19 months old!

This has been such a busy month for us! Daddy has been so busy with his fire fighting course and going out to the fire hall lots. We went to disneyland, We sold our house this month. We are in the process of buying a new home and we have to be out of here and in a new house by October 30. It has been a crazy yet exciting month to say the least.

So what is new with Grayden?
You are a busy busy boy! You discovered how to get into every single sink in the house. You have always been excited about water so when you realized how to play in the sinks you were thrilled. Just when I thought you getting onto the kitchen table and computer desk was enough work....Lets start with the kitchen....
You realized you are now tall enough to climb the bar stools to get onto the kitchen counter and then you just climb into the sink and play in the water. Daddy pushed the chairs against the wall so you couldn't get on them only to watch you push them back againTs the kitchen counter. Haha we got a kick out of that one!

So no more bar stools at our house for now!
So In the bathroom you climb on top of the toilet and kneel on the toilet paper roll and pull yourself up on the sink. When ever we are near any of these rooms that is ALL YOU WANT TO DO!

It was cute at first but it has become very frustrating to be honest. Obviously we don't let you do it but you TRY TRY TRY. It is very exhausting constantly pulling you off toilets, computer desks, kitchen tables, and counter tops. How the heck are you supposed to baby proof that??? LoL To be honest when daddys not home and I have to get things done in the kitchen I will give in sometimes and just let you play in the sink. I end up with a big mess and water everywhere but sometimes it is worth it if I am trying to get something done. You are so busy!

I love the way you get so excited for piggy backs up and down the stairs and if you don't feel like a piggy back you turn me around or wrap your arm around my neck and plop yourself in my arms. I love that everytime you wake from your nap you sign to be nursed and have that special bonding time with mommy! You are very cranky without your after nap nurse. I love the funny noise and expressions you make when you are unhappy or want something.LOL I love how you lift your feet up to your waist when you run! You have the cutest run ever. I love how you grab mine or daddys hand when we are about to cross the road. I love how excited you get when you watch "winnie the pooh" I love our games we play around the house and how excited you get when we run around with you.

You just keep getting funner and funner to play with these days! You love to crawl onto mommy and daddys bed and start jumping like a little monkey! Most of the time I join you and you get a kick out of that. You laugh and get so silly when I sing "no more monkeys jumping on the bed" (you love that book) You love monkeys period.
You make monkey noises while you do this silly waddle with your hands at your side as you bob up and down.

You got sick for the second time in your life this month too. Right when we got home from disneyland. Both you and mommy caught a bit of a cold. Maybe it was the piece of gum you picked up off the ground in disneyland!!! AHhhrr I was so mortified!!

You are such a big eater these days. You eat almost anything and everything! You are still nursing a few times a day! I think we may just make it to age two after all. I remember my milk came in with you at 6 or 7 months pregnant so I wonder if my milk will start changing on you soon. We'll see how you deal with that :) You have started to say thank you really well this month. Sometimes you get confused and something else comes out but for the most part you can say it pretty good!

Well baby boy happy 19 months! Mommy and Daddy love you so much big boy!

xoxoxo
Mommy and Daddy

DISNEYLAND !!

Oh my goodness where do I begin. So your first trip to disneyland was an absolute blast! Grandma Beecher came with us and it was so nice to have her there for the break at times and you guys had some really nice bonding time. We left Thurs Sept 10, 2009 and arrived in california around 1pm. Our hotel was called the " Catsle Inn and suites" The main reason I booked this hotel was because it said it was across the street from disney land and because it was a castle and it looked really neat. Well when we arrived we could not stop laughing. It was more like a castle dump. It wasn't THAT bad but it was definitely not what we expected! It was NOT across the street either. More like a block and a half away! I wasn't very happy about that but....... whatever !

