Daycare Days are getting better

YAH!!!! The first day there was no screaming when I left... yes there were a few tears in the car when he realized that we were actually going to daycare and yes there were a few tears when we are in the parking lot and the porch...BUT ... no tears when I left him in the classrom. We get up this morning and I get Tyler dressed and just bring his clothes downstairs and I dress him when he is watching tv and having breakfast. He asks " Where we going mom?" I tell him "out"... "to go get daaaaaadddyyy"?. " No daddy is working..... "To go get tiggers milk and diapers...." No just going in the car". So we are out in the car driving and then he points out "Look mommy there is daycare" and as we pull in to the parking lot he says "....and i am not going to daycare mommy" and his lips starts to curl. And I am there again in the middle of the parking lot trying to explain that it will be fun and he doesn't have to cry cause mommy will be back at 4:00 get him and then we can go get dad.... and he stops!!!! he stops crying and says "Go get dad mommy..at four aclock" and gets out of the car and walks across the parking lot with out and fight and right on into daycare... he is a little hesitent again but he goes into the classroom and gives me a kiss and I remind him that I will be there a four oclock, a few little tears but that is !!!! I walk out to the sound of kids playing and not my little man screaming......So this has been a great day so far. YAH!!!!!!!!

Daddy the Colouring Book

Last night Ryan decided to use Daddy's back as a colouring book. As you can see I decided to get in on the colouring fun to and then Ryan thought it would be fun to colour hisself. Needless to say there was alot of scrubbing in the tub last night.....lol...

Weekend

Pretty much another relaxing weekend... Lee got home on Friday night and told me that Saturday was "my day" and for me to relax and that is definatily what I did.....Lee's brother Chris and his girlfriend Jennifer and Uncle Sean stopped into Laverne's on their way back to Ontario so we went out there for a while on Friday night. It was really nice to finally get to meet Jennifer. I have met Chris once before and Sean but never got a chance to meet her. She is a wonderful person and the kids really enjoyed spending time with her. We have emailed each other a few times and I have sent pictures of the boys but we have never met so that was a treat. On Saturday morning I went up to the pool to get Ryan registered for swimming, I was in the line up for almost an hour and a half but it was worth the wait cause he is so excited about going. After that was done we went back out to Lee's moms to say good bye to Chris, Jennifer and Sean, they left around noon and then Ryan stayed out with Nanny for awhile and me and Lee and Tyler came home and had a afternoon nap...I don't remeber the last time I had one of those but let me tell you I slept like a baby and that was quite nice as well. I think that my "MY DAY" ran into Sunday to cause what a relaxing day it was..... it rained all day and all we did was watch tv and play around with the kids inside. Lee cooked supper which was really good and last night the boys were in bed and asleep by 8:00 which does not happen often. I watched the Amazing Race and Desperate Housewives which was a really good show I am definatily going to enjoy that one this season........Also watched Intervention which I never miss on Sundays....

I am also soooo happy that Tyler's medication is definatily giving him releif. He is not irritiable, not vomiting and sleeping THROUGH the night. So I am so happy to see my little man so pleasent and not in pain..........

Visit to the Pediatrician

We have been taking Tyler to a Pediatrician since he was 2 months old because has been having problems with his weight and milk. He has always been very irritable and spitting up alot when I started him on formula as well as gaining more weight than usual. At first we changed his milk to a soy milk thinking that he was sentive to the milk-based formula but it has not really gotten any better so today he was diagnosed with GERD or a Gastroesophageal Reflux and has to take meds every day until it is cleared up... so I am hoping that this is the answer and he is going to feel more comfortable... some positive news tough is that his weight and height are finally equalling out and she is happy with the way he is growing and besides the GERD he is a healthy little man.....

Daycare Day 6

Finally got it all figured out...... He is sooooo smart . We get up this morning and it is the same old routine; the fight to get dressed, the fight to get in the car and the fight to get into daycare. He started crying out in the car and saying that he didn't want to go... would not move in the parking lot and I am there begging him to come on ...... So we finally get in there and get him ready for the class and I am practically dragging him in the the classroom and he is crying and fighting me so I just put him in there give him a kiss and tell him i will be back to get him later on and as I am walking out I have a listen and don't hear anymore crying so I go back and peek in the room and here he is sitting up on the table with the daycare worker wiping his eyes and he is looking around at all this friends just waiting to get down and play!! I am home all day long worrying about and calling down to see if he is ok and he is fine. So the daycare situation is getting better.......

