The Big Sister

Maya came home from the cottage with a big smile. She had so much fun, that she hardly ever talked about us. Once she was home however, it was all about the baby. She wanted to hold him and kiss him and burp him. She was happy to see us too, at least for a little while.

We've been making sure to incorperate some maya time every day to help her transition into being a big sister. We dance and play and tell her we love her as much as possible. One day we had a very special outing. It was Maya's first hair cut, and we made a day of it. first we went to get daddy's hair cut. She got to see what it was all about and saw that daddy was not afraid, she also got a lollypop :)

after a nice picknick lunch it was Maya's turn. For her first hair cut we went to Hair Play. A Salon that specializes in kids cuts. There were seats shaped like cars, Dora playing on a tv overhead and more lollypops. Maya didn't say much at the time, but she hasn't stoped talking about it since. She even mimics Vicky (her hair dresser) when playing pretend.

At the end of the visit Maya got another lollypop (which we saved for another day) and a deploma for her first hair cut.

We'll try to keep doing little things like this from time to time. They grow up way too fast.

Catching up

So, Here we are!

We're home with our little Jonah. He was born on August 18th at 1:30 pm. weighing in at 8lbs 2oz and mesureing are good 21".

The Labour went really well, I would even say it was almost fun. My Dr. Was there to deliver my baby and she was amazing, and I couldn't have asked for a better nurse.

The labour lasted 5 hours form start to finish. I was induced again, but this experience was much nicer than the last.

Jonah had a great first night at the hospital, even letting mommy and Daddy sleep for 4 hrs.

Other blessings included, my mom being able to be there for his birth, all our wonderful visitors and Maya's Grannie and Grampa were able to bring her to the cottage for 3 days while we adjusted to our new little guy. She came to visit us at the hospital first of course.

As you can see Jonah was born with a great head of hair, what you can't see is that he was born with a great set of lungs.

Waiting

You'd think that after being 9 days late with our first baby, I would have learned not to rush this pregnancy thing. You think I would have learned not to start the count down till the due date, but some habbits die hard.
This baby will also be 9 days late. Well...just on time for him! Next time I get pregnant I'll just tack on an extra two weeks to my due date.

I'm never buying finger paints again

who'd have thunk that you can make your own non toxic finger paint. I ran out of my old stuff and thought I'd look online for a recipe and sure enough there it was; so simple and easy. As you can see from the picture it looks just as good as the stuff you buy in the store. I put my homemade paint in the old bottles. looks like I bought them that way.

Here is the recipe:

Home Made Finger Paint

Mix together 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/3 cup of cornstarch in a small pan, then slowly add 2 cups of cold water.
• Bring to a slow boil, ruduce heat to low, stirring until the mixture becomes a smooth, almost clear gel (about 5 minutes).
• When it's cool, stir in 1/4 cup clear dishwashing liquid.
• Scoop equal amounts of the mixture into containers and stir in food coloring (or, for even more vibrant colors, use food coloring paste).

it is good for up to a month and is even fun in the bathtub as bubble paint.

oh sunlight makes the colours really brilliant.

hope you find this helpful.

Karen

What happened to blogging

Well I guess, I'm not that great at keeping this thing updated. But i'll give it one more shot

Things have changed drestically since my last post. mainly my expanding belly, which we have decided to name Jonah. He's due to be born this Sunday, but I think today would be a fun birthday to have. 07-08-09. I would love to have that birthday anyway.

So let's get to it Jonah, come out already.

Maya is all ready to be a big sister. She's super comfy in her big-girl bed and she carries around her doll as though it were her own baby (that is until she's bored of it and throws it violently to the floor) Anyways she has her Dora suit case and her boat at the door ready to go to Grannie and Grampa's cottage when mommy goes to the Dr. to get "baby Judah" (that's what she calls him).

Well I will do my best to post again when the baby is born. we shall see.

Thanks for reading

My first blog

It is a beautiful spring day.
The laundry is out on the line, I took the girls to the park, and the windows are open. nothing says spring better than open windows :)
so I've decided to start a blog to record all of the fun and crazy things that go on in this house of mine. The kids grow up so quickly and they are so funny that I just need a place to write it all down. Sometimes they are just crazy and on those days I need a place to vent. So really this pace is my therapy. Enjoy!

Karen