The Abandonment of the blog

Oh dear! My poor, sweet little blog has been left on the back burner for so long, I think it may be having some apprehension about rekindling our relationship. It may just be tossed aside again. Don't worry, blog. I will do my best to better show my appreciation for the ease in which you allow me to keep a record of my life.

Now, I have not blogged in over a month. That is not to say that I had little to tell. We would have one adventure and I'd be planning the blog post but wouldn't get any pictures uploaded on the computer before another thing happened. As this is the case, I think we'll go for a short update with some fun pictures.


October started off with a wonderful visit to Pouce Coupe. Matt has an aunt and uncle who live up there that are very dear to my heart. We went to their beautiful home while we were dating and it was the first time that I had returned since 2008. Matt took Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday off and we set off on the 6+ hour drive. The weekend was spent enjoying walks around the quarter section of land they own, watching General Conference where our beloved prophet and apostles spoke to us, eating loads of food including a marvelous Thanksgiving dinner, playing crib, cuddling babies, watching Oakley and his second cousin experiment with each other, shooting guns, making yogurt and I finished the weekend by making my very own crib board! It is pretty sweet. We were so glad the Uncle Buck and Aunt Karen let us come for a visit. Thank you for a splendid time. :)

The next Sunday, we had the honour to go see my nephew, Liam ordained as a deacon. I am so proud of him! He is such a kind, loving boy and I cannot believe how grown up he is. After, we celebrated Thanksgiving with my family. As always, there was way too much food. I brought out my crib board and we played some crib. Thanksgiving is such a great holiday because it hasn't been commercialized. It is all about being thankful for the blessings our Heavenly Father has given us.

October 20th, our little family headed down to Calgary to go and see the Calgary Alberta Temple on the last day of the open house. It was beautiful. I am excited to go back and enjoy it again. It was nice to take Dave and Ashleigh from this post with us and have a nice visit afterward.

The last major event we had in October was a little Halloween party. We had some friends come over and we oohed and ahed the cute babies, took pictures, and visited. Kayty and Clayton totally win the prize for best costumes. They were the only parents that really dressed up. I know, the rest of us are lame. maybe next year...

All the boys

On the right is the tallest, lightest, oldest. In the middle is the shortest, heaviest, youngest. :)

Other adventures: 

• We got moved into a new ward, the Strathcona Married Student ward. We are really excited about it even though we will only be in it for 7 months. Now these two can be buds at church.

• We decided to go on a family walk every Sunday.  This was our first one and we bundled up our little babe.  

• One night, Oakley woke me up one night crying. I went to the washroom before getting ready to feed him and as I reached in to grab him, he wasn't where he should have been. He was lower. This is what I found when I turned the light on:

• My poor baby was stuck in the top left corner. I felt so badly and quickly snatched him up and cuddled him.

• Oakley fell asleep while eating for the first time. Why is that so cute? I don't know, but it is. 

• Oakley just keeps growing and getting cuter and cuter.

• Oakley started "kissing" the floor

• Matt won the Co-op student of the year award! Way to go my love!

Another month gone. How was your October?

FOOD!

I have been pretty adamant that Oakley not have solid foods until six months. There has been the occasional sucked on finger but no full on meals for our little boy. Now he is six months and I had the *honour* of feeding him his first rice cereal on his first half birthday. I think I'll let the pictures do the talking for me.

Messy

The one smile I caught the whole meal

Dirty face

Dirty tray

Oakley has progressed very quickly this week. Even the second day he was opening his mouth eagerly anticipating the next bite. I couldn't get it in there fast enough. On the fourth day I changed things up a bit and added formula instead of breast milk to the cereal. At first, he acted like I was poisoning him - apparently formula is an acquired taste - but he quickly adjusted to the new flavour and ate up all his food. :) I'm so excited for this next phase. Way to go my little eater!

183 days

Today, this sweet little boy has been in our lives for 183 days, 6 months or half a year. It has sped by. We love our bright eyed boy. He already exudes happiness. Many times people have asked me how he  is as a baby. I tell them that more than 75% of the time, he is a happy, playful little man. We are so blessed. 

Yesterday was Oakley's 6 month check up and the stats are in:

Weight: 17 lb 1 oz, 50-75 percentile

Height: 27 inches or 2 feet 3 inches, 75 percentile

Head Circumference: 44 cm, 75 percentile

His doctor was pleased with how proportionate he is. And! He has almost tripled his birth weight. Good growin' Oakley!

Oakley has been rolling over both ways. He sits up by himself. He grabs at things he wants. He spins around on the floor on his tummy and surprises me by where he ends up. He laughs lots and tells great stories. He loves mirrors. He doesn't play strange - at least not yet. He is wild about his Jolly Jumper and now wants to jump every time he is standing up. He is really good in the water. We may have a fish on our hands. His favourite toy would be Kirkland wipes cases. He loves the crinkle of them. He gets so excited when he balances on Matt's hand. He thinks his daddy is SO funny. He loves to cuddle his mama and she loves it too. :)  

We love you little one! Happy six months.

Oakley meeting Jimmy the chameleon for the first time

"Look at me, Mom!"

You can't really see it but Oakley got his first goose egg on Friday night