Escape Artist

So Megan has started waking up at night. Usually around 3am, she starts calling for me. But then she wants me to sit in the rocking chair until she falls asleep, which does not happen quickly. If I try to put her back to bed and leave the room she throws a complete temper tantrum. Obviously this is not something Mike and I want to deal with every night. So on Monday night we decided we would just let her cry it out and not go in the room. Well, the little sneak "one-uped" us. She climbed out of her crib. This happend twice on Monday night. So on Tuesday we picked up her "big girl bed", and she was very excited about it! Finally got her settled in it and asleep and then, sure enough, at 5 am we hear her calling for me. I didn't come, so she got out of bed and went to the baby gate we had put in the doorway to keep her in the room. I still didn't come, so next she climbed over the baby gate!!! Next option? Close her door and hope that she doesn't tear the room apart trying to get out. So last night we did this and at 12:30am we heard her wake up and start crying for me. Mike sat by the door and Megan was on the inside crying and pounding on the door. (I was in bed crying my eyes out...it's hard to not go to your child when they are calling for you, no matter how frustrated you are). Miraculously, within 30 minutes she had quieted down and we were able to go back to sleep. I'm pretty sure Megan spent the night on the floor right in front of her bedroom door, but at least she was in her room and quiet! I'm hoping that tonight she stays in the bed......guess we'll see what happens!

Autumn pics

We had thanksgiving with Mike's family on Sunday and decided to update our family picture. I think the pics turned out pretty nice.

Megan started daycare 3 days/week and today was the first day I left her without her crying! I was pretty happy about that. It's so hard to leave her when she is upset. Normally, she is quite the little monkey and keeps us laughing!

PJ party

I will admit that I just haven't been in the mood to update my blog. Plus there just isn't enough time in the day to do it! Being a working mom is tough. Anyways...

Mike and I had an amazing weekend with Megan. She was so much fun. I had a great time taking some pics of her in her pj's, with her saying "cheese" for the camera. Here are a few...

Charleston Lake

Hey all,

We went camping with a group of friends a few weekends ago, so I thought I'd post a few pics. It was a great time (even with the rain), and it was fun to see all the kids play together. This year there were 14 adults and 12 kids....next year the kids will outnumber us! I'll try to write another post soon to update you on what's been going on with us. The last few weeks haven't been to great, but it looks like things are finally taking a turn for the better.

Liam, Eve, Ethan, Seth, Jordan, Megan, Annika, Cadence, Ryan

(missing from photo: Caleb, James, & Cole)

Take care!

Oh Canada

Our little sweetheart all decked out for Canada Day

a sad note...

Mike, Megan & I received some sad news this week. Our tiny baby was not meant to be and has gone on to his/her heavenly home. It's heartbreaking and hard to understand why something like this would happen. But all we can do is trust that God does have a plan for us. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

My eyes long to see you

Now you behold Him

My arms ache for you

Now you know perfect love

My ears yearn for your voice

Now you sing His praises.

I desire to feed you

Now you will never know hunger.

I anticipated the pitter-patter of your feet

Now you play at His pierced ones.

I dreamed of years of love and laughter

Now you will never know pain.

I longed to watch you grow and develop

Now you are perfect.

This isn't how I planned

but I know He loves you and me.

By Monique Stam

A Beautiful Wedding

My good friend Kelly got married yesterday, so Mike and I had an afternoon and evening out.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful and so was Kelly! We had a really great time catching up with friends and dancing a little bit too!

some news

Just wanted to let all you blog readers know our good news! Mike and I are expecting our second baby January 4th, 2008! We're very excited to be adding to the family and can't wait to see Megan as a big sister! So far the pregnancy is going quite well. I was a little sick in the beginning, but that has mostly gone away already. I'm a little tired, but I think that's to be expected when you have a 13-month-old running around at home!! I'll keep you updated as much as I can!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all you dad's out there! We had a relaxing afternoon swimming and hanging out at my parent's place. Megan had her first swim of the summer and loved it.

In other news, my brother and sister-in-law had
a beautiful baby boy on Thursday. His name is
Cole Benjamin and he looks a lot like his big
brother Liam. Super cute!

Megan is talking quite a bit now. Doggie is one of her favourite words, although it doesn't always mean just dog. Pretty much any animal is a doggie. Just like both Mike and I are "daddy" . Still pretty cute though. Today she starting saying ball. I love hearing her little voice.

Anyways, just a little update for now. Have a good week!

Birthday Girl & Back to Work

Ok, ok, I know it has been a LONG time since my last blog, but between not having internet for awhile and then getting back to work, I've been busy! Unfortunately, that means I have a ton of pics I want to include, but I may have to pick and choose.

So first things first. Megan is officially walking. She started about a week before her birthday and hasn't stopped since. She hardly ever crawls now, and has even started trying to climb onto things. I didn't think she could get much busier than she already was with crawling, but I was wrong! Now we have to move things away from the edge of counters and tables because the little munchkin can reach things.