We spent our first day at the pool but that didn't last long. For one they had three different pools right next to eachother. All you wsnted to do was hop in one and move on to the next....OVER....AND OVER....AND OVER AGAIN! It was cute at first and It was nice to watch you have so much fun but it was 30 degrees outside and chasing you back and forth got exhausting FAST! We spent about 10 mintues trying to find our shoes. Daddy had one missing and so did mommy. We could not find them anywhere. YOu had thrown them in the pool and they got trapped in the filter. Stinker!! LoL

Well after the pool we walked over to downtown disney to do some shopping. Apparently Michael Jackson's kids were there in disneyland that night too. Anyway We had planned to spend all day Friday at disneyland so we woke up bright and early and walked the block and a half over to disneyland. We saw Mickey right away as we walked in the park and had your picture taken. I thought you wouldn't be scared but you were TERRIFIED! You never cried you just didn't want to be near them and whoever was holding you at the time you would not let go for anything. You were pretty curious and as we walked away from them you would not take your eyes off them. "Sully" was a different story.....you were terrified of sully! You would not even look at him and just kept your face in daddys shoulder with your arms wrapped around his neck as tight as you possibly could. I don't blame you Gray....He is scary!

Anyway your first ride was DUMBO! You went with daddy and you LOVED it. You were clapping your hands and having a ball. It was so cute to watch. We spent the next couple of hours going on all the rides in that area such as Mr toad, snow white, peter pan etc. I was suprised you didn't get scared or cringe on any of them. I think there was just so much going on and one thing right after the other that made you so interested. You would clap some of the time but for the most part you just stared and made the most adorable expressions. I missed so much of the rides just staring at you and watching your reactions.....THAT WAS MOMMYS FUN! I LOVED IT!!!

Around 1pm you started to get very sleepy so mommy ran you over to the hotel for a nice long nap and rest. It was so nice for me to have those breaks and take a nap with you. Daddy and Grandma stayed at the park and got in some adult rides which was nice for them. You slept for 3 hours and then we were ready for some more fun! We took you on pirates of the carribean and you loved it. When it goes for the first dip you started to clap ! I was suprised at how much you liked it and didn't get scared.

We did almost all the rides in Disneyland that you could go on on Friday so we decided to spend Saturday in California adventure. It was so nice because there was hardly anyone there. We walked on every single ride. I was actually a little disappointed with california adventure. They didn't have alot of rides for you and the ones they did seemed like 5 seconds long. I think it took us a couple hours to go through california adventure and we just went back to disneyland. We wanted you to get pictures with Tigger and pooh so we rushed over there before you got to sleepy and stood in line for a few minutes. After about 10 mintues they told us tigger and pooh were going for a break. You were so exhausted at this point and fell asleep on my shoulder. I was trying to keep you awake so I lifted your head a bit and your neck just flew back......YOU WERE OUT!!! I could not believe how exhausted you were. I dont think I've ever seen you so tired so I just walked you back to the hotel and we rested for another 3 hours. That was our last chance to see tigger and pooh and we missed it :( Maybe next time.

We had been on all the rides so we spent our last few hours going on all your favorites. Your favorites were Dumbo, the safari boat, its a small world, and your all time favorite ride was THE TIKI ROOM! HAHA you just had a hoot in there. dancing and clapping away, yelling at all the birds. It was so funny. You had people laughing in there!

We went on Pirates of the caribbean one more time with you and again you enjoyed it but half way through everyone got backed up for some reason and the boats weren't moving. We were stuck in the worst part of the ride where the boats are battling back and forth dropping cannons in the water with all the scary music. You sat there in Grandmas arms and looked around for a few minutes but after about 5 of just sitting in that spot you reached over to me and wrapped your arms around me and rested your head on my chest! You got scared and i don't blame you thats a scary spot!

So our last hour in disneyland we watched the amazing fire works. They are un believable! They even had dumbo and tinkerbell flying in the sky while they were going. You maybe caught a couple minutes of it and then you passed out in my arms. Disneyland really is a magical place and I can't wait to take you there again when you are older and can remember everything. We are so fortunate to have been able to take you this young and to watch you discover what was around you. That was so much fun for mommy, daddy, and Grandma to watch. I can't begin to tell you how enjoyable that was for me to watch. Your expressions alone were worth every penny!

