Passport photos

Unlike Joel, it only took me two attempts to pose with a 'neutral expression' with my eyes open and my mouth shut. i guess it helps that at this stage i can't say 'cheese please'; this producing a dimpling grin.

given that 20,000 canadians a day are currently after passports in order to visit the US - that's a lot of people wanting to go shopping - we're in rather more of a hurry to get passports for our trip to visit the grannies than we might otherwise be. hope they arrive in time

so much to say - so little time

being reliant on others to type for me does make it difficult when it comes to updating you. whilst there's nothing specific i want to say right now, there's all sorts of things i've fogotten to tell you along the way. for example, did you know i've been smiling since birth? no, it's not just wind - i even recognise the pillow mom uses when it's time to do some eating.

i like a nice chat when i get the chance to get a word in edgeways. joel is a noisy chap, you know. this generally means either later in the evening or when i'm having my diaper changed.

i love my 'symphony in motion' mobile, but don't usually have it on in my crib as it's a bit too exciting for a bedtime activity. it won't be long before i need a bigger bed. i keep hitting the sides of the bassinet and waking myself up.

thanks to the kind people who sent mom money when i was born and for christmas, i have some new clothes all of my own. my favourite is a pair of 'moose on the loose' dungarees. mom had to take the 3 month size back and swap them for the 6 month ones though

my new car seat is already in the playroom waiting for me. it won't be long now before i'm too tall for the infant one. mom's postponing the moment of transfer as it's going to make grocery shopping pretty complicated for a while. all you brits out there, please don't suggest she does it online. unfortunately tesco don't deliver this far.......and canadian supermarkets probably don't even have computerised stock control

urban baby

being a second child means you go on adventures rather earlier than a first baby. apparently i went back to the aquarium last week, but since i fell asleep in the car on the way there, and woke up again at home, i can't confirm that fact. yesterday though i was definitely an urban baby. first of all mom fed me sitting on the floor of the seabus terminal in the ten minutes we had whilst waiting for the boat to dock, and then she changed my diaper on the floor of the glass panelled walkway leading back to the skytrain terminus. joel managed to distract everyone from my nakedness by dancing frenetically to the busker who was playing there. thanks joel.

I did it!

i realise that most of my posting's thus far have been about my physical self, but up until now i haven't really done much for myself. that all changed today.

today i discovered i can swipe at the toys hanging above me in my gym, and they move, rattle and swing. how cool. i've also been playing with joel's 'bob the builder' balloon. bob lies happily on the ceiling until i pull on the string, and then he kind of dances. he makes a great crinkly sound when i cuddle him, too

not long now before i'll be able to play the piano......

taking after dad

mom was once famously described as 'having legs up to her armpits'. while i doubt this is strictly anatomically correct, i understand the sentiment. me? not so much. i have a big head, a long body, and really big feet (nearly outgrown my 6month shoes), but my legs? they're kind of average, i guess, but in the context of the rest of me, somewhat lacking :( hence, i must take after dad. i am starting to look more like him, too.

but where have my ear lobes come from? i've made a careful study of mom and dad and joel and all of them have ears which attach to their face at the bottom, but mine don't. they kind of turn a corner first. if any of you other rellies out there would like to claim this genetic deformity, do let me know.