Landon Alexander Blayney arrived in a hurry today at 5:08am. He was 4 days late but when he decided to make his move, there was no stopping him. Poor Margo didn't even get the chance to have the epidural she was begging for and like a trooper, she pushed him out in record time (and with a LOT of screaming. The kind you see on TV apparently). We haven't seen him yet and we haven't received a proper photo but when we do, I will post it here for all to see.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Rowan Rhymes With Growin'
I had John step on the scale tonight with 
our little man to see how much he weighs. Honestly, yesterday I thought he was lighter than he had been and then something happened over night because this morning he felt like a lead weight in my arms. Much to my surprise, Rowan weighs roughly 19 pounds already. That's 1 pound more than Carys weighed when she was here and she was 11 months old! How the heck did that happen? Oh wait, that's right. He eats like a little piggy... Here is a typical Rowan diet at 5 months of age:
3am: A lot of Milk
6am: Another good helping of Milk
9am: Yep, more milk
11am: At least 2 tablespoons of rice cereal, 2 tablespoons of veggies and 1 tablespoon of fruit. Maybe some milk if it is nap time again.
12pm: More milk (unless he had milk at 11am)
2pm: More milk
4pm: Milk
5pm: 2 tablespoons of cereal, 2-3 tablespoons of fruit and/or vegetables.
6pm: Yes, you got it--MILK.
I thought he was eating a lot less than he was a month ago, but I don't think he is now that I see his diet down "on paper" so to speak. We are able to push the feeding to every 3 hours if we are out and about running around but he will still eat from me at least 6 times per day and get solids twice daily. He seems to enjoy the solids more and more each day now. We've introduced sweet potato, butternut squash, parsnips, banana, apple, pear, mango, avocado and broccoli (which as you know, he hates). He wasn't fussy about pear although he seemed to like it yesterday when we tried it again after a little break. Banana makes him gag if we mash it up and so we give it to him in the mesh feeder thing which is very very messy but fun to watch. I also find it to be a serious pain to clean and I worry that the rotten fruit bits that I can't get out will make him sick. I am being paranoid I know, but seriously-- the mesh thing needs to be redesigned to be more practical for the parents. Or, maybe they should just make the mesh part disposable so that it is only used once and then is thrown out.
I don't know what is up next on the menu. Maybe turnip or carrots. I am reluctant to make more food because the freezer is already full of baby sized cubes of goodness that we need to eat up before being away for 4 weeks. I have to say that I really love making stuff for him though and I have a hard time holding back. I love the little food processor that my Aunt Judy bought us, I love the little ice cube tray portions and I love looking at all of the colours in the ziplock bags once I have mixed all the cubes together. It's like a rainbow! OH! I can't wait until he can eat mixed stuff and we can introduce BERRIES. The combinations will be endless and with the wonderful baby food book that Ana bought us we are all set to make all kinds of concoctions. How fun is that?!
our little man to see how much he weighs. Honestly, yesterday I thought he was lighter than he had been and then something happened over night because this morning he felt like a lead weight in my arms. Much to my surprise, Rowan weighs roughly 19 pounds already. That's 1 pound more than Carys weighed when she was here and she was 11 months old! How the heck did that happen? Oh wait, that's right. He eats like a little piggy... Here is a typical Rowan diet at 5 months of age:3am: A lot of Milk
6am: Another good helping of Milk
9am: Yep, more milk
11am: At least 2 tablespoons of rice cereal, 2 tablespoons of veggies and 1 tablespoon of fruit. Maybe some milk if it is nap time again.
12pm: More milk (unless he had milk at 11am)
2pm: More milk
4pm: Milk
5pm: 2 tablespoons of cereal, 2-3 tablespoons of fruit and/or vegetables.
6pm: Yes, you got it--MILK.
I thought he was eating a lot less than he was a month ago, but I don't think he is now that I see his diet down "on paper" so to speak. We are able to push the feeding to every 3 hours if we are out and about running around but he will still eat from me at least 6 times per day and get solids twice daily. He seems to enjoy the solids more and more each day now. We've introduced sweet potato, butternut squash, parsnips, banana, apple, pear, mango, avocado and broccoli (which as you know, he hates). He wasn't fussy about pear although he seemed to like it yesterday when we tried it again after a little break. Banana makes him gag if we mash it up and so we give it to him in the mesh feeder thing which is very very messy but fun to watch. I also find it to be a serious pain to clean and I worry that the rotten fruit bits that I can't get out will make him sick. I am being paranoid I know, but seriously-- the mesh thing needs to be redesigned to be more practical for the parents. Or, maybe they should just make the mesh part disposable so that it is only used once and then is thrown out.
