We put him in our bed again tonight. He asked to go potty, then asked for some water, but settled down afterwards and fell asleep. He's a bit of a restless sleeper because he moves around A LOT. About 30 minutes ago, I heard a thump... went in to check to find Isaac asleep on the floor (his head was under his crib - beside our bed). I transferred him into his crib.
I think once he gets a bed of his own, I'll need to put on guard rails or something. I know of a number of people who just put a mattress on the floor - so that's also an option.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Crazy About Trains
This morning we had a play date at N's house. As soon as I got Isaac's shoes off, he was off playing with the toys. I went in and removed his jacket as he was playing. He started off with the play kitchen, then investigated contents of a bin and picked out a mailbox. Next, he played on their piano. After, he spent the rest of the time putting together some train tracks then connecting a long line of trains together. The boys played together for a little, but mostly played independently side-by-side.
Isaac got a 5 minute warning before we had to leave... but he was very upset to go. He only stopped crying when Auntie C offered him a treat for the car. I had a great time chatting with Auntie C. It seems we have lots of interests in common. I hope that we can get together again soon.
Isaac got a 5 minute warning before we had to leave... but he was very upset to go. He only stopped crying when Auntie C offered him a treat for the car. I had a great time chatting with Auntie C. It seems we have lots of interests in common. I hope that we can get together again soon.
Lego Shopping Addiction
Move over ebay... I just discovered bricklink and it's easy to search for random lego pieces. I have to stop looking on that site or I'll end up buying a lot more stuff. I've never had any problems with ordering things off ebay, so we'll see how it goes with bricklink sellers.
What I like about bricklink: huge selection of lego, no bidding wars
What I dislike about bricklink: it's hard to determine the shipping costs, and there's a lot of just waiting around. When you submit an order (you have committed to buying it without fully knowing the exact shipping and handling costs), then you wait for the seller to come back to you with the total, they wait for you to pay, you wait for them to check that you've paid, you wait for them to send you the items, and you wait for the items to be shipped. Granted that you can't control the wait times for the actual shipping... I still find it frustratingly slow compared to shopping on ebay.
I wonder if I should set up a store on bricklink or ebay to sell off some excess lego duplo inventory I've accumulated? Any how, it's something I can probably do relatively easily. The barrier to entry is low (hence lots of competition and you're limited by what you have available to sell and the price you want to sell at). I have some ideas of how to create interesting lots but it's doubtful I'd be able to make any significant money from it. Since there is a lower supply of duplo on ebay, I suspect that I would be able to make more per transaction by listing on ebay. I would have to look into the fees involved in setting up a sellers account on paypal and also one of the systems to see if it's even worth my while or not. I would also have to look into possible tax implications - and consult with my accountant [AKA... my dad]. It could be a fun hobby.
What I like about bricklink: huge selection of lego, no bidding wars
What I dislike about bricklink: it's hard to determine the shipping costs, and there's a lot of just waiting around. When you submit an order (you have committed to buying it without fully knowing the exact shipping and handling costs), then you wait for the seller to come back to you with the total, they wait for you to pay, you wait for them to check that you've paid, you wait for them to send you the items, and you wait for the items to be shipped. Granted that you can't control the wait times for the actual shipping... I still find it frustratingly slow compared to shopping on ebay.
I wonder if I should set up a store on bricklink or ebay to sell off some excess lego duplo inventory I've accumulated? Any how, it's something I can probably do relatively easily. The barrier to entry is low (hence lots of competition and you're limited by what you have available to sell and the price you want to sell at). I have some ideas of how to create interesting lots but it's doubtful I'd be able to make any significant money from it. Since there is a lower supply of duplo on ebay, I suspect that I would be able to make more per transaction by listing on ebay. I would have to look into the fees involved in setting up a sellers account on paypal and also one of the systems to see if it's even worth my while or not. I would also have to look into possible tax implications - and consult with my accountant [AKA... my dad]. It could be a fun hobby.
Bed Sleeping
The boy seems more than ready to move to a bed. Tonight, he didn't want to sleep in his crib, so I let him lie in our bed. I told him that if he got out of the bed, I would put him in his crib. I left him and he called "mama mama" a few times. I repeatly told him to go to sleep. Sometime between 9pm and 9:30pm (when I went to check on him), he had fallen asleep. I moved him back to his crib.
