Isaac is definitely going through a no-naps transition. Several days in a row, no nap. Yesterday he had a late nap. Today he had an active day, didn't nap and fell asleep at the table while we ate dinner (around 5:45pm). Unfortunately, he didn't finish his dinner so I have a feeling he'll wake up later and say he's hungry.
Today we made some rice crispy squares (Isaac helped to measure marshmallows and stir everything together), played a board game Hi Ho Cherry-O (which we modified the rules to make the game to by faster), and Daddy took him out to the park in the afternoon.
I really wonder if he'll be able to attend my choir performances. One is at 7pm and the other is at 2pm. If he doesn't nap, he's in bed around 6:30pm. If he naps, then he can come to the evening performance. Not sure how I can get him to nap that day.
Update: He woke up at 6:40pm. I fed him the rest of dinner. Now I don't know what time he'll go to bed tonight. Maybe 9pm?
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Night Owl
Saturday - we went swimming in the morning. Had dim sum for lunch. No nap. At 5pm, the boy looked like he was going to fall asleep sitting up. I tried to keep him up, but let him go to bed. Only he didn't want to sleep. Screaming and crying. No nap.
We had dinner and he fell asleep at 6pm. It was a restless sort of sleep. He kept waking up and was whiny and needy. I tucked him in several times. I changed his diaper twice. I fed him penguin crackers twice and another time I fed him some left-over chicken pot pie. At midnight he got up.
Here we are... almost 1am. Isaac is playing (World of Goo) on the iPad while I sit here typing. The boy does NOT look sleepy one bit. I think I'm going to turn out the lights and go to bed. Maybe he'll decide that he wants to sleep too.
Not sure what we'll be doing tomorrow.
We had dinner and he fell asleep at 6pm. It was a restless sort of sleep. He kept waking up and was whiny and needy. I tucked him in several times. I changed his diaper twice. I fed him penguin crackers twice and another time I fed him some left-over chicken pot pie. At midnight he got up.
Here we are... almost 1am. Isaac is playing (World of Goo) on the iPad while I sit here typing. The boy does NOT look sleepy one bit. I think I'm going to turn out the lights and go to bed. Maybe he'll decide that he wants to sleep too.
Not sure what we'll be doing tomorrow.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Weekly Update: November 14-18, 2011
This week Isaac made 2 mini loaves of bread in cooking class. One was a rye bread and the other was a cranberry loaf. I really liked the cranberry loaf, but Daddy thought it tasted too much like fruitcake for his liking.
On Tuesday Auntie K and G came over for a morning play date. We made blueberry pancakes together. They brought over some chocolate zucchini cake. I need to remember to return her container. As it neared 1pm, Isaac and G went a little crazy running around and chasing each other. I think they both had a good time. We need to organize our mini playgroup Christmas party soon. In the afternoon, Isaac napped in the stroller while I went to the library to return some books and pick out some new ones.
Wednesday morning we arrived a little late to preschool. Normally we're there before they open the doors. I guess we left the house a tad late. I returned some more books while Isaac was at school. When I got home, I noticed that the number of items we have at home and the number the computer system says we have checked out doesn't match up. Isaac has 24 items at home, so keeping track of everything is tedious (since he messes up the pile). Anyhow, I've had problems with books not getting checked in at least a couple of previous times so I try to keep on top of checking up after I make returns. I was able to clear the book off our account, but they didn't want to do a shelf check to verify if it was there or not. I'm tempted to go and look for that book the next time I stop by that branch.
Wednesday afternoon and evening Isaac complained about having a tummy ache and had diarrhea. On Thursday morning, he still had diarrhea, but was acting completely normal otherwise. He couldn't go to school so we played at home all day.
Friday we skipped out on meeting up with his playgroup friends. Actually it was more because I was too tired to go. My sleep schedule is a bit messed up at the moment because my nap times are at bad times. I found Isaac's Christmas present at Value Village. He's getting a 250 piece set of TinkerToys - it was complete though 2 pieces were broken (so I tossed them out).
Currently dvd requests: Dora the Explorer. He likes the music and most of the characters except for Swiper the Fox. He also likes watching All About Volcanoes - it's a video for young kids (about K-Grade 4 level). I might borrow other videos from that series to see if he likes any of the other topics.
On Tuesday Auntie K and G came over for a morning play date. We made blueberry pancakes together. They brought over some chocolate zucchini cake. I need to remember to return her container. As it neared 1pm, Isaac and G went a little crazy running around and chasing each other. I think they both had a good time. We need to organize our mini playgroup Christmas party soon. In the afternoon, Isaac napped in the stroller while I went to the library to return some books and pick out some new ones.
