Deja Vu

Now where have I seen this before?  Check out my entry "Finally Mobile...Sort Of" from October 2011.

Too Busy to Blog

Well, Elise is now 7 months old and I just haven't had the time to write about all she has been doing.  With two little ones to watch, time seems to be flying by twice as fast.  Here is a quick recap of the last few months and the major milestones we have hit.  At three months, Elise started rolling over. At four months, she sat up. At five months, she was clapping her hands.  At six months, she started walking with the help of mom or dad. By the time she was seven months old, she was pulling herself up and cruising on the furniture.  She is also bum scooting to wherever she needs to go.  Needless to say, she has been busy growing and learning and now I have even less time; I need to be much more careful now that she is mobile.  She also got her first tooth a couple weeks ago. 

Elise has been eating solids for a couple months now and is a great eater.  She is not picky and will eat just about anything we put in her mouth.  She isn't sleeping through the night but is a better sleeper than Sophie was.  Either that or I am so used to not sleeping, it has been less noticeable the second time around.  She is a cheerful, happy baby.  Very easygoing, always smiling.  She especially loves the Wiggles and her sister's toys.

To see pics from the last couple months, click here.

My Poor Back!

Shortly after Elise turned 6 months old, she started walking with the help of Mom or Dad.  We are all very excited to watch Elise run around, Sophie especially.  However, I forgot just how hard it is on our backs.  My chiropractor is going to love me.

More Summer Fun

Our third camping trip this year was at Mount Kidd again.  This time, we went with Mamie and Pepere.  The weather was great and good news, the pool was open!  Our first day there went well.  We spent some time at the pool, went for a bike ride (my first of the summer, finally!), played some frisbee and visited. 

 

However, having the world's worst teething child, we headed home a day early.  Sophie has been working on her two-year-old-molars (yes, they are still not out...I look in her mouth every night with a flashlight to see little to no progress) for months now and it can cause her to have trouble sleeping (no surprise there, she has never been a good sleeper).  She spent the second night tossing, turning, calling out and crying, and because we were in such close quarters, we were all up to hear it.  Unfortunately, this meant Mom, Dad and Sophie were tired and cranky the next day so we decided to just pack up and go. 

The following weekend we had some very special visitors.  My brother, Dan, his wife, Tina, and my niece, Madeleine, came to Calgary for a night.  It had been a very long time since we had all seen each other.  I was really excited to see Sophie and Madeleine together.  They got along famously.  Being so close in age, they seemed to understand each other and play on the same level.  Madeleine will be a big sister as well in November, which is wonderful news.  We hope that once all our kids are older and a bit easier to travel with, we will get to see them more often.

To see more pics of the month of July, click here.

Family Time

After Elise's baptism, Aunt Janae stayed with us for a couple days.  Sophie and Elise enjoyed some quality time with their very special aunt, putting puzzles together, playing games and balloons, going to the park and just hanging out.  We also spent an afternoon at the splash park in Airdrie with Aunt Ave, Ally and Grace.  Thanks for the visit Aunt Janae!

 

 

 

 

 Our second camping trip of the year was the Van Orman Reunion at Mount Kidd.  It was the first time in a few years that the whole family could come.  I think we had the nicest weather we have ever had but unfortunately, the pool was closed due to the recent floods.  We had a great time anyways.  It was wonderful seeing everyone and Sophie had lots of fun playing with all her cousins.

One of Sophie`s favorite camping activities - Painting rocks

A walk by the river

Sophie and Gus hunting for ground squirrels

 

Sophie and Dad

 

 

To see more pics, click here.

Elise's Baptism

On Saturday, July 6th, Elise was baptised at St. Peter's Church in Calgary by Father Jerome.  We hosted a BBQ afterwards to celebrate.  Thank you to everyone who came and shared this very important day with us.  And an extra big thank you to Uncle Julien and Aunt Janae who have agreed to play a special role in Elise's life by being her godparents.

 

 

To see more pictures of Elise's baptism, click here.

Celebrating Canada Day

The day before Canada Day, we hosted a Canada Day/Pool Party BBQ.  We invited some friends over, put out the kiddie pools and enjoyed the sun and some burgers.

 

The next day, we went to Olds to participate in their Canada Day festivities with Uncle Warren, Aunt Ave, Ally and Grace.  We got to do all sorts of fun activities that made me appreciate the perks of living in a small town.  We dug for treasure in a sandbox and then traded our gold for candy.  Sophie went fishing and caught some bubbles.  At another fishing station, she got stickers in exchange for her fish.  There were also many bouncy houses to jump in and free popcorn and cupcakes to snack on!  What a great day!

 

 

 

 

To see all our pictures for June, click here.