Day 314

My buddy Holden came for a visit last night. It was great seeing him again. He has grown so much since I saw him last. Mom and Dad had his parents (John and Steph) over for dinner. A good time was had by all. Holden was too busy relaxing to look at the camera but we got a few shots.





Today we broke out the truck I got from Grandma Gainsbrook for Christmas. I had fun driving it around the basement.




Of course I still love my jolly jumper so I spent some time jumping around too!

Day 311

I'm ten months old today. I celebrated it by being strapped into my car seat for 5 hours! We drove home from Barrie today. We were there for the holidays and had a great visit. My first Christmas and I totally got spoiled. We had a great get together will all my aunts, uncles and cousins and it was a lot of fun. Boxing day I spent time with both my Grandma's while Mom and Dad did some skiing. Here are a few photos from our trip.

Mom and Dad figured out the trick to a quiet car ride. They give me a cookie. It keeps me busy for hours.

Of course once we got there I needed a bath which I took in the laundry tub!

Santa brought a Dora balloon for Lindsey and she left it for me to play with.

The house was full and there were a ton of gifts under the tree!

Day 302

Here are some much better photos of me and Santa!

Day 301

Last night was Christmas at Grandma Hawley's. We also got a record December snowfall. We got 37cm of snow and couldn't get out of the driveway at Grandma's. We ended up staying the night and had to shovel our way into our house this morning. Dad is still outside shovelling now!
Thanks to Grandma for a great evening and for my first ever Christmas present.

Day 293

I met Santa today! I told him that I've been really good this year and gave him a long list of things I want for Christmas. First on my list is a better photographer. All mom took was one stinkin photo and it's blurry. Oh well, I'm posting it anyways!

Day 290

Mom bought me this awesome toboggan! It snowed a lot here this week and we have been having fun sledding around the neighbourhood. Hopefully the weather is nice this weekend and Dad can come with us.
Mom let me watch a little TV this week too. I guess because we have been inside so much. It's a good opportunity for me to practise my sitting. She puts the pillows behind me for just in case but I haven't had to use them much. Just like my Dad I zone out when Mom puts the TV on.

Day 286

Turns out I am not a big fan of carrots! I ate them, but I didn't like them! Hopefully Mom feeds me something better tomorrow.
Notice that she now feeds me naked! I guess I was making a pretty big mess.

Day 283

Aunt Steph sent the photo of Mom, Dad and I with Ashley. You can't see here too well in the photo but take my word for it she's a cutie! We're crossing our fingers that she will be home soon.

Day 280

I'll be 9 months old tomorrow! Can you believe it? Time sure does fly. Thank goodness Mom gets the extra couple months of Maternity leave and doesn't have to go back to work until May.
We just got back last night from another road trip to Barrie. We do the Geuzebroek Christmas in November so that everyone can make it. Grandma and Grandpa cooked up a storm and we had a great visit. There were 35 of us for dinner. I got to meet baby Sadie and cousin Ashley for the first time. They are both beautiful! I got a picture of me hanging out with Sadie but will have to wait for Aunt Steph to send the pictures with Ashley.
I'm still getting solids once a day but as you can see I haven't really gotten any better at eating them. Mom says I wear more than I eat! Thankfully we have this big plastic bib I wear. Too bad it's pink!
Tonight I am chilling with Dad watching the Dolphins get beat by Pittsburgh while Mom goes and plays football. Wednesday night Grandma Hawley is looking after me. I can't wait!

Day 275

So Mom and Dad got the camera back from John and Steph so I thought I would show you a few picture of me sitting. As I mentioned I'm still new at this and fall over occasionally.

I also wanted to say congratulations to John and Steph on the arrival of baby Holden on Nov. 19th. Things didn't go as smoothly as they hoped and Steph required an emergency c-section. I got to meet Holden yesterday and he is really cute. I can't wait until we can play together. We all wish Steph a quick recovery!

Day 273

I started sitting up this week. Mom can sit me up and I don't fall over like I used to. Okay I still fall over sometimes but I am much more stable. Mom took some pictures but John and Steph have our camera for a while. Looks like my friend Holden is going to come any time soon. I can't wait to meet him.

Here are some pictures of me last week all dressed up for playgroup. It's the only time that Mom takes me out of my PJ's!

Day 264

I'm 8.5 months old today and Mom and Dad gave me solids for the first time. I made a mess but did well.

Day 263

Mom and Dad finally got some professional photos of me done. Check them out.

Day 255

We had swimming again today. Dad came and took some pictures. Mom dunked me for the first time. I was very surprised as you can see from the video but I had fun!

Day 244

Happy Halloween!!!

Check out me as a dolphin.

Day 234

Well it's been a busy couple of weeks so I haven't had much time to write. Mom and I went to a Halloween get together with the ladies and babies on our street. I got to wear my shark costume but Mom didn't get any pictures. I'll have her take some on Halloween when I am wearing my costume again.
Dad, Mom and I went for a trip south of the border this week. They put me in my new car seat which I didn't find very comfortable. I cried, and cried, and cried. It wasn't a great car trip but I was fine once we got there. We got some winter tires for our car which should help keep us safe on the winter trips to Barrie to visit our family.
The weather has been really nice and we took a trip to Gatineau Park for a walk to check out all the fall colours. It was gorgeous! Mom forgot the camera again, but we got a few shots on Dad's phone. Aunt Steph lent us Lindsey's old outfit that has been keeping me warm on the colder days. Dad doesn't like the ears but I think I look pretty cute.
I had formula for the first time this weekend. It doesn't taste nearly as good as the milk I had been getting but it sits a lot better in my stomach. Mom and Dad were proud of me because I took the whole bottle no problem.
I got to spend some time with Grandma Hawley too because Mom and Dad played in a football tournament last weekend and went to see Bruce Springsteen in concert.

Congrats to Moms cousins Gina and John on the birth of baby Sadie, and to Aunt Steph for being done work for a year. I can't wait to meet my new cousin in a few weeks!

Day 225

I'm looking forward to spending some time with Grandma this weekend while Mom and Dad play in a football tournament and go see Bruce Springsteen. Other than that this week was somewhat uneventful. The weather is getting cold so Mom and I tried to get out for walks while the sun was out. We also did some shopping. We bought some stuff for when I get to start solid food. That is still over a month away but we are all prepared. Mom and Dad have been giving me lots of floor time since the physiotherapist advised against the jolly jumper and the exersaucer. Thankfully they still let me use those a little each day because I am really starting to have fun with them. Mom seemed to have the camera pointed on me all day today. She got lots of pictures and videos, here is a small sample. The video is of me when I just woke up from a nap. Mom told me she likes waking me up because I always give her a big smile. Dad told me that Mom doesn't smile like that when she wakes up!