stitches are the worst!

So our baby girl got stitches AGAIN!!!! Yes, again the poor woman. Just six weeks ago Stella fell on our neighbors drive way and needed to go to emergency for stitches, then this morning shortly after 6am she fell off of our bed and hit the night stand....again I knew immediately that she needed stitches....in the exact same spot ouch!  This time Graham was home so our whole family went in, Amelia is pretty interested in this kind of stuff (I have been known to faint so she clearly gets her strong stomach from Graham).  I just can't let my babies be there without me. Stella was a  ROCKSTAR!!!! There were tears but she is so calm, it is impressive.  The whole thing sucks though!!!  When she fell and I scooped her up I knew she needed stitches and exclaimed, "this is the worst!"  Amelia, ever the optimist exclaimed, "no, dead is the worst!"  She is correct but stitches do suck!!!!!!!

Our stitch count in now:
Stella - 9
Amleia - 4
Each has had to go 3 times.

I have a friend who is a nurse so comes to our house to take out the stitches, we are soooooo grateful we don't have to go back to the hospital or to our doctor.  It is crazy though because over the last few months our playdates have been centered around her coming over to take out stitches, for reals!!!!!
Anyway it could be worse as Amelia corrected me. It is still hard on the nerves.

~Momma P

morning rides

This big girl of ours is a morning person.  

She is by far the happiest girl I have ever met in the morning.  My Grandpa Hudkins is also a happy morning person and I am thankful that my little Amelia has that attribute too. 

Somethings are certainly a choice and we can work at and develop traits but somethings we are born with and her happy morning attitude is certainly just part of who she is. Amelia is always the first one up at our house, 6:30am is considered a sleep in for the girl.  On the morning these were taken Graham came home from work a bit early, 7am and Amelia asked if they could go for a bike ride, so they did.

 

Love it! 

What a girl. What a good dad.

~ Momma P

gardeners

You could call the Polischuk peeps gardeners now!  Mr. P with all of his awesome skills made us two raised beds and I planned out our beds doing the square foot garden method. I have a good friend Emma who I sought out help from and her enthusiasm was contagious. We shall see.  I have this dream of my ladies playing in the back yard and going to grab a pea or carrot, something that they helped grow. The internet has a ton of information and I have found marvelous kiddo activities on pinterest, you know to go along with 'growing' ;)

~ Mrs. P

girl turned six

This big girl of ours turned six and it is blowing my mind. 

Your arrival gave us the rolls of Mother and Father, jobs we had wanted for years! Now you are a school kid and independent and big!!! Not a day goes by where dad and I don't express gratitude for you and your sister.

You wanted a Paw Patrol (a recently discovered Netflix show) as your bday theme so when you woke in the morning we had a Paw Patrol balloon waiting and then had your traditional bday pancakes on Paw Patrol plates.  You are an early riser so we were all up by 6:30am so you could open your gifts and have your first Happy Birthday song of the day :)  This has been the first year where you have school on your bday, it ended up being a very special day.  You were sang to at school, honoured with a crown and balloon from your teachers and a new pencil from the office. In the evening the school had a special Father's Night were you went with your dad to build a bird house and that was super special!! Of course we needed to finish off the day with cake and another song. You said you had a great day!

 

Presents in the morning and cake before bed!

There are some things I want to remember about you at 6...

* You are reading and it is magical!!!!!

* Have a great love for school and your teachers, my teacher heart loves this.

* You are a beautiful dancer and this year held your first recital and festival, you are gentle and graceful.

* Big fan of Karakoke :) currently say you want to be a ROCKSTAR when you grow up but "also a Mom of course!"

* Love biking and your endurance has grown tremendously from last summer.

* Still love being creative; painting, colouring, glueing and stickers.

* Sister and you play so well together, minimal fighting hahahaha a second hand Polly Pocket house/cars/characters are your current favourite!

* Great imagination that is a huge part of your play, I am often in awe of what you ladies come up with.

* Incredibly happy morning person, such a wonderful attribute!

* Our sweet girl you are a friend to everyone, this is such a wonderful thing! Getting to volunteer at school and watch you in that environment has made me incredibly proud of the kind little lady you are.

* You have an incredible love for all animals.

* Continue to be a talker....this is usually a good thing ;)

 * You have a keen interest in the gospel of Jesus Christ and more then anything this will be strength to you in your life!

How lucky we are to have you!

Happy Birthday Big Girl xo

~ Mom

Mr. P is done shutdown - YEAH!!!!

It has felt a bit like a dream to have Graham be home and awake and not on his way to or from work.  He came home Friday morning and told us he was done :) It made us all incredibly happy!!!

~ Mrs. P

holding hands

I am a big hand holder. 

I love holding Graham's hand, such a special way to physically be connected. I love holding my little ladies hands as we walk together. When they were babies, while nursing I would hold their hands.  I love to hold my Granparents hands when we visit and I sit beside them.  I love when my Dad reaches over and holds my hand when I pour out my heart to him about whatever is troubling me. There is such special connection with a hand hold and it is such a gentle gesture of care or concern to touch someone's hand. 

The other night my Stella Bella was having a hard time falling asleep and asked if I would come and be by her bed, so of course I assumed the position.  My head resting on her big pink decorative pillow that we toss to the side each night, I turned to face her and we held hands. Often she will want a back rub or want to hold hands. Sometimes I will have my phone in my pocket and I regret to say lately I haven't really taken time to 'treasure the moment' but rather hold her hand, humming primary songs, looking at my phone eager to have time to myself BUT tonight I watched her blue eyes until they closed and we held hands, I admired her big girl hands. We smiled back and forth a few times, I couldn't help but give her more Eskimo kisses and butterfly kisses looking at her sweet face. This makes me think about that saying, "the days are long but the time is short".   Ohhhh my babies are growing so big, I can scarcely believe that they are four and nearly six!!!!  Good thing they like to hold hands with me, I think I will try and hold their hands even when they are teenagers ;)

~ Momma P

road trips with my ladies

While our dad has been working crazy hours we have been traveling.

The ladies are at an age where they have become these most excellent traveling sidekicks (this has not always been the case)!!!! My mom has always been independent and never afraid to load up the car and take us on the highway. I am grateful for her example because the stretches when Graham is at work more then he is home, it is nice to feel totally capable of hitting the road solo.  Over this 10 week shutdown we traveling down to Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and then up to High Prairie with my Grandma. We are a little crew of road warriors. Really can not wait until our Dad is able to join us though, fun just us ladies but really miss the big guy.

~ Mrs. P