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MSN Spaces SUCK!

Karen and Kristine... I am trying to leave comments on both of your sites but no such luck... arrrgh!

Kris... time to get out hun... you are so much better than that place it is squishing your spirit... another employer would be lucky to have you. Have you tried applying to the upstairs firms?
Feel better soon... I had it last week... a hot bath with bubble bath helped me. ~HUGS~

Karen... you are one of the strongest women I know... you go girl! Joanna Rachel and Amanda are so lucky to have such an amazing woman as a roll model!


On another note Tupperware should be in this week to all who are waiting... I will call you when it is in then do the rounds!



There are new pics on flicker... sorry I have been blabsent... haveing a 4 month old and a house consumes almost every waking moment of the day. Here is a comparison pic for you all though. Same outfit... Day 1 and yesterday! It is amazing to me how much she has grown but how little she still is this is a 0-3mos Baby GAP onsie

4 month Shots sux!

Hannah had her 4 month check up today!
The official #'s per the doctors office are...

weight: 11lbs 4 oz with diaper (5lbs 13oz @ birth)
length: 23 .50 inches( 19.25 @ birth)
She did awesome with the shots... fell asleep only cried for 5 minutes. The terror didn't start until she woke up from her 1:30pm nap. She woke up crying and continued through until 9:30pm when she fell asleep on my lap. I feel so bad for her, seeing her tiny lips quiver, the look on her face screamed..."Why did she do this to me!?" She sobbed all night... less about 2 hours( thank you Bumbo and Teddy's Choice Acetaminophen) My heart ached everytime I watched a tear drop slide down her cheek. It was as if nothing I did made her feel better.

I finally wrapped her up snug as a bug in a blanket and put her to bed at 11:01pm. Fingers crossed she sleeps for the night.

I did however get a few pics of her tonight during a cry free moment ...

or two!


Time for bed myself.

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Holy growth spurt...

... well both Chris and I thought Hannah was feeling heavier... I guess so she went from 10lbs 9oz last Friday to 11 lbs even today!

4 months old

Well she has hit another mile stone, today Hannah turned 4 months old. She spent the day sleeping...
She also hung out with her Daddy ...

and played with the remote control Jeep and even went to the park! (where she cried the whole time, apparently 4 months old is not old enough to appreciate +7 in January). All in all she had a pretty chillin day. This evening she got a visitor, Karen came over(Amanda's Grandma) and Hannah loves Karen so she was almost on her best behaviour, minus a few screams and a super puker episode... But hey at least she turned her head so we could see the whole process...LOL. I have given her a new nickname Pukearoo!

All and all things are going pretty well in our new house. Hannah and Daquiri get along great, and things are sorta getting unpacked. I have ventured into domestic goddess land head on with a sewing adventure on my new handy blue sewing machine. I currently am 45% of the way through one panel for the curtains for the livingroom window. Lessons learned so far...
1. Start with a smaller window
2. Patterns are for rookies( I should be using one!)
3. Sewing around an infants schedule takes forever.
I am sure there are many more lessons to be learned before I am done.

Well that is it for tonight... New pics on flicker.
Until next time... Enjoy and please do a few random acts of kindness.

Oh Pleeeeease...

Oh Pleeeeease...
Originally uploaded by Leanne aka Red.

go look at the new pics of me on flicker :)

Trying Something New

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Random Acts of Kindness...

When was the last time you did one?
Have you ever done one?
How'd it make you feel?

I'll start...

