School Worries

Things are pretty much hum drum right now. For me all that is on the horizon is a new workout regime and an upcoming gym membership at SpaLady. Oh and the stress of starting school soon. You would think that I would be ecstatic to start, but sadly I am no longer pumped to go. I feel like I am doing the wrong thing by leaving my little man at home, and that I should be staying with him the whole first year. More so since we have had countless battles with transitioning to a daytime bottle. I worry to much, yes, but I am just a huge nervous wreck to be at school for a big part of the day without him. How will he eat? Will Martin be able to read all of his signs? What if he won't stop crying? These are issues I am dealing with in my head, even though I know my husband is more than capable of handling things. I guess it is just a matter of letting go of the reigns. Doesn't make the whole ordeal easier though...
Tomorrow night I am going to start trying a new sleep method along with our current one. Hopefully this will help him to get to sleep by himself without needing to be rocked every time. And hopefully he will start to sleep a lot better during naps as well! Well, here's to attempting a new bedtime routine. If it doesn't work in a week then I guess we will just go back to the current one we have. I don't mind the thirty seconds to five minutes of rocking to calm him down, but it isn't working the way we want it to for naps. Here's to hope for success with combining the new with the old routine!

Busy Weekend!

So this weekend I attended a fitness boot camp with some of the gals from my mom group. That was three days ago now, and I am still sore to the point of not being able to walk down the stairs :P But I must say, if I had't been working out one to three times a week for the past three months, I would not have survived. Very proud of myself to have made it through!
On Sunday we headed to a nearby provincial lake and attempted our first picnic of the season. Although the weather was warm, and the breeze was balmy... The lack of leaves on the trees made it hard for Zee to be outside. So we picked up some sunscreen on our way back. Either way though, the first trip out is always the trial run. Which means, we forgot a lot of everything. But it was fun either way, the trip made by Martin and I with Zacharie as well as his parents and the dog. Zee went on the swings, we laid in the shade (or what shade there was) and had hamburgers and juice. Despite not being able to do much of anything because of a sleepy baby, it was wonderful just to sit and listen to the wind and birds while looking at the sandy beach and lake water.
And then to end off the pleasantries of the weekend, I got to go out for my first driving lesson with my mom-in-law, Lyn. Although I was initially very stressed and scared of taking the wheel, when it came time to the actual deed it was very simple... Or it is while I am still going 20-30 km/h. I may change my mind about liking it when I have to exit onto the Whitemud at 80 km/h where no one lets you merge. EEK! I got to try out signaling while driving, turning corners, driving in the parking lot... And finished the lesson off with driving down the road to the stop sign, then continuing down to the Canadian Tire. Of course, it sounds so simple to those of you who drive, but please. Remember back to when you first drove, and you will feel what I feel. Happiness at accomplishment and a sense of awesomeness! Anyways, I thank Lyn for teaching me... I hope to get good at everything very quickly so I can start driving more and more and soon be able to drive with her to her work, where we will be starting up our family garden of organic vegetables!

Road Travels

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Our trip to Saskatoon for Easter was a success (than goodness!). After all the worrying, praying, packing, and organizing for our trip we have nothing bad to say about it. Zacharie is even sleeping better since we left for our trip there and back!
On our first leg of the journey, I woke up the sleeping baby at seven in the morning and he stayed awake pretty much up until we got to Lloydminster (two hours away). Lucky for us, he slept the rest of the way! I am happy to say he adjusted well to being away from home. The trick of wearing his sheets in my shirt was a good one, because he was able to sleep soundly and even nap! The night before we left, Zee got his first spoon of cereal and during the trip he graduated to two meals a day. It was a messy business to start with to say the least.
Our little trio enjoyed a couple of walks in the beautiful fourteen degree weather, and were surrounded by all of my loving family. Since we stayed at my mother's parents house, we never went without a good hearty breakfast (as Martin puts it). Eggs, ham, crepes, pancakes... Every day, thank goodness I am still the same weight I was when we left. One day, Martin even had cake for dessert AFTER breakfast! Ah, cake. My dear grandparents were so sweet to have gotten Martin a birthday cake while we were there. On Good Friday we celebrated his 22cnd birthday with an Easter dinner and a giant black forest cake complete with candles.
Sadly all was not as good as it was the other moments in the trip on the Saturday. Zacharie was in dire need of a nap, but had to go without a good solid sleep. So while we had our second dinner at my father's family's home and visited with our family, Zacharie was quite fussy. It makes me sad, to think that his first impression on my dad's mom was so rough... But that's what babies do :) Luckily, we were able to squeeze some happy time in for him by finding a HUGE teddy bear and letting him wrestle it. I don't know what it is about babies and toys much too big for them, but he sure was having a ball with it!
Finally, we decided to head home a day earlier than we had planned. Martin and I were homesick and missed our two kittens and bed. Yes, our bed... There is no replacement for a bed that you make your own. Besides, it is an IKEA mattress and I LOVE IT!
Now at home I am glad that Zacharie is back to his normal schedule and patterns. He is much happier sleeping in his own bed and napping in his own home. Back to full time cloth diapers, our friends and playdates, his jumping toys that we were unable to bring along, and back to a long list of chores. He is now eating three meals a day of solids, and still nursing every two to three hours at night and during the day (on top of the three meals). Zee will be getting his four month shots tomorrow evening, and we will be updating his weight and height. I am betting he is in and above the 100th percentile now, and I don't mind one bit. He has had just milk up until a few days ago, and he is nothing but healthy and happy. And tomorrow we are also going to attend another Rhyme, Song & Storytime class at the Millcreek Room... Well, just until school starts. I won't be able to go until June.
One of the mom's from the New Mom's Network class at the local health centre and I are becoming fast friends. I really like Jennifer! She and I are planning on starting a weekend ritual of walking and talking. Working out those leg cramps and getting our bodies somewhat trim again from post baby blahs. Oddly enough, I can't wait to get out there and start sweating. Exercise never felt so good!