mr destructo

walkin' and playin' the blues

Tilty cup = success

Last week I bought what I thought might be a gimmicky product, the Tilty cup However, I'm loving the Tilty! Ambrose drank pumped milk from it today! And I gave him the cup! This is a huge deal and brings me - and Dave - much relief because Ambrose does not like to take the bottle which was no big deal until I return to work, which is next week.

I am sharing this info because it's noteworthy but also because it allows me to test out a new iPhone app, BlogPress. It's super cool!


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a busy February

Bird's Hill Park - après xc ski

story time with papa abby in the pas

These past few weeks have been busy as we have tried to pack a lot in before I return to work on March 1. There was a two week stretch where we had house guests and/or dinner guests every night! Nana Shirley snuck in a Winnipeg visit just before we embarked on our road trip to The Pas. We had lots of visits with my family as well as with friends.

Observation and highlights
-At the cusp of turning 10 months old, Ambrose decided that it would be nice to start walking. Since the last post, Ambrose quickly mastered taking tentative steps and is now walking. He decides whether it's worth his while to walk or to crawl but lately he is choosing to keep himself vertical.
-has 8 teeth: 4 on top and 4 on the bottom
-still loves bath time
- loves to eat, and with a few exceptions,  he is eating what we are eating. He still loves his fruit purees and puffed wheat.
-likes to push things across the floor while walking behind them.

hangin' with buddy Luna

-loves music - will dance and make noise
-continues to be very vocal and is making some crazy sounds!
-will point at things that he interested in.
-will 'share' what he is holding by handing it to you but he would like you to hand it back immediately. Unless it's food, in which case he would like to feed you.
-will play up a storm by himself (with someone in the room with him, of course) but prefers to play with other people, especially if they are willing to build towers for him to knock over.
-is absolutely crazy about having books read to him. We must read a pile of books every morning and several through out the day and early evening. He like to either sit in laps or to stand beside the person reading the book and have his hand on their shoulder. He prefers to turn the pages. The book gets extra points for having touch and feel or flip open parts. One book in particular requires me to pretend to cry. Ambrose's lips will quiver and he will reach out to give me a nice hug.
-beginning to get the idea of signing but not really...maybe in a month or two it will all come together?
-Dave is so excited that Ambrose can blow into a musical instrument to make noise (harmonica and toy recorder)

with cousin Claire

Three photo galleries:
a busy February part 1
road trip to The Pas
busy February part 2

Guess who took two steps!

As we suspected, we are going to have an early walker. Ambrose took two steps tonight! He has been standing unassisted for a little while now and two days ago he took one small step and earlier this afternoon he was testing out his balance. Now that he has taken two distinct steps we feel the need to share!

I am not sure if we are ready for a toddler...I would prefer he remain a baby for a little while longer.

Stomach virus and other fun updates

checking out his hospital id bracelet

Upon our return from North Dakota, Ambrose came down fast and hard with a stomach flu. Suffice to say we went through many pajamas, bedding and towels. My poor parents: we were at their house - Dave did not want us home until he had time to clean post floor removal.
As a precautionary measure we ended up in emergency at the children's hospital (recommendation by Health Links nurse). Ambrose was fine and has since recovered nicely. He was kind enough to pass the bug along to my mom, dad, sister and Dave. Sorry! Dave saw the silver lining: a poor man's cleansing.

After an appropriate amount of time passed, we ended our self imposed quarantine and visited some friends. We also had Miss Beans over (she was studying for exams).

We went for his 9 month check up earlier in the week. As we suspected, he last some weight due to the virus but his height and head circumference are at the top or off of the charts. He is 77 cm or ~30 inches (2.56 ft). He weighs 22 lbs 6.8 ounces. Prior to getting sick, Dave and I were betting Ambrose was close to 25 pounds.

Here are some pictures

Kitchen floor renovation part 1

before

While Ambrose and I were in Grand Forks with my mom, Dave and his fabulous brother Gody, tore out the old disgusting kitchen tile. It was quite the job. Thanks Gody!
Dave's friend Christoff brought his friend over who happens to be a very talented contractor/house renovator and he helped to further rip out the floor and then install first two layers of a new sub floor to prepare for tiling. Needless to say, we have now hired him to complete the job. Now to pick out some tile! Decisions decisions....

new sub floor

Click here for some photos