Ohhh what a Monday

First of all I want to give a heartfelt welcome to the terriable twos cause they have hit and have hit with a Bang...... I never thought that I was going to get through yesterday really it had to be the worst day I put in since I started maternity leave. Tyler has become amused with hearing hisself scream in a high pitch give you a massive headache by the end of the day scream. And the louder it is the more excited he gets. He did not stop yesterday and now he wants to be up in your arms all day ... does not want to get in his bouncey chair or exersaucer just wants to be up in your arms and that is it. We laugh at him cause he screams bloody murder and you run to see what is wrong with him and as soon as he gets you where he wants you he has the biggest smile on his face and is laughing away. So yesterday it was the screaching, the up in your arms all day the spiting his breakfast at you and then........... in comes the Terriable Twos. Oh my God I have no idea what has gotten into Ryan.. He has been soooooo bad the last few days and yesterday was the worst ever. He will not listen to anything I say and if I ask him to stop something he will look at me and yell "NO". Noone is allowed to talk to or pay any attention to Tyler only him and Tyler is not allowed to have any toys.. He even gets in the excersaucer now and just lets his legs go and bounces in it and I try to explain that he is to big for it and has to get out... I take him out and turn my back and he is right back in it again. And then I have to try to be serious and make him go to his room and the look on his face .. I know that he does it to get to me. So that was my yesterday.... by the time that lee got home my hair was standing on end. So he gives Ryan his bath and plays with them and tells me to take a break .... "THANK YOU" ... So we finally get Tyler put to bed and get to sit down and relax and Lee's brother comes in and "Mr. got to be the center of attention" starts in and is just bouncing off the walls. Lee is trying to calm him down. I am trying and nothing is working and he wakes up Tyler. Cody leaves and I tell him that he is not being funny by acting like that and he has to calm down... he doesn't pay attention to one word I say....... well at least I don;t think he does until he walks over to the end table and takes my graduation picture walks to the middle of the living room where we can see him but has his back to us and then we hear the "Smash".... just drops the picture and breaks it in peices.....So we send him to his room and he is crying cause there is no story tonight and he has to go to bed for the night by hisself and this lasts for at least an hour until he wears hisself out and falls asleeps and then we finally get tyler back to bed and then we follow....lights out by 9:30 and then 12:00 - whaaaaa and 2:00 whaaaaa and 5:00 whaaaaa.... ohhh the "joys of motherhood"

Daycare Day 5

Uhhhh... I hate Tuesdays.... I dread getting up in the morning and seeing Ryans face when I tell him its daycare day.. I don't understand why he doesn't want to go.. he should be getting use to it now.....he hates it. He has excuse after excuse as to why he can't get ready to go and why he is not going and then I have to force him to get dressed and out in the car. If you can only see the look on his face when I leave him in the classroom...it breaks my heart...I try to be strong and just walk away and I think that hurts me the most. I feel like I am doing wrong by just turning away and leaving him there crying .... Oh my, I wonder if he is ever going to be happy to go or is this going to be the same thing every Tuesday and Thursday. I know this is a good thing for him but it is sooooo hard leaving him like that .. if I could give in he would be coming back home with me..... I guess the part time bit is what is making it harder on him and it is going to take longer for him to get use to it.

Our Weekend

Didn't do to much on the weekend....it was beautiful and sunny all weekend but we basically just relaxed... Lee got a job blocking wood this weekend so he worked on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday we went out to Lee's moms place for a drive and on Sunday we went up to where Lee was working for the afternoon which was alot of fun; Ryan and Tyler really enjoyed theirselves. Sunday night we went out to Laverne's again to watch the finale of Canadian Idol and of course our newfie boy didn't get it..but he is great and I am sure he will do well without the title. It was an exciting show to watch because my uncle Gerard was one of the backup singers for the top ten performace. It was great to see him perform and he did an excellent job.

Tyler caught the flu off of Ryan and he is really congested on the chest so I took him in to outpatents last night because he sounds like he has trouble breathing at times. The doctors says that it is only on his chest and it will take him longer to get better because he is so young but his lungs sound great so no worries.

Happy Birthday Mom/Nanny

Happy Birthday to My Mom and My Best Friend..




My Mom turns 53 today and I just wanted to let everyone know what a wonderful women she is…She has stood by my side through everything … the good and the bad and trust me there has been bad… she is such a patient and loving person and it has been amazing to watching her grow into the women that she is today. Me and mom have had our arguments and fights but there is nothing, absolutely nothing that will ever break the wonderful bond that the both of us share. So just wanted to say Happy Birthday Momma and thank you for being one of the most important influences in my life…I love you and look up to you and will continue to do so always…

I found this on a website and thought it was perfect….

A mother’s love is our first love, and we carry it forever, warm and familiar, worn smooth with time and care…. What a gift to have your love in my world…Happy Birthday Mom/Nanny

Happy Birthday Brittney

Just wanted to wish my cousin Brittney a Happy Brithday .... Enjoy your day gurlie...Loves ya....

Lee got a Raise!!!!

Lee got a raise yesterday!!! Yah.... Opened up his cheque and couldn't understand the difference in $ from last weeks pay and discovered that they gave him a raise. Congrats ...... so proud of you babe! Shows how good of a job you are doing at work and how impressed your boss is with you. Keep up the good work!!!! .....Loves ya <3

