So big already

Our little boy is getting so big. He is now 19 lbs and 14 oz. We have moved him into a "big" car seat. It has taken some getting use to for all of us. Now when Kai falls asleep in the car, we end up waking him up to transfer him into the house. He is very good at waking up as soon as we get home. It does not matter if we have gone out in the car or with the stroller. He knows when we are home. We are now forced to put Kai in carts and high chairs when we are out. He loves it. There is so much more for him to grab at and try to suck on. For us, it means more planning.

6 Months Old

Our little man is now 6 months old. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by. He is growing up way too quickly. Kai is now 19 lbs 4 oz and 28 inches long. We are shopping for the next size car seat, not an easy task. He does not like to be in his old infant seat while we drive anymore.

Our little man is becoming quite the lover of food. He is eating all types of cereal now and lots of different veggies. We are working on mastering the sippy cup as well.

Kai went on his first holiday to Canmore with Nan and Grandpa. We just went for the weekend but it was lots of fun. Even though it rained the whole weekend, we did get out to Banff and Lake Louise. Kai was a great traveller.

My two front teeth

He has done it. Kai has two little teeth on the bottom of his mouth. He got them both back in April but they were too small to get a picture of. Now they are totally visible and sharp. He is starting to work on cutting some more teeth and likes to chew on our hands.

I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day this year. It was such a nice day. The three of us just hung out.

Kai finally got to meet his cousin Gabi this past week as well. And her parents- Steve and Laura. Gabi is almost one month older than Kai. Laura and I have shared all the wonderful and not so wonderful aspects of pregnancy and motherhood together. I just wish that they did not live in Ontario. It was so great spending time with them.

5 months old

Our big boy is now 5 months old. It is amazing how quickly time flies. Kai is 17 lbs 14 3/4 oz and 26 1/2 inches tall. He has one tiny little tooth that has poked out of his gums and another one that is starting to. Kai is now eating rice cereal and will be moving on to more exciting foods right away. It is just so crazy how much changes in one month.

Simon and I have had the pleasure of several new experiences as well this month. First off...teething. It sucks. We have survived round one and are rallying together to get through the next two years. Damn you teeth. We have both been "spit on" following a mouthful of cereal. Simon is much more successful than I when it comes to feeding Kai. He makes way better yum yum yum noises. We have seen the first of what will be many temper tantrums I am sure. Kai now arches his back and lets out a cry of protest when he is all done sitting on our laps. This has only occurred when he is tired and trying very hard not to fall asleep while drinking his bottle...so far.

We really cannot complain too much though. What has seemed like hell for us is really a walk in the park compared to some parents experiences. We have really lucked out with our little fella. He just rocks.

Such a big boy

Our little fella is such a big boy now. We went swimming today for the first time with Grandmaman, Auntie Mich and Sophie. Kai was great in the water. It did not phase him at all. He was totally mellow, just relaxing in the water. I will post photos once we get them back from developing. We took an underwater camera with us.

My Duckie Tub

Kai has had a few "first" experiences this past week. He got a new tub and had his first big boy bath. He loves his duckie bath. He started watching his first hockey playoffs with his dad. I have been shipped to the bedroom to watch TV as the boys get to watch the games in the living room on the big TV. He is also watching his first Masters with his dad. I have mentioned to Simon that all of their guy time lately has revolved around the TV and was told that since it is sports related it does not count as really watching TV.

Sitting and jumping around

Our little boy can sit. He is able to sit by himself for about a minute or more, as long as he is not looking up. It is crazy. He still has not turned over again on his own but he sits.

We got him a "jumparoo" the other day and he loves it. I was not too sure about having him jump in a door frame all the time in the old style jolly jumper. He almost hit his head a few times. The jumparoo is just like an exersauser but he can jump. Now I know he is jumping around safely.