Tuesday, August 12, 2008

30 years old

I am excited and ready to turn 30 (on Thursday). I feel like my 20's were so jam packed and full of wonderful (and some not so wonderful) experiences and can't imagine trying to fit anything else in. My hope is that my 30's are filled with ample experiences of growth as well. In the past 10 years, I had a lot of fun at UBC and then graduated, started teaching, got married, had a kid, travelled a lot (Mexico twice, California 3 times, across Canada, Alaska, Kenya and Tanzania), hiked a great deal, adventure raced, ran many races, and played a lot of sports. I have experienced pain and dissapointment through break ups, illnesses and death. I have grown spiritually and have grown closer to my family. My close friendships have grown deeper and my heart has grown fuller. I am so thankful for all that I have, I know I am so blessed. I look forward to these next 10 years and hope that I will continue to experience many new things and to maintain an appreciation for the world and those around me.

Here are some pics from the day (nothing exciting but pictures sometimes make it better?)

Gary installing the motion detector light. He has been asking for one for 2 years. He finally found one he liked that was less than $50 so he didn't `have' to tell me about it. There have been a lot of break ins in detached garages lately so maybe this will help? Gary and I got to go out on a double date last night!!! We went to see `The Dark Knight' with Maria and Mark and it was a really good movie. We need to get out more often!

My 18 week picture. This was taken in the morning so i'm always a little smaller in the morning. I am feeling great. The cramps have alleviated and usually only occur when i'm rotating sides at night. I am nervous to start back at work in a few weeks as it will exhaust me like crazy, I'm sure of it! It will be a strange start to the year, knowing that I won't be there all year. Exercise wise, I'm only walking about 30 minutes a day. Nothing else. I would like to bike but my tailbone is not in the mood for it. I think I will sign up for some prenatal yoga in september just to get out of the house since I'm not playing football anymore:(

Kai lying on the rug...telling me something silly. Each day, we walk around the neighbourhood checking out all the diggers and tractors. He loves it. I would have to say that of all transitions, I am nervous about potty training. There are too many methods and I really don't know when he's really going to be ready. I think that we started too soon. Back in June, there were about 2 weeks when he went poop on the toilet. I should not have introduced that option so early. Now, it is not exciting. Underwear does not excite him. He will say to me, `Mommy, Kai pooping again!' before he has to go. I ask him to go to the toilet and he says, `No, Kai gonna poop in his diaper'. I ask him why and he says he likes it. Gross. If I put him on the toilet, he will make some great pushing sounds but will not go. As soon as the diaper is back on, away he goes! Why am I in a rush? I'm not. I am just sick and tired of changing dirty diapers when he knows that he has to go. I do not want two kids in diapers. I would like Gary and I to do it together (we are home for 2 more weeks) so its easier. The reason I don't want to do it is that if he goes to daycare in a few weeks, they will have a harder time always having to ask him if he has to go. Whatever, maybe we'll wait a few more months. Other than that, he has adjusted well to his new room. We have also introduced a rule that his blanket (Bubbi) stays upstairs. We are struggling with this one but if we let him have it downstairs, he spends half of his day sucking his thumb with his blanket. When Gary was taking it back upstairs yesterday, Kai said `Daddy, don't take Bubbi upstairs, Kai needs it!'...his sentences (okay, maybe thats two sentences?) are getting so long!!

Well, time to do some work while Kai naps. Ultrasound on Friday....so excited!!!

8 comments:

  1. Just thought I'd share how we did it for Quentin.

    We got a timer with a button to push to turn off/reset the time when Quentin was getting ready to potty train (at about 3 years). We set it for 35 minutes, after which he had to sit on the potty and try. We had moved the potty to a corner in the basement near where we play so it wasn't a great inconvenience to him to go. By the time two weeks was up, he was asking us if he could just go when he wanted to, instead of with the timer, and that was it. I'm going to try it with Jade when I have her home the next two weeks. The day here and there we've done it it has worked well for her.

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  2. For Shaylah, the only motivating factor was Smarties. I never thought I would resort to chocolate, but it wored really well. Also, taking away the diaper and letting her go in her pants a few times so that she knew that the diaper wouldn't catch it. Not so great for the floors, but it worked really well! Maybe you could try that outside? But, as you probably know, boys are always harder to train than girls and generally don't get fully trained until they are closer to 3 years old. Difference in biology really plays a role in this one! Good luck and don't worry...it will happen when he is ready!

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  3. Nakedness and a little potty worked for us x 2! Don't be afraid--it's like anything else; exciting to encounter a new stage! It takes a long time. Months and months. Your daycare will be FINE--they'll LOVE not having to change his pants as often, trust me!

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  4. I really laughed out loud reading this post. I have no advice about potty training. But I have to say I love how you write, you are a great story teller!

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  5. Oh I have to add one more thing, you are looking hot in that picture! 30, having a baby, looking hot, and you have amazingly toned legs! You are ready to face your 30s! Happy Birthday Louise! (20 minutes early)

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  6. opps a day early!

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  7. Funny-Kris installed our light as well the same day I think. Weird. Smarties and stickers worked for Annika :o) I also let her pick out her own treats...gummies, etc, that she wanted as a treat for going on the potty-let her be a little more involved in the experience.

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  8. sooo...how was the big day?

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