If you can't beat them, join them!

My Mom once told me to never judge other people's parenting because whatever I judge will one day come back to me. Well Mom, you were right...like always, I should have listened to you.

I can remember seeing a two year old sucking on a soother in down town Vancouver and feeling sick. I actually remember making a comment about how inappropriate it was and how my children will NEVER have a soother past 6 months, if at all.

Well, Jacob is now over 2 1/2 and is absolutely addicted to his Suesue (soother). We have tried to limit it to his bed but there have been so many changes in our lives lately that we have often given it to him to provide the extra comfort that he so needed. I also have to admit that I am much softer when it come to the soother than Daddy is. One of the ongoing jokes in our home is "Bye bye Suesue, Daddy home!"



Today Jacob was feeling sick after swallowing too much pool water. So needless to say I became soft and gave him his most prized possession. As I lay beside him I decided to give it a go to see what all of the fuss was about. Jacob got quite a kick out of sharing his soother with me and became quite concerned when I didn't have it during a nap that I took awhile later. I have to admit that I can see how comforting it could be to a little guy. As soon as it enters his mouth he lets out the cutest sigh and you can see his whole body melt.

Although I still cringe at the thought of my two year old sucking on a soother I am not going to be hard on myself or Jacob. We will wean him of it when he is three, but until then I will let him have this sweet little indulgence. And the next time I see someone give me a judging eye, I will simply laugh to myself and know that they too will one day be swallowing their words.

I miss you all

I wanted to post some of the pictures that I took of you all during our final days in Comox.


Jacob loved his time with Uncle Jame (as he calls him) at the Kingfisher Resort. Jamey definitely has reached hero status as far as Jacob is concerned. Seeing my little brother with my son brings tears to my eyes.







My brother and his gorgeous girlfriend Heather. I feel like I got to know Heather a lot more during her visit. She is an amazing woman and I am so happy that Jamey has found her.














My little Celeste with her Auntie Celeste...my sister/best friend/ twin/.... only Celeste will find this amusing. I miss you so much my sister that my heart is aching. My time with you was one of the most memorable times in my life. We all miss you more than you could ever imagine!





















Have you ever seen a little guy so full of joy! Jacob was having so much fun with his Grandma and Grandpa here I will never forget it. It think both grandparents had to take a nap after this much exercise.

Well Mom, you have found your man and he is wonderful...a gift from the Lord! I am so happy for you both.

Thank you for making my mom so happy Morris...we love you!

Lets keep in touch

I thought that this would be a great way to keep in touch!
We are finally here in Ontario and it is bitter sweet. I am happy to not be driving anymore, but I am really finding it hard being away from my family - especially Auntie. I hope things will feel more settled once we move into our house.

Below are some pictures from our trip.
Andrew sitting in the huge water buckets line of fire that absolutely thrilled, and scared, Jacob.

I looked back and saw Jacob and Celeste holding hands. It was one of those very touching and memorable moments of motherhood.

Jacob is loving the potty,

Well, not his actually potty but everything else to do with it. We were at chapters today and all he wanted to do was read potty books. The one that he enjoyed the most was titled "Where is the Poop" The story consisted of numerous toddler aged animals who were pooping all by themselves in their potties (trees, bushes, behind rocks etc) and the final page was about a little boy who pooped in his potty. It was quite graphic - perfect for Jacob! I got a few looks by other shoppers, but hey, if it get the kid interested in pooping on the potty I would read it in Times Square.

Our house is coming along very well. I will try to take some pictures soon and post them so you all can see it. I am getting excited to move in and start "real life" again. Living in hotels is starting to get to me.