haha goofy kid, this is pineapple. he hated it!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
success / milk / check up.
Yesterday was Levi's 8 month check up and it was so good to see he gained back the weight he lost after being sick. He's now 19 lbs 1 oz and 29" long. That puts him in the 25% for weight and 90% for his height. What a little string bean. No wonder all the 6 month clothes are too short but all the 9-12 month clothing fit length ways. We got the go ahead to start homo milk and it thrills us beyond belief! Formula is stinkin' expensive but the best part is that it should help Levi start to want food more then his bottle. Formula has so many calories that it's filling Levi up that he's never hungry enough to want to eat. So we're hoping that this will give us some more oppurtunites to get him to want to eat food. but..... HUGE SUCCESS this morning!!!! I don't know why but Levi gags on everything, even if its pureed. Ive been trying so many things to get him to try different textures. He ate 1/2 a carrot muffin this morning!! Seriously made me so excited! Yesterday I tried some and he just kept gagging on it. It stresses me out because he seems to hate eating and I try to make it fun and I can't seem to get him to want to eat much lately. So this morning gave me a flicker of hope that I will not be pureeing his food in 5 years.
Monday, March 28, 2011
pictures.
He is getting so fast! Diaper changes are like competing in the Olympics.
Can you see the teeth? We love it, but are secretly hoping those 2 middle top teeth come through soon!
We love these faces!
Friday, March 25, 2011
the house visit.
Our family is so big that it takes quite awhile to call everyone to let them know how things are going and since everyone follows the blog, you're getting updated this way.
Last night was our house visit from an officer. Wasn't as scary as I thought it was gonna be. It was only one officer and he was in uniform but not a patrol car. So not as intimidating as 5 officers all in uniform showing up in patrol cars. Which was a huge relief I was so nervous! The officer asked us a bunch of questions about how we grew up, what our families are like, is there anyone who's violent in our family? My favourite question was do you have any crazy ex's that we should be aware of? What considers crazy ??
The best part of the evening was finding out that they are down to 13 applicants and are hoping to hire 10 or more. WOOHOO! Our chances are really good. We are trying so hard not to get our hopes up! The officer said he says this to everyone, but if you don't get hired don't be upset and reapply! You'd pretty much be guaranteed a job next time. Right now they have people they want but it comes down to experience, confidence, are they already trained, and education etc.. So we will know next week what gonna happen! Thanks again for all the support we get through this process!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
200th post.
If Dave doesn't get hired on for his good looks and charm then
it better be because our house is S.P.O.T.L.E.S.S.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
pictures.
We made our own “babylegs”.
Tupperware is the new hat.
A little surprise for dave after he got out of school.
This is what he found inside, along with a box of goodies.
this poor kid was so over tired but we couldn’t resist getting some pictures of him in his frog coat. I LOVE the top middle one, look at that frown. its no wonder how he gets away with so much.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
8 months.
This has been quite the month for development:
- trying to self feed
- eating on the go.
- cooking with mom.
- discovering electronics are more fun then toys.
- you look cooler with shoes.
- how to crawl
Thursday, March 17, 2011
tooth 3 & 4.
They are official through! The funny thing is they aren't the middle ones. He may look like this guy:
for awhile but its kinda cute! Hopefully it won't be too painful for those middle ones to pop through now.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
30 day challenge .... to be continued.
I'm gonna have to do the challenge at a later date. We've been in and out of the ER for the past 3 days and the longest stretch of sleep I have gotten is 2 hours. Hopefully the munchkin gets feeling better soon, its so hard to see them so sick. I thought he might be getting better last night and then he woke up with a terrible cold. POOR KID! I haven't cleaned in 3 days or even cooked a meal so i would feel guilty spending lots of time on the challenge. Just wanted to update those who have been calling as well. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
30 day challenge.
- A picture of yourself with fifteen facts
- A picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest
- A picture of the cast from your favorite show
- A picture of your night
- A picture of your favorite memory
- A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
- A picture of your most treasured item
- A picture that makes you laugh
- A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
- A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with
- A picture of something you hate
- A picture of something you love
- A picture of your favorite band or artist
- A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
- A picture of something you want to do before you die
- A picture of someone who inspires you
- A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
- A picture of your biggest insecurity
- A picture of you when you were little
- A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
- a picture of something you wish you could forget
- A picture of some thing you wish you were better at
- A picture of your favorite book
- A picture of something you wish you could change
- A picture of your day
- A picture of something that means a lot to you
- A picture of yourself and a family member
- A picture of something you're afraid of
- A picture that can always make you smile
- A picture of someone you miss.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March / Numbers / School
I can't wait till April -
That may sound super negative but its not, here's why: 3 more weeks until the LRPS make their decision on who will be hired on. So our life is in such limbo! We don't know what or summer will be like. They have started background checks and he has an appointment with the Psychiatrist on the 17th ( everyone has to meet with him before being hired ). Its getting so close! But somehow it feels so far away!
Its our 3rd anniversary this month and I've been thinking alot about numbers, here they are:
- Obviously married 3 years.
- Owned our house for 20 months.
- Have a 8 month old.
