Second tooth and standing up!

Kristian's second tooth is out!

He loves to do things on his own. Like feed himself baby cookies.

I'm starting up a new menu for him. Adding more of chunkier foods and foods he can pick up and feed himself.

He is growing up sooo quickly!

He calls me mama! And when he wants to nurse he says mummummum haha so cute!

He will clap when you say clap and he is starting to lift himself up!

He wasn't fastened in his highchair last night and he stood up! Yikes!!!

Today we have his 9 month doctor check up. I'll post on that tomorrow!

Our first family vacation!

We just came back from our first family vacation! To Mexico!

 I did not know how it was going to be travelling with a 9 month old. I had to pack everything! I can say that I did over pack for the 4 day vacation we went on. But better have more than less!!

Kristian absolutely loved it!

And it was not hard either! Both ways I only needed to change him once on the plane and it was easy, the plane had a change table. We also took turns holding him in the plane and he was happy. 



I was impressed with my little travelling little boy.

On the way there he was awake the whole plane ride... about 3 hours to Mexico.




He loved looking out the window. He even clapped when everyone else did at the landing ahahh!

And on the way back he slept the whole time!

During the trip we let him lead us with his schedule everyday and it worked out.

We woke up daily around 8am, I fed him his cereal in our room then we went out to breakfast then to the beach or the pool.  Around 11am is his usual nap so we would either go back to the room for an hour or let him sleep on the beach. Same went for his afternoon and evening naps. We did get back to our room early (Not the single party trips with a baby haha!) We were in our room at about 10pm. 



The vacation was soo relaxing. We loved our hotel. Grand Sunset Princess in the Riviera Maya!

We brought a small umbrella stroller which was great to have, The resort was pretty big, so we did a lot of walking!

The weather was amazing!

Kristian loved being out in the sun all day! I kept him in the shade a lot and with a hat and Aveeno Baby sunscreen too!





He did nurse a lot more the past 5 days. I brought jarred baby food for him and he didn't want any of it! I fed him some fresh fruits and nursed him.  All was fine and he was happy.




He even slept great there too! waking only once to nurse!

I can't wait for our next family trip! We has sooo much fun!

9 months old and first trip to the Zoo!

Baby K you are 9 months! I can't believe it! In 2 months you will be going to Daycare full-time! My big boy!




Your appetite is stronger these days! You eat Cereal for breakfast, Fruits/veggies and a meat puree for lunch and fruit/veggie/meat and cereal for dinner! I feed you bits and pieces of some things like whole fruits and veggies and meats and bread tooo, depending on my lunch and dinner haha. You love the mum mum crackers, but boy are they messy. You are still breastfed. This week about 3x a day and 2x a night.

Your first bottom tooth finally came through! And the second one looks like it will be out soon!



You are sooo adorable! I love you sooo much! You are a little babble head, I swear I hear you repeat things I say, things like THIS and THAT and CHEESE and  BALL.You do repeat me when I laugh all the time which is so cute! You are always talking away when we are in the car too. 

You move your little bum and clap when you hear music, We can't get enough of that!


You are 16lbs and in size 4 diapers. You still fit in to some 6 month clothes but mostly 9 month clothes.


Some days you are up at 7pm, some at 830pm. Mommy likes the 8:30 time :) haha.

You love to be out and about. I take you everywhere pretty much! And we will be going on your first trip soon!

Today you went to the Zoo for the first time! You had a blast! It was a hot day!

Watching the butterflies

Fishy!

We love you soo much!

Just some weekend fun!

Fun at the the mall!

Shopping for baby K.

Some clothes and back to school items haha sounds funny but I keep calling daycare school.

Today at the mall Mickey and Minnie were there! So we stood in line to take pictures.



Kristian fell asleep while we were in line and I had to wake him up to meet Mickey. He was in a fog haha so wasn't too impressed.


Kris has been sleeping soooo much better lately. I'm soo happy about that!

His appetite is getting bigger too. I need to make even more food these days. This week I gave him a mix of food I made and jarred baby food too.

The last couple days I took him out the whole day from morning to night. I must say I am impressed with my little man. He is soo good for his mama. I'm able to go out and about with no problems. Love my little boy!



