A seasoned traveller!

Wow, what a busy summer so far! I have been spending lots of time on the road with Mom and Dad. Two weekends ago we went to Kingston for the weekend for a football tournament. This past weekend we had a family trip to Tremblant and today we spent the day at Thea and Andre's cottage.

I have been having a blast and enjoying the sunshiny days when they come. Mom and Dad brought the Chariot to Tremblant and I road in it while they cycled around for a couple of hours. I took in the beautiful surroundings for a while but eventually fell asleep for a nice long nap.

Today I went swimming in the Ottawa river. It was too cold for the old folks so all I got to do was jump in off the dock. I was loving it but had to stop when Mom got to tired to keep it up. Fortunately Dad got the pins out of his finger this week and hopefully soon he'll be able to participate. We are really looking forward to our weeks vacation at the cottage in July!

This coming weekend we are heading to Barrie for a family BBQ. I am looking forward to seeing Grandma and Grandpa and the rest of the family. Although I have to admit I wish they weren't five hour away!

Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!

I'm climbing on everything. I no longer like riding on my zebra now I like to climb on the saddle. Mom and Dad took me to Kingston and we had so much fun. I spent the whole weekend walking around and climbing on everything. I spent some time watching Dad after he goes to the washroom and now I'm plunging for him.







I'm still not that stable when I walk but I love trying!

Happy Father's Day!

Dad broke his finger last week and had to have surgery on it on Friday. He got knocked out while they operated and Mom and I went and picked him up afterwards. Hopefully he's strong like me and heals quickly!



It may have been Father's Day this weekend but I am the one that got spoiled! It was a rainy weekend so Mom, Dad and I took a trip down to the U.S. to do some shopping. Look at my new favorite toy.




I also got a new play structure with a slide for the backyard. I think Mom and Dad were hoping that these new toys would deter me from climbing on the table. No such luck!

15 months already!

It's hard to believe I am 15 months old already. We are officially over a year past my due date. I had a doctors appointment this week and I am doing great. I got my 15 month shots and handled them like a pro!
Now that I am getting older I have lots of new things I like to do. Like getting into everything particularly drawers, closets and cat food.

I love practising walking. I am getting pretty good.

I love following Kiwi around the house and pulling on her tail. It's cost me the odd scratch but that doesn't deter me.

And I especially love my new pool. I like to go in the pool and get all wet and then climb out and into my sandbox. Make a fine mess!



Thankfully I also like cleaning. Must get that part from Mom!

Summer time!

Mommy has gone back to work and I miss her a lot! Come back home mommy!! Dad is now working from home and my nanny is taking care of me during the day.

I'm trying to walk now. I can get a few steps before I fall on my butt. I figure I'll have the walking thing down in a few more weeks. Check out the pics:

My new sand box! - uh, where's the sand, pops?



My first mouth full of dirt. Yummie!



Chillin inside in my Safari gear

Home sweet home!

I'm home from a great trip to Toronto! Mom and I flew and I was really good on the plane. I had a really nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa and had my first overnight without Mom or Dad.
I did all sorts of fun stuff for the first time. I played out on the swing and went down the slide and Grandma took me to the barn to see all the animals. I really liked the bunny rabbits. It was gorgeous weather all weekend. Oh and I undeniably said Ma-ma much to Mom's delight!

Do I look cool?

Of course I do! It's been just gorgeous out and the snow is finally melting. Mom, Dad and I have been going for lots of walks and spending lots of time outside.
Thursday Mom and I are flying to Toronto for the weekend. Mom is leaving me overnight for the first time! Grandma and Grandpa Gainsbrook are looking after me while she goes on a girls shopping trip Saturday.
I had a hearing test at CHEO today and they said I had a small amount of hearing loss. They are pretty sure that it's from the cold that I have and we will check again in September. I also saw my dietitian and she gave me the OK for a dairy challenge. When I get back from Toronto I'm going to try a new formula and if that goes well in about 6 weeks I can try milk.

Go Sens Go!

It's been a rough season but I am cheering for a turn around in the playoffs! My jersey almost fits me this year.

The flu sucks!

I am just getting over what was a very nasty round of the flu, lots of throwing up and other stuff that's not nice to talk about in public. I got sick last Wednesday and started feeling better on Sunday night. Of course Mom managed to stay healthy up until Sunday. Lets just say that Monday was a rough day for Mom. I was pretty much back to normal energy (which is a lot) and Mom had none. Thankfully Dad managed come home from work for a while to help out.
I had my neonatal follow up this week and turns out I'm pretty small. With the two rough sick patches that I've had this winter I've lost some weight. I'm down to the 25th percentile from the 75th for my corrected age. I've been eating lots this week though and I'm sure I'll be packing on the pounds in no time. I'm getting taller too. So looks like instead of short and pudgy I am going to be tall and lean. That's a good thing right? Okay, so I'm not exactly tall. My head is much better proportioned than it used to be though.
The doctors were really happy with my development but think I am a little behind communicating. I've been waving bye-bye to Daddy and kissing Mommy so I'm not sure what else they are looking for. Seems to be enough to make Mom and Dad happy. I have been referred to a speech specialist anyways and we figure we're not going to turn down the help. I am sure I'll be rhyming off the Senators lineup in no time.
I don't have a lot of new photos seeing I wasn't up to much this past week. Here is a photo of me watching a video when I was sick.

Happy Easter!

We had a great Easter. The car ride was a breeze. I was comfy and happy the whole way both ways much to Mom and Dad's pleasure! All my cousins were healthy so we all got to see each other. The weekend went really fast but we had fun despite the Sens loss to the Leafs. Sunday night we went to see Grandma Hawley for another great Easter dinner.

I'm a big boy now!

We are heading to Barrie tomorrow for Easter and Mom and Dad picked up my new big boy car seat for the ride. I love it! We'll see how I feel about it after 5 hours but for 2 minutes in the house it's super comfy! I am so excited to see my Grandma, Grandpa, Aunts, Uncles and cousins tomorrow.

Happy Easter everyone! This time last year I was in the NICU getting my foot prints made by the nurses.

All I want to do is stand, stand, stand!

Well now that I am pulling myself up and climbing stairs I'm seeing the world from a whole new vantage point. I've had my fair share of wipe outs but that's not going to stop me! I guess I'm not as stable as I think I am, but I'm getting there. I am moving between furniture and letting go of things for a few seconds. It's a lot of work for Mom and Dad but I'm sure having fun! Oddly enough I haven't realized I can pull myself up in my crib yet. So for now at least we're all still sleeping well in the Hawley house.

Welcome home from Mexico Grandma and Grandpa Gainsbrook! I can't wait to see you next weekend and show off all my new skills, of which waving is no longer one of them. I waved for two days but find it boring, not going to bother with it anymore. This seems to irritate Mom but so be it.