Camden is 3 !!

     Camden turned 3 on Sunday and this really should have been posted sooner but 3 out of 3 kids have been struck by a lovely tummy bug.  Mike and I are exhausted but no pukies yet for us *knocks on wood* So without further ado,  What Camden's like at 3?!

Camden at 3 Loves:

• All his construction vehicles
• Lego
• Books
• His sisters, Daddy and Gampa, Mommy usually places last
• Cuddling
• Wrestling anyone and everyone
• Stop Motion Lego Videos on YouTube and well just YouTube in general
• Being outside as he has "lots of work to do" which is generally digging in his sand box

Camden at 3 Eats:

• Pretty much anything but loves Chinese food and his vegetables - squash, beets, corn, "patabas" (Potatoes), carrots etc.
• Still on lactose free milk we will be slowly be making the transition back to regular milk and will see what happens...
• Not a big breakfast fan and usually won't eat much of anything

Camden at 3 wears:

• Size 5/6 diapers at night
• Size 8/9 shoe
• Size 3-4 pant or shorts
• size 3,4,5 Shirts depending on brand mostly 4-5 now.

Camden at 3 can:

• Pee in the Potty without any accidents during the day now, we just need to work on the poops in the potty.
• Play independently, which I love some days! He has also learned to play nicely with friends most days and can now share.
• Help in the kitchen - bake, cook or clean he loves to help with it all.
• Recite almost everything from memory - books, songs, movies -  it truly amazes me!
• Use the computer and ipod all by himself - good yet scary.

Camden at 3 says:

• "Smile for me, Mommy, Please be Happy for me" - Anytime I am telling him not to do something he pulls on Mommy's heart strings by making me smile.  He also tells me to smile or be happy with Ella or Harmony if I seem unhappy with them. It was really cute for the first 3 weeks he said it...oh who am I kidding its still ridiculously cute

• "Close the door, I need My privacy" - Sometimes when he's on the potty, he tells me to take a hike, which is OK for me but usually results in a mile of toilet paper being used and clogs the toilet.

• "I Love Boobies"- This was a new one he told us yesterday...I'm really not surprised. The kid does love Boobies and I had to kick him off mine at a year.
• "Why?" - We really thought you would have grown out of this by now but you are so curious about everything and everything needs an answer!

Things I never want to forget:

• Your adorable face, eyes that shine with mischief and that smile, your charming handsome devil smile. 
• Your unique sense of humour, you make me laugh like no one else can.
• Your incredible laugh
• Your quirky personality

Happy 3rd Birthday My Little Man, sorry Big man, you hate being called Little. Mommy loves you through and through, yesterday, today and tomorrow too.

Miserable Monday!

Thank you to Mike W for posting this for me.  I am pretty sure this must be how my kids feel when I am on the computer.

     I know I promised birthday pictures and a birthday post for Camden but I have been taking care of one very sick Ella baby. I am also trying to get all the laundry done before the next wave of the tummy bug hits in our house. Its inevitable. If its here in the house soon we will all be sick.  If you don't hear from me for a few days I'm caring for sick little people and doing all their laundry . I may possibly try and take down all the party decorations to at some point! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!



Friday Night Leftovers

First of let me say I got this idea from The Tompkins Family Blog . She always does a Friday Night Leftovers with link ups and a pretty graphic but I am sooo not cool enough for that, so here's the plain old Friday Night Leftovers version.

• We received the best possible news yesterday about a very much loved family member and we are so happy and relieved. My heart is so much lighter and we can all breathe easier. 

• Our best wishes and big Congrats go out to M and J (not mike and I) on today, your wedding day. We wish you all the happiness in the world.  Have a great day celebrating and you too Ella Baby, oh and Little Miss N too!

• This weekend, my amazing and wonderfully strange little boy turns 3.  Please someone stop the growing up process or at least freeze it for a little while? Oh, alright, I'll suck it up but I can't handle my babies growing up.  Ella's birthday is 6 days after Camden's , so we will be celebrating it on Camden's birthday this year. Really, Miss Ella? 7 Years old? This is not allowed. My sweet, kind little girl is inching closer to the horrible angst filled teenager years that I dread so much. *sigh* I can feel the grey hairs starting to sprout up already (not really, pftt, I don't do grey).

• Wedding plans are materializing into well a wedding.  Slowly but surely I am piecing together "Our Happily Ever After" and its tiring...so much thought and detail for us and 30 members of our immediate family. Its crazy, but I seriously can not wait.  None of us can wait! YIPPEEEEE! We are also desperately trying to manage a honeymoon in Austria. All we need is flights!!! Which are so not cheap but if we can get there, we have free accommodations and the chance to see my niece Kiki who we haven't seen for 11 months. If anyone is feeling particularly generous and wants to donate to our honeymoon fund, I definitely wouldn't say No (*Hint Hint*)

• Camden has started something new and I am not a fan.  At exactly 6 am for the past two mornings he has woken up screaming like he is being tortured and he only wants Daddy. Well Daddy is already at work.  He screams until the entire house has woken up and then decides to crawl into my bed and go back to sleep for 2 hours while the rest of us are up and MISERABLE!!! It better stop soon.  It's getting old real fast!