Sometimes during nap times, I let him sleep in our bed. When he wakes up, he'll say "mama gone" then come out and look for me.
I guess we'll have to figure out how to rearrange furniture and figure out how and where to set up a bed for the boy. At the moment, we're considering giving the boy our room. Then we'll either get a sofa bed and sleep in the living room or put a bed into Daddy's office. We'll probably try to sort this out in June.
Sometimes during nap times, I let him sleep in our bed. When he wakes up, he'll say "mama gone" then come out and look for me.
I guess we'll have to figure out how to rearrange furniture and figure out how and where to set up a bed for the boy. At the moment, we're considering giving the boy our room. Then we'll either get a sofa bed and sleep in the living room or put a bed into Daddy's office. We'll probably try to sort this out in June.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Duplo Lego Castle
We picked up a lego duplo castle set from a craigslist listing today. I was a bit unsure about paying $30 for 90+ pieces of castle pieces and the picture posted was small and didn't clearly show what pieces were included. After putting the boy to bed, I washed the lego pieces and searched online for duplo castle building instructions.
It turns out that we now have two duplo castle sets: 4776 Dragon Tower and 4779 Defense Tower. Structurally, the Dragon Tower is complete. We are only missing one crest (lion), two poles and two flags (one of each: lion flag and a dragon flag) from the Defense Tower. The sets did not come with any figures or accessories, but we have duplo figures we can substitute in (and of course our dragons).
On a side note, I am excited that Lego will be opening a store in the Toronto area. I'm looking forward to visiting the store the next time we're in town.
We ended up ordering the Duplo Knight's Castle from BrickLink. I also picked up some extra pieces from a listing off kijiji. Now we have enough pieces to build a decent fortress.
Building instructions for the Duplo castle sets are available on Peeron:
Dragon Tower #4776-1
Knight's Castle #4777-1
Defense Tower #4779-1
It turns out that we now have two duplo castle sets: 4776 Dragon Tower and 4779 Defense Tower. Structurally, the Dragon Tower is complete. We are only missing one crest (lion), two poles and two flags (one of each: lion flag and a dragon flag) from the Defense Tower. The sets did not come with any figures or accessories, but we have duplo figures we can substitute in (and of course our dragons).On a side note, I am excited that Lego will be opening a store in the Toronto area. I'm looking forward to visiting the store the next time we're in town.
We ended up ordering the Duplo Knight's Castle from BrickLink. I also picked up some extra pieces from a listing off kijiji. Now we have enough pieces to build a decent fortress.
Building instructions for the Duplo castle sets are available on Peeron:
Dragon Tower #4776-1
Knight's Castle #4777-1
Defense Tower #4779-1
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Update for the week.
It's just been busy.
Sunday: We wanted to go to the Aquarium except we couldn't get downtown easily due to road closures for the Sun Run. So we detoured and went to Kitslano beach instead. It was a bit windy that day. The boy scootered around for a little, then he explored the sand, rocks, shells and water. Shoes, socks and hands wet. Wind + wet = cold. His little hands were red. We washed his hands and had a snack at the cafe: fish and chips. Isaac ate some fries but didn't like the fish (cod).
We had a play date with a new friend on Wednesday morning. N and Auntie C came over to our house. They stayed for an hour, we played with toy screwdrivers, had a snack and watched an episode of Word World. We will be going to their house to play next Wednesday.
Isaac seemed to have a rough night. We had a hard time putting him to bed. He woke up at 11pm and didn't want to go back to sleep. He seemed to be very upset about something, but we couldn't figure out what was bothering him.
On Thursday morning, we had our second art class. Since Isaac didn't sleep very well the night before, he was tired at class. He did some of the projects, but lost interest part way through the class.
This morning, we went to the Aquarium and a playground in Stanley Park. After we went to Hokkaido Ramen Santouka for some ramen. There was a short line up at the door. We got seated in a small table for two. I was able to squeeze in with Isaac on the bench. We ordered immediately. I got a Toroniku shio ramen and Daddy had some sort of miso ramen. As we waited for our food, the boy got restless. I let him snack on some cookies. He wanted to play with chopsticks and salt & pepper shakers. I decided to take the boy out for a walk. I bought Isaac a salmon sashimi from Sushi Mart and fed that to him in the car. Isaac gobbled that up. As we were finishing the last piece, Daddy called to say that he finished his ramen.
