Makayla's 8

My girl is 8 how did that happen. I am a mama of an 8 year old girl wow. Today Glenda called her a little girl, she replied I am not a little girl any more just so you know.



We have spent everyday at the beach since we got here 1 month ago. Today the kids didn't want to leave the water they were in the ocean and I was stuck with Liam strapped to me begging them to get out. Finally they came out we went home and ate more food than I thought possible. They are having a great summer and breaking down tons of country cat walls I love it!!! I love having a mix of country cat and city cat it's pretty special. The other day Scott built a sand castle and the kids watched it for over an hour waiting for the tide to take it down, much better than TV. Some of the kids even had snacks.




Liam is growing everyday his personally is really coming out. He is a super smiley little guy he lights up my world when he smiles and talks to me I love having a baby again. He loves his change table and spends sometimes upwards of 30 min talking to his tiny love mobile. I also bought a swing it is great because it plugs in so I don't have to use batteries. He only nurses for maybe 5 min every 2- 3 hrs so he can spend a bit of time in the swing which usually lulls him to sleep where he naps for a good hour.

3 months

and a little bit. Liam is now 3 months, 8 weeks adjusted, and I am feeling like we are finally leaving the newborn stage and I am really happy about it. It feels like he is developing so fast. He is smiling and cooing and today he grabbed his soother out of his mouth and tried to put it back in multiple times. The stage of holding things is near. He is also super strong on his legs loves to stand and sit on my lap to see the world around.He has gotten into rocking with grandma and his soother, which he loves more than my milk. So tomorrow I am going to get a swing to rock him, hopefully he will like it. he just woke up so this post is over i will try and find time soon to tell some funny family stories.
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Country road

Today we went for a walk to the corner store so the kids could return the beer cans. On the way they got a bunch of cans out of the bush. Well Keiran got the cans because Makayla was to scared of bugs, she just cheered him on from the side of the road. They had a great time “saving the environment” and making money for candy. Keiran didn’t even protest the walk once! At one point they said they like doing it more than going to the beach and insisted we should find cans in the bush all the time. They made $1.05 each.... It was great fun teaching them how to make a buck in the country.

Liam is growing so much every day he is smiling and cooing up a storm. He has a sweet personality so far, thankfully! And he sleeps so well from 10-4am almost every night.

Smiles

OK we have real smiles. They started on fathers day and they are soooo cute! He seems to smile when he first wakes up which is great. Keiran would scream and be so sad for at least 30 min after he woke up, I am looking forward to happy rising. Last night Shelly came from Montreal with little Layla. They had a sleepover in Makayla's room. Layla is such a sweet happy baby. Shelly is a great mom I love watching my friends becoming mama's they are all so great at it!

I had a lot of breast milk left in my freezer from pumping while Liam was in the hospital. I wasn't sure what I would do with it since I don't give bottles very much, if at all. I met someone who had a friend with twins who needed breast milk. So Rainbow, yes her name was Rainbow, came and got my 60 oz of breast milk. Now I have my freezer space back and I don't need to be reminded of moo cow every time I pull out the chicken.( moo cow is what the kids said when they saw me pumping )

I am busy here packing for Galiano. I have to pack 4 people for a month on the island. I am trying to take it one step at a time. I also have to do a huge superstore shop with all 3 kids Friday morning. Wish me luck!

my little chunker

Liam is 9lbs 9 oz today. It is amazing because he really only eats for 5 min every 2 hours or so. He rolled again today twice and on a harder surface. It is a little crazy since they are not suppose to do this until 3 or 4 months. I got a smile but only 1. I think I have another physical man in my life.

I went back to the nurse lead baby group today. I want to get in on the up and coming baby generation. This way when I am in the park I don't feel like an intruder I might recognize a face or two. There seemed to be some nice looking (not mean and inbred) moms that I might be able to befriend, as long as they don't see how mean I am to my bigger kids :) Today there was 5 babies all born within days of Liam.. all girls and bigger than him!!! Its funny when they find out I have 3 including an 8 year old their jaws drop I guess I look kind of young. I will continue to go again after the summer I might even be able to make some coffee dates.

Rolling

Liam is 2months 6 days/ 9.5 weeks or 3.5 weeks adjusted and this morning he rolled from front to back 4 times! Right after he barfed in Scott's face, they were cuddling in bed. Crap I should have gotten a picture of that, it would have been funny. Now Scott will probably feel compassion for me when I call him in from the other room to help when I get barfed on. It is scary when a 8 pound baby barfs piles and piles of breast milk all over you, it makes me jump every time.

