Summertime Fun!

The 1st day of fall officially starts on Sept. 22 - yikes! August was a busy month, with the highlight being our vacation to Lake Kalamalka (Vernon, BC). The month in review:

Aug 16-22 - We stayed at Kekuli Bay Provincial Park on Kalamalka Lake. Cory's parents came along so we were fortunate enough to stay in their RV. Aunty Karen also came along and we met up with a few a my friends who were staying at a cabin on the lake too. I think we ended up going on the hottest week because I don't think there was a day below 30 above.

The view from our campground.

Playing in Aunty Karen's car - one of Jonas' obsessions.

Jonas' first boat ride - he looks a bit scared. Later he enjoyed jumping into the lake from the back of the boat (of course with our assistance).

Jonas enjoyed camping especially because he was able to stay outside for the full day.

One sleepy bear.

Jonas and Grandma.

Jonas and Grandpa

Other summertime activities included:
Playtime at the parked.

Splashing in the puddles.

Running around at Grandma & Grandpa Lee's

Driving the tractor at Grandma H's.

September 9th rolled around and Jonas turned 19 months! We are always amazed at what our boy can do and what he knows!
Jonas at 19 months:

- Wt. and Ht., yet to be measured
- Clothing size: still 12-18 months - though most of his shirts are now 18M to fit over his belly and all of his pants are too big around the waist unless they have the adjustable waist. Size 5 shoes.
- Favorite Food: Sill loves his bananas, apples, Cheerios for breakfast. Muffins, noodles, cheese, carrots, beets, crackers. MILK. His favourite snack/treat are tortilla chips.
- Favorite Book: Snuggle Puppy and Snoozers
- Favorite Toys: The ride-on car that we bought for $2 at a garage sale, Tonka trucks (which he sits on), Thomas the Train, pots & pans, stuffed animals (bunny, elly, Tigger, puppy)
- Favorite Activities: He loves being outside, playing at the park, riding his car, pretending to drive the van and our car, dancing, watching his Pixar movies (his favourite right now is 'One Man Band' ), reading
- Words: It has been amazing to hear the progress with Jonas' vocabulary. He is now starting to put sentences together. Today he said 'Mommy, are you coming?' He tends to copy whatever words we tell him to say.
- Bedtime routine: Bedtime has been a bit later at 9pm. It's still the same routine: bath, brush teeth, PJs, read, snuggle time with mom and dad and then nighttime. Still loves his blue blanket. Nap-time: 2-3 hours

The hardest thing now is to get him to sit still so I can take photos!
Mom and Jonas

My baby at 19 months.

Crawling towards mom while she was trying to take a picture.

Toddler Already!?

So my baby Jonas turned 1.5 years on Sunday and according to Today's Parent, my baby is a toddler! How could that be! I thought it would be fitting to update the life of my 1.5 year old boy!

-Height and Weight: Still have to measure, but I'm guessing he is 23lbs. still
-Clothing Size: 12-18M clothing and size 5 shoes
-Favorite Foods: noodles, muffins, Cheerios, apples, bananas, cheese, ice-cream (Dibs), milk
-Favorite Books: Snuggle Puppy, Peek-a-Boo
-Favorite Toys/Activities: Jonas loves to go outside; he loves to splash in his pool, blow bubbles, pick up rocks, chase cats, play in his playhouse, throw balls, climb and ride in his wagon, shovel dirt in mom's flower bed, run, run, run. When Jonas is inside the house he loves to: play with his cars & train, build with his MEGA Blocks, stack his wooden blocks, play with mom's measuring cups, play with his magnetic cars and animals, dance and can rock out (he does the head bop)
-Some of his many words that he can say include: ball, bubbles, boo, bye-bye, hi, bus, bike, plane, keys, cheese, apple, please, all gone, all done, more, again, bite, puppy, dog, bunny, no, mommy, daddy, papa, aunty, baby, baby GG, hat
-Jonas' bedtime is 8 pm and lately he has been sleeping through the night until 7:30 am. He sleeps with his favorite blue blanket (thank goodness we have 3 of them) and with many of his stuffed animals (puppy, bunny, Tigger, moose, monkey). He enjoys reading and snuggling with mom and dad before bedtime.
-Finally Jonas likes to brush his teeth and he likes doing it all by himself (& then he tries to brush mom's teeth too)!
-Jonas likes to climb in his high chair all by himself and demands dinner.
-He likes when mom gives him airplane rides and bumps.
-He eagerly watches through the window for daddy to get home and when he sees Cory, he gets all excited and does this little dance and yells hi daddy, hi daddy!
-He is still a mama's boy!
-Lately he cries when I take him to daycare but as soon as I'm gone, he his playing, eating and content.
-He takes 2-3 hour naps. Naps are in the big bed.
-Every morning he asks for daddy and I have to tell him 'daddy is at work, bringing home the bacon.'
-He enjoys watching the Pixar Mini Movies especially on car rides. His favorite is 'The Birds'

