I forgot to mention that Jessica learned 2 "signs" in the past week. We have been trying to be consistent in using some basic signs since she was about 6 months old, mostly from the "My First Signs" Baby Einstein DVD.
On our last day in Wisconsin I was about to nurse her and asked if she wanted "milk" and she signed it!! Russ and I looked at each other with amazement (and thought it was just a coincidence) but she did it again and has been signing "milk" ever since!
Earlier this week while Jess was eating dinner (I think she was having toast at the time) she pointed at the plate with the bread and signed "more". She is actually getting very good at signing "more" anytime and everytime she wants something - she usually points to what she wants, says her version of "more" then signs it. I'll have to see if I can figure out a way to post the video we took of her.
That's it for now! I'll be sure to keep you updated if anything else comes up....so far she's still not walking (which is probably a good thing!!) =)
Sunday, August 26, 2007
1st Hair Cut & Trip to Madison
Just before we left for Wisconsin we finally gave in and took Jessica to "Sharkey's Cuts for Kids" to get her hair trimmed. It was such a neat place! Jess sat in a Barbie truck while she got her hair cut and just behind her there were seats for older kids to play video games too! Anyway, it didn't take very long but I was a little unimpressed with the finished product (I only wanted a very little bit taken off but as usual, the hairdresser went a little scissor happy) but she definitely looks cute! And it's nice that she no longer has hair in her eyes!
So the plane rides weren't nearly as bad as we thought...the cabin pressure didn't seem to bother Jess at all! At first I was trying so hard to make sure she was nursing/drinking/sucking on anything during take-off and landing but she resisted so often I just gave up. No crying whatsoever! She actually loved it in the plane so much she was super hyper, bouncing up and down standing on our laps or the tray table, trying to touch or grab other passengers (thank goodness we had some amazing people sitting close to us that seemed to enjoy her) and making tons of noise. She didn't sleep at all while we were traveling and passed out as soon as we got into the rental car.
On the way home was a different story - we were originally supposed to leave Madison at 11:15 am, layover in Chicago and arrive in Toronto at 4:30 pm - just in time to get home for dinner, bath and in bed at her regular bedtime. BUT there was a huge storm in Chicago so our flight was cancelled. Instead, we were re-routed through Milwaukee leaving Madison at 2:20 pm with a FOUR HOUR layover, scheduled to arrive home at 9:20 pm. Luckily, we managed to get Jess to nap in the morning before we left for the airport - for 1 hour. By the time we got to Milwaukee she was so exhausted (and still refused to sleep in her stroller) we decided to rent a car during our layover and drove around to let her nap. When we got back to the airport the guy asked what was wrong with the car because we had only been gone for 2 hours...and paid $47!! The things you have to do with an 11 month old!! =) So in the end, our flight to Toronto was delayed another 1.5 hours and we didn't get home until after midnight. Jessica, who usually sucks her thumb to sleep, just closed her eyes once we got in the car and slept all the way home from the airport.
The one great thing is that she slept in until 8:30 the next morning...and has been waking up past 8:00 am every morning since! Which means Russ & I get to sleep in - yay!!
Anyway, Jessica was GREAT! We were so proud of her!
Here are some photos from our trip:
The popular Madison Farmer's Market that circled the Capital State building:
Our trip to Archiver's (a BIG scrapbooking store that has everything you can imagine in it!!) =)
Some random photos of Jess from the weekend:
And on the wedding day:
I just realized we didn't take any "family" photos during the wedding (which is not a surprise) - Mom & Dad, do you by any chance have any photos of Russ, Jess & I?? Thanks!
So the plane rides weren't nearly as bad as we thought...the cabin pressure didn't seem to bother Jess at all! At first I was trying so hard to make sure she was nursing/drinking/sucking on anything during take-off and landing but she resisted so often I just gave up. No crying whatsoever! She actually loved it in the plane so much she was super hyper, bouncing up and down standing on our laps or the tray table, trying to touch or grab other passengers (thank goodness we had some amazing people sitting close to us that seemed to enjoy her) and making tons of noise. She didn't sleep at all while we were traveling and passed out as soon as we got into the rental car.
On the way home was a different story - we were originally supposed to leave Madison at 11:15 am, layover in Chicago and arrive in Toronto at 4:30 pm - just in time to get home for dinner, bath and in bed at her regular bedtime. BUT there was a huge storm in Chicago so our flight was cancelled. Instead, we were re-routed through Milwaukee leaving Madison at 2:20 pm with a FOUR HOUR layover, scheduled to arrive home at 9:20 pm. Luckily, we managed to get Jess to nap in the morning before we left for the airport - for 1 hour. By the time we got to Milwaukee she was so exhausted (and still refused to sleep in her stroller) we decided to rent a car during our layover and drove around to let her nap. When we got back to the airport the guy asked what was wrong with the car because we had only been gone for 2 hours...and paid $47!! The things you have to do with an 11 month old!! =) So in the end, our flight to Toronto was delayed another 1.5 hours and we didn't get home until after midnight. Jessica, who usually sucks her thumb to sleep, just closed her eyes once we got in the car and slept all the way home from the airport.
The one great thing is that she slept in until 8:30 the next morning...and has been waking up past 8:00 am every morning since! Which means Russ & I get to sleep in - yay!!
Anyway, Jessica was GREAT! We were so proud of her!
Here are some photos from our trip:
The popular Madison Farmer's Market that circled the Capital State building:
Our trip to Archiver's (a BIG scrapbooking store that has everything you can imagine in it!!) =)
Some random photos of Jess from the weekend:
And on the wedding day:
I just realized we didn't take any "family" photos during the wedding (which is not a surprise) - Mom & Dad, do you by any chance have any photos of Russ, Jess & I?? Thanks!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Sit-Stay-Play
I forgot to mention that within the past couple of weeks Jessica has FINALLY learned to just sit and play. Mind you, it doesn't last very long, but it's still great that she will keep still for a few minutes!!
And here are a couple of 11 month photos with the MK bear....
And here are a couple of 11 month photos with the MK bear....
Busy Busy Busy
It's been a crazy month so far and we're keeping busy. We visited the new Valleyridge splash pad in Oakville and Jessica loved it!
It's brand new, less than 10 minutes from our house and lots of fun. It will definitely be a favourite when Jess starts running around on her own. She especially loved the park and the fake mountain to climb!
We spent last weekend at a friend's cottage - Jessica went swimming in the lake and played with 2 year old Reese. Russ caught some pretty good sized Bass too!
That's about it! Jess is motoring on her hands and knees and loves to climb the stairs. Have I mentioned that she can now say "Da-Da" (which came 1st) and "Ma-Ma" directed at us - it's pretty exciting! Here's a cute photo taken just yesterday...we still have our box spring mattress leaning up against the wall and she loves to crawl behind it.
Anyway, Jess just woke up from her nap. Thanks for stopping by! We're taking our 1st airplane trip this weekend to Wisconsin for a wedding...I'm a little anxious about the whole thing...with a stopover, traveling during her morning nap time, cabin air pressure on her ears, trying to keep her occupied during the flight, making sure she'll have her breakfast and lunch, not to mention the fact that we'll have to wake her up at 5:00 am. AAAHHH - wish us luck, I'll be sure to keep you updated. =)
I almost forgot...happy belated 11 months (last Sunday) to our little girl...which is crazy, mostly because it means I have to go back to work in about a month. Grrrr...
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