Yesterday afternoon I hear that Hudson is awake from his afternoon nap so I go upstairs to retrieve the baby. What do I find? A little boy in his crib, diaper ripped off, with poo smeared all over his body, grinning ear to ear. He somehow managed to take his diaper off and thought it was a neat idea to take his findings and smear it in his hair, on his body, all over the crib, and also EAT IT!!! He had a 'piece' in his mouth that he was chewing like bubblegum. Off to the bathtub he went. What a little monster.
Hudson has also found a few new toys in the house-toilet paper and Maddie's food and water. He loves eating Maddie's food and also the toiletpaper and he will happily sit and splash in her water dish. We thought after trying Maddie's food he would leave it alone however now you'd think we feed her straight chocolate. He can't resist. Poor Maddie now has to let us know when she wants to eat and we have to keep him distracted while she does.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Differences
I know they say that every pregnancy is different, just like every baby is different but I have to admit that I was kinda thinking that when it did happen again it would be very similar. I mean it still could be, I'm only 3w5d now but the start has been different.
The first time, I knew I was pregnant even before a test could have said positive. I was really tired, like unable to move tired and I had feelings of my ute stretching etc. This time-nothing except for the fact that I have this crazy insatiable thirst. That's it. Without that, I would have never have tested. And I wasn't even going to test but something kept nagging me to poas.
I'm due May 8th. I'm looking forward to being pregnant over the winter since I normally run hot as it is. I'l have to pick up a few warmer clothes though since last time I only needed warm weather clothes.
It still feels unreal. Like it's a dream that I'm going to wake up from any minute. But the digital I took yesterday still says YES (I had to check again this morning) so here we go again on the best rollercoaster ride ever.
The first time, I knew I was pregnant even before a test could have said positive. I was really tired, like unable to move tired and I had feelings of my ute stretching etc. This time-nothing except for the fact that I have this crazy insatiable thirst. That's it. Without that, I would have never have tested. And I wasn't even going to test but something kept nagging me to poas.
I'm due May 8th. I'm looking forward to being pregnant over the winter since I normally run hot as it is. I'l have to pick up a few warmer clothes though since last time I only needed warm weather clothes.
It still feels unreal. Like it's a dream that I'm going to wake up from any minute. But the digital I took yesterday still says YES (I had to check again this morning) so here we go again on the best rollercoaster ride ever.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Chapter 2
Who knew that my heart could grow even bigger with each new family member the world brings.
Who knew that I would be as excited and nervous and just so over the top thrilled as I was the first time it happened.
Who knew that when my little boy was 10 months old, we would be expecting another.
I am overjoyed at the news but in the same breath a bit anxious and nervous. How is this going to change us? How is Hudson going to react? Hudson will only be 18 months when the new baby comes- is he going to be jealous, how will I make him still feel special? Will I still be able to work much with 2 little ones in the house? What does this mean for our new house?
I have a million thoughts running through my head but the one that is the clearest and the loudest of them all is that I already feel so much love for this baby. Nothing else matters.
Who knew that I would be as excited and nervous and just so over the top thrilled as I was the first time it happened.
Who knew that when my little boy was 10 months old, we would be expecting another.
I am overjoyed at the news but in the same breath a bit anxious and nervous. How is this going to change us? How is Hudson going to react? Hudson will only be 18 months when the new baby comes- is he going to be jealous, how will I make him still feel special? Will I still be able to work much with 2 little ones in the house? What does this mean for our new house?
I have a million thoughts running through my head but the one that is the clearest and the loudest of them all is that I already feel so much love for this baby. Nothing else matters.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Life
Fall is already starting to set in here. You can tell by the chill in the air in the evenings and mornings. So sad. I feel like this summer has flown by and with all the rain we've been having, we haven't had much of a summer to begin with.
We're off on our holidays soon. 2 weeks from yesterday. I'm so looking forward to leaving and just going on a holiday. It feels like we haven't had a vacation in a long time (I think Mexico in March was the last other than long weekends). I hope we can make it count. We decided to not rent an RV this time. We would have to pack all our stuff, baby stuff, and camping stuff and fit it into the back of my car for the 6 hour drive to pick up the RV. Just too much. And a really good seat sale came out making the whole trip about half the cost of just what the RV rental alone would cost. So now we're flying (we're taking Maddie with us too), renting a car, and staying in hotels. We thought we've save the RV trip for one summer when the kids are older and will appreciate it.
