Laughter

This evening, Jonathan was flicking a little ball up into the air and Edison thought it was the funniest thing! I love the sound of his laughter. Sometimes it's hard to make him laugh, but then something simple (when you're not even trying) will do the trick. Tonight was one of those nights.

A Jaunt through the Neighborhood

Eleana and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather today and go for a walk with the kidlets. What started out as a "walk to the playground and back", ended up being a 4 hour outing. We walked down a trail that follows Kanaka Creek and then ends up at Kanaka Elementary, so that Brea could play on the playground. We then walked back to my house and decided to keep going on down to Bruce's Market for lunch. We had a nice lunch, wandered the market, and then headed back home. It was a fun outing, but definitely a little longer than we originally anticipated. The kids did awesome....they all, at one point or another, had a nap (or two) in the stroller.

Here are a few of the photos I took along our walk:

This was Edison's first visit to a playground. Not much for him to do there yet, but we sat Edison and Rhys beside each other to keep each other entertained while Brea went on the slides.

This one makes me laugh....Rhys is checkin' Edison out

We are definitely looking forward to more nice weather and more fun walks!

Wordless Wednesday - I love to sneeze :)

Monday's Musings - Being a Mom

I've decided to add something new to my blog called "Monday's Musings". I've actually been enjoying blogging a lot more than I thought I would; and as much as I LOVE being a stay at home mom, some days I just don't have much to blog about. Most of my days consist of playing with/feeding/entertaining the babe, cleaning the house, laundry, and grocery shopping. It's not exactly exciting blogging material. Jonathan and I try to do fun things together as a family but he is working like a mad man at the moment, so we are looking forward to the summer when we will be able to spend much more time together.

I like how "Wordless Wednesday" gives a bit of structure to my blog. On Wednesday I don't have to rack my brain to figure out what to post about....I just have to find a cute picture. So on Mondays, I've decided to write about whatever thoughts I happen to be thinking on that day.....hopefully I have some cohesive thoughts in my tired brain on any given Monday. This way, if nothing else exciting is happening, at least I have two days a week where I have an idea of what to blog about....now we'll just see if I can stick to it. 


I thought that for today I would write about a few of the things I've learned from being a mom. I learn something new every day and I'm loving every second of it. But here are a few of the bigger things that come to mind:

1. A child is the greatest blessing and joy you could ever ask for. Words can't even describe how amazing it is and how much I love him!

2. Breastfeeding is hard work! If anyone knows this, it's me; but it is worth it 100%. It's the best nourishment for the baby, it's bonding, it's comforting for the baby, and it's free!

3. Parenting is a two person job - I cannot imagine doing this without Jonathan. Babies are hard work! I don't even know how single parents do it.

4. Just when you think you have your baby figured out, they change. I learned this very earn on....and now I've stopped trying to "figure him out"....I just have to roll with it.

5. Go with your instincts - lots of people like to give you advice, but you are the one living 24/7 with this baby and sometimes you just have to go with what feels right.

6. Not sleeping through the night pretty much sucks. It's exhausting and I'm reeeeaallly looking forward to the day when Edison starts sleeping longer at night.

7. Hearing Edison's laughter melts my heart every single time!

Swim Little Fishy

Jonathan and I have been bringing Edison to the pool almost every week for quite a while now. We took him swimming for the first time when he was 3.5 months old. At first, it took him some time to release his death grip on us and actually enjoy the water. But it didn't take too long for him to start having lots of fun. He seems to really enjoy the pool and does lots of kicking and splashing around with his arms. Here is a video we took of him during his very first time in the pool. We took it with Jonathan's fun underwater surfing camera.

We went swimming with him last night and this time around I decided not to swim but to take some pictures instead. I went a little photo crazy....here are a few:

This is Jonathan's method of keeping him warm from the car to the pool. Who needs a baby carrier?

You can see his desire to chew on things does not stop at pool toys

Coupon Queen

I've recently discovered a variety of coupon websites that mail the coupons you choose to your house! I had no idea such thing existed. I'm quite excited about it, who doesn't like to save money? I just need to make sure I don't buy an item that I don't really need, simply because I have a coupon for it. I was telling Jonathan all about my coupon madness and he exclaimed "Wow, how stay-at-home-mom of you".

If anyone is interested in entering into the world of coupon savings, here are a few of the websites I found: save.ca, brandsaver.ca, smartcanucks.ca, websaver.ca, and gocoupons.ca. And of course, many good deals can be found on groupon.com.

If there are any other good ones out there, feel free to let me know! Happy shopping.

Wordless Wednesday - I love the feel of carpet beneath my fingers