Life has been very busy

The past month has been very busy for our little family. I have started back at work, Simon went away for two weeks, Kai started at a dayhome, and don't even get me started about Christmas.

I have gone back to work (damn you lottery) which means that Kai has started going to a dayhome. The family is lovely and they have a little boy who is about one week older that Kai. He seems to really enjoy going there. I am slowly getting back into the work groove. I was really hoping to win the lottery but no such luck. I feel about as exhausted as I did when Kai was just born. It is hard to be a working mom.

Simon got to go on a trip to Pennsylvania for work in the beginning of December. He really enjoyed himself even though he missed us terribly. He got to check out a hockey game and make to New York to visit some friends. Our little fella missed his dad a lot. He would go looking for him and sit by the door waiting for him to come home. Big thanks to our parents who help me out while Simon was gone. Again...damn you lottery.

December brought out with it the holiday parties.

Kai got to go to his first kid's Christmas party hosted by Grandpa's work. He had a lot of fun and got to see Santa again. He was great and did not cry. Santa gave Kai an old school telephone which he loves.

We had a great time celebrating St Nicholas Day with my family. Auntie Mich and Uncle Michael hosted the event. All the kids had fun and thanks to the chocolate fountain they had lots of energy. Kai got to spend time with his aunts, uncle, cousins and Opa.

We had the next family gathering at my parents house the Saturday before Christmas. It was a lot of fun and again very exciting for Kai. All the aunts and uncles were there as well as all his cousins. He did very well despite all the people.

We had a nice Christmas morning just the three of us. I was spoiled and so were my fellas. Kai was more interested in playing with the Tupperware then opening his gifts but what can you do. He has since noticed that there are new toys and loves pulling them all out. I think the current favs are the trains that he got. He is into Thomas the Tank Engine right now. We also got him a Fisher Price Little Peoples Train Set. Simon keeps threatening to take out the batteries because Kai loves to hear the two songs that it plays over and over and over and over again. We spend the afternoon of Christmas dad with Simon's family and we were all spoiled again. I am hoping that next year Kai will really get into opening his gifts. He really had no desire to rip the paper or anything.

New Years Eve found us at the Opalinsky's, which was a lot of fun. The Woodroffes were there as well. It was nice and low key which is perfect when you have kids. Kai and Hailey had a lot of fun playing with each other. Hailey was so great with Kai even though he kept taking the pink stroller she wanted to play with. Us adults rocked it out playing rock band which I totally suck at. It was awesome.

I must say that I am glad that the holiday season is over. We all need some sleep. All the partying has effected our little man's sleep. Well in all fairness, he is teething AGAIN.

I AM ONE!

Our little man is now one years old. It is crazy how quickly time has flown by.

We have had a very busy few weeks.

A couple of weekends ago we got to go down to Calgary and spend some time with Helen, Matt and the kids. It was a lot of fun. Helen taught Kai how to climb stairs, Bailey and Tyler were so great watching him, Simon and I got to help Matt with the Xmas lights... It was a great break. And we all love their new house.

I started back to work on the 24th of this month. It was hard and I shed a few tears quite a number of times. Kai got to spend the week with his Grandmaman and Grand-dad and his Auntie Mich. He apparently had tonnes of fun. I think it will be harder for Simon and I to adjust to me being back to work then Kai. He starts at his new dayhome on Monday, so we will have to see how that goes.

Kai had his first birthday party on the 23rd. It was crazy and he was spoiled. He was not overly keen on the cake. He smeared a bit of icing on his face/body and that was about it. He did not put his hands in it at all. I will say that a little bit of icing goes a long way though. Kai did get a bath before rejoining his party after his cake.

Kai got to visit Santa again this year. I am sure that he did not remember last year at all. He did not cry but was very curious. He had to check out his beard and had a very serious face. (The Santa at Southgate was awesome by the way) We did get some smiles once Kai noticed that Grandpa and Nan were watching him.

Our fella is now 24 lbs and 3 oz and is 31 inches tall. He is in the 90th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight.

Now for our biggest news....KAI IS WALKING. He took his first unassisted steps on Nov 28, 2008. He was standing beside me and just started walking towards his dad. I will admit that I got teary eyed. He took a good four steps. Later that night he was a walking machine. He took ten to twelve steps across his grandparent's kitchen. We are in so much trouble. And to top that off I am very confident that Kai said Dadda.

Big thanks to Uncle Evan for watching over our little man this past year. We love you and miss you.

Playing in the snow

Kai had so much fun playing in the snow. Well actually he was just sitting in it as his snowsuit does not allow for much movement. We let him go without mittens for a bit so he could feel what the snow felt like.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all. We had the best time taking Kai trick or treating for the first time. And he was way too cute dressed as a pumpkin. Our first stop was at Opa's. Kai knocked on the door and got a full size Hersey's dark chocolate bar (his parents were very happy to split that one).

Then we headed to the mall. When Kai is bigger we will head outside for our trick or treating. Kai loved seeing all the people and walking with daddy. We only got a bit of candy as it will be Simon and I who have to eat it. Nan and Grandpa met us at the mall for a couple of laps. It was such a good time.

11 months

Kai is now 11 months old. Where does the time go? He is 30 1/2 inches tall and 23 lbs.

Life is a bit more challenging now that Kai is mobile. He pulls himself up on everything and is way too fast. He says "mum" now which is very sweet. Simon is working on "dad" with Kai. No luck so far. Kai loves his daddy very much. They play catch together and chase each other around. It is very cute.

And He's Off

Kai is becoming more and more mobile every day. He is constantly pulling himself up on furniture, toys and in his crib. He is very proud of himself. I am pleased that he is starting to be able to get himself down from where ever he is standing. It makes life a lot easier. Our little man is also walking with the assistance of his bright pink car. For the record, his new set of wheels comes from a very kind older cousin (who is a girl).

Man On The Move

Kai is a man on the move. He has started crawling and is getting to be quite fast. He is still super frustrated that he cannot walk yet but it won't be long now. He is getting better balance and has started to pull himself up on the furniture. Look out world, here he comes.