Helping daddio

Here's Rob, perfecting is one-handed typing, trying to get some work done while hanging out with the bebe.

Her facial expressions kill me - she's SUCH a goofball!! I think she already knows that she's a bit of a distraction - and the baby pterodactyl noises don't help with concentration either! (yeah, I had to go and look up how to spell ' pterodactyl')

'yes, I know exactly how cute I am'

' This work stuff is silly... I shall stick out my tongue!'

'lookit me, helping with this document'

Here comes Santa Claus

Evy and I were at the mall yesterday, and though I think the whole 'pictures with Santa' thing is pretty lame, I actually could not control my feet from walking over to the jolly olde fellow and plopping Evy down in his lap. And then paid $11 for one 5x7 photo.

It was toooootally worth it though. Look at how adorable she looks!

A new friend

Had a trip down memory lane - literally - today when I went to visit my old highschool friend Katie. She is living back where we grew up, and we had a great lunch and visit with her and her daughter, Violet.

It was lovely to be out in the old neighbourhood and to reminisce about the good ole days on Lynch Rock Road and the series of insane busdrivers we had growing up. Most importantly, Evy & Violet got to meet. I think it was love at first sight - they were trying to hold hands right away.

Wee Vi was born 3 weeks after Evy, though you wouldn't know it to look at her - she weighs 4 lbs more! (Note the visible difference between the 95th percentile baby and the 3rd percentile baby!). I'm sure Evy will catch up in no time.

Here are the girls, looking gorgeous:

"ooh, I'll stick my tongue out because I like my new friend!"

"and then I'll feel a bit shy because we're holding hands, so I'll look away"

Blissss

Hubby = home

Me = happy

Unfortunately, Evy celebrated Rob being home by screaming like a wicked banshee for a few hours in the wee hours... Doh! Even poor jet-lagged Rob was roused from his sleep-deprived coma by her horrible shrieks. I guess she's punishing him for being gone??

Here's your Evy snap for the day. Too cute, right?

Life sure does change

Am still in the midst of wallowing in self pity caused by the offical "single parenting for 2 weeks while Rob is away for work and he missed my birthday and it's cold and the furnace stopped working (but is now working again) and I'm sleepy and am a year older and have no one to make me dinner week, 2008" .

It got me to thinking about how life can change in a few short years. Take my birthdays for example:

2003 - Spent the day on the lovely island of Capri
2005 - Spent the day in beautiful Barcelona
2006 - Spent the day in frosty and fascinating Saint Petersburg

2008? Spent the day in Millbrook. Granted, I was with family and it was a lovely day, made lovelier by having beautiful Evy in my life now. I guess what I'm thinking, though, is that I should have perhaps cherished the exotic life a bit more than I did.

And, as if to prove my point, Evy has just shat herself senseless and puked out her nose at the same time. Must go.

Happy Saturday night, everyone!

2 more sleeps

Only two more nights until the roaming husband is home to help with baby duties! Yip yip yip! I think I can make it that long.

In other news, tis a veritable winter wonderland here... complete with ice on the INSIDE of the windows the past two mornings! Brrr! It's - 9 degrees right now, with a HIGH today of - 5! That doesn't seem too warm to me! You know you're old and boring when your 'hot' fantasies are about storm windows and insulation.

Here are some pics from my birthday dinner the other night. Evy, as usual, provided the entertainment:

A perplexed mom marvels at her daughter's long lizard tongue

Evy hams it up for Uncle Ben and Aunt Kristin



Ben&Evy have a cuddle.
Yes, her arms are slightly thicker than his thumbs

And, in celebration (?) of the frigid weather, here is a pic of Evy in her snowsuit. It's WAY too short for her in the legs, and WAY too long for her in the arms. Oh well, at least she's warm, if slightly contorted.

Baby Pob!

Is there a similarity here between Evy and this BBC Children's TV character called Pob? Maybe something around the ears!! But, I think Evy is MUCH cuter than Pob.