NINE POUNDS four ounces

Dear Mom,

I ALMOST weigh as much as you when you were born. 

In the past week, I have eaten so much that I have gained an entire pound...yet still am gunning for the ten pound mark that you were at birth. I know you were so happy that I gained that much that you left the midwife's office skipping, but COME ON, skipping is so uncool, Mom!

Here is all 9 pounds of me having some morning stretches:

 

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Love, Felix

Thanks Noni!

Dear Noni,

Thanks for the bath today! I had such a nice time snuggling with you. You are so good at keeping me cozy and calm. After going out and about to the baby store and to Bubby's for a coffee, it was great that you came over to hang out with me.

Here are some before and after pictures of bath time with Noni!


                     Before...                                 A quick staring contest before getting in the tub...

     

                             
                                                            All the soapy action...

I dislike getting out of the tub...

 All cleaned up and ready to rock...

See you tomorrow night for dinner, Noni!

Love, Felix

Cousins!

Dear Cousin Ben,

It was REALLY fun to see you the last couple days! I can't believe how chilly it was on our walk today. Can you thank your mom and dad for the sweet onesie and pants? I only have one pair of pants, so I am excited that I have another pair! I am hoping that mom and dad will bring me over to Vancouver to visit you!

On an unrelated note, here is a picture of me mid-dream-feeding...

I am really into smiling when I am all milk drunk and relaxed...

See you soon, Ben!

Love, Felix

Hip Little Dude

Dear Opa,

Daddy dressed me in my golf hat! I will be ready to hit the links with you next time you visit! It is a teensy bit to big for me, but I am only getting bigger!

I have already spent quite a few hours observing Daddy swing his clubs and have listened intently to his various strategies and theories on successful draws and fades, so watch out because I'll be sinking birdies in no time!

love, Felix 

I'm FOUR!

...weeks old that is!  Here are my some of my favourite moments in my life so far...

                                                     Bath time with Dad is always fun!

Hide and seek...

Snuggles with Daddy...

Holding hands with Ridley while my Mom and Kelli took their boys on a momdate:

Cuddles with Uncle Jase...

Love, Felix xo

Wiggly Wednesday

Dear Uncle Jase,

Today I dressed up as Obi Wan Kenobi. This little suit that you see me in was actually yours! Noni lent it to me for a little while, but as soon as I outgrow it, I will make sure that it gets returned to you.

 We visited Angela, our midwife this morning. She is really, really nice. We had a quick check-up and weighed me-I am 8 pounds 4 (almost 5) ounces! I am hoping to hit 9 pounds by our next appointment so c'mon and feed me mom! After visiting with Angela, mom gave me a bath. I had some brand new shampoo/bodywash to try out and I give it 2 baby thumbs up!

The rest of the day was a bit of a blur between cuddles and snoozes and snacks, it was a pretty relaxing day. When dad got home from work he bundled me up in the cuddly wrap...

and took me for a lovely evening stroll. It was nice. I think that mom had some red wine and read her book while we were out.


Also, Uncle Jase, it would be cool to have another cousin...could you get on that?

Love, Felix

Loooooooooong

Dear Auntie Kate,

I think it is really neat that cousin Ben is pulling his weight around the house. When I am big enough, I'd really love to learn how to sweep from him! While mom was chatting with you, we were actually driving to Costco with Noni and Grampa...he insisted on taking a photo of us IN his favourite store:

After Costco, Aunty Sarah came over and dressed me up to go out shopping! I really dig the red runners she picked out!

                                                        Look how loooooooooong I am!

Later on, Aunty Heather came over to visit. I got to cuddle with her for HOURS. I may have fallen asleep in her snuggly arms...

It was a lovely day.

Love, Felix

WARNING! ....and mail

WARNING: THE CONTENTS OF THIS POST CONTAIN INFORMATION OF A POOPY NATURE AND MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL READERS.


Soooooooo...I decided to give my mom a scare and not poop for 2 days. This is unusual as I usually like to keep things pretty regular. In any case, she freaked out, called the midwife and heeded her advice to pick up a suppository. That was Dad's job. Mom took care of the pile of laundry that inevitably ensued after the administration of said suppository. In any case, just to make her feel better I pooped three times today. I think she might have cracked open a bottle of champagne because she was THAT excited. Oh, moms.

In other news, I got my first official mail today! Observe...

Inside this envelope were some very important documents:

proof that I was born:

my care card:

I also got a SIN card, but I have NO plans on working for the next 14-17 years, so mom tucked it away for safekeeping.

Today I also enjoyed meeting my mom's work colleagues. It was awesome when she carried me into the room, everyone applauded and cheered. I got passed around to almost everyone while my mom caught up with her pals from work. Afterwards, we were both kind of exhausted, so we took a little nap.

And now, its time for a little bedtime snack before bed. 

Nighty night night!

Love, Felix

three WHOLE weeks old

Dear Opa and Gram,

This weekend, I turned 3 weeks old and my mom decided to try and have a photo shoot. I was not so keen on this and decided to really express myself during our photo session. Although I did let her have a few "nice" shots, the majority of the photos turned out like this:

         
                                          or this...

                                         
                                          or this....

                                            She did manage to catch this picture however...

                                    And she snapped this one as well when I let my guard down...

This one would have been great if I had let her take my soother out...

My parents have designated Sundays as family day where we spend quality time together all day. Today we walked to Cook Street Village and a had a little bite of lunch before walking all the way back. It was a beautiful sunny day and I really enjoyed the stroll all along the water. Tomorrow my mom is taking me to her school where she works to meet some of her colleagues and have some lunch, so that should be fun.

I will write again soon.

Love, Felix