keep, which will be really cool to keep. Robbie's around the 90th percentile for weight and just over the 50th percentile for height... so then the nurse fliped over the sheet to show me that he's overweight. So she says it's routine for her to fax the graph to the doctor to inform them of the babies weight status as well she gave me a lovely little flyer about what I should and shouldn't feed my baby and tells me all about how exercise is good for my child.... get out of here, really? (Please note my sarcasm) Am I completely oblivious? I thought all babies had a little belly on them. I'm really taking this personally, I know I shouldn't... but it hurts my feelings when she handed me that yellow pamphlet to teach me on how to be a better parent. *sigh* Tomorrow we're off to see the Dr for his 1.5 year visit; I'll talk to her about it then. He was a brave boy while he got his shots, she gave 2 shots... one in each arm. Once she was done with the first shot he was crying and kept saying "all gone" over and over, poor thing. The nurse gave him colourful band-aids on each arm and a sticker too. As soon as we let the nurses office and he was back playing with the toys he forgot all about the pain he just went through.On to the developments:
Robbie's become quite the climber, he can climb onto any chair/couch that we have. H
e fusses if he doesn't get it on his first try but after a couple of attempts his up there and so proud to be sitting in his own chair like a big boy. At the end of the night when he's winding down he likes to sit on the couch with me and watch some Treehouse... which leads me to my next update. Monkey has become VERY attached to me. At first I thought it was cute that he would walk right by Daddy and come to grab my hand and lead me off to Robbieworld but it's becoming so tiresome. He's gotten to the point where he grabs my hand and leads me to the middle of the hallway and stops to just stare at me! When I go to walk away he starts to cry :( He throws little temper tantrums when I say "no" which, in turn, puts him into a time out.I L
OVE doing his new night time routine with him! We get his PJ's on and we read a book/story while he drinks his new bottles. Right now we're reading the Curious George book that Nan got Robbie... he loves it! There's about 10 different stories within the book and even if Robbie finishes his bottle before the story's over he'll sit quietly on my lap and will listen to the rest of it. OH! I also bought him new bottles. I was tossing between glass and plastic, I ended up buying 2 expensive plastic bottles (Bisphenol-A free). They've been working out really well, Robbie had no problem taking them & he guzzles his bottle down in record time. 2 bottles is all we need now... if that, Robbie's big bottle is still right before bed & he seldom gets a bottle during his one nap.Just recently he's started talking to himself when he wakes up; it's so cute to listen to... I wonder what he's doing. These are the days I wish I had a camera set up in there to see who/what he's talking to and what he's doing.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Picture of the Day
A picture says a thousand words.
Isn't that picture great?! Auntie Alison gave us a waffle maker as part of her wedding gift to us and we're just using it now! Colin put it on our registry not realizing that it makes barn yard animals so it's been sitting in a box... until now! Robbie LOVES the waffles and they're so versatile. He's had blueberry waffles as well as raspberry waffles and he keeps asking for "more"!
Monkey's been doing really well... he's slowly starting to mimic us more and more. He's also picking up some new words "no way" is the word of the week. He says it screaming at the top of his lungs and he says it in the quietest whisper (which always cracks us up). He's also saying "ok", "yes", "push", "thank you", "pooh bear"... I know there's more but those are the more common ones.
He was at the front door this morning when I asked him to get his shoes on so that he can go see Patty (the dayhome lady) so he goes into the closet where all our shoes are and proceeds to put his little feet into daddy's big shoes. It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen, he kept on saying "shoe" while he was trying to step into the shoes. God love him!
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