Bathtime ... On my own & with Mommy!

Since Will has been swimming so much he really enjoys spending a long time having a bath. He now sits on the "Big Boy" side of his little tub and he had a bath with Mommy in the big tub for the first time today!

5 Months old today!!

Wow ... what a whirlwind. I can't believe little Willie Pete is 5 months old already! He has become such a happy and sweet little boy. Here is what he has been up to the past month:

o LOTS of swimming. Our first time swimming was on April 20 at Shawnessy YMCA. It was fun for our first time but the water was pretty cool and there was a very short window to swim. We have since gone 8 or 9 times to the kiddie pool at Southland Leisure Center (once with our friends from our prenatal class and the other times with Grandma). This pool is much warmer and Will loves to see the other babies and kids. He has even had a few hugs!! He is so comfortable in the water now that you can dump a bucket of water over his head and he loves it.

o Will has also started to eat big boy food. He has pablum every day and loves to eat Mum Mum cookies. He is getting much better at getting the cookies in his mouth instead of his eyes. He loves to eat the pablum so much that I have to make sure that he is not too hungry otherwise he gets mad if there isn't a constant stream of food heading into his mouth. This can be quite difficult as he loves to help and grips the spoon as tight as he can. He has had a bit of fruit (banana and peaches) but doesn't seem to love them yet. Needless to say it is quite an ordeal to clean up the mess!


o Grandma and Mommy were at The Keg visiting Auntie Candace and having a glass of wine a couple of weeks ago and Will kept staring at the wine glasses and reaching for it. Here is the result (it is just water sillies!):


o Will also made the move to a "big boy" car seat last week. Both Grandma and Mommy got one as they are too hard to move between vehicles. We had Angie from Seat Savvy install them for us ... a steal for $30 to know they are installed correctly! There were so many seats to choose from but we ended up getting a Britax Advocate CS in Opus Grey (altho Mommy and Grandma did really like the pink version.

o Will is now on a fairly consistent sleep schedule (unless he is partying at Grandma's). All of my Mother friends out there will curse us but we are quite pleased to say the least. He sleeps 9 - 12 hours at night and then is up for 2 hours in the morning before having a 2 - 3 hour nap. Yes, he is a happy boy ... and so is his Momma.

o Giggles galore, almost sitting up on his own and looks like he is pretty anxious to crawl. The next month will be even more fun I am sure.

18 weeks ... my first tooth!!

On Friday Will started to stick out his tongue. We thought it was so cute ... another milestone. Little did we know, he was sticking it out because he was rubbing it on his new tooth!!

Friday:


Saturday:

And then of course, Will had to blog about his accomplishments!!

Vibe 98.5 Cutest Kid Contest

I have entered Will in the Vibe 98.5 Cutest Kid contest ... you wouldn't believe the prizes:

"The winning family will get this HUGE prize package! $5000 in groceries from M and M Meat shops, a $2500 shopping spree from Gracie and Gruff fine toys, a $5000 RESP from ATB Financial, a $5000 photo Package from KidsPhoto, a Playhouse from Manor Renovations, all access passes from Calaway Park, a trip for 4 to Anaheim, California and a 2010 Dutchman RV from Sunridge RV!"

So if you happen to be one of my few followers (LOL) be sure to vote for Will at the following two links:

http://cutestkid.vibemorningshow.com/showcase/View.aspx?ID=144656

http://cutestkid.vibemorningshow.com/showcase/View.aspx?ID=145182

GO Willie Pete!!

4 Month Update

Weight: 17 lb, 3 oz (7810 g)
Height: 26 1/4 in., 66.5 cm
Head Circumference: 43.1 cm

These are the measurements taken by the Public Health Nurse at Will's 4 month vaccinations. It looks like he shrunk (in height at least) but how they measure is certainly not an exact science as you can imagine. At his 2 month shots he was 24.5 inches so he did grow quite a bit based upon their measuring practice (which is the most accurate for sure).

17 Weeks Old Today

In celebration of my 17 week birthday I decided to roll over from my back to my tummy for the first time! Mommy bought me this new carpet yesterday so I could spend more time on my belly. Here I go!!

On my back:

Next, the big swing:

Now to my belly!!

YAHOO!!

BTW: It is my 4 month birthday on Monday and in celebration I get my second round of vaccinations! Yikes!!

Daddy's New Lens ...

My Daddy bought himself a new lens for his camera last week ... Mommy has decided he better get some really damn good pics with it!! Here are a few:

Jolly Jumpin' & ExerSaucercizing

Here are some pics of the boy learning new things and testing out some new moves:





Here I am eating Pablum ... I know I am not 6 months yet, but look at me ... I am hungry!!


I also have a bit of a sweet tooth (like my Momma). Here I am sucking on some red licorice with Gramps.


This is a pretty cool pic that Grandma took from the couch (she just had a Total Hip Replacement). She caught everyone in the pic; Zane, Gramps, Me, Mommy & Daddy:

3 Month Summary

March 2, 2010 - Wellness visit with Dr. Keegan
Weight: 7060gm, 15lb, 9oz
Height: 68cm, 26 3/4"
Head circumference: 41.5 cm


At 3 months these are Will's favourite things (told by him of course):

• My ExerSaucer (I have one at Mommy's and one at Grandma's)
• Although I have been smiling for quite awhile I am now a giggling mad man too!!
• My best friend is that good looking baby in the mirror who I visit quite often (especially when I am upset).
• I love to get my diaper changed. I smile as soon as it is taken off ... what a relief.
• I have pretty much stopped using my soother altogether although I do love to suck on my fingers or anything else I can try to cram into my mouth.
• Bio Gaia probiotic drops have changed my life (and my Mother's). It took away my thrush (which I had for 2 months) and also solved all of my tummy problems. I am now the most pleasant baby ever.

I am just like Mommy with my blue eyes and I am ALWAYS smiling. I am just like Daddy in that I am SUPER ticklish ... but I hate being tickled. I giggle because I can't help it but it drives me crazy! I see my Grandma and Grandpa almost every single day and also get to see my Auntie Candace quite a lot too since she lives at Grandma's. I know that I am the luckiest boy because they love me more than anything!!

This is me in my Big Boy chair that Grandma got for me!!

Movie Date!!

Pete and I are heading out for our weekly date night (or in this case afternoon). Lucky for us (and for Will) we have an awesome Grandma who loves babysitting. Last week we went to see Avatar and Will had a sleepover at Grandma's all by himself for the first time!! Today we are going to see Book of Eli which should be good ... no sleepover though as I have a work meeting all tomorrow afternoon during which Grandma is going to babysit again. :)

Here are some new pics:
Giggly boy!!

Will has arrived!

I guess that I am really very late it making this post to finally announce Will's arrival. He made his debut on Saturday December 12, 2009 at 7:42am. He weighed 1olbs, 12oz and was 23in. long. Needless to say it was a wild ride into the world that ended in an unplanned C-section. As the Doctor was pulling Will out of me he said, "Congratulations. You have just given birth to a toddler!".

Today, he is 4 and a half weeks old. It has been incredible so far but also pretty exhausting. I have been so lucky to have so much love and support from my family. Pete has been home a lot and Grandma is in heaven!!