Another mini update!

Hello again world!

We are FINALLY coming out of winter and into spring. it has been a rough spring for us. Strep throat, gastro throughout the entire house hold....colds...ugh...we are SO ready to be germ free! lol

We HAVE to stay healthy, but not only for the usual reasons. Corbin has dental surgery coming up soon. I am a little nervous. Any surgery where they have to be put under, scares me. He has a tooth condition called Enamel Hypoplasia. Caused by fevers when their teeth are forming. He has always been a really healthy child! But his teeth were always bad and until the diagnosis, I could not figure out why. I killed me seeing him get fillings done at such a young age. But now, he will have the dental surgery, they will be putting caps on his most affected adult teeth. He seems to be happy that he will be asleep this time when his teeth are being done! So while he is relaxed, and I am happy to keep it that way, I am a nervous wreck on the inside! He has his post op this week, and if anyone at home is sick they may postpone the surgery. Funny, this did teach me a valuable lessons. I would see kids with fillings an d metal teeth and think wow, their teeth were not well cared for. Now, my son will be the one with the metal teeth and fillings, and it is caused not by lack of care, but by his condition! Lesson learned. making that assumption really made an...well you what out of me! :P

Funny story about Corbin this week. He came up to me and said: "Guess what mom?? I am becoming a man! I have hair growing on my arms, I am growing a mustache and my arm pits smell bad! " The things kids say! LOO He followed up by announcing yesterday that he will have to learn to shave soon! :P lol

When the gastro did hit us, we were all sick over March Break. Poor kids were stuck here, in jammies, sick and unable to do anything or go anywhere. So yesterday. let them skip a day of school (shhhhh) so we could have a make-up day. :) We went to the museum with my sister and her boyfriend. The kids got to eat junky lunches from McDonald's and we had a great afternoon at home planning our April fools day jokes for when Daddy got home. He loves the trick Jello drink, and of course the whoopee cushions. I had two boys running around making farting noises and laughing their butts off waiting for dad to get home so they could get him! lol It was a fantastic day and I am SO glad we spent it together!

Now the weekend is here, the sun is shinning and we are going to enjoy an afternoon outside after Mister E takes his nap. I can't get over how big they are all getting! Owen will be 12 in just over a week! Elliott 2 next month, Nate 7 in June, and this year Corbin will be 10! I am amazed at how fast time flies! I am truly Blessed and just love being home with them!

Now I should really get to my plan for my blog I keep promising! I am determined THIS week will be THE week I get my stuff together! lol Now that we are HOPEFULLY done with the germs and being sick, and that spring is here!

Take care everyone!! :)

Mini Update time!

Ok, so here goes! I am going to try and sum up the last couple of weeks! Today, honey starts his new job. :) We are so very proud of him! I can hardly wait for him to get home tonight, to hear how he day went. Nathaniel, has a loose tooth, that has been hanging there for weeks. It just will not fall out! It is literally hanging there. lol He has been very brave , but still is not ready for us to pull it out. So we are patiently waiting for the tooth to make its way out of his mouth, and under his pillow. He is very excited to have the tooth fairy make her visit. :)

Corbin, well big news! His bottomless pit, actually has a bottom! LOL He is SUCH a big eater in the afternoon and evening,. He could eat all night! He keeps saying he has a bottomless pit. Well, a few weeks ago, he ate SO much at his Aunt and Uncles house. On the way home, he had a tummy ache. He looked at us and said, "you know what, I think my bottomless pit actually does have a bottom!" LOL Needless to say, by the next day, his tummy was all better, and he was back to attempting to fill it up again! :)

Elliott, well he has a new word. "Excited"! He loves to say he is excited when he is really happy. Still makes me melt every time! The bad news, the poor little one has a throat infection. We took him to the clinic on Saturday. He is on his antibiotics and starting to feel better a little more every day. He is eating better now too, which is GREAT to see! :)

As for me? Well, nothing much new to report! I had an interview for some possible new daycare clients. I am looking forward to starting physio for my back soon. I am also making sure I start to take more time for me. I had an idea in December. I wanted to blog at least once a week. There is a plan behind it....and it has been on the back burner for months now. So, hopefully later on today, I can start my weekly blog plan, and set it in motion! See you soon!!!!

Happy New Year!!

Wow 2010 already!

What a year 2009 had been! The way 2009 started out, we really did not know what to expect! I spent New Years Eve last year, in the hospital, being told, we might lose the baby. They were sure I lost my mucus plug, that I was leaking amniotic fluid, and contractions had started. I was only 20 weeks along. WE had chosen our newest little mans name, and were looking forward to a new year, with a baby on the way, daycare going well, and Dave having just moved up in the company he was working for. Things looked so wonderful!

But with the news of the baby being at risk, the year was starting out on shaky ground. I was put on bedrest and monitored much more closely. Knowing I could no longer work, and had no benefits, was a big blow and we were not sure how we would mange. Then about a month and a half later...Dave lost his job. It was a really scary new year, with so many worries. I prayed, and tried my best to stay as positive as I could. There were challenges, a few late bills, and quite a few tears. But we kept on. Hearing Elliott heart beats, and hitting every new week of him still being in me, brought us much needed positive energy. Dave looked and looked, and no jobs were available. My parents were amazing. Mom kept watching my daycare children 2 days week, since my clients did not want to lose me as their care provider. It was SUCH a blessing. There was a lot of comfort in knowing, that once Elliott was born, I would have my job ready to go back to. Then Elliott came!

