How Time Flies...

Can't believe we're halfway through the second week of Carlos's holidays! We've been taking advantage of the sunshine to go out for walks, and the other day we walked to the lake and saw a bunch of boats out on the water... it sounded like they were having fun. On our way back we were 'adopted' by a black lab, who followed us around and then decided he should lead us home, all the while looking back to see if we were following him, and if we weren't, he would change directions so that he would go the same way as us! Poor guy seemed very disappointed when we didn't let him into the house...

This sight made it almost feel like spring!

Our canine friend, happily following Carlos and Aimy home...

As of yesterday, we have officially been in our house for a year! Still can't believe this time last year we were sleeping on the fold-out couch in the living room, surrounded by a mess of half-unpacked stuff, with a heating system that was still in start-up mode, so we spent most of our time wrapped in blankets. Ah, the good old days...

Our living room, the day after we moved in.

Boxes and bags everywhere!

In other news, Aimy had her second doctor's appointment and her first round of vaccinations today, and impressed me with her reaction. She had two shots, one in each leg, while I was feeding her, and though she did cry a little, she barely seemed phased by them, and was back to her happy self by the time she had finished eating. The doctor was impressed too - she said that she rarely has a child in her office that can handle vaccinations so well! I had been very nervous about how the appointment would go but it seems my fears were completely unfounded. Am I turning into a worrywart already?!

She's almost able to lift her shoulders now, with a little help from her pillow!

Winter Holidays

Carlos is on holiday for two weeks, and it's great to have him home. We don't have any big plans which suits us just fine. It'll be fun to spend the holidays just the 3 of us.

And good news: the weather is finally turning around! It's been at least 8 degrees for the past few days, and even got up to 13 on Friday. We took advantage of the nice weather yesterday to go out for a walk along the bike path that runs parallel to the canal connecting the northern and southern lakes. Hopefully the weather will stay nice like this and we'll be able to enjoy the great outdoors during the holidays. I was starting to get cabin fever when it was so cold out.

She keeps wiggling until her hat covers her eyes!

To our surprise, Aimy slept 6.5 hours straight last night! When I woke up I was sure I was reading the clock wrong. Of course she was wide awake after that... but I'm not complaining! Let's hope things continue to evolve towards a good night's sleep for Carlos and I...


Finally, here is a video of Aimy on her playmat. Looks like she's enjoying herself!

A milestone?

For the past 3 nights, Aimy has slept 5 consecutive hours in her crib! Let's hope this trend is here to stay...

A few pictures, just for fun.

Daddy/Daughter bonding!

Tired out after a long day.

Wintery Weather

Lately we've been having quite the cold spell here - not more than 2 degrees Celsius during the day, and, at its worst, -10 degrees overnight. And with the windchill it has felt more like -5 or colder even with the sun shining. We haven't taken Aimy out much, but after being indoors for a few days, seeing the bright sunlight outside was difficult to bear, so Carlos and I decided to bundle Aimy up and take her out for a walk on the bike path between the city and the lake. But the wind had picked up more than we expected so we cut our walk short and decided to drive to the lake instead.

And when we arrived, we were met with a very surprising sight... part of the port had frozen over, and there was ice on the beach! It's hard to believe that we were swimming there in 30 degree weather in October. Click on the pictures for a closer look.

Is that what I think it is?

Yep, it's ice!

Frozen around the sailboats

Chunks of ice on the beach

Even the sand has been trapped under the ice.

Whoda believed it?!

In other news, Aimy is following objects with her eyes instead of just by sound, and is nearly able to lift up her shoulders when she is on her tummy. The verdict is still out on her eye colour, but we may have seen a hint of red in her hair... what do you think?

Wearing the vest my grandma made and that I wore when I was a baby!

The big 500

Wow, we've had 500 page views! Either that means the blog is a success so far, or my parents have refreshed the page 500 times waiting for new entries! In all seriousness, I'm thrilled that so many of you have been reading, and I hope you'll continue to visit in the future.

We woke up to snow today! It's a rare thing in this part of France so of course we had to take pictures. It was gone by the afternoon but it was nice to see.

And, as usual, Aimy is taking up most of the space on my camera memory card. I still can't believe how much she has grown!

Daddy is taking his turn feeding the baby

My rings on Aimy's big toe. I may have small fingers but this comparison reminds me of how small she really is!

The verdict's still out on the colour of her eyes...

February Freeze

Aimy is over 5 weeks old now and growing by the day. She had her first appointment with the pediatrician on Wednesday, and now weighs more than 4kg! The doctor was impressed with her growth curve and gave her a clean bill of health. Next visit in a month for her first vaccinations... not sure I'm looking forward to that!

Most recent photo - taken on the 4th. Asleep in my arms!

Carlos went back to work on Friday and it was a bit strange to only be the two of us in the house. And since someone has started having trouble sleeping for more than 10 minutes during the day unless she is being held, I didn't get much done! It'll be interesting to see how things go next week - our first full week at home alone since Aimy was born.

The weather has been cold here lately. Yesterday we had a high of 2 degrees C and an overnight low of -6. There were even a few snowflakes overnight! Most of them were gone by the time we got up this morning though. Still, the flowers Grandma bought us are somehow managing to bloom...