7.31.11

If Wyatt looks totally apprehensive in this picture, it is because he most certainly was. First of all, he hated the helmut. Then I tried to put the cover down, and it wouldn't fit over his head - he was sitting in there with his head tilted all the way to the left "Mommy, I do not like this." No kidding! I got rid of the cover, which somehow caused me to tip the bike over (the trailer didn't tip though). That made him even more nervous, "Mommy, I would like to get out." (he's always so polite the first time.) Finally we got everything settled and went for a bike ride. I wish I could say I enjoyed it, but I apparently I have the most uncomfortable bike seat known to all mankind, so I spent the majority of the bike ride wondering if the numbness in my nether regions would go away after I got off the bike (it did).
But, we'll do it again because it's good exercise for me, and everytime I turned around and yelled, "Having fun?!?!" into the wind, I am pretty sure Wyatt was saying yes. It was that, or "help".

7.30.11

"Heyo? Heyo? Grandma S are you coming for noonles? At my house? Grandma S, bring Grandpa S in the green jeep, okay bye!"
Seriously, this is pretty much the conversation he was having on "his" phone. :)

7.29.11

We spent the morning at the beach today. Wyatt had a pretty good time, pouring sand into buckets and avoiding the water like the plague. Paige slept most of the time, under the shade of a tree. Lucky girl. :)

7.28.11

So, Josh thought it would be a good idea to get the wagon out on our last walk. I am so glad that he was pulling it and not me. This one can be used as a sled too, there are skis that replace the wheels. I pulled it once as a sled and my elbow hurt for a week afterwards. Wyatt loved it, not sure why he felt it necessary to set it up like a bed, but he was cozy and had fun. I'd like to buy the pneumatic tires for it so it's not so freaking loud next time...

7.27.11

When we were at a friend's son's 1st birthday party about 2 weeks ago, the photographer there grabbed this shot of Paige and I. I just love it!
I am very excited for tomorrow - I get to go golfing! Hooray! Friday we're going to attempt to hit up the beach in the morning, and maybe have a picnic. Saturday I get to treat myself by heading into Winnipeg for brunch and gelati with my mom and sister. We've been doing these little excursions (usually lunch and shopping) for a while now, and I really look forward to them. Not only is it MY time (I can listen to the same Beyonce song on repeat all the way into the city if I want to, ha ha), but over the years I have definitely come to think of my mom and sister as not just family, but friends too (bet you never thought that was possible when Kaeleigh and I were teens, right mom?). My family has a dry (warped?) sense of humour, and not everyone "gets" it, so it's nice to be with people who do. I maintain that it was repeated viewings of Monty Python from age 7 and up that made me the way I am. ;)

7.26.11

I love that Wyatt sleeps so deeply now that I can take a picture of him and he doesn't wake up. He's almost 3, but still looks like a baby here because of that soother....that wretched soother. I had hoped that it would be something we could talk him into giving up, but I don't see that happening. We may have to do the ol' "cut the tip off" trick. I don't like the idea of "tricking" him, but I am even less fond of the soother.
The reason for the picture, though, was to get a shot of his new blanket. Paige got a gorgeous owl minky blanket from my brother and his wife, and Wyatt immediately claimed it as his own. I was going to order another just for him, but realized that to order a yard of each style of fabric would be cheaper, so I made him one myself. Let me just say that minky is a fickle, fickle fabric (it has just enough stretch to make you crazy), so the seams are incredibly crooked. Turns out he didn't care. :P He hauled it around all day, and took it to bed, so I think it was a hit. Well worth dumping an entire tin of pins on the floor at 12:30am. Well....almost.

7.25.11

Behind you!

This afternoon we went to the museum in town - the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - to check out "dinosaur bones." Wyatt's been watching Dinosaur Train lately, so I thought he might enjoy it. I was wrong. :P He really liked the stairs (again with the stairs), and the diarama they had of a dig site - only because they had a Hot Wheels van that he wanted. Figures. I paid $12 for him to see a Hot Wheels van. I took a few pictures (had to bribe him with a cookie to take a picture!), so maybe he'll appreciate it when he's older.