Other than that, we're just trying to decide when we should start to build and getting the lot ready. Our driveway will be done while we're away so when we get back it'll look like a proper lot with all that's missing is the house. When to build is our new dilemma. I know we said before that we're going to wait until next year but I'm not sure what to do now. There is a clear advantage price-wise to start building this fall. Foundation people are looking for work and it'll be much cheaper to do it now vs waiting in the spring when they are in high demand. The problem we're having is the builder wants about $40,000 to start as a deposit. We don't have $40,000 in our bank account. We do have the equity in our house that we could take out or we could take it out of the lot but the lot hasn't been transferred to our name yet (another thing we're waiting for). I don't know, it's just all a bit scary, lol. I feel like once we say yes, go ahead-it'll start the snowball rolling. I think we need to decide if we can afford the new mortgage payments when we take out the deposit and if we can, I can't see what reason we would have to wait besides being terrified, lol. I'll likely still be scared next year and I don't want fear to influence our decisions.
It's just a big step. Building our dreamhouse, the last house that we will ever live in. I just want to make sure we do it right the first time.
We're off on our holidays soon. 2 weeks from yesterday. I'm so looking forward to leaving and just going on a holiday. It feels like we haven't had a vacation in a long time (I think Mexico in March was the last other than long weekends). I hope we can make it count. We decided to not rent an RV this time. We would have to pack all our stuff, baby stuff, and camping stuff and fit it into the back of my car for the 6 hour drive to pick up the RV. Just too much. And a really good seat sale came out making the whole trip about half the cost of just what the RV rental alone would cost. So now we're flying (we're taking Maddie with us too), renting a car, and staying in hotels. We thought we've save the RV trip for one summer when the kids are older and will appreciate it.
Other than that, we're just trying to decide when we should start to build and getting the lot ready. Our driveway will be done while we're away so when we get back it'll look like a proper lot with all that's missing is the house. When to build is our new dilemma. I know we said before that we're going to wait until next year but I'm not sure what to do now. There is a clear advantage price-wise to start building this fall. Foundation people are looking for work and it'll be much cheaper to do it now vs waiting in the spring when they are in high demand. The problem we're having is the builder wants about $40,000 to start as a deposit. We don't have $40,000 in our bank account. We do have the equity in our house that we could take out or we could take it out of the lot but the lot hasn't been transferred to our name yet (another thing we're waiting for). I don't know, it's just all a bit scary, lol. I feel like once we say yes, go ahead-it'll start the snowball rolling. I think we need to decide if we can afford the new mortgage payments when we take out the deposit and if we can, I can't see what reason we would have to wait besides being terrified, lol. I'll likely still be scared next year and I don't want fear to influence our decisions.
It's just a big step. Building our dreamhouse, the last house that we will ever live in. I just want to make sure we do it right the first time.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
10 Months
Dear Hudson,
Today, you are 10 months old my son. 10 whole months have passed in which you've given me the gift of being a mother and every day I have cherished you. You fill me up with so much joy and contentment, words cannot express. You continue to teach me new things everyday-things about you, about myself in which I never knew, and about the importance of things in this world. For that, I am ever grateful.
10 whole months have passed since you were born and you have changed so much. In those few short months you have gone from being completely dependent on your father and myself to becoming more and more independent with each passing day. You are happy to play by yourself most times, can give yourself a bottle now, and can easily move yourself around and get where you are wanting to go. You enjoy feeding yourself now and prefer solid finger food to purees at this point.
You are swiftly learning how to maneuver around furniture and practice walking and balancing whenever you get the chance. I don't think it will be long before I have tears welling in my eyes as my baby boy walks with arms outstretched towards his momma for the first time.
I also don't think it will be that long before you say your first words. You are constantly babbling (you are like your mother in that regard) and say dadadadada and mumumumum quite frequently. It won't be long before my heart melts again when you look at me with your big blue eyes and say 'momma' and actually intend it.
You are growing up my darling little boy but I know this is just the start of it. The start of me being so very proud of you whether it's because you take your first steps unassisted, score the winning goal in a game, or just because you have found happiness in this life. I see how proud you are of your accomplishments already, no matter how small, and I am equally as proud. I hope that you continue to keep making yourself proud, that is an important lesson in life. Because I know, no matter what, you already have the proudest momma in the world.
