Random Tuesday Thoughts: Things I know today that I didn’t know yesterday
DJ Cheesy is away this week. That means that Mat is the only boy is his class for the entire week. He’s the mack daddy! Maks calls his best friend P’s mom by her first name. I have no idea how he knows what he first name is because up until he told me what [...]
16 months and 6 days ago, I was scared
One of the joys* of pregnancy is the barrage of tests that you have to go through. Most of them are government regulated so you have to get them done even if you use a midwife. So for ten months, you become a human pincushion being bled at every appointment. One of the very first [...]
The death of my laptop
Baby has a slight obsession for things that can seriously harm him. He is forever scaling the couch to try and reach the blinds; he tries to climb the bookcase and has made numerous attempts to dive head first into the bathtub. But his most favourite thing to do is to play with electrical cords**. [...]
Cold Nights
Both boys inherited Millhouse’s allergy to blankets. Neither of them particularly likes to be covered when they sleep. They have some sort of sixth sense that tells them that fuzzy, warm fleece blankets have been placed over them and they promptly kick it off. This drives me crazy. It’s winter. It’s Canada. It gets cold [...]
Now and Then: The Christmas Decorating edition
There was a time in my life when I wasn’t a mother. It feels like it was lifetimes ago. But there was a time when I could be all wild and crazy and do silly things, like, pee without an audience or sleep in until 8am or not have to justify bath or bed times [...]
I’m not the bigger person
I can’t turn the other cheek when grown ups are mean to my kids*. If other kids are mean to the Ninja Princess, Maks or baby; I try to help them understand why. We talk about bullying, rude behavior and when they should go to a teacher for help. But when adults treat the Ninja [...]
Back in the gym, 3 months after baby
This girl I know had her daughter three months ago. She started going back to the gym yesterday. To me, that’s just crazy. At three months, I was still trying to take showers that were longer than 7 minutes. I don’t know if I’m in awe that she is able to go back to a [...]
My phone drowned
I’m sad. Bath time at my house is a group activity. We have a really big, deep, jet – less Jacuzzi tub and that’s where the boys have their baths at night. They do have showers but they both prefer baths so more often than not, they have a bath. I fill up the tub [...]