Anyway, here is some highlights of Sunday:

After sleeping 12 hours Saturday night (he slept in until 9am), Jonas took a 2.5 hour nap in the big bed! This was after we ate breakfast, played outside in the rain and then ate lunch.

After nap-time we headed outside again. Jonas likes to ride on his car - he even pushes with his legs to move forward. This car was $2 at a garage sale and it has been worth every penny!

Riding away from mommy!


Mommy trying to take 'nice' pictures of her big boy but Jonas became distracted by a plane.

This boy just won't sit still.

Finally a nice picture of my handsome boy. This was just before he ran off to play with his toys!

Playing in his 'Princess House'. Yes it is kind of girly but I picked this house up used for a good price and Jonas doesn't really care. Jonas enjoyed throwing balls in and out of his house.

Icing his sore cheek. When we were putting his toys away in the garage, Jonas fell and scraped his cheek on the curb! I think it could have turned out worse, so thank goodness he is ok!

Relaxing in his favorite chair before bedtime!

Canada Day!

I started this post the weekend after Canada Day and finally I finished it!

Canada Day was a busy one this year, even though it was on a Wednesday! We went to the Legislature for pancake breakfast with friends, then we spent the afternoon with the Gooches at Millwoods park and then a BBQ at our place later. We didn't make it out to the fireworks but I did catch some of the Millwoods ones from my bedroom window. I should have taken advantage of the mid-week day off and took a super long weekend but many of my other co-workers did and so I was the sucker who had to work. Though Cory got the Thursday and Friday off so it was the boys having fun at home!

Anyway, just thought I would post some pictures of our Canada Fun!

Jonas and Trevor after pancake breakfast.

Zech at the petting zoo.

Jonas at home playing in his wagon.

3 precious kids! This photo was so hard to take because the boys did not want to sit still!

Baby GG posed for Aunty Mel!

194 days until...

CHRISTMAS!! Haha, I was just thinking that wow, June is a half over and so is the year 2009! And again I can't keep this crazy blog updated.

Well, I don't even know where to begin - I can't even remember half the stuff that went on in end of April/May...let's see

Health-wise: Again the household has been suffering from cold after cold. Jonas even had antibiotics to take for an ear infection and right now he has this crazy rash, which the doctor says is a reaction from his antibiotics (which he finished a week ago so I don't get it, but then again I'm no doctor). And to make matters worse, Jonas is getting his 2 bottom eye teeth (yep both at the same time) so he has been cranky!

Fitness-wise: I've been enjoying outdoor soccer and have even managed to score a few goals. Though I wish that I would have learned to play soccer when I was young. I am running quite frequently (but still not enough)! My next 'race' is a 10K run to Uncover the Cure on June 20th. Donate to the cause at: http://ed09.uncoverthecure.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ed09_homepage


On the Home-Front: I think ever since we bought our little townhouse, we've been doing work to it. This past month or so, we put in new laminate flooring on the main floor and all new windows were installed. The place is starting to feel more comfortable and it is a bit more up-to-date. We thought about upgrading to a house, being that the interest rates are so low but right now we just can't make the move.

Work Life: My job is going well - summer and fall are always busy with construction projects. As for Cory he is switching jobs on Monday. He will be working at Scottsford (Ft. Sask). which sucks cause he has to leave so damn early and then he gets home so late, but I guess it is not Ft. Mac!

