I'm having a bittersweet moment...or at least, I think that is what you would call it.

Today I have begun the countdown to Sebastian's first birthday. 19 days to go! And today marks Geoff and Pierrette's first ultrasound where they get to see their lil' bean (or two???) for the very first time. It reminds me of how excited and happy Jamie and I were when we caught our first glimpse of Sebastian and how it wasn't until that moment that I fully accepted that there was another living being inside of me. It doesn't seem so long ago but yet it was.... my little baby is going to be 1 soon and Geoff and Pierrette are just about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime and I don't know where the time went. Okay. That's not exactly true. I know where the time went, I just wish it didn't go by so quickly.

Of course, I also realize that the fun has only just begun and that we have so many new things to look forward to. For example, the other day while I was feeding Sebastian dinner he was looking outside at the bus across the street when he looked at me and said "bus"! Now, the "s" wasn't pronounced so it was more like "bu", but it was "bus" all the same as he looked at me with that "and just how proud of me are you?" look on his face. Twenty minutes later when the next bus rolled up, he looked at me and said "bu" again! So now we have "bus" to add to the list of words he says!

Sorry this is such a short update but Sebastian is napping and I have a slew of things to do before he awakes! We are heading to Fort Erie to celebrate Sebastian's birthday with my family this weekend so hopefully I'll have time to provide an update on the birthday festivities when we return.

Stay safe.
Kim

Happy 11 months Sebastian!!!

Today we celebrated Sebastian's 11 month birthday by going out to brunch at Relish, a lovely restaurant up the road from our house, followed by a shopping trip to Future Shop where I picked up The Tick Season 2 for myself and Jamie purchased the dvd Sin City for himself to celebrate our son's day. =)

This past month has been marked with a lot of change for Sebastian. He is moving non-stop and his teeth have finally decided to come in (his second has just broken through!). Sebastian loves to sing and dance and one of his favourite activities at the moment is standing up by the fridge and playing with his Leap Frog Alphabet. He will often attempt to sign the letters of the alphabet along with me while we sing our ABC's. Sebastian has also just started to sign the words for "more" and "milk" and whenever he hears a dog bark he says what sounds like "dog". I say that it sounds like he's saying dog only because the "g" is never quite pronounced, so we're just assuming that he's trying to say dog as he always makes the same sound after we see and/or hear a dog!

Another thing that Sebastian loves to do is stand at the front door and yell/sing at whomever and whatever is passing by. As a result, Joseph, the shopkeeper from across the street, will often come out of his (in)convenient store and wave to Sebastian. I don't know what it is about Joseph, but Sebastian breaks into big grins and giggles whenever he sees him! It's actually quite sweet. Sebastian has also evoked waves from people on the bus that stops directly across the street as well with his antics. We're so lucky to have such a social butterfly!

We've also noticed that Sebastian likes to switch up how he moves around. For example, depending on the surface he is on he will either commando crawl, crawl or do the crab walk (where only his feet and hands touch the ground). We noticed the crab walk for the first time last weekend while we were in Binbrook celebrating our cousin's birthdays. The grass was quite parched and Sebastian would not put his knees down so he ended up moving about on his feet and hands. At home, depending on where he is, he will either crawl or commando crawl. Most times he will crawl while on the carpet but on the hardwood floor he will commando. If he's wearing pants, then he will crawl. It's actually quite amusing to watch him switch from commando to crawling and vice versa without a pause! I don't even think he realizes what he is doing!

Sebastian also had his first haircut this past month. I actually just snipped the "wings" from the back of his head last weekend so it wasn't anything too fancy but it was monumental all the same. I'm just glad that I didn't hurt him in the process, and that it is not noticeable that a parent cut his hair!

I could go on and on talking about Sebastian, but I won't. At least not anymore today. =) I still can't believe that there is only one more month left until he turns one, but I'm not going to talk about that now... I'm still looking for the pause button!

Hope all is well,
Kim

It's been such an exciting week and it's only Wednesday!!

This has actually been a week of "firsts" for us. To begin, Sebastian's first tooth finally decided to surface on Saturday (Aug. 4th)!! Although we have been waiting since he was 3 months old for a tooth to arrive, and thus, not entirely surprised, we were surprised by the sudden appearance as his demeanor has been pretty much the same. This was somewhat shocking to us as we expected our passionate lil' boy to announce to the world that a tooth was breaking through with much wailing and mayhem. But alas, it just wasn't meant to be. But hey, we're not complaining whatsoever! We're happy our little man wasn't too affected by his first tooth and am hoping that the rest of them come in so easily.

Sebastian also surprised me by climbing up the stairs today in pursuit of our cat Tabs. Please note that I didn't say that he crawled up the stairs. No, in fact, he did indeed climb as his knees never once touched the ground!! Needless to say, the safety gate that has been sitting down in the basement waiting to be installed will be permanently installed tonight!

We're also in the process of planning Sebastian's 1st birthday bash. Jamie and I were wondering if anyone knew how we could turn back time? If so, please let us know... or maybe I should say, let me know. I'm looking forward to the 1st birthday but I am already sad thinking that the first year is almost at an end. Just a poignant example I guess about high quickly time flies and how important it is to enjoy the many special moments you have with your loved ones now.

And last but not least, good friends of ours have announced they're pregnant! Not exactly a first for us, but definitely a first for them. They aren't too far along at the moment and I don't believe they have told everyone yet, so their identities will remain a secret for the time being. But with that being said, congrats to them both and we send big hugs and congrats!! Can't wait to meet their lil' one in March!

Feeling nostalgic,
Kim