Sunday, January 27, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Vancouver Aquarium Part 2
Friday, January 25, 2013
Vancouver Aquarium Part 1
Last weekend, my mom took us to the Vancouver Aquarium (It was a Christmas gift from two very beautiful young men...pictured above and below!!!!)
As you can tell, Joel was thrilled. Yep, that face is the poster for excitement! Is anyone else sensing a theme from that boy? He doesn't smile when he's excited.
He was overdue for a nap, but had his eyes peeled. You could tell he was forcing his eyes to stay open so that he could absorb everything that was going on.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Burnaby Village Museum
A few weeks ago, we took the boys to Burnaby Village Museum. They have a vintage carousel there and we took Joel on it. Micah slept the whole time.
This is Joel's face of excitement. Can you see it in there? He is having the time of his life.
This is Joel's face of excitement. Can you see it in there? He is having the time of his life.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Gingerbread Men
But Joel even listened to the command, "Don't eat any candy!"
But decorating is a rather serious job (you know, dumping as much candy onto the cookie as possible, while your mom takes half of it off and tells you to wait for the next cookie. Spread out the love man).
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
A (Hell of a) Night in Our Lives
7:00pm: Get boys ready for bed
7:30pm: Micah falls asleep, Joel spends the next half hour getting in and out of bed until he finally falls asleep around 8pm.
8pm: Joel falls asleep
8:15pm: Micah wakes up. Dang that third nap! He's in that transition stage between 2 and 3 naps. Some days he doesn't need it, some days he does. And when he does need it and doesn't get it, he ends up waking up around 8. Yikes! Play with Micah. Feed him. Try put him to bed. He is cranky!
10:30pm: Micah finally goes to sleep. He doesn't want to be put down. I assume that because he's getting another 4 teeth (including a molar) that he is in pain. Tylenol doesn't seem to do much at this point in time. Dan and I crawl into bed as soon as possible.
11:30pm: Micah wakes up screaming. Calm him. Try to feed him (doesn't want to). Rock him to sleep. Try to put him down. Cries. Calm him. Rock him. Sleep. Put down. Pat furiously. Sleeping! That was only half an hour of work!
12:30am: Micah wakes up again! Do the whole calm his cries, attempt to feed, rock to sleep, put down, cries, rock to sleep, put down, pat furiously, cries, calm, rock to sleep, put down, sleep "dance" again.
1:30am: Micah awake. Do the whole "dance" with Micah again. He is just screaming in pain. Try more Tylenol. Try gripe water (his tummy is upset). Farts. Start the dance again. Falls asleep at 2:10am.
2:30am: Screaming Micah. Crying Amanda. Frustrated Dan. Sleeping Joel. Discussion about going to hospital ensues. Can't carry conversation over screams.
3am: Sleep.
3:30am: Crying again. Can't we catch a break?! Micah sleeps "better" on someone and doesn't want to be put down. Crib=crying. Conversation about who should sleep with Micah on top of them. Amanda can't hold him or she'll get clogged milk ducts and that is PAINFUL! Micah doesn't like Dan. Crib it is. Its now 3:45am.
4:30am: Can you guess? Gee kid! Are you predictable or what?? Micah crying AGAIN! Do the 'get that kid to sleep' dance.
5am: Finally decide that more Tylenol can't hurt. And perhaps a two by four. (kidding!) Finally falls asleep at 5:10am. Longest stretch of sleep yet!
7am: Joel wakes up! Happy as a lark! (perhaps that because he slept the whole night...that's right! My "non-sleeper" slept the whole night!!!!) Dan and I make a deal. I'll sleep till 9am and then get up and get dressed and take the kids to the gym at 10am. At that point Dan can go back to sleep till we get home at noon. Then we both sleep during nap time.
7:10am: Micah wakes up. Feed Micah (finally!!!!) and pump out excess (I was bursting). Amanda sleeps, boys go to living room to play.
8:30am: Micah screaming because he is hungry and tired. Feed him and he falls asleep half way through feed. (so much for sleeping till 9!)
9am: Make doctors appointment for Micah
10am: Take boys to gym. Dan sleeps.
12 noon: Joel to bed. Micah to doctors. Micah has an ear infection. He's got a viral rash due to his cold. He's getting 4 teeth. The perfect storm. Now he is on so many medications that we have a chart on our fridge to keep them all straight. Micah finally falls asleep and sleeps the longest stretch in 24 hours....yep two and half hours! Woo hoo!