Smiles

I think I started my morning with Liams first social smiles. I can not guarantee it as he hasn't blessed me with more yet. He was on my lap awake looking into my eyes and he gave me one open mouth half smile then again a moment later.... I melted!

He has dimples in his knees and elbows, I love little babies especially my own.

Pictures

Two things that are interesting about my little Liam. He often hold the soother while it is in his mouth and has done so since he was only days old. He seems to be very coordinated with his hands we will see. He also smiles a lot in his sleep, and I mean a lot. A few days ago the neighbor gave us a live crab, Scott was in heaven. He has wanted to buy crab for while but I won't spend the big bucks. Truthfully I found the whole thing a little gross it was hard to enjoy the final product after seeing the crab alive then boiled in water. Scott got to eat most of it because the kids would eat it either. May be next year we will get him a crab trap for his birthday... or may be fathers day hmmmmmm.

2 girls 1 boy just like I wanted!

Finally a post about my other kids not just Liam. Since last night Keiran has taken to dressing in girl clothes. He loves Makayla's pink nighty which he has been wearing all afternoon. I think he likes the cool breeze on these hot days as he is also not wearing underwear with it. But he still is acting very boyish with quick ninja kicks showing us his male parts. I think Scott finally convinced him to add the underwear to the outfit. He picked a pair of Makayla's that are blue, which he proudly pointed out to me. He has also changed his name to Anika.... hmmm how long will this last?

Funny Day

Well today had some funny perks!

2 weeks ago I got a letter in the mail saying that they received my birth registration for Liam but the doctor or midwife didn't send one in. So he officially didn't exist until I could get them to send in a nob (notice of birth) which actually was a bit of work tracking down who was responsible just in the fact that I had so many care givers. Finally I got the hospital to send another copy. Well today I was excited thinking I was getting his birth certificate instead it was his SIN card. I can't believe my sons only piece of ID is a SIN card. I guess I can send him to work if the recession gets really bad.

My next funny moment is all about my new found obsession for cloth diapers. I am always looking for a deal on craigslist. Daily I search for cloth diapers hoping to find some sweet deals on poop holders... I know I must find a new obsession. Anyways a couple of weeks ago I saw an add for some that I would like to try called rumparooz but they were priced way to high $25 /diaper new they are less than $30! So I emailed and asked if I could give her $20 she said the ad was too new so no. Well 2 days ago I emailed her back and asked if I could may be but just 2 for $20 (now that it had been 2 weeks and the ad was still up) no reply. Well today while searching for diapers I saw she had posted a new add and was selling them for $15!!!! What a whack job she could have sold them to me for $20. So I emailed her then realized she probably wouldn't email me back. Well as some of you may know I don't like to loose so I made a fake email without my name, which gives me away every time, and emailed her with that address as well. Guess who got a response and who didn't; She emailed my fake address but not my real one. Some people are super strange!!!!! WTF I mean really how much could I have offend her to not respond to a buyer....

My dear baby is crying!

Liam's Due Date

Liam is now ready to join the world. I am so happy he is at this stage. I can now look at him and see what he would have been like at birth and boy oh boy is he cute! 

Last night he spent a good portion of the night grunting which was irritating. But today he is making up for it by sleeping a lot! We have been fighting a small rash and finally I found a product that cleared it right up: Weleda Calendula Diaper Cream. It was super pricey $16 for the tube but worth every penny now that it worked! We should be able to go back into cloth soon which will quickly save us the $16 if I don't buy any more online. Today I put him in my new Beco carrier which I have been waiting to try him in. He did well and fell asleep right away then I successfully placed him on the bed without waking him up. Ahhh the milestones. 

6lbs 3oz or 6oz it depends on the scale

So he is either 6lbs 3oz (my doctor) or 6lbs 6 oz (my midwife) that is good news I assume he will be about 7lbs on his due date which is in a week. WOW how fast that pregnancy was. :) The last few weeks were a dream. It will be nice to finally have him to term but sad not to have a tiny tiny one. I guess I am going to get big arm muscles again.

My last post I was whining about him waking up but the next night and day and all the time since then he has been fine. He is waking up but its not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I am hoping his chill personality will shine through if not I am seasoned I know it will all change with time. Right now he is waking up at 10pm, 3am , sometimes 5am and 7! Not to bad. We sleep with him so I barley wake up which is my saviour.

Keiran was cute today he had a few more shots (immunizations) to catch up on so I brought him to the doctor with Liam. He was excited to get the shots, he loves new adventures and to him this was one of them. Wow that was easy, I wish he was always that easy.

I am sleepy today but my BP was back down at the doctors so that is good news. I wish it would go all the way down but a little bit is better than none. I am craving sugar I think its because I am tired and that it tastes sooooo goood. Thats all for now folks!