Monthly Letter - 1 Year Later

Right now, Mark and I are drinking a very expensive wine to celebrate our 1 year of parenting. (Thanks Rob and Anna) Very very good wine :)

It is hard to believe how this time last year I was screaming my face off watching the flames play in the playoffs and I went into labour.

http://krisbabyadventures.blogspot.com/2006/05/update-labour-delivery-and-baby.html

Reading my blog over again made it feel like it was just yesterday.....but it also felt like it was so long ago. Time flew by that's for sure. I couldn't even remember what our summer was like last year because we were sleep deprived, brand new parents and pretty much everything was a blur. I now realize what people mean when they say 'Enjoy every minute of it!'.

----------------------------------------MY LETTER TO MICAH---------------------------
My Dear Micah,

Happy 1 year old Birthday! First and foremost, I am so proud to be your Mom. I am in awe everytime I look at you. You have grown so fast my boy. You have reached so many milestones over the past year that it is hard to keep track. Hopefully I have managed to document some of your milestones that you will be able to read and laugh at them someday. You have become such a spirited little boy. You are still little though :) and I am cherishing every moment. I feel so blessed to be able to stay home and take care of you. I wouldn't want to miss out on so many things......even if they were just the little things. You are only so little once. Some days I ask myself if I am doing the right thing....staying home to look after you. It only takes a few seconds to realize that I am.


This month you have been a busy little bee. You go everywhere by cruising around the house.




You are now able to take 2 to 3 steps on your own. It won't be long now until you are able to finally just walk, walk and probably run! I am looking forward to that day.

Now that it's nicer outside we spend more of our time outdoors. You love being in your chariot! Mom can run for an hour no problem because you have no problems with that!

We have also faced your car seat forward and you enjoy it so much more. Everytime I go on reverse and look back, there's always a big smile on your face because Mommy turned her head around. I love that!

You love to read your books! I always make sure that I put the time to read with you during the day. You have also figured out how to flip the books so they are not upside down. You do this now everytime you read. Very impressive my son! I love reading the alphabooks to you because you try to say the words as well. You can say 'Duck' , 'Fish', and 'Cheese' really well.

You have become such a good talker too! You are very expressive and I admire that about you. Sometimes I wish I was more like that too :)



You are getting so good at climbing over things. You actually climbed over the bench that we use to block you from the kitchen. yikes! I guess we just have to baby proof the kitchen 100 percent!

You are such a good dancer too! Every time you hear any kind of beat or tune you shake your little booty. I love it! That's probably because I dance with you every day. It is so much fun!

Your favorite toys right now are balls and balloons! Guess what we're having lots of on your party? I am going to make sure there's balloons in every room! Well, maybe just the living room! he!he!


You now love to do 'head tripods'. I'm sure you'll figure out how to somersault soon enough.




Last but not least is your teeth. It has been a tough month my son. You have 6 teeth coming out and that means sleepless nights for Mom, Dad and of course you. They are almost out which is great! Until the next batch of course.

Well my little warrior, I look forward to singing you your first happy birthday song tomorrow. I love you sweetheart! and Happy Birthday!

------------------------------------------LOVE ALWAYS, MOM---------------------------



Right now I feel like I have accomplished something really big. Probably the biggest and most important accomplishment in my life. Being a Mom is definitely the hardest, most rewarding experience any woman will ever face. I have so much more respect for Mothers out there.


To Mark, you are the best Dad! Micah and I are so lucky that we are your family. We love you so so much! Thanks for your patience and love and lots more patience. You work so hard for us. Thanks for that too sweetheart! I appreciate you.



Lastly, I want to thank the people in my life who have supported me throughout, specially this past year (you know who you are). I love you all and appreciate you being in our lives.




Kris

Micah's Words

Today was a much better day...other than the crappy snow outside.

Micah and I had our long naps in the afternoon so we were ready to play and hang out and have lots of fun.
And lots of fun we did have! I love hanging out with my son. He is so cool, funny and sweet.