7:30pm: Micah falls asleep, Joel spends the next half hour getting in and out of bed until he finally falls asleep around 8pm.
8pm: Joel falls asleep
8:15pm: Micah wakes up. Dang that third nap! He's in that transition stage between 2 and 3 naps. Some days he doesn't need it, some days he does. And when he does need it and doesn't get it, he ends up waking up around 8. Yikes! Play with Micah. Feed him. Try put him to bed. He is cranky!
10:30pm: Micah finally goes to sleep. He doesn't want to be put down. I assume that because he's getting another 4 teeth (including a molar) that he is in pain. Tylenol doesn't seem to do much at this point in time. Dan and I crawl into bed as soon as possible.
11:30pm: Micah wakes up screaming. Calm him. Try to feed him (doesn't want to). Rock him to sleep. Try to put him down. Cries. Calm him. Rock him. Sleep. Put down. Pat furiously. Sleeping! That was only half an hour of work!
12:30am: Micah wakes up again! Do the whole calm his cries, attempt to feed, rock to sleep, put down, cries, rock to sleep, put down, pat furiously, cries, calm, rock to sleep, put down, sleep "dance" again.
1:30am: Micah awake. Do the whole "dance" with Micah again. He is just screaming in pain. Try more Tylenol. Try gripe water (his tummy is upset). Farts. Start the dance again. Falls asleep at 2:10am.
2:30am: Screaming Micah. Crying Amanda. Frustrated Dan. Sleeping Joel. Discussion about going to hospital ensues. Can't carry conversation over screams.
3am: Sleep.
3:30am: Crying again. Can't we catch a break?! Micah sleeps "better" on someone and doesn't want to be put down. Crib=crying. Conversation about who should sleep with Micah on top of them. Amanda can't hold him or she'll get clogged milk ducts and that is PAINFUL! Micah doesn't like Dan. Crib it is. Its now 3:45am.
4:30am: Can you guess? Gee kid! Are you predictable or what?? Micah crying AGAIN! Do the 'get that kid to sleep' dance.
5am: Finally decide that more Tylenol can't hurt. And perhaps a two by four. (kidding!) Finally falls asleep at 5:10am. Longest stretch of sleep yet!
7am: Joel wakes up! Happy as a lark! (perhaps that because he slept the whole night...that's right! My "non-sleeper" slept the whole night!!!!) Dan and I make a deal. I'll sleep till 9am and then get up and get dressed and take the kids to the gym at 10am. At that point Dan can go back to sleep till we get home at noon. Then we both sleep during nap time.
7:10am: Micah wakes up. Feed Micah (finally!!!!) and pump out excess (I was bursting). Amanda sleeps, boys go to living room to play.
8:30am: Micah screaming because he is hungry and tired. Feed him and he falls asleep half way through feed. (so much for sleeping till 9!)
9am: Make doctors appointment for Micah
10am: Take boys to gym. Dan sleeps.
12 noon: Joel to bed. Micah to doctors. Micah has an ear infection. He's got a viral rash due to his cold. He's getting 4 teeth. The perfect storm. Now he is on so many medications that we have a chart on our fridge to keep them all straight. Micah finally falls asleep and sleeps the longest stretch in 24 hours....yep two and half hours! Woo hoo!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
A Day in Our Lives
Midnight: Micah wakes up crying. His teeth hurts. He was awake only an hour ago. Try to feed him, but I get a nasty bite instead.
12:30am: Micah settles down, and we put him in is bed, only to have him wake up again. Dose him with Advil. Falls asleep within fifteen minutes.
12:45am: Everyone is sleeping again! Yippee!
6:15am: Joel wakes up. Dan goes in to settle him and then crawls back into bed.
6:30am: Joel starts crying and wakes Micah up. Dan gets Joel, I get Micah. Half asleep, I feed Micah.
6:45am: While burping Micah, I get jolted awake when he pukes all down my shirt. Call for Dan to help! Clean up puke. Play on the bed with the boys.
7:15am: Dan takes boys into living room, while I go back to bed so I can try and recover from this horrible cold. (Yes, I have the BEST husband in the world)
8am: I wake up to the alarm and drag myself out of bed.
8:15am: Put Micah down for his morning nap. Eat breakfast. Shower. Get ready for the day.
9:30am: Get ready to go out to the gym.
9:45am: Leave for the gym. Dan goes to work.
10am: Boys play at the gym. I get to talk with other moms!
