And my 17th class is planned for after work today! I'm starting to get tired!!!
I'm also following the detox diet this week. So far, so good. No coffee, sugar, dairy or salt so far. That first cup of coffee once I'm done is going to be SO GOOD! xo
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Fun times with Jess!
Wee Care is closed again today (following the government's decision to close the schools today) so Jess agreed to take AK today! Looks like they are having some good fun :) There is lots of rain, high waves and some wind but nothing to worry about! xo
Puddle Jumping!
Wee Care closed early yesterday due to a tropical storm. What a perfect opportunity to go PUDDLE JUMPING!!!
Peeking out of the play house
It's a BIG puddle Mommy!
When we got home and I took AK's boots off, we found quite a lot of water in them!!! That's a sign of a great puddle-jumping adventure! xo
Peeking out of the play house
It's a BIG puddle Mommy! 
When we got home and I took AK's boots off, we found quite a lot of water in them!!! That's a sign of a great puddle-jumping adventure! xo
Friday, September 24, 2010
AK and Matthew
Jenni shared a few more photos of AK and Matthew's week together. xo
Jenni shared a few more photos of AK and Matthew's week together. xo
Day 12!
I did my 12th class at lunch today. Haven't been blogging as much as I am tired by the time evening rolls around and I'm done everything I need to do!!! I hope I can catch up on some rest this weekend.
On Wednesday, Linda and Cameron came for supper. It was a great time! We had turkey tacos, black beans and mexican rice. The kids also had strawberries for dessert. Linda brought some muffins over that I've been eating for breakfast. I can't seem to get AK interested in them! At one point, both kids were upset, and just feeding off of each other :) one would start to calm down, the other would cry, which would set the first off again!
We had a short visit with Cindy, Brent, Molly and Jake last night. Molly's bedroom is beautiful and suitable for a princess! Molly was very proud to show us how she peed on the potty and I know AK was quite interested when she did that. Hopefully it will make sense to AK soon enough!
We had some great cuddles in bed this morning before we got up. Every so often, AK will grab my face in her little hands and squeeze it. Super cute. She also enjoys heading outside every day when we get home to play for a bit. It makes it a bit harder to get supper going but it's worth every moment to see her happy and enjoying herself. We will play with the bubbles and in the playhouse.
AK really loves her play kitchen... she put her cup of milk in there last night. She is getting better at helping clean up her messes. She sings "clean up, clean up, everybody clean up, clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere"!!!
There seems to be a bit of separation anxiety going on again. Daycare drop-offs were a bit tough this week but did get better as the week went on. I used to be able to leave AK watching TV so I could have a shower but she now seems to prefer to play in the bathroom instead.
AK is also very good at reminding me that it's time for her vitamin! She asks for it nearly every morning. And that just reminds me that I don't think she got it this morning! Ha! xo
On Wednesday, Linda and Cameron came for supper. It was a great time! We had turkey tacos, black beans and mexican rice. The kids also had strawberries for dessert. Linda brought some muffins over that I've been eating for breakfast. I can't seem to get AK interested in them! At one point, both kids were upset, and just feeding off of each other :) one would start to calm down, the other would cry, which would set the first off again!
We had a short visit with Cindy, Brent, Molly and Jake last night. Molly's bedroom is beautiful and suitable for a princess! Molly was very proud to show us how she peed on the potty and I know AK was quite interested when she did that. Hopefully it will make sense to AK soon enough!
We had some great cuddles in bed this morning before we got up. Every so often, AK will grab my face in her little hands and squeeze it. Super cute. She also enjoys heading outside every day when we get home to play for a bit. It makes it a bit harder to get supper going but it's worth every moment to see her happy and enjoying herself. We will play with the bubbles and in the playhouse.
AK really loves her play kitchen... she put her cup of milk in there last night. She is getting better at helping clean up her messes. She sings "clean up, clean up, everybody clean up, clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere"!!!
There seems to be a bit of separation anxiety going on again. Daycare drop-offs were a bit tough this week but did get better as the week went on. I used to be able to leave AK watching TV so I could have a shower but she now seems to prefer to play in the bathroom instead.
AK is also very good at reminding me that it's time for her vitamin! She asks for it nearly every morning. And that just reminds me that I don't think she got it this morning! Ha! xo
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Day 9
And I'm ticking along merrily with 9 classes down! It is not that hard physically, I'm finding, it is harder to find the time to get to the studio. Very cool. I think my muscles are growing muscles :) The studio is also holding a cleanse week next week. I looked up the detox diet and have decided that I will attempt to do the diet without taking the supplements. It's a very healthy, whole-foods diet that will just clean the junk out of what I normally eat. It actually seems to recommend more volume-wise than I eat now. Could be fun, and it won't be harmful to clean up my eating for a week. www. recleanse.com in case you're interested.
