So this has basically become the holiday blog. After a holiday you'll get a random update about what we did. I jest. I can't believe it's been over a month since the last time I updated. I keep up to date with posts in my head but just lack the ambition to actually write it out. Let's see what have we been up to....hmm. Lots!
I take Kiwi to a program at the elementary school at least once a week. It's a drop in program for kids ages 0-4. It's to help get kids use to what school might be like. They have centres for the majority of the time with a circle time and a snack. Very fun! Kiwi loves it there because he has free reign of the whole room.
We use to go to library time. It's actually called "Baby Rhyme Time". He loved going! But it is sadly over now until September.
We have also continued to go swimming every Friday afternoon. I love swimming and Kiwi does too! He is a fish! He gets very talkative and loves to splash. If he sees a ball in the water he almost tries to push me away so he can go get it, however I don't let him go since he can't swim on his own. It is a huge motivator though. Or a toy boat. He really likes them too.
Kiwi is hilarious! He makes me laugh constantly. And a huge personality, he is so caring and loving and has quite the sense of humour. He has also been showing me things he's interested in. If he hears the mixer going he makes his way over right away and wants to sit in his high chair and watch. He has also started getting into all the cupboards. We have put all the safety locks on all except one that is Kiwi proof filled so if he pulls everything out it doesn't matter. He LOVES that cupboard! It gets a lot of action. It's also funny to find toys in random places. Always an adventure. He loves to put his toys into things or on things. While folding laundry today he insisted on putting his football in the basket. And he found his rubber duck on the edge of the tub and put it on the toilet lid.
Also today he picked up the phone, held it to his head and said, Dad. So I immediately called B at work (we got his voicemail because he was in a meeting) but when B's voice came on Kiwi smiled really big and his eyes lit up. So sweet!
On Saturday we took him to the park for an Easter Egg hunt. It was a really good turn out. We had a lot of fun. It was already past nap time for little guy so he wouldn't give me any smiles for pictures. On the way home he fell asleep in B's arms, so sweet! On Sunday we went to church and then we came home for a nap (I say we because I had a nap too!) Kiwi is cutting his third tooth and he had woken up at 3:45-5:30 and then up for the day at 8. And because I'm a gluten for punishment I hadn't gone to bed early so I was wrecked! So a nap was in order for myself as well as little Kiwi. When we woke up B took Kiwi downstairs so I could bake uninterrupted. Once the cookies came out of the oven I put some on a plate and away we went to B's Aunt and Uncle's house for Easter dinner. It was Delicious (with a capital D!) We had bbq'd steak and mango salad, yams, brussel sprouts!!! (they get 3 ! because I liked them that much), home made apple sauce, and homemade blueberry pie for dessert. Such a yummy dinner!
Kiwi entertained us for a good part of the evening and we had some great adult conversation as well while B's cousins entertained our little. Then we came home and I was sure he would sleep through the night because of how active he had been and how much he had to eat. But nope! He woke up in the night and then up for the day at 6:30. 6:30!!!! If you know me, you know I'm not a morning person. I talked to my sister for a bit and she was like, I'm hanging up now, you're ignoring me. I wasn't meaning to ignore her, I was just so tired and loopy and distracted by anything. And I got distracted by my little man bringing me a book "I love you Forever" and I couldn't resist reading it to him. He's just so stinkin' cute!
That pretty much catches you up on our little lives. I hope my next update won't take as long to post. Until next time,
Michelle