Thanks Grandma for coming with us and taking such good care of our little guy. He adores you and you are such an amazing Grandma. Grayden is so lucky to have you in his life. Thanks for everyting!!

Love you Grayden
xoxo Mommy and Daddy

Nursery Time !

Today was a big day for mommy! You've been 18 months for a couple weeks now which means you can now attend nursery at church!!! We haven't made it to church for the last couple of weeks so today was your first official day at nursery! It was so weird to sign my little guy in for nursery and to see him name already on the list. All those kids seemed so old and it was scary to realize that you were now that old (tear)....Your mom is such a sucker!

Well your first day at nursery didn't last long..... you were back in my arms about 10 minutes later LoL!
It doesn't help that church time is your nap time so we'll see how it goes. It will be nice for mommy and daddy to actually sit through sunday school and learn something rather than chase you around everywhere but I think this is going to take a while for you to get used to.

Love you BIG GUY!
XOXOXO
MOMMY

21 weeks pregnant!!!

I can't believe I am half way through this pregnancy already!! This first one seemed like forever but I guess when you already have a little one to chase around all day.....time flies! This pregnancy has been so good thus far. The first 3 months or so weren't so good but this second trimester has been amazing! I don't even feel pregnant but the constant kicks always remind me. I missed feeling Grayden inside me and this time it feels so different because I actually know whats in there. I get so excited when I think there's another Grayden in there and to know how much love that's going to come with it makes me so thrilled! I can't wait to meet this little one. I wonder what he or she will look like, how different they will be from Grayden, to discover his or her different personality!! Ahhhh Im so excited!

Sometimes I think how can I possibly have another one when Grayden keeps me so busy these days. I know its going to be hard work and stressful at times but I now no it won't even compare to the Joy this baby will also bring into our lives.

Can't wait to meet you little one :)
Mommy xoxox

18 Months old!!!

My baby is a YEAR and a HALF old today!! CRAZY...CRAZY!! I can't believe how fast this has gone!

This month has been interesting to say the least. The title of this post should say "The whiney month" I don't know what your deal has been but you have been just miserable this month baby! I think part of it is because we haven't been able to use the basement which is our main play area with most of your toys. So maybe you have been just really bored?? ....I don't know. Every time your Auntie's come over your just a big winer and you get mad even if they look at you...haha! Your even that way with daddy right now. Mommy seemed to be the only one that you wanted to hang out with this month. Maybe the title should have been "attached to the hip" !!

Whats new with Gray?

Weight- 27 LBs
Height-

You have learned new signs and some new words....but again, you hardly talk. You can probably say about 20 words now but you hardly say any of them. You are such a quiet boy (minus the whineing this month) you have always been a quiet boy. Im sure in the next few months we probably won't be able to keep you quiet. You are starting to say the words along with the signs you know. Your favorite sign is bath and whenever it's bath time...you slap your chest and say, "BAF"

Your eating hasn't changed much nor your sleeping. You ALWAYS nap between 11-12 everyday for at least 2 hours or more.

You LOVE the park and most of all the swing. You can sit in there for hours!! You have become very independent. You go down the slide by yourself and you can walk up stairs all by yourself without holding on to anything. You like to feed yourself and use your own utensils, You TRY to dress yourself, when we are watching a movie and it freezes you run to the dvd player and know how to push the play button (cracks me up every time) You get up onto EVERYTHING! computer desk, kitchen table, coffee tables you name it. I thought our house was completely baby proofed but there is nothing I can do about this one except keep all the chairs away and keep my eyes on you 24/7.
You are at a stage where everything is..."monkey see, monkey do" You like to copy everything we do right now. When you see me dip a carrot you HAVE to dip your carrot. When you see me put tooth paste on my tooth brush, you have to put tooth paste on your tooth brush. When we kiss you want to kiss etc. etc.

