Easter Weekend

"We had a wonderful Easter weekend! We decorated 2 dozen Easter eggs in bright colours! On Easter morning, we had a special bunny pancake breakfast then went outside, hand in hand, for a memorable Eater egg hunt."

This is what I would like to write about our Easter weekend; but none of that would be true (including the above photo I selected randomly on Google Image).

Oh well! There is always next Easter, right? The truth is we had a mediocre weekend. Aimée was under the weather and cranky. I was exhausted. The weather was not very good. Consequently, we hung out indoors and had a quiet weekend. I did not have the energy to hide a bunch of eggs the night before (while holding down an excited dog), only to carry Aimée around in one arm and a basket in the other collecting all the darn things the next morning. Instead, I simply placed all her Easter surprises on the coffee table.

We were very happy to be invited to Cindy and Hannah's for dinner. Cindy had prepared a Bunny pudding craft. It was fun and Aimée like the ears the best.

This morning, I thought I had closed the baby gate securely. Clearly, I had not and Aimée has a radar for open baby gates. Once again, she got into the dog bowls. She loves playing in the water, watching the kibble float, then eating the wet dog food.

"What does incorrigible mean?"

"Just a few more, then I'll stop"

"I feel a little wet, Maman."

This afternoon Aimée helped Little M celebrate his 1st birthday by playing with all his new toys.

Girl chat with Hannah.

Little M and Aimée

Blowing Bubbles!

We woke up this morning with snow covering the ground. We were just getting into the whole spring thing and now winter is back. Aimée and I had absolutely no desire to pull out the boots, hats and mittens. We just brought our spring activities indoors instead. We blew bubbles in my kitchen.

I loooooooooooove these pictures and had a hard time choosing which ones to post; so I ended uploading a bunch of them. They crack me up!

"Aimée, please don't eat the bubble!"

And a smack, smack here,

And a smack, smack there,



Here a smack,

There a smack,

Everywhere a smack smack!

(This is going to make one sticky floor)

On another note, Aimée now weighs a little over 19 pounds. Hurray!!!

(Such a serious look!)

As many of you know, Aimée is not the best of eaters. We have been attending the Feeding Clinic at CHEO and trying to improve Aimée's appetite. We are definitely making progress.

It turns out Aimée does in fact like to eat.... just not the food I prepare for her. She may shake her head at mashed potatoes, beef and carrots, but she will not hesitate to chew on hairbrush bristles, tiny felt pads from the chairs' feet, or her recent favorite, DOG FOOD! Clearly, the problem is her mommy simply has not been presenting her with the right kind of foods.

Step By Step Ooh Baby!

At last, Aimée has taken her first baby steps! We are both beaming with pride. You go, girl!

-In case you were worried,
Aimée really does have shoes for both feet!

Dancing?? Now, you are just showing off!!!

Oops! I have a feeling we will be seeing many more tumbles from now on.

Aimée got to meet the "Easter Bunny" this week. Is it just me, or does the bunny look a little rabid and strung out on crack cocaine these days? Aimée was terribly unimpressed.

We have also discovered the most amazing coffee shop. It has great treats, but the real attraction is the play area at the back where the kids can play. How nice is that? We get to sit back on comfy leather couches and drink vanilla lattes while the babies play. Can it get any better than this? (Well yes, they could actually have a liquor license!)

Here is Aimée and Little M playing in the little kitchen at the coffee shop.

Photo fun!

Our friend Lana took tons of beautiful pictures of the Little Miss yesterday. It was a blast! Here is a sample of just some of the amazing shots she got of Aimée. Thanks Lana!

Princess Ragamuffin

Holy cow!

Well, I knew it was going to happen eventually, but I was not prepared for it to happen so soon. I lost Aimée today.... in my own damn house! One minute, Aimée was playing nicely with her toys in the living room while I was in the next room (kitchen) starting supper. The next minute, she was gone. Vanished, I tell you. I looked under coffee tables and behind couches. I began to panic. I called her name. Nothing. I could not find her anywhere on the main level. I then went into full blown panic. I cried: "Oh Lord, where is my sweet precious baby?" (O.k.,the last line was a little bit dramatic, but purely for YOUR reading pleasure). Seriously, I was sh#tting! There was no way she could have gone upstairs. Aimée has never really climbed more than several stairs and when she does, she always gets scared and cries for me to come and rescue her. I really had nowhere else to look though, so eventually I went upstairs. There, soaked up to her elbows, was Aimée playing in the toilet with her accomplice, Casey. She gave me nothing more than a quick glance before continuing to splash in the toilet. She had no clue as to how freaked out I was. I can't believe she managed to crawl right past me and climb the stairs without my knowledge. It is crazy and so scary. Clearly, it is time to place a permanent baby gate at the bottom of those stairs.

"Allô" Again!

I finally managed to upload the "Allô" video! Enjoy!
Notice how Aimée barely moves her mouth when she talks sometimes. She could always supplement her income as a brain surgeon and rocket scientist with some occasional ventriloquism work on the side one day! This girl is just bursting with talent I tell you! (Don't forget to pause the music in the music box on your lower right hand)

"Allô!"

Clever girl! (Should we tell her the book is upside down?)

One of the drawbacks of being a single parent is not having someone there with you to witness and share all those special moments. Tonight, Aimée was so adorable! She went around the room picking up all her toys and saying to each one "Allô! Allô!" It was so cute. I video taped it so I could share it on my blog, but for some reason I can't upload it. For now, you will just have to take my word on it... it was soooo incredibly sweet.