jolly jumpin

Fiona takes her Jolly Jumping quite seriously. This is not a game, for her it is a chance to be autonomous and get the heck away from us...she is expressing her independance already HAHA. I think she honestly feels that she can jump jump jump her way out the door, head down the street and meet her friends at the 7 eleven to play video games and steal candy.

In these photos you can really see her red hair...it is growing fast but what is growing is definitely red. In medieval times they believed that red hair equaled moral degeneration, but if she is morally corrupt in any way, I would just blame it on her parents ; )

Wednesdays with Grandma

I think I have mentioned in the past that my mom comes in most Wednesdays to help us out. She will either take the babe while I get something accomplished or she will do the floors or tidy up or whatever needs doing...and sometimes we just lunch.



Fiona is beginning to recognize voices now and she responds well to the people who she recognizes. ...or even to the people who she does not. Instance in point, we were on the skytrain the other day and a woman seated about 5 rows away insisted on babbling with Fiona the entire journey. "Who's the pretty baby then....AWWWW oooga booga boo. Where is she...there she is, etc etc etc. It was quite awkward as I am sure she was annoying all the other riders and I kept having to do this uncomfortable smile towards the woman. Fiona LOVED every minute of this strangers attention.

Cedar basket

Baby Fi is snoozing in a traditional native cedar basket which was send to her from my cousin Ralph from Darcy, BC. His kids all slept in this basket when they were small and I can see why they all love it, its like she is tied into a mini cacoon....emerging as a chihuahua.

2 moe sleeps...

Until oss gets home fom Scotland. As most of ou know Papa Geoge passed awa las week at the age of nineti nine and oss went home to be with his famil and to sa goodbe to his Gandfathe at the funeal. We hate tat he had to go alone withot Fi and me, but we will be going to Mexico next week and it would have been too much caziness fo Fiona to be on the oad fo so long and so we staed to hold down the fot.

So as ou ma have noticed..I have lost a few lettes and numbes fom m keboad..itis awful but I have decided to just go fo it anwas. Conside it like a little puzzle.

Mand and Kevin bought Fionas BFF down fo a Halloween visit . Zoe was dessed as a pea in a pod and fiona was a dais...but neighte seems all that happ in thei costumes and the wee much happie plaing on the capet togethe...the ae ve cute togethe.

I also thought it was funn to take a photo of the coffee table tonight. We have all the essentials, Gipe wate, bee, milk fo bab, chocolate fo momm, coffee and bab advil

Ps - oss...I bought a new camea !!! I LOve it !!!

This bab is well loved...

Firsts for everything....

Ross is off on his quick trip to Scotland for his Grandpas funeral and I am a single mom for 6 nights.



Unfortunately, Ross has missed a major 'first' in the life of our darling daughter. I thought maybe I should keep this news a secret and allow him to discover this magical moment for himself, but I am just so proud of her, I can hold it in. Well... I guess she couldn't hold it in either as she pooped in the tub tonight for the first time. Even more unfortunate that I was in with her, we had to drain the tub, wash the tub, refill the tub and then re-tub ourselves.



We are both fighting off a cold. I have a really sore throat and she is kind of snuffly too so it is good that we are getting an early night. Hopefully the dogs chill out as the Halloween fireworks are making them crazy and the cat is eggin' them on by doing wind sprints' around the house.

Immunizations

Madame had her 2 month immunizations yesterday. She screamed bloody murder for about 2 or 3 minutes whie we were int he room with the nurse and then she was all smiles once again.

After the injection the mothers are suppose to wait around in a 'calming room' to ensure that the babies do not have any adverse reactions to the meds. The 'calming room' is full of mothers trying to soothe their screaming babies..shushing and bouncing them around with great fury. By the time we entered into this room, Fiona was happy and smiling again and she seemed to get great joy out of watching these other babies cry out their pain...she even giggled at one poor fat and screaming little boy. We got out of there within minutes as I could see the other moms glaring at me; their envious eyes were mistakenly shooting out hatred towards us and I thought that room to be more dangerous than any reaction she may experience.