Jul 26

I saw someone today who had a t-shirt that said “I’m not with stupid anymore!” .  I thought that was kind of funny.

Kieran is still feeding inconsistently but I feel like I’m handling it today.

I got a new rocking chair from Walmart last night.  Not the first place I would generally look for furniture but it’s awesome. I’m totally excited about it.

Is it totally sick that I am really looking forward to Kieran’s 2 month immunization next week? Not because he will be tortured with needles, but I am interested to see how heavy he is and what percentile he is in. 

It’s just over 2 weeks until we leave for our trip to Ottawa.  I’m pretty excited about spending time with hubby and just going somewhere new and seeing some old friends.

We’re doing Avery’s birthday party this weekend and I feel totally unorganized and kind of apathetic.  I’m trying not to beat myself up over it.  She doesn’t really care that much now anyway. Little things like blue and purple balloons are the most thrilling thing to her right now.  As long as there are candles to blow out she will be happy.

Jul 24

It is too. damn. hot.

Jul 13
 This past Saturday we drove out to Waldheim for a friend’s wedding. The first great thing about this trip was that it was a much cooler day than the previous week. The high was about 22 degrees so we were feeling nice and comfy. The sky was perfect with a few nice clouds. This is my absolute favourite time of year to drive through the prairies. All the fields are growing and they look so alive. It’s just beautiful. These few months of life on the prairies are enough to sustain my love affair with Saskatchewan year round. I make no apologies for loving this flat part of the world. I honestly don’t think anyone could call Saskatchewan boring in the summer, but I kmow that not everyone appreciates this beauty the way those of us who have lived here most of our lives do.
Jul 5

This is a phrase I’m hearing a lot lately from Avery. She has always wanted to play with us but now she tells us what she wants. Sometimes I get tired of it because I just can’t summon the energy to “play”. This is followed by a healthy dose of guilt. I promised myself that I wouldn’t be like this when I was a parent. I have never forgotten a conversation I had with a number of junior high aged kids about what they would do differently if they were the parents. Their overwhelming response was that they would spend more time with their kids and not be too busy or too tired to do things with them. What I found amazing is that these particular kids all came from relatively stable, healthy families. It’s not like they were neglected or abused or deprived. But still, what they wanted most from their parents was attention. That has stuck with me.

So I guess I need to brush up on my Fisher-Price etiquette.

Jul 5

Forgive the complaining, but when are we going to get some nice moderate summer weather? Why does it always have to be below 20 or above 30 degrees? I’m sick of this weather. It’s IMPOSSIBLE to keep cool when you’re breastfeeding and always cuddling a little, hot body. Of course, my patience is being tested right now as Kieran and I are going through a bout of Thrush which rates pretty high on the suckiness scale. He’s not sleeping great and therefore, I am hardly sleeping and we are both uncomfortable without it being a million degrees outside. Ugh!