Julia's Blog

Happy New Year! (Well, almost)

Derek/Shannon — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:55:53 +0000

It is almost 2009, and my mom has finally posted up some photos from the past month… check them out! As for me, I am not one to make resolutions, but I bet I know what my mom wants me to do this year… use the potty! Maybe one day I will, but today, or tomorrow, is not that day. I know what to do, I am just not ready to say good-bye to my diapers. Maybe it would make a nice Mother’s Day gift… Anyhow, I have had a good Christmas, especially after my cold went away, and am looking forward to the last few days of holidays with Mom and Dad. Tomorrow we are making homemade pasta and Camiela is coming over to play! I sure have missed playing with her, it is going to be so much fun! Also, a great super big thank-you to all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and my cousin, for all of the wonderful Christmas gifts I was given this year. Mom, Dad, and I all really appreciate and like them so very much.

Photo Post and Dentist

Derek/Shannon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:16:14 +0000

Bowing to ~~public~~ grandparent pressure, I have posted a slew of photos from the past two months in Julia’s gallery. Look and enjoy!

Also, Julia had her first visit to the dentist today… she sat in her Dad’s lap and let the dentist count and check all of her teeth. She has almost 20 teeth, 19 in with the last two year molar just poking its way through. She left the office with a new toothbrush, a green balloon, a bouncy ball, and a big smile. All the way home she told her Dad about the dentist looking at her “pretty teeth.”

The Fall Update

Derek/Shannon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:30:38 +0000

Despite the abundance of times we have said, “We should put that on Julia’s blog!” it just has not been happening… oops! And of course, my swiss cheese memory is having a difficult time recalling all of those chuckle moments since I have been back to work, but I will do my best to recall some things that have happened…

1. Julia has grown at least 2.5 cm since August. She now even has some pants that are not too long! She is officially a size two.

2. Gymnastics. We have been going for just over a month now, and she has been demonstrating steady improvement. From total fear, and a substantial amount of tears to a girl who can do a summersault on the low (very low) beam, walks on the big beam, does star and pencil jumps on the tramp, jumps in the foam pit, swings from the high bar, and even tolerates the male coach leading the warmup. Believe me, the last one is a big achievement as Julia would not even go near, let alone copy what that particular coach was doing when we first started. She wears a cute pink leotard, and now looks forward to our Saturday morning sessions.

3. Uncle Brad. We have seen a lot of Uncle Brad as of late, and now Julia talks about him, and to him (on her pretend phone) all of the time. If Uncle Brad only knew some of the stories she has been telling him!

4. The new car seat. One that does not jam up in the cold and I can actually tighten up without difficulty. It is very nice, and Julia now sits high enough for a good view out of the window.

5. Miss. Chatterbox. Julia has new words and phrases each day. It is unbelievable how quickly she has gone from one or two words at a time to four, sometimes five, word sentences. And to top it all off, other people, not just us, can now understand what Julia is saying most of the time.

6. Family reunion. Julia recently met about 60 of her near-far relatives over Thanksgiving.

7. The big kid slide. No more baby slides for her! Julia can now climb up the ladders and navigates the playground quite well. She is still very impressed with the fact that she is going down the big kid slide.

8. The dentist… (insert suspenseful music here). Her first appointment is less than a week away. With three of her four two year molars now in, hopefully she will open her mouth for the stranger that is the dentist.

9. Potty training… well not really, but I can always hope!

Cookie!

Derek/Shannon — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:09:09 +0000

I saw Cookie Monster! In fact, I woke him up! Then, I got to go fishing, nobody caught anything, but it sure was fun! Mom put up some photos, check them out!

Finally Photos

Derek/Shannon — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:16:40 +0000

After several failed attempts we have finally posted some photos from August in Julia’s gallery. Today we head to Sesame Street Live, tomorrow is fishing. More photos are sure to follow…

Future Farm Girl?

Derek/Shannon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:58:26 +0000

We took Julia to Butterfield Acres yesterday where she rapidly fell in love with the baby goats and over the course of the day significantly increased her confidence around the animals. We saw goats, many many goats, sheep, a cow from afar, horses, ponies of all sizes, chicks, chickens, bunnies, pigs, piglets. Julia attempted to go on a pony ride, but she was not quite ready to do it yet. All in all though, a good time was had by the three of us. I have posted some pictures up of the past couple of weeks; our visit up in Edmonton, as well as yesterday’s trip.

Separate Vacations

Derek/Shannon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:03:58 +0000

Mom and Dad went on a holiday… and didn’t take me! I got to go to Grandma Kathy’s and had a lot of fun while I was there! In fact, I wanted to take Grandma home with me when Mom and Dad came to pick me up. We did all sorts of fun stuff while Mom and Dad were on holidays. Grandma took me to Bower Ponds to feed the ducks and ride my bike, we went on lots of walks and to the park. I helped Grandma bake cookies…. mmmm good. We also visited Uncle Ryan, went shopping, I got a new doll, and Uncle Louis and Bella came to visit! Auntie Sharyl took me swimming, that sure was fun too. Grandma took lots of pictures, but mom does not have copies of those ones yet. However, she did post some pictures of her and Daddy’s trip in my gallery, so take a look!

Back to Blogging

Derek/Shannon — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:51:28 +0000

Well, it has been over a month since our last post… too long I know. But, since Julia can’t actually type, she is on her mom’s schedule, which does not include blogging during the end of the school year crunch. But, summer is here, and so is baby, no wait, toddler blogging! Hopefully a new page design will be up soon, but that is Daddy’s domain, so you will just have to be patient for a while longer.

As for actual Julia news, her biggest feat as of late is peeling and eating a mandarin orange all by herself. No help whatsoever. That’s it. Well, maybe eating oranges on her own isn’t the only thing she is doing now, but I happen to think it is pretty great. She is home for the summer with me, her mom, which I have been looking forward to since September!

Her newest game these days is to have someone ask “Who are you?” and she will reply a variety of names (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grampa, Ryan, Sharyl, Kayla, Paige…) to which we say no until she says Julia! She seems to enjoy this quite a lot. She loves puzzles, and completes them quite quickly. She knew the letter “Q” for some reason today, and knows most of the basic colours except for red, brown, grey, and white. Julia talks non-stop when she is at home, plays shy around strangers, and loves to dance! She sings along with the radio, and now has a skip in her run.

Check back for more posts this summer, as I will try to keep everyone a bit more updated on the life of our girl Julia. Also, feel free to check out the gallery, there are new pictures of June posted.