7.24.11

We went for a walk this evening through Livingstone Park. We didn't bring bugspray (WHY??), so it was a short walk. Wyatt got to choose which paths we would take, of course the first path he chose took us right to the creek so we had to turn around and start over. :P

7.23.11

Cheese!

7.22.11

Today was such a blast - Wyatt and I drove to Southport to visit my parents (who both work there). I figured the planes and helicopters would be a huge thrill for Wyatt, turned out he was far more interested in the set of stairs in my mom's office building. While we were there, we got to see a vintage bi-plane, it was pretty neat! Wyatt's still talking about seeing the planes and helicopters (and stairs) - not too many little boys have grandparents with such cool jobs!

7.21.11

I got one small little smile from Paige today, packing her up in her carseat to head out for a walk. Poor kid had a rough day. For whatever reason, she just could not stay asleep - she was up from her last nap at 11am and only went down again at 9:45. She had a few cat naps throughout the afternoon, but woke up after 5 or 10 minutes each time. Sleep is such a fickle bitch.

7.20.11

What a goof. :)

7.19.11

So, I realize you can hardly see either kids' face in this picture, but that's not really important. What's important here is that Wyatt voluntarily approached Paige and stayed within arms reach of her for more than 2 seconds. It is a small victory, but I will take it.

7.18.11

8 weeks old today! I am starting to see the similarites between her and Wyatt now - when she was first born, I could see it, but as the weeks went on, I didn't anymore. Now, in some of the photos I can see why people think they look alike, but in real life, her features are a little more....delicate (not sure if that is the word I am looking for) than his. But I imagine once she is older, there will be no mistaking that they are siblings.

7.17.11

What a goof. This kid really likes his chocolate milk when Josh makes it. You see, when I make it, I add just enough syrup to colour it. And Josh adds enough syrup to make a spoon stand straight up on it's own. Needless to say, Wyatt always asks for daddy to make his chocolate milk.
We had a nice Sunday, a friend's son's 1st birthday at the firehall - which thrilled Wyatt to no end. We've been planning to have his 3rd birthday party there for a while anyway, but now I know for sure he'll love it. We didn't get to do much else though, it is just TOO hot outside. Which is like explaining rainbows and unicorns to a toddler, by the way.

7.16.11

We had some family pictures done today (finally). I bought Paige a fancy little headband, which I think is adorable. The first 30 minutes or so went fairly well, but then Wyatt lost patience and spent the rest of the time pouting. Josh's sister and 2 kids came along for some pictures too, and those two were even more uncooperative than Wyatt. All I wanted was ONE good one of our family, so hopefully we accomplished that.

7.15.11

She looks terribly impressed, I have a feeling I'll be seeing this look a lot in the teen years. :P

7.14.11

I was emptying the dishwasher when I turned around and saw this. As if it's not bad enough that he stands on the floor in front of the TV, now he has to climb a stool to get even closer? I swear, he'd touch his nose to the screen if we'd let him. His vision is fine too, he can spot his soother a mile away, so I know that's not the issue!

7.13.11

Doubling up on pictures today to make up for the lack of pictures yesterday. Wyatt's isn't supposed to look like a mug shot. :P He got a haircut today, which he has been looking forward to for a while. Well, truthfully he just looks forward to the sucker when it's done. I wish he could have some sort of hair style, but unfortunately he has the same hair texture as I do (thick, coarse and sooooo straight) and 2 wicked cowlicks (from Josh, of course). We don't have a lot of choices. :P

7.12.11

I am really falling behind on my picture taking! Wyatt was at daycare all day, and Paige was in my arms alllll day, so it was hard to get a picture in. We'll try again tomorow. :)

7.11.11

This kid is getting really crafty at avoiding pictures.

