Soccer!

Hallie started soccer this past week...it was great! The weather was brutally cold and windy but the entertainment was amusing. The kids all looked like the part. They got cute little shirts and socks. Hallie got new chin pads and a super cool waterbottle the night before. She will have soccer every Saturday for the next 8 weeks from 10-11 in the morning. This will consist of a 1/2 hour practice and then a 1/2 hour game against another team. The kids all just follow the ball in a big pack and have yet to grasp the concept of passing or scoring a goal. It must be confusing for them though since for the past 4 years, as parents, we are constantly telling them "make sure you share", "give everyone a turn", "don't kick balls at people", "don't take things from other people" and then all of a sudden their parents are yelling "GO GET THE BALL!!" "TAKE THE BALL", "KICK THE BALL AT THE GOALIE"

Here are her first ever soccer snapshots!

This is to avoid harrassment...

I don't really have much to blog about it seems, but for fear of being harassed soon, I thought I'd better write something.

Easter was great. We got to see tons of family and it was a really good time. The girls had a blast that weekend and got completely spoiled with love and attention.

I haven't been feeling that great over the past couple of weeks and it turns out that I'm not just a wimp (haha), my iron level is at 5 which is apparently quite low. Hopefully with a little iron soon I will be on my feet again and ready to take on the world. It doesn't help that I've consistently gained 5lbs/month this pregnancy. I hate the feeling of being overweight, even though I know there is a reason for it.

Chris and I went on a date last night! It was so nice for us to be able to sit and chat and not be interuppted. We went to The Keg and I have to say it was delicious!

Chris is getting ready for the Softball season and has been quite busy with the website etc. This will be his last year on the league executive but he will continue to play and coach for many years to come I am sure.

Hallie just came in the room...let's see what she has to say "hhmmm, i want to go to somebodys house, or to my cousins. i want to go to trae and nates. i miss alexis. that's all mom, and also i miss my dad...that's all mom, and i just miss trae and nate, when will i get to go to trae and nates house? i want to go there today?"

Okay, apparently she is missing her cousins today! I just told her they were sleeping and we would see them in July when the baby comes...didn't go over very well. Now she wants to call them and tell them that we are having a baby.

Chris's sister Barb is coming on Sunday to spend a few days with us. We are all looking forward to seeing her as it has been almost 4 months.

I'm sorry that my life has been so uneventful that there isn't really much to blog about. I will try and take some pictures of the kids over the next few days and post them! It's supposed to be super nice out on Tuesday so hopefully we will be able to get outside.

Have a good day everyone!

It was a LONG and SHORT night

Yesterday just wasn't good all around...I was exhausted and the girls were cranky. Chris had to work late and I was late for Awana.

I had a hard time being nice to my kids yesterday, let alone 30 other ones at Awana...but we survived!

At the end of Awana, Hallie was playing with some friends in one of the rooms and all of a sudden started crying uncontrolably. No one really saw what happened but apparently she had fallen on her head and then rolled on the carpet. She has carpet burn on her forehead and a really big bump.

She fell asleep on the way home in the van and when we got home Chris put her on our bed so we could keep an eye on her. She kept complaining that her head hurt. After about 5 minutes she fell asleep again and two minutes later, woke up puking....that was not good.

I decided to take her to emerg and while we were getting her ready, she fell asleep, woke up and puked again!

I got to the Urgent Care Centre which is quite close to us and there was a sign saying the average wait time was 3.5-4 hours. OUCH!

The triage nurse said that if she threw up again, there would be cause for concern. She fell asleep at the triage desk and when we got to the triage desk, she woke up and yup, you guessed it, puked AGAIN.

Needless to say, they fast tracked us and we only waited about 15 minutes to get a room. She fell asleep on me while we were waiting and when the nurse came in the room and tried to wake her up, It took about 10 minutes to wake her up and then it happened all over again. The nurse said "I'll make sure she's seen next". The Dr. came right away. Hallie was sleeping already so he woke her up. This time it took a long time too and as soon as she sat up, she started to throw up again....poor thing. It was really sad. He made her walk and do a few commands to make sure it wasn't more than a concusion. They gave her some medication at 10:10 and said they'd check on her at 11. She was still really out of it at 11 but because she hadn't seemed any more confused than when we had gotten there, they let us come home at 11:30 with instruction to wake her up at 2 and 5 for tylonel and to make sure she could wake up. Good thing the Dr. warned me not to get alarmed if she didn't wake right away because after 10 minutes of trying to wake your child that normally wakes easily is a bit scary. I'm so glad we didn't have to wait 4 hours.

Today she seems alot better, although not quite herself. The Dr. said it would take a few days.

So, for the few of you out there that think I'm wimpy for not wanting to stay by myself with the kids when Chris is gone next month...this is an example of why. I can't imagine having to take Raya with me last night and trying to chase her around while Hallie was puking everywhere and not able to stand up. I think it would be different if we had family close by that I could call in the middle of the night to come in case of a situation like this.

I have to say, I'm pretty tired today from being at the hospital late and then having to set my alarm for 2 and 5 and then Raya waking up at 7. Wish me luck....and rest today!