Thursday 30 January 2014

Let's talk about Holly...

Today I want to talk about my little sister Holly. She is 15, lives in England, has really long hair and is obviously GORGEOUS.




Here's the thing though, Holly has mastered the act of photo bombing. Seriously, one of every ten pictures you take of her are normal, the rest look something like this.....


I LOVE looking at these pictures. Every time I even bring these up I burst out laughing. I LOVE how she doesn't care to take a weird picture. I LOVE her funny personality. I LOVE her :) She is hilarious! xxx

Monday 20 January 2014

2 week shots

When Bennett was two weeks old, Ryan's cousin from Gingersnap Photography came around to do some shots. It is so funny to look back and see how small little Bennett was! Here are a few of my favourites :) P.S. My hair was an absolute nightmare that day, whoever says hair is healthy during pregnancy is a liar! I tried really hard too which is sad. I woke up early to blow dry and straighten. I did this all on the LOWEST heat settings possible, so as you can imagine...it took a life time. Then I used very expensive hair oil to smooth it all down. Well about five minutes after finishing....it poofed up as usual. I gave up and stuck it back...and then even that fell out. Sigh. It has since been all chopped off...due to the fact it was fried. So no hair judgement haha ;)














Sunday 5 January 2014

10 week update


Hello my blogging friends, sorry for the extended absence. We have had so much going on that I just can never find the time to blog! So today I thought I would do a 10 week update on our little Bennett {who is not so little anymore} and happenings lately. One of which includes moving into our new house!! It has been so exciting to have something to call our own. The move was so hard though with the baby and also trying to fit 2400 sq feet of stuff into 1500 sq feet. I still have yet to unpack our bedroom and Bennett's nursery. Also, my family arrived from England on Dec 18th and just spent the last 2.5 weeks with us!!!! During the holiday, we attended my sissys wedding in Banff and enjoyed Bennetts first Christmas. They went home yesterday and already I cant wait until I next see them! So here are some pictures as well as a little update. Talk soon! xxx


Weight: 10.5 lbs {this is a complete estimate...he was 8.5 lbs 3 weeks ago so I am basing my guess off that}
Routine: No real routine yet, he typically has a bath every evening and then I try to "read" him a book. I know it sounds stupid to read to a 10 week old but I think it's good to start them early ;)
 Eating: Still on formula about 6-8 times a day. We gave up on breastfeeding about week 2. I love the fact that anyone can feed him. This meant that during my family's stay, my Mum was able to have sleep overs with him and give me a good nights sleep!
Sizes: He officially has out grown his preemie clothes and is in either newborn size or 0-3 month!!!! It makes it alot easier when I am shopping. There is such limited selection in preemie sizes.
Milestones: He is smiling all the time now! I also notice that he watches people talk and makes sounds in response. It's so sweet! 

New house! These are our twin houses....mine and Ryan's is on the right and Carly's and Nate's is on the left. As you can see there is still stone work needed on the outside but the home builder won't be doing that until the spring. We love them! 
Meeting Granny and Grandad for the first time at the airport!
Smiles for Aunty Hannah!
                 
                               
Hanging with Daddy on his 28th birthday!