- Known each other for 40 months.
- Lived in 5 different places together.
- I have lived in Canada for 12 1/2 years.
- Dave has been home off his mission 3 1/2 years.
- Owned 4 different cars.
- Have 2 kitties.
- Have 19 nieces and nephews.
& a lot of love for each other.
Im VERY excited to think of the prospect of going back to school. We have been discussing quite a bit of me going back to school!! IF Dave gets hired on I will be going back to school later this year. I am so very excited. I hope to be taking Medical Assistant at Reeves College. They offer an accelerated 2 year program into 9 months. Its Mon-Fri 1-5pm. I can't wait. The reason its an IF is because we both can't be in school and pay for daycare/babysitting.
( Can't have a post without a picture.)
tub time.
Monday, March 7, 2011
battle wounds.
The biggest scrape.
Goose egg.
We had an exciting weekend. I learned I am not as brave as I thought and Dave is way braver then me. He handled this like a champ! The life guards seemed more shook up then he was. I'm sure the Taber Aquafun Center will be checking that the diving board’s new resurfacing was done right. Were glad to say the x rays came back and his spine and neck are good. No concussion! He came home from the ER with a clear bill of health! Thanks goodness, it freaked me out more then it did for him.
This kid loves to be naked! But its okay, he’s pretty cute!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
teething isn't for wussies.
Were dealing with tooth number 3, poor kid just cries and cries.
On a happier note he's just about crawling!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
fear.
I have been so overwhelmed with feeding Levi solids. It has been such a fear for me. Am I starting fruit too soon, should I not give him meat yet, or should I have started this veggie first etc.. I also get freaked out because Levi can’t stand textures. Soon as anything gets remotely close to the back of his tongue he would gag himself till he either a) threw it up b) swallowed it c) spit it out. I was absolutely terrified to start anything that wasn’t mashed/purred or liquid. Well let me show you my new best friend.
They are rice cereal in cookie form. Super messy but its teaching Levi to grab his own food and put it in his mouth and its helping with the textures-gagging problem. Also my fear is slowly being conquered with the books I’ve been reading. I'm ignoring everyone's advice – no offense to anyone who gave me some but it was just confusing me more. Some say give cheese and yogurt at 6 months others say NO WAY wait at least 9 months. Give them this but wait don’t give them that. Oh it was just a big ol stress for me! So as any kind of parenting goes were doing what suits us and works for Levi. Guess what? He’s still alive and just gobbling everything up, sometimes with a weird face but he eats it none the less. We know he’s doing well he’s now 18lbs and 28 3/4” long!
Enjoy some of these messy eating pictures:
Thursday, February 17, 2011
oh dear, I love these moments.
oh dear, its been a perfect day! I think its because I have these 2 in my life.
Levi loves sitting on Dave’s shoulders! I was trying to capture Levi holding Dave’s ears but I missed it. Oh well, its still a cute moment!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
bubbs the handsome.
Can’t believe how big he is getting!
Our cousins had a baby and we’ve been over to visit a few times and you just forget how little they are! We told ourselves when Levi was born that we wouldn’t forget how little they are, well we forgot and it kind of makes you want another one….. but just you think about it for a few minutes, and then realize your baby is only 6 1/2 months old and that means our kids would only be 16 months-ish apart and Levi already occupies me full time let alone two little munchkins.
Now that teething is done for a little while life is resuming its normal routine. Sleeping is getting better and that sure helps make happy parents and a happy baby. He is eating so well and tries anything. The other day Dave fed him and I asked what rice cereal he put in with the peas and carrots, Dave replied the stuff in the red bag. oh golly, that was the raspberry and banana flavoured wheat cereal. So Levi ate peas & carrots with raspberries & banana. Yuck! but he ate it all!
Dave has the voice stress test tomorrow and then his last thing he will have to do is the appointment with the Physiatrist. We will find out before the end of March if he is getting hired on. This is going way faster then when we did the RCMP. We’ll keep you updated.
perfection.
the perfect date.
We went on a date last night and dropped Levi off at my sisters and then headed to go see Harry Potter 7. Dave loved the movie, I'm not a huge HP fan but still it was a good movie. Then we called to see how Levi was and if we could go for dessert to complete the night. They said he had been awake the whole time and he was falling asleep while playing. So we picked him up and he instantly fell asleep in the car. Thanks LL & MAX!! We still went for dessert since Levi was sleeping. Soon as we got home at 10:30pm we put the munchkin to bed. He slept till 6:30am, then fell back asleep till 8:30am!!
How perfect of a night, a date, a full nights rest and getting to sleep in!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
a fresh start {some good looking boys}
Levi’s hair was spiky in some spots and laid down in others. He had random long patches, so we cut it to give it all a fresh start.
Getting ready! The trimmers didn’t bother him one bit, but they were very fascinating. He just wanted to stare at them the whole time, Dave had to entertain him to keep him from looking at them.
He was so tired!
Here we go!!
He did so well, such a happy little guy!
So handsome and grown up!
We cut Dave’s right after Levi.
Don’t they look even more alike?
{ I am so amazed at how well he did even with his nasty cold and it being past nap time! }
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