What is up? My dog.

Last posted on Feb 29th huh?

So what's been going on? Why have I not been posting?

The answer to the last question is simply.... cuz. Cuz I didn't feel like it.

So I decided to post here again as I am doing things and I feel better when I am writing all this down for you crazies to read. Lets start in the now and work backwards.....

Today I dug two fence post holes by hand with a spade. Through the rocks and other obstacles that were buried in the ground and with a child's plastic wheelbarrow I managed to make the post holes. It feel like my arms may fall off and for some reason my toes are tingling right now (probably unrelated). Also Sebastian helped my to beautify the outside and move some of his lesser used, larger toys to a new storage spot on the other side of the house.

We have new neighbours in the house as the folks that were living on the other side moved in to a townhouse they bought. The new people have two kids now and are expecting a third in 6-7 months. I look forward to meeting them in and around the yard.

Kate and I started a collaborative blog that leads to a collaborative set of challenges that we will be doing over one week periods. I used the first week to not shower. Yeah you read that right, I didn't shower. I only used a bucket and some cloths for one week. Read about it here.

Sebastian and I have had an amazing couple of weekends together. We have really been bonding and working together. I have felt really good about my fathering of him and as such have put a little extra effort in to what I do with Rigby.

Speaking of effort, I have been trying to be a better person for both my wife and the folks at my work, helping out more and making the effort to do things before they are needed. Well it seems to have been working at work but I am still lacking at home, and I can watch Kate's face kind of sink when she comes across something she wishes that I had done. She's been doing a great job at reminding me about the things I need to be doing and also pushing me to make an effort outside of my comfort level or rather laziness level but I know that I am still failing on that a little (or more than a little)

My parents have come over a few times from the island and spent the day hanging out with Sebastian. They came by for his birthday in March and took him across the lower mainland looking for a train to get him. They also had us over on the island for a few nights to let us relax and enjoy being taken care of. Appreciated, majorly.

We opened a couple of new floors at work and the extra load has been apparent in our department. We finally got in a co-op who will be with us until December and it is already helping after his first week. We might be giving him all the crap tasks but really that's what being the N0Ob is all about right?

Rigby is able to roll anywhere she wants, sit up fairly well but she is not yet interested in crawling. I'm not sure if I feel that she hasn't developed to a point where she will be crawling or if she has just decided that it isn't worth her time. Other than that she chowed down on some banana at dinner tonight and after she got the first piece in you could almost see a switch turn over. Her eyes lit up and there was this realization that everything does not taste like boob. She plowed through at least a 1/4 of a banana after that.

I don't really think that there is much else.... Oh yeah, Kate (on a whim) decided she is going to participate in the CIBC run for the cure. I am very proud of her for that.

Till whenever.

The End

The End of having Oma here. Kate's mom goes home tomorrow and we're back on our own (so to speak). The level of help and support surrounding us should ensure that if we need something people will be there for us. It's been nice having her here this last 7 days as she has done so much around the house and shown me that some things in our lives can be taken care of in an instant rather than making it a thing to be dealt with.

I've come to realize that I can help motivate Kate by getting Sebastian ready to go and making coffee in the mornings and I think that from now on she needs to be up and out of bed before I leave in the morning. The house works as functional mess and that's ok. We can survive with this and cleaning it up only takes a little effort rather than the daily attempt we were making for it to appear that we don't have kids at all and instead live in a spotless and up-kept house.

Last night we went to the Pro Street Wrap Party at the Vancouver Aquarium which was awesome. The venue is a great place to have a party and the food was quite good also. We wandered around looking at underwater animals of all sorts and Rigby brought in the attention. It was a good time and nice to get out and away for an Adult evening of entertainment. Tonight (and a few nights ago) we went out and had a cappuccino and cookie at JJ Bean and sat and talked, again good to get out for some adult time.

Going forward we are devising a schedule of events for Kate's days and some basic things for us all to deal with the days. Meal plans with recipe cards and pre-ordered groceries. A few purchased meals from Chef Claires and Sliced Tomatoes and the knowledge that we can make a difference to our own lives as long as we get of our asses. That and we're going back to vegetarianism which makes both of us very happy indeed.