First meal

This morning K had his first cereal. It went remarkably well. I'm not sure how much he actually ate, but he was opening his mouth to take the spoon. I can't wait to be able to start dropping some of his breastfeedings!

New sounds and other fun

K is making lots of interesting noises these days. He is also getting much better at holding on to his toys, rolling over, and all of that fun stuff.

I'm waiting for the ethics board to approve my thesis. I should hear back any day now. Hopefully it passes and I can finally get started on sending out questionnaires and collecting my data.

And in other news... we're buying another house to renovate. No, I'm not kidding. And yes, we are crazy. The plan is to have others do a bit more work this time around instead of doing it all ourselves. And by 'ourselves' I mean mostly E doing the work.

A Song for Kian

To the tune of the Spiderman theme song.

Kian Bear
Kian Bear
Drools over everything he wears
He can poo
Pee too
He's got radio-active spew
Look out!
Here comes the Kian Bear

At the sound of his whine
We arrive just in time
To pick him up
And stop the cries

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And Winter Comes

The leaves have all fallen from the trees. A few hardy flowers still bloom, but the cold at night will soon cause them to dry up. There is a chill in the wind that blows right through the layers of clothing I put on. I'm avoiding pulling out my winter jacket even though it is more appropriate for the temperature today.

I dread the coming of winter each year. The bitter cold gets under my skin and for the next six or more months I will be unable to completely warm up. The hot tub in our building helps. Cups of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate help too. But nothing completely takes away the knowledge in my bones that the world has frozen over.

This year I am home with K for the winter. I am not sure how my experience of winter in Winnipeg will be this time around. It will be harder to force myself to get outside, get some fresh, yet cold, air. I will have the option of going outside during the daylight hours, but will I want to?

I am deeply thankful that the warmish fall weather has persisted this long. Usually the fall season is much too short to properly enjoy. Maybe this year I can attempt to enjoy winter as well.

Happy Halloween

Our little devil! Isn't he adorable?