Definitely not as much time to keep notes today as I had yesterday! 🙂 The night went very nicely with Kyle only getting up once at 4am (I was dreaming that I was grocery shopping! sheesh!). Then, at 640am, I hear giggling and realize Charlize was up. I went to see her and boy was she ever in a happy mood! I changed her and got her dressed then came downstairs. At 7am, Kyle’s at the top of the stairs -also in a good mood- wishing us a good morning 🙂 Breakfast shortly thereafter with milk for Charlize and Blueberry Eggos for Kyle (he picked them out during yesterday’s outing 😉 ).
Unfortunately, the happiness didn’t last long as Charlize soon enough showed us how cranky she truly was (after breakfast)! I noticed how much her new tooth had sprouted but there must still be the ever-unpresent one trying to make its way out because she keeps sticking her tongue out (in a blowing-bubbles kind of way) and chewing on her thumb.
So, we made a quick Maxi run to get some food (and of course forgot a number of items – hard to concentrate when one child is constantly “daddy! daddy!” -ing and the other one’s so cranky she’s kicking at the grocery cart from the inside!! 🙂 Another thing she started doing but I hadn’t noted it before: when she’s upset and stuck in the car, she’ll throw away whatever toys, pacifier, etc, that she’s holding -just to have something else to scream about!! 🙂 But, we got home quickly enough and then it was milk time again followed by a nap. While Charlize slept, Kyle and I played outside…
Hi Mommy!
Yup. I thought long and hard about it, but finally realized that I could not spend an entire week at home with the kids -especially with Charlize on the brink of walking!- without a camera. And so, I gave myself an early birthday present. I’m not really big on the “bling” of things. I just want what I need. In this case, decent digital pictures and video capabilities. And, seriously… isn’t he handsome? 🙂
Anyhow, I went in at 11am to get lunch started and Kyle immediately asked for Vegetable Soup 🙂 He just loves soup! I prepared him a couple of the nuggets from last night while the soup warmed up and he gobbled everything up. Dessert was a tiny caramel bar and strawberries. As expected, he finished just as Charlize woke up. So, he busied himself for a bit while I gave Charlize her lunch. The thing she did last night with the pasta? She did this afternoon with strawberries! She would practically open her mouth and “AAHH!” at me to keep feeding her!! It was funny and always reminds me of a baby bird screeching for food 😉
Naptime went… not well. Kyle would just not sleep. He literally stayed in his bed for 2 hours babbling away. Charlize, tired again, ended up taking a 30minute nap. Finally, at 3pm, I packed them up again as we had to return some items to the Sears counter and then headed to IGA for a few more food items. A good run… except I once again forgot her food! Sheesh!!
We got home, chill-axed for a bit, and then the supper routine started. Charlize ate very well once again showing a very healthy appetite. Kyle… had three servings of meat pie! After initially stating how he didn’t like it (he wanted his strawberries and yogurt first – of course ;)) With everyone having eaten (myself included! I only had coffee for lunch) we set about our evening routine which included…
Animal Train
I wasn’t fast enough to catch but just prior to this, Charlize had spent a few minutes trying to touch Casey’s tongue while the poor dog lay in the sun warming herself! 🙂
As expected, Charlize didn’t hold out too long and by 6:45pm she was way too tired. So, regular evening routine and she was asleep at 7pm. For the next 30 minutes or so, I continued packing the Joe Shuster Awards Retailer Packages while Kyle colored on the floor next to me. And then… long distance phone call!! My darling wife decided to go ahead and spend a fortune just to be able to talk to me (and Kyle) for 5 minutes 🙂 I tried to give her a quick recap but it’s tough to be complete in that amount of time! But at least if she manages to make it online she’ll be able to see these notes! 🙂
Nothing else to really add for tonight, though. Kyle knew it was late and he was tired, so after playing “shadows” with his new Lightning McQueen flashlight, we sang a few songs and down he went. He got up twice so far, but I think that was it. So, for me, right now, it’ll be to catch up on LJ as I haven’t read anything since about friday morning, and then go continue to decompress! Either with a short movie or with some reading!! 🙂
Tomorrow morning it’s back to Quebecor to drop off the packages, and then a morning visit with my folks!