Just a quick update (thanks for all the comments and calls!), Ben slept last night!!! He fussed at about 10:30 (as per usual), but settled within five minutes. He then cried out at about 4:00, but settled himself! Yahoo!!! We both needed our sleep so much last night that it was very much appreciated! We're thinking that they both must have some kind of stomach bug, as they have both had incredibly gross diapers the last few days. Nothing like having to wipe right up to their armpits! Yuck!
Guess we'll see how tonight goes, but so far so good (knock on wood!).
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sleep... or Lack Thereof
Not quite sure what is going on with Ben, but the last few nights have been 'challenging'. He goes to bed fine at 7:00 - we even gave him Tylenol before he went to bed last night thinking that maybe his teeth were the problem (he still has one molar that is just sitting under the surface of his gums). Usually he will get fussy at about 10:00, but last night he woke up at 12:45 and didn't settle until about 4:00 this morning! We tried everything we could think of to get him to go to sleep, but he wasn't having any of it.
Initially, I got him back to sleep in my arms, but as soon as I layed him in bed he woke up again. I then got him some milk, he drank it all, fell asleep, and was promptly awake again as soon as his head hit his bed. Lennard took him for a bit, while I layed in bed - awake. He got him asleep again, and within five minutes Ben was screaming. I finally took him downstairs thinking that I would put him in the playpen and let him cry for a while - hoping that he would go to sleep... well that didn't work either! He completely freaked out and after ten minutes I took him out. I got him asleep again and he tossed and turned on my chest for about half an hour. I then tried to lay him down on the floor and lay down beside him.
He then thought it would be a good idea to get up and play! He found the phone, wandered around the office, got right into my face and gave me kisses, climbed all over me and just would not hold still enough to actually let himself fall asleep. Finally, in tears, I put him back in the playpen to try to get him to go to sleep. I sat on the floor outside the door with tears streaming down my face as I listened to him cry out for 'mama'. Once again... ten minutes later, Lennard decided to 'rescue' him. I gave up and went upstairs. I felt like a comlete failure. I layed in bed and cried until I finally crashed a little after 4:00am... about the same time that Ben finally gave up downstairs. Needless to say that both Lennard and I are beyond tired.
It's now 7:00 in the morning - Ben is asleep... and Emma wants to play... this should be an interesting day.
Initially, I got him back to sleep in my arms, but as soon as I layed him in bed he woke up again. I then got him some milk, he drank it all, fell asleep, and was promptly awake again as soon as his head hit his bed. Lennard took him for a bit, while I layed in bed - awake. He got him asleep again, and within five minutes Ben was screaming. I finally took him downstairs thinking that I would put him in the playpen and let him cry for a while - hoping that he would go to sleep... well that didn't work either! He completely freaked out and after ten minutes I took him out. I got him asleep again and he tossed and turned on my chest for about half an hour. I then tried to lay him down on the floor and lay down beside him.
He then thought it would be a good idea to get up and play! He found the phone, wandered around the office, got right into my face and gave me kisses, climbed all over me and just would not hold still enough to actually let himself fall asleep. Finally, in tears, I put him back in the playpen to try to get him to go to sleep. I sat on the floor outside the door with tears streaming down my face as I listened to him cry out for 'mama'. Once again... ten minutes later, Lennard decided to 'rescue' him. I gave up and went upstairs. I felt like a comlete failure. I layed in bed and cried until I finally crashed a little after 4:00am... about the same time that Ben finally gave up downstairs. Needless to say that both Lennard and I are beyond tired.
It's now 7:00 in the morning - Ben is asleep... and Emma wants to play... this should be an interesting day.
It's a good thing he's so cute... and that we love him so much!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Crazy Kids
I haven't felt terribly motivated to write anything lately (as you can tell from the lack of blog posts). The last couple of weeks have been full of chiropracter appointments (for me), rugby meetings (for Lennard), and way too many trips to Lethbridge (for all of us!). I haven't accomplished as much as I would have like to, though I've read some really good books lately!
Ben is really starting to try to say more things now. His favorite word (besides 'no') is now 'yes', in a very high pitch. It's quite funny to listen to. We try to get him to say it over and over! It's so darn cute to hear!
Emma is a little 'escape-artist'. She thinks it's hilarious to run away from us. Any stores without carts (and even some with them), get quite the entertaining show. I have discovered that if we pretend to leave that she'll come running though. I'm sure she'll figure that one out pretty soon, so we're going to have to come up with something else to deter her in the near future!
They both love to help and want to be right where I am at all times... which means I'm not getting much done, but it's lots of fun to see them 'wash' the dishes! My floors get done at the same time!
Ben's favorite thing lately is to play with the salt and pepper shakers... though salt is definitely the favorite... it comes out the fastest! I refilled the salt shaker a few days ago and it's almost empty now... The funniest was when he shook pepper all over his granola bar and then attempted to eat it! His expression was priceless!
Some of our time has been spent playing with play-dough. Emma loves it and spends quite a bit of time cutting shapes out with the cookie cutters. Ben just like to smash anything and everything into it.
So there you go... nothing too exciting, but at least you know we're all still alive and doing well!
Ben is really starting to try to say more things now. His favorite word (besides 'no') is now 'yes', in a very high pitch. It's quite funny to listen to. We try to get him to say it over and over! It's so darn cute to hear!
