Totally Unacceptable!

Well, my dear friend Dallas has updated her blog 5 times since having sweet baby Blake, and I've update zero times! What's my excuse? Well, I don't have one. I'm not juggling two children...just one! I'm not recovering from a c-section. I also don't have a newborn stuck to my chest 24/7. For that matter, I don't even have Evan stuck to my chest at all!!

The coming weeks and months are going to busy and exciting. This weekend, I'm going to a winter celebration and on Sunday I'm back at my scrapbooking group. Next Sunday, my friend Erin and I are hosting a party (albeit at Dallas' house) for Dallas and Blake. Thr rumours are strong that an election will be called on February 4th, so I'll be working at the Liberal Party office starting February 5th. On the 8th, I'm doing a cardmaking workshop at my friend's - my mom is (gladly!) taking Evan that day. The ultimate treat for me comes around mid-April. I'll have my very first weekend away from Evan. Now it isn't because of any hang-ups I've had about leaving him. It is just that the opportunity really hasn't presented itself. My brother and his wife will take Evan for the weekend while I go on a scrapbooking retreat at Pigeon Lake. In addition to scrapbooking, they also offer spa services while we're there. I may even indulge in a massage!

Double Trauma!

Everyone in the house is napping - and I should be too, especially since Evan woke up four times last night for no apparent reason.

I wanted to quickly share with anyone who happens to check in on us that on Christmas Eve, Evan had a double trauma...a visit to Santa and his first hair cut. I am pleased to report that both went off without a hitch. While I am not able to share Evan's picture with Santa (yet), I am happy to share some pictures from his first hair cut.

Sneaky!

Holy cow! Christmas has snuck up on me! I've had it in the back of my mind for while, but now it's two weeks away. I've had my Christmas Tree up since November 25, and luckily Evan has not pulled the tree over. He mostly just admires the pewter ornaments and turns them over in his hand while saying "Oohhh" Despite the tree being up, I still feel like Christmas is sneaking up on me.

I've done a small amount of Christmas shopping and plan to finish it off on Friday evening. I need to keep reminding myself that I needn't by ANYTHING else for Evan. Speaking of gifts for Evan, my dad and I (and Evan) went to visit my Aunt Susan and Uncle Bryan. My dad wanted to give them their gift before he headed back to Victoria - and they wanted to see Evan open their gift to him. While Evan loves his gift - I am very impressed by it. In a world of junky toys that are quickly cast aside and other toys that are recalled - my Aunt truly found a gem.



On the two sides you don't see are an abicus and a Pathfinder Maze.

I'm really looking forward to our trip to Victoria. As it turns out, we won't be able to fit in a trip to Seattle to see the Seahawks. But - I am going with my mom to take Evan to see Santa in Victoria. I know she will get a real joy out of taking her grandson to see Santa. Evan will probably just cry.

My Wish List

As requested by Dallas, here is my wish list for this Christmas.

1. A new, long bathrobe.

2. A Nintendo DS

3. A Spa Gift card - LOADED!!!

4. A Dirt Devil Cone or Curve

5. Ojon Hair Care Line

6. Satellite Radio


I think that is about it for now.

I guess

I guess it is a good thing that after you have been away sick for a day, four people ask your co-workers whether or not you are in - and cheer when they hear you are indeed back at work today. I suppose it's better than hearing "You were away yesterday?"

The reason I was away sick yesterday goes all the way back to Saturday. On Saturday morning, I woke up to find out that my poor boy had gotten sick sometime in the night. After I cleaned him up, we had a lovely breakfast while I prepared for my wonderful afternoon with Dallas. After breakfast, Evan got sick again! Other than not keeping down his breakfast, he seemed perfectly normal...laughing and playing. I just chalked it up to a reaction to his flu shot. I took him over to Scott and Erin's with a supply of stomach friendly snacks and some Pedialyte and went on to have a wonderful afternoon with Dallas that included my very first pedicure and a scrumptious dinner at Kotouki's - more on that in another post.

When we returned to Scott and Erin's, Evan seemed perfectly fine. In fact, Scott's son kept Evan and Paige VERY entertained with his new RC car.

BUT

I woke up Sunday morning to find that Evan had again, gotten sick in the middle of the night again. Again, I kept Evan's diet pretty bland and kept him hydrated. We spent the morning putting up our Christmas tree - again, more in another post. After weighing the pros and cons - I opted out of attending a Candle Party/Grey Cup Party. Well, it was a good thing I did. At about 4:30 pm, I seemed to have been struck by the same bug that was affecting Evan. Needless to say, I did not make it into work yesterday - thanks mostly in part to having been up until 3 am.

Is it bad that I'm already looking forward to Friday?