We went back to the restaurant. Daddy fed Isaac some miso soup and noodles as I had lunch. The pork jowl was really fatty (a bit too fatty for my preferences) but very tasty! I liked the shio ramen. It had a nice flavour. Daddy likes Kintaro more because it's cheaper, but this place is good none-the-less. When we left, there was a line up out the door. When we got home, Isaac played for a bit, then we all took an afternoon nap.
[Edit]
I forgot to mention that on Thursday morning, both Daddy and I slept in and the boy was keeping himself busy in the morning. He even raided the fridge and helped himself to some sliced black forest ham (and left a trail of it everywhere he went). I tried to salvage some of the ham that was left out by cooking it in cream of mushroom soup (and serving it with some broccoli and pasta).
Sunday: We wanted to go to the Aquarium except we couldn't get downtown easily due to road closures for the Sun Run. So we detoured and went to Kitslano beach instead. It was a bit windy that day. The boy scootered around for a little, then he explored the sand, rocks, shells and water. Shoes, socks and hands wet. Wind + wet = cold. His little hands were red. We washed his hands and had a snack at the cafe: fish and chips. Isaac ate some fries but didn't like the fish (cod).
We had a play date with a new friend on Wednesday morning. N and Auntie C came over to our house. They stayed for an hour, we played with toy screwdrivers, had a snack and watched an episode of Word World. We will be going to their house to play next Wednesday.
Isaac seemed to have a rough night. We had a hard time putting him to bed. He woke up at 11pm and didn't want to go back to sleep. He seemed to be very upset about something, but we couldn't figure out what was bothering him.
On Thursday morning, we had our second art class. Since Isaac didn't sleep very well the night before, he was tired at class. He did some of the projects, but lost interest part way through the class.
This morning, we went to the Aquarium and a playground in Stanley Park. After we went to Hokkaido Ramen Santouka for some ramen. There was a short line up at the door. We got seated in a small table for two. I was able to squeeze in with Isaac on the bench. We ordered immediately. I got a Toroniku shio ramen and Daddy had some sort of miso ramen. As we waited for our food, the boy got restless. I let him snack on some cookies. He wanted to play with chopsticks and salt & pepper shakers. I decided to take the boy out for a walk. I bought Isaac a salmon sashimi from Sushi Mart and fed that to him in the car. Isaac gobbled that up. As we were finishing the last piece, Daddy called to say that he finished his ramen.
We went back to the restaurant. Daddy fed Isaac some miso soup and noodles as I had lunch. The pork jowl was really fatty (a bit too fatty for my preferences) but very tasty! I liked the shio ramen. It had a nice flavour. Daddy likes Kintaro more because it's cheaper, but this place is good none-the-less. When we left, there was a line up out the door. When we got home, Isaac played for a bit, then we all took an afternoon nap.
[Edit]
I forgot to mention that on Thursday morning, both Daddy and I slept in and the boy was keeping himself busy in the morning. He even raided the fridge and helped himself to some sliced black forest ham (and left a trail of it everywhere he went). I tried to salvage some of the ham that was left out by cooking it in cream of mushroom soup (and serving it with some broccoli and pasta).
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday Activities
This morning we had our usual swimming lessons. Isaac didn't really want to follow along with the class activities so we just played with buckets and pool toys. After class, we spotted a brown rabbit outside in a fenced area by the parking lot.
We got home, took a bath, then went out for dim sum at Gingeri Chinese Restaurant. We made a reservation before we left the house. When we got there, we got put onto a short list and waited several minutes to be seated. We ordered a beef noodle roll, chicken feet, sui mai, seafood soup dumpling, chicken with black bean and tofu, chicken sticky rice wrapped in leaves and shrimp spring rolls. As we waited for our order, a waitress walked by with a plates of 4 mini egg tarts, so we added that to our order.
