11 Months!

Truman's social calendar was quite full this weekend. On Friday afternoon we headed home from Ajax, as we spent the last couple days there while Jerry was in Vancouver. I quickly dropped off Morrie and went for a walk with Masha and Lana. Masha is adorable and looks exactly like Lana. After our walk, Truman and I headed to Milestones to meet Jessica and Lisa for lunch. Truman was very well behaved and enjoyed eating lots and lots of bread. Friday evening we met up with Grandma, Grandpa, and Baba for dinner. Grandma offered to babysit, so that Jerry and I could attend a work function later that evening.

Saturday morning we headed to Tim Horton's for our weekend morning bagels and coffee. Truman can now identify the Tim Horton's bag and gets extremely excited once he sees it. I can't get the bagel out fast enough for him! Later that morning, Jerry took Truman swimming while Emily and I decided to pamper ourselves a little. Jerry dunked Truman five or six times in the pool and he didn't even flinch. Lately as well, while we are bathing Truman, he'll put his face in the water. He can't get enough of it! Later that evening, Tina and Pat came over to babysit for us while Jerry and I went out for dinner for Ryan's birthday. HAPPY 35TH BIRTHDAY RYAN!!! We had a great time with the Starkman's and the Silver's. We will have to get sitters more often!

Sunday morning we headed to the Silver's to celebrate Macayla's first birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACALYA!!! Mac had a great time at her party and had fun with her closest friends Jake and Truman. Mac tried cake for the first time, but wasn't too interested in the sweet stuff! What a great party! Truman had a lot of fun, even though he continually was frightened (by a certain nameless someone). My poor sensitive boy! Truman also turned 11 months on Sunday. The countdown to his first birthday begins. OK, I've wiped away the tears, I'm OK, really.....

After the party, we headed to the Pickle Barrel to meet up with Jamie, Erin, Tim, Katie Ben, Steph, and Dash. Christine decided she wanted to go shopping instead. Can you blame her? I think she said she wanted to buy a new purse. It was great seeing everyone again, even though it was a short visit. Jerry and I were so full from Mac's party that we couldn't even order a smoothie!

When we got home we tried to put Truman down for a nap, but he simply refused. So after some time trying to get him to sleep, we packed up our stuff and headed over to Grandma's for dinner. Truman only wanted to walk (like usual) and took about five or more steps on his own. He had a great time exploring Grandma's garden and even crawled on the patio, which I was really surprised about.

Truman is enjoying walking and reading. He can't seem to get enough of these two things. My back is a little sore and I am a little bored of some of the books....but I'd do anything for that little bug! Oh, yes! That is a picture of Truman pregnant, he's due in January! Lucky for him, he hasn't experienced any morning sickness!

Harry Potter and the Welbeck Manor

This morning Truman decided he wanted to earn his keep at Welbeck Manor. He went to the bottom drawer in the kitchen and took out a cloth and started to clean the floors. He rubbed that cloth has hard as he could and made the floors sparkly clean. Good boy! Taking after is father already! The silverware needs polishing next!



This weekend was all about Harry Potter....we picked the book up at 8am (although we pre-ordered it to be picked up at midnight, sadly the Death Eaters placed the catterwauling jinx around our house which forbade us to leave). Jerry started to read the book immediately and put it down only to to take Truman to his swimming lessons. During the lesson I grabbed the book so that I could start reading about the Deathly Hallows too! Jerry then begged me to go to the mall so that he could continue to read in silence and being the good wife that I am, I obliged. Jerry finished Harry Potter as we were pulling into the Sullivan's driveway later that afternoon. Yes! The book was finally mine! I managed to finish last night.

I got one picture of some of the kids Saturday afternoon. Here's a picture of Christine who just took a dip in the pool, Olivia who decided she wanted to crawl away to something more interesting and Truman who is not particularly happy with sitting on the grass, he's somewhat of a delicate lad. Ethan was just too busy jumping in the pool and Dash was taking a nap so we didn't get the other boys in the shot. I have a feeling it will be some time before we can get all five (soon to be six) kids in one picture together.