Your favorite new past time is re-organizing the fridge :) If you see it open you run to get your arm in the way before it closes. If your too late you get so upset and have a little cry....haha !! It melts my heart and I sometimes give in and let you haver...You love to take the dressings and ketchup stuff off the sides of the fridge door and put them on the shelves in the fridge and then put everything back again. I don't let you do this often but it's sure cute to watch.

Rocks are a huge hit right now. You are completely obsessed with rocks! Mommy and Daddy get a kick out of watching you try to pick them out of the side walk pavement on our nightly walks. Even though you know they don't come out...you try every time.

You love to do things by yourself and love to be praised by doing so. When you put your hat back on by yourself or put your toys back in the toy box or even just put a rock though a hole. Whenever we say, " Good boy grayden" or "Good Job" you light up with a huge smile on your face and you just feel so proud. I love watching you succeed even if it is just putting a rock though a hole. You make mommy so proud no matter what you do.

The sweet little baby is fading away before my eyes and every day he is more "the big boy".
What fun it is to watch him living life, to see the world through his eyes. To get excited with every airplane or bird that flies by or every rock he finds. It is so much fun ! I love you Grayden more than you can ever imagine!
Happy 18 month Birthday!

Mommy and Daddy
xoxoxoxo

19 week baby update

Me at 18 weeks !

I don't have a lot to update on with baby #2 but this pregnancy has been really good. The first 4 months were a lot more difficult this time around. I had never been so exhausted in my life, and I felt a lot sicker with this one but these last few weeks I have felt great. At this point I don't even feel pregnant. I haven't had any cravings (thank goodness) I have had the worst cravings for terrible food that I do not need. I have CRAVED a tropical hawaiin Pizza from panago, a cinnamon bun, a MCchicken, and an ice cream cone. I could not get these foods off my mind....I constantly thought about them and as Much as I said ......"Taleah you are not getting a Mcchicken" I could not stop thinking about it. Once I caved into getting this crap the thoughts were gone.....It was so wierd to me cus I had nothing like that with Gray.

Anyway more exciting news I felt the baby move for the first time August 11th a few days earlier than Gray. It's funny how you wait so long to feel that little flutter or kick and then once you feel it....it doesn't stop. BEST FEELING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!

We had an ultrasound yesterday hoping to find out the sex but no such luck. She did say she MAY have seen some boy parts but it was too early to tell and baby was in a bad spot. I booked another one Sept 3rd to find out so we will see.

Here is a pic of our little peanut. There's a couple hilarious pics of the face....haha




This one cracks me up!!

Our trip to Vancouver

It was definitely a different experience traveling with a child all by myself. Thank goodness it was only an hour flight. He didn't make a single fuss on the way there or back. I just plopped his Tigger and Pooh DVD in front of him and he was good to go. He loved staring out the window and saying hi to everyone around him. He was very content and quiet which was good. There was a kid behind me that couldn't have been much older than Gray that kicked my chair the whole way. I probably would have said somthing 18 months ago but having a child yourself you sorta have an understanding. I just couldn't believe she didn't even appolojize on his behalf. Anyway enough about that I was just thankful that wasn't my child.

We went to Vancouver last year when Gray was only 4 months old so we couldn't really do much but this time it was sooo much fun. He just loved it out there on the beach and it was fun for me to watch him run and run where ever he wanted to go. The tide goes out so far over there leaving a ton of puddles everywhere. That was the best part not having to worry about what he'd get into or where he was going. It was awesome!! I wish daddy could have been there to see you but mommy got lots of video :)
You adore your Nana and Papa so much.