Emma is a little 'escape-artist'. She thinks it's hilarious to run away from us. Any stores without carts (and even some with them), get quite the entertaining show. I have discovered that if we pretend to leave that she'll come running though. I'm sure she'll figure that one out pretty soon, so we're going to have to come up with something else to deter her in the near future!
They both love to help and want to be right where I am at all times... which means I'm not getting much done, but it's lots of fun to see them 'wash' the dishes! My floors get done at the same time!
So there you go... nothing too exciting, but at least you know we're all still alive and doing well!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Owie!
Emma ended up with her first real 'owie' Sunday evening. I was cleaning up after dinner and had the dishwasher open putting stuff into it. Just as I was backing up, Emma walked behind me and bumped into me. She lost her balance and landed on one of the drawer handles in the island. Thankfully it was only a little cut, but since it was a head wound, there was blood everywhere! I was glad we were able to get the bleeding stopped and that it wasn't anything major.
Sorry for the blood on her onesie... it's amazing that there wasn't more on her! She actually did amazingly well and was up and running in no time!
Friday, January 27, 2012
This Week
We have had a busy week! I've been out to 'Stay and Play' with the kids on Tuesday and Thursday. My sister, Shauna, came out on Tuesday and we played with some digital scrapbook pages to get her going on her youngest son's baby book. I've ended up watching Doodlebops; Monkey See, Monkey Do; and Thomas a few more times than I would like, but they're just now starting to actually watch TV. It's been a bit of a break for me, though I still can't leave the room without my 'shadows' following me!
Lennard and I got an afternoon/night out on Wednesday (Thanks for babysitting, Mom!). We went to Lennard's alumni meet and greet for RCS (his high school) that was being held in Calgary. It felt a little weird being out by ourselves. We were able to go see the new temple that is being built in Calgary and then visit with my Aunt for a while before we headed downtown. We met in a lounge at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. It was quite loud and only really set up for small groups of people to talk, so we just ended up standing and gabbing most of the evening. Lennard really enjoyed it though. He got to see a few people he'd graduated with that are now living here in Alberta. Afterwards, we went out to dinner together and, after a bit of a mess up in the kitchen, ended up with free meals and a $40 gift card to eat there again! Sweet! Nothing like getting paid to eat their food... especially when the food was excellent! (Just took a while to actually get it!)
Last night we went in to Lethbridge with the kids and went to the RV show. We had to laugh at some of the prices! We definitely won't be getting a new trailer any time soon! Yikes! One trailer we looked at we asked what the financing was on it... only $150 a month... for 15 YEARS! Give me a break! Who would want to finance a trailer for that long?! Not me! It ended up being a bit of a gong show with the kids, as Emma did NOT want to stay by us. She kept taking off and then giggling when we chased her down. What a little stinker!
Tonight, we'll have another night out! A night at the temple with my sweetheart is a nice way to end the week off... as long as we can both stay awake during the session!
Lennard and I got an afternoon/night out on Wednesday (Thanks for babysitting, Mom!). We went to Lennard's alumni meet and greet for RCS (his high school) that was being held in Calgary. It felt a little weird being out by ourselves. We were able to go see the new temple that is being built in Calgary and then visit with my Aunt for a while before we headed downtown. We met in a lounge at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. It was quite loud and only really set up for small groups of people to talk, so we just ended up standing and gabbing most of the evening. Lennard really enjoyed it though. He got to see a few people he'd graduated with that are now living here in Alberta. Afterwards, we went out to dinner together and, after a bit of a mess up in the kitchen, ended up with free meals and a $40 gift card to eat there again! Sweet! Nothing like getting paid to eat their food... especially when the food was excellent! (Just took a while to actually get it!)
Last night we went in to Lethbridge with the kids and went to the RV show. We had to laugh at some of the prices! We definitely won't be getting a new trailer any time soon! Yikes! One trailer we looked at we asked what the financing was on it... only $150 a month... for 15 YEARS! Give me a break! Who would want to finance a trailer for that long?! Not me! It ended up being a bit of a gong show with the kids, as Emma did NOT want to stay by us. She kept taking off and then giggling when we chased her down. What a little stinker!
Tonight, we'll have another night out! A night at the temple with my sweetheart is a nice way to end the week off... as long as we can both stay awake during the session!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
This and That
The other day when I was busy getting lunch ready, I looked around to see what the kids were doing and found Ben like this! He was sitting so nice and quiet (doesn't happen very often) 'reading' a book! As a 'book-aholic', I love seeing my kids love books! I also have to laugh every time I look at this picture - I love Ben's little wrinkled nose!
Last night we had white chicken enchiladas for dinner. Ben ate them right up, but Emma took her time. Just as Lennard, Ben and I were done eating, she decided that she wanted to eat. We let her sit at the table and eat...and eat! She had quite a bit and was asking for more, so I put more on her plate and continued to clean up. The next thing I knew was that Ben was helping himself to his sister's dinner! It was hilarious to watch! At first he would stand beside her, reach up and grab a bite from her plate. Then he climbed up on the chair, reached out and took her fork! Before long, he had grabbed her plate away from her as well and was shoveling the food in as fast as he could! I just had to laugh... especially when I saw this expression on Emma's face!
This morning, Emma 'helped' me make bread! She had a blast... once she figured out that flour really doesn't taste that great by itself! We had flour everywhere, but she thoroughly enjoyed 'spanking' the bread!
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