Wednesday, April 30, 2014
spring has sprung!
Well spring is very much here in St Louis. Our tulips have had their last day, my favourite flower doesn't last nearly long enough. The blossoms have almost all turned to lush green leaves on the trees. It's very rejuvenating outside these days! Certainly makes us and everyone else in our neighborhood go outside more.
Miles started soccer this spring. Keith and his uncle Sean are the coaches. Miles is mostly interested in the snack they get at the end of the game:) There are actually quite a few good players on the team and it is pretty entertaining to watch. He also started swimming lessons late this winter and is almost finished. It has gained him some confidence in the water without water wings. Although I know we have lots of practicing to do to keep up with it.
Iris is rolling all over the place. She sits up on her own pretty sturdy now. She is exploring different foods, her favourite are pureed sweet potatoes and mashed bananas. She is napping great in the afternoon and sleeping through the night still but only in the playpen in our room. We have started the weaning process of breastfeeding. She is taking one bottle of formula now and seems to like it. The reason was to give me some uninterrupted time to work at night. It's also a great way for her and Keith to bond (as long as she doesn't hear my voice). Love having a mamas girl!
Here are some updated photos for the month of April. Hope everyone had a great Easter! Miles got too much candy! he got a big chocolate bunny that he really wanted, but was surprised that it was hollow not solid!
Miles started soccer this spring. Keith and his uncle Sean are the coaches. Miles is mostly interested in the snack they get at the end of the game:) There are actually quite a few good players on the team and it is pretty entertaining to watch. He also started swimming lessons late this winter and is almost finished. It has gained him some confidence in the water without water wings. Although I know we have lots of practicing to do to keep up with it.
Iris is rolling all over the place. She sits up on her own pretty sturdy now. She is exploring different foods, her favourite are pureed sweet potatoes and mashed bananas. She is napping great in the afternoon and sleeping through the night still but only in the playpen in our room. We have started the weaning process of breastfeeding. She is taking one bottle of formula now and seems to like it. The reason was to give me some uninterrupted time to work at night. It's also a great way for her and Keith to bond (as long as she doesn't hear my voice). Love having a mamas girl!
Here are some updated photos for the month of April. Hope everyone had a great Easter! Miles got too much candy! he got a big chocolate bunny that he really wanted, but was surprised that it was hollow not solid!
Monday, March 31, 2014
March
I just had to add a few more photos for the month of March to catch up. I love the picture of the two of them looking at each other! Iris has her hands behind her head when she sleeps sometimes now:) At Iris' 6 month check up she was in the 60% for weight and 30% for height. Miles has a coaster around his wrist as a shield! Not sure if he was a super hero or ninja turtle in this picture?
Monday, March 17, 2014
what a winter!
Surprisingly this winter has just flown by! We never had a chance to get bummed out or depressed from the record cold weather this year because we've just been so busy! I haven't even had a chance to update my blog for a while because every day seems to get away from me. That and we had a surprise last minute trip to Peterborough. One thing I have really been struggling with is working from home with a wee baby while still breastfeeding. It was pretty unrealistic of me to think I could do the same amount of work as I did before Iris came along. Result stress level high most days and many more grey hairs on my head! But still better than sending both kids to daycare full time I think!:)
Here are some updated photos of the kiddos from the winter. Miles is growing up so fast. He is interested in the sounds that letters make and what letter words start with. He's always asking questions. Iris is getting so big and changing so much! She has rolled from back to tummy a few times. She eats a little rice cereal at dinner time and seems to like it. She grabs my hair a lot now and puts it in her mouth, yuck! Actually she puts everything in her mouth especially her fingers.
One of the nick names I use for the kids lately is Care bears. I just found one of Miles' old onesies that says squishy fish on it which is quite fitting for Iris! as you will see she is very squishy:)
Here are some updated photos of the kiddos from the winter. Miles is growing up so fast. He is interested in the sounds that letters make and what letter words start with. He's always asking questions. Iris is getting so big and changing so much! She has rolled from back to tummy a few times. She eats a little rice cereal at dinner time and seems to like it. She grabs my hair a lot now and puts it in her mouth, yuck! Actually she puts everything in her mouth especially her fingers.
One of the nick names I use for the kids lately is Care bears. I just found one of Miles' old onesies that says squishy fish on it which is quite fitting for Iris! as you will see she is very squishy:)
Friday, January 31, 2014
Miles turned 4!