7.10.11

Wyatt and his new growth chart. He's not actually trying to pose, he was in the middle of telling me, "All DONE." I get about 2 tries these days to get the shot, otherwise he starts rolling his eyes and trying to run off. Since when did he become a teenager?

Finally! We have REAL smiles. Poor little stinker slept all day today though, I think she got a bit of the cold that Wyatt had. He was only sick for about 2 days, and it didn't affect his sleep, so hopefully she'll follow suit. I think the chiropractor visits have been helping though, she does seem more settled as of late, and makes a lot of cooing sounds - just seems happier. Josh and I have always believed that the temperment of a baby had a lot to do with the temperment of the parents - if you're stressed out and anxious, your kid is going to feel it and react accordingly. If you relax and roll with the punches, your kid might be a little more chill. Obviously this is not always the case, but we're both wondering if that's why Paige was seeming so tense - because we both are. Between the lack of sleep, adjusting to 2 kids, Wyatt's ridiculous tantrums ("NO! I need to pee in the bath!"), Josh's fire department testing and issues at work...it's been a stressful 2 months and maybe she's feeling it. So our resolution is to start drinking*. Josh is a happy drunk and I fall asleep after 3 - I can't see any flaws in this logic. I plan to start tomorrow at 9am.

*Disclaimer: Not a real resolution. Save your CFS calls for the parents of the kid who whipped his junk out at the playground and peed all over the playstructure. Seriously kid? You suck.

7.9.11

Wyatt got to go mini golfing today with his cousins while I was in Winnipeg with my mom and sister. Apparently it was a bit of a bust, but I guess that's not a huge surprise. Toddlers aren't known for their patience and ability to follow game guidelines. Or maybe it's just our family - maybe there are other 3 year olds out there playing chess during playdates.
Winnipeg was great. We didn't do much, and 99% of my shopping was for other people, but it was so nice to just relax and visit. I really don't get to see my mom and sister nearly as much as I would like - not having family in the same town is frustrating some times.
Josh and I got to sneak out for a movie tonight (the late show). We saw Horrible Bosses, and we both thought it was hilarious - and neither of us fell asleep!

7.8.11

Spending some quality time with Auntie Ness on the swings. :)

7.7.11

*squishy faces*

This is the new carrier that I ordered, the Babyhawk Mei Tai. Seems to be working so far, although today I couldn't figure out why she was crying so much in it until I looked down and saw that she had spit up all over both of us. Hooray. The only issue I have with this one is that newborns have to sit in the "frog" position and Paige constantly pushes herself up this way. It slowly loosens the tie around the waist, and with all of her squirming, her feet start to poke out the bottom. Soon enough she'll be able to sit with her legs out the sides which will eliminate that problem though.

7.6.11

No kid pictures today - Wyatt has a wicked head cold and Paige cried all. bloody. day. Not something I needed photographic proof of!

So here's a picture my aunt posted on Facebook of my parents and both sets of grandparents. :)

7.5.11

She's so sweet. :) Yesterday was a day of eating all day, today was a day of sleeping all day. 6 week growth spurt anyone? I'm hoping we don't pay for the all day snoozefest tonight!

7.4.11

Guess we know where he gets the crazy from...

7.3.11

We spent part of the afternoon outside, Josh and I were weeding out the flower beds in the front yard, and making a 4th (5th? 10th?) attempt to pull out the creeper vines. Those things are AWFUL. While we were working, so was Wyatt! He used sidewalk chalk on the driveway, the Taurus, the van, the front door, the garage door and the neighbour's Hydro truck (!!). Here he is, showing off his artwork. I was informed that this was his name - I'll have to fill him in later on in life that if he's going to deface buildings, he may not want to leave his actual name.

7.2.11

I stole this picture from Josh's mom, I thought it was so sweet. :)

7.1.11

We have smiles! And of course, they're directed at Wyatt (and he couldn't care less).