Mom On The Run

My Future Husband

Apparently Ashley Olsen is trying to steal my man! Like hello! Doesn’t she know that he’s mine? Yanno – for like the next time I get married and I decide to marry for money!

PS – Lance, if you’re reading this, next time you’re in Toronto look me up and we’ll go for a run *wink*

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My mom was over today and she took some amazing photos of Sierra and I carving a pumpkin. Actually MOST are amazing – those are the ones where she did a fantastic job of making sure my enormous hips weren’t in the picture. Like this one:

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Night / Day

Sierra and Brooke are about as different as you can get. Sierra is my “spirited” child. She laughs hard and cries even harder. She ping pongs from one emotion to another at the drop of a hat. She needs to cry herself to sleep, and begins crying before she’s even fully awake. In fact, she often wakes herself up with her crying. She’s forever active, sitting still is the mother of all evils in her eyes. She loves gymnastics ’cause she can run freely, but hates “circle time”. And eating? She’s never had the patience for it – bottles of milk are her best friend, she can drink them while she runs around.

Then there’s Brooke. Brooke is calm and easy going. She rarely ever cries. She calmly sucks her fist to fall asleep. When she wakes up in the night I can hear her sucking her fist to try and get back to sleep – I go over and pick her up, quietly nurse her back to sleep. If I didn’t aggressively offer food she would quietly go hungry and not even care. She lays in the living room quietly watching her sister run laps around her – smiling the whole time. I’ve never met a happier baby.

It shocks me – how can two babies, so completely opposite come from the same place? If they had been the opposite sex I would expect some personality differences. I think it’s because they’re both girls that I am in complete disbelief. From a parenting perspective it’s hard – what works for one child does not work for the other. Toys that Sierra loved as a baby don’t hold Brooke’s attention. Sierra was independent, hated to be held. Brooke would happily snuggle into my chest all day long if I let her – her favourite place to be is hugged up against me in the sling. When Sierra was a baby I rocked her and sung to her for hours to get her to sleep – her eyes would spring open the moment she felt me put her down – then the screaming would begin for another 1/2 hour. As for Baby Brooke all I have to do is walk around the house cleaning, busying myself, with her in my arms – before I know it she’s asleep, I put her in her crib and she snuggles in, bringing her fist to her mouth to soothe herself. Again I ask – how could two polar opposites come from the same womb?

Spirited Child:

You’ve seen us at the market: we’re the ones whose kids are screaming, climbing on shopping carts, begging for candy or a toy. You’ve seen us at restaurants: our kids hardly eat. Instead, they run around or pop up and stare at other diners. You’ve seen us at the playground: our kids run, jump, climb, slide, and change activities with blinding speed. You’ve heard about us: our kids are described as “handfuls.” We’re the ones who are often asked, “Are you sure he’s not hyperactive?” We’re the parents everyone has advice for: take a parenting class; be stricter; be more lenient; spank; have tested.

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Kid’s say the darndest things don’t they? Sierra is no exception. Lately she’s been learning to describe things: Daddy’s car fast, Daddy’s car blue, Mommy’s truck red, Brooke’s a baby, Brooke’s awake, Brooke’s looking at me, Brooke’s smiling, Daddy’s cute…. It’s really cute and interesting to hear her perception of things most of the time.

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Ahhhh – finally! A moment to myself to write up a blog post – Yippee! I really should be using this time to go for a jog (which I may still do if I write this fast enough). I’m in the backyard typing away as Sierra naps in “Molly’s bed”, she calls the guest bedroom Molly dawg’s room, and Baby Brooke is relaxing in the swing while Daddy Rob watches some football.

I realize I haven’t blogged much lately so I thought I’d fill y’all in on what’s going on in our neck of the woods. Sierra hasn’t been too fond of sleeping in her crib. She tells us she “can’t sleep in my bed”, refusing to nap and asking at bed time to sleep in Molly’s bed. We think it’s because she’s getting too big for her crib and is rolling into the sides and waking herself up. Time for a big girl bed! Daddy Rob will be going out later this afternoon to buy one for her.

Baby Brooke is getting big! She’s found her hands and grasps them together out in front of her face to examine them. She reaches for toys, but has poor spatial awareness and usually misses. Her neck muscles are strong and she can hold her head up well, and her trunk strength is improving every day. I have a feeling she’ll sit earlier than Sierra did. She weighed 11 lbs 1 oz at her last appt., but I think my Dr’s scale is off because she’s outgrown all of her “11 lb” clothing and fits well into the “13 lb” stuff that I have for her. She seems to be going through a growth spurt, now nursing a few times through the night instead of just once. I jinxed myself by writing a post about whether I should wake her up to feed her or not – LOL – isn’t that always the way?

I’ve been watching what I eat and have been doing a little bit of working out – strollerfit 1x/week and Baby & Me Fitness 1x/week. I’ve lost 4 lbs this month, so the extra weight is slowly coming off. I wish it would come off faster as I feel like I’ constantly hungry and can’t wait to stop wearing maernity clothes! I met a woman on y street this week that has a 3 yo boy and 2 week old daughter. We exchanged phone numbers, and it would be nice to hang with her every once in a while. Although I have tons of friends on mat leave in town, none really live within walking distance. Loading the kids up in a car for a playdate is a PITA, so walking over to her place and going for walks with her to the park would be cool.

Not much is new with Daddy Rob. The company he works for got bought out by a Swiss company with their headquarters in Switzerland. He thinks they *may* relocate him to their head office in Lausanne for an 18 month to 2 year period. It would be neat to live abroad for a year or so, as I always wanted to travel, but we never had the means to do so. Though it would be really sad to leave behind family and of course Molly Dawg.

Well, that’s about all I have to say for now. I’m off now to go for a “walk/run” in y continuing efforts to lose me fat arse and monster thighs. Enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend! It’s sunny and 24 C here!

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