11 Months

Wow! Where has this year gone? Watching R grow is so much fun. I have loved every baby stage. However, I must admit I wish it would slow down and this rapid development makes me nostalgic for baby days and even misty for another. Although, we are definately done at two and I know more than that would be too much for me....it's just the warm fuzzy feeling of babies is all.
R is a boy on the move! The stairs are his favorite to crawl up, down has not been mastered yet, and he gets frustrated/sad when we block the stairs. It's time for the gates! He walks around furniture and crawls everywhere. When the dishwasher opens he races towards it as he likes to "help" me unload.
His gentle, loving soul is so evident...even at 11 months. There's just something about him that is warm and peacemaking. We've had many people comment on this after spending a ltitle time with him. I'm just praying this lasts through the toddler years! R is our more cautious boy. He likes to sit back and take it all in when there is someone new about. Even if this is someone he has met many times before, he just quiets down and watches what is going on. R likes to be close to me and have me in sight. However, when we returned from a week away, I thought he would take flight when he saw his daddy as his little arms were flapping so fast & hard, with this huge grin on his face. Too cute.
We love our "Bup", as W affectionately calls him.

11 Months

Wow! Where has this year gone? Watching R grow is so much fun. I have loved every baby stage. However, I must admit I wish it would slow down and this rapid development makes me nostalgic for baby days and even misty for another. Although, we are definately done at two and I know more than that would be too much for me....it's just the warm fuzzy feeling of babies is all.
R is a boy on the move! The stairs are his favorite to crawl up, down has not been mastered yet, and he gets frustrated/sad when we block the stairs. It's time for the gates! He walks around furniture and crawls everywhere. When the dishwasher opens he races towards it as he likes to "help" me unload.
His gentle, loving soul is so evident...even at 11 months. There's just something about him that is warm and peacemaking. We've had many people comment on this after spending a ltitle time with him. I'm just praying this lasts through the toddler years! R is our more cautious boy. He likes to sit back and take it all in when there is someone new about. Even if this is someone he has met many times before, he just quiets down and watches what is going on. R likes to be close to me and have me in sight. However, when we returned from a week away, I thought he would take flight when he saw his daddy as his little arms were flapping so fast & hard, with this huge grin on his face. Too cute.
We love our "Bup", as W affectionately calls him.

Our Little Trooper

Whew! We are so grateful for a new day. R is too. Although maybe sore, sad and in need of time to heal.
Yesterday was spent at Alberta Children's Hospital while R under went "minor" surgery. Is ANY surgery minor when it's taking place on your child? Highly doubtful. Giving him to the OR nurse to carry into surgery was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Watching our baby boy being carried off by a stranger knowing what was about to happen was heartwrenching. We stood at the end of the hall with tears flowing (mine), holding hands and telling each other that he would be okay. And he is. We are so grateful. Grateful that our child is healthy and does not undergo such treatments on a regular basis. I really don't know how people do it. It hurts your heart.
Our R was such a little trooper. Watching the nurses return him to Day Surgery as he lay in the crib with his head on a pillow, blankets tucked in, little arm wrapped to protect the IV, calm, looking around until he saw his parents and started to cry...the site of him like this just struck me as so wrong because he seemed so much older and fragile. I couldn't wait to touch him and hold his little self close to me.
On a funny note, after he had woke from the anesthetic and was stable, the nurse gave him a little 2oz bottle of glucose water. When it was finished he was MAD because there wasn't any more! After fasting for so long, R was starving!
Did I mention the hospital and staff were lovely? Did I mention we're even happier to be home?!

Our Little Trooper

Whew! We are so grateful for a new day. R is too. Although maybe sore, sad and in need of time to heal.
Yesterday was spent at Alberta Children's Hospital while R under went "minor" surgery. Is ANY surgery minor when it's taking place on your child? Highly doubtful. Giving him to the OR nurse to carry into surgery was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Watching our baby boy being carried off by a stranger knowing what was about to happen was heartwrenching. We stood at the end of the hall with tears flowing (mine), holding hands and telling each other that he would be okay. And he is. We are so grateful. Grateful that our child is healthy and does not undergo such treatments on a regular basis. I really don't know how people do it. It hurts your heart.
Our R was such a little trooper. Watching the nurses return him to Day Surgery as he lay in the crib with his head on a pillow, blankets tucked in, little arm wrapped to protect the IV, calm, looking around until he saw his parents and started to cry...the site of him like this just struck me as so wrong because he seemed so much older and fragile. I couldn't wait to touch him and hold his little self close to me.
On a funny note, after he had woke from the anesthetic and was stable, the nurse gave him a little 2oz bottle of glucose water. When it was finished he was MAD because there wasn't any more! After fasting for so long, R was starving!
Did I mention the hospital and staff were lovely? Did I mention we're even happier to be home?!

Upside Down...

"...you know you turn me, inside out and round and round." Everytime I really look around our home, the Diva Dianna starts singing in my head.
There's drywall dust, painting supplies, toys, laundry and an extra stove and fridge on the main floor. Life has been upside down lately which is why I've been on hiatus so to speak. A week in my hometown at my mom's to escape while the renovations were under way and now we're back. It was wonderful to be with Mom (parenting is so much easier when there are two people to take care of the Little's all day!) but it's even more wonderful to be home with my favorite husband and our own beds and routines.

Upside Down...

"...you know you turn me, inside out and round and round." Everytime I really look around our home, the Diva Dianna starts singing in my head.
There's drywall dust, painting supplies, toys, laundry and an extra stove and fridge on the main floor. Life has been upside down lately which is why I've been on hiatus so to speak. A week in my hometown at my mom's to escape while the renovations were under way and now we're back. It was wonderful to be with Mom (parenting is so much easier when there are two people to take care of the Little's all day!) but it's even more wonderful to be home with my favorite husband and our own beds and routines.

Easter Baby

R's first Easter. A super long weekend filled with family, food and fun. Too little for chocolate, R was content to watch the fun through the window. Sweet little Easter Baby.