Yesterday while on my way to the fish store to replace the fish that I successfully killed during the moving process; I noticed that the homeless teen that stands at the lights on Wellington and Commissioners was there.
His sign simply says... "Homeless and hungry please help."
Now I have seen him there dozens of times before and have given him the odd granola bar or two... I often wish I could do more. Well today I did! It was miserable out, raining and plus 4 and he looked drenched to the bone and freezing cold, so I went to DQ and got him a double cheeseburger with fries and a coke. He seemed so surprised and thankful when I handed it to him from my warm Jeep. He wished me a good day thanked me very much and hurried over to the bus shelter to eat. While I sat at the lights he devoured every morsel and then disappeared. Again I wish I could have given him more but it's a start. I wonder how long it has been since he had a hot meal or a shower for that matter? What about clean clothes and a warm bed to sleep in?
After the year I have had( the most amazing one of my life so far) my heart aches when I see people suffering. I wonder where his mother is? I wonder if she is worried about him? I wonder what his name is?

I vow to be more generous this year, hopefully I can spread some of my good fortune around and brighten a few people's days this year.

A quick post while Hannah naps...

I feel like I am so out of touch with blog land. It has been a mad house around here lately... Still unpacking and putting away all of Hannah's Christmas stuff (she got spoiled rotten), not to mention holiday entertaining. It is strange how quiet my house is today. No guests, no commotion, no more holidays! Finally the house to myself again! I love having company but I also love the quiet.

So in summation since I hear the little one stirring...

Our first Christmas was great... Too much traveling though. I generally find the trip down east exhausting, but when you do it with a 3 1/2 mos old it brings a whole new meaning to exhaustion.

New Years was quiet but perfect!

Hannah is growing like a weed and has had a bunch of firsts that I will post soon.

We now have a dog... Daquiri is her name.

Gotta go sleeping beauty is now screaming beauty.

Sorry I missed the holiday wishes...

Things have been nuts though, and it is still not over, hopefully I will be able to post more next week.

Merry Belated Ho Ho to all and Happy New Year!

Until then there are a few pics on Hannah's Flicker!

Cheers, until the New Year.

Leanne and Hannah

Leanne and Hannah
Originally uploaded by W4B Photography.

Mike took family pics yesterday for us. We both have some posted on our flicker sites.

Thanks for the awesome shots Mike, the memories will now last forever in print.

Hannah and Santa

Ho Ho Ho!

A Quickie from the new house

Sorry I haven't posted, things have been a little nuts.

We are aboout 90%, moved and only about 50% unpacked, hence my absence.

The new house is awesome, I love it, love it, love it!

I will post more soon, sleeping beauty has awoken.

The Big Day

TODAY IS HOUSE DAY!!

Yes I am yelling, whooo hooo! I cannot believe that the day has finally arrived, I am no longer a renter! We still don't have the keys yet but it is only a matter of time... probably around 2ish.

So a quick update before I head deep into move and pack land.

1. Hannah is doing great, on the mend with no complications.
2. She is sleeping through the night, between 7 and 8 hours a night, in her cradle all by herself :)
3. I am no where near packed, but that is ok since we have both places for the whole month.
4. Snow... damn did we ever get dumped on! For those of you readers that are not in London, we have about 8 inches or so here... packed down now to look like a solid 6, but it is there and doesn't appear to be going anywhere soon.
5. Hannah is over 9lbs now! 9lbs 4 1/2oz as of Friday.
6. Went to the InfoTech Kids Christmas party on Friday... it was a blast, even got a pic of Hannah with Santa.
7. Hannah got a bumbo!
I know there is more but it is slipping my mind at the moment.

I will post again soon, from the new house though!

Cheers!

There ya go...

There ya go...
Originally uploaded by Leanne aka Red.

More pics posted!

Surgery Day

Well we are home from Hannah's operation, everything went well. She ended up having a small hernia on the otherside too so Dr. Girvin repaired it as well. She is groggy and in pain but I am sure that with some TLC she will be fine.
Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts and well wishes.

