Video: Happy Monday from ever jumping Rowen!

Rowen enjoys jumping just as much as ever... and check out her newfound high pitched SQUEEEAL of glee!  She loves to squeal while jumping, squeal while Momma gets her food snacks ready, squeal when the Kitties walk by (the cats love it...not really).

It's pretty much impossible to get a non blurry shot of her jumping these days.  I really, really need to get a "real" camera already!!

Photos: This week... a roadtrip and more of our usual jam

We came home from Parry Sound.  We hit like, the worst rain/thunderstorm on the way home... total opposite of the beautiful sunny weather we had driving up.  

Miss Baby was impeccably well behaved once again.  The one thing that breaks my heart is whenever she wakes up from napping in the car, she holds her arms out to me (her way of asking to be picked up) and she doesn't understand why I don't pick her up for after-nap hugs.

They have a drive-thru Starbuck's in Parry Sound!  

We don't usually go to Stabuck's back home... but we went twice on this trip.  

For the record, a Starbuck's is pretty inefficient as a drive-thru...but totally a great novelty for us!

We stopped at a drum shop to get Lowell's drum fixed on the way home.  I fed Rowen and let her sit in my seat while we waited.  She immediately got busy alternating between rifling through my purse and chewing on her foot. A multi-tasking Baby!

Rowen and Chip continue to be BFFs

Rowen recently got signed to a modeling agency.  I don't really want to talk about it yet though because I still have mixed feelings of gulit about being one of those mothers.  Creepy exploiting stage/pagaent (shudder!!) mothers suck!

I can't stop saying "frrrrrench toast" ala Leslie Mann in The 40 Year Old Virgin!

Dim sum

 Craaaaaazy Happy Jumping Baby

Normal Happy Jumping Baby

They opened a cupcake cart at the Dirty Duff(erin Mall).  

Sigh... not surprisingly (but happily for the fatness of my butt) they were kinda dissapointing cupcake specimens...

Photos: This week.... Daddy's home, Auntie Annie, Cats

This week.... instragrammed.

She wants to walk soooo bad!

Trying to fit the entire Bax in her mouth

Auntie Annie came to town!!  

Annie is my very Best Friend who's amazing and living her dream to live in NYC.  I miss her so and hope that one day soon she comes home and hangs out with us some more!

Sunglasses at brunch.  Ray Ban, so hip!

DADDY CAME HOME!!

More Jolly Jumping, of course.  

Bax is loving the Jolly kicks to his head.... Oh Bax.

Bean says "Do not disturb plz"

Animals are so funny.

Momma got creative with Rowen Baby's 'do...

Hey, leave us a comment if you have a sec, Friends!  

Photos: First week without Daddy & Serious bedhead

Momma officially survived 11 days of single parenthood!  Daddy comes home in a week!  I've gotten take out more often than I'd like to admit.  I'm currently obsessed with the Dragon Bowl from Fresh.  Why is it so delicious???

The days are flying by pretty quickly, though some hours feel super slow on days when Baby is cranky and won't nap.  If she doesn't nap, it means no downtime.... which means being "on" and in "alert and taking care of Baby" mode for 14 hours straight or more.  It can be a bit of a workout, mentally and physically.  I have much much much respect for you, single parents!  

I'm insanely lucky and blessed to have a Baby who is very rarely cranky and mostly very happy!

This week, Rowen rocked some pretty intense bedhead.  

Her hair's thinning out a bit but growing steadily.

We went to visit Auntie Jenn, Jaden and Nathan.  Rowen loves Jaden!

Jaden baked us cookies.  

Isn't this awesome?  Certainly upgraded from my beige rectangle easy bake from the 80's!

Some days, it's hard to get out of bed.  Some days, we don't even bother to for hours.

Gorgeous!  Go organic, guys. Seriously!

More bedhead

More Jolly Jumping!

These pants really are fabulous.  And how about those magnificent thighs?

This week, we really really love reading!

Momma trimmed all of Eileen's nails for the first time since Rowen was born.  

Yes, that means over four months of neglected talon growth.  :(  They were starting to get dangerous and I was afraid that she'd hurt the Baby accidentally, even though she's a gentle Bean. 

 I managed to escape the nail trim (mostly) unscathed...

Ferocious!

Video: Jolly Jumping Rowen

It's occurred to me that I need to tweak the layout of this little blog thing.  Okay, I vow to update our "about" section and little blurby line before the end of the month! Or maybe next month? ;) Or let's say, before Rowen hits 6 months.

(Oh my goodness she's growing up way way way too fast!)

And now, a Rowen video for your viewing pleasure...because the photos just don't do justice to how fun the Jolly Jumper is.

 Sadly, I took this video towards the end of a jumping session and she was pretty tired.  Her posture is droopy and tired, I know I know.   I swear I'm not a bad Momma, I rescued her for cuddles immediately afterwards!!  (And yes, she's stomping on a cloth diaper.)

Last week.... (Highlight = Jolly Jumper!)

Lowell's Parents bought Rowen a Jolly Jumper last week.  It's definitely been a game changer for her.  She's ready to walk off on her own now...

"This thing is funny, Momma"

A few minutes into her first Jolly Jump here.  She hesitated for about...4 seconds and then she was off!

Bax gets a nice Jolly Jumping pat/lovesmack on the head.

The day before Lowell left, he got some cupcakes from For the Love of Cake.  Two of our favourites (his: salted caramel, mine: grasshopper) and two that were new to us.  

We cut each one in half like usual.  They were gone within a few hours.

Guard Bean

Toe time

Natalya came over with  bahn mi for dinner from Bahn Mi Boys.  SO SO SO GOOD!!  Thank-you Nat, it was much needed!

Another day, another Jolly Jump!

I love these little legs!!!!

There is a thunderstorm and lightening happening right now.  I've embarassingly been afraid of thunder and lightening my entire life.  I secretly want to bring the baby into bed with me so she can protect me with her cuddles.