Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Happy Birthday Daddy, from your favourite hockey fans. Simon even let me spike his hair up just for you (and the promise of cake!).

It's a Zoo Around Here

No we haven't added any animals but we have had to cage our almost 3 year old. Well not technically cage, but we've had to change his knob to one that locks from the outside. Sounds (and feels) cruel but it's for everyone's safety. Today Simon could have blown up the house because he went downstairs in stealth mode and turned on the gas on the stove. Thankfully he didn't go one further and turn to ignite. We have also had to add a keyed lock to the master bathroom. The other day while I was dealing with Miles' needs, I heard water running. I booted it up to the bathroom and found Simon in the tub with only the hot water running - yikes. Thankfully, I acted fast otherwise I would have been dealing with some scalding. Three looks like it's going to be a whole lot more terrible than two!

Miles @ 7 Months

Yikes, we're more than halfway to a year! This has been a pretty busy month for Miles. At 7 months, Miles:

-is eating pureed fruits and vegetables like a pro. His favourites are carrots, pears and squash.
-can sit on his own, he just doesn't. He is my casual baby and would prefer to be semi-reclined.
-loves taking a bath with his brother and since he won't sit on his own, one of us too. He is a wriggling ball of chub as soon as he sees the water.
-is wearing size 3 diapers and 6-12 month clothing
-is a super smiley baby. He is so social and will stare at people until he makes eye contact and then breaks into the biggest smile.
-still has undiscernable eye colour - it's always greyish but it has a blue or green tint depending on the day/outfit
-still sleeps in a vibrating chair and is not likely to give it up since he is in a never ending cold/congestion cycle
-has started getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth, then he propels himself backward using "the worm" technique
-likes to go to bed early. We're pushing it to get him to 6:15pm some nights.
-is still enamored with Sophie the Giraffe
-loves to be out and about
-has his first tooth - on his bottom left
-has moved into a convertible carseat - we were hoping to get through the winter in the bucket but the handle stopped going up and down.
-loves to watch his big brother and Brutus - Brutus always hangs out just out of arm reach and shares toys.
-rolls around like crazy, he's never in the same spot you put him in. He only seems to roll right though so he's always getting stuck.
-takes a nap after being awake for 2-3 hours, except in the morning where he can barely make it through an hour most days.
-loves his aquarium in the crib. We put it on at night and he sits up, babbles to it and judging by the greasy hand prints all over it, spends a lot of time trying to touch the fish.
-still such a sweet, happy little boy

Simon Says

..... ..... what do you see.
I see a mean face looking at me.

As said by Simon after I let him know that I wasn't a substitute for a kleenex.