This and That

Some pictures of the last few days to start the blog off right :)

Gotta love the tongue..he must have been concentrating on calling someone important!

Liam fell and bumped his lip (lots of blood...scary mommy moment!) so he got to try a popsicle.

He may be cheeky sometimes...but he's cute doing it! lol

Uggh...it kills me that he is old enough to sit and hold his own bottle!

Eating mac and cheese for the first time. I debated...but I figured he should try it at least once!

Bill has been gone away on course for 4 days now (well...3 days, 13 hours, 12 minutes, 14 seconds...but who's counting? lol). I knew in advance of him leaving that I was in for a tough couple of weeks. My son is a MOVER!! As soon as he realized that those little hands and feet of his could take him places, he was off. He is not one of those children that will sit and read a book from front to back in one sitting. Most days I am lucky if I can get him to sit with me long enough to show him the brown bear and the green frog...someday we will make it all the way to the black sheep and the white dog I swear! So with Bill leaving, I was anticipating feeling a little extra tired at the end of the day. WHEW...obviously that was a mommy brain moment. By the time I get the lil man to bed, get Chloe taken care of, put away the days toys (which I have to do..it drives me crazy to wake up to a disaster zone in my living room), do the days dishes and do whatever other little random chores need doing (the poor fish gets fed like once every 2-3 days when I remember..he's a trooper), this Momma is ready for bed. But instead of bed, what have I done every night....watch Season 5 of Bones in bed on the laptop and read blogs. lol. Is is sad that I call that an awesome night? So I am feeling pretty tired at this point.

That being said, I have a pretty busy week planned for Liam and I. Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we are driving out to Pembroke with Pauline and Addy to do the playgroup thing. Liam loves it because he gets to walk around with all these cool walkers and tricylces to his hearts content. I am going to try to keep him from spotting the toy shopping cart this time though...last week we had a mini meltdown when I wouldn't let him barrel through the whole room full of kids with it. I like playgroup because it gets all of Liams energy out, and we have tonnes of fun seeing the toddlers interact. SO cute :)

On Tuesday Pauline and I have signed up for our first Step Class at the Rexplex on the base. They offer supervised play sessions in the morning for children, so we are able to drop Addy and Liam off and do our class down the hall. I am feeling a little apprehensive about leaving Liam with strangers, but at some point it has to be done, and at least I am just down the hall. With Addy there, he may not even clue into the fact that I have left (here's hoping! Though I sort of do want him to miss me...lol).

Wednesday always finds us at our usual spot..the base swimming pool. Last week Bills mom was able to join Liam and I at the pool, but Pauline and Addy were not due to a miscommunication between her and her husband regarding their carseat. He held it hostage for the day while he was at work. lol. So this week we will all have fun together. Liam has recently mastered that art of blowing bubbles. He has no fear whatsoever. He just plops his little face right into the water and says "ahhhhhhhh" at the same time. My little waterbaby.

For the rest of the week...who knows. Probably some shopping (I am determined that I can make cute hairbows just like the people on Etsy...and even though I don't yet have a girl baby..lol...I am making them anyways! Girl power!!), some walking outdoors in the snow and sunshine, some fingerpainting, some attempting to put laundry away (but finding something, anything else to do..ha)...who knows.

Ode to a Van

Obviously not going to miss the old van!

A little dark, but oh how love our new van!

Even Mr. Liam loves the new van :)

I am absolutely LOVING my mini-van these days, and in response to those out there who think that mini-vans are ugly and not for them, I say if you have children....give them a chance!! Seriously!!! I would not be able to do half of the things that I do without my van. I travel almost every day with our friend Pauline and her daughter Addy. We are able to get the two carseats in there nice and safe, plus a jogging stroller, a regular large stroller, and everything else we need. At christmas we were able to carry ALL of our luggage and gifts home from Ottawa in one trip. Priceless!! Best decision ever!! And in honour of my new Dodge Grand Caravan, I have written this (HAHA!):

Oh, Dodge Caravan, how I love you!

You make things seem easy when our life feels like a zoo.

We can start your engine from our front hall,

And then jump in to have wonderful warmth for us all.

We used to have to struggle with our old, sad blue van,

But if anyone can make us forget it, you surely can!

I used to pray that there would be heat when we started,

Now I only have to worry about all the stuff I have carted!

I used to pray "do not slide!" when we would go out in the snow,

Now I just have to decide where to go :)

And in the old van it was hard to get the volume just right,

Now choosing tunes is as easy as flying a kite!

Though Liams carseat was safe in old Mrs. Blue,

I feel oh so much better when he is riding in you.

And before we did not have control of too much,

Now we can control everything with a touch.

And oh what to say about windows that don't have to be cranked?

Thank you, thank you, thank you....did I say you were thanked?

We love, we love you, oh our new red Dodge Caravan,

If anyone can make someone love minivans, oh YOU CAN!! :)

HAHAHA...hope you enjoyed my little rhyme! Can you tell I love my mini-van?? That's right...I said...I LOVE MY MINIVAN!!! :) And damn proud of it!

Warning: Extreme Mommy moment ahead....

Liam and Mommy when he was 7 weeks old

Liam now.. What a change!

