I am looking for families in the Lower Mainland who are currently having sleep issues for a new venture.
Criteria is as follows:
Age group 1 - 6-12 months.
Age group 2 - 12-18 months.
Must live between these boundaries: Main - UBC grounds, 72nd - downtown core.
Must be willing to meet at your home on the 16th of December 2011.
Please include your name, email address and contant number in your email submission.
If you have a child or know someone with an on going sleep issue that is affecting the family, and would be interested in taking part and getting a solution for free, please grab your camera and submit your sleep story by Dec 2nd 2011, via youtube link to bellytobabyhood@gmail.com
Please demonstrate on camera the issues are facing and someone will contact you.
With two kids now in school, we are taking some time to update our home. But wow, it's chaos around here! The whole upper floor of our house is uninhabitable, so 4 of us (me, my husband, Gabe and Kenya) are living downstairs while our littlest, Hendrix, is off living in comfort with his grandparents in Fort Langley (the dog is there too - spoiled dog!). Aside from the noise and dirt of the renovation, there are many inconveniences. For example, we don't really have anywhere we can cook! We just have a small kitchenette with a toaster, microwave and toaster oven - not a whole lot to feed 4 people. We also only have one bathroom to share.
The kids are sharing one bedroom while my office is also doubling up as playroom and living area. With no roof on the top floor, we can't put the heat on, so it's been an interesting experience. A bit like camping!
Here's how my crazy day looks right now: I get up with Gabe and Kenya, put together their lunch kits and drop them off at school, go and see Hendrix at Fort Langley, come home and work, pick the kids up, go back to Fort Langley, make dinner, bathe Hendrix and then leave, come home and sort out the other two and then put them to bed. It's lots of running around, but hoepfully it will be worth it when its done.
Have you survived the chaos of home renovations with a family?
Our reno did not create as much of an upheaval as yours, but we were inconvenienced with no dishwasher or fridge for several weeks. Our kitchen floor needed to be replaced due to moisture and mold as well. My 3 year old follows directions well, but my mobile and active 11 month old did not understand why she couldn't go into the kitchen! I did my best to block the area off with chairs and ottomans, but the strong little girl that she is - she pushed the furniture around and even tried to climb over them. It wasn't a nightmare, but a major inconvenience.
It seems like just yesterday that I was posting about Hendrix being born and sharing his newborn photos, and now he's already 9 months old! Hendrix is crawling and cruising and is doing great. He went through a normal phase of separation anxiety, but he seems to be over that.
Our family reached another milestone this year, with my daughter Kenya starting school. We now have two kids in full-time school. Here she is with a friend on her first day of school:
We've had a very busy summer, going on camping trips with the family and also starting up some renovations - more on that to come!
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Comments
Emi
Posted 3 months ago
Our reno did not create as much of an upheaval as yours, but we were inconvenienced with no dishwasher or fridge for several weeks. Our kitchen floor needed to be replaced due to moisture and mold as well. My 3 year old follows directions well, but my mobile and active 11 month old did not understand why she couldn't go into the kitchen! I did my best to block the area off with chairs and ottomans, but the strong little girl that she is - she pushed the furniture around and even tried to climb over them. It wasn't a nightmare, but a major inconvenience.