Here I sit, 12:10am, exhausted but determined to get a posting in to mark the last time I guess we will measure Cezanne’s age in months… From here on she will be ‘almost 2′ or just TWO !

This last week has been a busy one, but let me just recap from the weekend…

Saturday we went swimming. As you may know, Cezanne loves swimming, but recently has not been enjoying it as much and has done a fair bit of crying and screaming during both the Saturday and Monday classes that she goes to. Lanelle and I have pushed her through and comforted her but I think we reached breaking point on Saturday. We arrived early so Cezanne and I could warm up and get comfortable before the class started. We sat on the edge and got our toes wet and then Cezanne informed me that she had to “poopeepayay” so off we went and of course it was a false alarm. This took up all the warm up time and class had started by the time we got back to the pool. As soon as we got into the pool Cezanne had a nuclear meltdown ! I have never seen her scream like this - it was hysterical ( not funny ) and frantic - as if I were pouring boiling hot lava over her. I tried my best to calm her down but she just dug her claws in and refused to let go. I could see that I was not going to get this cat to swim so we left. We are officially “Aw Dun” with the swimming on Saturdays.

Saturday did get better, we offered to babysit for Daleen & Werner ( Chloe’s parents ) so they could go to a work function which started early. Chloe arrived just before dinner time so we got to play one of Cezanne’s new favorites - playdough ! Then we spent some time in the basement before the competitive eating  event started. Chloe is 6 months younger than Cezanne but put her to shame although Cezanne did eat well it was nothing like the eating machine that is Chloe !

We took a few photos and some video clips of the girls in the basement and will post them soon. After the two finished dinner it was bath time where Cezanne decided she had to sit on Chloe in the bath. Lanelle took Chloe while I took Cezanne and we washed and rinsed and went through the motions. Normally we put Cezanne in the bath and she plays and we have to ask really nicely if we can wash her and if we can rinse her and if she will stand so we can get in under her… Chloe kept looking at Lanelle and eventually picked up the wash cloth and handed it to her with a look on her face as if to say ‘Hey, lady, are you gonna bath me or what ?’ So Lanelle washed and rinsed and then let Chloe play, but by this time Chloe was all ready to get out. We have to let all the water run out of the bath and then get in if we want to stand any chance of getting Cezanne out of the bath… I guess each kid is different

Sunday was church again and Cezanne is now at home with the childcare - we are so proud of her. She walks herself in and settles down quickly.

…and so the party planning starts. Don’t ask me about it, I am staying as far away from it as possible ! Where are all the helpers we had last year ??