Apparently 2 months is going to be my average timing for posts unless I can get my ass into gear and on top of this thing. I literally looked at the date after I wrote that sentence and it has actually been exactly 2 months, doh...procrastination at its best. Well maybe not, I often think about it but just think, I will do it when I have nothing to do next time and that thought just keeps playing in my head.
So since my last post in July we have started to settle into our place here in Fort Saskatchewan and activities have begun. We also had the chance to travel back home for a couple weeks which was sooooo nice, too short indeed but also great to just be home. I do apologize to everyone though, I kept it pretty hush hush as I was not in the mood for much visiting and that but hope to see more people on the next trip back. That trip was a great trip for Jade though as she got to head to Disneyland, and now every time the word Disneyland comes up she immediately says, "Aunty Ashlee, Grandma and me went to Disneyland".
The past two months have been more on the difficult side but things are slowly getting better. Jade was really struggling with the change and her unfortunate inherited anxiety has been rearing its evil head to the max. Poor girl has got so many fears and became extremely attached to the point of not wanting to stay at her morning camp or leaving the house was an ordeal unless driving and wakes up in the middle of the night. Thankfully though things are getting better and she is settling in but it can be very worrisome to see such a change in a once free spirited, worry free kid. After Vancouver, she returned to swim lessons where she really excelled, well, once she got in trouble for goofing around and not listening, lol. After that, the teacher was talking about how unheard of it is to see a kid her age swim under water for as long as she does. We have two kids who love the water; sometimes I think too much because that is one area neither has any fear or limits. This past week, Jade started preschool which is only Mon/Wed for 2.5 hrs/day and really loves it. We laugh because we ask what she did at school and Jade says "oh, I don't know" then randomly will start telling us stuff, i.e. about leaves falling off or about space, and how she learned that at school. She also started gymnastics and was pretty stoked about her new leotard. Next to start is hip hop and then soccer which Ted will be helping out coaching so both are pretty excited about that. Her love of Cars continues but now a love of Lego has begun mixed in with some Princess Sophia, Peppa the Pig and fort building. Also continuing, is the endless energy and goofiness.
Charlie turned 1 on September 4th and is definitely going to be more trouble then Jade ever was. She may not be walking on her own yet but she can move those legs when she has the walker and can crawl at lightning speed. Best part is, she has learned to climb so I look over one day and there is Charlie kneeling on Jade's table, bouncing around, laughing. Cupboards have to be locked, doors shut or she'll be in the garbage, unraveling toilet paper or getting into whatever else she can all the whilst smiling and laughing away. You call her name and she just looks at you, continuously shaking her head and laughing. Thanks to Jade's constant singing of and listening to "Let it Go", Charlie's official first word was Go and now she constantly says it, often when we get in the car and haven't started moving. The little bugger has also found great joy in grinding her front teeth....oh, how I hate that sound.
For Charlie's birthday, we took the girls to the water park at West Edmonton Mall and everyone had a blast. As I said, both girls are completely fearless when it comes to the pool and think they can just go without anyone with them. Jade did water slides, not just the little kiddy ones but some bigger ones, as well as the wave pool. Charlie likes to try to get out of our arms, dunks her head on her own then comes up gasping and laughing away. Yes, I keep saying laughing because this kid laughs about everything I think. Jade continues to be a great big sister and always trying to help Charlie out and really likes trying to teach her new words. Initially Jade kept trying to teach Charlie puddle, still no idea where that came from, but it was the go to word. Now it is more common words like grandpa.
Ted is doing good with work and learning lots; getting to work on the military trucks and coming home smelling like a mechanic...ugh. I get jealous with all the sports he gets to play, being paid to workout playing soccer or hockey or going to a BBQ, lol. Not daily but wish other professions would incorporate those things into the day. He goes on his first exercise for two weeks soon so that will be a learning experience for us all.
As for me, well I am me, and I continue to be me...a worrier, a mom, a wife and a Jaime de Volder. I joined a boxing class which is an all women's class at the rec center and it is good. I have only been to one class and will miss the next few weeks but the one class was a gooder...nice ladies there and helped fill the void of hockey. I have also been doing more baking again and cooking which I enjoy and helps me to clear my head for at least an hour before I start the non stop thinking and worrying, lol. From turkey chili, to turkey burgers, homemade meatballs to authentic Jamaican jerk pork roast...I try to vary it up but sometimes have to go back to the favourites. Baking has been banana bread, cinnamon buns with cream cheese icing and fantastic fudge brownies, which Jade added her personal touch of a banana in the icing that she opened to eat and decided she didn't want so threw it in the mixer as I was making the icing. For me, everything has to be from scratch and homemade, I don't feel right doing it otherwise....I think it is more that I feel I can't because then I am going backwards and not forwards...make sense? Yep, I like putting expectations on myself.
Oh, ya, great great news...NOT! I return to work in exactly a weeks time.....ahhhH!!!. Ok, so I am looking forward to seeing people and having a bit more structure but that is about it. Pretty scared though to be going back, leaving the girls for that long in a day; not to mention the amount of new people there are at work these days. I guess you could say total mixed feelings about it all. Yes, that means, I will be back in Vancouver for a little while as will the girls. It'll be tough being away from Ted but it'll be good for me to get back into the swing and for Jade to see some familiar faces. It is super nice of my sis, she is flying out here so I can have someone to drive back with us. It'll be a long drive but good company, catching up to do and some gorgeous scenery.
On that note, I think I am going to indulge in a brownie...or two...or three....then go get some sleep while I can before Charlie wakes up at 5am.
I shall be seeing some of you in person soon and others, well, not soon enough. Hope everyone had a great summer and if I don't get back to this before Thanksgiving, have a very happy one.
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