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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Where's My Baby??

Slow down time! Please, someone!

Sebastian is 7 months old already. To celebrate, he (of course) said "Da Da." Little punk. He's still not crawling forwards, but it's only a matter of time. He wants to be everywhere Matthew is, so he's trying hard to figure out how to get there. He's sitting on his own, which is an accomplishment he and I are very proud of. His distinguishing feature (aside from his ear to ear, constant grin) is his curly hair. A little bit at the front and a little pig tail at the back makes all the women in my life swoon and all the men tell me I need to cut it. Sorry boys, girls win on this one!! I especially love that this humid weather is making it that much curlier. Rob, on the other hand, tells me it's "ridiculous." Oh well, he has two choices: get over it, or don't ;)
I don't know how much Sebastian weighs, or how long he is, but the only sleepers with feet he can fit in are 18 months, and most of his T-shirts are 12 months to cover his belly. I guess that gives you a bit of an indication. We love you, Sebastian....keep up the grins and giggles!

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Week at the Cottage...

Another wonderful week was had at the cottage to celebrate Darren and Nicola's vacation. Darren has a "thing" about pictures of him being on the internet, so I will respect that...sorry Nicola, the only ones I have of you are with Darren :(

But, we did get a number of other good ones with the rest of the family. When I say "a number," that number is 197!!!! I got a new camera and I guess I got carried away. It's REALLY hard to pick favourites to post on this blog!

Here are some of them:
Daddy and Matthew on the Pedal Boat
You can't see it in this one, but Sebastian is saying "Who IS this guy?" to Uncle Bob (just to clarify, he said that while giggling hysterically).

And my new favourite:

We're pretty sure Matthew is doing this for the attention he gets, not for his actual love for Sebastian, but we'll take what we can get. After Matthew kissed Sebastian, he said "I love you, Buddy." Yep. Pretty friggin' cute.

Cottage Continued

A highlight of the week was new Super Soakers. Matthew LOVED getting people wet and getting wet. Grandpa, on the other hand, was not so sure of the idea.


What can I say about this picture? The margueritas went down really smooth and Sebastian took the fall for that. Sorry buddy, Mommy loves you and Elton John would be proud.

(You can see Rob holding down his arms...those glasses came off before the flash had finished!)

Friday, June 13, 2008

By the way....

Sebastian is 20 lbs, 12oz (90th percentile), and 74cm long (off the charts by a mile). He's gonna be a big 'un!!

Matthew's Trike

He still has a hard time steering, but he seems to be doing well. I can't believe that 3 short months ago, this bike was WAYYY too big for him. Time flies!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Sebastian at 6 Months


Sebastian's 6 month doctor's appointment is on Friday, and I'm scared to find out just how big he is. I'll keep you posted, but remember my motto: a chubby baby is a happy baby, and Sebastian is proof positive! (Just as an idea of his size, in this picture he is wearing an outfit that Matthew wore at 12 months!!!)


This month he started the wonderful world of cereal. He was thrilled. Well, he seems to be thrilled about everything, but this especially. I can hardly wait to see his reaction to peas.

Also, another new thing is the backwards crawl and the accompanying "I'm stuck under some furniture" wail. He gets frustrated on carpet or the lawn because the backwards push doesn't give him the same motion. Yay hardwood floors. Poor Indy: another one on the loose!He's such a little flirt now. Giggling and smiling at anything and everyone who notices him, including the animals, but especially the grandparents. All of us just want to kiss every roly-poly inch of him!!

Monday, June 09, 2008

As Promised

The resolution is not the greatest, but here are some of the pictures taken by Matthew, with his new camera.
The self portraitQuiet Reflection with Grandma (he obviously used the timer function)

A serious conversation with Grandpa (another timer function)

Okay, seriously, these are the ones Matthew actually took.

He calls this one "Lamp and Couch"Uncle Jason

Nana

Our budding photographer is sure to surprise us with more gems like these. Ansel Adams? Hack.