All grown up

We cut his hair on Saturday. I know I said we would never and that I had a long debate about it here but we did it and it looks awesome! He's so pretty. He looks all grown up and no one mistakes him for a girl now.




He's all grown up now. Yesterday he named one of his toys. That's a first. So far nothing has a name unless I have given it one. But yesterday he took his BRIO dog that he got from Maria, Jason and Natalia for his baptism and named it Nina. Nina is our neighbours dog so it's not completely random.
Today we went to IKEA and he chose his own food from the menu and then proceeded to eat it all which he never ever does when we eat out. He also got his own little cart and pushed it around the whole shop. We finished to shopping with ice-cream which he ate without spilling any while sitting on a real chair. He also climbed into the car and into his car seat by himself. Soon he won't need me anymore.

the new soundtrack to my life

This song has been on repeat in my house and in my head since Monday's episode of Chuck. If you are not watching Chuck you really should check it out. It's a great show. And Bon Iver is a great band, you should check them out too.

Love is a losing game

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Set iPod to "Shuffle" setting

2. Next question, next song

Here's mine:

1. If someone says “Is this ok?” you say?

Your pretty face is going to hell - Iggy & the Stooges

Well clearly it's not ok at all...

2 . What would best describe your personality?

Girlfriend in a come - The Smiths

I don't know what to say to this... I guess I'm about as much fun as someone dead?

3. What do you like in a guy/girl?

Upon this tidal wave of young blood - Clap your hands say yeah

I guess this means I'm a bloodthirsty vampire who likes them young?

4. How do you feel today?

Ode to my family - The Cranberries
I'd say homesick a little and very much in love with my little family.

5. What is your life’s purpose?

God Monster - Cramps

This can either mean I am supposed to be God or I am the monster that kills God? Or maybe I am a monster created by God?

6. What is your motto?

Mother Nature's Son - The Beatles

Yeah I'm a hippie mama!

7. What do your friends think of you?

Satin Sheets - Silverchair

The true meaning of this escapes me... maybe I am nice to sleep on?

8. What do you think of your parents?

Saturday Night - Kaiser Chiefs

I am yet again baffled by the deeper meaning of this. Maybe my parents are fun like a Saturday night...

9. What do you think about very often?

Wings of a dove - Madness

Well I saw a pigeon today and I thought a lot about how it kind of looked like the pigeons in Bolt but they're not exactly doves are they and I don't think I've ever thought of doves. Maybe it's symbolism... wings of a dove might mean death and in that case I guess I occasionally think of death and what would happen if I died or someone I loved died.

10. What do you think of your bestfriend?

Let me tell you about my boat - Mark Mothersbaugh

I really like this answer. It means that I think of my best friends in terms of us being able to talk about anything.

11. What do you think of the person you like?

Starman - Seu Jorge

How to interpret this... hmm.. I love you baby!

12. What is your life story?

From a balance beam - Bright Eyes

Well I better stay on the straight and narrow or I'll fall off my balance beam.

13. What do you want to be when you grow up?

It had to be you - Billie Holiday

I guess that means I want to be the one to blame...?

14. What do you think when you see the person you like?

Raining in Athens - Azure Ray

You are so beautiful it rains in Athens every time I look at you!

15. What do your parents think of you?

Dragonfly - Azure Ray

They think I flew far away from home, and that I'm pretty.

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?

Good Song - Blur

Well I'm already married and I didn't dance to Blur and I don't know what we danced too so good song might be the right answer after all.

17. What will they play at your funeral?

Good Fortune -PJ Harvey

It was good fortune for you to have known me?

18. What is your favorite hobby/interest?

Zeplin Song - Courtney Love

Yeah... No that's not right.

19. What is your biggest fear?

Hate - Cat Power

To be hated. (Great song by the way you should all listen to it)

20. What is your biggest secret?

Love is strong - The Rolling Stones

I love my W and my J more than anything and now it's no longer a secret?

21. What song will be the title when you repost this?

Love is a losing game - Amy Winehouse

Great song!

I think I should probably mention that my playlist I shuffled from is shared with my hubby J and our son W and also contains the songs I have to listen to for work so I wouldn't say that this list is an accurate summary of my musical preferences.

Another thing... Marie I know you did it in Swedish and I was debating doing yours but then I have to cater to the people who don't speak Swedish so I went with the English version. I hope it's ok.

I can't wait

I honestly can't wait for this



I read this book to W every night and we've shown this trailer to him and now when he hears this song he says Wild Things.

first day of spring.

I just handed over my report... now the waiting game begins. I still haven't gotten the results of my exam so god knows how long it'll take to get the results on this. On Tuesday the next course begins and I'll be learning all about international politics and conflicts. This is the one I'm the most exited about since I'm kind of hoping to go into conflict resolution in the future. I can't wait to get my books.

In other news the weather here in mtl has been lovely and we're spending more and more time outside. I can't wait for the weather to be warm enough so we don't have to wear coats anymore but I'm sure it'll come soon.