I don't know what is up next on the menu. Maybe turnip or carrots. I am reluctant to make more food because the freezer is already full of baby sized cubes of goodness that we need to eat up before being away for 4 weeks. I have to say that I really love making stuff for him though and I have a hard time holding back. I love the little food processor that my Aunt Judy bought us, I love the little ice cube tray portions and I love looking at all of the colours in the ziplock bags once I have mixed all the cubes together. It's like a rainbow! OH! I can't wait until he can eat mixed stuff and we can introduce BERRIES. The combinations will be endless and with the wonderful baby food book that Ana bought us we are all set to make all kinds of concoctions. How fun is that?!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
My Friend Liam (and a Few Others Too)
Here are a few more shots taken by Ashley over the course of our weekend together...
Empty House Syndrome
The house is quiet now. Super quiet in fact.
We had a house full with Dawn, Rob, Ashley, Trevour and Liam visiting all at once. It was a tight squeeze and the house was upside down and filthy thanks to the dog hair and paw prints but, it was a blast. I am now suffering from "Empty House Syndrome" and slowly adapting to my old lonely stay-at-home-mom lifestyle. I wonder if Rowan notices the difference now that we are down to 3 again? He hasn't put his hands over his ears since everyone left which I think is quite funny. I can't believe he is sensitive to noise given the fact that he is constantly surrounded by loud, energetic people (like his dad and aunts), but he is. He was especially sensitive to Ashley's singing and Dawn's booming enthusiasm this weekend. But, despite his sore ears, he seemed to truly love the guests and they of course, enjoyed him too. Rowan made us very proud by being his usual calm and content self amidst the chaos that we 3 women have a tendency to create when we are together. I have to say that this weekend was definitely a lot more civil than what it use to be like though-- I guess age and kids have tired us out because Dawn and Rob were snoring on the couch by 8:30 every night and the rest of us weren't far behind them. Long gone are the moshpit, drinking game, waking-to-Ani-morning and naked men-running-down-the-street days...
Here we are all enjoying Winterlude and our first together-visit in over 10 years (minus poor Trev who got stuck taking the picture).
We had a house full with Dawn, Rob, Ashley, Trevour and Liam visiting all at once. It was a tight squeeze and the house was upside down and filthy thanks to the dog hair and paw prints but, it was a blast. I am now suffering from "Empty House Syndrome" and slowly adapting to my old lonely stay-at-home-mom lifestyle. I wonder if Rowan notices the difference now that we are down to 3 again? He hasn't put his hands over his ears since everyone left which I think is quite funny. I can't believe he is sensitive to noise given the fact that he is constantly surrounded by loud, energetic people (like his dad and aunts), but he is. He was especially sensitive to Ashley's singing and Dawn's booming enthusiasm this weekend. But, despite his sore ears, he seemed to truly love the guests and they of course, enjoyed him too. Rowan made us very proud by being his usual calm and content self amidst the chaos that we 3 women have a tendency to create when we are together. I have to say that this weekend was definitely a lot more civil than what it use to be like though-- I guess age and kids have tired us out because Dawn and Rob were snoring on the couch by 8:30 every night and the rest of us weren't far behind them. Long gone are the moshpit, drinking game, waking-to-Ani-morning and naked men-running-down-the-street days...Here we are all enjoying Winterlude and our first together-visit in over 10 years (minus poor Trev who got stuck taking the picture).
Monday, February 9, 2009
Wall of Pictures
This is one of my favourites and will be making an appearance on the Wall-of-Pictures where it will stay.
Jenn Time
Rowan absolutely loved Auntie Jenn. I am not surprised because I love her too. She is one of my oldest and dearest friends and although I was really sad to see her get on the bus to go back to Toronto (and then Halifax), I know that we will see her again soon. We are praying that she finds a job in Ontario (maybe even Ottawa) so that we can spend a lot more time together in the years to come.
Here they are together. Two of my most favourite people in the world:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rowan Learns Vowels
The little one has had a bit of "sleep regression" these past couple of weeks which I think we have under control now (how you ask? It's called not running to his every call and call he did 3 or 4 times per night). I read recently that babies will often have difficulties sleeping because of developmental and physical changes. Apparently, there is a big change around week 19 which just so happens to coincide with Rowan's return to newborn sleeping habits. I think it is absolutely fascinating that they practice their new skills at night while they are supposed to be sleeping even if getting up several more times per night was slightly inconvenient. I would find Rowan sleeping with his head where I am sure his feet were when he went to bed. He now also gets his feet out between the rungs of the crib. I am sure this is where he learned to roll so well. I am also certain that it is in his crib that the connections between his neurons were made to allow him to start spitting vowels today. His little voice is the sweetest sound I have ever heard. Listen...
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