11:30am: Joel is begging to go home. He's tired. Joel eats crackers on the way home.
12 noon: Joel goes to the bathroom, change Micah's diaper. Put Joel to bed. Feed Micah and put him to bed.
12:30pm: Boys are sleeping! I make lunch, watch some TV, read some blogs. Rest and relax! Get some things done around the house (emails, dinner prep, fold laundry etc).
4pm: Boys wake up! (3.5 hour naps...this is unusual!!!!) Feed Joel and prep both boys for going out.
4:45pm: Walk to Canadian Tire. Buy epoxy. Walk home.
5:20pm: Home again. Make dinner with my lovely helper Joel. Micah plays quietly by himself.
6 pm: Feed Micah (who is starving by now!)
6:30pm: Dinner time! Dan comes home.
7pm: Prep boys for bed. Feed Micah (again!)
7:30pm: Boys are in bed.
8:30 pm: Joel has finally stopped crawling in and out of bed. I have a nice LONG hot shower. (its my way of relaxing) We start watching Elementary.
9pm: Joel is finally asleep.
9:15pm: I'm asleep cuddling with Dan on the couch.
9:30pm: Dan finishes watching Elementary. We crawl into bed. Asleep in seconds.
10:30pm: Micah wakes up. Try feed Micah...get bitten instead. Drug him with Advil. Falls asleep. I'm asleep while holding Micah. Dan takes Micah and puts him to bed. Sleep uninterrupted until 4:30am. Empty bladder. Wish I could feed Micah. Micah stirs but doesn't wake up until 6:15am. Toss and turn until boys wake us up. Feed Micah...start next day.
12:30am: Micah settles down, and we put him in is bed, only to have him wake up again. Dose him with Advil. Falls asleep within fifteen minutes.
12:45am: Everyone is sleeping again! Yippee!
6:15am: Joel wakes up. Dan goes in to settle him and then crawls back into bed.
6:30am: Joel starts crying and wakes Micah up. Dan gets Joel, I get Micah. Half asleep, I feed Micah.
6:45am: While burping Micah, I get jolted awake when he pukes all down my shirt. Call for Dan to help! Clean up puke. Play on the bed with the boys.
7:15am: Dan takes boys into living room, while I go back to bed so I can try and recover from this horrible cold. (Yes, I have the BEST husband in the world)
8am: I wake up to the alarm and drag myself out of bed.
8:15am: Put Micah down for his morning nap. Eat breakfast. Shower. Get ready for the day.
9:30am: Get ready to go out to the gym.
9:45am: Leave for the gym. Dan goes to work.
10am: Boys play at the gym. I get to talk with other moms!
11:30am: Joel is begging to go home. He's tired. Joel eats crackers on the way home.
12 noon: Joel goes to the bathroom, change Micah's diaper. Put Joel to bed. Feed Micah and put him to bed.
12:30pm: Boys are sleeping! I make lunch, watch some TV, read some blogs. Rest and relax! Get some things done around the house (emails, dinner prep, fold laundry etc).
4pm: Boys wake up! (3.5 hour naps...this is unusual!!!!) Feed Joel and prep both boys for going out.
4:45pm: Walk to Canadian Tire. Buy epoxy. Walk home.
5:20pm: Home again. Make dinner with my lovely helper Joel. Micah plays quietly by himself.
6 pm: Feed Micah (who is starving by now!)
6:30pm: Dinner time! Dan comes home.
7pm: Prep boys for bed. Feed Micah (again!)
7:30pm: Boys are in bed.
8:30 pm: Joel has finally stopped crawling in and out of bed. I have a nice LONG hot shower. (its my way of relaxing) We start watching Elementary.
9pm: Joel is finally asleep.
9:15pm: I'm asleep cuddling with Dan on the couch.
9:30pm: Dan finishes watching Elementary. We crawl into bed. Asleep in seconds.
10:30pm: Micah wakes up. Try feed Micah...get bitten instead. Drug him with Advil. Falls asleep. I'm asleep while holding Micah. Dan takes Micah and puts him to bed. Sleep uninterrupted until 4:30am. Empty bladder. Wish I could feed Micah. Micah stirs but doesn't wake up until 6:15am. Toss and turn until boys wake us up. Feed Micah...start next day.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Joel's Birthday
I can't believe my baby is two years old already. Its gone so fast! For Joel's second birthday we invited some friends over for dinner (that Joel cooked) and cake. We had the best time with friends of all ages!
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