Fall Leaves

Cara has been fighting a cold this week (and not sleeping great in her big girl bed as a result) but she did get outside to play in the fall leaves. She likes to try to put them back on the tree!

She tried to throw them back up to the branches.

She went on a walk with her Daddy and posed for some cute pictures.

In a field that is not far from our house, the highway and downtown. She looks like she is in the prairies.

She had a terrible night Saturday night but we still took her to Callaway Park for some fun on Sunday. She tried a new ride called Baja Buggies and was so excited to be on it....

...until is got going. It was pretty bouncy and she was not impressed! No crying but lots of yelling and Daddy couldn't get her to let go of the steering wheel...a white knuckle ride for an almost 2 year old!

Our pretty girl smiling for the camera :)

Cara, Mummy and Baby Bump at 35 weeks.
We had an ultrasound this week and Baby Byrne #2 is all good. Head down and growth was right on. I have a Dr appointment this week for a normal check up.

Growing Cara and Baby Byrne #2 update

Cara is showing off her new lumberjack look. It's been so cold here that we're all bundled up now. Hopefully the snow can stay away for September!

Cara is growing like a weed. She prefers to be served over the counter like at a bar...and she can reach up on the counters no problem now.

She is our happy girl! Sleeping in her big bed at night with almost no problems (although she gets herself up in the morning now and comes and gets us out of bed...zzzz) and naps are happening occasionally.

Can you find the Cara hiding in the barn?

I had another routine Dr's appointment this week for Baby Byrne #2. All is well and I'm sure that my standard pregnancy is boring the OB but I'm ok with that! He is sure that the baby is head down now but we'll have the ultrasound later this week just for fun now. Maybe more pics of #2 on next week's update :)

Cara's Toddler Bed

We had a good week this week. On Wednesday we babysat our neighbour Cassidy for her Mom. Cara loved having a friend around all day and it was good practice for having to take care of two kids!

Here are the girls singing :)

Cara got all settled in her big girl toddler bed this week. Naps are still iffy but night time is pretty good. Cara likes to act silly before bed time.

Showing off her Pooh Bear bed before story time. She has rolled out a couple of times but hasn't complained...I found her asleep on the floor twice.

We've moved the crib out of her room and into the baby's room. The new nursery is starting to take shape!

Ahhh September!

Well, September is here and our weather is matching the month a bit better. We took a trip to the zoo with Verity and Freya and had a nice walk around.

This is Cara's favourite zoo animal for this trip...she got very excited when we got to this statue :)

We painted Baby Byrne #2's room this weekend. It was brown already and we painted the green all around the top half. We're doing a "woodland" theme so we added silhouettes of leaves for a feeling of being in a tree. It turned out really well! We'll post more pictures as we add everything else into the room.

I had a Dr appointment this week and everything was fine. Textbook pregnancy just like Cara's. I mentioned that when we were at the private ultrasound clinic that the baby was breech so to be safe the Dr booked us in for an ultrasound at the end of September. So, we'll get another glimpse at our new little girl soon!

It is cold cold cold here. This morning it was only 3 degrees! Hoodies required!

Cara is out of the highchair and into a booster seat as of yesterday! And tonight is her last night in her crib (Lord, help us have an easy transition into the toddler bed!!). She is growing up so fast!