15 weeks

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Mickey Mouse Madness... Oh what fun we have :)

My brown-eyed beauty

Fun on the activity chair

More 14 week photos

A new mother holds her breath a lot. When she's tip-towing away from the sleeping baby, when she's just got the baby to settle and she doesn't want to move an inch, when she's just figured out the best position to feed the baby in (this time anyway), when she's checking that the sleeping baby is still breathing... It's a wonder the Olympic team isn't made up of just moms.


Gaining strength in his legs..



A cute Pooh outfit from Uncle Cody and Auntie Casey


Catching up on some much needed sleep.

14 weeks

First time in the jolly jumper!
Who says boys don't dress up anymore?

More Pictures at 13 weeks

Sitting up with help.

Lifting his head during tummy time.

13 weeks and 12lbs 3oz

For the first time ever.... Xander is sleeping in his crib for his afternoon nap. That's right... he's not in my arms... he's not in the car seat....!! Life is so so good.


And the icy cold conditions have been a good excuse for a bit of Canadian fashion.

12 weeks

The meds had side-effects which were worse than the original problem. This means that Xander has pretty much cried since Christmas night. After going back to the doctor and trying another med that didn't work I've taken him off meds and we're med free for now. I may put him back on the meds on a lower dose after the meds clear out of his system (His colon is a bit blocked up).

The doctors in England seem to give different advice to different people for the same problem. So, we have to share advice with others in our situation and then go on our instincts. hank goodness for post-natal groups!

Xander also has stopped nursing. He didn't want it and was on some sort of hunger strike. So, formula and expressing it is. Until the next phase! It really upset me that I had to stop nursing. I love the connection it gives me with him. And, it was SUCH hard work to get it started that I don't want to stop. But, I must listen to what my son needs and not what I want. Today was the first day of formula and he was back to being a happy chappy. It was the right decision.

Trying to suck his thumb....

Yes, Auntie Christine, he's still in some of the newborn 0-3month clothes you gave him!!

And, for the smaller 3-6 month clothes, we can just roll up the bottoms on the legs a bit :) These are his first jeans! And, to think when my mother was a teenager she was told that people in England didn't wear jeans.