Where Do I Begin?

Well, all I can say and think about lately is - 1.5 weeks left - 1.5 weeks left!! Then my baby will be 1 and I will be back at work, boohoo!!! Maybe the saying is true - time does fly when you are older, lol! This past year flew by yet I can't even remember when my baby was well, a baby! Anyway, time to recap the last couple months....I'll make it quick!

DECEMBER
Of course December is always such a busy month - especially with 4 turkey dinners and all (though I do must say each turkey dinner is uniquely different)! It was Jonas' 1st Christmas and I think he was more interested in eating the wrapping paper than anything else. I do have to say that he was quite the trooper considering that we were away from home for almost 2 weeks for Christmas and afterwards. After Christmas, Jonas had his 1st plane ride to Victoria and he did very well too! Mom, Cory, Jonas and I stayed in Victoria for a week - though we were in crapped quarters it was nice to get away from the cold (the weather in Victoria was around 0 to 5 above - it beat the minus 30!?)

Christmas time:
My little family! Jonas' 1st Christmas

My boys!

Mama's boy!

Fun Christmas photos with a big red ball!


I tried to get some pictures of Jonas with Santa but he wanted no part of it. Upon sitting the Santa beside him, he would grab the Santa and throw it off the chair and he would even give the Santa a kick with his feet! All he wanted was the red ball!

Victoria:
Jonas' 1st plane ride (well 2nd - this was on the way home). He pretty much slept the whole time - I even carried him off the plane, waited for our luggage and boarded the shuttle and he was still sleeping!
Enjoying the weather - harbor walk (ok, we still had to bundle up and this day it rained a bit)
Mom and her Mr. Dreamy (Elvis at the wax museum)

JANUARY:

This month I have been taking it easy and enjoying my last month at home with Jonas. Some of the highlights of January included - Jonas' turning 11 months old, celebrating with my mom's group all the babies' birthdays (14 babies - born late Nov. to late Feb.), visiting friends, play-dates with Zech, Jonas' 1st cookie and playing in the snow.

Superman Jonas at 11 months old!

Oh so many babies (party with my mom's group). It is way to hard to get a picture of all of the babes at once!

Visit with our friends - Sheldon, Jodi and Molly...
Jonas playing with Molly's doll, or shall I say roughhousing with the doll

The result of Jonas' roughhousing!

Miss Molly with Cory and her favorite toy piglet!

Jonas' 1st cookie:
A mom in my group made cookies for all of the babies - with their names on them! I gave him the whole cookie for taking pictures-then I had to pry it out of his hands, as he whimpered and then I gave him a little piece!

Jonas after his cookie - oh so happy. He also tried to pick up the crumbs and eat them too - he knows what's good!

Fun times with cousin Zech:
The boys playing with Thomas the Train. It has been such a joy to see these two interact - I love their laughing fits the most!

Playing in the snow:
This was actually on my mom's birthday (Jan.15)! We had just got a big dump of snow the day before and the temperature warmed up a bit (-8) so we were taking advantage of the day!

And to end this long update...my new year resolution...organizing my life!

Catching up ...part 2

Catching up...again. November continued to be a busy month....

Nov. 12th - this year we were blessed with a very warm fall which has allowed me to enjoy running outside with Jonas. This was on one of our runs, the day after the 1st snow of this winter.


Jonas seems to fall asleep in any form of transportation.

Nov. 14th - we all visited Toni and baby Zackary Helbig. I used to work for Zack's grandparents - Helbig's Farm Market. He is so cute!
Toni, Zack, and their dog (can't remember its name). Zack was 3 months old.

Nov. 19th - we ventured outside with the snowsuit cause it was cold!
Prior to going outside - Jonas all bundled up!

Enjoying a swing ride!

Nov. 23 & Dec. 3- Zech came for a couple of visits. The boys sure love each other - they have these laughing fits, usually at the table; Zech will look at Jonas and then Jonas will smile and then Zech will laugh and then Jonas joins in - its too funny! I've tried to videotape it but everytime I pull the camcorder out they stop!

Zech with a toy stuck on his foot - I got it off but laughed at him!

Zech posing for the camera!

Zech eating blueberries which stained his hands - I'm sure V had to scrub them a few times at home!

Jonas fell asleep at lunch and of course Zech thought that was funny!

Dec. 3 - Jonas in the big bathtub! Jonas no longer need his bath ring, well he hasn't needed for awhile but the bathtub was to slippery for him to sit in so I finally went out and bought a bathtub mat. He loves bath time!




Jonas after bath time!

Catching Up...Again!

Again a month has gone by and oh so much has happened. My baby will be 10 months old in a couple weeks - I can't believe it! And soon it is back to work for me. Actually my boss phoned me the other day just to check and make sure that I am coming back to work for sure and for sure I am! I have mixed feelings about going back to work but I guess I am lucky that I had the full year with my boy! Anyway, catch up time....

