up Up UP and away!

This afternoon we're about to embark on Jacob's 9th flight in 6 months! What a little traveler he is already! We will be in Newfoundland visiting Adam's parents for the weekend and hopefully will be able to give some updates when we're there!!
Have a great weekend!

The Greeley's

A Late 6 month update

So, technically Jacob has been 6 months for awhile now, but since it occurred on my blogging hiatus I thought I would do a quick update:)

April was a pretty nice month so we spent all of our non-packing days outdoors! Jacob has discovered a love for all things outdoors, especially grass and sand!

As of this weekend he is finally at a place where I can sit him down and know he probably won't fall down (I use lots of pillows around him after an unfortunate head plant into the hardwood floors). It seems like he is growing in leaps and bounds these days. He is getting much better and reaching out and grabbing things around him (including my hair and our noses).

He also loves banging anything he has in his hands, and dropping things on the floor and then demanding that we pick them up again (something I'm hoping won't become a habit!).

Jacob's sixth month had us moving across the country and I have to say, I have no plans to do that with a baby again! He did great on all the flights, however was too busy looking around at everyone and smiling to sleep very much.

Speaking of sleep this month he also decided to take a 3 1/2 week break from sleeping through the night. It was definitely hard on me to be getting up 1-2 times at night after I had gotten used to a full nights sleep! This last week we seem to have made a turnaround though, as he has slept 12 hours straight the last 5 nights (with the exception of one amazing 14 hour sleep). I'm REALLY hoping this keeps up because I don't seem to have time to nap these days!

We've also seen a huge take off in Jacob's "talking" these days! The current sounds he makes are "mama" "baba" "dada" "wawa" and most recently "gaga". He's starting to mix the sounds together and I love hearing him talking to him self on the baby monitor as he's going to sleep. He also has discovered an obsession with his lips and tongue and is constantly blowing raspberries, especially if he has the attention of a pretty girl!

We were lucky to find a pediatrician in Halifax who so far seems good! At his 6 month checkup his "stats" were: Weight - 17 lbs 3 oz (40%) Height 27.7 inches (80%) and I can't remember his head circumference, but I remember it was pretty high on the chart!

Jacob continues to be a pretty laid back baby overall. He has lots of expressions and LOVES to laugh at Adam and I. These last 6 months have FLOWN by and we can't wait to experience the next 6, just don't grow up too quick on us sweetheart!

Suzanne

Back at it!

We are finally starting to feel more settled at our new place, which means I finally have some time for blogging again!

We had a great long weekend. Adam's dad came down and helped us do a TON of work around the house. Seriously, I have never met anyone as multi-talented and efficient as Keith. We are now hooked up with a new (to us... I love kijiji:) washer and dryer, a new hot water heater, fresh paint, and about a million other odds and ends! While Adam and Keith were busy working Jacob and I spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather. Monday we spent the day with our good friends Geoff and Carolyn (who also happens to be Adam's cousin) and their daughter Annika. We had a picnic lunch at the park by our house and then went over to their place for some yummy BBQ'd steak! It's been great being back in Halifax and so close to them! It's too cute watching the two babies play!

I'll leave you with a load of pictures from the weekend and a promise for some more consistent blogging:)

Hope you all had a great long weekend!

Busy

Wow! It's been ages since I posted last!

In the last 10 days we:

- Have packed our 1/2 our house up to send with the movers, sold about 1/3 of it and took the rest of it on a plane.

- Cleaned and cleaned and cleaned

- Reintroduced Jacob to all his grandparents and some of his aunts and uncles

- Painted, tore up carpet

- Cleaned some more

- Flew across the country

- Celebrated Adam's birthday

- Crossed 4 times zones

- Visited with friends

- Said goodbye to many people in BC, said hello to many people in Halifax

- Ate lots of takeout

And I think thats the best summary I can give for now. Off to spend a bit of QT with my husband!!!

Suzanne

It's about that time...

