Random Jordan pics

Fun at the park

April 18 was the 5th anniversary of Jonah's death so we hung out with our friends the Newmans and went to the park!

Jude pushing Jordan & Myah
The very fun spinny things. I'm convinced that they are actually there for the parents :) You hold the top wheel and stand on the bottom spinning disk. FUN TIMES!
Jordan fighting sleep while Myah snoozes in their cozy nest.
The soother kids.

The shed's goin' down

Our shed has been in a sorry state for some time, but we've decided that it's finally time for it to come down. We're hoping to get it down this weekend and clean up the area so Jon can start working on the kids' play structure :)
The shed slopes just a tad!
Abby & Jude "helping" Daddy. He's trying to salvage enough of the wood to plane for the floor in our suite of the addition.

Jordan's first rice cereal

At Jordan's 4-month check-up our physician said we could start him on cereal anytime between 4 and 6 months. He's been waking up every 2 hours at nighttime to eat so we decided to try some yummy suppertime cereal. So, we gave Jordan cereal for the first time last Thursday (April 24/08).
"Hmmm... not so sure about this Mummy"
"Ahhh, the spoon is for biting!"
I'm not sure how full his tummy ended up being. Each tiny spoonful went in and out of his mouth at least 5 times... we've decided to give him a week or two and then try again.

Abby growing up

Abby discovered that she is now able to climb a rock wall (with a little assistance)
Abby sharing a special moment with Mrs. Angela & Mr. Tom's kitty.

This is Abby outside the school she will be attending in the fall. Today we had an appointment with a volunteer from the Health Unit to help us complete the Fair Start screening tool. Abby did great! In the picture, she is holding up one of her little kitties that she took with her.

My latest project

I've been looking for some "art" for my office walls, but decided to make my own. This is my project. I borrowed a friend's die cuts and tools to cut out each letter and then glued and placed them all with tweezers (yup, it took some time and patience!) I wanted to capture "childhood" through pictures of the little Gomers.

Although this picture doesn't really do it justice, I'm happy with how it turned out. I think I'm equally as happy that I accomplished something that will last (unlike a clean house, clean laundry, an empty clean sink, or a toy-free floor!)

Jammie Snow Day

It snowed all day Friday, so we spent the day inside, in our jammies! The kids enjoyed painting and extra cheesy "cheesy noodles" (aka KD with cheese whiz added).

Our deck mid-storm. Thankfully it and all of our snow from previous storms is pretty much history. The ground is soft & squishy, perfect for our new rubber boots!

Jordan Update

Jordan now rolls from back to front whenever he has the opportunity and is rarely in the same orientation as when he was laid down. He has found his toes and quite enjoys playing with them.

He's been scratching his head, so we've been putting socks on his hands, up to his elbows so he can't get them off (yet!) I think, like Jude and Abby, he will play with his hair to self-soothe, but just doesn't have much there to work with.

He's had trouble sleeping the last couple of days and just cries as he's trying to get to sleep (usually in the swing). His gums are a little sharp on the bottom and he's drooling LOTS so I suspect that we'll see the tops of little white teeth breaking through sometime in the not so distant future.



Hanging out on the deck in his "bug". It was beautiful last week and the snow all melted off our deck (and the sunnier parts of our yard). YEAH!!!

What I've been doing...

I remember my mother using the old ringer washer in our kitchen when I was a child (before we invested in the "automatic" washer) and then hanging the clothes out to dry. Today, I'm very thankful for automatic washers and dryers. Although I hang out our laundry when the weather is conducive to drying, I can't imagine using a ringer washer. But, what if I took the time to do my laundry by hand. What if I were forced to have a simpler, slower manner in which to complete my chores. In some ways, I think I would enjoy it.
This is the 7+ loads of laundry remaining on my basement floor after I took 3 loads upstairs to be folded, put one in the dryer and another in the washer (that's 12 loads altogether!) How did I get this far behind in my laundry you may ask...

Well...
-whenever Jordan has a BM, it's up to his shoulder blades...lots of laundry
-Jordan is a wiggly little guy these days so during the BM changes, there may be "transfer" to the clothes of the only parent on hand or to the parent who lost "rock-paper-scissors"
-spit up...lots of adult and baby laundry
-Jordan is really drooly these days (I think he's actually getting his bottom teeth already!)...lots of wet bibs & shirts
-Jude really likes to experience his food...bibs are pretty much useless... lots of laundry
-one of the throw blankets ended up in the cat water
-we just moved Jude out of his toddler bed into a single bed, we moved from a double to a single futon... lots of bedding to wash
-Abby's water spilled all over her bed... might as well just wash it all!
-Jon's been working on dry-wall and planing wood in the addition... lots of dirty, dusty clothes. Although he tends to just wear the same ones over and over until they take on a life of their own, there comes a point when they just REALLY need to be washed.


My "system"

When I have this much laundry to do, I just dump loads on the couch, assign a basket to each family member, and then fold and fold and fold. It makes putting-away much easier :)

Abby Then

I look at Abby and wonder at the little girl she has become. She's strong-willed and sensitive, creative and imaginative, loving and passionate (about kitties!!)


April 2004














April 2005
April 2006
April 2007

The little girl she has become

4 months old

Jordan is already 4 months old (68.5 cm tall and 18 lbs, 13 oz!) He rolled over (back to front) for the first time last Wednesday (March 26th), although he had been working on it for a couple weeks. He very much enjoys his new found skill until he gets himself in an awkward position, then he just gets angry!

I've posted some new pictures in our web album as well :)