Love you always,
Your momma
Today, you are 10 months old my son. 10 whole months have passed in which you've given me the gift of being a mother and every day I have cherished you. You fill me up with so much joy and contentment, words cannot express. You continue to teach me new things everyday-things about you, about myself in which I never knew, and about the importance of things in this world. For that, I am ever grateful.
10 whole months have passed since you were born and you have changed so much. In those few short months you have gone from being completely dependent on your father and myself to becoming more and more independent with each passing day. You are happy to play by yourself most times, can give yourself a bottle now, and can easily move yourself around and get where you are wanting to go. You enjoy feeding yourself now and prefer solid finger food to purees at this point.
You are swiftly learning how to maneuver around furniture and practice walking and balancing whenever you get the chance. I don't think it will be long before I have tears welling in my eyes as my baby boy walks with arms outstretched towards his momma for the first time.
I also don't think it will be that long before you say your first words. You are constantly babbling (you are like your mother in that regard) and say dadadadada and mumumumum quite frequently. It won't be long before my heart melts again when you look at me with your big blue eyes and say 'momma' and actually intend it.
You are growing up my darling little boy but I know this is just the start of it. The start of me being so very proud of you whether it's because you take your first steps unassisted, score the winning goal in a game, or just because you have found happiness in this life. I see how proud you are of your accomplishments already, no matter how small, and I am equally as proud. I hope that you continue to keep making yourself proud, that is an important lesson in life. Because I know, no matter what, you already have the proudest momma in the world.
Love you always,
Your momma
Sleep Regression
:::lightbulb goes off:::
Makes perfect sense after I read up about it. Hudson is pulling himself up on and walking around furniture and we've been helping him practice walking with the walker on his own.
Relief.
Thanks to Misa for the suggestion!
Makes perfect sense after I read up about it. Hudson is pulling himself up on and walking around furniture and we've been helping him practice walking with the walker on his own.
Relief.
Thanks to Misa for the suggestion!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Bedtime(s)
I'm not sure what is going on with Hudson lately but the great and easy bedtime routine is slowly going downhill.
Usually it will take me around 10 mins to get him to bed. I rock him and feed him and when he's finished his milk I put him in his crib, cover him up, and close the door behind me. 11-12 hours later, he awakes and our day begins again. Not lately. For whatever reason, I get to the point where I put him in his crib and leave but he wakes up and cries after 30 minutes. He doesn't want any milk, isn't teething (or have given him advil already just in case), isn't in any sort of pain, and doesn't want anything as far as I can tell. I put him back in his crib, he falls asleep and then wakes up again. This happens 3-4 times a night at the beginning of the night. 2 nights ago he did it right until 1am (and we put him to bed at 8pm). I just don't get it. It's not like he's wide awake and wants to play, he's tired. And he doesn't seem to want anything. Very strange.
Usually it will take me around 10 mins to get him to bed. I rock him and feed him and when he's finished his milk I put him in his crib, cover him up, and close the door behind me. 11-12 hours later, he awakes and our day begins again. Not lately. For whatever reason, I get to the point where I put him in his crib and leave but he wakes up and cries after 30 minutes. He doesn't want any milk, isn't teething (or have given him advil already just in case), isn't in any sort of pain, and doesn't want anything as far as I can tell. I put him back in his crib, he falls asleep and then wakes up again. This happens 3-4 times a night at the beginning of the night. 2 nights ago he did it right until 1am (and we put him to bed at 8pm). I just don't get it. It's not like he's wide awake and wants to play, he's tired. And he doesn't seem to want anything. Very strange.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Stairclimber
We finally finished prepping our lot!!! We staked out where we want the house (which is extremely difficult to picture when you are out in a open space btw), trees cut down, and stumps removed. Next step is to get a driveway put in and we're still waiting for the subdivision approval (don't worry, we're not doing this work for nothing-it will be approved). We have a plan pretty much ready to go and other than those things, we just have to save up enough cash to make it happen!
Work has been somewhat busy. Last week and the week before was a gong show but this week isn't too bad. I've got houses for sale and clients actively looking for another so I can't complain. I've got to make sure that I keep things in the pipeline though so I don't run into too much of a lull.
