Resting up on the way to Cape Breton.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Molly's ten months old and walking!!!
It’s hard to believe Molly is ten months old already. Time sure is flying by quickly.
It’s been quite a month. Molly is doing lots of new things and continuing to enjoy life. I always thought it was a bit of a cliché, but life really is never as simple and incredible as it is when you look at it through a child’s eyes. Molly has certainly taught me to slow down and enjoy every minute. Whether it is to check out a bug, a rock or a piece of grass or taking the time to tickle toes…everything else can wait and at that very moment, nothing else matters.
Spring has sprung and Molly’s favourite place is to be outside. She loves to go for walks and gets very excited when Daddy takes her for a drive on the four-wheeler.
Here’s a round up of new things she has done in the last month:
- on March 13th she gave kisses
- on March 16th she played pat-a-cake
- on March 20th she stood without holding onto anything (she has since started bending down and picking things up)
- on March 28th she started clapping her hands (to applaud herself usually)
- on March 31st she climbed up on her play bench (the hearth of the fireplace that has a cushion that Grandma made on it)
- on April 1st she started giving hugs (mostly to her dolls but sometimes to people)
- on April 1st she would say “quack, quack” when someone asked her what sound a duck makes
- on April 9th she walked all by herself!!!
Things in the weight department haven’t progressed as quickly. She is now 17 lbs. (down 0.2 since last month), which puts her in the 7th percentile for weight. On the height side, she has grown a whole inch in the last month and is now 29 inches tall. My hat goes off to any pound of body weight that can catch up to her and stick. If I were to choose one word to describe Molly these days, it would be busy!!
From March 31st to April 9th, I was away in Montreal for the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships and my mom came to stay with Jeff and take care of Molly (Jeff too perhaps). Leaving Molly on the 31st was single-handedly the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I am quite proud of myself that I actually got on the plane!! Once I got to Montreal I was fine and it was actually a lot of fun to see everyone. This is the one week that I get to see everyone that I work with all year. I even got to meet Mina (my friend Sheri’s baby who is three weeks older than Molly) and Sienna (my friend Anick’s baby who is a week older than Molly). I have come to the conclusion that pictures are nice but they never do a baby justice. To see Mina and Sienna’s faces light up when they smile is priceless and can’t be captured on film.
When I arrived home on Sunday, I was so excited to see Molly that I could hardly stand it. She was waiting in the window for me and when I went up to see her, she had this look on her face like she knew me but she wasn’t sure. It broke my heart and Jeff is still making fun of me because I started crying and whimpered, “She doesn’t know me”. When I came in the house, she kept staring at me and she started playing with all her toys at once. It was like she didn’t know how to act. Finally after about a half an hour (which felt like forever) she came over to me and gave me a big hug. I was the happiest person alive. Then a few hours later, she walked for the very first time. She was very close to walking the whole week I was gone, but Mom and Jeff kept picking her up so she wouldn’t. Now she takes a few steps and then stands there and claps for herself.
As Molly gets quicker on her feet, the coming month will undoubtedly hold lots of new and exciting adventures. We are going to Grandma and Grandpa’s for Easter. Molly and I are going to share a chocolate bunny. I wonder if she will acquire my love of chocolate?
Until next time,
Alayne and Molly
It’s been quite a month. Molly is doing lots of new things and continuing to enjoy life. I always thought it was a bit of a cliché, but life really is never as simple and incredible as it is when you look at it through a child’s eyes. Molly has certainly taught me to slow down and enjoy every minute. Whether it is to check out a bug, a rock or a piece of grass or taking the time to tickle toes…everything else can wait and at that very moment, nothing else matters.
Spring has sprung and Molly’s favourite place is to be outside. She loves to go for walks and gets very excited when Daddy takes her for a drive on the four-wheeler.
Here’s a round up of new things she has done in the last month:
- on March 13th she gave kisses
- on March 16th she played pat-a-cake
- on March 20th she stood without holding onto anything (she has since started bending down and picking things up)
- on March 28th she started clapping her hands (to applaud herself usually)
- on March 31st she climbed up on her play bench (the hearth of the fireplace that has a cushion that Grandma made on it)
- on April 1st she started giving hugs (mostly to her dolls but sometimes to people)
- on April 1st she would say “quack, quack” when someone asked her what sound a duck makes
- on April 9th she walked all by herself!!!
Things in the weight department haven’t progressed as quickly. She is now 17 lbs. (down 0.2 since last month), which puts her in the 7th percentile for weight. On the height side, she has grown a whole inch in the last month and is now 29 inches tall. My hat goes off to any pound of body weight that can catch up to her and stick. If I were to choose one word to describe Molly these days, it would be busy!!
From March 31st to April 9th, I was away in Montreal for the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships and my mom came to stay with Jeff and take care of Molly (Jeff too perhaps). Leaving Molly on the 31st was single-handedly the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I am quite proud of myself that I actually got on the plane!! Once I got to Montreal I was fine and it was actually a lot of fun to see everyone. This is the one week that I get to see everyone that I work with all year. I even got to meet Mina (my friend Sheri’s baby who is three weeks older than Molly) and Sienna (my friend Anick’s baby who is a week older than Molly). I have come to the conclusion that pictures are nice but they never do a baby justice. To see Mina and Sienna’s faces light up when they smile is priceless and can’t be captured on film.
When I arrived home on Sunday, I was so excited to see Molly that I could hardly stand it. She was waiting in the window for me and when I went up to see her, she had this look on her face like she knew me but she wasn’t sure. It broke my heart and Jeff is still making fun of me because I started crying and whimpered, “She doesn’t know me”. When I came in the house, she kept staring at me and she started playing with all her toys at once. It was like she didn’t know how to act. Finally after about a half an hour (which felt like forever) she came over to me and gave me a big hug. I was the happiest person alive. Then a few hours later, she walked for the very first time. She was very close to walking the whole week I was gone, but Mom and Jeff kept picking her up so she wouldn’t. Now she takes a few steps and then stands there and claps for herself.
As Molly gets quicker on her feet, the coming month will undoubtedly hold lots of new and exciting adventures. We are going to Grandma and Grandpa’s for Easter. Molly and I are going to share a chocolate bunny. I wonder if she will acquire my love of chocolate?
Until next time,
Alayne and Molly
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
A day without Molly is like a day without sunshine...
So here I sit in Montreal, about 1600 kilometers away from my little boo. I am here for nine sleeps (only five more to go), working at the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships.
The games are going well and it is great to see everyone, but I miss Molly like crazy. It feels funny to check the website to see pictures of her. I should have instructed Jeff or my Mom to post new pictures!! Ugh...that would have made me miss her more.
Yesterday my friends Sheri and Sara drove down from Montreal to visit and they brought Sheri's beautiful little Mina, who is three weeks older than Molly. It was so nice to meet her and kiss her cuddly cheeks. She is just precious.
Well I better get back to it. Perhaps I will call and talk to Molly on the phone. :-)
Chow,
Alayne
The games are going well and it is great to see everyone, but I miss Molly like crazy. It feels funny to check the website to see pictures of her. I should have instructed Jeff or my Mom to post new pictures!! Ugh...that would have made me miss her more.
Yesterday my friends Sheri and Sara drove down from Montreal to visit and they brought Sheri's beautiful little Mina, who is three weeks older than Molly. It was so nice to meet her and kiss her cuddly cheeks. She is just precious.
Well I better get back to it. Perhaps I will call and talk to Molly on the phone. :-)
Chow,
Alayne
