Surprise Guest at Auntie Julie's!

We pulled into Auntie Julie's driveway today and I said "Maddie, who's car is that?" I watched her eyes light up in the rearview mirror and she stuttered "I think... I think... Mummy, I think it's RHETTSY! RHETTSY is here!" Sure enough Rhett and Zoe were there today (they are normally in school full time but Rhett had a PA day and Zoe wasn't feeling well. Both girls were super excited I had to remind them to give me a hug and kiss goodbye!

We are going to Wonderland tomorrow and they are very excited. I am curious as to whether Maddie will go on more rides. She tends to want to go on them but once she is on she gets scared. It may be different this year, we shall see!

Advice for my daughters when they are older

This is a great piece of advice that a friend of mine, Angie, posted on Facebook today. I thought I would copy it down for my daughters when they are old enough to (gasp) date!

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heart beat, or will stay awake to watch you sleep, wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you're just in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends. Who thinks that you're just as pretty without make-up on, one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have you...The one who turns to his friends with a smile and says, "She's the one!" - Unknown

And never lose yourself in the pursuit of someone else. He will like you more for it. - Angie Evans :)

Pancakes, swimming and skating, oh my!

The girls had a busy day today. They woke up and around 8 went for pancakes with John while I went running. Then he took them to the indoor playground at the mall. They got back around 11:3o and then we headed to swimming at 12. I took the girls to swimming. They were both hesitant about putting their face in the water. At the end Emma was jumping by herself onto the noodle, but Maddie wouldn't. She is still a bit nervous in the water. After swimming, I stayed home while John took them skating. He said Emma skated by herself and Maddie stuck to the push-thingy (what are they called)? They got home and we made dinner and baked some cookies. Needless to say they were zonked and went to bed early. Emma came out of her room a few minutes later and said her belly hurt. I was worried but turns out she just needed to poop. Limiting her dairy seems to have helped as there have been no throw ups or diarrhea this week. Yay!

Emma definately has a dairy issue

So John gave Emma ice cream (forgetting the whole no dairy thing) and she complained about her belly shortly after and had major gas. She didn't have a lot this time which is probably why she didn't throw up or have diarrhea. So that is even more confirmation that she is lactose-intolerant either forever or because of this virus she has had. That's easy to fix and I am not a big fan or dairy anyway, so it's just as well! lol She has a lot more energy, is less clingy and is almost back to herself.

At daycare yesterday as Maddie was saying goodbye and closing the door she said "oh mummy, wait" and I turned and said what is it and she said "keep smiling!" So sweet!

Poor Ems

So Emma threw up again, and this time it was in the hotel in London. We were there visiting Jasmine, Adam and their new 14-week-old baby, Ava (such a cutie pie)! I am thinking that her tummy bug from a few weeks back may have triggered an intolerance to dairy. She had cows milk (chocolate) and ice cream at the restaurant, and we don't normally drink cows milk. Around 6:00 she was complaining of a belly ache (in the morning). I was sleeping in a bed with Em, and John was in the other bed with Maddie. I knew she would throw up as that has been the pattern; she complains about her belly and then vomits shortly after. Her blood work and stool sample came back with nothing, so I am leaning towards eliminating the major allergens and see if there are any changes. This is what the doc recommended as well, so we are starting with dairy and then gluten. If I were a betting woman I would say it's dairy, but time will tell.

Other than that the trip was pretty good. The girls were initially excited about the hotel but did not want to sleep there (which is why they ended up in bed with John and I). It was a pretty restless sleep and Emma is a mover and a talker (I talk in my sleep too). At one point she had her feet at my head, and she flails her arms every which way (usually landing on my face)! lol It was pretty amusing. Maddie is the worst sleeper as she is so restless when she can't sleep. She bangs her head against the bed (or her feet, depending). I could hear John whispering very sternly through clenched teeth around midnight "if you keep moving you will be sleeping on the chair!" John ended up moving to the chair for a bit, that is how bad it was. So needless to say when we came back for John's golf game this afternoon, I was home with two very, VERY tired and cranky girls. It was all I could do to keep it together. I had a mantra going "they are very tired, they are very tired, they are very tired." It kept me from screaming at them. By the end of the night they quieted right down (no more fighting and whining) as they were too drained! That was kinda nice! They didn't fight bedtime at all, and tucking them in was super fast. I hope Emma makes it through the night without throwing up! Fingers crossed!