Today we are hitting the zoo! And today he is 9 months! another post to come later!

Our vacation is near!

Soon I'll be in the Riviera Maya at an all inclusive family trip!

Now that we have baby K, packing is much different. I use to only think of myself and what I needed to travel But this time I have been working on my list of what to bring for baby K!

I need to think of all his food to bring, spoons, bowls, toys, clothes, diapers, wipes, creams, blankets Etc my list is pretty long haha.

I wrote out a list to follow for traveling and a list of things while at the resort Ahah. Planning is key. I have everything I need and ready to travel!

We will be going for 4 days. So it's short but much needed ;)

I'm really excited for our first family trip!

I'm looking forward to not having to cook and clean for 4 days. Haha

Can't wait to see this cutie enjoy the beach ;)

Chicken soup purée

Yesterday DH was home with the flu! So I made a big pot of soup for him.

I sautéed onions, garlic, celery and carrots then added organic low salt chicken broth and some water. I then added chicken thighs and backs. Brought up to a boil added cilantro and bay leaves then simmered on low for 2 hours. I also added butternut squash near the end.


While that was cooking and baby K was playing so well in his playpen so I  also made pear, plum and pea purée for him.



Once the soup was ready I took out some chicken, carrots and squash and puréed it for baby K. He tried it yesterday and loved it! I made enough to freeze for the week. Yum!

Tonight's menu, enchiladas!

My sweet boy is growing up!

Baby K is almost 9 months old. The past week/ weekend I've seen soo many more changes in him.

He now claps and bounces when he hears music which is adorable!

He is gaining more strength and lifts off his toys to climb on them. He isn't crawling yet, but slithers and goes backwards and side to side haha.

He loves playing with toy balls throwing them and getting them back.
He loves playing in his playpen with all his toys. (great for me too, I can cook or do dishes as he plays ;)

He is starting to eat mum mums (baby crackers) alone! This is great for me too because he stays entertained with it!Ha!

He is eating a variety of foods these days. Tomorrow I have a new recipe I want to try out. Chicken and carrots with olive oil and onions! Delish! Hahaha

We are planning for our trip that's coming up! I have a huge list of what to bring! Eek! But I'm soo excited to see baby K play on the beach!

I took a CPR first aid course

Yesterday a couple friends and I took a CPR and first aid training course. It was 3 hours long and it taught us soo much!

I'm sooo glad I took this course. Especially now that I have a little one.
But I really think everyone should have some training on this.

In Ontario there's a 'good samaritan act' in Canada each province has it's own. Basically protects the person that offers someone help and that acts in good faith against any legal action afterwards. So if someone needs help and you can help, helping is way better than doing nothing at all!

We learned what to do when someone is choking and coughing and choking and not breathing, we learned what to do when when someone is passed out and not breathing... Taught us how to perform CPR on children and infants.

We learned how to assess the situation calmly without freaking out.. (hard part!) Calling or asking for help in a situation.

We learned the number one rule in water safety... Be in arms length of a child when in or around any water!

We learned basic first aid on how to treat bleeding with applying pressure... What to do with sprains and strains...

Also learned how to use a epipen and a AED (automated external defibrillator)

It was a great course!

I can tell you that during the course I felt nervous! And felt worried and scared about if I ever need to use what I just learned. But I'm soo glad I took this course. I feel way better knowing that I could offer help if ever needed.

Wordless Wednesday

Pool time!

The weather here is great! Hot hot hot!

Today we went to my Aunts house to cool down and go for a swim!!

The kids had a great time!

During this nice weather I'm sure many parents are taking their kids for a swims... Water safety is soooo important!!! As adults and with kids in the water we always need to be in the water with them! It only takes a second for something to happen.

When I was about 4 I was in my uncle's pool when I slipped into the deep end. I couldn't swim. My dad was on the deck above and saw that I went under and jumped right in to get me... I was fine, if he wasn't close by and watching it could have ended much differently. I know first hand how all it takes is a second to go under.

So stay safe!!!!!! Floaties for all kids and adults in the water too!

Wednesday a couple friends and I are taking a CPR course. Never do I want to be in a situation to use it, but I will feel much better to know what to do in any situation that I would need to use it!