Need my girls back

breastfeeding is kind of hard at the moment, Si has two bottom teeth and OUCH! He is bitting pulling sometimes and well girls are a little sensitive now. I am thinking it is time to start to wean him off, the only thing is how too. I tried to give him some formula and that did not go over to well...... any tips out there?

Soccer

Li O had his 1st soccer meet and he was a little shy to begin with so daddy had to go on the field with him as the coach was showing them what to do. He would not really interact with the other kids (which makes me feel guilty, since we are hardly around any his age). half way through he started to have a smile on his face and then they played a game and he actually was running for the ball but would not kick it. When it was turn to switch off for a break he did not understand that he had to wait till the coach called him back onto the field  because he was raring to go. When it was his turn to play again all seemed great the bam he ran off the field to us and did not want to go back. Meanwhile Ri, Si and I were shivering because it was cold and I failed in bringing a blanket with us. 

Ri was wanting to go so Dh stayed with lil O (which surprised me that Lil O stayed at all) and I walked back home with Ri and SI. Only to to not have the house keys on me so we had to sit outside and wait for Dh and Lil O to show up. thankfully the house was blocking the wind. 

I guess Lil O did not play anymore after we left because he wiped out and started to cry.

anyways here are a couple of shots of him playing.

So now I hope he plays on his own this Monday since Dh has to work or it will be interesting to say the least with Si and Ri with me.

Mine is bigger

The boys were on the deck and our neighbor was out back in his yard and I over heard Lil O talking with our him and he ask "J" if his house was bigger then ours J responded with "hmm I don't think so" Lil O said Oh (then a long pause, I knew at that point he was checking out the houses) then he piped up and said yeah my house is bigger then yours, yours is small. J laughed.
Out of the mouth of kids....


*Just to let you know our house is a two story walk out and the neighbors is a bungalow walkout.




Now for Ri, the little guy is a nightmare for potty training he is driving me insane! The boy just does not seem to care if he goes in his pants and if I ask if he needs to go potty he yells and says NO I"M EMPTY! I still take him and he still goes potty...(so much for being empty eh) Some days are good other days not so good.


Si is still breastfeeding and is eating some sweet potatoes, broccoli,  cauliflower, peas and butternut squash and is loving every bite, apparently to him I do not feed him fast enough he makes the strangest noise and his little hands and feet go like made till I stuff his mouth with food.

A tooth

I don't know if I want to cry or smile but my baby boy has cut his 1st tooth.


As I was playing with him last night and while he was giggling away I noticed some white on his gum and on closer examination I saw it was a little pearly white poking through. 


I am in denial my baby is growing my last little man is growing so fast right before my eyes, I still feel like he is 3months old (why that age I don't know)
He is a month and a half ahead of his brothers on the tooth department. 


on another note he is LOVING the jumper I will have to post a video here later.

A shot for you and for you

Took Lil O and Si to the clinic the other day and we survived.

In the morning I tried to prep Lil O before we got there. I mention that he and Si are going for a check up today and that the nurse is going to weight and measure them, his response "Oh (pause) am I going to get a needle? because I don't want a needle." How he thought of that not sure. I just mentioned that the check up was to see how they are growing and they may have to get one to help them not get sick. again he said "Ohh, (pause) what about Ri?" Ri does not need one yet since he is not going to school soon. "Oh, ... then I don't want to go to school" lol

Si handled it all as well as could be he cried for a moment then was done.

here are the boys comparison at 6mths
Lil O
Weight ~ 14.1 lbs (6.3 kilogram)
Height ~ 66cm (26. Inches)
Head Cir ~ 43cm (17 inches)


Ri
Weight ~ 14lbs 2oz ( 6.4 kilogram)
Height ~ 64cm (25.2inch)
Head ~ 42.2cm (16.61 inch)

Si
Weight ~ 14lbs 2oz ( 6.4 kilogram)
Height ~ 66cm (25.9inch)
Head ~ 43cm (16.9 inch)

and here I was thinking Si was the chunkier one and he is not.

Back to living

and breathing.... 

