My Little Boy turnsTwo

my little boy is two. what a whirl wind.
He had two parties one last week with all his friends from church and he had cake and lots of fun with his friends swiming in his pool and playing outside..
We had a second party today with his Uncle Greg and Auntie A and nanny . We had more cake and lots more presents. He recieved so many cool gifts I dont know where to begin with thank you cards.. He got craft bucket full of fun things to play with, Thomas the Train, clothes, a bear, from us he got some more wiggles dvd's , a computer program, lights for his wall and a tent for his bed .
and by this time next year Ethan will have a little sister or brother to get in his way.

Loving every minute of hearing Ethan talk and express himself . sometimes I still dont understand him but we are working on his words and colours and shapes animals . He is growing up so fast its hard to watch some days

Snowy Saturdays in April

Well its been a while since I have updated but here I am .

We have now moved into our apartment for a month and it feels good. We also as of this month are the superintendents of the building we live in. its going to be a little bit of work but it will help us out financially in the long run.

Ethan is growing like a weed . and becoming quite the little man. he has quite the personality which is good but oh gets him in so much trouble. He is speaking a lot more but still not where I thought he would have been.. and he also talks way more at daycare then he does at home so we work daily with him by reading and making him use his words .

Geoff is doing really well in school and has written one of his certification exams and is writing another one in the next few weeks. he is really much smarter then he thinks.. for fun I sometimes will do the practice tests with him or do one for him and I do pretty well... but I think I will leave all the computer stuff to him .

My mom and her mom are coming for a visit and arrive today although I think they are bringing snow with them ... which they could have just left behind.

I am working lots and i like it . not all the people but most of them . i never realised just how many crazy people there are in the world.

Brr its cold outside

so its not as cold as winter -peg but cold none the less...
People where I live think its the end of the world but its not... I keep telling people it could be worse and it could

We are all hibernating so far this week except for necessary trips to the Dr's or work and school .
Ethan hates going out when its this cold outside and refuses to get in his car seat makes for an interesting time..

Life is all around good... We are putting our deposit on an apartment this weekend and are excited and for those of you who know Geoff he doesn't really show excited. but I am and I think Ethan will love having his own space I know I will. not that I don't appreciate everything Geoff's family has done for us cause I do ... its just time... Ethan is starting a new phase and we just need space. so in a few weeks we will be slowly moving into our new house and it will be great to make Ethan's room his very own and for that I am grateful that he will have space that's just for him.

Well that's whats new for us and life is good. and we are loving everything that life has to offer.

Wow its almost been a year

Okay so I have said it before I stink at keeping people updated on this blog... i will now blame facebook as i tend to spend a lot of time on there...

Well a lot has changed since I last wrote on here and I have tried to write before but I couldnt remember the password or the email address in which I used but all of a sudden it came to me tonight of all nights when I should be sleeping.

We are now in Kitchener ON where Geoff started back to school in septemeber and will be finished next fall . He will then be a computer network person I have no idea what that intails at all even though he explains a lot of it to me.

I am back to work and I enjoy it most days when people are not asking stupid questions... fyi if you pick up a boot in a shoe store and it feels un-naturally heavy there is a weight inside so please be kind to the sales people and dont say"oh my this is so heavy i like it but I could never walk in it".... I make fun of you in the back room ...lol

Ethan has changed quite a bit since I last blogged.... first off not only can he crawl but he can walk and talk and turn on the wiggles on vhs all by himself... He eats like a horse most days and is constantly asking for more... which is code for I am hungry still feed me ..His favorite word by far would be no... in particular if you ask if he needs a bum change.

We have found a church that we really like and that is made up of mostly young families which is nice because that means there are lots of kids inparticular lots around ethans age and who happen to be boys.. with only a few girls to play with .

Well that is a quick update on us and I promise to try to blog better.

Hugs to all the ones I love and even the ones I dont.

okay so I suck at blogging

Ethans 7 month picture
showing off his new found skill
Dump truck baby
peek a boo
Ethans first Ice Cream cone

Is it really any wonder that I suck at keeping my blog updated... I could never even journal or keep a diary for very long. Good grief the last time I wrote anything Ethan was only a few weeks old. he is now almost 8 months. If you have given up on me I dont mind...

So Ethan is much bigger now ... I cant say for sure how much he weighs just more then the 19lbs 4.8oz that he did at his 6 month check up.

Since the last blog.... he has cut four teeth and is working on the next four. he can crawl backwards hasnt figured out the whole forward thing yet. loves to stand up and is a wiggle worm. He can say a few words although he doesnt use them all the time... he can say mum mum and mummie when really upset, dada and nannnann, and bad. and when he took a trip to alberta with two of his second cousins and Great aunt and Uncle and mommy he said yuck at some food he was trying... which was quite funny

he does eat some table foods as well as baby food and his formula when he is not sick.

We are heading to kitchener ontario at the end of next month. A new adventure for us. we are looking forward to it and because I am anal almost everything is packed and ready to go.

And the pictures at the top are for of course your viewing pleasure... and they would be at the end but since I suck at the bloging ... I cant get them down here.

He's Here

Okay so I am about a week late in writing this but oh well.
Our bundle of joy came on his due date August 20th at 2:49pm weighing 8lbs 3oz
I went to the hospital at 6am and was there for the long haul.
we had great nurses while we were there and I had one shot of morphine and no epidural ,no gas no nothing. so proud of me.
He is growing quite quickly as he eats lots and lots . not really all that fussy although he is starting to figure that part of his life out.
He has spent time with two of his great aunts and his great Grandma strain as well as his nan and pop, and uncle Greg . His Grandma and Grandpa Roffel and his Aunt shona and Uncle J.
He has even had visits from some of his second cousins ... one in particular keeps coming back so he must really love Ethan.
we have gone out lots as mommy spent three long weeks in the house before he came and he loves being in his car seat and going places.
Daddy has gone back to work and mommy is desperatly trying to figure out a sheduale to get all the house work done that needs to be done along with taking naps to have energy for those late night feedings.

Baby update

Well well well
I guess I should update everyone. I had my 38 week appointment today . it was really good. the worst part was having to wait an hour over my appointment time to see the dr.
Ethan is still head down which is good news he has been this way since about febuary or march apparently he wants to come out soon.
everything else with us is great.
we are paitently awaiting his arrival and everything is ready for him to show up.
Geoff is still working with the Salvation Army's Booth center in winnipeg and I am going on my third week of mat leave. I am bored but thats okay cause soon I wont be able to be bored.