My New Pastime

This waving thing is SO much fun! I've really got the hang of it now...one hand, both hands, right or left; it doesn't matter. I LOVE to wave!

I'm 8 Months Old Today

These pictures are courtesy of Grandpa Fred (from Canada) and his visit to Montana!

I am now 8 months old and the new things I can do are so much fun. I have figured out how to wave. I put everything together at the end of May and now I wave at everything and everyone. It makes people laugh, so I get going pretty fast and then everyone giggles. It's fun to make people laugh. I even wave at my mommy and daddy when they come in to get me out of my crib in the morning. Sometimes, I sit on my butt, wave and smile all at the same time. I think that they really like that a lot!

I am standing up against the furniture now without any help. I figured out that I have pretty good balance all by myself! I especially love to stand up against the footstools because they are just my size and I can bang on the top of them. It makes a great sound...just like my drum.

I am all over the map in my crib too. My favourite sleeping position is laying on my back with my feet up on the side of the crib. My parents think it's crazy, but actually it's pretty comfortable. But the bad thing is that I get myself cornered and can't get out sometimes....so I resort to screaming at the top of my lungs in the middle of the night. My mommy is so well trained that she comes in to check on me.

So many new things to learn. I can't wait to find out what's next.

Anyway, that's the update from Billings, Montana.

Have a great day!

C'mon Horsey!

This is my first horse! But it's not like our horse...it doesn't move! No matter how hard I pull the reins, it doesn't budge. It makes noises like a horse and it looks like a horse...I just don't get it. Oh well, I love it just the same and it's just my size. I can stand up against it for balance, I can give it a pat and it makes me smile! It sure is fun to have a horse inside the house, even if it just stands still all day long.

Exploring

Well today was 88 degrees (hot & sunny) and I figured it was time to get down on the grass (well, the grass/sand) at our house. I have never seen grass before so it was pretty cool to pick it up and examine it in my fingers. It didn't taste very good though. I was so captivated by the grass and the tree behind me that I wouldn't look at the camera and smile! Oh well, maybe next time.

Joke of the Day

One of my mommy's patients at the pool found this joke and gave it to her. We think it's pretty funny! Hope you do too. :o)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Well, today is my mommy's very first Mother's Day. My daddy and I made it very special for her, starting with this card that my dad and I wrote together. Then we gave her a couple of presents to show her how much we love her. I gave her a beautiful silver frame with the word "Family" on it and a Bible verse was on the frame too.... Love one another deeply from the heart. - 1 Peter 1:22-
My daddy gave her a gift certificate to go and get her hair done just the way she likes it. She hasn't had it done that way in a long time because it's expensive. So now she can! We took her out for breakfast AND for dinner so that she didn't have to cook at all. My mommy told me that she loves daddy and I very much. She calls us "her blessings".

I'm Famous

I'm famous! Well, at least here in Billings. At the St. Vincent Healthcare hospital (where my mommy works) in the
Labor & Delivery /Mother & Newborn section there are walls of baby's names. The parents have to "donate" some cash in order for your name to be on the wall, but the money raised goes towards car seats for families that can't afford them. Since mommy's and daddy's can't leave the hospital with their brand new baby without a carseat, this is a really great help to them so they can take their baby home. Anyway, my name is on the wall! I am SO excited because it will be there for a really, really long time and I can go and look at it when I'm older.

Montana in the Spring

Today I went for a really nice drive with my daddy and mommy and the puppies to Red Lodge and to see if the Beartooth Pass was open. It was about 52 degrees and very sunny. Well the Pass wasn't open, so we went the scenic way to Absaroke (pronounced Absorkee for my Canadian family). My mommy got to take some really pretty pictures so I thought I would share them with you. All the ski runs on Red Lodge Mountain were closed, but there was still snow on them. And then I was having so much fun with my dad at a rest stop, that my mom took a picture of us. At another rest stop my mommy and I got our picture taken in front of a creek. I was so enthralled by everything around me that I wouldn't look up to smile for the camera. Oh well, it was a great day for all of us!

MS Walk

Today my mommy and I participated in the MS Walk here in Billings. Many of her clients at the pool have Mutiple Sclerosis, so she joined their walking team. Our team was #5 in all of Billings for the money we raised. My mommy walked 4.5 miles, and I got to ride in the stroller. It was REALLY cold out, but at least it wasn't raining.

I'm 7 Months Old Today!

Well, my mommy was a little late on my 6 month doctor visit; in fact she was exactly 1 month late. So that gave me a little time to grow! My currents stats as of today put me in the long and lean category which is why I am wearing 12 month clothing. I weigh 18 lbs. 12 oz. and that puts me in the 75th percentile for my age. I am 29" long which puts me at the 99th percentile. The doctor says I'm really healthy and I will be very active. My daddy and mommy are very happy about that.

I am sitting up while I play on the floor now, but I still need to be careful because when I lose my balance I fall hard. I LOVE to be upsidedown! Everything looks really cool from that perspective, so I always turn enough to get whoever is holding me to put me upsidedown. I also love Baby Einstein. I especially like the Baby McDonald and On the Go DVD's because they have lots of neat animals and songs. I laugh like crazy when the cows come on. I'm not sure why, but they're pretty funny. My mom is teaching me sign language and I am almost signing for the word "milk". I have FINALLY figured that out! :o)

I am eating really well. I now actually will tolerate green beans and prunes, although they are definitely not my favourite. I am eating the Gerber graduate foods now. They are little puff things that melt in my mouth and I love the sweet potato kind. I can even pick them up and put them in my own mouth; independence a great thing!

