The Past Week

Calder and I have been busy since the last post. Monday we went to our first Parent group meeting - a programme called 'Babyville' run by the Durham region health department. There were about 12 moms there with their babies, and it was nice to get out and meet some news moms like me. The first session was introductory, and next week we are delving into the topic of 'sleep and routines'. Should be exciting, I hope - as Calder is still not sleeping well. I feel like he's a newborn again - the most he will sleep at a time is 4 hours, and that is only for one block of sleep in the night. Most often he will sleep 1-2 hours first, eat, sleep for 4 hours, eat, sleep for 3 hours, then he is up for the day, with a few short naps thrown in. I don't think I bragged about him sleeping 8-9 hours at a time before, but next time I think I will just keep my mouth shut! Anyway, here is a picture I got recently of Calder sleeping on his side. Little munchkin that he is.



On Wednesday last week Calder and I visited his Great-Grandmother (my darling Grandma!) for lunch. An added bonus was that my Aunt Karen was there as well, so we all had a lovely lunch together. Grandma and Aunt Karen hadn't seen Calder since Christmas Day, so it was nice for them to see Calder - and Calder to seem them again! Hopefully Calder, his dad and myself will be going out to Dim Sum with my Grandma soon - I know she loves it!



On Friday Calder and I attended our third 'Active Moms 'n' Babes' fitness class. The last week it was all abdominal work, so Calder didn't participate much in that (it was only mom who was hurting for the next two days) but this Past Friday it was a hi/lo class so Calder, in his Snugli, got to go along for the ride as his Mom huffed and puffed her way through grapevines and v-steps. All in the name of the health! :) He seems to enjoy it most when I do push-ups over him - he gets a major kick out of it! I was hoping to bring my camera to the class, but maybe next time!

Calder does a lot of talking on the phone. He loves all the lights on the keypad and is sometimes confused by the voice coming out of nowhere, but he smiles and talks away at the voice on the other line. I know that for the Grandmas this is a highlight as sometimes they can't get to see Calder - so this is the next best thing, hearing his baby babble. And babble he does! I swear he's saying something, but I just can't figure it out!

Here he is talking to his Avo - she just loves hearing his voice!



Calder is starting to enjoy his baths more - so much that I am thinking of enrolling him in a swimming class. Well, as much as it can be called a class for infants. He seems to like it when we both get in the big soaker tub, so I wonder if he would like it in a big pool. At any rate, even if we don't take the class, I know we are waiting with anticipation for the summer when we can go to Gary's parent's place to their swimming pool for some fun in the water. By then he will be about 9 months old, and I am sure much more active!



Yesterday Gary was going to take Finn out for a walk, but I really needed some fresh air, after being indoors all day. We decided that if we bundled up Calder enough and put him in the snugli and covered him with a jacket of Gary's, that we could all go out for a walk. It wasn't a nice sunny day, but I think Calder enjoyed looking at all the new things that there was to see - the snow, the cars, the houses.



I know I can't wait till Spring and the warmer weather to go for much longer walks, where Calder can experience much more. Right now whenever we usually go on a walk he is in the stroller, all covered up - seeing nothing except Mommy sometimes peeking at him through the window in the stroller canopy.

Lastly, here is a picture of Calder playing today. I was trying to teach him how to bang the drum that he got for Christmas from his Uncle Walter, Aunt Cathy and cousins Peter and Olivia - but he doesn't quite get it - yet. He's trying to bang it - but it's not hard enough to make it light up and play music. But, it is a good support! Calder is getting stronger every week, and I know he wants to sit up so much - so much so that he often topples over. But he's trying - and with support like his drum - he's almost there!



Have a good week everyone!

Love Elizabeth :)