Our Week in {Blackberry} Pictures

Another week, another week in {Blackberry} Pictures!

Bowling at Palasand and creating Journal embellishments


Mama and Daddy's night out! We went to the Cage the Elephant and Black Keys concert at the JLC...but first had dinner at Works Burger! It was soooooo good! And I had the best Cherry Coke Float (in a measuring cup!) ever!


A very sleepy baby in my car on Wednesday...running errands before having dinner over at the in-laws and meeting West-Cost Cousins


Splash pad date with our Mama's group!


Baking...all...day! I was competing in Iron Cupcake London, Battle Citrus in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada...and tied for best taste!

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Our Weekend in {Blackberry} Pictures

Last week was a hot one, so Owen and I tried to spend as much time outside as possible!

So here's some of our outdoor fun, in {Blackberry} pictures


Mama's view...Owen playing at the watertable...Mama basking in the sunshine


Me and my boy <3


Taking a dip in the pool


Playing ball! He LOVES to throw his ball!!


Making music at the park across the street

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Remember that book challenge?

I posted around new years my goals for the year...not resolutions, but goals.

Do you remember that? 6 months ago? I can hardly remember what I ate for lunch (not to self: you didn't have lunch!)

Well...putting myself to a 'Read 25 {non-childrens} books this year" was sorta foolish. I'm not sure when I thought I would have time to read them to be honest!

I'm going to post my Reading List over on the side bar and try to be better. It's two fold right? I get some peace and quiet, to take a break and read...and I'm living up to a goal I set for myself.

Anyone else out there doing a reading challenge?

Our Weekend in {Blackberry} Pictures

Here's our weekend in {Blackberry} pictures


Hey Daddy...where does this go?


Mama's little handy man


Splash time at the water table - Canada Day


A very wet baby post water table


I know this looks like a lovely sunset, but I assure you, it was not! The sky was a very eerie yellowy green colour during a CRAZY thunder storm! - July 2, 2011


More water table fun in his cool new Shark swimsuit from Nana- July 3, 2011


Waiting for the pool to warm up, and apparently VERY excited about it!


Brrrr! It's too cold, Mama!


Playing with his favourite (and noisiest!) toy from Auntie T!

One Year Ago...

my boys on Canada Day



My how they've both changed!



Happy Summertime...and have a safe and Happy Canada Day, and Fourth of July!

One Year Stats

One year...one WHOLE year!

Here's what the stats have to say about our Monster

Height: 32" (Mama was bang on that one!)
Weight: 24lbs10z (we definitely thought he was 27+lbs!)
Head Circumference: 18.8" (big noggin!)

The doctor (who's name I totally didn't catch, but she was nice enough!) was great. We talked about feeding (apparently at this age, they start to eat less...I just nodded and smiled, cause seriously, the kid is tank and eats EVERYTHING!), switching to milk, weening from bottles, eczema (Owen has a bit on his upper arms and cheeks) and a few other private issues.

He's doing perfectly! He has hit all of his milestones and is incredibly close to walking! Today we were practicing standing unassisted and he totally got it!

His favourite toys right now are his Ride-On Car from Auntie T, remotes, blackberries, tupperware, and spoons. The kid will go CRAZY with a spoon in each hand, rocking back and forth and bouncing on the floor. It's pretty hilarious!

Favourite foods...well...everthing! I'm a little sad to stop making baby food, but it's really exciting that he's going to be joining us for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I'll still make things like applesauce (his fave!) and bread from scratch (he's going to get french toast for the first time tomorrow!! Woohoo!!) and maybe meatballs because I'm addicted to them as much as he is! He LOVES meats and veggies, tolerates fruit, and is down with pasta (rotini is his favourite....with Mama's homemade sauce!)

His routines are fantastic. He hasn't done away with his 11am or 3pm nap, and typically naps for 1.5-2hrs. Give me LOTS of time to work on orders for Sweet Stella's, promote, list things on Etsy and just all together have some time for me.

And he's still sleeping a solid 8pm-9am! I couldn't be happier about that. I have some Mama friends who's kiddos get up at either 5am or at multiple points in the night, and I think that would spell some very bad things for my PPD (another post, another day)


Happy Birthday, Owen!


This boy sure loves his cake!


Owen and his pal E at the splash pad! The boy are only 3 days apart, so his wonderful Mama, P, and I celebrated with her friend A...and cupcakes at the splashpad downtown!


He hated every minute of this! Crawled to me crying and climbing up for a snuggle

My Little da Vinci!

I've had to hold off on posting these until after Father's Day...but man oh man...

Give a baby some canvas, paint and strip him down...this is what you get!


Before



During...


Painting #1


Painting #2


After!

My little da Vinci!

The paintings are now proudly hanging in Daddy's office.