What's new: The most exciting news over the last month or so is the addition of baby Genesis Faith to the Gooch family. My baby neice is so cute! Big brother Zech seems to be handling his new role rather well!
Sweet Baby Genesis, born June 5 @ 1:45pm, 9lbs. 9oz, 21.75 inches long. She is so gorgeous!
Jonas didn't seem to notice his new cousin when he first met her. Then the 2nd day he saw her and I was holding her, Jonas started whining and wanted me to hold him (jealous perhaps)!

And my baby boy has sure grown - I'm amazed as to how much they do grow in such little time!
Putting the house back together after getting the new flooring. Jonas thought it was pretty neat to be able to go behind the entertainment unit!

A visit with grandma, great grandma and great grandpa. This was a couple days before my grandpa passed away. Jonas didn't get a picture with great grandpa because he was sleeping and only woke briefly to acknowledge that we were there. I think it was grandpa's goodbye!

This was when Jonas loved baths and drinking the water - now it is a struggle to get him in the bath (so we've been showering him lately).

A cute bedtime picture - I love his facial expression!

Visting Cory's family. These are all of Cory's Grandma Hazel's great grandkids (so Jonas' 2nd cousins, I think). Jaycee holding Ryker, William (standing), and then Riley and Jonas in the wagon.

This is where we put Jonas when he is bad - in the dog cage!! Haha! Actually, we were camping at High River (while visiting Cory's family) and Jonas loved crawling in Koba's dog cage so of course I took the opportunity to take a picture!

Calgary Zoo with dad!

Calgary Zoo with mom. The zoo is amazing but we were only there for about 2.5 hours and then Jonas needed to eat and sleep!

Until next time....cheers!

I'm Alive!

It's been 2.5 months since I've updated this thing - where have I been, at work! I think we've all adjusted rather well to me going back to work and Jonas going to daycare. At first it was hard, especially when Jonas would cry every time I left him at the daycare. Now sometimes I cry (inside) cause Jonas sometimes doesn't want to come home from daycare! At least I know that he feels comfortable there! Anyway, lots has been going on in the last couple of months. Spring is here, yippee! At 14 months Jonas can do many things and likes certain things such as:
- He can walk, or shall I say run (every since his bday)
- His eye teeth have finally broken through (after a good month of movement), so now he has 14 teeth!
- He says a variety of words (mommy, no, daddy, banana ('nana'), apple...to name a few)
- Lately he has been showing off his bellybutton
- He loves his new wagon and he is happy just to sit in it
- He has his first girlfriend - Ava from daycare. They even hugged and kissed each other!
- He loves puppy dogs, real or stuffed
- He loves playing with my pots and pans
- He has been sleeping through the night on the most part (8 pm-6 am)
- Favorite foods: muffins, bananas, apples, cottage cheese & bread
- Clothing size: Still some 9-12 month, but mostly 12-18 month (though his pants fall down)

I'm sure there is alot more but that is all I can think of right now...I'll end with a few photos!

Jonas' 1 year photo ( I love this red couch). This photo was taken by my friend Leanne.

Family photo!

My attempt at Jonas' 1 year photo (I think this was the only photo he was sitting still in)

1st haircut at Beaners! Cool chair!

Mad at mommy cause I wouldn't let him play with the camera and I kept taking pictures of him!

One of Jonas' favorite things - reading!

My baby Jonas is 1 today!

Wow, I can't believe my baby boy is 1 today! Sometimes it seems like he was just born yesterday and other times it seems like Jonas has been in our lives forever! It is so true that you don't know what it is like to be a parent until you have your own children! And wow, it is amazing! Cory and I are so blessed to have such a wonderful boy and we love him so so much! And so today he is 1 and what a day it was; I started work today and Jonas went to daycare - on his birthday, how unfair! Well, I guess we did celebrate all weekend - we had a little birthday party for Jonas on Saturday, then on Sunday it was Cory's birthday so we went out for dinner with his family. Then the Gooches stopped by today for some more celebration!
So here are a few pics of my birthday boys...

Birthday Boy with his awesome Superman cake (thanks to Grandma Lee)!

Eating the yummy Superman cake!

My 2 birthday boys!

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!