• Harmony is now standing unassisted all the time now.  I suspect she will be walking very soon which is crazy. Walking at 10 months when the other 2 kids waited until their 1 year birthday. She has also mastered faking sick.  She coughs and covers her mouth on command.  She has also started grabbing tissues to blow her nose. She is such a Drama Queen.  Wonder where she got that from? Definitely doesn't have anything to do with Mommy and Daddy being theatrical...hmmm...

     That's it for this Friday Night Leftovers. Enjoy your weekend and you can look forward to the kids birthday party pictures next week.  I am so excited to give them their birthday presents. Have a great weekend everyone!

All Growed up?

     At what point do you have to accept that you are a grown up? When you turn 18? When you have a baby or 3? Is it the house with a mortgage? A dog? A spouse? When you spend the majority of your day cleaning up, cooking and wiping bums? When you leave the house every day at stupid o'clock to go to work? I do all of these, except getting up at stupid o'clock to leave for work because I get up at stupid o'clock to wipe bums and to feed a baby - which I think is better , minus not getting paid to do it.

     I don't feel like a grown up.  I still wonder how I got here.  How am I 28? Where did the last 10 years go? Oh I know...I was in such a rush to grow up and now I am supposedly there and I don't feel like a grown up and I dont't really want to be one anyway (I wouldn't trade what I have for the world but one last day to live carefree and then I could accept it...well maybe). I mean I feel responsible, motherly and all that lovely stuff just not as old as I am (Shut up, I know its all a matter of opinion about age so let me have my moment to complain...k...thanks).  I don't feel old on the inside and then I walk past a mirror and pow...what the heck? who is that? oh yeah, its me...not the me when I picture myself in my head but the real me, the one everyone else gets to see. I guess I am a grown up now. I still however am not truly convinced I am, so I saw this list and read it.

     If the majority of the list applies to me, it does make me a grown up right? Yeah, I thought so! Doesn't mean I have to act like a grown up thought!!! Anyone else in denial? Join me, its fun!

Almost Wordless Wednesday - Happy Birthday to Me!

     It's My Birthday today! I am 28.  Here is a look back at me over the years (some how my awkward years photos can not be found it's a shame that from ages 5-15 just seemed to disappear).

First Baby Picture (Ultrasounds sure have come a long way)

In the Hospital -Squishy Newborn - All 5lbs of me

Summertime so at least 6 months old - Camden is convinced this picture is of Harmony

Just me And My Dad (He still plays but now with Harmony on his lap)

My brother Larry and me.  Probably the nicest picture I have of us together.

Flower Girl at My Sisters Wedding!

Head Shot Age 17

IN My own Apartment in Toronto with My Puppy Pixel (18 Years)

     I am not a huge fan of getting older, I wish I could just freeze time for a little bit.  I am however the luckiest girl in the world.  I have the most amazing soon to be hubby and the greatest, cutest, smartest kids. Today, I am counting my blessings! I have had 28 great years and God willing many many more! Thank you everyone for the Birthday Wishes!

Our Song

   So once again this wasn't the post I started to write but after Mike giving me a big hug and me taking a deep breath, we started in on wedding plans.  This time we were talking about music.

     We need a song.  OK, that's not entirely true, we do have a song but it may not be the most appropriate choice.  It really is our song, and we really do both love it.  It was popular when we first started dating and it became a running joke between us.  Have you ever heard the song Crazy Bitch by Buck Cherry....No, well here it is take a listen and vacate the small children and faint of heart out of the room.  I am warning you now, if you don't like a few swears, don't click. 

     We have nothing.  We can't think of another song at the moment that means as much to us.  I know there are plenty but I can't even think of one, OK, I can actually think of one, that we like but I can't remember the tune, lyrics, title or even the artist.  I know we danced to it before and I love it but that's as far as I can get at this moment. I really need more sleep.  So if you have any suggestions, songs to definitely not use, songs you've used, or songs you just love, tell me about them.  Leave a comment. 

     As a tribute to a certain someones Birthday today, here is a song I love for obvious reasons.  Give it a chance before you turn it off, I promise you will laugh, even though it sounds like a sappy country ballad, its not I promise you. 

    So onward and upward...We've got a wedding to plan and I am happy for the distraction because it's going to be a long 30 days until we can file the next part of the paperwork.  Happy Monday everyone and remember to leave those song suggestions for me.