Julia and Emily's World

Big change in the daycare class this week. The 4 oldest toddlers have moved on to the pre-school class. That leaves Julia and 2 others in the toddler class. New toddlers will be join them in January so for now there is only 3 kids in that big room. Julia loves it. More toys for her. She never wants to leave now. Yesterday I had to go to the dentist and Mommy went to get her hair done. So Julia went to Grandma and Papere's house for dinner. After dinner they brought Julia home and gave her a bath. Tomorrow Julia will go to Grandma's house again for the morning. We are going to get our Christmas pictures done in the afternoon so we are both working a half day. We're going to try to get a picture with Santa too. We'll see how that goes.

Today Julia went to church with Grandma and Papere. After church she had lunch at their house while Mommy and I cleaned the house ;-(. Later on we went back there for dinner. Grandma made us a nice fish dinner. Julia will be back there on Tuesday for dinner while I get my teeth drilled...not looking forward to that.

On Saturday we visited Grandma and Papa at their new condo. Selena, Mya, Andrew and Nathan were also there. Julia had a good time checking out everything. Later on, Grandma and Papa took us all out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary which was on Saturday. We went to a restaurant in the Scarborough Town Centre. The mall is a short walk from the condo. Julia had fun at the pet store too.

Winter has arrived early this year. For those of you in the Toronto area you already know that. With the new snowfall comes a new experience for Julia. Last year during the winter, Julia wasn't even walking yet so she didn't spend anytime in the snow. Today was her first playtime in the snow at daycare. She HATED it! "No snow, no snow!" was all she would say. Unless a teacher was holding her hand she would be upset. I think she just has to get use to it. Tomorrow there will be way more snow than today because it's like a blizzard out there right now. We'll see how it goes tomorrow at playtime in the snow. Personally, I hate the snow too. Toronto Weather

On Wednesday Grandma and Papa moved out of their house of 37 years and into a brand new condo. I was helping with the move so Julia went to Grandma and Papere's house for the day. As always, she had a lot of fun there. The move went flawlessly and the condo is really nice. Great facilities! There is a movie room so I can foresee "Movie Days" at the Grandparents! It has a great view too.

Friday was another cold day so this time we bundled Julia up and put on her winter boots. Like always, she hated the boots because they were new. She wore them at school for her outdoor play so by the end of the day she was okay with them. Saturday Julia spent most of the day at Grandma's house while I rested at home (still a bit sick) and did a few things around the house and Mommy got her hair done. Later that night Grandma came over to babysit while we went to see the Toronto Marlies play. It was fun but it ain't the Leafs! Today Julia went to church with Mommy while Louis and I did some jobs around the house. Julia went to Grandma's house for lunch after church. This afternoon at home Julia took a pretty good fall. She fell off the Poang chair in the family room and hit face first into the floor. She came up with a fat lip and a bit of bleeding in her mouth. She seems OK now. Her lip looks normal and no signs of any cuts in ther mouth.

Tuesday - I went back to work and Julia went back to daycare. I found out that this week they are exploring colours. Each day they explore a new colour: Tuesday-yellow, Wednesday-Red, Thursday-Purple, Friday-Green. For each day they are to wear something of that colour. Julia wore GREEN, everyone else was correctly wearing YELLOW. Julia could care less. Wednesday - The big meeting with her teacher. Mommy and I met with her teacher in the afternoon. We were trying to be sneaky and get in there without Julia seeing us so she wouldn't get upset. They were outside but of course she spotted us through the window. Anyway, the meeting went well. Julia is right on schedule with her development (she could pile blocks 7 high...I didn't know that). Her potty training is going great. They gave us a couple of things to work on that they are also working on. 1) Julia spits food out if she doesn't want to swallow it. They are encouraging her to chew and swallow to eliminate ...

me that is. I've been sick all weekend and today I had to stay home from work. Julia went to Grandma's house instead of daycare while I rested at home. They went to Zeller's to buy a safety gate for the stairs. I should be well enough to go to work tomorrow so Julia will be able to go back to daycare. We had to reschedule our appointment with her teacher to Wednesday.

Julia is liking having Grandma and Papere here in town. This morning Julia and Mommy went to church with Grandma and Papere. After church Julia stayed at Grandma's house for the day (after the obligatory visit to Tim Horton's for lunch and donuts). She has her own little pullout bed in Papere's office to take naps on. Afterwards, they all came back home to have dinner here. Auntie Linda dropped by too for dinner. Julia must have worn them out. Grandma and Papere left early to go to bed. Tomorrow we meet with one of Julia's daycare teachers. We will be discussing Julia's developmental progress ("Brigance") to date. It should be interesting. New weight and height stats for Julia. She has grown a bit. She is 32-1/4" high and 25.5 lbs.

Today we had our first dinner at Grandma's new house. At Julia's request, they cooked a great chicken dinner with the works...stuffing, carrots, beans, potatoes, beets, croissants, salad, pudding, donuts, and banana cream pie. They know that every night it is a guessing game as to what Julia will eat. They did a good job covering all the bases. While we were there I set up the computer, dvd player and VCR (yes they still make those). Julia had fun roaming around and playing with new toys that she has never seen before. There were lots of stuffed toys shaped like DQ treats. Julia (and I) had a lot of fun popping packaging bubble wrap. We will be visiting them again soon. Probably tomorrow.

Today we helped Grandma and Papere move stuff into their new home. Louis and I helped with the heavy stuff. Mommy and Julia came by later for a visit. Julia loves the new house. She has a blast exploring all the new hiding places. After we were done, Papere took us, Louis, and Aunt Weezie out for dinner. We went to a Thai food restaurant. Julia actually liked her food (non-spicy). After dinner I came home to watch the Leaf game that I recorded...what a disappointment. At least Belak didn't play. One more move this month (Grandma and Papa) and then I'm retired from moving.

Today Julia was picked up by Grandma and Papere from daycare. I had hockey after work so that saved me the drive home and then back to the rink. Although Julia likes to be at daycare, she seems to enjoy these occasional short days. Grandma and Papere's house is almost ready to move into. Julia is going to miss having them here all the time. At least this time when they leave they will be only 5 minutes away so Julia will still see them all the time.