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August 19, 2003
Well, summer has been such a busy time, one with lots to do but at the same time no real committmennts that when I actually had to look at the calander today I was shocked to see that it was August 19th already. Just yesterday I was saying it was still over a month before William turns 2, but as of today that day is only one week away. ODes this mean that I have lost my little baby boy. He is becoming more and more childlike everyday. The only time he appears babyish to me is when he is nursing. To me, during those (sometimes) peaceful moments (other times he is trying to perform acrobatics while getting his nourishments) he still has the same baby face that he had when I met him for the first time.
This weekend;s events
I went home once again to my parents house for a visit. I am pretty sure this will be the last time for a month anyway. I am supposed to go to a friend's wedding this weekend and I may still go alone, but Will really doesn't want William to make that 3 and a half hour trip yet again this summer, and I don't blame. The other reason why I feel like I should stay home is that this will be the only weekend this summer that we were home by ourselves. Every other weekend was spent elsewhere, or with company at our house. Will would like for us to do something as I family and so would I. Labour day weekend his mother returns again and then there is only one more weekend and then Will has to go to Regina for a two week training course. I feel badly about not going and I still may, but I do feel like we need some time alone as a family as well (as much as I do enjoy lots of company....)
Anyway, back to this weekend I think I got a little off track there, William and I went alone this weekend (I drove over with my brother on Thursday and we returned with my Aunt and her family on Monday), and it was really nice. My friend Laurie was home from Alberta so it was really nice to spend some time with her again. She came over almost as soon as I called and told her I was home and I am sure that William still remembered her (even though it had been 6 months). He forgoed his usual routine of hiding is mom's bosom for about 10 minutes and went right to calling out her name and leading her to see his toys. Laurie was always really good with him, she of course, has lots of experience with babies as her mother had twin boys when she was 13. She even rescued me on a number of occasions when William's poopy diaper was more than I could bear, quickly stepping in to take over where I could not. (A fact she reminds me of often - hee hee). We also spent Saturday morning together, we took William for a walk in his new wagon to the playground and then to her parents house where William had a fun time picking and eating vegetables from her dad's garden (peas, tomatoes and carrots). We then walkied back to my mom's house, left William with dad while we went and got some Mary Brown's (the Newfoundland version of KFC) brought it home and then had a picnic on the grass under the shade of a big tree. IT was really a nice way to spend the day with both her and William. William was also pleased when she brough him his first (of the year) birthday present. He is the prooud new owner of a pair of Bob the Builder pj's (ones that look like the clothes bob wears) and a car organizer. I have never seen one before, but it is a Winnie the pooh thingy that hangs over the back of the car and has different size pockets to hold various items for car trips. Very neat and is sure to be quite useful.
William's new wagon
I spoke about William's abundance of big items and toys in general in my last entry. And yet here I go again talking about his new wagon, yet another item to be added to his list. (I won't mention the new toys I bought at a yard sale for under $9). I couldn't take my stroller over this weekens as my brother's car was too small, so I bought a small umbrella stroller at Wal~Mart ($11.97) that I could leave there. William loved it and cried to go for walks in it (not that he had to as someone is always willing to take him). Right away we went for a walk to my Aunt Patsy's house. She cares for her two grand daughters (1 and 4) and I like to get William together with them whenever we are home. While William was having fun playing with Emily and Abigail in the yard she asked if I had a wagon for him. I am always mentioning things I need to her as she frequently goes to yard sales and keeps an eye out for such things, so I said no but that I was looking for one. SHe said my other aunt (Darlene) had lent hers to her when Emily was a baby, but that they never really used it, and so she asked it I wanted it. I gladly accepted, and WIlliam is the proud new owner of a big Little Tykes wagon, that is in perfect condition. IT was just the one I had been looking for (some of the others I have seen around were not as roomy as I had wanted - may soon need room for another child you know). So we folded up the umbrella put it and WIlliam in the wagon and went home to show our new treasure to my mother. I know that he seems to have an awful lot, but when 80% of it has been free who can turn it down. We have been very lucky in that respect. Now we just have to get the wagon over here... I think my dad will bring it out in his trck in a couple of weeks though. Can't wait.
Saturday afternoon, we had a big family BBQ at my Aunt Darlene's house. My Aunt Alice and her family were home for the weekend, and almost everyone from town was in attendance. The kids enjoyed themselves and we ended off the evening with a bonfire in the backyard. My cousin Julia had fun putting every type of buckle, barrette, clip, headband, etc etc in William's hair that she could. And he enjoyed every second of it. Always requesting "more me, more me" Then he would look in the mirror and admire himself, struggling to look as long as he could! IT really was too cute.
Birthday Party planning
I am thinking now about what I will do for Williams' birthday. I will be home for the actual day, and intend to have the family over (aunts uncles cousins - did I mention before that my mom is one of 12), but Will and I were thinking of having some people here as well. Probably a couple of weeks before his actual birthday. Now I am wondering if what we are thinking is even possible, but this is what I would like to do. William has two friends in town and I of course know their mothers ( how else could they be friends as this age), so they would obviously invited. But Will has two friends with young sons as well, and while we have not yet gotten together with these families, they were talkin this summer and would like for us all to get together, so we thought if we had a big BBq and invited these people it would be fun (and WIlliam could have a bigger party than two moms and their sons. However, I feel badly asking the latter two to come to a bday party with the obligation of having to get William a gift. SHould I even worry about this as being a problem or should I tell them not to worry about bringing anything? Any advice? From Anyone?
Still having a good summer, even though it is quiskly coming to an end.
Dawn
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