Wow 9 days since last my post

Brunch with the Family Yesterday Morning
L: My Cousin Jason and his Daughter Madalyn(18 mos.)
R: Chris and Hannah(11 weeks)

Sorry all :)
Things have been a little hectic in my world in the past 9 days so this will be a short point form post to bring you all up to speed then I will head back to my insane life...lol

1. 1 week till closing... Finally started packing last night.
2. Hannah has to have a hernia repair surgery Wednesday morning... I am freaking out!
3. Lawyers are assholes! See item 1.
4. Tupperware parties are great... yeah for adult conversation.
5. Baby showers and Family Christmas in November are great... again more adult conversation.
6. Swings possessed by the devil suck! Hannah's currently is and it only works when it feels like it!
7. Snow Ugh... 4x4 Jeep makes snow fun!
8. Hannah has started giggling and laughing outright... it is hilarious.
9. Bumbo seats are cool... thanks to Sinclair for letting us try hers out.
10. Tiny Love Gymini is as good as the swing if you want your child to laugh, smile and nap!!! Thanks Auntie Aimee.
11. Creepy ADT sales people with Austin Powers teeth hang out at the laundromat.
12. 2nd Flicker site since I post too many pics for only 1 free one!
13. Strike averted for those of you who were following Chris's work saga... hmmm weird happenings there!
14. Labatt Honey 25 bucks for 24! Great beer!
15. Patrick is Mr. Plow!
16. Who knew that an 11 week old baby can have more clothes than a set of parents!
17. Hannah is 9lbs as of Friday!
18. For those other London Parents out there... Once Upon A Child is having a huge sale December 9th... up to 50% off!!!!
19. Who knew that when a fish dies it will get sucked into the filter and then when rigamortis sets in it will fall off curved!
20. Leafs beat the Habs Saturday night, Muhahahahahaha!

Now if this isn't a true Canadian Icon!

Towards Pt Dover 09
Originally uploaded by W4B Photography.

Taken by my friend and serious phtobug Mike... aka work4bandwidth. He also did my prego pics and one day will do awesome shots of Hannah too. Until then you can find his great work on his flicker page where I found this one.

Sleepy...

Leafs Fan!!
Thanks Uncle Pat

A view from the porch...( right now)

AHHHHHHHHHH...it has happened, the first snow fall!

Well it has finally happened...

We have hit zero degrees celcius here in London.... I guess winter is upon us!

Stolen from

RebSteb...

How is your Canadian trivia?
Being a proud Canuck I sadly only got a 4! Boo to me!

Big Night...

Hannah slept through the night!!!

She slept from 11:15pm until 5:45am then I fed her and changed her and she went back to sleep until 8am!!!

The trick will be to see if she does it tonight too or if it is just from the residual Tylenol in her system from her shots.

Fingers crossed that this is her new thing!

Parenting 101

So I discovered today that there are cardinal rules of parenting that no one told me about. I have decided to compile my own list starting with this one...

Cardinal Rule of Parenting #1

If one of the objects in your child's life becomes integral to their happiness and your sanity, and it is battery operated, make sure you have plenty of spare batteries on hand!



Case in point...

Hannah had her shots yesterday as you are all well aware, however what you are not aware of is that her swing is her favourite comfort spot, next to Mommy. Well this evening she was super fussy(I suspect due to sore legs from the shots) so I gave her some Tylenol and cuddled with her until she fell asleep. I proceeded to put her in her swing so I could make myself something to eat. In theory the swing should have bought me a minimum of an hour possibly as long as 3 hours of free time. So I head into the kitchen and commence dinner preparation, grilled cheese and tomato soup were on the menu. Now anyone who has prepared this meal knows that it needs to be tended to and that there is a very small window of opportunity that can turn this into a tasty comfort meal or into a huge mistake. As I am getting ready to assemble the grilled cheese, and the soup being about half cooked the swing suddenly comes to a stop, promptly followed by Hannah screaming! Now keep in mind that there is one piece of bread in the frying pan and various other portions of the soon to be grilled cheese, in various stages of readiness, sitting on the counter! Not the best time to walk away from this delicate and very comforting soon to be meal. What choice did I have though my poor daughter is screaming and my heart is breaking a little more with every cry, so I rush to her side after turning off the burners. I pick her up hold her close and rock her until she is calm, and then proceed to make and eat my comfort food single handedly. After consuming lukewarm tomato soup and half melted grilled cheese I strapped her in her carseat and headed out in the pouring rain to acquire myself four 'D' batteries. The things we do for our child's happiness and our sanity!

