A lucky Mom on Mother's Day:)

And once again, I've waited a full two weeks between posts - I really am trying to balance everything! Some days are harder than others, but I do feel like I'm getting a grip on this madness that is three kids. Nathan is sooo much easier these days! He sleeps better, plays more, just generally cries less. He was taking really long naps during the day, although yesterday this wasn't the case so I'm not sure if he's changing again or if it was a one off. He did great last night, though - slept from 9:45pm until 3:15am, ate, went back to sleep until 8:20am! Best night he's had yet! He is very alert and just wants to make sure he's not missing anything, which is I'm sure the reason for not napping as well the last day or two:). He hasn't giggled yet, but I can hear that he's getting close. He's a sweetie! He had his first shots last Thursday (the 10th) and did fabulously - hardly cried. He is 12lb 13oz and just over 24 inches long. A thriving boy!

Adam has good and bad days, but I do feel like there is some hope that the tantrums won't be around forever. He had a monster tantrum last week at the zoo - it was UGLY! I stayed calm and tried my best to distract him, but he discovered pushing the stroller and did not want to do anything else - nor did he want the stroller to ever stop moving. This just didn't work, and he lost it completely. It was a very discouraging trip:(. He did calm down once we made it to the playground and was fine the rest of the trip, but it was very hard on me. I can only hope that as his communication continues to improves and as he builds his "disappointment muscles" that the tantrums will become fewer and further between. He discovered opening the fridge the other day, and stopping him caused enormous tantrums the first day. The next day the tantrums were a bit less, and now he just walks away from it when we tell him it's not a toy to play with. So there is some hope!

Lynsey told me she would ride her bike to the park this morning, but when the time came to leave, she had changed her mind and didn't want to anymore. I have been struggling with how to encourage her in this area without pushing her too hard, so I told her she didn't need to ride it, but if we were going to go, she would have to at least walk her bike. So she walked her bike the whole way there (1 km). It was a bit of a pain, but I thought maybe she would try riding it when she realized how hard it was to walk it the whole way. When it was time to go home, she was riding around the paths at the park and said she would only ride it up to the sidewalk, where she would then get off and walk it the whole way home. I told her that was fine. She rode beside me and when we got the sidewalk, she stayed on her bike and kept riding! She got off to walk her bike every time we crossed a road, but then got back on again. She rode almost the whole way home (there was one downhill that was just too steep for her to try) and was so proud of herself! She told me after that she didn't realize how easy it was to ride her bike on the sidewalk:). I was so happy that I didn't push her too far and let her decide for herself when it was time to try - I am learning more and more every day the best way to deal with our independent little girl! If only I could figure out how to deal with her not wanting me near her hair or wanting my input on how she dresses . . . hmmm we still have a way to go with her:).

I ran my race in Canmore on Sunday! 38:28 was my time, and my watch registered 5.9km. Man it was hard! It must have been harder than last year - it was just one hill after another! You finally got up one hill and were on your way down, when lo and behold, another one loomed ahead, even steeper and longer than the last one. Mentally it was a very difficult race for me, but I pushed myself as hard as I possibly could! I was happy with the result, but the next race I join will be a FLAT one!:)