Emmett @ 5 months!

- Weighs about 17 lbs. 11 oz. (on Dec. 6)
- Wears mostly 6-12M clothing
- Size 3 Pampers
- His blonde hair is growing in so nicely - and his mullet is almost gone!
- Cut 2 teeth, his bottom 2 front teeth (in mid-Nov.)
- Bedtime routine consists of: feeding, bum change, lotion, pjs and then reading. He falls asleep listening and watching his musical fish tank. Since teething, he hasn't been sleeping as well - waking up a couple times a night.
- Still likes the soother at bedtime but loves loves his thumb.
- Still likes the big bath with big brother Jonas (started this a couple of weeks ago - he sits in his bath chair). He likes grabbing the bath toys. He also likes when hold him out of his bath chair & then he can kick!
- Is ticklish - now especially under his chin.
- Still loves to watch what Jonas is doing & laughs at his big brother!
- Loves to see where mommy is and cries when I leave the room! Loves seeing his daddy too and has been crying when he leaves too!
- He still likes to still in the bumbo at the dinner table but will do the straight back to get out of it.
- Likes the exersaucer & the jolly jumper. Now gets upset if he can't reach a toy.
- Has been feeding every 4 hours or so. He tried rice cereal but didn't seem ready for it yet.

Loving the jolly jumper!

Jonas insisted that Emmett try on the bucket hat! Jonas was wearing a green one!

Bedtime!


5 month photo shoot (a week late though)

Christmas Photos!

I haven't posted anything forever (I'm neglecting Emmett's updates too) but I couldn't resist posting some pictures of a photo shoot that Cory's mom wanted of the 3 cousins. Anyway, here are a few pictures - it was hard to pick which ones because all of them were wonderful!

3 Lee cousins - Beckett, Emmett & Jonas

Cory & Mr. Emmett

'Grandma Lee' with her 3 grandsons! We struggled with getting Jonas to co-operate for the pictures so Sharon helped out by getting in the picture too!

I love the 3 different facial expressions!

My family - bribing Jonas involved lollipops!

Having fun (so Jonas wouldn't notice that the photographer was taking his picture).

Jonas did have some big smiles!

'Waking up on Christmas Day' shot

Getting to know one another - look out when they get older!

Their facial expressions are priceless!

Baby Emmett - 4 months!

I'm a bit late on this one but here is the Emmett update!

- Weighs about 17 lbs. 3 oz. (on Nov.8)
- Wears mostly 3-6 month clothing and now some 6-12M clothing
- Size 3 Pampers
- Has a mullet! Still has his long newborn hair at the back - so cute!
- We moved him into his crib in his own room at the beginning of October. He still has been sleeping through the night (about 10pm to 8am). This past week he did wake up in the middle of the night a couple of nights in a row!
- Bedtime routine consists of: feeding, bum change, lotion, pjs and then reading. He falls asleep listening and watching his musical fish tank.
- Likes the soother at bedtime but loves loves his thumb.
- Now bathes in the big bath with big brother Jonas (started this a couple of weeks ago - he sits in his bath chair). He likes grabbing the bath toys.
- Is ticklish especially on his sides and back.
- Still loves to watch what Jonas is doing & laughs at his big brother!
- Loves to see where mommy is and cries when I leave the room! Loves seeing his daddy too and has been crying when he leaves too!
- Has been drooling like crazy and his cheeks have been so rosy (teething but I can't feel any teeth yet). Blows bubbles too!
- Still likes sitting in the bumbo while we eat dinner.
- Likes the exersaucer & playing with all of the toys on it.
- Found his feet & will put them in his mouth!
- Has been feeding every 4 hours or so.
- He is a very content and happy baby! Lately he has been getting a bit upset in the evening because of his teeth!

Some pictures I'm sharing:
My Boys! Emmett loves watching his big brother!

1st night in his big crib in his own room!

Cousins - Emmett and Beckett.

4 month photo at-home photo shoot:
Love his expression!

So happy!

Loving his new bear!

Bedtime and still so happy!

My pumpkin!


We had a visit with Grandma Halwa. Emmett had lots of laughs and smiles for his great grandma.

Grandma holding Emmett's foot.

Boys in the bath - having fun!

My happy boy!

Giving Thanks!

On January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed:

“A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October."

Up until then, Thanksgiving was mainly celebrated in November. Though throughout history, the date of Thanksgiving did change to celebrate various events in Canada (the ending of war for example). With Thanksgiving a week or so behind us, it is a time to reflect on the many things that I am thankful for in my life.