Papa picked us up from the airport and it was one of the sweetest memories I will always remember. You haven't seen Papa (except on Ichat) for over a month and he was about 100 feet away when we saw him so I pointed him out to you and said, "there's Papa" Well you noticed him right away and pushed yourself away from me. I put you down and you started running towards him with your arms open. He started running towards you with his arms open and you ran right into his arms. It was like a movie moment and just melted my heart. I wish Nana was there.

There was another adorable experience with you in Vancouver! We were at belisfare mall in the states and there is this little foam play area in the middle of the mall that you really wanted to go in. We hung out in there for almost an hour and there was this little asian boy your age that you noticed right away. You immediately went over to him and had a huge smile on your face. You wrapped your arms around him and gave him the biggest hug. The little boy was confused and started walking away but you would just chase him and continue to wrap your arms around him and rest your head on his shoulders. This went on for atleast 5 minutes. You were just smiling and laughing the whole time. I was in tears laughing so hard and couldn't believe you were doing that. You have never done that with any kids so it was so adorable to see........MY LOVING BOY!!

It was so much fun to visit Nana and Papa and it was nice to be away from home for a bit. Thanks for everything Mom and Dad xoxoxo

17 months Old

This month there hasn't been a whole lot of change. We went to fairmont for your second time a few weeks ago. It was so much more fun this year than last. Last year you were only 4 months so we were cooped up in the hotel most of the time. You loved checking out all the nature and mountains around you. You LOVED the pool....the pool is dead centre in the resort so whenever we would take you for a walk you would just run to the gates of the pool, point and say "wwwooowwww"!! We didn't do a lot of walking because it was way to HOT but it was fun watching you explore in a different atmosphere!

What is new with you?

You are an absolute (as they say) "TRUE BOY" You are EVERYWHERE these days and get bored of things way to quickly so your off looking for other things to do or should I say GET INTO. I feel like I chase you around all day long..LoL Your not a fan of being inside right now especially with the heat the last few days. So your constantly staring out the window or banging at the door yelling "Mommy" to let me know you want out. AND THEN THE CASING BEGINS haha. Who needs to workout when they have a 17 month old boy!!! It would be a lot easier with a fenced backyard thats for sure.

As much as you keep me on my toes these days I am having so much fun with you. Especially when were outside or inside chasing eachother in a game of tag. Your Auntie's love coming over and playing it with you. (its the only time you will actually run to them so they eat it up) haha


Whats new in our lives ?
We put our house up for sale a couple days ago so hopefully before too long we will be in a bigger home with a fenced backyard. CAN'T WAIT!! Daddy is now a volunteer firefighter out in Irricana. They are putting him through all his courses for free and he is getting so much experience. He just started his 1001 course and he has been so busy. It has been stressful for both of us especially for him since he hasn't been getting a lot of sleep. He goes in 3 times a week and those days he wakes up has supper goes out to Irricana and then off to work for the night. It's a lot but it will all be worth it in the end. After this course and his test he will be a fully trained fire firefighter. He is so excited for this opportunity and hopefully in the next year or so he can get hired on full time.
Cody did something the other day that meant the world to me.

He got home at 10:45 Pm from training at the fire hall and had to hurry to work because the longer he stays at home the longer he has to stay in the morning to make up his hours. He was rushing like a mad man to get ready and stuffed his face with dinner as fast as he could and rushed to get out the door. He gave me a kiss and turned to open the door. All of a sudden he turned around so slowly and opened his arms and waved me over for a big hug. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and said, "Thank you for being so good to me".... You would have never known he was in a rush at that moment because it meant more to him to take that time and make me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I felt so special because I knew how late he was for work but for him to stop and just turn around and do that meant the WORLD to me. It truely is the little things in life that mean so much!!
Thanks Hun for making me feel so loved and special. Grayden you have the best daddy in the whole world and Im so grateful you have him as an example of what a man should be. I am so proud of him!

