Happy Thanksgiving

We were very busy this Thanksgiving doing lots of visiting. We started off the day with lunch at my step-father's, Richard, parents house. It's a big family and Joshua got to see lots of people.

After lunch we headed went over to my Auntie Anne and Uncle Dean's house for dinner and Joshua got to do even more visiting. I was very proud of Joshua, he was so good at being passed around to everyone and he didn't seem to be too bothered.

Saturday, October 6, 2007

We went out to visit my stepfather, Richard, out in the country today. Richard got to meet Joshua for the first time, and Joshua made another pint-sized friend (himself). He was so fascinated by his reflection in the mirror and he kept trying to touch the person smiling back at him.

We went out to visit my stepfather, Richard, out in the country today. Richard got to meet Joshua for the first time, and Joshua made another pint-sized friend (himself). He was so fascinated by his reflection in the mirror and he kept trying to touch the person smiling back at him.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Today my sister Christina, Joshua and I went out for lunch with my Auntie Anne and my cousins David and Matthew at the Golden Palace, everything was delicious. After lunch we thought it wise to take a bit of a walk to work off that delicious lunch so we took a quick stroll around Andrew Hayden Park, it was a beautiful day.

Later than night I went out for the evening with my friend Erika, we had a great time and then came back to my mom's house and had one of our good old girls nights.

Thursday, October, 4, 2007

Joshua and I had an adventurous day today, we started off by going for a walk and checking out the neighbourhood. We later met up with Christina and decided that we would take the bus down to St. Laurent Shopping Centre. Doesn't sound very exciting yet does it! So the three of us set off on the bus. We get to St. Laurent and I quickly realize that there is no way I am going to get out the front door (I have Joshua in the stroller) so I quickly begin pushing my way to the back door, I don't think the other passengers wanted to share the aisle with a stroller. I eventually get to the back door my Christina steps off the bus and just as I am about to push the stroller through the door it closes in front of me, so this leaves me and Joshua on the bus and my sister standing outside on the bus platform. I yelled at the driver that I needed to get off but he had already started moving so would not let me off. I have no idea where the bus is going or how far away the next stop is. The other passengers must have felt really bad for me because they told to wait for two stops instead of getting off at the next stop. I quickly told them that I was from out of town, so they didn't think I was a total idiot. I text messaged Christina who had been sending me texts wondering what the heck had happened and told her I was on my way back. By the time I got back to the mall all that we could do was laugh. Joshua was great through out the bus trip and smiled at everyone!

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

A family friend, Zina, came to Ottawa for a visit today, it was so nice to see her since I haven't seen her for quite a few years. After a few hours of visiting we went over to visit Great Grandma. We had a great afternoon and Joshua enjoyed playing with the new toy that Zina brought for him.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Today Great Grandma took Joshua and I out for dinner, we went to East Side Marios, which is a favourite of mine and I haven't enjoyed quite the same out West. Joshua was great the whole time we were out for lunch and sat in his high chair and babbled to himself the whole time. After lunch we headed to the mall for a bit of shopping. Great Grandma got Joshua a warm sweater since I forgot to bring Joshua's coat (oops).

Monday, October 1, 2007

On Monday, Joshua and I just spent the day hanging around the house and settled in, we also made a trip to the grocery store. I picked up some Farley's Biscuits for Joshua to try. He really seems to enjoy them and he maintained a very good grip on them while he was eating them.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Here are some pictures from this past Sunday, we went over to visit Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Billy, this was Joshua's first time meeting Great Grandpa Billy!

Fair Fun

Shortly after arriving in Ottawa, Grandma, Joshua and I went to the Metcalfe Fair. I scheduled my trip at the time that I did so that I could take Joshua to the Fair. Joshua got to see all the rides, see cows, horses and other animals.

Greetings from Ottawa

Well Joshua and I survived our first solo plane trip. The trip went really well and we were fortunate enough to be sitting next to a couple who enjoyed Joshua, the woman even held Joshua while I was getting us settled before take-off. Joshua slept through the take-off and woke about 20 minutes into flight. He was in pretty good during the flight but did start to get a bit restless in the middle of the flight. I managed to get him to sleep in my arms for about 30 minutes or so and he woke up just in time for the landing. The landing was probably the worst part, he cried through most of if, but I held him close and whispered songs into his ear and he seemed to remain calm if I kept singing. All in the all the trip went really well!

Mom, if you aren't going to update the blog than I will!

Rubber Ducky, Your the One!

