This is just a short message to say that our little girl is now officially CANADIAN! I went online today to check her application status and it told us that as of November 26th she has been granted citizenship. Yeah!!!!! Just thought you all would like to know.
We just got back from visiting Nana and Opa on the island and will be posting later today. Bye for now.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
We are Lollybloggers...Please Forgive Us
Hi Everyone.
Well it has been a busy few weeks. We have now returned to wonderful Saskatoon from Canmore. We are slowly getting accustomed to life here again. It is marvelous to be home now. We loved it in Canmore but the commuting really just took a lot out of me this summer. We are cleaning and organizing the house again. We accumulate so much stuff it is unreal. Andrew is back playing his 40K miniature game and I have begun the slow process of returning to the gym. We purchased a family membership at the Y in Saskatoon (incidentally where Andrew took his swimming lessons when he was young). Christmas is getting in full gear in the Pearson household. We have our new fiber optic tree up and have been watching all the Christmas cartoons and muppet movies round the clock (much to the chugrin of Andrew). We have begun our shopping but are finding it hard to buy for a couple individuals...which is always the case. We leave on Sunday to go for an Early Christmas with Andrew's parents and my folks arrive on the 19th of December for Christmas here. I just love Christmas time. Well what else can I tell you...hmmm.
Oh! Dinara went for her first visit to the pediatrician...Mommy wasn't at all impressed by her. She first starts asking questions about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and early warning signs (which we knew and ruled out months ago). Then she starts asking me medical background information on Dinara's birth mother and about her health before we got her. I had already told her that all we knew was the form I gave her but she didn't seem bright enough to understand that. Then she starts in on what Dinara drinks...we tell her that she drinks milk and watered down juice. She then jumps to the conclusion that Dinara walks around all day with a bottle in her mouth and tells us no juice only water and milk. I then told her that my daughter does not have a sippy cup in her mouth all day, she only gets a drink when she is sitting and we don't allow her to run around with it. This pediatrician really got up Mommy's nose. She was whining about the strike and not really listening to Andrew and I. She also sent Dinara for blood work (6 vials of blood were taken at once out of my little one). I had less blood taken the last time I went for blood work. I don't think we will be going to her again. She also told us to get some booster shots and hearing testing done on Dinara, but didn't write anything down nor give us a sheet to hand in for her hearing tests. Stupid head.
Well that's enough ranting for now. To the Pearson's in Ontario we are sorry but we will not be making it out to Ontario anytime soon. We were hoping for this month but just can't work it into our schedules. I would say in the new year but it is already turning out to be hectic. We are going to Disneyland in February and I am doing my first real field season in Argentina in March. We haven't figured out if Andrew and Dinara are going to join me. I might just have to suck it up and go on my own. The one town I will be stationed in isn't really that good for families and no one speaks English. I think the next trip if I am in El Calafate I'll bring them (this is a tourist city and everyone speaks english). Oh well. I'll just have to bear being away for 6-8 weeks from my family. It will be very hard and I'm a little worried I won't be able to stand it. Oh well. C'est la vie.
Ok, Ok, enough babbling here are a tonne of photos.
Dinara playing with and in her toys. Such a little cutie.
Silly grin girl.
Her first Halloween costume. This is of course approximately 2 months before Halloween. Just wanted to see what it would look like. Also, like the facial reaction.
Aunty Nerissa with Dinara. Nerissa and Shah came and visited us in Canmore. They were going to a wedding in Calgary and stayed the night with us. They brought Dinara a cool set of musical instruments...those are controlled substances in the Pearson house though.
Dinara in her Carlsbad Caverns shirt. The last time she wore it before she outgrew it. Oh well...I bought two different ones in two different sizes.
Dinara and Daddy in front of the Giraffes at the Calgary Zoo. We all enjoyed the zoo that crisp day in October.
Mommy and Dinara in front of the Zebra(s). Initially there were no zebra out of the pen but Andrew started making zebra noises and they came out. Others at the zoo that heard him started referring to him as the Zebra Whisperer.
