Tuesday morning we started off the day with a tiny bit of excitement – a package in the mail! Echo’s Canadian God-parents sent her a belated Christmas present… a lovely purple winter jacket! I will have to put her in it and take pictures! I think it may be a bit big… ok I KNOW it is, everything she gets always is, but that is a GOOD thing!

Pretty purple coat

The boys coloured their pages from the MAG and have decided they want to learn MORE about the Inuit people. So I have spent a nice amount of my day on the library catalogue ordering some books for them to read. I love it when they show interest. I figure we will make a lapbook. The hunt for worksheets has not been very helpful but I am going to keep looking. 

Tuesday evenings are library evenings of course… for Trinity and Emanuel. This week was no exception. It was a snowy series of books and the kids actually went out of their way to talk to the other kids  this time. They really do enjoy themselves there. We had to make a quick run by the other branch to pick up my holds and then Ken, Karyn and I sat around and watched Ken play a computer game on the tv. 

Crafting with friends

Gotta show them off the next day

This morning was the dreaded yearly physical and Echo’s 1 1/2 year check up. Echo was VERY unimpressed with the nurses. She has drawn the conclusion that ANYONE in medical scrubs is NOT to be trusted. Thankfully our doctor wears just normal street clothes and is a very friendly and soft spoken woman. She weighed in at 17.8 lbs in clothing and was pronounced adorable and healthy. 

Reading with baby

My own appointment was experienced solo with Ken and the kids back in the waiting room. Much easier that way. My blood work came back with flying colours which was a wonderful relief. Even my iron levels were good a week ago! I am on the low low side of normal weight wise… I am advised to add on 5lbs for my own health. My bloodpressure was low (it often is) and she did indicate that I need to keep my fluids up more. This breastfeeding added to the stress of the last few months is not good and with my family history the best choice is to work hard to remove the stress and work on eating and drinking more. I really am very happy with our new family doctor. She is a great listener and very willing to explain things and give suggestions. 

The main suggestion that we came up with is us calling the office that schedules the surgeries and letting them know that a last minute spot WOULD be ok. Both our doctor and ourselves is a little concerned that they keep emphasizing how FINE she is, we do NOT want to wait until her PDA is causing issues and concerns to have it dealt with. 

Because of our loss of a morning today we declared the bulk of today (after some of the math workbooks were done) a Lego random creation day. They are allowed to play and make as many things (and unmake) as they want as long as in the end there is something for everyone to admire that they are PROUD of! 

Creations

Dinosaurs

Other than the math, and some reading the boys did with the books in the waiting room our day has not been spectacularly exciting or education packed. However, the kids have been trying out some of the computer games we have been given. 

And a little bit of reading

The part for our poor limping van is on its way here from out of province so we had to borrow (she) Chris’ van for the day. We have them tentatively lined up for NEXT weekend and the 1 1/2 hour drive to mom’s for the boys’ party as well. The hope is that the part and the repair will beat that deadline though. 

And so I am faced with further searches online for the boys, some Valentine’s themed ribbon that happens to be WIRED (not a fan of it myself) AND the knowledge that the week is half over and I am ready to hibernate. 

GIGGLES