We had a fabulous weekend!

It started off on Friday, you can check out what the kids and I did over at Being Savvy Halifax …

Then Saturday J returned from another university tour/talk and we ventured out, like good ole Maritimers to the Parade of Lights! It was pouring rain most of the time. We do not own an umbrella (well Becca does but we forgot it at home!) I am determined now to buy an umbrella! It was super awesome and the kids had a BLAST! The rain for them was just a bonus! We were SOAKED. Good times.

Yesterday we went for a drive to an art gallery in rural Nova Scotia. I had purchased some pyrex pieces through Etsy and was picking them up. We drove by Lawerencetown beach on the way home … witnessed some amazing waves!

We also packed till we ran out of boxes! I am getting so excited! TWO WEEKS from today and we have possesion of the HOUSE …. *squeals of delight!*

To round off the weekend perfectly, Ethan slept from 8pm to 7am …. straight. Not once waking up. He got up all refreshed and happy this morning …. I am so hoping this is a new trend for him!

Ethan fell yesterday.

I was attempting to be firm. Be tough. Let the kid fall asleep on his own. Instead he fell.

He had a split fat lip that was bleeding. I nursed him to sleep and he slept, but needed snuggles throughout the afternoon.

I was cooking Bat chips, when I heard him wake. I wondered why he had not wandered into the kitchen and went to see him.

He was on the floor crying.

I asked him to come to me and he cried louder.

I put him on his feet and said to come here baby.

He attempted to walk and crumpled to the floor.

I tried again.

He crumpled

again

I panicked.

Called J.

Rushed to the Children’s Hospital.

3.5 hours later

X-rays performed.

A mother pinning her boy to the x-ray table.

It looks like nothing is broken.

A sprain that should get better.

Exhausted parents and children trek home, pass out.

After finishing baking Bat Chips.

He seems fine today.

Limping.

Poor kid.

Guilty Mom.

Should listen to her instincts.

Allow her children to be them and not fit the mold of others.

Snuggle my kids. Not too much to ask.

We are off to party like 3-5 years olds at the library … pictures will come .. promise.

I have an article up about Trick or Treating at Being Halifax Savvy.

Just to note … Ethan is so not potty trained! haha! In the morning we all have breakfast then go brush our teeth together. Becca will hop on the potty, so therefore Ethan wants to as well. At this point I am happy that he is happy to sit on the potty and be not stressed about it. That is just a potty seat on the toilet, something Becca was not comfortable with for a long time. I imagine this summer we will take a good shot at training, till then we can be non partial about it.

We have been having fun with Grandpa! We took a two hour hike through Pont Pleasant park (Ethan walked/ran so much!) Ethan woke up Tuesday morning (my Dad arrived late Monday night) a little surprised to see someone new in the apartment. However it did not take him long at all to get used to my Dad. Now they are totally pals.

We also took Grandpa to the library for storytime and he got to see Becca off to preschool. It is so nice to share the day to day stuff with him too! It has been so relaxing to do little and visit. I cleared my to do list before he arrived so I could just relax, and it is working out beautifully.

We are heading out to a cottage for Thanksgiving weekend. Chances are there will not be an internet connection. It is strange to think I am will be disconnected from my world.

Do you have plans this holiday weekend? (is it a holiday in the US?) Have a wonderful weekend and be safe, hug the ones you love and be thankful.

Edited to Add: Aimee is having some amazing contests in honour of Breast Conacer Awareness month. In fact, one lucky winner can win an amazing design by a fantastic girl you all know and love … check it out!

This weekend was crazy busy, fun, and tiring. On Saturday we went to what we thought was Becca’s last morning of soccer, only to discover we have one more week! w00t! She rocked the soccer world this week and her listening skills were awesome. Meanwhile, Ethan flaked out on us moaning, weak with pain from nasty molars that are ripping his gums apart to stake their spot in his mouth. Poor little guy wants to be his happy little self, but is really being tortured with pain.

After soccer we went to J’s office/lab to take some pictures then headed to the Waterfront for a picnic and walk. The weather was magnificent. Summer in Canada so totally rocks. I missed this country so much. We had a blast, walking talking and enjoying some great family time. Ethan crashed out and slept in the stroller for most of the afternoon. I think the sea air, the rush of people, and the freshness of the outdoors totally soothed him.

Once home J prepared an awesome meal with salmon, rice and veggies! mmmm…I bailed on my run for the first time since J got home, I felt totally off.

ugh.

For two years I was free. Two beautiful years.

Now.

The Witch is back. yuck. I knew it was coming. Ethan has progressively reduced his nursing and now he is sleeping through the night. It was only a matter of time before my menstrual cycle began again. ugh it is almost enough reason to get pregnant again.

Almost.

I did go for a run this morning. My bloated body wailed in disbelief that I would squeeze into my running gear and go. It rocked. The fog was providing this amazing misty ocean air, as I ran I could smell the lilacs blooming. I came across a few other runners on the trail. We nodded at one another. We did not miss this. I felt so much better. In fact I even sprinted a short distance, letting my legs lift off the ground like a gazelle, feeling free, powerful, beautiful … then desperate to catch my breath my body forced me back to the ground to finish off my run, cool down, stretch … feeling this vibrant I never expected.

How was your weekend?