Daddy and Dinara in front of the Elephant pen. Dinara is making an elephant noise while Mommy took the pic. She absolutely loves elephants and makes the cutest noise whenever she sees one. She also got to see the Calgary Zoo's baby elephant that day. Lots of Fun.
Dinara and Mommy in front of the Imperial Oil sponsored Tiger area. I had to have my pic taken here as I worked for Imperial this summer. It was great. We got to see a baby tiger too.
Dinara in another tub of toys. Do you see a trend here?
Dinara in her new Calgary Zoo T-shirt. They didn't have an elephant one otherwise I would have bought it. She had her bangs cut by Mommy (not easy to do) and she was enjoying brushing her hair.
A nice pic of Dinara in her shirt. I bought it big so it still fits her.
Dinara asking for some of Mommy's food. So cute. This is on Halloween. So she did wear the first costume we bought her. You might be asking what happened to the Stitch costume? Well she outgrew it and it was in Saskatoon.
Grama attacking Dinara with her Aunty Fina doll (we call the doll this as it looks like her Aunty Fina...before she changed her hair color). She really looks like she is hating the attention eh?
Dinara in her costume at playgroup. Mommy had a blast playing with Dinara there. We played in the ball pit, and with many other toys. We had a great time.
Dinara eating her first chocolate from Halloween...well actually Grama and Grampa brought this for her. She did enjoy it still though.
Mommy, Dinara, Grama (without her costume) and Grampa beginning our first Trick or Treating. Dinara was not thrilled with the idea and actually was a little scared. Grama had been dressed up as a whoopee cushion but Dinara didn't like it. Consequently, Grama took it off.
Mommy and Dinara getting ready to go to the first house. She was a little better when I put her down as this house had dogs. She loves dogs and went running up to them.
Dinara being allowed to pick her own candy from the first house. She picked two pieces and then tried to put the lid on the bowl that held the candy. She did enjoy getting licked by the dogs at this house though.
Daddy consoling Dinara after her second house. We didn't get to any others after that. She had had enough so we quit. She got four pieces of candy though. Good enough. Next year hopefully will be better. She was just a little too young still.
Dinara's candy from Trick or Treating.
The candy Grama and Grampa brought for us from Edmonton.
Well I think that is enough photos for today. That should give you all your Dinara fix for a couple days. TTFN (Ta Ta For Now).
Well it has been a busy few weeks. We have now returned to wonderful Saskatoon from Canmore. We are slowly getting accustomed to life here again. It is marvelous to be home now. We loved it in Canmore but the commuting really just took a lot out of me this summer. We are cleaning and organizing the house again. We accumulate so much stuff it is unreal. Andrew is back playing his 40K miniature game and I have begun the slow process of returning to the gym. We purchased a family membership at the Y in Saskatoon (incidentally where Andrew took his swimming lessons when he was young). Christmas is getting in full gear in the Pearson household. We have our new fiber optic tree up and have been watching all the Christmas cartoons and muppet movies round the clock (much to the chugrin of Andrew). We have begun our shopping but are finding it hard to buy for a couple individuals...which is always the case. We leave on Sunday to go for an Early Christmas with Andrew's parents and my folks arrive on the 19th of December for Christmas here. I just love Christmas time. Well what else can I tell you...hmmm.
Oh! Dinara went for her first visit to the pediatrician...Mommy wasn't at all impressed by her. She first starts asking questions about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and early warning signs (which we knew and ruled out months ago). Then she starts asking me medical background information on Dinara's birth mother and about her health before we got her. I had already told her that all we knew was the form I gave her but she didn't seem bright enough to understand that. Then she starts in on what Dinara drinks...we tell her that she drinks milk and watered down juice. She then jumps to the conclusion that Dinara walks around all day with a bottle in her mouth and tells us no juice only water and milk. I then told her that my daughter does not have a sippy cup in her mouth all day, she only gets a drink when she is sitting and we don't allow her to run around with it. This pediatrician really got up Mommy's nose. She was whining about the strike and not really listening to Andrew and I. She also sent Dinara for blood work (6 vials of blood were taken at once out of my little one). I had less blood taken the last time I went for blood work. I don't think we will be going to her again. She also told us to get some booster shots and hearing testing done on Dinara, but didn't write anything down nor give us a sheet to hand in for her hearing tests. Stupid head.
