Teeth, painting.... hmmm what else???

Well it seems as though the mystery of the fussy kid has solved itself. Canaan has popped a tooth. That makes 5 for him and 4 for Jaxon. Wondering when his will pop. In good news Trace's last 2 year molar has finally popped through!!! HE IS DONE!!!! Ahhh and breathe. I have to say I am not a fan of this whole teething thing, the kids are uncomfortable, they get whiney and then I get... hmm winey? lol as in a nice drink at the end of the day!

I don't remember if I mentioned this before but I am also done nursing them! yup... made it to 14 months. Never had to buy them formula thank you! I have to admit.. I understand that yes breastfeeding is good for the kids, it gives them everything they need but I found that my main motivation was the price of formula.. is that so wrong? I realized with Trace that formula is not always the easy way to go. It is so much easier to just whip a boob out feed and put it back away. No sterilizing, no bottle prep.. no worrying about temp of anything... although happy to say boys are on Whole milk and I am done!

The parents are away in Palm Springs right now so Kyle and I have decided to paint the master bedroom. I did a base coat and a first coat today... while kids were eating and sleeping... Kyle will finish the two walls tonight and we can start on the other two walls tomorrow!!! Mom and Dad will be very surprised! Maybe our room will finally feel like our room instead of my parents old bedroom. I have to say that living at home again... although it has some challenges has been a lot of fun.

In amazing news my sister in law and brother in Edmonton are coming in 13 more sleeps! I am soo excited to finally see them. I have missed them. We are all going to cram inside the house and hopefully head to the aquarium and do some other fun stuff while they are here!

Ok kids are getting fussy and I need to make a phone call... will hopefully post some pics soon!

Girly Knits

Sigh.. yup picked up my knitting needles again recently. It is so nice to have a project in mind and to feel like I am making something truly special for someone. My sister in law on my hubby's side is having another girl! That means GIRLY KNITS! In pink!!!! So off to the yarn store I went and picked up some great stuff! Already half way through the first one. Can't wait to start the next. At least it blocks the gory stuff of TV from me while we are watching Criminal Minds, or Grey's.

I am also training for a triathlon. After many years of no sports for me, I have decided.. it is time to invest in myself and something that I will enjoy doing. So my dad and I went off to the bike store and bought me a road bike! Although I haven't ridden it yet I can't wait. Thought I would try out a little bit of everything in one day and see how I do. So I ran up to the gym on Tuesday night, about 3 kms or so, then I did a one hour spin class (which kicked my butt!) and after that it was off to the pool for 36 laps. I have to say that although I was tired I was feeling pretty good! I can't wait for the real thing... and doing the swimming first instead of last! I think my times will be a bit better!

Well babes are up... so I am off! that was a short post. Hope to keep up with this a little more!

Potty Training... and some other stuff

Soooo we have decided to start potty training Trace.. well we have potty trained him, I think. We are on week three, and with two under our belt we are definitely having WAY less accidents! And no real pee ones, only the messy poop kind. Yipeee for me. I woke up on the 10th of January and said.. what the heck why not put him in underwear and haven't really looked back. That day started with 7 accidents, the next day 6 and it has gone WAY down since then to maybe 1 a day! I have to give a BIG thank you to skittles for being an awesome candy for treats once he has peed, one for a pee and two for a poop!

On Saturday we decided to venture to Nana's house for a get together with Trace only in his undies... well only one accident and go figure it was a NASTY poop one. UGH, but all in all a successful outing. I am excited as we have WAY decreased our diaper output and Trace seems to be now having fun with it. He picks his undies and loves to show off his ummm "deposits" to me and Daddy, Granny and Grampa and any other guests over for a visit. Lucky them!

Canaan is now full time walking! Which makes life extra crazy, and to top off our week last week, Jaxon burned himself. So we have been dealing with keeping his hand clean, Canaan getting into everything and making sure that Trace is not peeing or pooping in his underwear!

AHHHHH!!! I felt I needed an outlet of some sort and so I picked up a knitting project, a new pair of socks for me! And looking at making some things for little babies on the way too!

So our life in a nutshell has been just that lately.. nutty! Will post some pics soon and I really do hope to keep this updated!

Quick drop in!

