Parents association

Today I went to Emma's daycare for parent-teacher evening. At first it was a bit awkward when I got there, but I started chatting with some of the moms to break the ice. The daycare thought of starting a parents association and OBVIOUSLY I was the first one writing my name on the list :D We figured we could organize some outside daycare trips or flea markets together. I thought that was a great idea, and can't wait to start participating in it! Lol, I wonder if I can add "member of parents association" in my C.V ? :D Guess it would give away that I have a kid :D

I hope taking on this parents association isn't too much. I'm already trying to get on the students association board in our school, and becoming a tutor in the spring.

Emma's art (middle one)

   Recently I've felt that running this household has been too much for me! I barely cook, mainly because Emma eats lunch and dinner at daycare... The place is constantly messy, and my laundry basket is ALWAYS full. My main priority is to do well in school, and I'm hoping Emma can sacrifice spending as much time with me and living in this "less than perfect home". Now if I just pass all my courses, it'll feel like Emma's sacrificing will have been worth it. But don't get me wrong, it's not like she's suffering :D She likes daycare now and SHE'S the one making the mess!! ALL my papers constantly all over the place and bread crumbs everywhere.
Maybe I should figure out how to organize my time better. I'm sure everything will sort out as long as I get studying and pass my exams! Especially my food science exam :S

Emma's tricks and some study plans :)

Emma's genius has surprised me once again! As most of you know her list of "tricks" includes re-arranging the pillows, her ballerina skills, and fetching. Now, if I tell Emma " Can you pick that up and throw it in the trash" she'll bend down, take it, walk to the kitchen trash, open the cupboard and throw it in there... Cleaning just got a million times more fun! Nevertheless if the fun dies out in her new trick, at least the place will look a bit tidier with Emma's help. I was thinking next I can try to teach her to pick up her toys, and when she's managed to achieve the black belt in baby cleaning, she could maybe even do her own laundry ;)

Today I woke up feeling a bit flu-ish, and my voice has diminished. I can barely even whisper, and even that hurts. The side-effects of a good class trip to Tallinn. I was a bit upset though, that when I came back and my dad dropped Emma off, she didn't even mind that I had been gone! She smiled to see me but didn't seem very enthusiastic. Sad times, but at least I don't need to feel guilty anymore when leaving her for a day or two. Also when she is left in daycare, she doesn't cry anymore! She seems to have started to enjoy it, which means I don't need to stress about how she will manage there anymore. However, her crying did prove how much she needed my presence and that secretly made me feel a bit loved :P

As I was writing this, Emma peed--> on the floor-->on my leg, and on business cards I got from hotels :D Idiotically I grabbed the first towel I saw to dry the floor, and I know that no matter how well the machine washes it, it will still smell like pee when I use it myself later. That's really gross, and I'm thinking I need to buy new towels to use myself, and leave my old ones to clean Emma's puddles. 

Anywhoo, I was thinking I'd add a bit more about myself and my future plans here, education-wise. I am now in Haaga-Helia Uni; and previously I didn't think I'd want to go for exchange or even complete an internship abroad. I have recently learned that we NEED to complete one of our internships abroad (we have 3). I've started to think about my options, and I really would like to complete my summer internship in Costa Rica, to be able to visit my family and update my Spanish skills a bit. I also figured I could go for exchange to Sweden to learn Swedish a bit better, and after our Tallinn trip I DEFINATLY want to spend some time in Tallinn. I figured these would be reasonable plans since I could take Emma with me. In Costa Rica I could maybe hire and relative or friend to watch her for me, and in Sweden (I figure) the daycare system is similar to ours (public and free). To Estonia... I figured I could work/study there for a while and leave Emma with my parents, and then visit every weekend. Does this sound reasonable to anybody!? Or just some un-realistic need for new experiences?? I CAN SEE IN MY STATISTICS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY READ THIS SO PLEASE PLACE YOUR POSITIVE/NEGATIVE THOUGHTS/QUETIONS :):):):) 

And for those that come for the pictures: 

ballerina baby

Only Emma is allowed to decide the contents of her trolley in the store

I'm sorry I haven't been taking many pictures of Emma recently... :( 

Daycare

Emma has been at her new daycare this week, and frankly, she hates it :( sucks. Apparently she's crying all the time... The people there keep trying to convince me she's sick so I took her to the doctor AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER. I swear she's just crying cause she is so intimidated by the size of the place. They should really know how to deal with that :( Nonetheless she's fine once I pick her up and she's same old same old Emma. Here she is in our yard in some over-sized clothing :P 

Talking on the phone

This kid is such a genius. She knows a bunch of tricks :P She can do plie and piruetti :D aka she bends her knees and then turns around. She also knows how to talk on the phone, she can even blow her own nose! And she knows to say kakka while she's pooing or peeing, which results in me saying "yes I know, I can feel it down my leg"

princess' need to be pretty :)