Miles turned 4 on January 19th 2014. I can't believe how time has flown by. He's not a baby anymore he is most certainly a big boy now! As Miles would say when I ask him where did the baby go? He responds with "I all growed up!" :)
The Birthday theme as you will see was Ninja Turtles! Yes they are back! I remember when my brother was obsessed with Ninja turtles and Keith talks about how he was so into them when he was a kid. He likes that Miles has taken a liking to them so much that he agreed to an adult Ninja turtles shirt and he actually wears it. Miles thinks it's so cool to be like his Dad. Some day he would like to be as big as his Dad, I am trying to prepare him for the fact that it might not happen. His Dad, Keith, is 6'2" and I am 5'2". Right now Miles is the small side of the class:) You never know though generally boys have a later growth spurt than girls.
Here are some pictures of the party. Just a few family and friends over for a pizza party, cause that's what Ninja turtles like you know:) Miles was just happy to have kids over to play with. He's so easy to please.
The Birthday theme as you will see was Ninja Turtles! Yes they are back! I remember when my brother was obsessed with Ninja turtles and Keith talks about how he was so into them when he was a kid. He likes that Miles has taken a liking to them so much that he agreed to an adult Ninja turtles shirt and he actually wears it. Miles thinks it's so cool to be like his Dad. Some day he would like to be as big as his Dad, I am trying to prepare him for the fact that it might not happen. His Dad, Keith, is 6'2" and I am 5'2". Right now Miles is the small side of the class:) You never know though generally boys have a later growth spurt than girls.
Here are some pictures of the party. Just a few family and friends over for a pizza party, cause that's what Ninja turtles like you know:) Miles was just happy to have kids over to play with. He's so easy to please.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Iris' baptism
Iris was baptized at the Keene United Church on Jan 5th. Yes we got to go home to baptize her in the church I grew up going to - not all the time but occasionally :) I didn't think baptizing her there would matter to me so much but it did. It was really important for me to have my Grandma at the baptism. My Grandmother means so much to me. She is a very special person who has a special place in my heart. Anyways I didn't mean to make such an ordeal of her baptism but it was a great excuse to get our whole family together to meet Iris and all be together at the church. If it had of been before Grandma's stroke she would have been so proud to see all of us together and maybe she still was proud- it's so hard to tell now.
Being at the church brought back all these old memories - the nursery downstairs hadn't changed much since when I was a kid. The room we ate lunch in was where I went to brownies and girl guides and the kitchen is where I helped Grandma serve soup lunches. I remembered nursing Miles in the quire practice room while I was nursing Iris:) All good memories:)
Oh ya - Iris was great during the baptism. She didn't even cry when water was put on her head. Miles had fun with all the other kids at the front on the church. He was not shy with the other kids at all and they all got to be part of the baptisms.
The rest of our visit in Peterborough was nice and relaxing. Due to the weather we were pretty much forced to stay home and relax some days. That must have been just what I needed because I really enjoyed my holiday. Anytime I get to spend bonding with Mom is a good time for me!
Unfortunately Keith got sick the last two days of our holiday with strep throat. I hated it for him :( Next trip to Canada I am going to plan more things for Keith and I to do together. We don't get to go on nearly enough dates in St Louis so we have to take advantage when we visit my family as my Mom is always wanting and willing to babysit.
Being at the church brought back all these old memories - the nursery downstairs hadn't changed much since when I was a kid. The room we ate lunch in was where I went to brownies and girl guides and the kitchen is where I helped Grandma serve soup lunches. I remembered nursing Miles in the quire practice room while I was nursing Iris:) All good memories:)
Oh ya - Iris was great during the baptism. She didn't even cry when water was put on her head. Miles had fun with all the other kids at the front on the church. He was not shy with the other kids at all and they all got to be part of the baptisms.
The rest of our visit in Peterborough was nice and relaxing. Due to the weather we were pretty much forced to stay home and relax some days. That must have been just what I needed because I really enjoyed my holiday. Anytime I get to spend bonding with Mom is a good time for me!
Unfortunately Keith got sick the last two days of our holiday with strep throat. I hated it for him :( Next trip to Canada I am going to plan more things for Keith and I to do together. We don't get to go on nearly enough dates in St Louis so we have to take advantage when we visit my family as my Mom is always wanting and willing to babysit.
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