Miss AK dressed herself in her green SK Roughriders shirt, dark pink polka dot shorts and light pink sparkly shoes today. The ladies at daycare must think I'm colorblind!
Jess and Hunter came by just as we were finishing supper tonight, which AK gobbled down!!! I did two chicken breasts, bone-in, in the slow cooker through the night in tomato sauce. I took the meat off the bone today and shredded it in the sauce and put it on top of macaroni with a bit of cheese on top. AK ATE HER WHOLE BOWL FULL! We had good swim with Jess and Hunter, I was trying to encourage AK to take a "big jump" into the pool like Hunter does and she said "NO!". I then asked her to take a "little jump" and she said "no". She did very good on her own in the life jacket today - she went right into the water without hesitation and did not need my help, except for when she rolled onto her back and needed a push to get upright again.
We had a bit of a giggle when Hunter ran back to the apartment and opened the door... but unfortunately he opened the door next to mine! The guy next door got a bit of a surprise :) but at least I got to meet my new neighbor.
We played with bubbles for a while today and AK is getting the hang of some of the wands. I bought a huge variety pack so there are lots of options to play with. She likes to talk about "this one" and "that one" (regarding the wands) and "big bubbles" and "little bubbles" and "lots of bubbles". She has a commentary about pretty much everything that she does. She thought it was pretty funny tonight to keep giving me kisses. I sure don't turn them down! xo
Miss AK dressed herself in her green SK Roughriders shirt, dark pink polka dot shorts and light pink sparkly shoes today. The ladies at daycare must think I'm colorblind!
Jess and Hunter came by just as we were finishing supper tonight, which AK gobbled down!!! I did two chicken breasts, bone-in, in the slow cooker through the night in tomato sauce. I took the meat off the bone today and shredded it in the sauce and put it on top of macaroni with a bit of cheese on top. AK ATE HER WHOLE BOWL FULL! We had good swim with Jess and Hunter, I was trying to encourage AK to take a "big jump" into the pool like Hunter does and she said "NO!". I then asked her to take a "little jump" and she said "no". She did very good on her own in the life jacket today - she went right into the water without hesitation and did not need my help, except for when she rolled onto her back and needed a push to get upright again.
We had a bit of a giggle when Hunter ran back to the apartment and opened the door... but unfortunately he opened the door next to mine! The guy next door got a bit of a surprise :) but at least I got to meet my new neighbor.
We played with bubbles for a while today and AK is getting the hang of some of the wands. I bought a huge variety pack so there are lots of options to play with. She likes to talk about "this one" and "that one" (regarding the wands) and "big bubbles" and "little bubbles" and "lots of bubbles". She has a commentary about pretty much everything that she does. She thought it was pretty funny tonight to keep giving me kisses. I sure don't turn them down! xo
Monday, September 20, 2010
Day 8
8 classes done!!!
It was a very busy weekend! We had a great evening at Mike and Julie's on Friday. AK and Matthew played and played and played until they were falling over from exhaustion. I was able to put AK down to sleep, no problem. Matthew was a different story :) but he eventually fell asleep as well. I got a treat the next morning too - AK slept til 7am!
We headed over to Hunter's house on Saturday morning as Jess and Ben agreed to take AK to gymnastics for me so that I could go to yoga. Sounds like they had a great time... AK stood at the window and waved "bye" so hard I thought her arm was going to fall off! She is always so happy to spend time with the Babbs. She had a good afternoon nap, then we headed off to the Mosers. Christie and I went to a gala dinner for work and Chris looked after AK. Sounds like she was really good for Chris too. He only had to bribe her with grapes to stop her from crying. Ha! She ate a really good supper there too, chicken in tomato sauce and pasta.
AK slept til 730am on Sunday morning, which was great as I was a bit tired from the gala dinner. Christie made waffles for breakfast, which we had with syrup and strawberries. AK ate about a quarter of a waffle. We headed home to quickly get ready for church and it went really well this week. AK didn't cry at all when we went into the childcare room and she was happy once again to see Hunter. After church, we headed over to the Huys and I put AK down for her nap there as Kevin and Mike looked after AK while I co-hosted a baby shower for Jenni (are you sensing a trend of babysitters this past weekend???). Sounds like the kids had a pretty good nap then they watched Cars and ate some pretzels! The baby shower went really well... Jenni is so blessed with her friends and this baby girl is going to be one well-dressed babe! It is such a good group of girlfriends we have :)
After the shower, Jenni and I fed the kids some of the leftover food from the shower and they played together for a while. It was a lot of fun - lots of jumping on the bed, giggles, laughter, smiles... and of course a bit of fighting and time-outs and owies! All in good fun :)
Oh, I forgot the biggest news from yesterday... I could smell something funky so I asked AK if she'd farted... she said "yes" but I didn't believe her so checked her diaper and found that she'd just started to poo... so I whisked her off to the toilet and she had a huge poo on the potty! We nearly got another one in the potty today but I was too slow to pick up on her cues (note to anyone who looks after AK in the next while - if she's grabbing her crotch and saying "pee", she is probably about to poo!!!) and we didn't quite make it to the toilet in time. It is great that she is giving me cues though, and we talked about what to do next time. She is to 1. say "mommy POO!", 2. "run run run" to the bathroom and 3. poo on the potty! How fun!
