October has been a glorious month for the most part, bright clear days and lots of fun activities.

As always, October starts off with Znerkie's birthday which I booked the school gym for (in case of foul weather).  With access to balls, hockey sticks and nets all we really had to do was sit back and let the kids loose.  Inspired by this cake www. ( Read more... )

 So, what has been going on the wonderful country of Nerkdom, I hear you ask?  So, well, there was this ... thing that we did, and ... erm ... stuff that someone saw and...  Oh yeah, there was that too.

It doesn't seem that much gets accomplished these days but my days are full of energy.  Mainly the infinite whirlwind that is my Booh and now with ( Read more... )

As of 3 days ago, Anerklet is officially crawling.  Hooray and *gulp* There is much that needs babyproofing again.   She has a thing for eating paper so any books, newspaper or flyer is now fair game.  Wish we had more bench space so the recycling could be out of reach... 

 1.  Oompa Loompas.  From the Willy Wonka movie and now a new horror with the 200_ Tim Burton version.

2.  Certain shades of the colour brown.  Most of which seem to feature in the decor of our 70's era home.

3.  The smell in the fish aisle of any supermarket.

4.  The sound of the storm door to the basement scraping on the concrete of the carport.  I ( Read more... )

Nana, you will be sorely missed by this family but there is comfort in knowing you have no more pain.  I am grateful that you got to see Znerkie and Anerklette, your grandchildren, and had the chance to love them and be loved by them.

 Yesterday Little Baby Nerklet weighed 14lb 6oz (I always work in imperical for baby weights) which, at 31/2 mths old, puts her in the 85% range.
In the excitement of Znerkie using the tyape measure at the nurses station and Little Baby Nerklet peeing all over the nurse, I forgot to ask her length!

Time to search through the 6-12 mth clothes before ( Read more... )

Because the wee one is changing on a daily basis I thought I should post a couple of pics.  (Also, I love it when people tell me that they are gorgeous kids)

We did our usual Friday lunch with Za'a at Dairy Queen and happened to stay a bit longer than usual as we were joined by Blonde Boy and his Grandma.  Much discussion between the 3 caregivers ( Read more... )

'nuff said.

 6 weeks later and Anerklet is at 10lb 1oz.  I was hoping for 10 4 big buddy.  We got ourselves a convoy!  In other news, Znerkie is being a very attentive big brother and likes big squeezy hugs for his little sister, which tend to set her crying.  However, she will still follow Znerkie's every move with her eyes.  He reads stories for his sister, ( Read more... )

Proudly introducing

Ariella Joyce Jacqueline

Born Feb 07, 7lb 6.5oz


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