Wednesday morning we arrived a little late to preschool. Normally we're there before they open the doors. I guess we left the house a tad late. I returned some more books while Isaac was at school. When I got home, I noticed that the number of items we have at home and the number the computer system says we have checked out doesn't match up. Isaac has 24 items at home, so keeping track of everything is tedious (since he messes up the pile). Anyhow, I've had problems with books not getting checked in at least a couple of previous times so I try to keep on top of checking up after I make returns. I was able to clear the book off our account, but they didn't want to do a shelf check to verify if it was there or not. I'm tempted to go and look for that book the next time I stop by that branch.
Wednesday afternoon and evening Isaac complained about having a tummy ache and had diarrhea. On Thursday morning, he still had diarrhea, but was acting completely normal otherwise. He couldn't go to school so we played at home all day.
Friday we skipped out on meeting up with his playgroup friends. Actually it was more because I was too tired to go. My sleep schedule is a bit messed up at the moment because my nap times are at bad times. I found Isaac's Christmas present at Value Village. He's getting a 250 piece set of TinkerToys - it was complete though 2 pieces were broken (so I tossed them out).
Currently dvd requests: Dora the Explorer. He likes the music and most of the characters except for Swiper the Fox. He also likes watching All About Volcanoes - it's a video for young kids (about K-Grade 4 level). I might borrow other videos from that series to see if he likes any of the other topics.
Missing Lego Pieces
Off topic again, but I just want to vent. I opened up my Lego Fire Brigade 10197 set this evening and right off the bat, I noticed missing pieces. Thinking it might've been just a couple, I substituted in a couple of my pieces and tried to continue on... but got stuck again shortly afterwards.
It looks like my set is missing an entire bag of pieces. My set is from batch 39R1. I will be calling customer service tomorrow to see if they can send me the missing bag! I looked online to find that lots of other people have the same problem with this batch.
Update: I called up customer service this morning and they're sending me the missing bag. Hope it arrives in the mail soon. The woman I spoke with was really pleasant and helped to resolve the problem quickly.
Update2 (Dec 9, 2011): The missing lego pieces finally arrive in the mail today! Hooray!!! I'm going to take a nap then start putting together the Fire Brigade tonight.
It looks like my set is missing an entire bag of pieces. My set is from batch 39R1. I will be calling customer service tomorrow to see if they can send me the missing bag! I looked online to find that lots of other people have the same problem with this batch.
Update: I called up customer service this morning and they're sending me the missing bag. Hope it arrives in the mail soon. The woman I spoke with was really pleasant and helped to resolve the problem quickly.
Update2 (Dec 9, 2011): The missing lego pieces finally arrive in the mail today! Hooray!!! I'm going to take a nap then start putting together the Fire Brigade tonight.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Lego Modular Sets
Ah!! I'm so excited. After staring at the pictures of the Pet Shop (10218), Grand Emporium (10211) and Fire Brigade (10197) on the Lego web site for awhile (well, since the Pet shop was released and I found out about the modular sets)... DH just bought me all three sets!
I can't wait for them to arrive. I don't know which I want to build first. When Daddy said he was buying me Lego, Isaac said he wanted Lego too. I think I will let him play with the finished sets. Of the three, he'll probably enjoy the Fire Brigade most.
I guess I should give an update about the boy too. He is currently sick. He has a runny nose and a cough with phlegm. He's been sick since Saturday evening. We ended up skipping out on the Wall-E screening at the planetarium on Sunday. He also missed his cooking class and Twos Time this week. We did end up going trick-or-treating at the mall. I figured it would be ok since we were just staying indoors.
This morning Isaac and I woke up later than usual (8am instead of 6:30-7am). We stayed home all day. We spent the morning watching Cars and playing with Lego Duplo and K'nex. After lunch, we tidied up all the toys and moved some stuff around to make space for the Christmas tree. I put the tree up in the afternoon. We spent the rest of the afternoon making "presents" to put under the tree. I made 4 Lego boxes with lego ribbons. Isaac made 2 Duplo "presents" that look like rockets. One is for Mommy and one is for Daddy. He skipped his nap today and started falling asleep on the carpet at around 5:30pm while playing with his Duplo trains and track. I kept him up because it really was too late for a nap and he either would've missed dinner or wouldn't sleep until late. We ended up putting him to bed at around 6:45pm with mommy milk and a story. He was out as soon as we turned off the lights. His nose is raw from me trying to remove/clear his mucus. Poor boy. I hope he'll sleep well tonight and feels better soon. I really want him to be able to go to school tomorrow.
Update: Isaac is staying home today. Mucous is still yellow. Playgroup tomorrow, I'll have to see how he's doing tomorrow morning before we decide if he gets to go. Swimming lessons start Saturday... and that's also up in the air. Sunday we're meeting up with a friend from our birth group.
