I had a surprise waiting for me when I went in to get Jesse up this morning. It makes me laugh just thinking about what I am going to write! So, I went in to get Jesse, and noticed he was pantless right away. I got a little closer and saw a wet spot on the floor. And then I looked in Jesse's crib...low and behold, there was his diaper sitting on the mattress. I'm not sure why he took his pants, and his diaper off, but it reminded me of Angie's story of Eoin and his diaper just a few days ago!
We had our last MOPS meeting today, until the new year that is. It was fun, as always. I got to pick up my plate that I made a month ago, plus I won a door-prize which is always cool.
Rebecca and Jesse are both sick right now. For the most part, they don't seem to be too uncomfortable...just runny noses and a cough. Rebecca actually has lost her voice. It's kinda nice, because she can't really cry...but at the same time she makes these cute, pitiful, squeaky noises that made you feel bad for her. Hopefully they are both better by the weekend (because the grandparents are coming!!!), and hopefully Mike and I won't get sick at all!
Monday, December 10
Saturday, December 8
I saw the coolest spider at the park the other day. I know you are probably thinking, "But Trina, you don't like spiders." Yes, it's true, I don't really like them. But, when they are outside and I have enough distance between me and them, they're okay. So, the cool spider...he was a little guy. He was walking down the slide that I happened to be sitting on. He ran over to this little rock that was the same color as him, he curled up in a ball and looked just like the rock. I thought, "Strange, I've never seen a spider do that before...I wonder if he would do it again?" So, I blew on him just enough to disturb him, and he ran over to another rock about his size and color. Again, he tucked his legs in and sat very still. I left him for about 5 minutes, and he just sat there, looking like a rock. Then I blew on him again, and he ran away to find another rock. It was so cool. I kind of wish I had a video of it...
Friday, December 7
One more thing...
Yesterday, amidst all the talk about bugs, I forgot to mention one thing about Rebecca which is actually a pretty big milestone in her development. She can sit herself up. The other day she was playing on the floor by herself, and I looked down and she was sitting up. I asked Mike if he had sat her up, but he hadn't so I figured she must have done it herself. Then, last Wednesday at church I watched her go from her tummy to sitting up. When I was at the doctor yesterday and she was asking all the questions, "Can your baby...roll over? (yes, for about 3 months now) Can your baby...pass object from one hand to the other? (yes, and she can even pick things up with her thumb and index finger) Can your baby...sit up supported? (yes, in fact she can even sit herself up)" Needless to say, the doctor was amazed at Rebecca's developement. It doesn't really surprise me though, since Jesse and Rebecca seem to be on about the same schedule as far as when they accomplished their "firsts". The doctor did think that it was funny that Rebecca had no hair...I figure our kids just decide to let the hair (and teeth - Jesse was 8 months old before he got a tooth, and Rebecca has none yet either) wait until they accomplish all these other things!
Thursday, December 6
Rebecca's growing up...
I can't believe Rebecca is 6 1/2 months old already...she's getting so big. I just took her to the doctor today. She is 16 lbs 8 oz and 26 inches tall (at 6 months Jesse weighed 18 lbs 12 oz and was 27 inches tall). We are still working on getting her to eat solid food. She was doing great for the first week (we even have a video to prove it!) Then our whole house got the stomach flu and ever since she has not been interested in eating. But, we keep trying and someday she will be hungry enough to eat!
It's almost time for Christmas holidays. I have a hard time remembering it's December since our weather has been pretty nice. We had a few cold days with some snow, but now it back into the 20's and we gladly go outside without our coats. It's kind of nice not to worry about piling blankets onto Rebecca, or making sure Jesse is wearing his toque. Plus I'm sure Mike appreciates not having to ride his bike to school in the snow!
