Twenty Seventh Week

Aleenah turned 6 MONTHS this week!! YaY! On the day of her 6months birthday, we attended Christine, and Nick's shower for little Lincoln. It was really fun, we got to go to Auntie Mel's, and hang out with all the family we hold so dear. Little Eric and Maya were there, and we met another new friend "Nova Lee". All baby's are so different, Eric was playing with cars, and enjoying the lovely assortment of food, Maya was sitting on her tummy mat, playing with every single toy she could find, and little Nova was just getting used to this new skill she had acquired: "walking". Little miss Alee, well she just watched, and then had a nap.

This week Aleenah has been sitting up on her own a lot better. She actually holds herself up and plays with her toys, she is growing so fast. Other than that we had a pretty relaxing week, still eating cereal (oatmeal, barley and rice) and vegetables (mostly just sweet potatoes).

On Thursday night we brought Alee over to Auntie Mel's and Mike's. They got the joy of babysitting her for us on Thursday night - Friday. I guess they had a lot of fun with her, and said that she was the most easy going baby. I am glad they can get their practice on before having one of their own.

Next week we will go get Alee's ears pierced, I'm scared but at the same time super excited!!

Twenty Sixth Week

This week was really fun, we went to the Western Fair with Alee, and she seemed to really enjoy it. Uncle Tyler, Auntie Jess, Daddy, Mommy and Alee all went and just walked around. In the petting zoo, their was a corn maze, and Daddy decided to take Alee in it. They were so cute walking around, of course Chad was tall enough to see over the bales of hay, and he knew where he was going, but he still pretended to get lost.

Afterwards we went and saw the baby goats, pigs, and a little baby cow that had been born only minutes before we got there. It was pretty exciting. Aleenah played her first "fair game", the one where you have to pick a duck... she did not like it at all. As soon as I put her down beside the water where the rubber duckies were, her bottom lip stuck out and she started crying (very unusual). So I picked it for her, and she won a cute little snail teddy.

On the way home, Alee fell asleep holding Uncle Tyler's finger, it was very cute.

Aleenah also started eating carrots, and peas this week. She is not a fan of either. She seemed to actually despise both, she will probably like sweet potatoes like all the other babies.

She is sitting up on her own now, still a little wobbly... but it should not be long. She is still small, weighing in at 16lbs 3.2oz this week. Even her little cousin Maya is bigger. Maya and Erica came to visit on Friday. Maya is sitting up perfectly on her own, and it was very cute to watch her and Alee play together.

This weekend we have a baby shower/BBQ for another baby on the way, should be fun! :)

Twenty Fifth Week

It was a pretty calm week this week, filled with many different outfits. Aleenah is so cute, that it is hard not to want to put her in different outfits every few hours. I think my favorite one of the week was her little Old Navy look. Almost everything she wears is bought second hand, but it does not bother me because she still looks great.

This weekend, on the Sunday we went to Niagara Falls. It was our first time there with Aleenah. It was just daddy, Alee and I. We walked the strip, went to the outlet mall (they have an OshKosh & Carters outlet ) and then we went to the Great Canadian Midway. Chad and I played for like two hours, with loud noises and bright lights she did not wake up. She could sleep through anything.

She is still eating cereal, and we have tried Oatmeal, Barley and of course Rice.. and she loves all of them. Next week we will attempt some carrots.

Alee also got weighed yesterday, at the baby clinic. She weighed in at 15lbs, 13oz. She is growing faster now, she gained 11oz in one week!! The lady at the clinic said it was rare to have such good weight gain, while still sleeping 12 hour nights. That's Alee though, she defies odds.

Next week should be interesting, we will see how she does with the carrots.

Twenty Fourth Week

This week was spent doing not too much, we did alot of playing on the floor, and we got a lovely little visitor at the end of the week. This week was mommy's birthday, and we spent it with Grand-maman, Popo, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Tyler and Jess. We all had a lovely dinner at my moms, while Alee, played on her floor mat. She is always so content, she just played and chit chatted while we ate our meal. She also helped me blow out my candle, she was definetly the best gift I got this year.

At the end of the week, my niece Julie came to stay with us for a few nights. She is almost 2 years old, and she was such a joy to have around. She played with Vollie, and got good use of all the toys that Alee has yet to play with. She also helped me with diaper changes, and to pick out outfits for her little cousin.

On Friday morning, at roughly 6:00 am, Julie, Aleenah and I were downstairs. Julie decided to play catch with Vollie, which made Alee laugh hysterically... I can not wait for these two girls to grow up together. Even if they end up far apart, I am sure they will be pen pals. Aleenah never seems to amaze us, and she keeps getting closer and closer to sitting on her own!! I just can not wait!