Of Things to Come ...

Our recent 'conversation' with Cadence:







Cadence: Where you born momma?
Me: Canada
Cadence: Not China?
Me: No baby.
Cadence: Where you born dadda?
Sean: Canada
Cadence: Not China?
Sean: No sweetheart.
Cadence: Where Baba born?

And so on ... you get the picture.
She's two ... only two ... it hurts to have this conversation already.

Happy Birthday at the VERY END ...

Happy Birthday ....

to OLIVIA ... aka Libby!

Video of Cadence singing to her appearing tomorrow ... this is mommy's tv night!

Wordless Wednesday

#71

The name Cadence ranks number 71 on the list of most popular names for 2008.
YEARS ago, when we chose the name, we thought it was unique, but not OUT THERE.
Maybe if she had come into our lives as scheduled ...

Oh, well ... we still love it!

The Weekend at a Glance

Well I would probably have to say, McD's was the highlight of our weekend ... sad but true!
The temperatures here are frigid and it's going to get worse as the week unfolds ... yay!!
Anyway, I did manage to snap a few shots ...

Here is Cadence with diapers and a pair of very blunt scissors ... by the way, these diapers now belong to her 'baby sister'!



After grocery shopping and gymnastics our two 'kids' conked out! If it had been possible, I would have been right there between them ...

Our shy (or uncooperative) model, trying on a new dress for an upcoming wedding.


During lunch, Cadence was making this face:

I started imitating her. Response: "Mommy, you stop doing that!". Cheeky monkey!









Just 'cause I LOVE her gorgeous eyes!


In other news ... we have gone a full week without diapers during the day. We have even managed 4 successful outings and used public restrooms. I'm going to give it another full week before I deem her officially potty trained.
On the sleep front ... we are getting some these days! We went back to spending lots of play time in her room and that seems to have had an impact. Cadence is happily going to her bed now and over the last few nights we have been saying, "Night, night! Close your eyes ... see you in the morning!" and walking away. She's been falling asleep on her own for the past 3 nights ... that's major progress! Side note: On Friday, she woke about 3 am yelling, "Open the door!". Once I did, she went right back to sleep. Things are looking up!

Atypical TGIF!!!!

No matter what the weekend holds in store for us ... Friday is to be celebrated! If this were a typical Friday, I would have been heading off to enjoy a cocktail or two with friends ... maybe even dinner! I was ready to tell you this was not the case tonight, but as I reflect upon it ... I did enjoy a cocktail with a friend and yes ... there was even dinner involved ... it just wasn't typical! You see, tonight Sean had plans ... he was heading to the city to see a concert ... a band I enjoy I might add (yeah ... I'm bitter, but that's a whole other story!). So, as luck would have it, picking up Cadence and Winston and being in charge of their sole care became my responsibility for the evening. Well, we couldn't let that ruin the party now could we?! So, we improvised ... we had the girls and Grant come here to enjoy healthy snacks, 'juice' and a little play. Then we piled into our cars and met up with Annie, Emma and Austin for dinner ... we went to this classy joint known for their 'burgers' and fries ... Austin calls it 'Good Donalds'!
Cute! However you look at it ... it was truly a hoot! We had a lot of good laughs ... oh, the kids enjoyed themselves too!
I did worry when we arrived ... I hadn't thought to bring Cadence a change of clothes, specifically pants and underwear. This was our first 'outing' in underwear, she'd never used a public toilet before and she was going to be too 'engaged' to think about going peepee ... yeah, it had disaster written all over it! I am happy and proud to report that she managed to stay dry the whole evening and asked to 'go' three times ... once in the middle of hanging in Playland even. I've no experience with any of this training stuff, but I think she's doing pretty good for a fairly fresh two year old ... yes?
I am disappointed however about not having my camera for the 'event' ... who would have thought there would have been so many moments to capture in two hours at McDs? Next time friends ...... I actually look forward to it!