But as a trade off for the nice weather, we do have lots of bugs still. The roach problem may be under control now. We changed our sticky tape on the weekend, and haven't caught any in it yet, so that's a good sign. But we have had some nasty spiders. Not nasty as in dangerous, but nasty as in gross and disgusting. It's kind of funny actually. About a week ago, we were getting ready to leave the house and Jesse was at the door with his 'Mater truck (which he likes to take everywhere). I was sitting behind him putting his shoes on. He was peering into the trunk of the truck saying, "bug." It was a spider, and a pretty good sized one at that. I thought to myself...that's the biggest spider I have seen in our house. Mike killed it. Then, a couple of days later I was coming out to turn the computer off before bed and noticed an even larger spider hanging out in the crack by our door. Our weatherstripping is so bad that I have watched bugs as big as 2 inches come in our closed door. I'm sure that's how this guy got in, and why he was hanging around the door. Anyway, he was probably around 1-1.5 inches in body size (plus legs). So Mike killed him too. Again, I thought to myself, "that's the biggest spider I have ever seen in a house." So, a day or two later I entered the living room and saw this big black spot on my window. I got closer and realized it was on the inside. It was another spider, and I thought, "THAT is the biggest spider I have ever seen in my house!" I tried to kill it with a shoe, but it was on the window behind the blinds and I couldn't get it. I am afraid of spiders, like really afraid. Especially when they are big, and black. I was shaking from trying to get close enough to kill it. Mike got rid of that one too. He decided to use the vacuum. As soon as he turned it on, the spider ran away but I was sure it wasn't gone. So he took the blind down (we have those mini-blinds), and the spider was sitting in its little burrow it had built inside the hollow part of the top of our blinds. We had a spider living in our blinds - a big spider, close to the stool where Jesse loves to play. I'm sure it would hurt if that sucker bit you. So, Mike vacuumed him. It made a *clunk* as it got sucked up. Then he ran the vacuum for a few minutes, dumped the container out, and the spider tried to make a run for it, so Mike beat it with a shoe (until it was black and blue as he puts it). Isn't that gross? I still find myself looking at the corner of the window out of paranoia. I don't care how clean you keep your house, how would you ever find a web that a spider has built inside your blinds? It kind of scares me to think what we would find it we moved the boxes around in our closet...
Well, Mike is almost finished the semester. All he has left now is finals. He has one take home and one on Tuesday next week. I think we are all looking forward to the semester break. He has been working so hard this year, this is a well earned break. Plus, this year will be our first Christmas (day) at home. And by home, I mean it's the first time that we haven't been with one set of parents or the other. I'm kind of excited about that.
That's about it for now. Christmas cards will soon be in the mail...
It's almost time for Christmas holidays. I have a hard time remembering it's December since our weather has been pretty nice. We had a few cold days with some snow, but now it back into the 20's and we gladly go outside without our coats. It's kind of nice not to worry about piling blankets onto Rebecca, or making sure Jesse is wearing his toque. Plus I'm sure Mike appreciates not having to ride his bike to school in the snow!
But as a trade off for the nice weather, we do have lots of bugs still. The roach problem may be under control now. We changed our sticky tape on the weekend, and haven't caught any in it yet, so that's a good sign. But we have had some nasty spiders. Not nasty as in dangerous, but nasty as in gross and disgusting. It's kind of funny actually. About a week ago, we were getting ready to leave the house and Jesse was at the door with his 'Mater truck (which he likes to take everywhere). I was sitting behind him putting his shoes on. He was peering into the trunk of the truck saying, "bug." It was a spider, and a pretty good sized one at that. I thought to myself...that's the biggest spider I have seen in our house. Mike killed it. Then, a couple of days later I was coming out to turn the computer off before bed and noticed an even larger spider hanging out in the crack by our door. Our weatherstripping is so bad that I have watched bugs as big as 2 inches come in our closed door. I'm sure that's how this guy got in, and why he was hanging around the door. Anyway, he was probably around 1-1.5 inches in body size (plus legs). So Mike killed him too. Again, I thought to myself, "that's the biggest spider I have ever seen in a house." So, a day or two later I entered the living room and saw this big black spot on my window. I got closer and realized it was on the inside. It was another spider, and I thought, "THAT is the biggest spider I have ever seen in my house!" I tried to kill it with a shoe, but it was on the window behind the blinds and I couldn't get it. I am afraid of spiders, like really afraid. Especially when they are big, and black. I was shaking from trying to get close enough to kill it. Mike got rid of that one too. He decided to use the vacuum. As soon as he turned it on, the spider ran away but I was sure it wasn't gone. So he took the blind down (we have those mini-blinds), and the spider was sitting in its little burrow it had built inside the hollow part of the top of our blinds. We had a spider living in our blinds - a big spider, close to the stool where Jesse loves to play. I'm sure it would hurt if that sucker bit you. So, Mike vacuumed him. It made a *clunk* as it got sucked up. Then he ran the vacuum for a few minutes, dumped the container out, and the spider tried to make a run for it, so Mike beat it with a shoe (until it was black and blue as he puts it). Isn't that gross? I still find myself looking at the corner of the window out of paranoia. I don't care how clean you keep your house, how would you ever find a web that a spider has built inside your blinds? It kind of scares me to think what we would find it we moved the boxes around in our closet...
Well, Mike is almost finished the semester. All he has left now is finals. He has one take home and one on Tuesday next week. I think we are all looking forward to the semester break. He has been working so hard this year, this is a well earned break. Plus, this year will be our first Christmas (day) at home. And by home, I mean it's the first time that we haven't been with one set of parents or the other. I'm kind of excited about that.
That's about it for now. Christmas cards will soon be in the mail...
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