Monday, January 29, 2007
Born to Love Motocross!!
Jessica's latest favourite toy? You guessed it - Russ' XR400!! Today she squealed with delight every time she got near it..and of course, stuck the handlebars in her mouth once she got her hands on it!
Scrapbooking Success!
I seriously think I have completed more layouts in the past couple weeks than I did during my entire pregnancy!! Here are a few of them....enjoy!!
Saturday, January 27, 2007
It's official!
I can say with confidence that Jessica can sleep through the night at 4 1/2 months old! 5 days in a row - in bed between 8:00-8:30 pm, dream feed at 11:00 and sleeping through until 7:30-8:30 am. She really loves being on an EASY schedule (thanks again to The BABY WHISPERER!!) - EAT: every 4 hours without a problem! AWAKE: approx. 2 hour play time...and we're getting really good at recognizing her tired signs before nap time...her eyes look heavy, she starts calming down, yawning and/or rubbing her eyes (which is sooo cute!!) SLEEP: her naps are usually at least 1 hour long (yesterday she napped for 2h20) and consistently has 3 of them. This really gives us "YOU" time - to clean up, run errands (when Russ is home) and even scrapbook!! I do have some pages done, but need to get our scanner working before showing them off here. In the meantime, here is an AWESOME photo of Jess from last weekend that Laura took. I just love close-up shots!!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Great weekend!
It went by quickly but we got a lot done!!
Friday, January 19th was Russ' 34th birthday. George and Tilly kindly offered to babysit so we could have our first "date" since Jessica was born! We went to Mantra Restaurant in downtown Burlington for some YUMMY Indian food - it was great to have a night alone (we promised to have a date once a month) but we did miss Jess, even though we weren't going to see her when we got home. She was in bed by 7:50 pm and didn't peep the whole time we were gone! Thanks again to George & Tilly for letting us have an evening alone!!
Jessica and I also had our first Salsa Babies class on Friday. Imagine a dance studio full of 20 young moms with babies strapped to their chest swaying their hips. Yup, it's a weird sight, but nevertheless 6 weeks of fun.
On Saturday Russ watched Jess so I could have some "Mommy time" and get my haircut - in an attempt to mask the major postpartum hair loss I've been experiencing! =) Then we visited Mom and Dad, who just got home from a 2 week trip to Orlanda, FL. Of course they came home bearing gifts, including a pair of sunglasses for Jessica!!
On Sunday we went to Laura's place (which looks awesome with all the paint!!) for a birthday lunch for Russ. The food was DELICIOUS!! Jessica came dressed up in a new outfit that she received from Barb (a Trillium friend of Tilly's). She looks so stylish in her embroidered jeans, I couldn't help but take MANY photos!
Jessica also decided to show off how loud she could "talk", so she had our full attention the whole afternoon. It's pretty cute...but also quite ear-piercing at times, so luckily her "screeching" is only temporary (we didn't hear any of it today)!
And to top off this great weekend, Jessica slept through the night!! She was in bed at 8:00 pm, had a "dream feed" at 11:00 pm and got up this morning at 8:30!! Way to go Jess....hmmm....will she do it again tonight?!?!
Friday, January 19th was Russ' 34th birthday. George and Tilly kindly offered to babysit so we could have our first "date" since Jessica was born! We went to Mantra Restaurant in downtown Burlington for some YUMMY Indian food - it was great to have a night alone (we promised to have a date once a month) but we did miss Jess, even though we weren't going to see her when we got home. She was in bed by 7:50 pm and didn't peep the whole time we were gone! Thanks again to George & Tilly for letting us have an evening alone!!
Jessica and I also had our first Salsa Babies class on Friday. Imagine a dance studio full of 20 young moms with babies strapped to their chest swaying their hips. Yup, it's a weird sight, but nevertheless 6 weeks of fun.
On Saturday Russ watched Jess so I could have some "Mommy time" and get my haircut - in an attempt to mask the major postpartum hair loss I've been experiencing! =) Then we visited Mom and Dad, who just got home from a 2 week trip to Orlanda, FL. Of course they came home bearing gifts, including a pair of sunglasses for Jessica!!
On Sunday we went to Laura's place (which looks awesome with all the paint!!) for a birthday lunch for Russ. The food was DELICIOUS!! Jessica came dressed up in a new outfit that she received from Barb (a Trillium friend of Tilly's). She looks so stylish in her embroidered jeans, I couldn't help but take MANY photos!
Jessica also decided to show off how loud she could "talk", so she had our full attention the whole afternoon. It's pretty cute...but also quite ear-piercing at times, so luckily her "screeching" is only temporary (we didn't hear any of it today)!
And to top off this great weekend, Jessica slept through the night!! She was in bed at 8:00 pm, had a "dream feed" at 11:00 pm and got up this morning at 8:30!! Way to go Jess....hmmm....will she do it again tonight?!?!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Pull-Up Game
Well, it's not really a game, per se, but it's just as fun as one watching and helping Jessica learn new things. Her latest "trick" looks like this: She's lying on her back trying to sit up by lifting her head off the floor. We help her out by holding her hands and gently pulling on her arms. She pulls herself the rest of the way, accelerating just to get her hands into her mouth! Russ and I play the "pull-up game" with her often because she's so funny to watch - I wish I could post a video here! She just loves to be upright, looking around and enjoying the new view from that position.
