Fun Filled Weekend!!

Thursday – April 19th

Today I went to New York & Company for lunch. I had a spend $40 and get $20 off coupon and everything was 40% off so I had to go! I got a pair of khakis and 3 shirts for $28 so I was ecstatic! All of my shirts are too short for me lately so I needed to get some new longer ones. I was SO proud of myself because I was back at a decent time from lunch and I only went to one store ;0)

Tonite I picked Canon up from daycare and everyone was outside because it was beautiful. When we got home Canon ate some more of his bottle and then went to sleep for like 2.5 hrs, poor little guy was tired. He deserves to be tired because he has been through a lot this month. He is so strong and brave! Daddy was at the first softball game and we decided not to go because it was just the office playing each other so it was kind of like a scrimmage. I guess Bill’s team won 26-25. Hmm, kind of a high score I wonder what happened there!

When Bill got home we gave Canon a bath and fed him since he was awake and then lightly swaddled him and put him in his crib and he went to sleep.

I forgot to blog that we got Canon’s newborn pictures and 3 months framed in beautiful 3 slot frames by one of the guys I work with. He did a wonderful job and his price was so reasonable too. I think he will get a lot of our work, 6 months, 9 months, a year! Goodness all of these pictures ;0)

Friday – April 20th

I was SO happy it was Friday. Beth and Conor wanted to spend all day with Canon and watch him tonite too so we said sure.

They came over at 7:30 and then Bill was off to work. I of course called around 10 to make sure that Bill told them everything he needed to because that’s me and I’m the mom ;0) They took Canon for a walk around lunchtime and went to see Bill and he got to hang out with Canon at lunch so he thought that was nice ;0) I was envious!

They took him to Cost Plus World Market and Barnes and Noble and he was a good boy. He napped and played and did tummy time. They are so good about playing with him and making him do tummy time. They also got to feed him his rice cereal and sweet potatoes and had fun doing that.

When Bill & I got home they looked exhausted and we felt guilty about going out but still did ;0) They told us to and to stay out until 10. Well we went to pick up Canon’s pictures and they turned out pretty good. We now have more pictures to frame so I will have to talk to Greg about that ;0) Then on to dinner at J. Alexanders. We had tortillas and spinach queso dip, filet, baked potatoes, and carrot cake. It was a nice time for us. We got to talk and just be together with no one waiting on the other one to finish eating so one of us can watch Canon. Since we were at Somerset we had to go to Gymboree, Gap, and Baby Gap! We found some cute shirts at Gymboree that we had to get for the baby boy :0) At Gap I found a really nice long sleeved shirt that was long so I can wear it with my hot mommy jeans. When Beth, Kristy, Susie and I had our girl’s day we all bought these jeans and Kristy and I call them our hot mommy jeans ;0) I know we are silly. Anyways, then I went to Baby Gap and found this little stuffed dump truck rattle toy so we bought that and Canon seemed to like it. If its bright and can be chewed on that it pretty much passes his test ;0)

Saturday – April 21st

I went to the Berkley mom2mom sale with my friend Sam and her little one Alex. Canon stayed home with daddy because no strollers were allowed and we can’t put him in the carrier yet because he is not allowed to be in any straddle things until 1 month from his surgery. Anyways, we all had a good time. I found a photographer that we might use for his 9 month pictures. She has some really cool things that she can do and I liked her stuff. Her website is http://www.picturethisbylisa.com/. She says you get to keep the proofs and her print prices are SO reasonable! We talked about how I would like them outside and she gave some good suggestions so we will see.

When I got home Bill went and got his hair cut. He laughed and said now he looks even more like Canon. Well then we decided since it was such a nice day that we would take a walk. We put on Canon’s floppy hat and off we went. We walked in Huntington Woods and admired the neighborhood and the scenery. I think that when we move it will either be to there or another place in Berkley. They are both really nice towns. We found out that Canon does NOT like the sun. He is SO our child. He scrunches up his face and turns his head into you so we tried to be in the shade as much as we could. We probably walked 2 miles and then came home and all napped. That night we went to a barbeque in Ferndale since our friend Andy was in town. Canon was the life of the party. Everyone thought he was so cute and well behaved. He kept trying to grab Bill’s beer bottle so everyone had a chuckle about that. We got to hear the hurricane story from Andy with Mickey breaking in when he needed to. It was hilarious, Andy is an awesome story-teller, and we miss him dearly! We then did the nighttime ritual.

Sunday – April 22nd

We had Einstein bagels and read the paper, our Sunday ritual. We then got ready to go to the zoo and then Canon fell asleep so we ate our lunch that Bill had packed for the zoo and waited for him to wake up. We ended up getting to the zoo around 1:00. We first went to the butterfly house. Canon liked it except when the sun was on him. The hat we put on him was too big and annoyed him and us all day so we need to remember not to put him in that till a little later on. He thought the butterflies were cool and stared at them and liked to look up at all the plants and windows. A lot of the animals were not out so and it was hot so we stayed for like 1.5 hrs. We got to see the giraffes but it was hard for him to see because he was in the stroller and they have all of those concrete walls and fences so we had to take him out and then he just got too tired so we decided to go. We did get to see the white rhinos and the hippo so that was cool. The rhinos are new and the hippo is never out. The hippo even went underwater and was swimming so Bill and I liked that!

We bought Canon a book to commemorate his first trip to the zoo and then went home. I waited in line SO long and there were so many people there that we were happy to go home. I hung out with Canon and played and Bill took a nap and then Canon sacked out later and we both took a nap.

We gave him squash today and he seemed to like it. We also tried to get him to drink out of a sippy cup but it came out too fast so he spit everything that was in his mouth out. We need to put the valve in and then try it again.

Beth & Conor came over later and loved him up because they are leaving for Greece on Thursday and will be gone 10 days so they will be missing him. I can’t even imagine leaving him for that long :0( I am worried about our weekend in July when it will be 2 nights so we will see. Kristy made him a tag blanket so they brought that over for him. It has ribbon tags on the end and is Detroit lions fabric!

Monday – April 23rd

Everyone had a case of the Mondays today, including Canon. Brooke called a couple of times and asked how he was this weekend and we said fine. He was tired and wouldn’t eat so she was having a day.

I did some fun stuff at work today and Bill only worked till 6 so that was nice. Canon and I got the mail after we got home from daycare and then we sat on the couch and he ate some and then fell asleep. We laid him in his crib and then ate. He got up around 7 and then we played and cuddled, ate, took a bath and went to bed.

Interesting things about Canon:

1. He does NOT like the sun!
2. He’s adorable ;0)
3. He is now in 6-9 month clothing and is outgrowing some 6 month so he’s moving to 9 month.
4. He loves to pull earrings and necklaces.
5. He loves to give you kisses on your nose, cheeks, and chin. They are kind of slobbery but sweet.
6. He loves to receive kisses and raspberries.
7. He enjoys laughing and laughs really hard when you start laughing!
8. His laugh sounds like he’s swallowing himself. (his mamas sounded like that when she was little too)
9. He is scooting all over the place now with his head and his butt. He hasn’t gotten the hang of the tummy yet but does a lot with his butt.
10. He loves to chew on things! Puts everything in his mouth!
11. He is close to sitting up on his own and sometimes he is just too tired so he arches his back and lays down.
12. I think he is starting to like the camera!
13. He likes Hobbes and stares at him and touches him when he gets close enough to him.
14. He is putting his feet in his mouth and it is SO cute.
15. He loves to be naked!