Joshua's fascination with his Rubber Ducky has extended beyond the bathtub. It has become one of his favourite things to tote around. During some of his fussy times it can be the only thing that will calm him down.

I think that he likes the pressure on his poor gums that have yet to expose any teeth.

Seven Months

I can't believe that seven months have passed since Joshua joined our lives. The time has gone by so quickly. I remember everyone telling that the time would go by quickly but I never expected this. He is such a wonderful baby and we feel so lucky to have him. It has been such an amazing experience to watch this little person grow before my eyes! I was going through some of his baby clothes a couple of days ago and it is so hard to believe how much he has grown in such a short period of time.

I took Joshua to get weighed/measured yesterday and his stats were 19 lbs 13 oz and 28 1/2 inches long, he is a big boy for sure! I also wanted to talk with the nurse because Joshua developed a bit of rash on his chest a couple of days ago and I wanted to have it looked at. My suspicion was that he was allergic to the peas that I just introduced. After taking a look at him the nurse suspected that it was either caused by his teething or just a bit of heat rash. He tends to get quite sweaty when he gets himself worked up. I haven't given him peas since so the nurse suggested reintroducing them in a few days and see how he reacts. While we were waiting for the nurse yesterday Joshua was playing with those toys that you see in doctors office where they moved the beads along the wire (I can't think of what they are called), he really enjoyed moving the beads around, however when he got frustrated he would start to bang it around a bit.


Here a some pictures from the last few weeks.

Shoe Envy!

I came across these booties on a website when I was pregnant and thought they were the cutest things for winter. Now that Joshua is here I fell in love with them all over again. If I can convince Chris to get a pair I will post a pic of Joshua wearing them!

The best part they are Canadian made http://www.stonz.ca/.

Self Feeding

Joshua continues to be introduced to new solid foods so far he has tried the following:

Cereals: Rice, Oatmeal, Barley
Vegetables: Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Green Beans
Fruit: Apples, Pears, Banana, Mango
Meats: Chicken, Turkey

I am still making the majority of his foods, the one that has proven to be the most painful to prepare is the bananas as they can't be frozen and need to be served fresh and I found that I was just wasting a lot unnecessarily. I tried using the jarred bananas and discovered that they all contain citric acid, which is not recommend introducing until the baby is a few months older than Joshua is. I found a nice compromise, the mesh feeder, I break off a piece of fresh banana put it in the mesh feeder and let Joshua suck on it until he is done. He is not completely sure about what he is doing with it and ends up spending more time sucking on the handle but once I turn it the right way for his he is quite happy!

While bananas were the most painful to prepare I have found the preparation of meats to be grossest and the jarred varieties aren't any better. They more resemble cat food than anything else. I am going to give it one more shot, this time instead of boiling the meat, I am going to try and steam it. A good compromise to the meats is find ones with vegetables in them, however since we haven't introduced a huge selection of vegetables its slim picking the only suitable mixture I have found at this point is the Turkey and Sweet potatoes and Joshua does it, which is more than I can say for the plain chicken.

A Note from Down Under

Joshua got his first piece of mail today, a postcard from his Nona from Australia. She was recently in Australia for work and sent Joshua two post cards from her travels. She also brought his back a few souveniers, including a Koala bear hoodie and an Australia Christmas story.

Hey There Sports Fans!

September 16, 2007 was a big day in our household. No, there were no birthdays or anniversaries being celebrated. Today was the release of the new jersey for the Edmonton Oilers! Joshua is now ready to cheer on his home team!

Go Oilers Go!

Did I do it to myself?

For as long as I can remember Joshua has only slept for 30 - 45 minutes at a time, I thought that I would let him cry a little bit before going in and getting him. Today I have decided to let him cry for a good couple of minutes before going in and checking on him. He woke up after 45 minutes as usuall but put himself right back to sleep after a couple of minutes of fussing and he has been sleeping for almost two hours now. So now I wonder have I been the problem all along? I will keep this up for a few more days and post on the progress.

I have gotten so much done I can't even believe it, I hope he has a long afternoon nap too!

I think Joshua said his first word...

I was bouncing him on my knee this morning while I was checking my email and he was chatting away and then started going Dadadadada, of course he hasn't done it since but I called Chris and told him. I know he didn't really know what he was saying but it was cute none the less.

It's Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood!

Since today was the first really nice day that we have had in a while, and the mud outside our house has started to dry, I decided to take Joshua for a nice long walk and he even wore sunscreen for the first time. It was a beautiful day and Joshua enjoyed looking around, although by the end of our walk he was pretty tired so I lay his seat down he took a bit of a nap!