Out for a Walk

Can't believe it's the 23rd of August already! Time sure does fly by. We had an appointment with the lactation consultant at the hospital where Alixe was born and I figured I'd get her weighed just to see how things were going... little miss has gained 2.1kg in 7 weeks. Not bad at all! She's grown out of all of her onesies though... time to get out the 3-6 month ones I have stashed in the attic. She is also starting to sleep for longer stretches at night, will go back to sleep after a feeding at night, and - something that still amazes me - can be put down to bed in the evening and will fall asleep on her own. Sure makes life a lot easier. Aimy is doing well too, though often trying to test us to see what we will do when she does something she's not allowed to do. Time-outs work wonders! Otherwise, she amazes us every day with the new things she has learned to do and the little sentences she says (Hi, baby! and Bye bye, Daddy always make me smile). Her new favourite word is Yucky, which is also sometimes applied to things she likes.

We've been going out for walks regularly and discovering interesting places in our area. Here are a few photos of one of our favourite routes.

Aimy loves the backpack!

We made some new friends on our walk...

Very friendly guys. They came to see if we had any food.

Aimy was enthralled.

Path through the woods.

Alixe all snuggled in. She loves her carrier too. Guaranteed
to soothe her to sleep.

Dip in the Lake

We've been going to the lake fairly often lately - the weather has been perfect for that over the last few weeks. Aimy loves the water and it's sometimes hard to get her to come out even if she's shivering from the cold!

Pretty swimsuit!

Sleeping in the shade

In the water!

Happy kid

Leaning in for the kiss

Love you, Daddy!

And a kiss for Mommy too

Holidays

It's been a while since I've posted... not only have we been enjoying our holidays, but there also never seems to be enough time for me to get online! There's always something to do or someone who needs attention. At the moment, I am the only one awake, and that's a pretty rare situation.

We've been going on lots of walks lately, now that the weather has cooled down. It should get warmer (and sunnier) by the end of the week but hopefully not as hot as it was in July - going outside was nearly unbearable most of the time. But the photos of our walks and of a trip to the lake will come once I've gotten a chance to upload them. In the meantime, here are a few random shots of the girls over the last few weeks.

Enjoying a taste of chocolate pudding

Got to get every last bit!

Admiring the baby

Nap time!

Playing with the very gentle
neighbourhood cat

She loves that cat!

Too cute!