In 2 weeks Jacob will be 6 months old, which I can hardly believe! I feel like I'm always caught in this tension of wanting him to stay a baby forever and wanting to see him grow and learn new things. Things change so quickly with babies, for instance: 2 weeks ago Jacob could barley sit up unless he was slouched over, now he can sit straight up and play with his toys for a few minutes at a time before he falls over... how do their little muscles grow so fast?

If you've been reading my blog for awhile you may remember that I was debating starting Jacob on solids a little early since he was starting to wake up again in the night to feed. I told myself at the time that I would give him one week before I made any changes. By the end of that week he was pretty much back to sleeping for 12 hours straight at night again, so I decided to wait until 6 months to start solids. An added bonus to waiting being that we didn't have to buy any "feeding gear" until we moved back to Halifax.

Now that we are quickly approaching the 6 month mark I've been starting to do my research on "feeding gear". So, since I love to hear about things from people who have/are using them I was wondering if I could get some input on some highchairs! You all have had such great advice in the past I thought I would utilize it again!!

So here's the dilemma: I am torn between getting a full sized high chair :

Or a booster seat like this:

OR THIS:

Right now I'm leaning towards a booster seat, only because it takes up so much less room and you can take it with you to people's houses when it overlaps with dinner time. But I've never had a kid before, and it seams like most people who have kids go for the full sized highchair. I'm not really picky about how it looks, I just want something comfortable and functional!

What are your thoughts - is it worth the extra money to get a full sized highchair?

I'd love to hear from you all!

Suzanne

He Shoots He Scores

It's that time of year again! In case you're not a hockey fan we have officially entered into the NHL playoff season.

Adam and I are both big hockey fans (although I have to admit the only time I really watch it is during the playoffs or the olympics). We're both also Penguins fans, but since living in Vancouver have found ourselves cheering for the Canucks as well. So it will be interesting to see what this years playoffs bring!

It would appear that Jacob has inherited his fathers love for watching sports. As soon as hockey comes on the TV (or laptop as our TV is somewhere across the country) his eyes are glued and he won't look away until you turn it off.

"YAY! They scored again!!! That's 5 goals in one period!"

"I sure do love hockey season! Thanks Uncle Paul for my Penguins jersey"

Who are you cheering for this year?

Suzanne

Beach Day

Yesterday after the movers came we packed up our things and headed down to the beach. It was 21 degrees out and after all of our hard work this weekend we needed some time to relax

We spent most of our time walking with the stroller along the paths, since I am terrified of J getting a sun burn. I have yet to see a good natural sunscreen anywhere and I guess technically babies aren't supposed to wear sunscreen until they are at least 6 months old anyway, but if any of you can recommend a good natural sunscreen I would be very appreciative. We did stop for 5 minutes or so though to get in a good photo shoot on the sand.

Man, was it ever good to be out in the sunshine! I really am a different person when the sun comes out. There is just something about it that does wonders for the soul, I always feel so much more relaxed. Being cooped up inside in a basement during a rainy winter can zap the motivation right out of you. I even think it affects our marriage, Adam and I definitely fight a lot less in the summer!

Jacob is at the perfect age for these kinds of outings. He really thrives being out and about, and is always so happy. He can start getting crabby and as soon as we take him outside he is almost instantaneously a happier baby. And since he sleeps well at night I actually have the energy to get out and about during the day, unlike when he was a newborn!

He is really starting to explore things, and loves anything tactile. While he was sitting in the sand he kept reaching down and grabbing handfuls of it just letting it slide through his fingers. He actually had quite a hole dug by the time we went over to get him!

I am really looking forward to having the summer off and having a chance to go on lots of adventures with him. If any of you mom's in Halifax aren't working this summer I'm always looking for company for a walk or a trip to the park or beach! As much as I love hanging out with J. too many days without some adult company makes me go a little crazy!

Jacob must have been worn out from all of the activity because he was out cold by 6pm slept until almost 8am this morning (he did wake up once to feed around 5am). Since I almost never get to sleep in I was in heaven...except for the fact that I was sleeping on an air mattress that doesn't even bare a slight resemblance to my warm bed...but still I got to sleep in which was great:)

So, hopefully the sun keeps up for the next 10 days so we can spend our newfound free time outdoors!

Suzanne