6 Months

Today is Griffin's 6 month birthday and since I have already posted many of his amazing accomplishments in my last post, I will add just a brief commentary and a few vids highlighting some of his new skills (that being the tongue stick out, sitting and of course rockin the jumperoo!).

Unofficially my sweet boy you must tip the scales around 19 lbs and are bursting out of all your 6 month clothing. Nobody makes you laugh more and harder than your big brother and I love watching your relationship with him grow with each passing month. You adore solid food and I swear eat more than your brother, and thanks to some serious sleep training, are now doing some "good" nights and even better naps - dare I say I might actually get regular REM cycles again?! You are so close to being able to sit up without a safety net of cushions all around you and you are still the biggest cuddle bug, and for that I am so thankful.

A week of firsts....

Sweating, sleeping and cruisin in San Fran

We are still a few days shy of Griffin's 6 month bday, but he had such a big week of firsts that I wanted to blog/brag about it early.

1. After MANY weeks of slow torture and much drool - his first tooth appeared! (followed very closely by the second on the bottom front)
2. First plane ride to San Francisco, which was accompanied by his first heat wave (it was 30 degrees both days!!)
3. First real roll over from back to front. Except that he gets mucho pissed once on his tummy. He also started the roll over at night in the crib, which means mucho crying because he can't right himself and/or gets stuck in the bars.
4. First "sleep thru the night". After 2+ weeks of sleep training, Griffin actually slept from 7:30 until 6:28am 2 nights in a row with only one wakeup (me waking him intentionally to feed). This was followed by many nights of terrible sleep after San Fran, but ah well.
5. First actual jumping in the jumperoo (as opposed to just sitting there, or having his brother bounce him) - its too funny and will try to post a video clip.
6. And what parental blog entry would not be complete without a mention of poop. Griffin also had his first bout of constipation while in San Fran - bu-bye ooey gooey breast milk poos!

30000 Calories and counting

The cousins. Impossible to get all 5 still at the same time!

Consuming chocolate egg # 200

Choo! Choo!

What better way to start off the easter caloric indulgence weekend than a sunny trip to Stanley Park to ride the train and to...hunt for chocolate eggs! Of course, approx. 90% of Vancouver's population also had the same idea so it was a bit crazy but fun nonetheless. I think Griffin enjoyed his first train ride!

Saturday was all about indulgence for me...I cashed in my bday prezzie and spent 2blissful hrs at the spa, so lovely. We then were treated to a deelish meal at Jose and Pilar's which was capped by not one, but two huge slices of easter cake (and about 4/5 glasses of vino - yum!).

Sunday was easter lunch at the Days...again, much much food, not as much drink (only due to the early hour) and much more dessert (incl. Paigey;s birthday cake!)and chocolate.
And I wonder why my jeans are tight these days....
...and there is still more chocolate in the house : )

29 (+8)

Jasper's favorite closed eye pose

Griffin and Mum

The Fam before the big night out at White Spot!

How is it possible that its my 29th birthday...again. So to deflect the attention away from myself, lets also give a big shout out to all the other big bdays this month.

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY NEPHEW LOGAN!!
HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY SAVVY!!
HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY NIECE PAIGEY!!

And for the best birthday present of all today (well besides the trip to the spa) ....Jasper's first real pee on the potty! Hurrah!