More Camping!

I cannot believe it is nearly the end of July! :( That means I need to be getting ready to go back to work... already! The thought scares me already, so I'm soaking up every minute of being at home on my mat leave that I can. This past week and weekend, we were camping out at Wabamun Provincial Park again. There was a group of us that went out on Wednesday night... the husbands came out to set up camp and then we said goodbye until Friday night, when they returned for the weekend. We had a great time and the weather was pretty good, except for the thunder/hailstorms at night and the very rainy day on Friday. Other than that, it was very hot and we were outside as much as we could be. Some other friends came out during the day on Thursday and during the day, there were 8 kids under the age of 3 there!! Talk about crazy!! It was a lot of fun though, and highly entertaining!! We came home fairly early again on Sunday morning, which was kind of nice. It was a gorgeous day today and we could've spent it at the beach and park, but sadly, there was a lot of stuff to do at home too. We are only home for 4 days and then we're headed out camping again on Friday. We're gone for a week this time, so we're really looking forward to living in the trailer again. On the weekend, we're camping with our good friends from Strathmore, Mark and Corinne Koppel and their two boys, Matthew and Cameron. We haven't seen them since Colby was a couple of weeks old and Matthew and Cameron have never met him, so it will be fun. From there, we're going to Pine Lake for a couple of nights and then off to Ol' Macdonald Resort near Stettler. I'm really looking forward to hanging out and spending some quality family time together! Ol' Macdonald is a favourite of mine since we were kids and used to go there all the time! The lake is beautiful, so hoping we can get into the water there with our little man. Hope everyone is having a great summer so far! Take care!

Lesley

First Teeth!!

Well, all that drooling and rosy cheeks finally led to Colby's first tooth... first two teeth to be exact! His bottom two teeth cut through at the same time on Friday, July 11th! They're pretty sharp and continue to slowly make their way up. We'll see how far behind the top two are. Colby turned 7 months old on Monday, July 7th. I took him to the WVHC to weigh and measure him, as usual. My, did he ever grow this month... he is now about 28.5" and 20 lbs. 13 oz.!!! He's a kid that loves to eat, that's for sure!! We went camping with Cal, Tracy and Blake on the weekend. It was a great tiem out at Wabamun Provincial Park. We had power sites and oh, how nice it is to camp with power! So much easier!! Colby has been quite 'vocal' lately and continues to entertain us with his newly invented sounds! He likes to 'talk', but his talking sounds more like yelling sometimes. So cute! On Sunday when we came home from camping (we got home earlier than ever on a camping trip before!), we had to take Colby into the Emergency Room at the hospital. He had been constipated and there was blood in his diaper on Sunday, which means directly to the ER. He was checked over and given some medication as a stool softener. I didn't think it was working too well, as he kept throwing it up! So I've been using brown sugar in his bottles once or twice a day and that seems to be helping much more! My goodness, the things that stress us out as parents!! But it's worth every minute! Have a great week everyone!

Lesley

Dayhome Found!!

Well, as you can tell by my very discreet subject to this post, we have found a dayhome for Colby!!! So exciting and a HUGE relief, since I wasn't making much progress with people I was phoning. I kept being told that either they were at full capacity or more often than that, he was too young and they didn't want to take an infant. Anyway, it all happened very quickly (within a few hours!), but worked out great!! Laura actually lives down the street from us in Westerra, which is way too perfect. They are absolutely amazing people who genuinely love and care for the children in their home. So great to see!! We have no hesitations leaving Colby in their home. Colby and I went over for a visit today to see Laura with the other kids and he did great! He was playing with the other kids and she held him and he didn't mind one bit. :)

Well, no teeth yet, but I sure hope one cuts through soon. He has been on the whiny side these days and his cheeks are still quite rosy. Hopefully soon!! We are hangin' out in the pool quite a bit lately, which has been so much fun!! Colby absolutely LOVES the water, loves splashing, and has a great time in his kiddie pool or the bathtub! I'm trying to convince Gerry to come with us one day to the Tri, as we've only been a couple times. But I think he can now enjoy it a little more that he's a bit older. We had a kiddie pool party at Kristy's with our Mommy Group on Thursday. It was a lot of fun and was pretty cute seeing all the kids in their swimsuits and playing together in the pools! We'll have to do it again sometime... we're thinking of doing a picnic and pool party at the Stony Plain Outdoor Pool soon!

I can't believe it's July already and my little baby is almost 7 months old. It's unreal to think that our nephew, Blake, was 7 months old when Colby was just born!! And now they're both getting so big!! I'm trying to soak up every minute at home this summer, since I'm headed back to school at the end of August. Sometimes I just sit and watch Colby sleep! I know, sounds very corny, but true. I love watching him sleep, so quiet and still. He does not like sleeping on his back anymore (or anytime on his back for that matter!) and likes to sleep on his side or stomach. The naps are definitely improving with age, and we're up to a couple of naps a day, both being about 1 1/2 - 2 hours long!! Wow, the amount of stuff I can accomplish in that time compared to 20 or 30 minute catnaps!! :) Now we're just working on the sleeping past 5:30 or 5:45 in the morning! Hopefully this gets better soon... Colby has one tired mommy!!

We have quite a few camping trips planned this summer, so I'm looking forward to using the trailer more and more. So much fun to be outside and travelling around! Anyway, take care and enjoy the sunshine (although personally, I'm kind of enjoying this bit of rain to cool things off a bit!!)

Lesley