Yesterday it was 13°C (that's 55°F) outside and sunny. It was absolutely lovely outside so we took W to the park. He played like never before and was so happy he danced and ran at the same time too cute. Our neighbours are moving back to Switzerland in a week or so so they decided to give away their couch and left it on the curb for someone to pick it up. We decided to channel the Simpsons and do a couple of family photos. It is potentially the ugliest couch ever with the different coloured maple leaves on it but still someone picked it up over night and it's now gone.

Well yesterday was lovely and as crappy as it is outside today it still gave me hope that summer might still come this year.

Stuck

I am now officially stuck. I have be working on this report for what feels like forever now and I just can't get it done. I feel like I am somehow missing the point of the assignment. So I am taking a breather and sending it off for review with my mom and me and W packed up our stuff and went to the botanical gardens to look at butterflies. Not the dead pinned to a cushion behind glass kind, but the free flying kind. They are beautiful but a bit creepy crawly for my taste. I kind of jumped and held W very close as soon as one of them flew a little too close to my head... or his head for that sake.

the butterflies are hungry too

pretty but very creepy crawly

my own personal butterfly!

Checking out the moth cocoons.

in the land of Canada (and Australia)

Sorry for the lack up updates I have been a busy busy bee. Last week I had my exam to write and this week I am doing my report. I have to write a 4000 word report on the differences and similarities of the Canadian and Australian political systems. If you guys have any awesome words of wisdom on the subject please do tell!

Anyway my head is swimming with information on the two countries and when I'm not taking care of W, writing my report or relax I am doing my citizenship application since I am now legible to apply. Woohoo!

So for more great details of our dull everyday life you guys will just have to stay tuned for when I will feel finished enough to write something here.

Lia

hey you!

Didn't I tell you to remind me not to ever ever ever again go to the biodome during school break?? I am pretty sure that I did... or maybe I didn't. Whatever I'll just blame you guys anyways!

So we went to the biodome today and it was packed. When we walked in the guy told us there was a 15 minute wait to buy your ticket to get in. I have a membership card so I just flashed that and got to go straight in with about 100 angry parents giving me evil eyes. Anyways made our way through the thing quite fast cause there were too many people to see any animals and then we had lunch. After lunch we went to the English showing of "The secrets of the Biodome" which was very cool and very quiet since we live in Quebec. Then we went home.

W fell asleep in the stroller on the Metro and slept for like 2 hours in there. He really loves his new stroller and so do I. My mom bought us the MacLaren Techno XT. It's fantastic.

I still have the sniffles and I still have my exam to do. I've almost finished 7 out of the 9 questions so it feels quite good so far.

the common cold

Today W had gymnastics this morning. I wasn't sure if I was gonna take him since he's been sick and all but this morning he was fine. He was playful and happy and he didn't even fight the snow pants. So off we went. We got there everything was fine until it was time to go inside. He did not want to. He refused to let go of his little mater car and just wanted me to hold him the whole time. He didn't want to dance with the other kids or do any of the activities, he just wanted to be held. Then another kid spotted his mater car and promptly demanded he'd get his cars out as well, his mom caved and gave him a car. W spotted the other car and decided he wanted both cars. He was very determined and cried and cried, the other mom encouraged her kid to share so we swapped cars. W was happy for a whole 30 seconds then he wanted mater back. He simply wanted to have both cars and he was not gonna settle for less.

That's around the time I decided to leave. One of the other moms asked me if I wanted her to see if W could get a sticker anyways (they get stickers at the end of the class) but I told her he did not deserve one. I then felt pretty bad all day for saying my son doesn't deserve a sticker. I mean he was not well behaved at all but on the other hand he was a bit sick still. I just thought that the behavior he showed at that class should not be encouraged by giving him the reward for a class well done when he didn't do it at all. Maybe I'm over thinking this... what do you think?

So we left and went grocery shopping instead. Then we had an absolutely lovely day at home. W was happy and playful and didn't ask for the TV or the pacifier a lot. He slept well ate alright and was a joy to be around. So he seems fine, now I'm the one feeling crappy. I have the sniffles also known as the common cold and the horror of the winter. When will we find a vaccine for the common cold?

wittle one

I have a headache, and W's been sick for the last 3 days. Yesterday his fever didn't go below 39°C (that's 102°F) all day. I gave him tempra but it just didn't do anything for the poor little one. In the evening I gave him motrin and down his fever went. Me and J were both agitated and worried and kept arguing and trying to decide if we had to take W to the hospital. He tends to have breathing difficulties when he gets sick and last time we ended up spending a night at the hospital because one of his lungs collapsed partially. You can read about that here. Below is a photo from that terrible night.


So naturally we get worried everytime he gets sick and especially when he gets a cough. We give him two different kinds of inhalers and keep a close watch on his breathing. W unlike most people doesn't like to sleep when he's sick, he'll fight and fight and fight until finally he'll fall asleep wherever he happens to be. Yesterday that was in the chair in front of the TV.


I hate it when he's sick. He's a little better now though. We'll see if he's good enough to go to the gymnastics tomorrow.
Now I'm gonna attempt to answer another couple of questions on my exam for my university course.