We're Back

Give us a place to stand and a place to grow

And call this land Ontario

A place to stand

A place to grow

Ontari-ari-ari-O-N-T-A-R-I-O!

That's right folks, we're moving back to the homeland. We spent most of Daddy's paternity leave finalizing the deals on the purchase of a new home and the sale of our beloved Aylmer retreat. It will be sad to say goodbye to this house but our new one is so fantastic, that I'm sure it will ease our sorrows. We are moving in the beginning of July and will post pictures then. 

We are oh so proud of Daddy for quitting cigarettes while wheeling and dealing for us. What a trooper. We're missing him mighty terribly today as he is back at work. Sure wish he were here with us watching Who's the Boss.

Hayden finally got his haircut. He was sick of everyone calling him a long-haired hippy. Especially his cousin Nico and Aunty Heidi who were here for a visit this weekend. Look at Nico carefully guarding Daisy from the evil clutches of Hayden.

Before

During

After

Good Night

The poor old blog took a bit of a backseat this past week. Scott and I have been contemplating our housing situation so we got a bit sidetracked. I also got some horrible 24 hour bug and Scott has injured his foot so needless to say, we feel like we have some decent excuses.

Daisy and Hayden seemed unfazed by all of these events. They just keep on keep'n on. Today I brought Daisy in to drop Hayden off at Laura's. Owen and Meghan were all over lovin' her. Hayden just couldn't stand it. He kept asking them to stop touching her. When they wouldn't listen, he started asking me to go and to take Daisy with me. I hope he's acting out of brotherly love and not because he wants all of their attention for himself.

Goodnight for now...

siblings

These pictures are in chronological order:

Happy to sit with Hayden

Upset because Hayden left her alone.

A kiss from Hayden to make it all better

Happy after a kiss from Hayden.

Back with her brother and happy.

I gotta say, I think we lucked out. Things with Hayden and Daisy couldn't be better (knock on wood). Hayden is a great big brother. A couple of times this weekend, Daisy would be crying. We'd ask Hayden why she was crying and he got it right a lot of the time. Once he told us she was cold in the car so I closed the windows and she stopped. Another time I tried to feed her to get her to stop and he told me she wasn't hungry and sure enough, she refused to eat. I'm telling you, he's either a very caring brother or he's starting his Christmas campaigning really early. 

Daddy

Hey! Look at all the fun we're having!

Daisy's changing every day. She's getting some chub on her cheeks and her hair is starting to have a red tinge to it! She seems to tilt her head to the right a lot.

She is also smiling more and more each day. Especially at her big brother.

This is Scott's second week home and it's been great. I'm glad he's getting a chance to chill out with Daisy May without Hayden hanging off of him.

Sorry

I guess I didn't set my privacy settings correctly on that last video. I think I've fixed it. To apologize for the hassles, here's another fun video. This one includes some snippits of Hayden getting ready for bed. He always gets a burst of energy right before bedtime. You should know that during the last bit, he's watching himself and talking to himself on the video screen. Enjoy.

Here is Hayden loving Daisy and yogourt.

Catch Up

Here are some pictures taken by others. There are some from Daisy's visit to Nico in Toronto. There are also some from Hayden's trip to the Children's Museum with Nai Nai and Yeh Yeh.

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So I know it has been a while. Things got a little out of hand here when I came down with a bad case of mastitis. Daddy Officer stepped into action taking care of Hayden and me while also entertaining our Easter guests. Now that he's officially off on his five weeks of paternity leave, things should settle down a bit. 

We're happy to have Shawn down for a visit. We love it when he comes over to play.

Thank you to Nai Nai and Yeh Yeh for hosting some nice lunches to introduce Daisy to all of their friends. Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa too for a yummy Easter dinner. 

Daisy is really starting to plump up. I took her to the doctor last week to find out that she now weighs 9 lbs 7 oz! That means she gained 3 and a half pounds in four weeks! I guess we're doing something right. 

I've gotta remember to shoot some video of Hayden and post it here. That kid sure is funny these days. He's talking non stop and coming up with some real doozies. "I want a bagel right now Mama!" "No penis for Daisy!" "I don't yike bagels anymore Mama!" (I love how his 'Ls' are 'Ys'). He's a real talker and it makes for great entertainment when it's not driving you nuts.

Daisy and her "bestie" Linden

Surprises

Have I told you that I love surprising people? This past weekend, Daisy and I pulled off the surprise of all surprises. We took off on Friday for Toronto and surprised Sara at her birthday party. That's right, the girls took off for a weekend in the big TO and left the boys at home all alone. They kept busy with a birthday party and some fun with Grandma, Grandpa, Nai Nai, and Yeh Yeh. The girls partied it up with Nico, Uncle David, and Aunty Heidi. Then, on Saturday, we showed up at Sara's party. It was a great surprise and we had a lot of fun eating yummy foods and meeting Sara and Shawn for the first time.

Birthday Gal

People think that Daisy is looking a little more like Scott these days. Here she is chilling with her Daddy.

And here is a comparison of Hayden and Daisy

Here is a series I like to call The Fuzz

Hayden is finally back at daycare. Thank you so much to Nai Nai and Yeh Yeh who saved Mama's butt by helping out. We visited the Museum with them, Nai Nai helped us take naps, and the two of them even watched Hayden on Friday so that Daisy and I could take off to Toronto. Xie xie!

Hectic

Things are going to get a bit nutty around here. Hayden's daycare is going to be closed for the next week starting tomorrow. This means that I'm going to be home alone with both kids. Yikes! That combined with Scott's playoff schedule means that the chances of blog updates are not that likely. Hope these can tide you over.

All girls love horses

Fingers

Toes

Sugar Bush fun

Fashion

Not much new is going on here. Daddy is still off for March Break so we're just trying to enjoy our time together. Here is a little fashion show for your daily dose of Daisy.

Not the greatest picture but it took a cookie just to get this much.

Whoa...that's cute. So is her hat which was hand knit by Nai Nai!

Her first dress

Daisy's PJs...from Aunty Debbie who used to put Jessica to bed wearing the same ones

The one girly purchase I allowed myself before he/she was born

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Daddy and his kids

First bath at home with Mama

Feeling sleepy

Miss Daisy staring lovingly at Aunty Alexis

Hayden and Grandpa

Aunty Alexis and Daisy May

Hayden and Uncle Dan

Hayden and Daisy sharing an early morning moment

Here are some pictures of our weekend. Uncle Dan and Aunty Alexis came down to meet Miss Daisy May. We even went to Montreal to visit Papa and Smiths Falls for a delicious meal with Grandma and Grandpa. I'm not sure who had more fun, Hayden or Daisy!