Post Industrial Brambles

I got upset at Trevor this morning because he took apart Owen’s diaper cake. It is not as if Owen cares, will ever care or even notice, but I thought it was really cool of Luisa to make it, and it made me smile every time I glanced into the nursery.

It is not particularly surprising for Trevor to have taken it apart, it was very interesting looking, with little toys and things, and we did not place it in a place where Trevor was not able to reach it. On the other hand, he knew it was not his and that he should not play with it.

I think Trev realises that he should not have done it and he asked me if we can fix it. We will try and fix it tonight. I will also have to have a conversation with him about the trials and tribulations of being a big brother. I feel a bit hypocritical about it since I was much older than he is now when my sister was born and despite the fact that I did not have to share living space or toys with her, I still wasn’t always a model big sister.

It is still hard to come up with a good way of talking to him about it. I am thinking of telling him that having a little brother is going to be difficult, because we will have to spend a lot of time taking care of him and we will be very tired most of the time. Also, eventually he will start to get into Trevor’s toys and might break things without meaning to. However, he will probably love and look up to Trevor very much. So being a big brother will be a big responsibility but it might be lots of fun as well.

What would you tell him if you were in my place?

I’ve had a very lovely weekend. Trevor went to visit his Grandma in Montreal and Chris and I were left to fend for ourselves. We missed him a lot, but we managed. Saturday was my birthday so Chris took me on out traditional birthday fall foliage tour. We started off in Carp, where we went to the farmer’s market and got some fruits and veggies. We also had some tasty hot cider which suited me very well as the weather is turning chilly and I am still a bit hoarse from my cold.

We then took a scenic ride to Carleton Place where we went to one of my favorite cafes, The Good Food Co. and had a light lunch with more tasty hot cider, this time with a twist of orange and cinnamon. We walked around Carleton Place for a bit and then continued on to Quebec via the ferry. Through scenic Gatineau Park we arrived in Wakefiled where we walked around some more, looked at the steam train and then had lovely dinner at Chez Eric.

On Sunday we run errands and closed down the back yard for the winter. We’re going to get our little boy from Montreal tomorrow. I hear he has been having fun as well.