Macleod Momentum

Finally I’m able to sit down with my thoughts and blog!   I know I’m beginning to say this every time, but alone-time is a precious never these days. I wouldn’t change it for anything. Last weekend was Father’s Day and I think we were able to show Daddy just how much we love and appreciate him.   There’s no denying Nola is her Daddy’s girl and she was pleased to be able to wish him “Daddy Happy Day!”   Kevin received a new watch and ball cap that I think he’ll actually wear!   Score J Lots of things have been going on with our Macleod Momentum.   The three of us girls were able to go to the Zoo with beloved cousin Stephanie, Aunt Laura and cousin Chris.   Nola had a great time as long as she was in the comfort of her wagon.   She was quite cautious about everything and I think pretty overwhelmed at the actual size of the lions and tigers and bears.   Oh my.   She’s only seen them in books, after all. We’ve also been on our fi...

Dear Friends and Family, this month seems to have sped by like the dickens!  My life has certainly picked up pace and we are busy even when we aren't busy!  But I'm NEVER too busy for YOU!!  So, call me when you can, or message me or send me a thought in the wind... I'll do the same ;) Nola is potty trained!!  Can you believe that!  What success she has had.  I was putting it off because my lazy meter was off the charts.  I knew it was time, however, when she would recently look at Kevin or I and tell us that she just peed...  So, after seeing a post by one of my friends, Tracey, on Facebook about 3 day potty training, I read the short book and set the date.  I picked the long weekend, and began Sunday morning, and would carry through Monday and Tuesday also.  Let me tell you, I believe she was trained about half way through the first day!  The first time she began to release, I ran her to the potty and she dribbled a ...

Finally I’m able to sit down at the computer for a few minutes!   Everyone told me it would be busier with two and they weren’t kidding!   Love it though. Things have been good in the little life of this family Macleod. Heidi has been gaining weight and getting chubbier cheeks (which are adorable).   I think I mentioned in my last blog the rigmarole of formulas…   First she drank breast milk, then Enfamil, Enfamil Soy, Nutramigen, goat milk and currently Alimentum.   You may think I’m terrible for changing so many times of the delicate little system but when I was told she was colicky, I couldn’t bear to watch her in distress.   I wanted to fix the problem and when I put her on goat milk it did.   She was a new baby; happy and content without abdominal issues.   After speaking with the doctor and pediatrician who were against it, I spoke to a nutritionist who was able to answer some questions regarding why her system is too immature yet. ...

I've discovered it is true.  Life does get busier after baby number 2.  I thought I was going to bypass this because of my organization and such, but alas I was wrong. I love to blog and find it very therapeutic.  In fact, I kept a regular journal from the time I was about 11 right up until about 17; I would write in it almost daily. Life has been a whirlwind of awesomeness since little Heidi came home.  I feel like I'm only now finding some kind of normal. Nola is being ridiculously cute daily and her little independent attitude is hilarious.  She's a lot of fun and hasn't found the tantrum dendrite yet, thankfully.  I know it will come but for now I will enjoy the way she says, "I o u Mummy" which directly translates into "I love you Mommy" or the unprompted peas and tank u.  It's especially heart warming when Heidi cries from her crib and Nola runs full out yelling, "I come Heidi!"  Awesome. Over this last weekend we had a b...

The pictures are in and if I do say so myself, my girlies are quite photogenic...not to mention their Mom and Pop! These are just some tasters of the wonderful job two of my friends did. My friend Jess Schurman was kind enough to take some fabulous maternity shots! And another friend of mine, Amber Bourret, took some snaps after we were home.  Check out her website at  www.ambphotos.ca And I loved this one of my Mighty Girl showing off her tiger stripe. All it takes is a little Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust ;) And now my life will fly past me in its perpetual momentum... I once read, "Moments Stand Still. Days Crawl By. Time Flies." At 2 o'clock in the morning it does stand still. Fighting with a toddler crawls by. And Heidi will be a month old tomorrow. Sigh. Birth announcements will be mailed out soon! All the best :D

Even though Heidi has her pacemaker and is eating well and gaining weight, our journey certainly doesn't end.  I'm sure we have a lot to learn about the life of a "paced" child and the post utero part of the experience carried on today. Our little family of four traveled to Calgary Children's Hospital today for a Pediatric Cardiologist appointment for Heidi.  They wanted to check her heart function to make sure everything is ticking properly. Over the seat shot of Heidi. Daddy and Nola. Moi. The first thing for Heidi was an Echo Cardiogram.  Lucky for everyone, she was asleep for most of it while the wonderful lady used a tiny little probe to take ultrasound pictures of her insides.  That lasted for about 20 minutes. The Echo Cardiogram. After that was done, she needed to have an ECG done.  It was a 15 point lead, so she had to have 15 little stickies placed all over her body and hooked up to the machine.  It sounds kind of simple, b...

There was no possible way I was not going to blog about THIS. I thought most/all of my parent friends would find this quite interesting... We have a rear facing carseat.  This particular carseat is the biggest one you could buy at the time, rated for 5-35 lbs.  We used it for Nola and are using it for Heidi.  It's a great carseat, pretty typical.  It is green and brown, wipes clean easily, standard 5 point harness. Before leaving the Stollery, it was necessary for Heidi to pass the Carseat Study.  This meant she had to be in the carseat for 90 minutes with all of her vitals in tact.  So, her heart rate couldn't drop, her oxygen had to remain good, and her breathing be steady.  She passed without a problem.  Then the nurses started talking among themselves and our nurse came to us asking what our car seat was rated for... Well Heidi was definitely not 5 lbs yet. So the option was to rent a car bed.  That was what was going to ge...