Well that's enough ranting for now. To the Pearson's in Ontario we are sorry but we will not be making it out to Ontario anytime soon. We were hoping for this month but just can't work it into our schedules. I would say in the new year but it is already turning out to be hectic. We are going to Disneyland in February and I am doing my first real field season in Argentina in March. We haven't figured out if Andrew and Dinara are going to join me. I might just have to suck it up and go on my own. The one town I will be stationed in isn't really that good for families and no one speaks English. I think the next trip if I am in El Calafate I'll bring them (this is a tourist city and everyone speaks english). Oh well. I'll just have to bear being away for 6-8 weeks from my family. It will be very hard and I'm a little worried I won't be able to stand it. Oh well. C'est la vie.
Ok, Ok, enough babbling here are a tonne of photos.
Dinara playing with and in her toys. Such a little cutie.
Silly grin girl.
Her first Halloween costume. This is of course approximately 2 months before Halloween. Just wanted to see what it would look like. Also, like the facial reaction.
Aunty Nerissa with Dinara. Nerissa and Shah came and visited us in Canmore. They were going to a wedding in Calgary and stayed the night with us. They brought Dinara a cool set of musical instruments...those are controlled substances in the Pearson house though.
Dinara in her Carlsbad Caverns shirt. The last time she wore it before she outgrew it. Oh well...I bought two different ones in two different sizes.
Dinara and Daddy in front of the Giraffes at the Calgary Zoo. We all enjoyed the zoo that crisp day in October.
Mommy and Dinara in front of the Zebra(s). Initially there were no zebra out of the pen but Andrew started making zebra noises and they came out. Others at the zoo that heard him started referring to him as the Zebra Whisperer.
Daddy and Dinara in front of the Elephant pen. Dinara is making an elephant noise while Mommy took the pic. She absolutely loves elephants and makes the cutest noise whenever she sees one. She also got to see the Calgary Zoo's baby elephant that day. Lots of Fun.
Dinara and Mommy in front of the Imperial Oil sponsored Tiger area. I had to have my pic taken here as I worked for Imperial this summer. It was great. We got to see a baby tiger too.
Dinara in another tub of toys. Do you see a trend here?
Dinara in her new Calgary Zoo T-shirt. They didn't have an elephant one otherwise I would have bought it. She had her bangs cut by Mommy (not easy to do) and she was enjoying brushing her hair.
A nice pic of Dinara in her shirt. I bought it big so it still fits her.
Dinara asking for some of Mommy's food. So cute. This is on Halloween. So she did wear the first costume we bought her. You might be asking what happened to the Stitch costume? Well she outgrew it and it was in Saskatoon.
Grama attacking Dinara with her Aunty Fina doll (we call the doll this as it looks like her Aunty Fina...before she changed her hair color). She really looks like she is hating the attention eh?
Dinara in her costume at playgroup. Mommy had a blast playing with Dinara there. We played in the ball pit, and with many other toys. We had a great time.
Dinara eating her first chocolate from Halloween...well actually Grama and Grampa brought this for her. She did enjoy it still though.
Mommy, Dinara, Grama (without her costume) and Grampa beginning our first Trick or Treating. Dinara was not thrilled with the idea and actually was a little scared. Grama had been dressed up as a whoopee cushion but Dinara didn't like it. Consequently, Grama took it off.
Mommy and Dinara getting ready to go to the first house. She was a little better when I put her down as this house had dogs. She loves dogs and went running up to them.
Dinara being allowed to pick her own candy from the first house. She picked two pieces and then tried to put the lid on the bowl that held the candy. She did enjoy getting licked by the dogs at this house though.
Daddy consoling Dinara after her second house. We didn't get to any others after that. She had had enough so we quit. She got four pieces of candy though. Good enough. Next year hopefully will be better. She was just a little too young still.
Dinara's candy from Trick or Treating.
The candy Grama and Grampa brought for us from Edmonton.
Well I think that is enough photos for today. That should give you all your Dinara fix for a couple days. TTFN (Ta Ta For Now).
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