Diapers

Quick question: what kind of disposable diapers are best? We use cloth half the time (which I must say are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to use now that he is on solids..won't provide details) and have been happy using the Costco Kirkland diapers the rest of the time because they work well but I know there are cheaper ones out there. So, what's got the best quality/comfort for the cheapest price?

6 Month Shots

Yesterday Kai got his 6 month shots, here are the stats:
Height: 29 1/4 inches
Weight: 20lbs 6oz
Height: 45 1/2 cm
Def. still in the 97th percentile.
I redid this post because someone left a weird comment...how do you delete a comment?
Everyone enjoy watching `Lost' tonight!

Date Numero Quattro

Gary and I went to the Boathouse last night for a very good meal; steak, shrimp, halibut, mousse, keylime pie...we always eat half of everything and then switch so we get to try a lot more. It was such a nice night and it was fun to get a little dressed up too. Thanks to dad/opie for babysitting last night, he even put Kai to bed! I always get in a little of a panic (according to Gary) on the way home because I'm not sure if Kai has been screaming the whole time we've been gone or not. Of course, he was sleeping soundly.
Just finished `Sweetness in the Belly' and I give it an 8/10 so that's a pretty good recommendation. I think that it helps that a lot of it is based in Africa as it brings back some great memories for me.
I tried 100% tea tree oil on Kai's nose but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I think its more for relief than for healing. He's such a happy boy which makes me so happy. A happy mom also makes for a happy daddy:)
Two things I've noticed that we've been doing since Kai was born:
1. Every word now ends in `ie'. Does Kai was a new diapie? What happened to your sockies? Oh daddy, your dinner is yummies. Should we go for a walkie?
2. Gary and I often talk to eachother through Kai. `Kai, doesn't daddy look nice today?' `Kai, did mommy make a yummy dinner?' `Kai, should daddy take the garbage out' `Kai, should mommy do the laundry?'. As you can see, its used for compliments and suggestions:)
Well everyone, have a great time watching the Superbowl.

Happy 1st Birthday Annika

The birthday girl and her first taste of icing.

Kai loves doggies so this was obviously quite fun for him!
Wow. I can't believe a whole year has gone by since Annika was born, to me it feels like it was just yesterday. It's weird to think that mom was so happy at this time last year, celebrating her first grandchild. We went to Annika's party which was full of little ones running/crawling/rolling around and Annie got her first taste of cake. Kai just ate pureed pears and he seemed okay with that, although, he was reaching for Gary's chicken wings!

Our Big Little Boy

Before and After the `incident'

Kai is turning 6 months tomorrow. He'll get his shots and we'll figure out how much he weighs on Feb. 6th but I'm guessing he is about 21lbs right now. He has made a dramatic change this week. He goes to bed at 7pm and sleeps all the way through until 8am. He does wake up a bit in the night but just sticks his thumb in his mouth and back to sleep he goes. This probably goes along with his love for food now! I've been trying to get him to eat some pureed solids for the past month but just this week he has been starting to pound it back. Every time I get excited about a stage, there's a little glitch but boy, he is so easy right now! He loves bath time where he will kick his legs everywhere and anywhere while chewing on his rubber froggy. This picture was taken yesterday as our little guy had his first accident and it was kind of my fault. His little nose and forehead are pretty banged up but he seems to be in good spirits so I think he's okay. I've finally got over thinking `I'm the worst mom in the world' and come the realization that accidents happen, I can't protect him from everything, we learn from our mistakes and most importantly, he's okay. I got nurse Jan and Jackie to check it out and they said he looks okay too.

First Park Visit

Our new double jogging stroller/bike trailer. Annika and Kai were really good together and played nicely while inside of it.

Kai kept watching Annika walking in circles around him. Annie kept giving him toys, he would eat them and then she would steal them back. They just had a little arm wrestle over Kai's favourite one and I won't say who won:)

Kai's first time in a kind of big person swing!

So today Kai and I are babysitting Annika, my one year old neice. We took our brand new double stroller/bike trailer to the park and went on the swings. After the park, they just napped at different times which is quite convenient because then I can take turns with each one feeding them and playing with them. However, I think twins would be craziness. I'm making a yummy whole chicken right now in the crock pot as we're having a Dekens' dinner tonight...hope it tastes good cuz it sure smells good!

Love the Sun

Last night at a Chapman birthday party, Kai and Kieryn could interact a little more which was fun:) Kieryn was a little put off by all of his slobber but still enjoyed showing him all of her stuffed animals (which he just tried to eat).

Kai and I at White Rock Beach today (he missed a nap but didn't complain, he just seemed a little out of it)

He'll be 6 months old next week. Here he's showing what a big boy he is by feeding himself...kind of...more like sucking back some rice cereal and then chewing on the spoon to ease his sore gums.

Today we headed down to White Rock to show Kai the ocean (his name means ocean just to remind you:). I can't believe that we hadn't taken him there yet! It was a beautiful day and although there was a lot to see, he seemed to enjoy looking at the painted garbage cans the most:)


I've had quite the experience trying to find a way to bike with Kai. First, I bought a used bike carrier that could attach to my bike via surreyreuses.com. However, it did not come with a rack, but, I bought it anyway thinking I would buy a rack later. Then, at the baby swap meet last weekend, I bought another bike carrier that came with a rack for just $5. Today, I went to put it on my lovely mountain bike, but alas, it was not built for mountain bikes. So, I checked Craigs list and surreyreuses.com for bike trailers. Then, I went off to Toy Traders and found the perfect one! I was so pumped...jogging stroller, converts to bike trailer...great price...BUT (and good thing I checked with not 1, not 2, but 3 employees), it didn't have the proper attachment with it for a bike so I said forget it (yes, I know I can look for the attachment converter thing online but I really just wanted everything ready to go in one piece). I headed off to Costco and lo and behold, they just got in some new ones. I bought a wonderful double stroller bike trailer and I can't wait to use it. Guess i better get him a helmet first? Yay, family bike trip coming up:)

It's gone!

The white spot has disappeared but I'm sure it will return as he is not feeling so hot right now. Basically his lower lip is permanently sucked back over his gum trying to soothe it. I think I'll get some baby teething stuff today (not Rum)...my sister recommended this organic tablet from save-on...have to try it. Can you believe the sunshine??? It's amazing!
Oh ya, my dream (kind of, I would never make it and I would prob. throw up on stage) is to appear on Jeopardy. I took the test this week (they only offer it once or twice a year) and did horribly (they don't tell you your score but I'm pretty sure). I was hoping that there would be lots of science and bible questions and there were about 5/50 in that category. I got one football question though...go me! The stress of just 15 seconds to answer a question was too much and my brain really hasn't been exercised much these past few months. I wanted to get Gary's help on a few, but I refrained. Maybe next year...
I've started a new book; Sweetness in the Belly, and so far, its great!
Kay, time to make some oatmeal cookies...

New Blogger?

Somehow they made me join this new blogger. Looks the same to me...Anyway, just wanted to let you know that we (meaning Kai) may have a tooth coming through as I see a dot of white on his bottom gum..I'll keep you posted:)

Green Lake

My sister went up to Green Lake with 25 people from TWU and they built and igloo on the ice and she (along with 6 others) slept in it! Doesn't it look like they are in the Arctic or something?! Apparently you put sticks in all over it and when you dig it out, you stop when you get to a stick (does that make sense?).