Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary to us!

Yesterday Gerwyn and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary. We started the day at my sister's actually to celebrate her housewarming with the family. It was lots of fun with all the kids and even Mark and Meredith made an appearance. Turns out all the kids must have got Meredith's contractions going, because she ended up delivering her daughter the following morning (that would be today!).

After lunch we had to make a pitstop at Loblaws due to a completely empty fridge. Now that I'm at home during the days, I find our fridge empties out much faster. However for anyone who hasn't been to Loblaws on a Sunday, don't ever go! It was a madhouse, and trying to manouver with a stroller and a cart was a nightmare. After the mayhem of grocery shopping, we were exhausted and were contemplating cancelling our anniversary plans. But we had Mel and Norm scheduled to babysit and decided not to waste the opportunity to go out alone. (It was our first actually!). Although we were tired, we were glad once we got out and enjoyed a lovely dinner at Sushi District on Queen. I had two glasses of Pinot Grigio which I thoroughly enjoyed and the sushi wasn't so bad either. After dinner, we made a quick stop at Ed's to pick up a couple of pints of ice cream and then headed home. Although short, it was so nice to get out, I had honestly forgetten what it was like to be just the two of us again and I welcomed the reminder. Happy Anniversary to us!

Marley's new hat

Cousins get together for Charlotte's 3rd birthday!

Sunday we got together at my mom's to celebrate Charlotte's 3rd birthday. It was the first time in awhile that the kids got to spend time together. As you can see, it took a few attempts to get this group shot just right. So cute!

Marley at 8 weeks

Last Wednesday we had Marley's official 8 week check up. She has gained 3 pounds and now weighs 11 lbs, 3 oz. She also grew 5 cm. Doctor said she is at the 50th percentile for growth which is "average". She had her first two immunization shots and took it surprisingly well. Although there was crying, it seemed to be more at her leg being held down than the needle itself. Once we let go of her leg, she was happy as a clam again...

A meeting of the minds...

This is Marley trying to 'mind meld' with her newest friend, soon-to-be Baby Soriano. He should be making his official appearance next week...

Congrats to Lorelyn and Jason!

Saturday Gerwyn, Marley and I attended the wedding of our friends Lorelyn and Jason. They are having a larger ceremony and celebration in Mexico next week but since we won't be able to attend, we went to their civil ceremony in Mississauga. It was our first time having to get up early (at 9:00 am!) and boy was I exhausted by the end of the day. The day certainly feels a whole lot longer when you're up before noon!

A moment on the lips...

Equals a lifetime on the hips!! This is a photo of me after one too many cupcakes... ok, maybe not, but this photo will be a good deterrent for overindulging in too many sweets. (Its actually a photo of my back with the breastfeeding pillow in front.)

Happy Birthday Aunt Hanna!

Last week we had an impromtu celebration for my cousin Hanna for her birthday. Although Marley didn't help much with blowing out the candles, we all helped Hanna enjoy her birthday cupcakes...

Cooks Tools

Finally a baby free post! I vowed not to turn into one of those people where every post is all about baby this and baby that... but I guess that means you have to have a life outside of baby first!

I've recently been on an oatmeal raisin cookie kick, I found a good recipe in my Williams Sonoma baking book and have baked them about 4 times now. Each batch lasts about 3 days. I figure better to eat cookies where I can control the amount of sugar and know whats in them then buying store bought. I also thought it might slow down consumption but turns out it just makes me a faster baker.

Anyway back to the topic at hand, good cooks tools! Carol recently got me a new thin metal spatula which she said was better for getting cookies off the sheet and boy was she right! You wouldn't think a spatula would make too much difference but normally my cookies get broken while being removed and this spatula gave me 100% perfect cookies every time. Combined with my silpat and metal baking pans, they make cookie baking a real breeze. A good thing when you're baking twice a week...

Back to the all nighter...

Just thought I would post a photo of our first all nighter. It took place last week and in case you can't read the clock it says "3:29". At that point we put Marley in the Baby Bjorn in hopes that it would calm her and put her to sleep. It did work but as soon as we took her out, she woke up and continued to fuss until 5 am. First came the all night studying, then the all night partying, and now I can add one more definition to the "all nighter"... At least it gave me a chance to do laundry!

The visitors continue...

One of the great things about having a baby I've discovered is that you have a constant flood of visitors! I love company and now that I'm on mat leave, I love it even more! Last week we had Gerwyn's friends Candace, and Lorelyn and her fiance Jason come by. Marley's wardrobe continued to expand with more adorable outfits we hope she won't grow out of. She's already out of her newborn sleepers and into the 3-6 month size. Her 2 month check up is next week, then we'll find out the official weigh in...

P.S. I posted that photo of me and Candace on purpose cause check out my cleavage!! Gotta love breastfeeding! What you can't really notice though is that one of my boobs is significantly larger than the other. While trying to master the "art" of breastfeeding in the early days, I left one of them alone to let it "heal" and ended up only using one boob for 2 days. Unfortunately this resulted in a major case of lopsided boob. When Marley breastfeeds, I can tell that she is more relaxed on the smaller "slow flow" one whereas the bigger one often makes her choke and gassy since she's gulping so fast to try to keep up with it. I'm just enjoying the cleavage while I got it, even if it is lopsided!!

Dinner at "The Nose"

A couple of weeks ago, our friends Lawrence and Crystal managed to persuade us to take Marley for her first dinner out! We were a bit nervous about the logistics of it all but we managed to work it out with the carseat and a sling. We all went to Gio Rana's "The Nose" restaurant at Queen and Leslie. The food was deeleecious and the servers all loved Miss Marley. Although she was awake for most of the dinner, we still managed to eat by taking turns holding her.

We are looking forward to our next dinner out, turns out we don't have to miss checking out all of our great Queen Street options!!