AK dressed herself for daycare today... haha... a colorful shirt with a rainbow and other pictures on it, mostly pink, and blue/white striped shorts. She wore pink sandals that kind of matched her shirt so that wasn't too bad. It is going to be interesting to see what outfits she comes up with on her own. She's definitely getting more headstrong about what she wants to wear.
Question for my readers - I hadn't done anything with the local pumpkin I bought a couple of weeks ago so I roasted it tonight, mashed it and now it's in the freezer. What shall I do with it? I don't really care for baked goods but I suppose I could make pumpkin bread or muffins for someone else. I've never made a pumpkin soup but that could be fun - if anyone has a true or tried recipe, let me know. Just leave a comment or email me! The other stuff I got from the farmer's market was great - the mango and starfruit were so good, I ate more than AK did, and the buns were fantastic. I think that's all I got... can't remember! xo
It was a very busy weekend! We had a great evening at Mike and Julie's on Friday. AK and Matthew played and played and played until they were falling over from exhaustion. I was able to put AK down to sleep, no problem. Matthew was a different story :) but he eventually fell asleep as well. I got a treat the next morning too - AK slept til 7am!
We headed over to Hunter's house on Saturday morning as Jess and Ben agreed to take AK to gymnastics for me so that I could go to yoga. Sounds like they had a great time... AK stood at the window and waved "bye" so hard I thought her arm was going to fall off! She is always so happy to spend time with the Babbs. She had a good afternoon nap, then we headed off to the Mosers. Christie and I went to a gala dinner for work and Chris looked after AK. Sounds like she was really good for Chris too. He only had to bribe her with grapes to stop her from crying. Ha! She ate a really good supper there too, chicken in tomato sauce and pasta.
AK slept til 730am on Sunday morning, which was great as I was a bit tired from the gala dinner. Christie made waffles for breakfast, which we had with syrup and strawberries. AK ate about a quarter of a waffle. We headed home to quickly get ready for church and it went really well this week. AK didn't cry at all when we went into the childcare room and she was happy once again to see Hunter. After church, we headed over to the Huys and I put AK down for her nap there as Kevin and Mike looked after AK while I co-hosted a baby shower for Jenni (are you sensing a trend of babysitters this past weekend???). Sounds like the kids had a pretty good nap then they watched Cars and ate some pretzels! The baby shower went really well... Jenni is so blessed with her friends and this baby girl is going to be one well-dressed babe! It is such a good group of girlfriends we have :)
After the shower, Jenni and I fed the kids some of the leftover food from the shower and they played together for a while. It was a lot of fun - lots of jumping on the bed, giggles, laughter, smiles... and of course a bit of fighting and time-outs and owies! All in good fun :)
Oh, I forgot the biggest news from yesterday... I could smell something funky so I asked AK if she'd farted... she said "yes" but I didn't believe her so checked her diaper and found that she'd just started to poo... so I whisked her off to the toilet and she had a huge poo on the potty! We nearly got another one in the potty today but I was too slow to pick up on her cues (note to anyone who looks after AK in the next while - if she's grabbing her crotch and saying "pee", she is probably about to poo!!!) and we didn't quite make it to the toilet in time. It is great that she is giving me cues though, and we talked about what to do next time. She is to 1. say "mommy POO!", 2. "run run run" to the bathroom and 3. poo on the potty! How fun!
AK dressed herself for daycare today... haha... a colorful shirt with a rainbow and other pictures on it, mostly pink, and blue/white striped shorts. She wore pink sandals that kind of matched her shirt so that wasn't too bad. It is going to be interesting to see what outfits she comes up with on her own. She's definitely getting more headstrong about what she wants to wear.
Question for my readers - I hadn't done anything with the local pumpkin I bought a couple of weeks ago so I roasted it tonight, mashed it and now it's in the freezer. What shall I do with it? I don't really care for baked goods but I suppose I could make pumpkin bread or muffins for someone else. I've never made a pumpkin soup but that could be fun - if anyone has a true or tried recipe, let me know. Just leave a comment or email me! The other stuff I got from the farmer's market was great - the mango and starfruit were so good, I ate more than AK did, and the buns were fantastic. I think that's all I got... can't remember! xo
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