Luckily, we weren't home last weekend when one crazy summer storm hit Stony Plain! We were camping at Ol'MacDonald's Resort and found out through voicemails and cell phone conversations what had hit the town and our neighbourhood! Westerra was hit the hardest with rain, hail, and strong winds... enough to uproot many trees and damage siding on houses, put many dents in eavestroughs and downspouts, and dent vehicles!! Everything came from the west/northwest, so we are very lucky that our house is still looking pretty good. We have about 4 or 5 holes and a few more cracks in the siding, lots of dents in tin and trim, and quite a few dents to both vehicles that were outside at the time. I cannot believe some of the other houses!! Entire sides of houses will need to be re-sided due to this crazy summer storm!! The clean-up was on all week in the area...
Colby and I had another great week. I sure am loving my time alone at home with him!! We are playing lots and doing lots too! I was supposed to have a doctor appointment this week on Wednesday, but my doctor had to deliver a baby in the city, so I am going on Monday instead. We've done some shopping for his room and the baby's room too! It's both fun and stressful decorating rooms... since I'm not anything close to an interior decorator!!! Oh well, they'll look cute, I'm sure!
I cannot believe the vocabulary and memory of our little man! Today I had to convince Colby to take a nap because we were going to play at Parker's house when he woke up. He ended up having a great nap, as usual, and surprised me when I opened the door. He said, "Hi Mommy... Parker house?" Crazy! I am amazed at their little minds and what he remembers and makes connections with! I have a feeling we're going to continue to see more of this now! It's so cute how everything is being mimicked these days... we continue to watch what we say around him, that's for sure!! LOL! Tonight at bedtime, I cut off the end of Colby's soother. He is completely attached to it and would have it 24 hours a day if we would let him. I really wanted to get rid of it by age 2 and before the baby comes in case she ends up having one too. I thought it would be easier now than when she has one as well. Not too bad for the first night... he didn't quite realize that it was 'broken', which tells me he doesn't need it for the sucking and just 'likes it'. But eventually, he said 'broken' after me and he threw it in the garbage. He cried for a few minutes, but then was off to sleep after a while. Hopefully the next few days go alright... could make for some very long nights, but I'm still crossing my fingers for the best!!
According to the baby counter on the left hand side, I now have 51 days until Baby #2 is due! Yikes! I've started to wash up some clothes and we are trying to decorate her room, too. I'm sure the next 7 weeks will go by quickly too, just as the entire pregnancy has!! I love being pregnant and enjoy it because I feel well most days. Although, I'm waking up a lot at night and am finding it more difficult to nap during the day, so I think she's trying to prepare me for the lack of sleep ahead! I can't wait to meet our new little baby girl!!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Love,
Lesley, Gerry, and Colby
1 comment:
I'm glad the damage to your house/vehicles was minimal! I can't believe some of the pictures I've seen of the damage around town. Thank goodness we didn't get that hail at Ol' MacDonalds!!! That's awesome Colby is doing great without the soother. He'll have to give a pep talk to his big cousin Blake soon!! I'm seeing a "broken" soother in Blake's future! LOL! Enjoy your time with Colby, you are right - your little one will be here before you know it! Can't wait to see the newly decorated rooms :)
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