Sunday, December 20, 2009

Great Grandparents



Levi met his great-grandparents this weekend. They drove all the way from Edmonton and we enjoyed a wonderful weekend with Ginny, Gil, and the grandparents. We celebrated a bit of early Christmas as well as both Ginny's and Grandma Betty's birthdays.
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Levi's First Snow


We went for a twilight walk in Central Park on the first snow day this season. Levi loves looking at the ducks who were waddling in the snow. The two ponds were frozen over and on one pond there were three people shoveling snow off a patch of ice for, what we can only assume (and Chris hoped), a good ol' hockey game.


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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

growing up fast


Levi pulls himself up to standing any chance he gets. We are really glad we got our rounded edge coffee table when we did (he's probably glad too). He has been standing for over a week now so, naturally, he thinks he should start cruising while holding on to the table, chairs and anything he can find. He is only 7 months old this later this week, but our son thinks he is much older. Apparently he has urgent business to do here.





Below is a 'what-is-that-thing-in-front-of-your-face-mom?' look after eating blackberries and blueberries.



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Friday, November 13, 2009

standing


I know these aren't very good photos but I had to seize the moment and get a shot of him standing. He pulls himself up on the table, basket, our legs, the couch... The standing doesn't last long and we are trying not to encourage him but one thing we know about Levi already is that he is very determined!

Levi's wishlist * UPDATED*

The disaster zone! (We've changed it all since this photo but...)

Hello all,

Some of our friends and family have been asking what Levi would like for Christmas. I thought this might a good a place as any to post his wishlist. This is just for people who were planning on giving a gift this year and there is no pressure! He won't notice if he doesn't get anything. :)

-walking toys. It looks like we are on our way to having an early walker so, push-toys and other toys for little ones learning to walk would be welcome.
-shoes for 9-12 months

-a ball for rolling around (and probably crawling after!).
-clothes for 9 months and up. Specifically warmer clothes in the 9-12 month range. ex.: sweaters, lined pants, long sleeved shirts/onesies.
-money for his education fund.
-He has a good start on his toy collection but if you are really excited about toys for him, Levi would appreciate wooden toys (or other renewable/safe/recyclable materials) and toys without batteries. ( Melissa and Doug is a great company, for example)

* pre-loved items and hand-me-downs are welcome!

I will update if anything else comes up.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

6 months


Levi now pulls himself up to kneeling. I think he learned from a nine month old boy who was over on Friday afternoon. That evening Levi decided he should start pulling himself up too and tried on the couch first.


UPDATE!!!: Levi just pulled himself up to standing this afternoon. I told him he is too young but he didn't seem to pay any mind to me. I will post a video one time when I can catch it, for you non-believers out there. Any tips for slowing down this wild child of mine would be welcome. :)

Monday, October 26, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Solid foods! (Well, really mushy, but solid)



We started solid foods a few days ago, starting with the classic rice cereal mush. Levi has taken to it really well and Dad enjoys feeding him. It has been fun to watch him learn how to deal with the new textures and figure out this whole swallowing process. Messy times and nightly baths, here we come!
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

5 and a half months

Levi is getting pretty good at moving around, especially when he has a little motivation.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

16 lbs and what do you get? LEVI!

Sorry about the blur. Levi has this bright smile that is difficult to capture on camera. This is as close as I could get.
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Monday, September 28, 2009





Levi loves putting a bit of weight on his legs with our help to practice standing. He also enjoys chewing the coffee table when he can get his gums on it.















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We spend a lot of time playing on the floor and Levi is really good at holding himself up and preparing for crawling.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Lighthouse Park



Posted by PicasaOne of the many bonuses to Chris working four ten-hour days is that we get an extended weekend for more family time. We ventured out to Lighthouse Park on Friday (with few people there, being a weekday). Levi loves being outside and will make all sorts of wonderful singing and cooing sounds as he looks up in the trees.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Let the good times ROLL!


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Levi rolled over from back to front for the first time this afternoon! It took some work the first time but he has gotten steadily better with every attempt.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

the latest and greatest

Here's our little monk after bath time.

















Levi loves sitting like a big boy in his new Bumbo chair from Opa.
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