A few days ago, I went to load up the car so we could go somewhere and I came back in and there Hudson was. Sitting on the second stair. THE SECOND STAIR! Apparently he can now climb up the stairs but only does it when I'm not around. I was in the other room, spying on him if you will, and he went up a couple until I went over and held my hands under him-ready to catch him if he fell. He climbed up to the landing and sat there, very pleased with himself.
Guess we need to put a baby gate up.
Mealtimes are getting much better with him. I've learnt not to take it personal when he refuses to eat something I slaved over making (I know it sounds ridiculous and it is, I can't help it though). I've also learnt to take my time with him and sometimes he doesn't feel like gobbling up his food so I shouldn't rush things. Much less frustration. Sorry Huddy for taking so long to learn these lessons but at least I did, right?
Other than the stairs, he's happy climbing and moving all over everything. He loves to stand and pulls himself up on anything he can. He can walk around furniture no problem but only when he thinks you aren't watching him, lol. His balance is still pretty weak but we practice standing by himself everyday. Daddy also practices with him everyday but he tries to get Hudson to say 'dada'. Lol, I think it'll be awhile before he says that and besides he is going to say 'momma' first, I just know it.
Here's a picture I took a couple days ago, playing in our backyard.
Work has been somewhat busy. Last week and the week before was a gong show but this week isn't too bad. I've got houses for sale and clients actively looking for another so I can't complain. I've got to make sure that I keep things in the pipeline though so I don't run into too much of a lull.
A few days ago, I went to load up the car so we could go somewhere and I came back in and there Hudson was. Sitting on the second stair. THE SECOND STAIR! Apparently he can now climb up the stairs but only does it when I'm not around. I was in the other room, spying on him if you will, and he went up a couple until I went over and held my hands under him-ready to catch him if he fell. He climbed up to the landing and sat there, very pleased with himself.
Guess we need to put a baby gate up.
Mealtimes are getting much better with him. I've learnt not to take it personal when he refuses to eat something I slaved over making (I know it sounds ridiculous and it is, I can't help it though). I've also learnt to take my time with him and sometimes he doesn't feel like gobbling up his food so I shouldn't rush things. Much less frustration. Sorry Huddy for taking so long to learn these lessons but at least I did, right?
Other than the stairs, he's happy climbing and moving all over everything. He loves to stand and pulls himself up on anything he can. He can walk around furniture no problem but only when he thinks you aren't watching him, lol. His balance is still pretty weak but we practice standing by himself everyday. Daddy also practices with him everyday but he tries to get Hudson to say 'dada'. Lol, I think it'll be awhile before he says that and besides he is going to say 'momma' first, I just know it.
Here's a picture I took a couple days ago, playing in our backyard.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Best weekend!
This weekend was the best weekend we've had in a long time. Not just because it was a long weekend (but that helped) but because we filled it with fun stuff all weekend and very little other 'responsible' stuff.
On Friday we took D's mom out for supper for her birthday and then walked around the Fringe festival (it's an outdoor street festival). D won tickets to a Rider football game so on Sat we headed to Regina and dropped Hudson off with my dad and enjoyed the day at the game (we won!) and went for a walk and saw a movie afterward. So nice to spend the whole day with just D. Then Sunday we drove home, unpacked and did a bit around the house cleaning wise and I ended up having to work a bit Sun night and sold another house. D had supper almost ready when I got home late and we ate and enjoyed wine out on the deck. And if that doesn't sound like a fun filled weekend enough, we went to the Forestry farm and zoo yesterday and saw the animals and relaxed in the evening. We also had to put Hudson's crib down to the very bottom now. He's easily able to stand up in there now.
Awesome weekend!!!
On Friday we took D's mom out for supper for her birthday and then walked around the Fringe festival (it's an outdoor street festival). D won tickets to a Rider football game so on Sat we headed to Regina and dropped Hudson off with my dad and enjoyed the day at the game (we won!) and went for a walk and saw a movie afterward. So nice to spend the whole day with just D. Then Sunday we drove home, unpacked and did a bit around the house cleaning wise and I ended up having to work a bit Sun night and sold another house. D had supper almost ready when I got home late and we ate and enjoyed wine out on the deck. And if that doesn't sound like a fun filled weekend enough, we went to the Forestry farm and zoo yesterday and saw the animals and relaxed in the evening. We also had to put Hudson's crib down to the very bottom now. He's easily able to stand up in there now.
Awesome weekend!!!
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