First camping trip!

Last weekend (May Long) was Colby's first camping trip and our first trip out for the year in our new trailer! It was such a great weekend! He did absolutely awesome, especially sleeping, in the trailer. He napped better than he does at home. On Saturday morning, Gerry and I hit the quad trails with our large group and Grandma and Auntie Kristy watched Colby. It was really fun and I'm glad I went out. I didn't get to go last year, so I was a little rusty at first, but didn't take long to get back 'into it'. We went out again on Sunday morning and this time Kristy came along on their quad, so Grandma and the other aunts were babysitting. The boys did great! The evenings were a lot of fun with the big group we were with (there were 31 people there in total). Looking forward to our other camping weekends coming up that are booked! We're also hoping to go away for a week or so sometime this summer and go camping. :) Have a great weekend everyone!

First Mother's Day!

Sunday, May 11th was a big day in our house... well, maybe not, but it was a great day! It was my first Mother's Day and it was also my 27th birthday! I am so thankful to have a beautiful baby boy and a wonderful husband to share my life with. What a blessing being a mother truly is! We had my family over for brunch and then spent the rest of the day together (mainly shopping and packing the trailer for the upcoming May Long Weekend). I was spoiled with a new Garmin GPS Personal Trainer, which I'm very excited about for running. I also got an iPod stereo. Lucky girl! :) This has been a very busy week and it seems to be flying by like crazy... Gerry was home sick on Monday from work (wasn't feeling too great on Sunday and had a bad case of the flu all day Monday). He stayed in bed most of the day and was feeling somewhat better on Tuesday, so he went back to work. Colby is doing much better thanks to his cough syrup. His cough is pretty much gone now and he's back to his normal self now. It seems that since he has turned 5 months old, his naps have turned right around! They are very regular and he's sleeping for much longer periods of time now... including his 11-12 hour bedtime sleeps. Loves to sleep, just like his mommy! :) He's doing pretty well with his solid foods... he has rice cereal and prunes every morning and seems to be enjoying it. It's quite the mess though!! We are going camping for the annual quadding weekend. There are many units going and a ton of quads, so it's going to be a great weekend. I got a new helmet, so I'm excited to be able to quad this year (couldn't last year because I was pregnant!) I'm thinking I'll be a little rusty, but we'll see! It's a lot of work packing a new trailer, but it's coming along nicely. Next I need to tackle Colby's stuff... I have two huge lists for him! I'm sure he'll do well as he enjoys being outside on our walks and runs. I'll keep you posted on how the weekend goes! Have a great long weekend everyone and enjoy the continued beautiful weather ahead!!

Lesley

Big week!

Colby is now 5 months old, although it's hard to believe it! I took Colby to see the Dr. on Wednesday, May 7th because his cough and congestion was only getting worse. I thought it might be allergies, but I was wrong. He just has a really bad cold. She gave him a prescription for cough syrup so that he could at least sleep. It's letting him sleep a little bit more at night, which is helping him get over this awful cold. Poor little baby, I don't like seeing him sick. Not a fun time! On Friday afternoon, Colby and I went for a walk with our neighbors and we stopped at a park in our neighborhood. They have a son who is almost 2, so he loves playing at this park. It was Colby's first time at a park and he went on the slide several times (not by himself of course!!) I don't think he knew what to think, but another first! :) It was a big morning here this morning (Saturday, May 10) as Colby had rice cereal for the first time!! He did really well and actually ate it all no problem. He did well eating off of the spoon (after the first bite or so). I don't think he really knew what to do with it once it was in his mouth. But I was pretty surprised and impressed that he liked it! He wasn't very messy either (didn't want to waste any, I suppose!) I think he's going to be a very good eater! We are working on packing up our new trailer for the first camping weekend of the season next weekend. We are going on our annual quadding trip near Fawcett Lake, so we're really looking forward to it! I'm excited to actually go on a quad this year (didn't last year as I was pregnant!) We'll see how it goes camping with a 5 month old baby... a lot of work packing, but hopefully he'll do fine. Have a great weekend everyone and Happy Mother's Day!!

Lesley
xoxo

Sick little boy :(

As you can tell by the title of this post, we have a sick little boy on our hands. Colby has either a really bad cold or allergies. :( Not so fun for the little man. He is coughing and sneezing a lot and has a runny nose. He's been having troubles sleeping at night because of the coughing and sneezing, but then naps for a very long time during the day (about 2 1/2 hours!) Crazy for Colby, since he doesn't usually nap very long, so he must be fighting something bad! I think it might be allergies like I had as a little girl. The springtime was always my worst time and had to get weekly allergy shots at the doctor's office. I sure hope that's not in his future!! If it doesn't get better in the very near future, I will make a doctor's appointment to get it checked out. I sure hope he feels better soon! On Friday, he went to the chiropractor for the first time! We both went for an adjustment and he was great during his! It's amazing how he had a few spots in his spine that needed to be adjusted... but I suppose after being all curled up for so long and a pretty crazy entrance into the world, it makes sense! We had a great time at our nephew Blake's first birthday party on Saturday! Eight boys and one girl made for a very busy house!! Colby had a milestone of his own at Uncle Cal and Auntie Tracy's house on Saturday... he rolled over for the first time from his back to his tummy!!! Very exciting!! He's been really close for a while now, but wasn't quite sure what to do once he was on his side, but he figured it out! He's so happy when he rolls over too with a big grin! He even showed off for Grandma and Grandpa when they were here on Sunday night! :) We're hoping to get the trailer in this weekend to get it all ready for the May Long... lots to do and lots to pack to get ready (especially to camp with a baby!!), but we're super excited! Enjoy the great weather this week!

Lesley
xoxo