I realize I'm the worlds most sporadic blogger but we are busy bees over here!
I am amazed at how quickly this mat leave is flying by...life with two babies sure is busy.
This past month was filled with lots of fun.
Meeting new friends:
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| Liam and Grace |
We met my friend Lauren's baby Grace a few weeks ago. It was so fun to get the babies together to play. I've known Lauren for forever so it's so fun to see her as a mom. She's a natural. We got the kids together again today for a morning at the art gallery. It was great, the kids all loved it. We got home from the city at around 1:30 and it was just beyond time for Jonah's nap so he didn't have one today...he did great considering, even made it through Sushi dinner tonight out.
We spent a week up north at the cottage a week ago. It was great having company all week long and extra hands to help with the boys. Jonah had the time of his life with such a big audience and I loved the week up there with lots of people to visit with. I really love being surrounded by our extended family. As much as I'd be so happy with the two boys it's weeks like that that make me want an even bigger family. I will remember it as the week that Adam serenaded us with background guitar music, we drank lots of David's Iced Tea and Jonah learned to say "Mami".
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| Kissing the duck |
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| Dressed up for his lady friends |
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| Who are you looking at? |
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| Banana Boat. |
We came home and had my nephew's Christening on Sunday. It was a great day - my brother and sister in law have an amazing big backyard full of fun toys and Jonah loved running around with all the other kids.
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| Backyard paradise! |
And now since I only seem to get around to blogging once a month here are the kids monthly updates:
Liam @ 4 months
Is sweet as can be.
Still likes to be swaddled when he sleeps - and still sleeps quite well.
Just started to like going into the excersaucer and bumbo chair - loves to stand/sit up
Into reading books and really likes photoshoots
Is so vocal. "talks" a lot more then I can remember Jonah ever doing so at his age. It's cute.
Still shrimpy compared to Jonah, 14lbs10oz, and 43 inches long. We had his 4 month apt yesterday and he's a bit light so I started a prescription to increase my milk supply...I'm also going to supplement a bit in the meantime...ideally I would like to nurse for 6 months like I did with Jonah but I'm open to whatever is going to be best/easiest for us both.
Is a ball of energy. The kid is go go go all the time and loves every minute of it.
The park in our neighbourhood just got totally redone with a foamy floor and two new play sets so he is loving that. There's also a lot of construction in our neighbourhood which is great because every morning he gets up and says "Cwanes?" and I just open his curtains and voila there they are! We also go on daily walks to find "Diggas".
Fave YouTube videos are Diggers and Sesame Street Feist.
Learned to blow his nose
So good at playing on his own, getting so creative with how he plays with toys, likes to stack, make piles etc.
Has lots of new words and starting to use them in the right context and combine some words to let us know what he wants: Up, Down, Weee, Crane, Digger, Truck, Helicopter (Hopter), Water, Boat, Doggie, Giraffe, Owl, Want (this is a big one "want up" "want water" (waaataaa).
Is quite clever I think. When we drive by my mom's exit on the highway he knows and lets me know by shouting loudly "NANA!?!" "NONO?!?!"
I have been trying to get back into my scrappy groove - I find I get little bursts of time here and there so I need to be super organized. After a hiatus I re-subscribed to Studio Calico and am loving getting a kit each month.
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