I am thankful for:

1. My wonderful family! Even though it has been a struggle with my 'terrible two' year old and with Cory working long hours, I feel so blessed to have my family!

2. My wonderful sister and her family! Though we live a few hours away (ok, try 10), it is always wonderful to catch up with them on the phone and on Skype.

3. Mom and Bill. We had a great visit with them at the farm on the Friday before Thanksgiving Monday. Jonas always likes going out to the farm to see all of the tractors, farm equipment, cats and dogs.

4. The Lee family. Once again Sharon made a wonderful Turkey dinner. Thanksgiving was a bit quieter this year since two of Cory's sisters were out of town. We had a great visit!

5. Good friends - new and old!

6. Good health - well on the most part. Cory is sick right now and Jonas & I are trying to fight off the cold.

7. Shelter, food and water. We are loving are new house and I am so grateful we have the necessities to live.

Oh, there is so much more to list...but I will leave you with a few pictures instead...

My Boys! (Jonas being camera-hating)

Me and my boys (Jonas still acting up but he still looks so cute)!

My baby boy Emmett (with a tear in my eye because I feel like he is no longer my baby already and he is only 3 months)! I took this picture myself; arm-length away deal so no tripod and I really love it!

3 months already!

Emmett is 3 months old and already quite the character. Here's the update:

- Weighs about 15 lbs. 3 oz. (this was a couple of weeks ago at the health centre - 95th percentile though)
- About 24 inches long (75th percentile)
- Head is about 41 inches circumference (40th percentile - so we say we have a big baby with a small head)!
- Wears mostly 3-6 month clothing but sometimes I squeeze him into some 0-3 month clothing
- Size 3 Pampers
- He has been losing his hair but growing it too! It looks like it is coming in blond!
- Still sleeps through the night - yippee! His last feeding is at about 9:30-10pm and then he usually sleeps until 7ish. Sometimes he wakes up about 5ish. He still sleeps in our room in the travel crib bassinet.
- Gets the hiccups less often now.
- Still dislikes the soother but loves his thumb.
- Likes his baths & has now started to kick and splash!
- Has started cooing, laughing and smiling lots!
- Cries when he is really hungry, really poopy and just before he falls asleep.
- Also cries when mommy is upset at Jonas (when it involves yelling)
- He does like to look around a lot more now and he especially likes to look at Jonas.
- Is awake alot more during the day - usually for a couple hours in the morning, afternoon and evening.
- Likes his swing and will fall asleep in it.
- Like the carseat but will whine abit when we first put him in it but then falls asleep in the car.
- Likes sitting in the bumbo at the dinner table and watching us eat.
- Likes the exersaucer at the Beaumont indoor playground (I still have to set ours up)
- Can move himself by kicking his legs so he moves himself in circles or goes forward.

Here are a few pictures that I'm sharing with you:

Emmett looking like his daddy!

Loving bath-time and splashing so much that he almost kicked himself right out of the bath!

More kicks at bedtime.

Emmett as 'Woody'.

Trying to get a picture of my boys - Jonas has become camera shy/hating.

Playing with cousin Beckett - well sort of.

I know Emmett's eyes are closed but I thought his facial expression was cute in this one. This was at the park by our place.

Loves sticking out his tongue!


Jonas actually wanted his picture taken with Emmett. I think because he got to sit up in the little nook-thing.

Full of smiles!

Pictures of Emmett on his 3 month b-day....





I like this picture even though it is kinda fuzzy. We bought a new camera and I was testing things out - I think I need to learn to use it a bit better.

We have ourselves a Thumb-Sucker!

Yes, Emmett is a thumb-sucker and I'm really torn as to what to do about it? It is so nice that he can self-sooth but then I can't take away his thumb! And then who knows how long will he suck his thumb for - it could be years? Then there is the concern of how it will affect his teeth! I've tried to force the soother, and he will suck on it for a few minutes before popping it out.
Oh, the dilemmas of parenting.

Here's a few pictures I'm sharing with you of my thumb-sucking baby!


Sleeping and losing the thumb!

Enjoying his thumb and almost asleep.

It is like he his laughing at me & thinking 'Look at me mommy, I'm sucking my thumb & what are you going to do about it?'

Conversions of a 2.5 year old!

I keep meaning to write down some of the things Jonas says because a conversation with a 2.6 year old is rather entertaining! Here are a few things that I can recall.

Jonas (to Emmett): Hi, I'm Jonas.
Emmett: 'smiles'
Jonas (as he grabs Emmett's arm, leg, ect.): This is your big arm, this is your big leg. I love you!

