All tuckered out

On Friday Chance woke up quite early and it was a struggle to keep him awake until his regular nap time at 9 AM. Actually it was a losing battle. I tried shifting him around and playing with him and dancing and playing peekaboo, then I wanted to get the laundry started before he went down, so I put him in his crib with the mobile on. I could hear him playing with aquarium toy that is hanging in his crib, it makes sounds and has lights, Chance was squealing and hitting the buttons. I started the laundry and then came upstairs...and it was quiet, except for the mobile music. Chance had passed out in the crib, and his legs were sticking out, it was so cute I had to take a bunch of photos and even used the flash because I didn't want them to be blurry. He never even flinched.

I purchased a cowboy hat for Chance to wear to this year's Stampede events. It is a bit too large for him, but it only makes it look cuter. What a little buckaroo.

****Last night was the first time that Chance slept through the night! He slept from 8:30 until 5:45. I went to bed at quarter to 11, so that was 7 hours of contiguous sleep - awesome!****

This morning Cam took care of Chance while I went out for a nice bike ride in Fish Creek Park. I saw 4 male mallard ducks land right in front of me while I was taking a rest by the river. Then biked home and saw the neighbours were having a garage sale (it was only 8 AM, so I swooped in to see what they had as I figured it wouldn't be too picked over yet). I bought 2 finished wooden shelves for $5, they will be great storage in the laundry room (for the laundry soap, stain remover, baby stain remover, bleach, etc.) I nursed Chance and then headed out to see my friend Lynne at her house and enjoyed a nice morning coffee with her before coming home around noon. Daddy had managed to get Chance to eat all his carrots and cauliflower (which he LOVES, that surprised me, I thought it would be too bland for him), as well as a bunch of Cheerios.


This morning we saw Chance pull himself up to standing on the kitchen chair, and then let go and grabbed his high chair legs. Not quite cruising, but getting braver.

Do-It-Yourself Farce

OK, so I started painting the cracked, peeling, ugly windowsill in my kitchen. I thought it was funny that the paint looked more like white glue than paint. Shrugged, and kept on painting. I thought maybe it would dry white. Finished and cleaned up. Then I read the can. It said: ACCENT BASE. I looked up ACCENT BASE on Google and found out it is a protective coating, NOT paint. So...I have 2 AFTER photos. 1 after the ACCENT BASE, and 1 after actually PAINTING the window.

Watermelon Slurp

Chance's new favorite technique for eating involves slurrrping his food off the spoon. He especially likes doing it with his new favorite food, frozen watermelon with rice cereal.

On Tuesday we had a fairly heavy thunderstorm with pelting rain, and there was flooding and fire in Calgary. That house was burning because of a lightning strike! Talk about being unlucky!

Scarlet has been shedding like crazy lately, so we try to keep her brushed, but still come up with massive hairballs every time. 5 minutes of brushing and you get a (small) fist-sized clump. Ew. We are taking her to the vet in a few weeks for her normal shots so will be sure to mention the shedding.

Does your baby suffer from VBT??

VBT - Very Bad Teething. 10 ways to find out if your baby has VBT:

1) Your child refuses solid food, even their favorites.

2) Your child wants to nurse/drink like a dying man in the desert.

3) You haven't seen your child's fingers all morning, as their hands have been rammed so far back into their mouth.

4) Your child's entire shirt is damp from all the drool.

5) Spit up, spit up, spit up.

6) Did we mention the crying and whining?

7) When not crying and whining, your child is squealing.

8) Naptimes seem sooooo much more quiet than they used to.

9) When your child smiles at you (between the crying/whining/squealing) you can see their gums change colour from pink to white back to pink again.

10) Your child is named Chance Robertson Demmans.

Weekend Pics

Heatwave

Sunscreen and hat.

Paddling pool.

Crushed frozen watermelon.

Water water water.

Nursing all day long.

Naked baby (diaper).

Poops only at night.

Farmer's Market Fiasco

We attempted to visit the Millarville Farmer's Market today, however instead of being open as usual, they were closed. The first weekend is not until June 16.

So we returned to Calgary, and went garage saling instead. We bought a portable high chair for Chance and 2 inflatable tubes to float him in the pool (2 different styles, we'll use the one that he likes better). Also I picked up a water fountain for the back yard for $3 and a cookbook. Cameron bought a pair of needlenose pliers and Shogun, and I also found a puzzle for my parents' cabin.

It is beautiful and hot out this weekend. BBQ for supper for sure as it is so hot. We visited our friends Stefan and Delanie, who were having a garage sale today before their twins arrive within the next few weeks. Chance splashed around in an inflatable boat they had filled with water. He loved it so much I am sure we will go buy him a blow-up pool soon, perhaps even tomorrow.

All the hot weather means that Chance has been sleeping with either just a light blanket or nothing at all except for his diaper. Makes for some cute photos.

We also got Chance a life jacket this weekend for our upcoming trip to La Ronge.