Mommy is taking you to Vancouver in a few days to visit Nana and Papa for the long weekend. Daddy has to stay home and put in some hours at the fire hall so this will be the first time he has ever been a way from you for more than 24 hours :( He is dreading that time away from you but I think it will be good for him to have some "Cody" time and catch up on some much needed sleep or whatever he wants to do.
I can't wait to go and take you to the beach. I'm more excited for the BREAK than anything haha It will be a nice little vacation for me and it will be nice to spend some alone time with mom and dad.

Well baby boy Happy 17 month Birthday ...(try to slow that down a bit k)

I love you more than you could ever know
xoxox
mommy & daddy

Baby #2 Update

I had my second ultrasound a couple days ago for that neutral translucency check where they can tell wether the baby has down syndrome or any other issues. I didn't have one done for Grayden and It doesn't matter to me either way but I just wanted to see the baby and thats the only reason I booked this ultrasound. Well I was 10 weeks and 5 days so the baby was to small for them to do the measurements but I had an amazing tech that talked to us about everything we were seeing and let us watch the baby for a while. She was the best tech I've ever had. Anyway the baby was just a round blob for the first bit and you couldn't really make anything out. Thats all I expected to see but as soon as she brought Cody in all of a sudden it started to move like crazy!! She was pointing to the arms and then all of a sudden he/she started stretching her arms out and kicking his legs and rolling itself around. It had so much room in there to just move around and it was un believable to see that at such an early stage. I never had an ultrasound like that with Gray. It was so clear and perfect. It was amazing for us to see how much alive he/she was and how developed he was at such a young stage. It was amazing :)

I really wanted to wait until the baby was born to find out the sex but I don't think that's going to happen. I can't wait to find out and everyone is putting their guesses in. I have an ultrasound booked for August 21 to find out so I guess we'll see then. I remember with Grayden I had a strong feeling a few months in that I was carrying a boy. I haven't had that yet with this one but I did have my first dream a few weeks ago. I had a dream we waited to find out and when the baby was born everyone in the room screamed IT'S A GIRL. Cody insists we are having another boy. This pregnancy is the same in a lot of ways but also a lot different. I am a lot sicker than I was with Grayden and instead of being hungry all the time which was the case with Grayden, I am completely the opposite. I have no appetite for anything and the normal foods I am so used to eating make me want to hurl.

I am completely exhausted with this pregnancy. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the fact that I'm still nursing. The lactation consultant I talked to said that would be the case if I continued nursing but that there was absolutely nothing wrong with nursing while being pregnant. She said after the first three months I would start to feel better and I am a few days away from that mark so we'll see.

We can't wait to meet this new bundle of Joy. I can't wait to see Grayden with you and how adored you will be by all. Love you little peanut :)

16 months old :)

This month went by so fast just like I knew it would. I can't believe you are almost a year and a half!! This month was exciting! You met your Auntie Lynnie for the first time and we had so much family down to visit with.

So whats new with you?

You have definitely had a HUGE growth spurt this month. I don't know if its the fact that we cut your hair and started spiking it or if you just really grew. A bit of both I'm sure! Anyway the point is you are huge and I just cannot believe my baby boy is so big.
You have started saying a lot this month but even though you know how to say a lot of words you don't do it very often. I swear I heard you say I love you back to me a few weeks ago. It wasn't exactly "I LOVE YOU" but you were trying to mimic me and it sounded just the same. You say Papa, Airplane, Kiara, HI, bye or bye bye, Pooh, wow, birdie etc. I can't think of them all but you sure have improved in that department. Your signing is going pretty well too. You sign Bath, milk, more, and food perfectly but were still working on a few more.