The boy started off eating 2 egg tarts while we waited for our food. The tarts were fresh out of the oven, the shell was fluffy and the boy devoured them. He wanted the rest of the egg tarts, but we told him he had to wait so that he could eat some other food. The beef noodle roll came first. It was tasty and cooked just right. The boy ate 1.5 rolls. Daddy had .5 and I got the last one. Next the spring rolls came. They were too hot for the boy so we set .5 aside for him. He watched us as we ate the spring rolls. The spring rolls were just ok - I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a lot of shrimp in it. When it cooled enough, the boy enjoyed his spring roll. The chicken feet came after. Isaac had some of the cartilage and skin from the chicken feet. The flavour was ok - average tasting. Next we had sui mai - it was also average, but Isaac liked it. The chicken and tofu dish was pretty good. We gave Isaac some of that to try and he ate it. The last to arrive was the seafood soup dumpling. It was really small, but tasty. We split it between the three of us. Daddy had a sticky rice and we brought the remaining two home along with an egg tart.
When we finished lunch, I lined up at Toys R Us to participate in the Lego - Build a rabbit event. Isaac played in the play house, then went into Toys R Us with Daddy to play. I was still in line when they came out of the store. Isaac sat in the stroller and waited in line with me as Daddy went to pick up some fruits, vegetables and buns. After an hour wait in line, I started putting together the rabbit. Isaac was getting tired and one of the staff was offering people in line bagged pieces so that they could take them home to make... so I asked for that and returned my partially constructed rabbit. (The only negative about the bag is that the person who packed it missed 2 pieces... so I had to modify the construction directions to make the rabbit.)
When we got to the car, Isaac was sound asleep as Daddy transferred him into his car seat (1:30pm). I transferred him into his crib. His nap was close to 3 hours. By the time we got up, it was basically dinner time. I gave Isaac a pineapple bun, 2 sticky rice. It was still bright outside, so we walked to Value Village and came back home. Isaac had a couple of mandarins as he watched an episode of Curious George, then it was bedtime.
We got home, took a bath, then went out for dim sum at Gingeri Chinese Restaurant. We made a reservation before we left the house. When we got there, we got put onto a short list and waited several minutes to be seated. We ordered a beef noodle roll, chicken feet, sui mai, seafood soup dumpling, chicken with black bean and tofu, chicken sticky rice wrapped in leaves and shrimp spring rolls. As we waited for our order, a waitress walked by with a plates of 4 mini egg tarts, so we added that to our order.
The boy started off eating 2 egg tarts while we waited for our food. The tarts were fresh out of the oven, the shell was fluffy and the boy devoured them. He wanted the rest of the egg tarts, but we told him he had to wait so that he could eat some other food. The beef noodle roll came first. It was tasty and cooked just right. The boy ate 1.5 rolls. Daddy had .5 and I got the last one. Next the spring rolls came. They were too hot for the boy so we set .5 aside for him. He watched us as we ate the spring rolls. The spring rolls were just ok - I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a lot of shrimp in it. When it cooled enough, the boy enjoyed his spring roll. The chicken feet came after. Isaac had some of the cartilage and skin from the chicken feet. The flavour was ok - average tasting. Next we had sui mai - it was also average, but Isaac liked it. The chicken and tofu dish was pretty good. We gave Isaac some of that to try and he ate it. The last to arrive was the seafood soup dumpling. It was really small, but tasty. We split it between the three of us. Daddy had a sticky rice and we brought the remaining two home along with an egg tart.
When we finished lunch, I lined up at Toys R Us to participate in the Lego - Build a rabbit event. Isaac played in the play house, then went into Toys R Us with Daddy to play. I was still in line when they came out of the store. Isaac sat in the stroller and waited in line with me as Daddy went to pick up some fruits, vegetables and buns. After an hour wait in line, I started putting together the rabbit. Isaac was getting tired and one of the staff was offering people in line bagged pieces so that they could take them home to make... so I asked for that and returned my partially constructed rabbit. (The only negative about the bag is that the person who packed it missed 2 pieces... so I had to modify the construction directions to make the rabbit.)
When we got to the car, Isaac was sound asleep as Daddy transferred him into his car seat (1:30pm). I transferred him into his crib. His nap was close to 3 hours. By the time we got up, it was basically dinner time. I gave Isaac a pineapple bun, 2 sticky rice. It was still bright outside, so we walked to Value Village and came back home. Isaac had a couple of mandarins as he watched an episode of Curious George, then it was bedtime.
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