My Grandpa Fred from Canada is coming to visit me in 3 weeks and I can hardly wait to show him all of the new things I can do.

Well that's all for now!

My 50 Cent Dress

This is my new dress that my mommy bought for me. She's a really big spender you know...she spent a whole 50 cents at the 2nd hand store called Precious Seconds! I wore it to church today and the ladies in the nursery loved it. I love it too because it's light and comfy. It even has "bloomers" to match!

Remembering my Grandma

It was 2 years ago today that my Grandma went to Heaven. I never got to meet her, but my mommy tells me she was really cool! She was an amazing woman who loved God with all her heart and loved her family unconditionally. She never complained, she was kind and compassionate. She really loved her music and that love of music was passed on to my mommy and my Auntie Marsalie. She had a great sense of humour....for instance, she really didn't like motorcycles much, but here she is in the picture on Daddy's motorbike with a big smile on her face! Now that's funny. She was such a good friend to so many people. She was an awesome mom and gave careful guidance, but was very firm in what she said and believed. She always saw the glass half full and her encouragement through cards and emails was a welcome sight for my mommy. We really miss her but we know that she is singing with the angels and that we will see her again one day. We love you Grandma!

Spring has Sprung

According to these pictures, it looks like it is spring in Montana. Well, don't be fooled! We've had a lot of snow over the last couple of weeks and then today it was 70 degrees (that's about 21 degrees Celsius for all my Canadian relatives and friends!), so there's no more snow. Don't know what's around the corner for tomorrow, but as the saying goes here, if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes! Anyway, my mommy loves these pictures so she thought she would share them with you.

Our Little Cowgirl

I'm 6 Months Old

Here I am at 6 months old. Can you believe it? I'm 28 inches long and 18 lbs 12 oz. Things sure move fast around here. Here's a list of the new things in my life:

• I can roll over both ways and it's lots of fun to go from my tummy to my back.
• I can sit up all on my own for quite a long time now. One thing I have figured out is that it is not a good idea to try and roll from a sitting position. It kinda hurts!
• I am eating lots of different foods now. The two things I hate most are green beans and prunes. YUCKY!
• I am in 9 month shirts and 12 month pants.
• I can blow spit bubbles and "raspberries" at my dad and mom. They think it's really funny.
• I LOVE to make lots of loud noises, like banging on counters and my high chair with spoons or my sippy cup. I also LOVE to screech really loud; now that's fun!
• I'm cutting 2 teeth on the bottom of my mouth and it REALLY hurts. My mom sees them at the surface and then they disappear the following day. Maybe this week they will actually come through. In the mean time, I'm chewing on everything in site and drooling like crazy.

Well, I guess that about sums up some of the new stuff in my life. I'll keep you posted on any new changes though.

Splish Splash

I LOVE to swim! I went swimming for the second time with my mommy and our friend Marge and her daughter Logan. I am in daycare with Logan and my mommy works with Marge. My mommy thought it would be fun to have time in the pool at her work for me to splash around and get used to the water. It was a GREAT idea. I love to kick and splash and I "talk" a lot in the water.
I especially love to sit in my baby float and have my mom float with me around the pool. I can't wait until the next time I can go!

Happy Easter

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

-John 3:16 -

He is Risen, He is Risen indeed!

We wish you all of God's richest blessings

as we celebrate our risen Saviour.

Love to you from our family.

My Washington Family

This is my family from Spokane, Washington. My Auntie Sandy ( my daddy's youngest sister) and my cousins Marissa and Madge came to visit me (and everyone else) this past week. I missed seeing my Uncle Anthony, but I will hopefully see him sometime soon. Marissa and Madge played with me and I had so much fun! My Auntie Sandy made silly noises and tickled me and I laughed so hard! It was good to finally meet them. I can't wait to see them again soon.

The Exersaucer

This thing is SOOOO cool! It has things for me to push, pull, and spin. The chair turns too so that I can see EVERYTHING around the exersaucer. It has the neatest music and the lights go crazy when I push some of the buttons. There's birds that chirp, ducks that quack and frogs that ribbit. Best of all I spend some time at each toy by spinning my seat and then when I get back to the starting point, it's like I have a whole new set of toys to play with again! I spend lots of time in here because I love it!

Sippy Cup

Well if I'm going to eat food, I might as well drink out of a cup! I surprised my mommy because she didn't think I would be able to hold this cup properly, let alone actually drink from it! This is the BEST because I get a nice drink of cold water which soothes my gums!

Fun with Food

Well I am 5 1/2 months now and things are changing so fast! I started on cereal about 2 weeks ago and I really loved that so my mom and dad thought it was time to try me on the real stuff. On March 12, I started eating "real people" food! My mom started me with sweet potatoes and applesauce. I LOVE sweet potatoes, but I'm not really fond of the applesauce. Then I got to try a butternut squash and corn combo. Gerber sure knows what they are doing! Then I tried bananas and pears and I love, love, love those fruits! Next came carrots and I had to warm up to the taste of carrots, but they're ok now. However, I am not really fond of green beans at all. In go the green beans, and OUT go the green beans! YUCKY! Anyway, things are looking up because my mom decided to leave those alone for awhile.

My Favourite Toy

This is my very favourite toy. My grandpa Crick got it for me. It's got so many bright colours, lights that flash, music that plays, a mirror and lots of fun animals that hang down for me to rattle and pull. It's so cool that it makes me smile everytime I get to play with it. Now that I like to be on my tummy for awhile, I like to look at all the fun things on the mat too.