It's 6:03am...VERY EXCITING!

Marcus and I are VERY excited this morning. Hayden went to bed at 6:00pm last night and woke up at 5:00am this morning! BUT.... he amused himself until 5:45 in his crib on his own.  I was so excited all night that I however, did not sleep.

Razzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hayden likes to make a razzzzzzzzz sound.  Today he decided to blow one right while I was feeding him rice cereal and it sprayed all over my face, eye lashes, bangs etc. pluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Little boys......

Firsts...

This week Hayden experienced a few "Firsts"

He started eating solids for a first time, used his exisaucer and he saw his first snow fall.

This got me thinking about all of the firsts hes going to experience and how lucky we are that "firsts" never really stop for us no matter how old we get. Hayden was our first child, a first cousin, grandson and nephew. Marcus and I are going to Quebec City for our anniversary in Dec for the first time and every new year is the first we have seen of it. I remember the first time I walked, the first time I saw Katharine and the first time I thought I heard Santa on our roof. Life can be exciting no matter what age we are if we re-appreciate our firsts like we did when we were children. Deep thoughts by Joanna at 8:00am!

Random Thoughts...

Is it wrong that I am now against the mom group? After all I said about understanding why mom's needing to get out, I no longer want to get out.  Reason being, Hayden generally naps during the group and I don't have the heart to wake him.  I've received multiple suggestions to just wake him anyway but it's just not me.  Happy baby means happy mommy. Unhappy baby, means unhappy mommy.  Pretty simple logic to get, not sure why I'm getting so much slack?

I think I may be more of a loner than I thought.  I enjoy socializing, don't get me wrong but not to the point where it's going to make my son miserable.  So once again, my mind has changed about something else..... and we continue to learn.

I forget what it's like to sleep through the night.  I literally have no idea what it's like to lie down, sleep and wake up for the day... strange concept. Things are progressing at a rapidly fast pace though!  Nap time is like night and day.  He pretty much can put himself to sleep now, which is great!  We are still doing one night feeding with a few random night stirs here and there.  He wakes for the day at 5:30 still which is just not sitting well.  Come on kid... give me 6:00...6:00! 

All of my boys are sleeping right now here on  a rainy Saturday afternoon. Maybe I should join them!

3 month family shoot!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was unseasonably warm this year! With plans to sit on our porch anyway (so the trick or treeters didn't wake Hayden from sleepy land with every knock), we were pleasantly surprised to enjoy a nice evening! The entire street was outside sitting out like us or walking up and down with their kids. A little red wine and chocolate never hurt to make the evening even that much more fun! Ha Ha.

I dressed up like a Venice Carnival attendee (wearing part of my wedding dress and all) and Marcus had on the Jason mask. Hayden was a bear for about .3 seconds before he grew hot and demanded we take it off...just enough time to grab a picture.

The next day we packed up and enjoyed the rest of the weekend at the cottage with some friends. Here are some pics!