So yeah it's a bit weird writing here again, I hope someone can give me ideas to what to write about.... like if you want to here more about our schedule / games or my school or even our feelings. Note you can post anonymously ;)

Boring weekend

This weekend I decided was a good weekend to do NOTHING. Emma spent max 2 hours outside, mainly because she has a runny nose and a bit of a cough. I don't want her to be sent home the first day of her (new) daycare, so I'm hoping she'll be better tomorrow from resting. It's really hard listening to her cough while writing here, I keep wanting to check how she is... but I know that by walking into her room I'll just wake her up :(

Miraculously Emma took two naps today on my behalf. I keep passing out on my bed from being so exhausted. Luckily she's sometimes understanding and naps with me, or at least chills on the bed for a little while. I managed to forget how hard it is being all day at home with a kid. I swear I'm cleaning ALL the time, and still it's messy!! But the mess is really worth it. Behind me is a pile of quilts and pillows, but they were used in the tent me and Emma made today :) It was our tent on a deserted island where we go sea-shell picking. :)

Emma organizing out tent

 Also I'm avoiding going into out kitchen... I decided to make lentil soup as part of an assignment for school. The soup turned out OK, but thinking about the dishes is making me stressed and sleepy. And yes, our homework was to cook food --> best courses ever!

lentil soup

Tomorrow I'll put up a picture of Emma's first day in daycare <3 But for now I will go educate myself on wines. And yes, we have a wine course --> best school ever!

Little school girls

Emma is changing daycare on Monday, and is going to a BIG one with many kids of all ages. I'm so scared for her! I preferred that she had a more intimate environment in her previous one, but unfortunately I just couldn't make it there sometimes by 17:00 to pick her up :( She already has her back-pack packed and tomorrow I'll buy her a folder, that she can use to store her artwork, and a diaper pack :) I also bought her these ugly Cars-indoor shoes, and yes I was being cheap but common she'll need new ones soon anyways.

I had my first week of classes at uni and its been really nice so far! I actually like my courses, and enjoy (so far) reading for them. This has come as a huge surprise to me, and my family, considering I slacked off all of high school :D

We took pics for mommy's first day in school :)

MOOMINWORLD

   I know I'm a bit late writting this in, but I have to show pictures and tell about our amazing trip to Moomin World! I used to go there as a kid, and it has definatly changed quite a bit since my visit.

   We had the enjoyable company of my dad's girlfriend Heini and her daughter Silja. We spent a few hours on Väski, an island with obstacle courses and events for children, which was great for Silja and she seemed to really enjoy it. We then continued to Moomin World, which was AMAZING. All the moomin characters were there, singing and dancing for kids to join in. Emma was in the front line clapping and stepping to the beat. For those who haven't seen Emma dance... you've missed out. The most adorable thing in the world. That girl is going to end up and amazing dancer. There was also a theatre where Moomin and his friends performed a play about them in the Wild West. :) We ate makkaraperunoita and did some shopping in the moomin store. Unfortunatly we didn't have time to see everything, but atleast there's more for next years trip!

Äiti ja Emma

Chunky sh*t water

Dear readers,
   I have been meaning to come write here all the time. The thought of your broken hearts when you see my empty blog keeps me up at nights. I have tried, I swear. Pinky swear. A big part of this blog is posting pictures of Emma, and of course there are some adorable ones from our trip to Rhodes, from her birthday and just from everyday happenings. Unfortunatly, after our Rhodes trip my computer broke down. Now I figured I would download the pictures from my fathers computer, but the first time I came here, I forgot my camera. The second time, I forgot the USB cable. Now, the lucky third time, I managed to get the process of copying the pictures going... and my camera runs out of battery. It's just not meant to be.

   But that can't stop me no more, I will break Karma's will and write here anyways. (So if you came here for the photos, just might aswell turn around now).  For those loyal readers I will reward your patience by telling you what we did this fine saturday. The weather was so nice today, and we went with Åsa to this Japanese garden party in Roihis. It was cute, not very happening, and the performances weren't that special, but still pretty cute. Some people dressed up in those colorful animae(?) costumes, but our Japanese participation was drinking Miso soup. After that we went to town, had coffee and fries and just walked&talked.

   The real highlight to readers might be hearing about our little poopy incident. Recently I leave Emma without a diaper for a while every day. She had a REALLY bad diaper rash, and this ventilation has really helped. And as you can guess, she pooped on the floor. I hadn't noticed because she did it in a another room so fast, and just came running back. Then later she went back to my dad's room which she had used as a toilet, and started playing with her poop. PLAYING WITH HER POOP! It was all over her legs and hands and this all happened in a split second. In a panic I took her to the shower, and started washing her. There were chunks of shit floating on the ground. Lucky me, I got to stand in it... chunky shit water <3 So gross. SO gross. I also had to wash the poopy dog bed. Fun evening; yet I just laugh, wierd huh?

Yours truly,
                 Amelia