Megan and Mike's birthday weekend (their birthdays are 2 days apart) was a busy one. We had a big party on a Friday night to celebrate Mike's Big 30. It was a good time with friends and family, and thankfully the rain held off so we could all be outside. Then we celebrated Megan's birthday on the Sunday with family. She had a blast playing with her cousins, opening her gifts and especially eating her birthday cupcake!! It's so hard to believe that our baby's first year is already over. Seriously, where does the time go??

After that crazy weekend, I had the delight (cough, cough) of returning to work. It was a tough Sunday night....you try being with your daughter every day for a year and then all of a sudden you have to leave her for a huge part of the day. Trust me, it isn't easy. (all you working moms know what I'm talking about, I'm sure) But I survived my first week. The evenings were hard, my body had to definately adjust, but I survived. And you know what? I don't think Megan even missed me. She had such a blast playing with her cousins and all the different toys! I did get hugs and smiles when I picked her up though, so that made me feel good.

My second week is going ok, but I've only been in one day out of 3 because on Sunday I came down with a brutal cold. Not fun at all. Hopefully Mike and Megan don't catch it.

Anyways, that's it for now! I'll leave you with a few more random pics....

Walking Girl!

Megan has started to take a few steps on her own!! Yesterday she did about 10 steps! She's a little shakey when she does it, but she's learning. It's so cute to watch. What a proud mom I am!

Reunited

So Megan finally had her buddy back again after about a week and a half. Poor, little Annika had the chickenpox! We were happy to have her come over and play again!

And some sad news.....I go back to work in 3.5 weeks.

A beautiful Weekend!

We were finally able to enjoy some nice weather this weekend. Managed to get a few things done outside, and Megan enjoyed being out in the sunshine!

a few pics

I thought I'd post a few more pics....they're the most interesting anyways!

Megan in her Easter dress

We taught Megan how to use her walker toy, and she absolutely loves it! It's pretty cute to watch her "walking" around the house!

Megan with cousin Cadie. Megan could learn a thing or two from her cousin...Cadie kept bringing toys over for Megan to play with - what a sweetheart!

Megan with her buddy Alex, enjoying the sunshine.

Jars of Clay

I went to the Jars of Clay concert, with my friend Nancy last night. It was a great time! Leigh Nash (formerly of Sixpence None the Richer) and Need to Breathe opened up for them and they were really good too! It was held at Dominion Chalmers Church and the place was packed. Nancy and I also ran into a few friends from high school, it was nice to chat and catch up a bit.

a few pics

Mommy & Megan

Meg's cool sunglasses

Our new neighbours

Yet another week has gone by in a flash. My sis & bro-in-law stayed with us this week while they were looking at houses in the area. And they bought one that is only 5 minutes away from our house!!! We are VERY excited! They will be moving back here from Alberta in about 6 weeks. We can't wait to have them in our neighbourhood.





Besides that big news there isn't to much new with us. Megan has been standing on her own from time to time, only in short spurts, but it is still one step closer to taking those first steps. She's also into everything....

Her favourite thing at the moment is the dishwasher. The instant the dishwasher is open, she is making her way over to it and climbing up to explore the inside.

Swimming

Julie and I took the kids out swimming today. I've been wanting to do that for awhile, so it was nice to finally get the chance to do it! Megan loves the water, and loves to watch all the people too. Here's a few pics of Megan and Liam in their suits:

Another entry

Well it's been a busy week! Since it's March Break I haven't had Annika all week. Megan has been lonely without her little buddy here! I've been keeping her busy though, getting out here and there. We did some shopping, and yesterday Sarah and I took the kids to the museum of Science and Tech. Megan and Cadie didn't get to much out of it, but Jordan had a blast. It was the cutest when he picked up one of the phones that has a recording playing to tell you about a certain display and he actually thought they were talking to him: "hello? no....no....bye."



After our tour we had lunch at MacDonald's, the perfect spot to take the kids.



Today, Megan & I went out for drinks with my friend Nancy. It was nice to sit and chat for a bit! Then we took her back to work and went in to meet the kids she works with. They were all quite excited to see Megan. My favourite comment was from one little girl " what's Megan's favourite colour? I think it's purple."



In other news, Megan is sprouting a lot of teeth. Soon she will have 8 altogether! And she has started to mimic things we do. The latest is sticking out her tongue. It's pretty darn cute!




Mike started a new position at work. He is now the parts manager, and has been quite busy setting things up and getting organized. It has given him some new challenges and there are some days that it is quite frustrating, but I think over all he is enjoying it.



And I am trying to enjoy my last few months off with Megan. This time is going to go so quick. I think daycare is all lined up though...with Sarah taking Megan 3 days a week, and our moms each doing 1 day a week. I know she will be in great hands! I'm also eagerly awaiting the day of Heather and Jay's (sister-in-law & her hubby) move. They are moving back to Ontario FINALLY!! And they are expecting their first baby in August, so I'm pretty excited about that too!



Well, I guess I will leave you with a few more pics from the last few weeks.....

Megan likes to play with Annika's feet while she is in the highchair

Megan and her cousin Cadie (Megan is a little distracted, but it's the best I could do!)

Daddy's girl!