It all started with Ri, I noticed while we were out at the Mall about 4wks back watery eyes and he was whinny.... a lovely cold grabbed a hold of him and then yes he decided to share with Lil O who then shared it with Si who then passed it on to me. Guess who got the worst of it all yup me! I thought my head was going to explode! Still stuffed up some but much much better now..... so glad the boys did not get it as bad as me.

anyways I got my 1st Valentines flowers form dh this V-day I was surprised. (he is not a fan of celebrating these days, he does not think that one day should be for expressing your love....it should be everyday) but DH hardly ever buys me flowers I can count how many times he has on both my hands and still fingers to count. 

mmmm mmm

Brownies

Made some brownies lastnight turned out not to bad, the texture and look seems more like a cake then a brownie......but still yummy. secret ingredient is spinach

Poke me one more time

Just when you think you are doing being poke and prodded I have to go for a colposcopy tomorrow. I had an abnormal Pap last year just before I found out I was PG with Si so I had to reschedule it for tomorrow. I had this done a few years back and all was well so I just hope I get the same results again.

Big boy bed vs Crib

I set up the big boy bed in Ri's room the other day showed him it, we sat on it put all the stuff toys in it and he said he'd sleep in it that night......well bed time rolls around and Ri decides no he says "I want to sleep in my cradle" he calls the crib a cradle why I have no clue. We even said that it was a big boy bed are you a big boy and his response "Yes, but I like my cradle" and starts to haul all the animals and pillow and blankets back to the crib.....I just thought fine I am not going to argue over it, it is what makes him comfortable right now plus we are still working on potty training so we will just stick to that right now. Potty training hmmm the boy is not following in his big brothers steps it only took me 3 days to train Lil O and well we are on a couple of weeks with Ri......every one is different.

Workout!

Back to working out well mind you it has been years since I have done it, with all the miscarriages and pg's working out was not top priority. Since having Si I feel the need. My body is not like it use to be...lol pregnancies and age and took a little toll on me. I am have always been small and toned growing up and in my young adult hood and I am not use to having a few jiggles here and there (mind you some would think I am crazy) I am not over weight or anything like that some think I look pretty good from having 3boys under 5yrs but it is not what I am use to. I do not need to loose weight I just need to tone up, Dh and I have started working out together in the basement. I should take a before shot....maybe I will do that tomorrow.

Something wrong with this picture

Ri was so happy he dressed himself, he came running down the stairs with this big ole grin on his face and was saying look at meeeeee...I dress me in man pants and top (he calls jeans man pants..why I do not know) When I looked at him I had to hold my laughter back and thought this is one for the books. So i took a few shots of him:

Then I had to tell him it was on backwards and inside out.....lol

this was little Si's reaction:

no not really.... this is one of the few things Si always does, he does this when breastfeeding, when tired and mad

loosing it

For the life of me I can not remember if I took Si in for his 4mth shots...I don't think I did.

Little man is now 5months old...wow:    

 He is not sitting up by himself yet nor rolling but he is so close, babbles constantly, sequels and laughs still eats every 3 to 4 hrs once in a blue moon the boy will sleep for 6hrs straight at night. Even when he does that is when one of the other ones will wake ...

Having three boys took some getting use to but it is all good now in the beginning I was wondering how do I manage in taking them all out at the same time.....I've done it and even managed not to loose any of them, they have all made it home even tho some days have be quiet trying while out they made it back in one piece.

School Daze.....

Well today I took Lil O to register him for kindergarten.

He was all hyped up thinking he was going to go a build blocks and learn things (thanks to daddy) But I told him no we are just going to sign you up so when you turn 5 that is when you go to school. As we were leaving he started to think that I was going to drop him off and leave, again I had to explain to no we are just signing you up you are staying with mummy.

Get are coats of while Ri guy is screaming his head that he wants to come with and not stay with daddy.... As I got lil O into the van and buckled him in he announced that he did not want to do to school because his shy and shy boys don't go (lol, where do they come up with these things) So I said well lets just go look then.

We got to the school and Lil O sees the school park and says "ooo the school has a park...hmm...thats good" I then asked so does that mean you will go to school now? his response.... yeah I guess.

Get into the school go into the office and the lady comes to help and informs me that they copier is broken and wonders if I can come back tomorrow of the next day Friday they have off. As she was looking over the registration she see his b-day and mentions that I may want to wait another year. I asked why he'll be 5 you want me to start him when he turns 6? She said well some don't do so well when they are that age.....meanwhile I am thinking what are you trying to say lady..... I then mention to her that I think he is ready he keeps asking to go he knows how to count and says his ABC I am pretty sure I know that my son is ready.
So she says ok. SO I will be going back tomorrow or Thursday so the can copy the birth certificate.

