First off, I was so caught up in my Sunday afternoon thoughts that I forgot a piece of Emanuel related news – this weekend he smiled his very first smile – AT ME !!!! Zander first smiled at Great Grandma Rapp (my dad’s very lovely mother) and Gavin… well the little brat for the longest time (including his first) would only smile at my BOOB! Which I do NOT counts as smiling AT ME … Emanuel smiled at my face – much better. Though Gavin’s smile… ok totally a guy thing, right?
So I was looking at the calendar in our bedroom – my master plan on the wall – and oops I had the days wrong for my 6 week check-up in the city. Luckily it is Tueday not Wednesday (for a moment I thought CRAP it was today). So we have to pack the whole troop up tomorrow around lunch time and get out of town. I have been thinking about ANYTHING we could get in the city that would be cheaper than buying here. After all this is our last scheduled trip in the near future. I am looking forward to finally getting Emanuel’s scrapbook so I can get started planning out his first few pages. Hard to believe he will be 2 months old next week!
Spring has seem to have finally come here, there is still a ton of snow on the ground but it is +6 (celcius) out and the sun is shining. Not too much longer and I will be able to venture out with the kids… once my sling gets here of course. I have not heard back from the lady who I sent the pouch back to to be exchanged. Course we ARE depending on the post and it has been extremely slow lately. I do have a regular chest style baby carrier but it will have to warm up alot more to use that since his legs would dangle out the bottom. It will just be nice to have some of my independance back, though we still need to get the back door keyed properly to the building… hopefully Ken can get that accomplished when he goes and pays April’s rent.
I’ve finished the first of many Christmas Cross Stitches… I know I know way way early but why not? I have the time now with Emanuel still sleeping alot and willing to relax in my lap and the twins are actually leaving my things alone now! Not that I trust them with scissors or my needle out but I know if I have to walk away from my threads they will not be spread halfway through the house. The boys have even stopped touching the laptop screen when I have it down on the couch. Course with all the toys in the house I should hope they are too busy to bother with my "toys".
Our next big purchase has me torn between two things. We cannot have Emanuel on the floor unsupervised with his brothers running around so we need to decide if we want to get an exersaucer or a stationary jolly jumper. I have not seen a stationary jolly jumper in the stores, just at someone’s house so it has been hard to research it. I would like to avoid yet another toy that requires copious amounts of batteries. Ken did find a link for one on Babies’r’Us it costs the same as a exersaucer but seems to let him excerise his legs more. We still have one more month until he hits the general min age for those sorts of toys (3 months) but as I am sure you all know I am VERY forward looking when it comes to larger purchases and planning events.
Speaking of events, hopefully we can get the baptism pinned down this week… and then plan a trip to Calgary to see the Reinsch Clan. This summer we are even hoping to make it to the Calgary Zoo… I think the twins would love seeing all the animals – especially the monkeys concidering how much they love their monkey stuffed animals. We will definately be letting everyone know in advance when we are going so we can get a crowd together to enjoy the fun. Hopefully by then we will have the harnesses for the boys – give them some freedom and us some peace of mind. We are actually getting a friend in the states the ship us up some backpack ones from Walmart! Too cute eh? Another set of twins down south uses them and love it.
Well without my extra set of adult hands here Monday has been a little tough. Emanuel really hates it when I set him down and the twins are catching on that at times when he is really upset I cannot get to them as quickly so they can be naughty little buggers. So smart and quick to catch on which means mommy MUST stay on her toes. I swear that is what is getting me back in shape, carrying a baby while I chase a big boy…
Speaking of big boys – the twins are up from their afternoon nap and ready to play so off I go. Enjoy the sunshine all.
i was out blog surfing and thought i would leave you an invitation for you to stop by my space anytime…i have just added a bunch of new photo albums…i love photos…and comments so be sure to leave one…
:o) smiles are free… :o) and contagious… :o) so pass them on… :o) to people you love… :o) and even to those you don’t… :o)