I can't wait for them to arrive. I don't know which I want to build first. When Daddy said he was buying me Lego, Isaac said he wanted Lego too. I think I will let him play with the finished sets. Of the three, he'll probably enjoy the Fire Brigade most.
I guess I should give an update about the boy too. He is currently sick. He has a runny nose and a cough with phlegm. He's been sick since Saturday evening. We ended up skipping out on the Wall-E screening at the planetarium on Sunday. He also missed his cooking class and Twos Time this week. We did end up going trick-or-treating at the mall. I figured it would be ok since we were just staying indoors.
Update: Isaac is staying home today. Mucous is still yellow. Playgroup tomorrow, I'll have to see how he's doing tomorrow morning before we decide if he gets to go. Swimming lessons start Saturday... and that's also up in the air. Sunday we're meeting up with a friend from our birth group.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Getting Ready for Halloween
Costume... check!
Pumpkin carving... (we'll be doing that tomorrow)!
This coming week at preschool, the kids are asked to dress up in Halloween costumes (if they want to). We finally made our way to the Gourmet Warehouse to pick up the key component of Isaac's Halloween costume. A kid-sized chef toque!!! I saw it there the last time we visited, so I just hoped they would have some in stock today. We were not disappointed. There was only one choice for a plain white chef toque ($5.00) - all the rest had colours or other patterns on them. Isaac also picked out a wooden spoon ($2.50) for himself. He saw some cupcakes displayed in the baking ware section and kept asking for the cupcakes!!!
When we got home, Isaac put on the toque right away (and has agreed to wear it to his next cooking class as well). There's velcro on the back so that it can be adjusted by a tiny bit.
We picked up some sushi for lunch. I took an afternoon nap and Isaac stayed in bed and napped with me. I'm glad he's sleeping. If not, I would likely have had to take him out for a walk in his stroller.
Tomorrow we'll be picking up a pumpkin for a jack-o'lantern. That should be fun. I wonder if Isaac remembers helping to scoop out the seeds last year?
Here's a picture of the mini quiches Isaac made in cooking class last week:
I was surprised that he was willing to eat the green and red peppers in the quiche since he generally doesn't eat peppers (not even off a pizza). I think he liked the peppers because they were in a tart, the texture was soft and they were covered in cheese. Or maybe it's simply because *he* made it so he wanted to eat his creation.
Update from the past week:
Tuesday, I took Isaac to the library and playground. An older girl (3.5yrs old) took his sand bucket and he chased her around trying to get it back. I only put a stop to it when he was up on the big kids playground equipment and started going down the ladder facing out while holding onto his sand shovels. I was afraid he would fall down because he was focussed on catching S. He didn't want to leave the playground, so I had to physically remove him and put him into his stroller. He was fine once he got back his bucket. On Friday we had a play date at Auntie S's house. Isaac had a lot of fun. All was well until after lunch, the kids went crazy. They started off sitting on the stairs together screaming and kicking the steps. Then they went upstairs (I told Isaac he wasn't allowed upstairs and took him down). From downstairs, we were hear periodic loud "Boom"s from the kids jumping off a bed. I was really surprised that he listened to me, by staying on the first flight of the staircase! I could see that he wanted to go up and join the other kids, but he was good. I let him play for awhile longer until he started getting destructive. He helped with clean up time but put up a fight when we had to go home.
Pumpkin carving... (we'll be doing that tomorrow)!
This coming week at preschool, the kids are asked to dress up in Halloween costumes (if they want to). We finally made our way to the Gourmet Warehouse to pick up the key component of Isaac's Halloween costume. A kid-sized chef toque!!! I saw it there the last time we visited, so I just hoped they would have some in stock today. We were not disappointed. There was only one choice for a plain white chef toque ($5.00) - all the rest had colours or other patterns on them. Isaac also picked out a wooden spoon ($2.50) for himself. He saw some cupcakes displayed in the baking ware section and kept asking for the cupcakes!!!
When we got home, Isaac put on the toque right away (and has agreed to wear it to his next cooking class as well). There's velcro on the back so that it can be adjusted by a tiny bit.
We picked up some sushi for lunch. I took an afternoon nap and Isaac stayed in bed and napped with me. I'm glad he's sleeping. If not, I would likely have had to take him out for a walk in his stroller.
Tomorrow we'll be picking up a pumpkin for a jack-o'lantern. That should be fun. I wonder if Isaac remembers helping to scoop out the seeds last year?
Here's a picture of the mini quiches Isaac made in cooking class last week:
I was surprised that he was willing to eat the green and red peppers in the quiche since he generally doesn't eat peppers (not even off a pizza). I think he liked the peppers because they were in a tart, the texture was soft and they were covered in cheese. Or maybe it's simply because *he* made it so he wanted to eat his creation.
