Yes we are still here at 10.5 months!

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Ooopsy, has it really been one month since I last blogged? It always seems so very busy! In April we had Connor's Grandma Jackie visit, and in May we had two of his friends from Toronto stay over the Victoria Day long weekend to celebrate Linds' birthday. In between guests visiting there is always the clean-up and preparation before, and then the clean-up and recovery afterwards. And in-between there's the daily life stuff like buying groceries or going to the doctor's. Always something to do!

In May I took a bunch of photos of Connor in his birthday suit. Connor doesn't cooperate all that well with photos anymore because he is crawling around like crazy and doesn't like to sit still! He can crawl across a room in no time at all. He hates being in the playpens now, since he loves to roam free and explore. With his new found mobility, he's rolled off our bed (the Queen-size bed) TWICE now - once in his sleep, and once TODAY where basically he nosedived off the bed (luckily he fell off with a pillow and landed on it, as far as we could tell). He would rather explore and play rather than sleep these days. This caught up with him yesterday when he was crawling around and suddenly I guess his arms were too tired and he did a faceplant onto the vinyl floor! And so he got his first boo-boo on his upper lip.

Connor's upper front teeth are now visible, and we just found yesterday that a fourth and maybe fifth tooth (both upper, the ones beside the two front) are coming in as well!

Sunny days in Vancouver

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The weather has been very good the past week! Sun sun sun, so nice outside! Last Friday Mommy and I went to visit Kolton (we visit at least once a week) and took a stroll around the park by their house. It was SO bright outside! Mommy brought my two pairs of sunglasses, one for me to wear of course and the other for little cousin Kolton. The sunglasses are still too big for both of us but I managed to keep mine on for a little while. Kolton's getting bigger really fast, he's looking chubby now (that's what Po Po says).

Here's Po Po with me and Kolton, in our hats too!

I enjoyed our little stroll... for a while, anyway!
Hey you can see my two little teeth here!

Kolton trying on his shades... doesn't he look cool!
You can see Mommy and Auntie Cindy's reflection in this, neat!

Our day at Southeast False Creek

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Mommy says I am a big boy now... I am less fussy! Today I had a nice day out with Mommy and Daddy. Even though I missed my morning nap, I was all smiles at the restaurant and drumming away. See the video!

After lunch we walked around Southeast False Creek, near the site of the Olympic Village. It was a sunny day and I had fallen asleep as soon as I got in the car. Mommy carried me in her Baby Belle Carrier and I slept through most of the walk. See the photos, I am sleeping with Mommy and the photo with Daddy my eyes look a little droopy!

Happy Easter!

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My first Easter! Today was Easter Sunday. It rained most of the day, so it wasn't particularly exciting, but it did end with some sunshine. I was a good boy most of the day, I didn't fuss too much. I tried some rigatoni pasta (plain) for the first time today, I had a lot of trouble holding onto those slippery things. Grandma Jackie bought me some Farley cookies - she says she had them when she was little, and so did Daddy. I like them, they are very hard so it's good to chew on. Did I mention that my second tooth had started coming in too?

Here is a video from yesterday of me with the Hippity Hop bunny that Grandma Jackie bought me. Those are her legs in the video!

Grandma Jackie's visiting!

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My Grandma Jackie (Mah Mah) is visiting us, yay! She brought me some new toys, a 'hippity hop' dancing and singing bunny that I love, and a little jitter bunny that I love too! And some snappy new clothes too!

The night she arrived, she rocked me to sleep - and caught on camera, see the pictures below. Mah Mahs are the best!

Cousin Kolton's One-Month Celebration

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Cousin Kolton reached his one-month of life on April 8, and to celebrate, his parents held a big dinner party at a Chinese restaurant.

According to Chinese custom, the baby's biggest celebration is at one month when the baby is (finally) allowed out of the house. An infant who reached one month of age was likely to survive, and so a "Red Egg and Ginger Party" was held, introducing the latest addition to relatives and friends.In Cantonese the occasion is pronounced "moon yeut."Traditionally, the baby's name is also announced at this time. The Red Egg and Ginger party has evolved over time into a banquet style dinner.

I was a good baby for most of the evening. But when Great-Auntie Rose and Great Uncle Pau make faces at me I don't like that and so I started screaming. :D

Here's Kolton with Great Grandma Kwok and
Great-Auntie Rose and Great Uncle Pau.

With my daddy, Uncle Andrew, Po Po, Gung Gung, and Great Grandma Kwok.

Me and Po Po. Doesn't she look nice all dressed up!
Oh, I was dressed up too in my collared shirt and dress pants!

This is Auntie Tina, one of mommy's good friends.

Baby Connor playing the djembe

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It looks like my baby is on his way to career as a drummer! Check out the video!

Someone keeps stealing your lunch? Try an anti-theft lunch bag!

 

via onegoodie.com

This would certainly deter anybody from stealing your yummy sandwich!