He was even a little late! Due to being on bedrest for so long, Elliott descended the wrong way, and had a hard time coming out. Hardest delivery of all my kids! After a long and extremely painful labor and no baby yet, there was talk of a C-Section, and he must have heard it, because he turned his head, and came right out! Poor baby had indentations on his head for weeks (and even a bit now) from being stuck the wrong way for so long, and from me pushing with him in that position for an hour and a half! But he was perfect! He was jaundice, and nursing had painful challenges, but every single tear and challenge was worth it. Our youngest was here, to join his three older loving brothers! After spending months worrying, he was here, and perfect and most of all healthy!

Once Elliott was 2 weeks old, I started working again. But poor Nate, got really sick. Monday morning had us take him by ambulance to CHEO , he was creaming in pain, and had fevers. Dr there said could be gas, even though we knew it was something wrong, and they sent us home. Saw the Dr the next day, and again on Wednesday took him back to CHEO, determine we were going to get answers. Well, we got answers. He had pneumonia and by this point it was quite severe and he had to spend 5 nights at CHEO on IV! We were upset they failed to diagnose him until his third visit. Had they seen it the first day, he would have started meds and avoided being admitted. With a newborn at home, and Nate in isolation it was not easy. Once again, my parents were an amazing Blessing, and helped Dave and I take turns spending time here with the kids, at the hospital, with the baby...etc.. I would pump while with Nate, and nurse E when I was home.

Nate got better and better, and after 5 nights at CHEO, was home JUST in time for his Bday! :) This was when we were waiting for his IV to be taken out so we could go home!

During the summer, the kids enjoyed soccer. It was Nate`s first year, and Corbin`s forth! He was becoming better and better with each passing year. It was wonderful seeing the kids running around having fun, smiling and laughing! :) It warms my heart to see my beautiful children, healthy, happy and loving life! They had a blast swimming in our little pool in the backyard this year as well! (and in grandmas pool of course! lol) Owen is so wonderful with them in the pool, helping them learn things and playing with them! He is an amazing big brother. What a Blessing, our blended family, works together so well, and there is always so much love to go around!

Gosh there are SO many pictures I want to share! This year, we have spent some wonderful times at the museums, playing outside, having jammies days and just being a family! I feel more and more Blessed everyday! I don`t want to forget any of it! lol

The year has now come to an end. It ended with some pretty amazing things. Dave is back to school! He was accepted for a program, that not only helps with living costs, but pays tuition for him! He is at Algonquin, taking the nursing program in the fall. :) It is so wonderful! He is such a caring and loving man,. He is always there to help others and is very compassionate. Nursing really is something he will be amazing at! I love him so much, and thank God for bringing him into my life. We have ups, and downs, but we love each other, our children, and our lives together. I look forward to a wonderful new year, surrounded by the many people whom we are Blessed to have near us! We have our children, each other, our amazing family and friends, (you know who you are!)..lol...

I hope and Pray for this year, to be a wonderful Blessed year, for us, and for all our friends and family. May you all be surrounded with love and family, and always be grateful for the people and things in your lives. My new years resolution, is to be just be the best person I can. I want to be healthy and happy, and make sure that what I do, makes myself, my family and God proud. :) I could not have asked for a better life!

2010...here we come!

Monday already done???

Wow, today went fast...too fast.....

My first day of holidays zoomed by! We got a little cleaning done, but mostly, relaxed! Dave took Elliott this morning and I went back to bed for almost hours! It was GREAT, and SOOO needed!

Grandma and Grandpa Bert, had given us a gift card for the boys to get a new video game. So today, we picked up DJ Hero. The kids had a blast! Nate really likes it, Corbin, although he is the one the most interested in the idea of DJ'ing..was not as keen. But now that we know he can play guitar at the same time as someone else DJ's...he will be happy and can be! lol We all have our DJ names. I am DJ Chats, Dave is DJ Frost, Corbin was Rock Star, but then changed it to DJ Master, Nate is DJ Yo, and then Elliott is DJ Eli! I can't wait for Owen to come for his next weekend so he can try it and choose his DJ Name! lol

When Dave went to get the game, he made a stop, to get me something. I am one to not usually buy myself anything. When I get money or gift cards for myself, I usually get things the kids need instead. SO when I saw this at Starbucks when I walked thought with Nate, on the way into Chapters to use my gift card to get him his new Webkinz..lol...I mentioned it to Dave. I have an orange juice, iced tea and ice coffee addiction. I am always on the look out for a cup that holds a cold beverage, that is big enough, and that is reusable. Well I found the perfect one. It was on sale, good price, but still, I refused to ge tit for myself. SOOO Dave when he gets home, says close your eyes, and gives me a bag. I look in, and there is the cup I wanted! I was so flabbergasted! It was such a wonderful gesture. I am going to post a picture of it tomorrow if I get th chance. It is the neatest cup I think I have ever seen! You usually see reusable coffee ones, for warm beverages. But this one is for cold drinks, and it really is perfect and just what I wanted! :) He is such a sweetheart!

Now, I have played DJ Hero, cleaned, made dinner, put kids to bed....I am beat! I am going to log off, run the dishwasher and get to bed! Tomorrow, there will be more DH Hero I am sure...lol...but also, a few games of monopoly! I think I will ask around to see if anyone has one of the old ones, the main game lying around (since we have the kids ones) so Dave and I can play!

Have a good night everyone!!