She is also trying to roll over! The other morning when we went to get her in her crib, we found her like this (I think she's been trying to roll towards the Lion):
Her feet were almost trapped between the slats!! Many times when I get up to feed her in the middle of the night she has been completely perpendicular to her crib.
It's pretty amazing how quickly she is developing. Last week we noticed she was trying to reach for things and now she reaches and grabs everything. The lion in the picture above lights up and sings when you pull his blue "tail"...last night at 4:30 in the morning we heard the lion come on a couple of times! Needless to say, we've had to move it so she doesn't "play" in the middle of the night! And now she just loves playing with her toys in her bouncy chair, now that she can actually reach for them!!
That's it for now!! =) Until the next "trick"....
She is also trying to roll over! The other morning when we went to get her in her crib, we found her like this (I think she's been trying to roll towards the Lion):
Her feet were almost trapped between the slats!! Many times when I get up to feed her in the middle of the night she has been completely perpendicular to her crib.
It's pretty amazing how quickly she is developing. Last week we noticed she was trying to reach for things and now she reaches and grabs everything. The lion in the picture above lights up and sings when you pull his blue "tail"...last night at 4:30 in the morning we heard the lion come on a couple of times! Needless to say, we've had to move it so she doesn't "play" in the middle of the night! And now she just loves playing with her toys in her bouncy chair, now that she can actually reach for them!!
That's it for now!! =) Until the next "trick"....Tuesday, January 16, 2007
My, how she's grown!!
Several months ago, while I was still pregnant, I saw a layout in a scrapbooking magazine with photos showing how the baby had grown in a year relative to a teddy bear she received when she was born. What a great idea! I decided right away we were going to do the same thing with our baby.
Jessica has received soooo many stuffed animals, but I was instantly attracted to the cute pink Mary Kay bear she got at the hospital from Great Aunt Christine.
The first photo we took when Jess was 2 weeks old, and have since tried to take a similar picture around each month birthday. Last Friday, September 12th, Jessica was 4 months old - at her 4 month doctor's appointment she weighed in at 13lbs 11oz (50th percentile) at 25 inches (85th percentile)...long and lean (just like Mom & Dad?!). Healthy and Happy, that's all that counts!! =)
Jessica has received soooo many stuffed animals, but I was instantly attracted to the cute pink Mary Kay bear she got at the hospital from Great Aunt Christine.
The first photo we took when Jess was 2 weeks old, and have since tried to take a similar picture around each month birthday. Last Friday, September 12th, Jessica was 4 months old - at her 4 month doctor's appointment she weighed in at 13lbs 11oz (50th percentile) at 25 inches (85th percentile)...long and lean (just like Mom & Dad?!). Healthy and Happy, that's all that counts!! =)
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Back to Blogging!!
It's hard to believe I stopped blogging for sooo long - to be honest, I had to "google" my old scrapblog page (http://www.myscrapblog.com/jamm) just to find it!! It was on my 30th birthday that I last posted something...which was about 10 months ago!
Well, I guess I have a pretty good reason for being so behind...being pregnant kept me away from both my scrap supplies and the computer. And since Jessica was born on September 12th, life has been busy! It's hard to believe she just turned 4 months - do I really only have 8 months left of maternity leave?!? Friends of ours said once the kids come around, we would finally understand the true meaning of "time flies when you're having fun". Becoming parents to Jessica Mae is definitely not an exception.
I decided to start blogging again for that very reason - "time flies". I can barely get the chores and errands done during her 1.5-2 hour naps, let alone put together a page!! But I really want somewhere to document the little things that she accomplishes each day - before I forget to write it down to put in a layout! Or even just to show off a recent picture of her for my brother, Rod (who is in London, UK).
My first post will not go without showing off a picture of Jessica - this is one of my favourites from Christmas, at 3 1/2 months.
Well, I guess I have a pretty good reason for being so behind...being pregnant kept me away from both my scrap supplies and the computer. And since Jessica was born on September 12th, life has been busy! It's hard to believe she just turned 4 months - do I really only have 8 months left of maternity leave?!? Friends of ours said once the kids come around, we would finally understand the true meaning of "time flies when you're having fun". Becoming parents to Jessica Mae is definitely not an exception.
I decided to start blogging again for that very reason - "time flies". I can barely get the chores and errands done during her 1.5-2 hour naps, let alone put together a page!! But I really want somewhere to document the little things that she accomplishes each day - before I forget to write it down to put in a layout! Or even just to show off a recent picture of her for my brother, Rod (who is in London, UK).
My first post will not go without showing off a picture of Jessica - this is one of my favourites from Christmas, at 3 1/2 months.
I am hoping to start an album for her soon (I'm just finishing up my pregnancy one!). In the meantime, let's hope I can manage to post again before my 31st birthday rolls around! =)
Bye for now!!
Jen xo
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