Time Flies....

I can't believe its almost June!


Things around here have been really busy lately. I will try to keep this short and sweet!

Caleigh has been growing up so quickly. She is so funny, and is really starting to outsmart her parents! Her vocabulary is really growing, and she is putting sentences together really well. She can count to 10, and she is working on her colors (yellow is definately her favorite!). We got her a swing set (WING set according to her - she gets really upset if we call it a SWING set) and she is loving it. Her and Molly spend hours outside in the yard, and she has many little friends in the neighbourhood that stop by for a play. She still enjoys going to Mitchi's house twice a week, and is learning so many things there. Mitchi has been such a great influence on her. She is very excited to start school, so I am going to try to find a play school for her in the fall.

Miller is growing like a weed. I can't believe he is already 4 months old. He started eating rice cereal, and I just gave him some squash today for the first time. He loves it! He will scream and cry if I walk away while he's eating - this little guy sure has an appetite! He is laughing and talking up a storm. He really shines after his sister goes to bed, I think he likes having mom and dad to himself. He is not quite sleeping through the night yet, but he is only getting up once now which is nice. He is a very happy little guy, and such a cuddler! He is happiest if he can curl up in mom's neck for a little love! He has had a low grade fever for the last few days, drooling everywhere, and always has his hand in his mouth - I think he might be teething! I said this about Caleigh for about 6 months before a tooth actually showed up though, so I'm not going to get my hopes up until I actually see a tooth!

Matt has been really busy with work lately. He has really increased the business in his territory, and is getting so many requests. He is heading to Edmonton with Ty this week to go to the U2 concert. I was supposed to be going with him but we weren't able to find anyone to watch the kids. I am really disappointed - I think this concert will be a once in a lifetime opportunity. We bought the tickets 2 years ago and I have been looking forward to going since then.

I am still going to physio twice a week. It is really helping me improve, but I was really disappointed to find out that a couple of my symptoms will be permanent. I was so hopeful of a full recovery, but at least I'm improving. I was finally able to get into the Brain Injury clinic last week. They think that there is a little bit of a concussion remaining which is causing many of the symptoms that I'm still dealing with. They are very hopeful that I will continue to improve, and that a full recovery may be possible.

Matt and I both joined the GoodLife Fitness by our house. It is a really great gym, and they even have childcare. Matt and I took the kids there this morning and were able to work out together for an hour. It was really nice to spend some time with him without the kids. I'm hoping that will be one of the driving forces that keeps us going! I have a personal trainer that I meet with twice a week, and I'm really looking forward to attending a few of their many classes that they offer every week.

Hope everyone is having a good summer!
Love all,
J&M&C&M&M

Feels like summer!!!

It was 20 degrees today in Calgary! It finally feels like summer!

Matt and I bought the kids a swing set this weekend and set it up over the last couple days. We finished around noon today and Caleigh spent the afternoon swinging and going down the slide! She loves it! Her friend Maci even came over to play tonight. Miller has his own little seat and seems to enjoy swinging as well. Matt and I were noticing how good our yard is looking already. We had the lawn arrated last week, and it is starting to turn green already. Last year at this time we had no grass and just a yard full of weeds! We are planning on planting a garden again this year, I think it will be a great project for Caleigh to participate in. We would like to buy a tree for the front yard, but still haven't decided wha tkind we would like to have yet. I think the only other yard project for this year will be the deck skirting. Matt wants to be able to use the area under the deck for storage. Other than that, I think we just want to plant some flowers and finally enjoy our space!

Caleigh, Miller and I went to Saskatoon for a week at Easter time. We had such a great time. I got to babysit Ashton for 2 days as well, which was lots of fun. Aston and Caleigh get along really well and really enjoy spending time together. Unfortunately, when I was watching Asthon, he bonked his head on the coffee table and got his first black eye. I felt terrible, but it didn't seem to bother him too much. Mom took a couple days off work, so we got to spend lots of time together. We actually took the kids to Superstore and got their pictures taken. They did really well, and the pictures are really cute. Matt came back to Saskatoon for the weekend so that we could drive back together. While he was there, we were able to go out on a date. It was really nice to go for dinner without the kids!

Caleigh has still been going to Mitchi's twice a week. Mitchi is such a good influence on her, and she learns so much there. She really enjoys the other kids, and has a great time when she's there. We have been having some problems with her behaviour lately, and we are really trying hard to correct it. I don't know if she is still trying to adjust to the arrival of her little brother or if there is something else going on. We need to figure it out soon though, I'm getting tired of repainting the walls due to her 'artwork'!

Miller is growing like a weed. I can't believe he is already 4 months old! He is not sleeping through the night yet, but most nights he is only up once. We have started him on rice cereal, and he really seems to be enjoying it. He is full of smiles and talks quite a bit, but we are still waiting for a laugh. He doesn't really like tummy time, but has started rolling over. I have never actually seen him do it, but find him on his tummy quite often after I had left him on his back! He really likes his mobile, so for Easter this year I bought him Scout. You can program Scout to say Miller's name, and he plays all kinds of music and lullabyes. Miller loves him!

Matt had recently graduated out of physiotherapy! He had joined Good Life, a gym by our house, and is really enjoying it. His back still bothers him daily, and he does have troubles sleeping, but he has gotten so much better in the last few months. He works on his elbow and his shoulder every day, as well as his core. I think he will have to maintain a certain level of fitness for the rest of his life simply to keep his pain levels manageable.

I still go to physiotherapy twice a week and massage therapy once a week. Physio is working me out pretty hard, and I'm hoping that it helps me feel better, but also hope it helps me lose some of this baby weight! I am also waiting to get into the brain injury clinic as I have been having some short term memory problems. It is very frustrating, and I hope that this can be resolved shortly.

Hope everyone is doing well,
J&M&C&M&M
Hope everyone