Uncle Jeff's Quick Visit

The last Saturday in January, Uncle Jeff had an stop over in Montreal.  He flew in at 10:30 at night and then flew out on Sunday afternoon at 1:30.  It was a quick trip but we take what we can get.  He really wasn't here to see Jay and I anyway, he was here to see Arabella and meet Max.  Arabella was so surprised to see him Sunday morning and had fun hanging out with him for a little bit.  And she was excited to show off her baby brother!  Max was excited to meet Uncle Jeff for the 1st time.  Thanks for your quick visit Uncle Jeff - you are welcome here anytime you have a flight to Montreal (or where ever we may be living)!

Party Girl

The last weekend in January, Arabella attended two birthday parties.  The first one was Dylan's 5th Birthday!  She was so excited to be invited, she loves Dylan and they have so much fun together.  It was adorable and a total last minute invite because his party was originally just boys.  But he went home from school one day asking if Arabella could please come to his party.  She was the only girl and had a blast.  I love that she is a girly, girl at heart and loves to wear dresses and be pretty but that she can also hang with the guys!

The second party was her best friend at school, Sophie's.  Sophie's party was small, but that didn't stop them from having a blast.  Arabella was so excited to pick out Sophie's present - a Littlest Pet Shop house and some pets.  She had do much fun at the party she didn't want to leave!

6 Weeks Old

On Thursday, Max turned 6 weeks old.  Where is the time going???  It is unreal how fast it is going, yikes!  He is doing great.  Eating a ton...every 2 to 4 hours...not so bad during the day, but at night it gets a little rough.  He is a happy baby and very vocal, just like Arabella was.  He likes to snuggles with you and loves to be held.  He isn't too fussy, unless of course he is trying to get a burp out or if he has gone a few days without pooping.  But then again, who wouldn't be, right??  He is so strong and has be holding his head up since he was 2 weeks old...in the beginning it wasn't for a long time, but now he is keeping his head up and checking things out.  He has started to roll onto his side already.  Wow!

I  remember reading someplace right after I had Arabella that you should have someone take a picture over your shoulder when you are feeding the baby, so you remember that moment.  I had Jay take a picture of me feeding Max...

And this is the one he took of Arabella...

Do they look alike or what????

Big Sister & Her Baby Brother

Arabella just loves Max.  She is always wanting to help with him, hold him, play with him, just be around him.  I am so thankful that she is this way.  I like to think that it is because we involved her in my pregnancy as much as we could.  I hope that the love between them grows.  I'm sure there will be plenty of hair pulling and hitting down the road, but for now, I'm going to enjoy the love.

It's Official

We are moving.  At the end of March, we will head south of the Mason Dixon Line and land in Charlotte, North Carolina!

It has been two weeks since we received the official news that we will be relocating back to the States.  I am still trying to process my feelings.  While we knew that living in Montreal wasn't forever, we, or rather, I have really settled in here.  It truly feels like home.  And as I look forward to the next adventure and journey ahead of us, I am also very sad to be leaving here. 

Sunday Sledding

Since we had a decent amount of fresh snow yesterday and this morning, we decided to go sledding this afternoon.  It was a bit cold and windy...actually more than a bit...but we were bundled up and the kids had fun so that is all that matters, right???  We didn't go to a big hill, just one near Arabella's school but it was perfect.  When the wind wasn't blowing it was perfect out, but as soon as the wind kicked up and the snow started blowing, we had to take cover.  We lasted about an hour, which was good enough for the kids to burn some energy off.  Arabella and Micki had a blast, Ronald had his moments and Bram and I enjoyed sliding down the hill a few times.  I suppose it was good to get out today since it is going to be -26c tomorrow!

That is the pool we belong to in the Summer...it disappeared along with the 33c temperatures!

Snowy Saturday Night Walk

After being cooped up in the house all day yesterday, we decided to venture out in the snow for a walk.  It was still snowing a little so we bundled up and got the sled ready for Max.  Arabella was excited to pull him and she did it almost the whole walk.  She got tired when we were going uphill and I don't blame her for asking Jay to pull him the rest of the way home.  It wasn't too cold out and the fresh air was nice.  Max seemed to enjoy  his walk in the sled.  We didn't go very far, but it was just what we all needed.  When we got home, Jay and Arabella stayed out for a little more snow fun and then finally walked the Christmas tree up to the local park when we recycle them.