A hard week

Logan woke up Monday morning around 4:30am sneezing and coughing and then crying in pain wit a fever. At first we thought he was getting another tooth and did the usual soothing things that have worked for the last five teeth -cuddles, hugs, Tempra for his fever, a Homeopathic remedy for teething called Camilia (you can get it at Loblaws) and lying down with him in the guest bedroom. We even tried giving him a bottle, which calmed him down a bit.

By this time it was 6:30am so we decided to start his morning routine...he ate his cereal but wouldn't eat cheerios or his cookie -something was definitely wrong!! Allan took the day off work and we took him to the doctors. It turns out he has an ear infection. Ouch!

He was very cuddly and wanted to be held all the time for the next few days. This lead me to throw out my back. Allan says it's a pitched nerve since the pain starts in my lower back and goes to my leg. Yikes!

Despite all this it was actually kinda nice to have a couple of days in bed cuddling and napping...

Sophie the Guru

Sometimes you just don't have all the answers. This is a fact that I have come to accept. However I now know where to go to find these answers; three year old Sophie.

The Question:Hi Sophie,My son is teething and I'm looking for daycares to send him to before I go back to work in the new year. This is all making me a bit stressed out. Do you have any suggestions to help me relax?

The Answer:Let the baby grow and he can play playdough and he can ride on my surfer board. And then he can eat Cheetos.

"Let the baby grow..." Very deep. I highly recommend her services; go check her out and ask her your question.

Daycare Update

Our Male Model

We found out we got into our first choice of daycare!!!!...but not until April 1st. This creates a small problem as I am going back to work mid-January. :(

Finding a spot for Logan that we are comfortable with for two and a half months is not easy. I've already 12 home daycares in the Cornell area and only 1 has gotten back to me. There are agencies that have nannies who come to your house and provide childcare. However the registration fees are about $500-700, which isn't worth it since we are looking for only a temporary placement. I'm feeling a little desperate but I don't want to rush into anything. It's important that Logan is in a safe and happy place and that both Allan and I feel comfortable with...

Our Family Colours

I checked out our families birthdays over at Colorstrology to see what our colours were.... Mommy: AQUA, hardworking, writer, analytical
Daddy: LILY GREEN, builder, home oriented, emotional
Baby: DUSTY LAVENDER, talented, fighter, sensitive

A Walk in the Park

On Saturday we had our first dinner party in our new house. We had a blast and hope to do it again but maybe we'll order-in rather than leaving the cooking up to me...

On Sunday we took advantage of the lovely Fall weather and went for a walk...

Logan's First Halloween

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. For about the last six years we've taken our nephews and niece out trick-or-treating. It was really nice to have Logan join in this tradition.

My sister-in-law always has the scariest house in the neighbourhood. This year Uncle Ross sat on the stairs and scared the older kids. Very funny!

Here are a few pf Logan's cousins and more of the front of the house...
Cousin Jacob and Uncle Tom trying to see where they are going...
Allan and I went as Vampires with our little baby bat

Great minds think alike!
We can't wait until next year!

The Future of Drum & Bass

DJ LOGAN

Big Ups to Big Huge Labs

Meal Time with Logan

Fight Night and Daycare Woes

This Saturday was UFC Fight Night at our place. Logan had lots of fun hanging out with his cousins and his Auntie Vicki.

We also celebrated Lolo's birthday!

Some say the cupcake trend is coming to an end. My prediction is that 'mini cakes' are on their way up!

And in other news...

Finding daycare in our neighbourhood is more stressful than I anticipated. I'm actually loosing sleep over it. I didn't think that I would be 'one of those mom's' but I am terrified of having to leave Logan at a daycare that I'm not 100% comfortable with.

So far there has only been one place that I would completely trust with Logan's care but they do not have any availability in their infant program and we've been advised to get on the toddler program waiting list! We're dropping off our registration forms and deposit tomorrow and hope we can get into the toddler program for summer 2009.

So the search continues for infant daycare for Logan, which is so much harder to find than toddler daycare. We need a place that is close by as Allan and I commute to work. As well, I'm concerned about how much time the babies are strapped into a high chair or put in a crib rather than crawling and playing around. I think I might even look into home daycare as things are not looking so fabulous...we're ninth on a waiting list for one daycare that has had mixed reviews and two other places we've looked at don't have waiting lists -you just call two months in advance to see if there is space and then it's first-come-first-served. :P

An Update from Daddy Al

We got our grass, yay! We’re also up to our ass in bills now...yay! I’m so looking forward to Muriah going back to work as she is as well -having the dual income will allow me to start spending frivolously again LOL. As much as she loves being Mommy though, I can tell it’s starting to take a toll on her as Logan has become incredibly exhausting. Especially the past 2 weeks.

He is teething again (teeth coming in on the top!), has a bad diaper rash and is just getting over a cold. It’s been causing him to wake up in the middle of the night and he’s been pretty grumpy. The diaper rash is pretty rough, I feel bad for him...everytime he goes to the bathroom it bother’s the crap out of him (no pun intended). He seems to be getting better and we’re hoping we get our Logan back this week…we have him on Tempra for the cold & teething and my Dad wrote a prescription for his diaper rash. He’s been REALLY clingy recently….for the most part, when he wakes up at night he just wants his pacifier but a couple times he’s woken up and wouldn’t fall back a sleep unless we were holding him. It’s tough to deal with because he’s been sleeping in his own crib since day 1 then all of a sudden he won’t go to bed unless we’re holding him…and we don’t want him to get used to it or get into that habit. We’re hoping it’s just because he’s sick…mind you, he melts my heart when I go in his room, he reaches for me then when I pick him up, he rests his head on my shoulder and falls back asleep…definitely makes up for the rough times. His hand eye coordination is getting better...he can now eat cheerios on his own, holds his own sippy cup and can feed himself cookies! We have to buy a new car seat because he has already out grown the one that came with the stroller…he’s over 20 lbs now! He is very squirmy and wants to start crawling/walking…I’m thinking within the next month he’ll be crawling.

Day care is anywhere between $1100 to $1700 a month! Muriah is checking out the places….she really wants to go back to work, she can use the break. Like I said, she loves being Mommy but it’s just starting to take it’s toll on her. I’ve mentioned to her a number of times that she needs to get out of the house for her own sanity…and it’s good for Logan too. I’d lose my mind if I was staying in the house all day too! She used to go to a lot of play groups with Logan but I guess there’s just always stuff to do around the new house, she sometimes forgets to take that walk, get some fresh air and exhale for a bit. But man, it’s gonna be hard leaving Logan with a complete stranger…

Other than that, I’m hanging in there. Even though it’s been rough the past 2 weeks, Logan makes up for it in a number of ways. Actually, all he has to do is smile…we’re such suckers LOL