Sunday, April 4, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Special book
Cliff ordered this book for Aaron along with a bunch of other truck and train books, long time ago. However, not until recently it became Aaron's special book. Nothing is done without it: going for a walk, taking a nap or going to bed (he even wakes up in the middle of the night asking for it), going to the day care, going potty or even taking a bath.
He calls it "traka buka maka"=My first truck borad book
Sorry, I can't upload the picture here as the Blog tells me I exceeded my quota, so check for it in Aaron's album.
On another note, after a thourough discussion we decided that it would be better for me to go back to being a full-time mother and wife. So, as of Monday I quit my job and I never felt so right about it. The decision did not come easy, not at all. The job was great. The Children's National Medical Center is the place to work for new nurses, with great training and nurturing environment. And if I were in different circumstances and different time in my life I would enjoy every bit of it. But I could not. I terribly missed Aaron and grieved over the moments I miss with him while he is growing up so fast. If I were ever to regret anything in life, then that would be it. There were also multiple of other reasons why we made this decision.
He calls it "traka buka maka"=My first truck borad book
Sorry, I can't upload the picture here as the Blog tells me I exceeded my quota, so check for it in Aaron's album.
On another note, after a thourough discussion we decided that it would be better for me to go back to being a full-time mother and wife. So, as of Monday I quit my job and I never felt so right about it. The decision did not come easy, not at all. The job was great. The Children's National Medical Center is the place to work for new nurses, with great training and nurturing environment. And if I were in different circumstances and different time in my life I would enjoy every bit of it. But I could not. I terribly missed Aaron and grieved over the moments I miss with him while he is growing up so fast. If I were ever to regret anything in life, then that would be it. There were also multiple of other reasons why we made this decision.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Our brave little firefighter
Aaron has been sick lately with respiratory infections and an ear infection. The Dr. started him on a nebulizer. The only way to have him keep the mask on his face during the treatments was to tell him that "Real firefighters wear masks"
Worked magic!
Worked magic!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Long time no see
There has been a bunch of changes in the Cislaks clan since my last post. I should have blogged them along the way but I have not been this busy ever since Aaron was born.
At the end of February Aaron started a day care 3 times a week. To our biggest surprise he adjusted very well. He would chat about all the new teachers and the children and the toys, and would not want to leave. His eating habits improved. Not only I stopped blending food for him, he eats everything with a spoon or with a fork by himself. I do notice that when we take a big break from the day care his old habits are coming back. He also naps there which was another big surprise for him. The way he falls asleep in the day care is faster and different than when he is at home.
The adjustment was not that easy for me. I still miss him very much every time I go to work. It might have gotten a little better but I am not there yet.
We also moved at the end of February, the weekend before I started my job. And we love our new place. It's bigger, brighter and homier.
My mom came from Ukraine to help us during the transition period and I have no clue what we would have done without her help. Unfortunately, she left yesterday, but we're hoping to see her and my dad some time soon again.
Cliff's work is going very well. One day a week he gets to work from home which is nice because then he gets to beat the traffic when he goes to pick up Aaron from the day care.
My work is going well too. It's a challenging and rewarding job and right now I can't imagine doing any different type of nursing. I am in my orientation probation period right now which will last for about 5 more months before I can practice nursing independently from my preceptor. I work 3 12-hour shifts and have 1 4-hour lecture a week.
The weather is getting warm here and we're looking forward to the long days and playing outside.
For his late New Years present from babushka and dedushka Aaron received an electric tractor (just like Nikolai's). He's been riding it in the basement during bad weathers, but we just started taking it outside as the weather became warmer.
And here are some pictures:
At the end of February Aaron started a day care 3 times a week. To our biggest surprise he adjusted very well. He would chat about all the new teachers and the children and the toys, and would not want to leave. His eating habits improved. Not only I stopped blending food for him, he eats everything with a spoon or with a fork by himself. I do notice that when we take a big break from the day care his old habits are coming back. He also naps there which was another big surprise for him. The way he falls asleep in the day care is faster and different than when he is at home.
The adjustment was not that easy for me. I still miss him very much every time I go to work. It might have gotten a little better but I am not there yet.
We also moved at the end of February, the weekend before I started my job. And we love our new place. It's bigger, brighter and homier.
My mom came from Ukraine to help us during the transition period and I have no clue what we would have done without her help. Unfortunately, she left yesterday, but we're hoping to see her and my dad some time soon again.
Cliff's work is going very well. One day a week he gets to work from home which is nice because then he gets to beat the traffic when he goes to pick up Aaron from the day care.
My work is going well too. It's a challenging and rewarding job and right now I can't imagine doing any different type of nursing. I am in my orientation probation period right now which will last for about 5 more months before I can practice nursing independently from my preceptor. I work 3 12-hour shifts and have 1 4-hour lecture a week.
The weather is getting warm here and we're looking forward to the long days and playing outside.
For his late New Years present from babushka and dedushka Aaron received an electric tractor (just like Nikolai's). He's been riding it in the basement during bad weathers, but we just started taking it outside as the weather became warmer.
And here are some pictures:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Back in business
Apparently, some electronics can be fixed the same way they were broken. Cliff said he hit it couple times and...voila! it works again with the focus:)
The reason I am posting all the videos here instead of the web album is because they take a lot of space there and we already ran out of space in mine and Cliff's web albums. So, here are more videos of Aaron:
These shapes/blocks are Aaron's Christmas gift from the DeSmuls. In the video, I am asking him who helped him build the tower at GG and GGpa's, and he says "Adrian and Neil":
Aaron's first snowman (rather, snowwoman):
I videotaped Michelle's neighborhood. I wish I had a battery in my camcorder yesterday when I went to visit her. The sights would be much more impressive. As you can see, there is a car on the left that is almost completely burried under the snow. Well, yesterday, almost every car in this neighborhood looked like that. The only way to tell that there was a car was by the big hill of snow. I thought it was very cool. I personally have not seen anything like that, or at least I do not remember if I did when I was a child.
The coolest part about this winter storm is that Cliff had 4 1/2 days off. He probably will have to go to work tomorrow (Friday) as today is a big cleaning day and the sun is out (38 F). We might also try to get to the day care tomorrow with Aaron.
The reason I am posting all the videos here instead of the web album is because they take a lot of space there and we already ran out of space in mine and Cliff's web albums. So, here are more videos of Aaron:
These shapes/blocks are Aaron's Christmas gift from the DeSmuls. In the video, I am asking him who helped him build the tower at GG and GGpa's, and he says "Adrian and Neil":
Aaron's first snowman (rather, snowwoman):
I videotaped Michelle's neighborhood. I wish I had a battery in my camcorder yesterday when I went to visit her. The sights would be much more impressive. As you can see, there is a car on the left that is almost completely burried under the snow. Well, yesterday, almost every car in this neighborhood looked like that. The only way to tell that there was a car was by the big hill of snow. I thought it was very cool. I personally have not seen anything like that, or at least I do not remember if I did when I was a child.
The coolest part about this winter storm is that Cliff had 4 1/2 days off. He probably will have to go to work tomorrow (Friday) as today is a big cleaning day and the sun is out (38 F). We might also try to get to the day care tomorrow with Aaron.
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