The Seattle Space Needle

The Space Needle was an really wonderful to go and see, the only down part of it is that stollers must be parked in the stroller parking lot and are not permitted at the top. This wouldn't have been so bad had Joshua been younger, but having a very independent toddler who wants to see the world on his own terms, it was definintely difficult. We ended up taking turns with the camera, one would take the baby the other the camera. Unforunately we weren't able to stay up there for long but the few was great while we could enjoy it.

Can you see our car? (It's the white one on the right)

Walking in the Rain

While we were in Seattle we finally got Joshua some rubber boots at Carters. I was sure that now that he finally had rubber boots it wouldn't rain until he had outgrown them. Joshua also has some pretty cute rain gear to go with his boots, his cute rain coat from his great aunt and uncle and a Togg's rain suit (straight from the rain experts in Scotland) from his Auntie Sarah!

Seattle

We had a great time in Seattle, besides some difficult flights, our trip was wonderful.




Joshua's first flight left much to be desired, considering how much travel time he has logged I was suprised at how difficult the first flight was (Edmonton to Vancouver), we then took a small Dash 8 from Vancouver to Seattle and he did much better in fact the sound of the perpellers seemed to have put him into a deep sleep.


We then headed to our hotel, we stayed in a small Days Inn just South of Seattle, I honestly hadn't set my sights all that high with this hotel but we were all pleasantly suprised that it was a pretty decent place to stay. Our only complaint was that they there wasn't a crib as we had requested, so the first few nights Joshua slept with us and then after that he slept in his stroller since he trashes around so violently when he sleeps.


We were able to check out many of the beautiful sites that Seattle has to offer, the Space Needle, the Seattle Aquarium, Pike Place Market, the very first Starbucks, and beautiful park on Green Lake, and of course the outlet malls.

First Bike Ride

Joshua got a bike trailer for his first birthday. The first time we used it we went to the park, since it is a bit of hike to walk there and he is usually quite grumpy when we are walking back.

Finally

Joshua finally started walking last night! he is still not very stable, but it is a start!

I know I have been neglecting my poor blog but I promise to post some pics soon!

On the mend?!

The last few weeks have been rough in our household, with the last week being the worst yet. It started off with Joshua and I both getting sick and ending up with sinus infections. After waiting in a MediCentre for 2 hours we were each given a prescription of Amoxicilyn (to be taken three time a day for 10 days). We both seemed to be doing much better, with only a bit of a cough. Last week we had noticed Joshua's cough getting a bit worse but nothing to bad.

On Friday night I went into Joshua's room at about 10:00 to put him in his sleep sack since it was supposed to be getting cooler over night. He woke a bit so I sat in the glider and was rocking back to sleep, he had a bit of a cough and proceeded to vomit all over me and himself. Chris and I got both of us cleaned up and put Joshua back to bed, a few minutes later it started all over again and continued until about 12:00 at night, so one phone call to Capital Health Link, one trip to the Pharmacy for Paedialite, and many changes of clothes we finally got to sleep at about 1:00. We decided to have Joshua sleep in his playpen in our room just in case.

We took Joshua the doctor on Sunday morning since things weren't looking better and she said we just needed to wait it out. The weekend continued to be rough with Sunday being the worst, he was feverish, clingy and tired the entire day. Sunday night was much better and Monday he seemed to be doing great, on Tuesday he seemed to refress a bit so by Tuesday evening I had enough and took him back to the MediCentre, this time to one with a much shorter wait time. Within 30 minutes of arriving we were out the door. Joshua has his first ear infection, he is still coughing quite a bit but is finally able to keep everything down, he was back to eating on Monday but still had an intolerance for milk until just last night (Wednesday).

Our fingers are crossed that he can kick this bug, we hate seeing our sweet little man sick!

Pros & Cons

Things I miss about being a Stay at Home Mom

1. Spending an entire day with my sweet boy!
2. Getting to sleep in a bit
3. Having a clean house and clean laundry!
4. Grocery shopping during the day!
5. Playdate Wednesdays
6. Being able to regularly update the blog!

Things I like about being back at work

1. The adult interaction
2. Joshua is sleeping better at the dayhome
3. More sleep is a much happier baby!
4. I cherish the time I do get to spend with him (hence why the house and laundry are often neglected)
5. Actually getting to wear nice clothes again