Daddy John the Superhero

This is more about John than the girls, but they should know what a hero their dad is. John was driving down our street tonight and he saw a 6-year-old boy running through the streets bare foot and in pyjamas. He was expecting to see mom or dad close behind but realizing the boy was alone, John pulled over. When he got close to the boy he realized this was a child with autism and so he called the police. He entertained the boy and held him there (the boy had a silent alarm bracelet but I guess it wasn't activated in the home). The police arrived and apparently the mom had just called in that he was missing, and she was frantic! I bet she is so grateful that John was there and that he was quick to realize this boy was alone and needed help! Emma and Maddie are lucky to have a hero for a dad!

Emma still not quite herself

Emma hasn't thrown up in over a week (phew) but she is still a bit weaker and clingy. She isn't anywhere near listless or lethargic so that's good, but she isn't 100% yet. She wants to be carried a lot, and she normally would walk around and is usually a lot more independent. Hopefully we get her test results back soon and they show that everything is normal! Poor thing!

Maddie can now pronounce her "f"'s! Yay! She usually says "p" in place of "f." The other day she said "can you pass me the movie with Flik on it?" and I had her repeat Flik 4 times! Then I asked her to say fun, friend, Frank! lol At first she went back to "p" but when I modelled it for her and reminded her my lips stay open she was able to do it. She was so proud of herself and we are so proud of her!

Time to catch up

This is the third attempt to post this, so it will be shorter than the last two! I haven't posted in awhile as Emma has been sick for a couple of weeks and we are both pretty tired! She is on the mend and we should have her blood work and stool sample results back. Fingers and toes crossed that everything is ok!

Had a great day with the girls today. It was sunny and we played outside with scooters, sidewalk chalk and hopscotch. Then we watched John play hockey and the girls enjoyed that. They also liked playing video games at the rink. We came home early as Ems was tired and wanted to get them a good night's sleep before tomorrow. After the night time tuck-in which includes me singing them a lullabye Maddie says "mummy, when I grow up I am going to sing that lullabye to my baby." Melted my heart!

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Time to catch up

I have been remiss in posting because Emma has been ill for a couple of weeks. I've been pretty exhausted so didn't feel like blogging! We sent in some blood work and stool sample and her b/w came back with a few things higher than normal. We should know more this week so keep your fingers and toes crossed.

Had a nice day with the girls today. it was sunny out so we played on the scooters, drew with sidewalk chalk and played hopscotch. Then we watched John play hockey. The girls liked watching John and especially liked playing the video games. We came home early so they could get a good night sleep. Even though Ems is on the mend she is still pretty tired from nights of interrupted sleep. After the nightly tuck-in routine which includes me singing them a lullabye Maddie says "mummy, when I grow up I am going to sing that lullabye to my baby too." Melted. My. Heart!

Time to catch up!

So I have been remiss in posting lately. Lot's going on, including a sick Emma, who was throwing up off and on for over two weeks. She would be fine in the day and then vomit at night, or be find for two days and then off the next. We took her to the doc and they ordered a blood test and stool sample. John took her in for blood work (he knew I would be too anxious about it and she would pick up on that) and he said she was a very brave little trooper. She resisted at first but knew she had to get it done. Results came back with a few things higher than normal, we should know more next week once the doc analysis her poop.

Had a great weekend with the girls. The weather was nice today so they rode on their scooters and drew with sidewalk chalk (hopscotch too, which is super fun)! Then we watched John play hockey. They did well and came in third. The girls enjoyed watching their dad and also playing all the video games. Emma is still pretty tired so we left early to get them home for a good night's sleep. After our nightly routine which includes me singing them a lullabye Maddie says "mummy, when I grow up I am going to sing that lullabye to my baby too." I teared up and told her how happy that would make me and how much I love her! Emma said she would sing it too! Told her the same as I told Maddie. The thought of my girls having babies of their own one day is thrilling and yet I don't want it to happen too quickly! lol