We're going to BC with the kids for 2 weeks! We didn't think it was going to happen this year because flights were kind of expensive and the timing wasn't working out, but we found decent flights and bit the bullet.... we really wanted the Asbury's to meet Desmond before he turns into a little boy! (Which he is already...) :(
I'll be splitting my time between vacation and working in Vancouver and Edmonton, so the two weeks will go by really fast, I'm sure.
REALLY looking forward to it!! ...and a little bit nervous about how Desmond will do with a long flight on our laps - the kid wants to go go go!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Camping, crawling and a family picnic
Desmond is growing up so quickly. I can't believe he is 9 months old. He is reaching movement milestones a little bit faster than Violet. Des started crawling forward on June 13th, just before he was 8 months old. He is already pulling up and walking along the furniture. Won't be long now until he is walking. I don't know if it is a boy - girl thing or a Des - Vi thing, but he is into EVERYTHING! When Violet started to crawl, she would go places, but you could surround her with toys and she would sit and play. Not Des, he is on the move, going over, through and around things. He is tipping the scale at about 21.5 lbs now. Vi had a recent weight gain and is now about 27lbs and almost 38 inches tall.
It seems so silly because they are still so small but I want time to pass a little more slowly. I am going to miss them like crazy when I go back to work.
My crazy S-I-LTeresa and Branko invited us camping for the weekend of July 7-10. I met up with them on Thursday and Andrew came down Friday. It was so hard having a little crawler on my hands without a playpen during Friday. It was the little things like going to the bathroom (we all had to go - I had to hold Des while squatting, thank goodness I have been working out! LOL). Quite a sight to behold I am sure. It was a great weekend. Violet loved the marshmellows on the campfire and we decided that if we can't make a vacation to BC work we might camp again at the end of the summer (fingers crossed for BC).
Des is a little chatter box now. It is still mostly noises, a few words here and there. It sounds like he says 'up' and he does say mama and dada but very selectively and not necessarily at the appropriate times so I think it is still just babble. He has not started signing back to us yet but looks at us so intently when we sign at him. Especially when Vi does it. So cute! He eats like a horse, this must be just he beginning as he gears up for a life eating us out of house and home. He has started to feed himself - so much fun to watch this skill develop as he wants to get it into his mouth as fast as he can but his two point pinch is not that great. He gets the food item in or on his hand and then smushes it up to his face. If he misses his mouth, no worries, he just pushes his hand around until the food hits it!
We have been watching our friend's pool again this summer and Violet has really improved in her swimming skills. She can't swim unassisted yet but will jump into a noodle and kick around. She will go under when she jumps but not by choice when she is swimming and she still doesn't love the back float position. Des was hilarious in the pool, he cried for the longest time but now he has turned it around and I think he really enjoys it. We bought Vi a suit with flotation padding in it and she loved it yesterday. She can use her arms to swim now, so hopefully that will help her along. Also got Des a floating ring that he can sit in, went well yesterday at the pool so hopefully he continues to like it too.
Violet went on a special outing with her Granny two weeks ago to see Winnie the Pooh. They went for lunch with Pop and then she and Granny went to see the movie. What a special treat. Violet was so well behaved and told me about the movie - well really she doesn't remember much. She remembered they fell into a hole and there was no one at the top! She did remember a number of the characters in the movie, Piglet, Tigger, Owl and Pooh. She didn't there there was someone called Christopher Robin (LOL).
A few weeks ago, Andrew's cousin Bridget and her husband Rolf invited us out to their farm in Listowel for a family picnic. It was a great time with family. Violet was in love with Gina's daughter Abby, followed her around A LOT! Thank goodness Abby loves kids! Des was great, he was happy to see everyone and loved the nap in the hammock (oh wait - that was me that really loved the nap)!
Final gymnastics day. Violet enjoyed it so much and loved her teacher but going to do swimming and dance in the fall.
Mommy made me a new bib! Leather!
Checking myself out in the mirror after a bath.
My vampire teeth at Canada Day.
Des and Auntie Candace.
Snuggling with Lia at the BBQ.
Hanging with Abby - in LOVE with Abby.
Chillin' with mom.
Playing minute to win-it games at the BBQ.
Mommy trying to capture my changing eye colour...will it be green or brown?
Felt like Echo needed to make an appearance.
Look at me pulling up on anything!
It seems so silly because they are still so small but I want time to pass a little more slowly. I am going to miss them like crazy when I go back to work.
My crazy S-I-LTeresa and Branko invited us camping for the weekend of July 7-10. I met up with them on Thursday and Andrew came down Friday. It was so hard having a little crawler on my hands without a playpen during Friday. It was the little things like going to the bathroom (we all had to go - I had to hold Des while squatting, thank goodness I have been working out! LOL). Quite a sight to behold I am sure. It was a great weekend. Violet loved the marshmellows on the campfire and we decided that if we can't make a vacation to BC work we might camp again at the end of the summer (fingers crossed for BC).
Des is a little chatter box now. It is still mostly noises, a few words here and there. It sounds like he says 'up' and he does say mama and dada but very selectively and not necessarily at the appropriate times so I think it is still just babble. He has not started signing back to us yet but looks at us so intently when we sign at him. Especially when Vi does it. So cute! He eats like a horse, this must be just he beginning as he gears up for a life eating us out of house and home. He has started to feed himself - so much fun to watch this skill develop as he wants to get it into his mouth as fast as he can but his two point pinch is not that great. He gets the food item in or on his hand and then smushes it up to his face. If he misses his mouth, no worries, he just pushes his hand around until the food hits it!
We have been watching our friend's pool again this summer and Violet has really improved in her swimming skills. She can't swim unassisted yet but will jump into a noodle and kick around. She will go under when she jumps but not by choice when she is swimming and she still doesn't love the back float position. Des was hilarious in the pool, he cried for the longest time but now he has turned it around and I think he really enjoys it. We bought Vi a suit with flotation padding in it and she loved it yesterday. She can use her arms to swim now, so hopefully that will help her along. Also got Des a floating ring that he can sit in, went well yesterday at the pool so hopefully he continues to like it too.
Violet went on a special outing with her Granny two weeks ago to see Winnie the Pooh. They went for lunch with Pop and then she and Granny went to see the movie. What a special treat. Violet was so well behaved and told me about the movie - well really she doesn't remember much. She remembered they fell into a hole and there was no one at the top! She did remember a number of the characters in the movie, Piglet, Tigger, Owl and Pooh. She didn't there there was someone called Christopher Robin (LOL).
A few weeks ago, Andrew's cousin Bridget and her husband Rolf invited us out to their farm in Listowel for a family picnic. It was a great time with family. Violet was in love with Gina's daughter Abby, followed her around A LOT! Thank goodness Abby loves kids! Des was great, he was happy to see everyone and loved the nap in the hammock (oh wait - that was me that really loved the nap)!
Again trying to capture the changing eye colour...
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