Family Skate

We went skating again on Saturday and had so much fun. Ava has become quite the little skater and can even skate backwards now...something that I have never been able to do. Jimmer just enjoys looking at all the lights and people and eventually falls asleep. This has become one of our favorite family activities.

6 Months and Counting

My baby is 6 months old and we just think the world of our little boy! He is changing so much and we couldn't imagine life without our handsome prince. He puts a smile on our faces as he is discovering new things and the faces he makes are priceless.

Hybernating and Skating

This week has been awfully cold. Yes it is January and yes we live in Alberta, but -40 is never a good thing regardless of where we live. Jimmer and I have literally been home for the last 4 days straight. I snuck away for 1 hour last night to get some groceries, but other than that we have gone no where and I've been really happy about that. When the weather is that nasty I am just glad to be home.

He's quite the momma's boy. He likes to spend time with his daddy, but if I'm anywhere in site he with cause quite the fuss.

Snuggling while watching Lion King.

Jimmer loves food. I started him on solids a couple weeks ago, but had to stop because his tummy wasn't agreeing with it and he wasn't sleeping well. He sure eye balls us whenever we're eating. I'll wait until we meet with the pediatrician tomorrow to start up again.

Ava started skating with her grade 1 class last Monday. This is the first time she's been on the ice and has really taken a love for it. She originally started in the Grizzly group and has quickly advanced to the Deer group. Last Friday we went skating as a family and had the whole rink to ourselves. This was Ava's third time skating and by the end of the evening she was whizzing around...faster than me. Her and I went again on Saturday night for Toonie skate. This time there were lots more people at the rink, but we still had a great time. We'll definitely make this a regular occurrence for our family.

Daddy's Birthday and Pink Eye

We celebrated Shane's birthday on Saturday, January 7th. We had just a low key evening here with just our small family. This year I decided on a Seahawk's ice cream cake and you definitely can't go wrong with an ice cream cake from DQ. Shane got to watch football all day, so it as a good day for him.

Jimmer has been battling one thing after another. He was finally feeling better after getting bronchiolitis when he got pink eye. The doctor told me that it was just a viral infection, but it was clearly a bacterial infection and then he got a hemorrhage on the corner of his eye. I was not impressed, but he is finally starting to feel better and back to himself again.

5 Months

Jimmer was 5 months old on December 28th and he is changing so much. When I took him to the doctor on Tuesday he weighed in at 18 lbs 13 oz and 29 inches long. Some fun things about our little man...

• He loves his hands and other people's hands. He's always got them shoved in his mouth and quite frequently gags himself on his hands.
• He sticks his tongue out all the time...almost looks like he's trying to touch his nose with it.
• He likes to suck on his bottom lip.
• Before he got sick he was sleeping so well...not so much anymore.
• He likes to get his hands on anything that he can...especially daddy's pop.
• He started eating rice cereal and really likes it, but I'm just not sure that his tummy agrees with it.
• He's found his feet and is always grabbing for them.
• He loves his big sister. Is starting to notice when she's here or not.
• His new favorite toy is his rainforest jumperoo. He likes to be in it, but he also likes when people are watching him in it. He's not too happy if I put him in it and leave the room.
• He still loves to watch football with his daddy. Stares very intently at the screen...soaking it all in!
• He's happier when going into his car seat. He used to freak out all the time, but not so much anymore. He also loves going for car rides. We've got a mirror on the back of his seat and he loves to look at himself in the mirror.
• He hates getting dressed or undressed. I think that it might be because he doesn't have access to his hands for a split second.
• He loves to go shopping. I think it's because he loves staring at the lights and likes looking at all the people.
• He loves his baths. That's time that he and daddy get to spend together. He kicks and splashes and likes when his ears are under the water. When he's out of the bath, all wrapped up in his towel, he gets the biggest grin on his face when he sees himself in the mirror.

Becky and Mike's Wedding

We left on Boxing Day to go down to my parents house for Becky and Mike's wedding. We broke the trip up, stopping in Edmonton and then heading the rest of the way on the 27th. We spent some time with Shane's family...the kids always have so much fun playing together. We then headed to Stirling for my little sisters wedding. There were 20 people staying under one roof with only one shower. It was a bit chaotic, but nice to be around family.

The wedding was at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge and was a beautiful location and my sister was a beautiful bride. She couldn't have been happier and she looked stunning. We all had rooms there at the hotel the night of the wedding and this was the best decision. It was so nice to just run upstairs if we needed anything and also to put Jimmer to bed. There was a dance and the kids had so much fun. Ava was dancing up a storm and even when all the other kids went to bed she still wanted to stay and dance the night away. When I came back downstairs after putting Jimmer to bed (his dad stayed with him), Ava was dancing with some of Mike's friends...no care in the world. We had so much fun and are so happy for Becky and Mike!!

Jimmer with his cousin Lillian who's 10 days older.

Kids at McDonald's acting like ducks...they got the attention of everyone.

Jimmer's new favorite toy.

Fun at the hotel.