Two months

Emma is now two and a half months old (10 weeks today) and is such a great baby! I have totally enjoyed every second of the last 10 weeks. Of course, the first month and a half are a blur, but now that I am finally feeling human again, I can say that the whole process has been pretty good.

She is now 10 lbs and 13 oz...she absolutely loves to eat! I go from one extreme to the other I guess when it comes to my kids! My KIDS...hard to believe I can say that now!! Abi hates to eat. Every year I get the lecture from her doctor that I need to stop worrying about her not eating: "you Westerners! Kids will eat WHEN they are hungry, STOP trying to feed them when YOU think they should be fed and how often YOU think they should be!!"...NOW, with Emma, he tells me : "when are you going to learn Danielle? She will eat when she is hungry, so she is hungry, which is why she is eating"...so, here's to eating when hungry! I will try and not worry about the fact that one child will go a day or two without eating, and one child who won't go an hour without (except of course at night...yes, she loves to sleep too! - I told you she was good).

I love being home again. It is going to be so hard to go back to work, but at least I won't have to worry about Daycare this time around. This time, I KNOW the daycare well, and the workers and know that Emma will be loved and cared for...that helps A LOT. I just really enjoy having time to do laundry and take care of my home and my family properly. When I work during the day, it is so hard to keep up with the house stuff, and family seems to be left behind. If only we could win the lottery!!

Abi starts Grade One in two weeks! What a difference a year makes. Last year I was dreading her starting school...this year, I can't wait!! Her attitude has gotten ridiculously bad the last two weeks, a sign that she is VERY bored. I am hopeful that school will help out in this area. Her attitude I'm sure also has to do with the adjustment of no longer being the only child...something that we are working on with her. I try very hard to make sure she knows that we love her just as much as before. We also try to make sure that we spend quality time with her on a one-to-one basis too. I've had a mom and abi night, and plan to do this once a month with her. I miss just her and I too, so this gives us both something to look forward to.

We've had a really nice Summer and can't get over how fast it is going by! We bought Abi a new pool this year - a big one - for her anyway (8' x 2') and she loves it! Last weekend she spent the entire weekend in it...yes, the ENTIRE weekend...we are talking 8 hours each day give or take. It's helped with her swimming too...she has actually started to swim, you know, feet off the ground swimming! I'm sure she will have her usual panic attacks when it comes to her swim lessons in the fall, but hopefully this will help her see that she isn't going to drown (not with the instructor beside her and her parents watching).

We've gotten a couple of stays in at Sandy's cottage this year, and we are hoping/planning to go for a week again in September like we did last year. It is so beautiful up there, and so relaxing! We are so blessed to have Sandy let us stay there and visit!

Well, I should run here...Emma is screeching to be fed! Before I leave though, here is an abigailism for you:

Last month I fought tooth and nail with abi to clean up her playcorner. I mean screaming and hollering, door slamming, and "you're an aweful mommy", fight. Finally, after taking away a bag of toys, her TV, and DS...she gave in and cleaned up. After cleaning she was so proud of herself and told me the trick to cleaning up when you don't feel like it:

Abi: "mommy, guess what? I know what to do when you don't want to clean up"

Mommy: "really, what is that?"

Abi: "well, you just get your imaginary friends to help you. When you stop cleaning, your friends can start to tell you that you need to keep cleaning or else mommy will take EVERYTHING away from you and you'll have nothing to do but sit and stare at walls"

Mommy: "whatever gets you to clean abi is perfectly fine with me"

Abi: "so, does this mean I get my stuff back?"

Mommy: "no, not until you show me that you will listen...doing this once doesn't prove that to me abigail"

Abi: "so, tomorrow then?"

Mommy: "no"

Abi: "hmmm, okay you win."

Damn straight.

To those I love, peace.

D:)