I am sure you can see how Cardinal Rule #1 would have been very helpful in this situation! I now have 10 'D' batteries to prevent this same scenario from repeating itself.

Talk about learning from your mistakes!

A few big events!

Lots of big events in our lives...

Hannah had her first set of shots yesterday, she was not a huge fan of it but slept most of the day thanks to her friend Tylenol!

My Mom has officially been a non smoker for a year! Congrats Mom! Good for you I know how much of an accomplishment this is.

We are down to 3 weeks until we take possession of the house and I have not packed a single thing!

Hannah is starting to pull herself up when she is on her stomach, and she is easily holding her head up on her own. My big strong girl!

When Hannah got weighed yesterday the scales said 8lbs 10oz!!! If that is correct then she put on 6 oz in 3 days! I personally think that it is just the calibration between the two different scales but we will see on Friday when I get her weighed again.

Uncle Pat bought her a Leaf's outfit that might actually fit her in the next month or so... Stay tuned for pictures!

Well that is all that I can think of at the moment even though I know there is more.

New pics on Flicker.... Check em out!

Cheers!

P o n d P e r s p e c t i v e

P o n d P e r s p e c t i v e


A must read for all parents or parents to be!
Cheers!

2 month old!

Well yesterday Hannah turned 2 months old!

I cannot believe that just over 2 months ago I thought I was going to be pregnant forever.
I would have to say that these have been 2 of the most amazing months of my life to date. I have never experienced so many emotions in such a short period of time. Every Mom I knew told me how the amount of love that you instantly have for your child. This type of love is incomprehensible until you are there, wow were they ever right!

I never imagined that I would feel such sadness when she cries and I don't know why, or so much joy when she smiles when I walk in the room. I still love the way she smells (even the not so pleasant smells), and the way she smiles when her Mommy or Daddy walks in the room. I am totally amazed by how she is different every single day and how she does something new everytime you look at her. The exhaustion isn't even really that bad, and for me it is self inflicted most of the time. I am so afraid that I am going to miss something with her that I rarely take my eyes or ears off her for more that a minute.

She is growing so fast and it is hard to believe that only 2 months ago she could do absolutely nothing on her own and was never happy unless she was laying on one of us or sleeping right beside us. Now there are times in the day when she wants nothing to do with us and is more content to lay on the floor in her hippo and play. It is bittersweet, I am so happy that she is growing and is becoming more independent by the day and I love to watch her learn and grow and see all the amazement in her eyes, but I already miss the days of endless cuddles.

Motherhood is such an awesome experience, nothing could ever compare.

Controvery over at Michele's blog

So I was just reading my daily blogs and came across an extremely interesting topic at Michele's blog. Pop on over, tell her I sent you and put in your 2 cents worth!

Cheers!

Happy Weekend!

Whooo Hoooo!

I just got back from gretting Hannah weighed and she has broken another weight category, she is now weighing in at a heafty...








8lbs 4oz!!!

Go breast milk! That's 6oz in 7 days! 11 in 14! I am so proud of my baby girl!

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

One of the joys of being a new parent is that you get the see the sun rise everymorning, along with the sunrise this morning came snow! I thought it was just the lack of sleep playing tricks with my eyes but then I looked a little closer. Sure enough those were snowflakes floating through the street light glow, falling ever so quietly to the street, and then melting as if they had never even appeared.

I really hope that the first real snow fall holds off until we move. We have been really lucky with the past two moves and the snow waited until we were in our new dwelling. This being the last move that we will do for many many years, I really hope that mother nature complies with our wishes.

Nothing too new in my world, still waiting for a certain work4bandwidth perpective on the years most interesting events, I guess he does have the better part of a month to comment though..lol

Cheers all!