I spent the whole day today with my little man, and I couldn't be happier :) Looking at him tonight while he was doing the "I'm so independant" thing, my heart just felt like it couldn't stretch anymore. I sometimes can't believe how much I love this little guy! Making him smile and laugh as much as possible is my mission everyday, and watching him learn new things just brings so much joy into my life. I am SO thankful that I get to be his mommy, and I cannot WAIT to see what the future brings. He is just so amazing to me. And I just hope that I can teach him what a wonderful world he has entered, and show him how fantastic life can be. Ok, ok..lol...enough cheese for tonight? lol I just wanted to say that I LOVE HIM!! :)

Momma Likee!! :)

Just a little something to get us started....haha

Today was one of those days where you feel busy all day long, but then your husband gets home and asks what you did all day, and as you are trying to think of all the things that you actually did, only a few come to mind. Then you find yourself wondering how the heck you felt so busy! lol Liam was up in the middle of the night, but I am trying not to pick him up anymore if I can help it, so I just soothed him back to sleep as best as I could. Then he was up at like 6:30. Thankfully Bill wasn't working until 9, so he got up with monkey so he could spend some time with him, and I got to rest a little bit more. I like to listen to them playing and talking in the mornings...soul food :) Once I got up and gave Liam breakfast, he was already ready for a nap, so I read for a little while and got a little more sleep (lol..it's a tough life I know!).

Enjoying his morning bottle. All of a sudden he has to do things on his own...:)

After our nap, Liam and I played in the living room for awhile. Read some books and just had some fun. Today he has mastered the signs for "more", "please", and "thankyou" (though I am not sure if he is saying thankyou or blowing kisses...either way, it works for me). Such a smartie! Then I was brave and took him and Chloe out for another walk. It was much smoother today though because I knew what I had to get ready, and in what order, and I went around a different route which included a downhill portion (ahhhh...sooo nice) and had plowed sidewalks most of the way. I was still exhausted and sweaty by the time I got home though. After lunch we headed on over to our friends Pauline and Addy's house to take some one year pics of Liam. He did NOT want to sit still at all, so we only managed to get a few good shots. Then Addy woke up from her nap and it was all over. But it was so much fun sitting and watching the lil ones interact. I swear, one year olds are the cutest beings ever!!! They are learning so much everyday, and everything is still so shiny and exciting to them. If only we could all harnass some of that enthusiasm for life, we would be set :) We stayed for supper with the girls, and then headed home (by then lil mans eyes were starting to close on their own).

Liam attempting to share the chair with Addy..

It wasn't working out too well for him (gotta love the buddha belly though right?) lol

Taking some time for a snack. He looks like such a big boy here to me.


I came home to the best surprise...a package in the mail. And I knew exactly what it was. And I couldn't wait to open it :) It was five pairs of brand-new, super cute baby legs!!!!!

Mommy Likee!!!!

Liam has been wearing the same pair of these things since I bought them months and months ago. We love them on him when we are staying around the house, so that his little knees are protected. And now we have lots to choose from. Gotta love the small things :)

Tomorrow....SWIMMING :) Can't wait!

Welcome to Snowy Petawawa!

Whew...so the Adam's family has officially survived the holiday season. The decorations are all taken down now, and there is a sense of renewal in the air. As much as I hate to see Christmas pass, I always love getting my home back to normal. Yesterday was Bill's last day off before heading back to work, and we managed to spend some time in the basement organizing all of our boxes down there. We have three bookshelves full of cookbooks, textbooks, novels, reference books, travel books, photo albums, etc. down there...and I even finally managed to organize them. AHHH!! Pleasure pleasure pleasure. lol. I love walking down there now! Today was a super busy day. I was nervous about Bill heading back to work, just because I would have to fill mine and Liams days, but turns out it is easier than I thought. Pauline and I took the kids to playgroup for 9:30 this morning (after stopping for some much needed coffee on both our parts! lol), and I spent the next hour chasing after a crazy busy lil boy. He is totally coming into his own now...he is quick, and before he has even stopped to play with one thing, he is onto the next. Walkers are still his favorite, or anything else that he can push...so we spent a lot of time walking back and forth across the gym. At one point in the morning I looked longingly at Pauline who was sitting quietly while Addy played in the ball pitt...and stated there for 20 minutes. Boy was I ready to go at the end of the hour. But Liam had fun and I guess that's all the matters right?

After we got back, I put Liam down for a nap, caught up with Amber on the phone, and caught a half hour rest myself. Then we had lunch, and I decided that since it was so pretty out, I would take Liam for a ride in the sled he got for Christmas. So I got him all suited up (still haven't figured out how the heck to get snowboots on a one year old...but we made do), got myself somewhat suited up, got the sled outside and Liam put in it (I used a scarf as a makeshift seatbelt..lol), got Chloe's collar and leash on, took some pics of Liam because he was SO dang cute...locked the door....and then we were off. Lol...just writing all that made me tired!! We only walked around the small block, but it was more than enough believe me. Trying to keep Chloe in line (she didn't get a walk yesterday because it was insanely cold and windy here, thus she was CRAZY!), and pull Liam was tough. And then no one had plowed one of the main sidewalks, so we had to walk on the side of the road..which made me a little nervous. But Liam had SO much fun!! I kept looking back to watch his expressions and it made it all worth it. I jogged for a little ways and he thought that was great. The one thing I can say for Petawawa is that there is no lack of snow here! I think Liam is going to grow up loving the winter :)

Tomorrow Pauline and I are going to try to take some one year photos of Lil man. Who knows how they will turn out, but at least it will be something to do, and I know they'll be cute no matter what. Wednesday is swimming day, Thursday is a free day, and then I think on Friday Pauline and I are going to take the kiddies to Ottawa for the day. My son is in serious need of a hair trim!!

Well...that's about it for now...I hope that everyone reading this had a great holiday and we wish you all the best this year!!