All dressed up...

I think my Grandma would have loved this outfit Paige wore to the service this morning.

Maybe it was because a lot of people told her they liked her dress, but she does not want to take it off!

Great Grandma Masoure

Early Saturday morning my Grandma passed away at the age of 85. If you haven't read the previous post, Mike's Grandma also passed away this week. We're hanging in there, and are glad that we have happy things to look forward to, and a constantly happy toddler in the house. We would have liked her to meet the next Great Grandchild, and knew she was looking forward to it. I know she loved to see Paige, and she always brightened her day, which was nice over the last little while. We'll really miss our Grandma's.

Great Grandma Turcsanyi

Sadly, Paige's Great Grandma Turcsanyi passed away this week. She lived in Chilliwack, B.C. and we were fortunate enough to have seen her a number of times since Paige was born. She was in Edmonton for Angie's wedding and Jen's wedding, and we were able to have a nice visit. Her and Great Grandpa Turcsanyi also made it out to Burlington for our wedding. Great Grandma and Grandpa Turcsanyi immigrated to Canada from Hungary in 1957.

My Little Sidekick...

I know I already said it, but Paige is a good shopper. It is just so fun to shop with her and walk through the mall with her holding my hand like my little sidekick. Today we shopped at Gap kids, and then rode the escalator for her first time and had a sandwich and a soft serve ice cream. These following pictures have nothing to do with the shopping, but I thought she looked cute this morning and snapped a few before our playgroup. Paige's hair looks like this all the time now as her bangs are growing out and need to be clipped back to avoid crazy hair.

Paige kissing my stomach. She does this all the time.

This is what I see if she stands up next to me:

Did I ever mention the time...

...When I turned my back for a few seconds at the park and Paige shoved a piece of broken glass in her mouth? She was around 12 months I think. I just remembered this as we were at the same park. All was well, but that made me watch her a bit closer from then on!

Craft-to-go

Yesterday was not a good day for Paige. she is finally getting the last of her teeth in. Well, 2 out of 4 anyway. The skin is all swollen as the molars are poking through. We had been giving her tylenol in the night to help with the pain and fever, but she seemed ok in the morning. We left to go to the library at 10:00 without giving her medicine since it was too early for the next dose. While we were there she suddenly burst into a major pouty lip and said ow and touched the side of her face where the more painful looking tooth is erupting. After that it was time for a snack which she wouldn't eat. She also said her stomach hurt (but might be because i asked if it hurt--some friends have had the flu, and i was worried that maybe it was more than teeth). I told her if her stomach hurt we should go home. "No, I want to go to Book Nook", she said. When we went into the classroom she just stood staring at the name tags and didn't care to find hers. I took off her coat and she was very quiet. "I want to go home", she said. Poor thing. I grabbed the colouring sheet of the day and the instructor gave me the other craft in pieces in a bag to go.

When we got home she wanted to "lie down to rest her owie tummy" after having some medicine(i still think it was teeth, rather than stomach). Once the medicine kicked in she was fine. And throughout the day she would go through quiet patches and perk up once the medicine kicked in. I had a doctor's appointment and she fell asleep on the way. I was able to transfer her into her stroller, luckily, and she slept throughout the entire visit, which she probably needed to feel better.

Today is a better day and we are just sticking around the house this morning. We did the craft-to-go.

Baking

Paige loves to help with baking, and I have been doing quite a bit lately. Just muffins, banana bread and cookies. She stirs wildly and flour and sugar get everywhere. Today I had to strip her down right on the countertop as her foot was covered in batter. In the picture above she is modelling her new apron sent from Great Grandma in Arizona. I had an old Second Cup apron on, which was a good thing since I was pelted with flour at one point.

Love our new purchase...

A "Very Hungry Caterpillar" cookie jar from William Ashley!!

Paige lately....

1. In the last few weeks, Paige has improved her getting dressed mood by about 50%. She used to freak out when it was time to get dressed, but now she tolerates it, and only runs away about 60% of the time rather that 100% of the time. I would try to persuade her to pick out her own clothes to make it fun but it never worked. Now it helps a little bit. I either pick out neutral pants and then let her pick a shirt, or let her pick out a shirt, and then I pick out matching pants. If I want her to wear something specific, I will force her if i have to. ie. skirts for fancy occasions, etc.

2. She has been talking a TON about her baby sister on the way. We were at the mall yesterday and decided it would be nice for her to get a "stuffy guy" for her baby sister, since Paige has a million, and her baby sister needed one. We went to the disney store and Paige picked out a piglet and an elephant from the Winnie the Pooh show.

3. For her age I think she is very easy going, pleasant and patient. On our way to the mall yesterday we were almost there and I realized we had not heard a peep out of her. She just sat and looked out the window for 30 minutes. In the mall she just walks around with us and, and as long as we are reasonable about how long she can be expected to stay in stores, she is fine. We have been to 4 restaurants lately--2 lunches and 2 dinners (trying to get out while we can!) and she has been perfect while we sat for over an hour. Just colouring, actually eating her food, and having fun. She likes to pick out her meal, and always has a ceasar salad. We go to Second Cup every weekend, and as long as she has a bit of a muffin and a chocolate milk, and we pack some colouring and some dinosaurs or ponies, she can sit for over an hour and doesn't actually want to leave.

4. Getting to bed is usually no problem and she sleeps all night as long as she doesn't wake up to use the potty.

5. "Quiet time/mommy busy time" is dependent on the day, if we have been out all morning she will often want to play with toys while I am busy. If we have been very active at home, or she is a bit tired (obviously not enough to sleep!) we will read books in her bed before she plays with toys. This whole thing is going better.

I'm so happy that she has been so wonderful lately as it will make things easier when the baby comes, and if the new baby causes any new issues to arise with her, at least we are not dealing with a ton of other ones!

Here is Paige showing off her decorations on the stairs which consist of all of her winter gear. And she is wearing her new rain boots for the spring.

Names....

I was shocked the other day when Katharine and Amy were here and Paige came up to me and asked me a question and referred to me as "Carol Ann" rather than mommy. She has never done this before and I have never told her my name on purpose. She obviously copied Katharine and Amy.

Then later in the day Paige wanted to show Mike something, but he was out at the gym. She said, "I have to show this to my father when he gets home". I think she has learned the word "father" from her Franklin books.