Dreadful Daycare Day 4

Well yesterday he was all ready to go back to daycare and he was excited to see his friends and play outside and this morning it was a different tune ....... "not going mommy" ... "Ryan you got to go"... "No mommy". Finally I get him dressed and down the stairs he gets some breakfast and it is time to get in the car.... Where is Ryan .. Sitting in his chair with his eyes glued to the tv and will not respond at all.... So I have to get a little mad this morning and he finally gets his shoes on and goes to the car... we are in the car and I explain that this is good for him.. he gets time away from mommy and gets to play all day with his friends... "No" just plain "NO" ... I know what the situation is going to be once we get there so I tell him that if he goes to daycare and does not cry and has lots of fun he will get to go to Macdonalds and get a happy meal once I pick him up........"AcDonalds.....chickens and french fries..... and a toy mommy" so the tears stop and he looks pretty excited. We get there and I go to get him out of the car and he says " I am tried mommy" and will not get out of his carseat. Finally I get him out and we start walking to the daycare and he stops.. doesn;t want to go again.... so I look at him and say the magic word... "Macdonalds" and his sneakers go into high gear right for the door. We get into the classroom and he is up in my arms and crying again..So I explain again that this is fun for him and he is going to play with his friends and then mommy is going to come get him and then he gets to go to "Macdonalds"...... he gets down and runs for the chair.... no tables no corners..we have progress....and the lips starts to pout again and the tears starts coming and so I decided its time to leave and I look back and mouth to him "Macdonalds" and he tries so hard to stop and I finally get to leave once without having a break down..... so daycare day is better today and I would like to personally thank Ronald for the invention of Happy Meals........lol.......

56th Anniversary

Yesterday my grandparents where married 56 years.. I know that it had to be a very hard day for my pop because my grandmother passed away in February of this year. They were the most loving and devoted couple that I have ever met in my life and from them my family and I have learnt alot about love and commitment. I know that they both have spent some wonderful years together that my grandfather and all of our family will cherish forever... I love you both so much and nanny there is not a day that goes by that I don't think about you and miss you.....

DAY THREE OF DAYCARE





So Lee and I decided that it would be good to get Ryan into daycare part-time.. He would be able to interact with kids his age, learn to be a little independent, meet some new friends and not be bored all winter. Thought he would love it ...WRONG. The first day went ok..he went in the room and was a little nervous but was fine... cried a little after I left but was fine all day and excited to see me when I picked him up... Day Two: We got up around 7:30 to get ready and Ryan wants mommy to get ready for daycare too and get Tyler ready cause he is going to.. So we get ready and I decided to walk down with him cause its a nice day and the whole way down he was only concerned about Tigger ( that his nickname for his brother).. Where is Tigger mommy? Is Tigger coming with ryan? very concerned with his brother .... didn;t want to leave him ... So we get there and he gets out of the stroller and grabs elmo and makes his way into the classroom a little nervous but seems ok until I go to leave...he starts to screach and the daycare worker takes him in her arms and he is holding his arms out and crying and today i get another "look" -- the why are you not rescueing me from the women mommy "look".. and I have to turn away and walk out and try to make it home without having a break down.... so you can picture me walking home with a double stroller crying away and missing a kid....lol... must have looked sweet crossing the busy North River Road at 8:30 in the morning....So I get home and call and "Ryan is fine .. just cried for a minute and now he is playing and having fun"...... I go down to pick him up and he is so excited to see me today he starts to cry and jumps up and gives me the biggest hug and kiss ever and then runs to find his brother and does the same.....So that was fine he enjoyed it and he was going back to daycare until DAY 3...... Oh my god this had to be the hardest of all days... We get up this morning at 7:30 and I explain that today is daycare day and we have to get ready...."I have to watch elmo first mommy"... Explain again that we have to get ready because he is going to be late... so then he decided to hid under tyler's crib... after 10 minutes of begging he finally comes out we get ready and out in the stroller to walk to daycare and he seems to be excited......until we get to daycare...... he gets his coat off and slippers on and into the classroom we go and ryan finds a table that he decides he is going to hid under... and he is crying and will not come out... I try to talk to him and tell him it is going to be okay but he has to come out and nope he is not coming out..... tell him that if he comes out he can go swimming lessons with daddy and he stops for a minute I get another "look" but nope not coming out.. so mommy has to crawl under the table and get him...Meanwhile all the other kiddies are having a snack and circle time so I take him over and sit him in the circle and he gets up and runs for the corner...I try to talk to him but he will not move... I figure if I leave he will forget about it and go on with his day...I leave and call as soon as I get home..... and Ryan is still in the corner....I feel so bad and I want to run down there and grab him and never let him go.... but then I am giving in right? I know that he is going to get over it and when I call back in exactily a half and hour to check on him he will be fine.....He will get use to it and enjoy it right? ........What do I do? Well I hope he is going to be ok and in the meantime I am going to get armored up and protected for the pick up at 4:30 cause I got a feeling it ain;t going to be a pleasant a last weeks..... lol.....

Hey... I am finally going to start a blog.. after a long period of time saying "I am going to start one".. "I am going to do it"..I FINALLY did. Well I am Janis and I decided to start a blog to share with my family and friends and I am not really sure how I will do with it but I am going to give it try... little ole me living with three males...Ii am sure I will have lots to share. I have a awesome man who is a wonderful father to my two sons Ryan who is 2 and a half and Tyler who is 5 months.......I am very happy with the outcome of my life so far and very proud of my beautiful family and excited I get to share some of our "adventures" with my friends and family... so thats my intro hope you enjoy my blog!!!!! Loves you all.