October 2015

Life just seems to be crazy and busy with everything thats going on. Here's what we have been up to. 

Josh's work is going well and  keeping very busy. He's been working on basement suite renovations, kitchen renos and bathroom renos. My Day Home is doing well. With Josh and I both working life keeps us busy. 

Lincoln is loving school and doing very well. He asks to go to school even on weekends. For the month of October Lincoln's school field trips was going skating with his class weekly. Lincoln has loved learning how to skate and being able to have Josh drive for the field trip (daddy time). We are thankful that Josh has a flexible work schedule to allow him to help out with Lincoln's class trips. Lincoln also gets snack days once a month, where he is able to bring a special person with him to school. For October he brought Nana Harker with him. 

Lacey is Lacey. We love her dearly, but she sure knows how to test her mom. I've always heard that potty training girls is easier then boys. They've never tried potty training a Lacey. She tests me daily and is teaching me lots of patients. I started training Lacey September 2014, so a whole year ago. Yes she still has accidents. There are days where she does great then other days she bombs it, but she doesn't what to wear diapers. So it's a work in progress. Lacey did good for her first 4 months but we then moved from the Caribbean to Canada, then to our own house after staying at nana and papa Yamamoto's house. So there has been a lot of change in her life this last year.

When you think life can't get any busier it does.  Being pregnant with a little one with Spina Bifida requires a lot of doctor appointments. I've never seen doctors so much before. We usually have at least 5 doctor appointments a month. From monthly ultrasounds, to meeting with all the specialists in Calgary (genetic specialist, paediatric neural surgeon, cardiologist, NeoNatologist and Perinatologist), Calgary OB-GYN, my local family doctor and my local OB-GYN. Thanks to my mom and grandma Thomas for helping out, so I can make all my appointments.

Needles to say life is busy for us and life is also going good for us. With all thats happening. It's made us realize that we need to focus on what matters most and enjoy the little things in life.

Lacey enjoying some alone time watching Peppa Pig. Lacey's favourite show at the moment.

October fall park day. We've been lucky to have a very warm Canadian fall.

I love being this boys mom. He holds a special place in my heart. He's caring, empathetic, kind, shy, silly, helpful and adventurous. He loves making life happy and enjoying every minute.

House project #1. Brick wall in the master bedroom. Lincoln and Lacey both loved helping.

I'll post pictures of the completed wall soon.

Lacey loves her daddy time. From playing with him, to going to work with him. She loves being by his side.

Bed time stories to end the day.

Decorating our Halloween sugar cookies.

Love coming home to these two after a long day of appointments in Calgary.... We've only had to do day trips to Calgary for my doctor appointments so far. But a day away from Lincoln and Lacey makes me miss them so much. Even though being a mom is not easy, I love being their mom.

Lacey loves to help, no matter what it is. And I love having her as my little helper.

Lacey only like cookies with nothing in them. No chocolate chips, no white chocolate chip or smarties. Just a a plain cookie. We don't understand why but thats how she likes them. If you give her a cookie with something in it, she will sit and pick them out before eating it. Funny girl she is.