You did such a cute thing yesterday:
We went for our nightly walk and daddy let go of Kiara's leash. She started walking off so you started yelling her name and chasing after her to stop. You bent over picked up her leash and decided to walk her the west of the way. It was sooo cute! That's the first time you did that or even walked Kiara for that matter :)

Your appetite has increased a lot this month. You used to never really want breakfast so you would have an early lunch and supper. For breakfast you always have fruit. Usually a couple handfuls of blackberries or blueberries and half a banana. Every once in a while you'll have eggs with some toast. I still haven't found a food you DON'T like. You seem to like and eat anything we give you. I let you have some grapefruit the other day thinking you wouldn't like the sourness but you kept asking for more! You FINALLY started using a fork/spoon this month.
You still nurse 4-5 times a day. Some people seem so suprised at that but its because that is the only milk you are getting. You are not on any cows milk or any animals milk for that matter. Just your mommies milk so that's mainly why you nurse so much.

You have such a sweet personality. Your feelings get hurt easily (especially when your tired) and your quick to comfort when you feels someone else is upset. You love to make people laugh especially mommy and daddy and know how to make anyone smile. You light up the room for everybody around you and just a joy to be around.


Papa and Nana came for a visit last week and boy do you have them wrapped around your little finger :) You LOVE your papa and Nana so much!! You have such an incredible bond with your Papa!! You love your Nana but there is somthing about men you are more drawn too. It seriously amazes me how comfortable you are around them and even though you don't see them often you warm up right away. Whenever you get into trouble or whenever you are sad you run straight to Papa. Whenever Papa's close by you would reach out for him no matter who was holding you. Daddy would be holding you and if Papa was close you HAD to be held by him and would rest your little head in his shoulders. What shocks me the most is that you sometimes preferred Papa OVER ME!!! You'd pass me to get to Papa or cry for him when you were in my arms!! THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVER!!! Hahaha only with your Papa. Like I said you have a special bond with him and it just melts my heart to see. I love watching you with them and to see how much they love you and care about you means the world to me.

Your sleeping schedule hasn't changed much but lately you have been missing your 2nd nap of the day. You wake up around 7:30/8am and then your down for your first nap around 11:30am for 2 hours. You usually have your second nap at 4:30 but if you haven't fallen asleep by 5 then you don't get one. Regardless if you take your second nap or not, your asleep by 8:30. If you miss your second nap you just get really cranky come 7Pm so I'll put you down a little earlier. You sleep in your own bed but around 2-3am You wake up and want to sleep with me.
That habbit HAS to break soon because when my belly's huge you will no longer fit in our bed and I can't have you kicking me all night. It's going to be a hard adjustment not only for you but for mel. I just wish we were stronger in the beginning and started putting you in your own crib for starters...... I felt at the time it was our only option for you to sleep and for us but boy did that come back to kick me in the butt......at the same time having you lay next to me the last 16 months have been some of my most special, fondest memories with you so It's something I don't really regret.

Well my baby boy I love you more than you could ever know! Happy 16 month Birthday!!!!!
xoxo
Mommy and Daddy

West Edmonton Mall

So we planned that once Tara got home just our family would take a trip to Edmonton to spend some time and have some fun. Our family has not been together in years so it was really nice to spend that time together. We drove up Friday and did some shopping you loved all the water displays in the mall. Then All 8 of us piled into one 2 bedroom hotel room for the night. We brought a couple blow up beds but it was so much fun. We ordered Pizza and played catch phrase until the wee hours of the morning. We had a lot of laughs!!

The next morning we got ready and took you to the Water Park!! You were so amazed by all the water, water slides and the colorful children's park. Your face was price less when we walked you in there. You kept pointing to EVERYTHING and saying "GOH", "GOH"

You loved going down the water slides the best. You always had a HUGE smile once we hit the water and then you'd clap. We had a lot of fun mommy and Grayden time since I was with you the entire day. I couldn't go on any of the bigger slides because I am prego with your little bro/sis but we had so much fun together.

Papa took you into the hot tub after a few hours and you passed right out on his shoulder. You have such a special bond with your Papa and it just melted my heart to watch your curl into him and rest your little eyes. Papa sat with you in the lawn chairs and you both took a little snooze while the rest of us played and got ready to go. You slept for almost 2 hours.

It was a fun weekend!!