He said his second word today, which was 'Duck'. We have these alphabooks and he loves to read them. So we were stuck on letter 'D'. And by the end of the night, he would say the word 'Duck' everytime he picked up a book. So so funny.
His first word btw was 'Cheese'. He pronounces it so clearly and knows what it is too. I ask him everytime I give him a piece of cheese and he says 'Cheese' every time! What a smart kid! Of course he says 'Mama' and 'Dada' all the time too. It's funny, everytime we ask him to say 'Mama' he would say 'Dada' and the opposite. And everytime we say yes, he would shake his head 'No'. What a funny little munchkin.

More milestones to come on his birthday. Anyway, that was my friday with my little boy.

Not out of the woods yet

Micah has been sick for almost a week now and if he is not better by tomorrow he and I will have to visit our doctor. I'm definitely sure that it has something to do with his teething. He is still coughing and he still has a runny nose...and of course the grumpiness of an almost 1 year old child. I bought him a balloon today to make him feel better and I'm not sure if it helped at all. He did not want to part with it. So everytime I tried to take it away, he would cry and cry and cry (even for just a few seconds). So he crawled around with the balloon in his hand, drank his milk with the balloon in his hand and even held it while I had to change him....so he pretty much played with the balloon all night. I think it helped though coz he was out like a light. Anyhoo, here are some pics of my cute little boy.



He is now also facing forward in his car seat and he loves it! The only challenge for me now is when I actually put him in the car seat. He will try to fight by extending his whole body so it makes it really really hard to sit him down and some complaining as well. What a smart kid :)



One of my tricks right now is that I give him a card (like a petsmart or airmiles card) to hang on to and I tell him "here's your ticket buddy,hang on to it ok". And he does. I'm sure it won't last long and I'll have to come up with other distractions.



We also went to the park on that first sunny day this week (well, it was actually cold but the sun was out). Mark and Micah had shorts on of course and we headed off happily expecting that we would be there for awhile but didn't actually end up doing that. We took him to the swing and he had a great time.





Anyway, it's getting late and I will try to save some cute pics on his 1 year letter.

Ciao for now,
K

Fever

Things got worse for MP last night as he woke up at 2:30 a.m. and he was burning up. I knew something was wrong because he felt so hot! It took a second for me to realize that he had a fever. We ended up getting rid of his layers and calling the Health Link at 3 a.m. An hour later, after some tylenol and lots of rocking back and forth, he finally went down. Phew! it's been a tough week! Oh well, it's all part of being parents I guess :) He was a little better today...I don't know about tonight though. Cross your fingers!

K

Micah Pants is sick

Today was a very tough day. Micah has been sick for a couple of days now and it is hard when you see your child suffering and all you want to do is take the sickness away. He was clingy, whiny and grumpy. It doesn't help that there's quite a few teeth coming out as well. He didn't even want his Dad to give him a bath. He cried before the bath and cried after. He cried in his sleep so I ended up rocking him back and forth until he fell asleep in my arms. This of course led to me become emotional while holding him. I felt so sorry for him. He had so much mucus in his nose that he is breathing with the mucus sound going in and out. I wish I could take it all away buddy. I am sure things will be much better tomorrow.

K

Happy Easter

Hello all,

Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Easter.



Luv,
Kris and Micah

Motherhood

I have been enjoying spending time with my little man. Actually, both Mark and I are fully enjoying him. Now that the countdown to the end of my mat leave is coming near, I am more and more appreciating my decision to be able to stay at home and raise my little warrior. He is so much fun to be with. I am trully blessed to have a busy, happy kid. I can't beleive he will be 1 in a few weeks. Mark and I were talking about his birthday and how it is more like a celebration for us (that we have made it through the first year). And of course, a celebration for him too :)

Anyway, here are a few pics of him eating.

I can't keep up. He is a little piglet. He eats a whole egg for breakfast (hard boiled of course). AND he eats everything that is placed on his tray. Today, I gave him a spoon and he actually figured out how to put the spoon in his mouth (with food in it). It was a very messy dinner but I was amazed at how quick he figured things out.

More Micah Pics

The garbage truck came and he was in awe!


Had to take a picture of his most used sleeper :) Love the little toe!

One more pic of him eating (again!) but this time in his cute little turtle neck!


Anyway, just lovin being a Mom :)

Ciao for now,
K