Jonas (as he sees a dead fly on the floor): Mommy, there is a fly on the floor.
Mommy: Oh, where?
Jonas: There. Mommy, you have to vacuum it up.
Mom: Yes, yes I do. Thanks!

As we are driving down the road, Jonas points out every big truck, grader, excavator, bobcat, ect. that he sees:
Jonas: There's a bobcat, there's another bobcat. 2 bobcats!
Mommy: Where? (cause half the time I don't see them and I have to make sure that he is getting his equipment right).
Jonas: Over there. The bobcat dumps the garbage (sometimes he says dirt now too).

Jonas (to Bill): Your truck is dirty!
Bill: Yes, it is.
Jonas: You have to wash it!
Bill: Well, grandma should wash it because it is dirty from her road.
Jonas: Oh, ok!

Jonas (to Pop-Pop): I have a tractor just like you.
Pop-Pop: My tractor is broken.
Jonas: You have to fix it?
Pop-Pop: Yes.
Jonas: I will help you fix it.
Pop-Pop: Ok, sure.
Jonas: With a screw driver?

I'm ashamed to say that Jonas knows some not so nice words. I guess I have to be more aware of what I say around him (or what I say when I'm yelling at the bad drivers or when something goes wrong)
Jonas' bad words: shut-up, stupid, damn it

That's all I can think of at the moment. Now onto the update of my big boy's life as a 2.6 year old!
• Ht: 35 inches
• Wt: 27 lbs. (we finally bought a scale & this is actually his weight)
• Clothing: mostly size 2 still, some size 3. Shoes: size 6 or 7
• No more pampers! yippee but size 2 pull-ups and size 2 underwear!
• Favourite Movie: Loves watching 'The Incredibles', 'Monsters Inc.', 'Toy Story 3'
• Favourite TV show: Like 'Mickey Mouse' and 'Little Einstein'
• Favourite Book: Still the Tonka truck books, Touch & Feel 'Honk Honk' book, 'Casper the Caterpillar' and 'Find the Baby Animal's Mom' puzzle book.
• Favourite toys: He loves being outside! He loves going to the park and quite often he brings his loader and dump truck with him and fills them up with rocks. He is still obsessed with all of his machines (trucks, loaders, Mack truck etc.). He loves his Buzz Lightyear and Woody figurines and anything Toy Story!
• Favourite Food: He still likes his bananas, apples, noodles, mush, carrots, cucumbers, cheese, and sometimes meat (done on the BBQ). He also likes eating granola and trail mix.

• Other:
o I stayed home this past week to concentrate on potty training Jonas and it worked! He has been diaper free for 1 week and he has had only a few accidents! He has been using the potty for a while but not all the time. So finally we told him that there were no more diaper left so he had to wear his underwear. We also bribed him with small die-cast toys and his big reward for being diaper free for a week was a big Mack mixer truck! Cory and I are so happy and proud of him!

o Bedtime Routine: We still have to work on the bedtime but our routine is washroom, brush teeth, read books ( and he always tries to squeeze in 1 more book), snuggles with mommy. He falls asleep quite quickly (unless he has a nap) but now we have to work on getting a consistent bedtime or earlier bedtime (it is usually 10-10:30)

o We took a trip to Jurassic Forest by Gibbons with Grandma Lee, Aunty Karen, Aunty Kristy and Beckett. Jonas loved looking at all of the dinosaurs!

o We also went to my workplace to show my co-workers Emmett. We then spent a good hour (well maybe it was only 30 min. but it seemed like a long time) looking at the dump trucks, loaders and grapples on the tip floor of the Integrated Processing and Transfer Facility. Of course Jonas was in his glory!

o This past month, Jonas stayed with Grandma Lee and Pop-Pop for 2 nights. He loves going out there and he seems to sleep ok at night too (though grandma sleeps in his bed so he doesn't gets scared). While Jonas was out there, I decided to paint his bedroom - bright red and blue. It took more coats of paint than I thought (& more hours of labour) but it is done now and so next we are going to put up 'Cars' themed stickers! Jonas really likes his newly painted room!

Anyway, here are some pictures I'm sharing with you (fewer pictures this time since our camera broke and Jonas hasn't wanted me to take his picture too)!:

Dinosaur at Jurassic Forest

With Aunty Karen at Jurassic Forest.

Going down the dinosaur slide.

Jonas' Mack truck (Potty Training reward - we let him look at it in the box before he actually got it).

Fencing Mater!