Update from the past week:
Tuesday, I took Isaac to the library and playground. An older girl (3.5yrs old) took his sand bucket and he chased her around trying to get it back. I only put a stop to it when he was up on the big kids playground equipment and started going down the ladder facing out while holding onto his sand shovels. I was afraid he would fall down because he was focussed on catching S. He didn't want to leave the playground, so I had to physically remove him and put him into his stroller. He was fine once he got back his bucket. On Friday we had a play date at Auntie S's house. Isaac had a lot of fun. All was well until after lunch, the kids went crazy. They started off sitting on the stairs together screaming and kicking the steps. Then they went upstairs (I told Isaac he wasn't allowed upstairs and took him down). From downstairs, we were hear periodic loud "Boom"s from the kids jumping off a bed. I was really surprised that he listened to me, by staying on the first flight of the staircase! I could see that he wanted to go up and join the other kids, but he was good. I let him play for awhile longer until he started getting destructive. He helped with clean up time but put up a fight when we had to go home.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weekend outing
We're definitely in the process of cutting naps. There are some days where he will nap in the afternoon and some days he refuses to sleep (but will be cranky in the evening and go to bed early).
Today Isaac fell asleep in the car on the way to the planetarium. We arrived a bit before 11:30am. Isaac wandered around pressing buttons and touching stuff. At 11:30am, we watched a live demonstration talk about rockets launching. In advance, we warned Isaac that he had to stay sitting and be quiet or we would leave... I also bribed him with some gummies. He was good and enjoyed the session. After, we proceeded up to the planetarium theatre. We watched "The night sky". Isaac was amazingly good. Not a peep out of his mouth. I thought he would find it boring because it was just a darkened room with stars projected up and a long talk about all the stars/constellations that we would see in the sky around this time of year over Vancouver. After we left the theatre, as we were waiting for the elevator there was a moment where I thought he might get upset that we were leaving. But he seemed to accept a quick comment from us that "the show's all done".
In the process of TTC. Won't say too much about that. It's kind of personal. We have had some disappointments but I remain hopeful. We're a bit older now and I'm still not ready to give up breastfeeding so it may be harder this time around. One difference I feel now (compared to about 4 or 5 years ago) is that I'm not insanely jealous and envious of other people getting/being pregnant. I guess the big reason is because we already have Isaac and if things are not to be, then I'm ok with it.
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I went to a swap meet this morning while Daddy took Isaac to the playground. Didn't find any lego. We went out for dim sum afterwards. I took a nap in the afternoon while Isaac and Daddy went to another playground. They came home and had a snack. Isaac didn't want to nap, but he fell asleep on the floor while watching Wall-E. I transferred him to bed.
Isaac has cooking class and I have choir tomorrow. Hopefully the transit ride to his cooking class won't be too packed. I think I have worked out a good timing (if we can get out of the house on time - too early and we're sardines, too late and we'll miss the start of class).
Today Isaac fell asleep in the car on the way to the planetarium. We arrived a bit before 11:30am. Isaac wandered around pressing buttons and touching stuff. At 11:30am, we watched a live demonstration talk about rockets launching. In advance, we warned Isaac that he had to stay sitting and be quiet or we would leave... I also bribed him with some gummies. He was good and enjoyed the session. After, we proceeded up to the planetarium theatre. We watched "The night sky". Isaac was amazingly good. Not a peep out of his mouth. I thought he would find it boring because it was just a darkened room with stars projected up and a long talk about all the stars/constellations that we would see in the sky around this time of year over Vancouver. After we left the theatre, as we were waiting for the elevator there was a moment where I thought he might get upset that we were leaving. But he seemed to accept a quick comment from us that "the show's all done".
In the process of TTC. Won't say too much about that. It's kind of personal. We have had some disappointments but I remain hopeful. We're a bit older now and I'm still not ready to give up breastfeeding so it may be harder this time around. One difference I feel now (compared to about 4 or 5 years ago) is that I'm not insanely jealous and envious of other people getting/being pregnant. I guess the big reason is because we already have Isaac and if things are not to be, then I'm ok with it.
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I went to a swap meet this morning while Daddy took Isaac to the playground. Didn't find any lego. We went out for dim sum afterwards. I took a nap in the afternoon while Isaac and Daddy went to another playground. They came home and had a snack. Isaac didn't want to nap, but he fell asleep on the floor while watching Wall-E. I transferred him to bed.
Isaac has cooking class and I have choir tomorrow. Hopefully the transit ride to his cooking class won't be too packed. I think I have worked out a good timing (if we can get out of the house on time - too early and we're sardines, too late and we'll miss the start of class).
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