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Emotions.... or whatever

As many already know we are moving... and not just down the street or across towns but into another province and back into my childhood home... yup moving back with the parents. Although this is temporary.. like a few years or so it is humbling, and stressful and all sorts of different things. We are currently looking for a renter for our house, trying to find a home for our cats (a wonderful friend has said she will take them.... but that is this weekend... I don't know if I am ready to say goodbye yet), packing a house with three young kids in it... and even trying to comprehend saying goodbye to my friends and family here... FORGET IT! I break down even thinking about it. We have made some amazing friends out here. I don't know if I could have survived Alberta without one particular bff...

So with only a few more weeks I am FREAKING out about everything. We have also had a wonderful house guest this last week who helped us finish the kitchen, take care of the kids and pack some boxes... he left today so now I am alone with my thoughts again. I hate being alone with my thoughts. And to top it off I have had the flu the last few days. Yes I know that this is turning into a woe is me post but that is how I feel today... yup I said it today is a down day. Kyle is going to work from home after he comes back from the airport as I don't have any energy left... what an awesome hubby.

Well off to loaf on the couch and watch the kids play... thank goodness they will play for hours... I don't know what I would do if they were having another needy day today. Only one needy person allowed/ day.

Snow??

Bad pic of Trace but for about a month he swaddled these and called them his babies!

Canaan.. always makes funny faces when I take a pic!
Jaxon... my sweet little man
Yup snowed last night... woke up this morning to find my oldest son already up and playing in the living room. We bought him mini hockey sticks this weekend and he has taken to sleeping with one and playing whenever he gets up. Funny thing.. I don't really care, b/c he now sleeps with the hockey stick he only insists on ONE soother! or Churro as he calls it! I am hoping to wean him off of soothers by Christmas.. maybe have one very cool toy that takes its place! He only gets them at bedtimes now too thank goodness!

Canaan is standing... most of the time without knowing it and only for a few seconds but wow!! Don't know if I am ready for a walker yet! It just seems like this year has flown by, last year at this time I had problems moving or walking for long periods, I had Braxton Hicks every 10 minutes and was just hoping to hold on to the boys a bit longer. They are 11 months this week... 11 MONTHS! Where did that go? I keep flashing back to the weekend we brought them home, how cold it was, how scared everyone was to hold them as they were so tiny. Now they are 17 ad 18 pounds, eating solids, only nursing 3 times a day and every day their little personalities show more and more. I feel so lucky to have them every day and yet... man I am tired at the end of the day!

So as some people know we are moving in a month.. yup one month.. still hoping to rent out the house to some nice people (possible renters are coming by this week!) and we packed up the basement this weekend! Yipeee to feeling like something got done for once. So after a full day of packing and moving stuff out to the garage we finally go to relax and realize that our drain in the laundry room is plugged and has overflowed EVERYWHERE! argh!!! No more laundry until Kyle snakes it out. Sooo frustrating man I can't wait to move. I mean I LOVE my house, my neighborhood is awesome but I want to be closer to my family. We are done being so far away and feeling so left out of things!

Rough

Trace on a cool fall day!

Canaan... playing in the grassJaxon... playing in the grass! Both at 10 months.

Man I am so ready for this week to be over, trying to wean just one feed from the kids as I do want to be done breast feeding them before Christmas, I am ready for it. They don't seem to be getting enough milk from me anymore and I would like to keep at least two solid breast feeds out of the four I do daily. Soo frustrating .. have tried so many different nipples and sippys ... anyone know the key? warm milk, cold milk? I just need a bit of a break. None of my other friends with twins have bfed this long!

Other than the trying to wean the kids seem to be extra whiny, I am trying to find the time to pack up the house, deal with the kids, hope for a buyer for the house or someone to rent it, then I get rear ended. So off to buy three new car seats which thank goodness my insurance is paying for! They said they will fight with the other insurers to get reimbursed! yipee for me! So three matching car seats, Jaxon and Canaan are now officially out of the bucket seats.

For those of you that didn't know .. WE ARE MOVING!! yup Kyle got a job back in Vancouver so we will be moving at the end of Nov! sooo excited! But so nervous, we have so much to do and sooo little time! I am praying that God takes care of us and helps us with the house ... we are looking for a home for the cats as we are going to be living with my parents for who knows how long. They will take the dog but not the cats as they already have one. It is devastating to think that I won't be curled up around my Jasper at night anymore. Love love love my cats!

Keep on meaning to post more often on here but just haven't found the time. Go figure! If you look back to my day in life you too will understand! haha!