Yummy in my tummy

Kayden quite enjoys his Cheerios. He sometimes talks to them but mostly he just shoves them one by one into his mouth. He has become quite the expert over the past couple of weeks so I thought you might want to see...

He has also learned how to drink from a straw. He refuses to drink water out of his bottles now so we had to find something else to keep him hydrated. It was really confusing at first and I wasn't quite sure how you teach this skill but he figured it out. I'm pretty sure my fishy faces did nothing to help him learn it, he figured it out all on his own. When he first got it, Chad and I would clap and say Good Job! He still drinks a little bit of water and then looks at us wondering where the praise is.

Mom Update

NKOTB
Yes, you read that right. I went to The New Kids on the Block concert this week! Now, for those who don't know, this was my first concert when I was 12 years old. My brave mom took me, my cousin and friends to see my favorite band. When I was little, my favorite boy in the band was Jordan, wow, he was sooo hot! I must admit, when the concert started and the screens read "15 years ago...." I thought, really? 15 years? It's actually been longer than that. This might have been a bad idea.....
I must say, I had a blast. We ended up with floor seats and at first I thought, short people really should avoid floor seats, this is going to be a long concert. And then, just to the left of us, they unveiled a piano from underneath a black tarp and low and behold, the New Kids came out to sing to me! I mean, us, whatever. I was inches away from my favorite New Kid! Actually I could have probably reached out and touched him but I thought, what's the point? I will be washing my hands and I'm sure he feels just like every other human being. The boys have aged, alot. The New Kid I didn't like when I was a kid is my favorite from the concert, Jon Knight. He's aged the best out of all of them. Anyways, all that to say, I had a great time. Jordan must have seen my wedding ring though so he knows, he lost his chance.

Hypo-Half Marathon - February 15th, 2009
Lisa and I have officially signed up for the Hypothermic Half Marathon. There is no turning back now. We have 12 weeks from today to train so I am getting back into running. I ran just under 8 km last weekend and, I won't lie, it was hard. With Chad's crazy work hours I haven't managed much time for running this week but, I've had a talk with Kayden and he's up for helping mom by staying happy in the stroller for some runs during the day. So, here goes, lots of training ahead of me and I'm super excited about it.

Dayhome
We have been fortunate enough to find a great dayhome for Kayden right here on our street. The lady is bilingual and is really great. It makes me feel much better now that I know he will be in good hands and I can go back to work knowing we picked a great spot for him.

Family Photo

Some of you might have been aware that for our anniversary this year, Chad and I decided to do family photos instead of getting each other gifts. We finally found a great photographer and got them done the first weekend in November. This just happened to be when one of Kayden's upper front teeth broke through so he stuck his tongue out in pretty much every shot. I guess that will be a story to remind him of when he gets older. Our photographer sent us the disk in the mail and I think it got a bit damaged so we can't open all the pictures yet but here are a few of my favorites so far...

I think she did a great job and there is 200 some pictures in all so this is just a taste of our afternoon. We went down the street by the french school and took some pictures in the Paskapoos. When Susanne gets back from holiday, we will try and get another CD of the pictures and post some more.

At the Zoo

Rowan, Terri and Andrian came to Calgary for a visit. They usually stay at Andrian's parents place but there was a flu bug going around and joined us instead! It was great as the kids got another chance to bond. I'm pretty sure Kayden babbles just a bit more after visits with Rowan. I really believe Rowan will be the first to talk amongst the cousins because she already has so much to say we just don't understand it yet!

So, we met up with Molly and Ali and headed out to the zoo on Friday.

Here's Rowan and Terri.

Ali and Molly (I guess you have to trust me that Molly's in the stroller)

And the cutest Giraffe!

It was a beautiful day in Calgary so the zoo was a great idea.

8 months, really?

Kayden is 8 months old now, wow. I keep having to recount the months in my head because I really do not believe it quite yet. We have seen a lot of changes in him this month though. Not so much on the outside but on the inside. He really concentrates on things when you talk to him. He's not crawling yet but, it's not too far off I don't think. All moms probably say that! I just see him have more determination everyday to get from one spot to another. He moves backwards and uses his rolling skill to move now. I guess we will have to wait and see! He has just recently had both upper front teeth break through so he's now a four tooth baby. I think he wants to stay ahead of his cousins in at least one department! His new skill as of the last couple of days is a 'High five'. He skipped the clapping and went for something more boyish I guess. I'm not sure if he understands what we are saying or if he just likes the way 'High five' sounds and then sees us lift our hand but, it's a start! I caught it on film for you...

leftovers for Bogey

Now that Kayden is getting older, we are feeding him more things and trying to let him practice eating with a few Cheerios on his tray. He's not really great with getting the Cheerios in his mouth yet. Bogey loves his bad aim and can often be found hovering like a shark waiting for the next drop...

The swing

I decided while the weather is nice we should see how Kayden likes the swings. I have always loved the swings (still do...). As soon as I started moving the swing he started giggling away! It was the sweetest thing.

Kayden's first Hallowe'en!

Well, our little shy guy did really well for his first Hallowe'en. I think I dressed him up in his skunk costume 5 or 6 times in total and he never complained! Chad took him around to the neighbors we hang out with and they all enjoyed seeing him join their kids in this experience.



Here is the part that sold me on his costume...

It's a little out of focus. It says 'lil stinker', love it!



Here's Kayden with his ladybug cousin Rowan


And with his Penguin cousin Molly