As we were leaving I let Lil O peek in the school he saw the gym and asked what it was and I explained and he seemed to get excited about that. When we were walking to the van he said he wanted to stay, I then again had to explain why he can go yet (feeling like a broken record) when I tried to get him into the van he braced himself so I could not get him in and starting crying that he wanted to stay (geesh how many times do and will I have to explain this to him..lol) Finally got him strap in and home ward bound.

Date night

last night dh and I went out for dinner and a movie.

Dinner was at a semi causal restaurant (took a while for me to find something to wear since I still have a little baby belly) the restaurant was nice not to busy the food was very good I had Buttermilk Breast of Chicken with some vegies and some sort of sauce, dessert was ok.

As we were eating I could feel my self filling up with milk and by the time we were down it felt like I had to rocks on my chest, it was a good thing the movie did not start till 10pm and it was 8:30 so we did a quick stop at home so I could pump and dh got to read a story to the boys while mum just held Si (since she feed him a bottle that is why I pumped, plus bye punping I was able to do both breasts)

so pumped and ran out the door to Avatar in 3D.

Very good night Dinner was great and the movie was really good.

We got home at just after 1am and as mum and B were leaving I heard a thump upstairs when I went to check on Lil O he was laying on the floor. I believe he fell out of bed and just was stunned so I gave him a hug then took he to go potty and back to bed through it all I think he was still asleep.

I Fed Si at 2am then went to bed thinking I'd be up at 5 to feed again .... not so I felt Lil O crawl into bed at 7am (I think) the Si finally woke at 8:30am..... 6.5hrs wow and wow sore breasts again they were almost at my chin it felt. I was great for for the 6 hrs of sleep but not the sore part of it all.

what a difference....

Distilled water all the way I am never going back to tap, boiled or bottled water.... I made the mistake of not making the water last night so today I put tap water in my kettle and it was the worst tea I have had in a long time it smelled gross and tasted like metal and to think just a few short months ago that was how I only drank my tea and thought that it was good...yuck.
this is the distiller we have but with the glass jug instead (I don't use much plastics either)

http://www.nutriteam.com/servlet/the-3/distiller-water-distillers-water/Detail

It is that time of the year again

When you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

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Christmas was great this year the boys had fun. We are getting into the age of where they understand more and get excited about it but on the other hand I want them to understand that it is not about the gifts they get and I make it a point in not giving them to many.

Poor little Si did not get much what do you get a 3mth old who has 2 older brothers, poor little man gets all the hand me downs....... I sure remember those days since I am the youngest of 4 girls.
Well when he is older he will eventually get new things.

and the log cake they got a hold of:

And so it falls

We had a nice little snow storm here last week was not quiet a blizzard. Our house must be the tunnel where the wind blows through because the snow drifts we had.... Lil O thought they were castles and he wanted to go play.







The front door:


Glad I am not the one shoveling....sorry honey.

Oh no he didn't

As I was sitting feeding Si and the boys were on the couch watching a cartoon. Lil O gets off the couch then turns to Ri bends over to Ri's foot and bites him, it was like slow motion I really was not believing what I was seeing Lil O is 4 and is biting his 2yr old brother! What the!!! Ri was in disbelief too and then he screamed. I called Lil O over and said that was not nice and we do not bite people so I think you need a little time alone in your room, he responded with "no no I will be nice now" I said it was a little late for that and he needs to go to his room..... as he walks off he starts to cry and scream well more like a growl all the way to his room. Ri came over to me a showed me the owie..yup teeth marks.

After a few minute Lil O came back down and I asked him to apologize to his brother, Then I asked why he did it and he said "I don't know" those are the famous words right now he seems to not know why he does anything. I told him when you feel mad and frustrated with someone you need to leave the room and have a little time to yourself ... we do not hit, throw or bite.

Ah the tree(s)

So I set the Christmas tree up on the 6th, I let the boys help me some with it (I am a little obsessive with it) they kept wanting to help so I found my Disney ornaments and let the pit those on then I went on the hunt for the small tree so they could have that one all to them self. When I pulled it out of the box Dh looked at me like I was crazy I just said to him don't worry your not the one who has to put it all away and besides it is fun for the boys and maybe they'll leave the big one alone..... so far so good they only touch the small one.

Ouch

This is what happens when you Built a fort with the couch cushions between the table and couch think you can climb on top, well he fell threw hit his head on the table



so here he sits icing it and as the night goes on he thinks I need to take him to the hospital so they make him better.