Halfway Done

I was just looking at the calendar and realized I'm now halfway through my maternity leave. MAN! Time is flying by. It's a bit depressing to think I'll be back at work so soon. And, the crazy part about it is, I get A LOT more time off than most women out there!

This past weekend we had another fun filled few days with friends. We spent Saturday hanging out with the Jodoins. Logan was in love with the fact that he got an entire day of "My Robert" all by himself. IN LOVE I tell ya! The boys played for an hour or two at the park to burn off some energy in the morning (I stayed home with Callum), then came to our house running around enjoying the many random toys we have spread out all over the place, "shooting" bubbles at each other in the front yard, and finally calming down enough to watch a little "Footoomama" (Futurama; don't judge.) before taking a nap.


The Chouns met up with us for a delicious dinner before we decided to try and get all 6 kids down for the night at the Jodoins' house so that we could have a little more adult hang-out time. I'm happy to say it was a success! We got all 6 kids down and kicked off an intense and very competitive game of Alhambra. The men were fiercely fighting for first place, while the women snuck in unannounced and stole the show (I won but Jenn was only a few points behind!). Winning against the guys makes the night that much more fun. Mwahahahahahahaha!

Sunday, we had grand plans to trek up to the city for Jon's company picnic, but ended up staying home instead when both Callum and Logan were being punks that morning. Our impatience with them could have also been because of the lack of sleep we got the night before, since we had stayed out late and Callum was up for awhile in the middle of the night, but oh well. It was also ridiculously hot out, so we pretty much holed up in our house with the A/C and a few movies.

That afternoon, we took off to Max's 2nd birthday party at The Jungle. It was our first time there and I can't say I'm a huge fan (reminds me of Chuck E. Cheese). Logan was a little intimidated by all the big kids pushing and shoving, but he slowly warmed up to the place. I would say he had an okay time - he dragged me around everywhere, not brave enough to venture anywhere on his own. And, since he didn't really know any of the kids at the party (we don't get to hang out with Max and his family as much as we should), I'm not sure he fully grasped that we were there to celebrate a birthday. BUT, the two of us did get a couple of hours of bonding time while Jon and Callum visited with Yevgeniy and Marina (Max's parents). The highlight of the outing, I think, was cashing in his bazillion tickets for two teeny weeny measly little army dudes. However, he loves them, so all is well in Logan's world.


Pics in this post are courtesy of Jenn, because I'm too damn tired to shoot photos these days. And, holding Callum 24x7 doesn't make it easy either! ;-)

Weekend Update

Just a couple of updates before bedtime.... We had a really lovely weekend just hanging out and enjoying the sunshine. I am so thrilled Springtime is finally here!

Saturday afternoon our friends Yevgeniy and Marina dropped by to visit with their son Max, who is 9 months old. It was hard for me to remember that Logan was once that small and not able to crawl or walk well on his own! The boys played for an hour or so before they both started getting cranky and tired. And, Jon and I had a really nice time catching up with Yevgeniy and Marina who we haven't seen in ages (even though they just moved to a new home not far from us!). Strange how parenthood will do that to you.


Later that night, we met up with a bunch of friends to celebrate Jarrod's birthday. We enjoyed a lovely dinner and movie (Monsters vs. Aliens) afterward, all baby-free. It was a nice break for Jon and I after such a long work week. And, Logan had a really great time spending the night with my parents, kicking and throwing his new toy ball around the house and playing chase with my dad. :)

Lately, Logan has started climbing up onto our bed, even when we're not around. He L-O-V-E-S rolling around on our big comforter and across our pillows. So I wasn't too surprised to walk in on him hanging out with a huge grin on his face. Totally caught in the act.


I think he likes it there because it's one of the more softer, plusher areas of our house. I don't keep too many throw pillows around and save for a couple of rugs, the house has all hardwood floors. I've seen him take a pillow and throw it on the floor, burying his face into it and laughing with glee while cuddling a stuffed animal (to be fair, that's also usually a sign that he's ready for bed). And, the teachers say he loves to roll around on the carpet at school, most often in the "reading area" which is basically a corner filled with a ton of pillows, blankets and futon mats.

So, as soon as I find some spare time (HA!), I think my next project will be to clear out a little area near his corner bookcase where I can heap a pile of soft pillows, bedding and maybe a bean bag or something to sink into. We'll see. :)