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A day in our life

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Now that PoPo is over at cousin Kolton's all the time, I am having to watch Connor all day for the first time. Previously, she was always there as a backup and since she loved taking care of him, beginning around January I was having her watch Connor for most of the day and I spent my time blogging instead. She was also making dinner for us most days. Yes, I was spoiled!

So now I have a new routine.

• Wake up between 8-9am (ok this has not changed actually since January! It was because of that darn snow and we couldn't go anywhere so why not just sleep in!? Now I can't get out of bed before 8am!)
  

• Change Connor, wipe his face, give his Vitamin D drops, get myself together. (20-30 minutes)

• Connor plays in his playpen next to my computer. I check email etc. Connor gets bored, so then I have him on my lap and I show him some of the ABC segment from Starfall.com. (30-40 minutes)

• Set Connor in his feeding chair and start preparing his breakfast and my breakfast. Feed us both. Clean up. Start some preparations for food for later in the day. I steamed some apples and broccoli and pureed it yesterday - turned out great, Connor loved it. I read that steaming retains more flavour and nutrients. (1-1.5 hour)

• Change Connor's diaper. Let him jump around in his Jolly Jumper. (20 minutes)

• He'll be fussy by now, so it's time for a nap. I might nurse him a bit now, or after his nap. Even though he is on solids, the majority of his nutrition is still supposed to be from breast milk. The past few days I've been wearing him on my back to sleep. He'll nap from 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on any interruptions that wake him. I get back on the computer to blog, etc. Or I might do more food prep, or laundry.

• Connor wakes up and I let him play about 15 minutes in his playpen, just to wake him out of his slumber.

• Time for lunch! Back to his high chair. After eating and clean-up, I may do more food prep for dinner. Takes 1-1.5 hours.

• Connor plays some more, perhaps in his exersaucer or on the floor with me. I can also watch Young and the Restless now. :D
  

• By now it's either 2:30-3:30, and it's nap time again. So I get to do more computer stuff or other household chore.

• Connor will wake between 4:00-5:30, and Linds might be home by 5pm and it's time to think about dinner. Linds always showers when he gets home, because he can get very dirty from being in the warehouse at work.
  

• 5:30-6:00pm, Linds will feed Connor while I make dinner. Connor sits with us through dinner and eats a rice cracker or plays with his toys or fusses.

• 7:00-8:30pm, Connor will go down for the night. I always nurse him to sleep in bed. I had wanted to avoid nursing him to sleep, not sure how I ended up doing it. :/
  

That's our day together! Here are a couple of videos of Connor playing and eating today.

Baby's First Tooth!

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My first tooth is coming! It's the lower left tooth. Po Po realized it yesterday when she let me gnaw on a cup and she could hear clinking. Mommy stuck her finger onto my gums and felt it, too. You can barely see it, but it's there, it's coming! Yay, I can't wait to start chewing foods!

Here's a super-duper close-up of my gums.

I did 9 months and finally got out

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Hi everyone! Don't you just love this cool t-shirt!
Yup, I did my time, now I'm out!

I was innocent, I tell you!

I am much brattier now. I refuse to take my daily vitamin D drops - I shut my mouth tight and move my head around so mommy can't get the dropper in. I touch everything that I can get my hands on. I like to bang my toys. I like to grab mommy's lips and nose, and when she yelps because my nails get her I laugh. Hee hee hee. :D

A few more photos of Kwok Jr.!

A few more photos of Kwok Jr.!

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Welcome to the world, cousin Kwok Jr!

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My brother and his wife welcomed a new wee one last night! At 9:15 pm on March 8, 2009, little Kwok Jr came into the world weighing 6 lb 6 oz!

Connor and I, along with Po Po and Gung Gung, went to visit this afternoon. I can barely remember Connor ever being this tiny! Connor was born 6 lb, 4 oz.

Kwok Jr arrived after giving his mommy a long wait (her water broke on Friday around 9pm!). Everyone is doing very well!

Here is a video of our visit with the new one.

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Baby's Crying Face

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Connor has been very needy the last few days. He doesn't like being left to his own devices. Starts crying as soon as you put him down. Probably spoiled by Po Po!

Here's his crybaby face...





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Connor at 7+ Months

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Connor is 7.5 months now! Wow. Connor has been saying 'dadadada' a lot now - just like the books said he would. He is also beginning to improve his fine finger motor skills; he tries to touch and pick up more small objects now. He's also taken more interest in Oscar our Yorkshire Terrier - Connor will stare at Oscar when Oscar is prowling around, and Connor has shown interest in petting Oscar, too!

This weekend, Connor came up with a new "face". I'm not sure if it's supposed to mean "I don't want anymore"... see the video below and let me know what you think!

Connor is also a Jolly Jumpy freak, he can go crazy jumping around in that thing. Here's another video of him jumping around!

Only another 16 days or so until Connor's cousin Kwok Jr is due to arrive, at which point his Po Po and Gung Gung will not be around that much to play with him anymore.