The month of October was a busy one. Jonas and I finished swimming lessons and then we started strollerobics again but this time we are going twice a week. Thanksgiving celebrations were wonderful - yummy dinners and lots of visiting. The month ended with a fabulous Halloween party for the babies. Here's a picture recap of the events....(I realized now that we did not take any pictures at Thanksgiving so I'm upset at myself...pictures all take place after Thanksgiving so Jonas is over 8 months old)

Jonas having fun before bedtime. (Oct.16)

1st time Jonas stood up all by himself in the crib (Oct. 21)

The night before Halloween we tried on Jonas' Tiger costume. He was tired but I did manage to get a few good pictures.

This picture was taken by Leanne Carrobourg, a lady in my mom's group. She took individual photos of each of the babies in our group (all 14 of them) and she did an amazing job. Check out her website: http://www.leannecphotography.com/

Jonas with grandma Lee. Jonas also dressed up as Yoda. Here we went to Cory's Auntie's place who goes all out for Halloween, hence the mummy.

So far November has also been a busy month. Once again a recap of the month with some photos:

November 1st - we were out at the lake visiting the Lee's, then we headed to the Wagar's for a wonderful supper and visiting.
Jonas enjoying the beautiful fall weather at Grandma and Grandpa Lee's place

Visiting the Wagars! Miss Molly Mouse and Jonas!

Jonas attacking Molly!

Trying to get a picture of the babes sitting...a bit of a challenge!

Nov. 4th - Jonas had his 1st fever which started the day before. He had a fever for about 4 days, followed by a rash. Poor little guy. All he wanted was his mommy!
Jonas and me - Jonas looking a bit sad/sick

Jonas feeling a bit better once he realized that he could reach the camera


Nov. 5&6th - Though Jonas was feeling under the weather, we went out to the Lee's to visit great grandma Hazel. This was the 1st time the Jonas met his great grandma! Very special day!

Jonas and great grandma Hazel. At first Jonas cried when she held him but I think it was mostly due to the fact that he just woke up and he still wasn't feeling like himself.

4 generations minus Cory. Cory was working so he couldn't make it out to the lake.

Jonas and his cousin Riley who is 3 months younger than Jonas but is bigger! Riley came for a visit too with his mom Jennifer and Aunty Myrna.

November 9th - Jonas turned 9th months old. For some reason I seem to forget to take a bday photo all day so then at bedtime I remember and so the photos are of Jonas in his pjs (these blue pjs are my favorite though)

Learning to read!

Picture time with Pooh Bear!

Sitting like a big boy!

At nine months, Jonas can:
-pulls himself up to stand
-walks holding on to the furniture
-crawls on his knees (though he stills drags himself sometimes)
-likes to feed himself
-likes to drink water from a sippy cup
-wears 6-12M clothing and some 12-18M (but they're kinda big)
-weighs 18lbs 1/2 ounce and is 27 1/2 inches long
-still in his bucket seat and loves to nap in it

Nov. 11th - Remembrance Day will be more remembered in our family because that was the day we took Jonas to the emergency room for the 1st time. Jonas awoke from his 20 minute nap and didn't want to be in his crib any longer. He stood up in his crib and banged his lip and teeth on the crib railing and his mouth was bleeding. He tore the gum between his 2 front teeth, no stitches required thank goodness. Apparently that is a common injury among babies but Cory and I decided to go to the emergency just to make sure that he was ok and didn't need stitches or something. I think Jonas was doing way better than his parents for he was smiling and flirting with everyone in the emergency room:)
One happy camper for banging up his mouth!

More catching up to do tomorrow......

Giving Thanks!

Once again I find myself struggling with this blog of mine but I'm back. Being that it is Thanksgiving I thought it would be appropriate to list a few of many things that I am greatly thankful for.

1) Good health for myself and my family! I have continued to keep up with my running and strollerobics, and I have been feeling great (though I do struggle mentally to get motivated). I did participate in the 5K run for the Cure and I was amazed as to how many people came out for this run/walk - but then again cancer does affect everyone :(

2) A Warm Home! At a time of economic slow-down, I am grateful that we have our little townhouse and a new furnace!

3) A Wonderful Family! My little baby is 8 months old already - I can't believe it. Cory and Jonas are my life and I love them both so very much!

4) Good Times with Family! Cory babysat so I could go to Sheryl Crow with the Lee ladies and to CATS with my mom! Both outings were a lot of fun!

5) My Sister and her Family! They are backed in Edmonton for awhile so I am so happy to have them so close again! And Zech calls me Aunty and Cory Uncle so that melts my heart!

6) My Mom! Enough said...

7) Yummy Turkey Dinner! Thanks to my mother in law - she always makes such wonderful meals! ;) Jonas loved the turkey dinner too!

It was a wonderful long weekend especially since Cory was home for 4 days! As the weekend comes to an end I am sadden by the fact that it would have been my dad's 65th birthday on Oct. 14th - may he rest in peace!

Now I leave you with a few pictures of my boy...

Enjoying eating leaves!

8 months old and boy what a face;)

All smiles!