Step One, Step Two

Truman has decided that crawling is so passe and that he would rather be upright every chance he can get. He especially loves to climb up my legs so that I have no choice but to grab his hands and help him walk around. On Monday, he took his first two steps unassisted. He is becoming more fearless every day....or maybe more in dependant! Which leads me to eating...gone are the days of spoon feeding my little one. Truman would rather feed himself, so I have been giving him a lot of finger foods. But now he also wants to use his spoon himself. Mealtime is no longer clean or neat (or quick)....food is everywhere, one me, on the floor, on Morrie's back...and of course all over Truman. Doesn't his tray just look delish?

I wanted to say a special thank you to Misty for helping Jerry and I so much on Saturday at the BBQ. Whenever Misty would like to quit her job and come be our nanny/au pair, she should let us know as we would take her in a heart beat!

BBQ Season

The Topolski Family ended the weekend with "Naked Time" however, I think I should clarify that Truman is the only one of us that actually gets naked. I am sure he is going to be so embarrassed by the fact that we did this to him....but honestly we love it! Although, as you can see in one picture, our always naked puppy was left out of the festivities.





















Anyhoo, summer time is BBQ season time and Jerry, Truman and I have been getting our fill. Last weekend we were invited to Emily, Grace and Mark's house for an early dinner as we both have young kids who are in bed by eight. Luckily we live a two second walk away from one another. Truman and Grace had so much fun playing with Truman's shoes and crawling around. As a side note, Truman and Grace learned to crawl on the same day!

Also, last Saturday was a special day for our close friends Lana and Mario, they welcomed their daughter Masha Sophia into the world. Mom, dad and baby are all doing well! CONGRATULATIONS!

This Saturday we skipped swimming (bad parents) because Truman spent the night coughing and had a bad runny nose. But, we'll be back next week. However, we did not skip our weekend tradition of Tim Horton bagels (and happy juice for mommy). Saturday afternoon we headed out to Brooklyn for an indoor BBQ at Tim and Alie's house. Here's a pic of Alexis and Truman on their first "date" together. Truman polished off a lot of meat and loved the pulled pork that Tim made. What a feast!

Today we had Pam, Ashu, Ana Sophia, Mike, Sue, Tyler and Brendon over for an afternoon BBQ. Little AS is so adorable and is Ashu's spitting image! Brendon had a great time playing with Morrie, and Truman loved watching them run around the backyard together. I am sure that we will have a few more BBQ's before the summer is through!

Too Busy To Pose

Since Truman has learned how to crawl he is investigating everything in the house. He also enjoys pulling himself up on everything and trying to stand on his own. Poor boy hasn't mastered balance yet and inevitably falls down. Truman is now too busy to pose for a picture...he would rather chase Morrie around the house or find out what is in the closest drawer. What can a mom do? I may only have action shots for the next little bit.

Truman made my day today by saying "mom" for the first time. Honestly, I was so excited and touched I thought I might cry (even though I doubt he was actually calling me!). For the past few days I have been amazed with his level of understanding and amazed at some of the things he has been doing. Such a sponge!

Yesterday Baba took Truman and I to buy Truman his first pair of shoes. We went to the same store where Baba bought Jerry his first pair of walking shoes, some 33 years ago. Truman was so good while he was getting his foot measured and when he was trying on different styles of shoes. Baba was so happy that she was able to do this for her great grandson.

10 Months!

On Friday Truman turned 10 months! It is hard for me to comprehend that in 2 short months he will be a year old. I am having such mixed feelings....how life will change, but I suppose change is what also makes life interesting.

On Friday afternoon, Aunt Lily came from NYC to visit with the Topolski fmaily this weekend. We are so happy to see her as we missed her last weekend. The three of us spent the afternoon hanging out together. It was so nice to see Aunt Lil and Truman bonding. We then headed over to Grandma's house for dinner (Chinese...yum!).

Saturday afternoon we were invited by Eddie to the Granite Club for brunch and were joined by Ryan, Rebecca and Jake. It was such a lovely afternoon and it felt like we weren't even in the city (although, the city is DEAD this weekend.....where did everyone go???). After brunch, we headed to KiddieProofers to purchase some gates and some other gadgets to keep Truman out of trouble. Now that Truman is crawling, he is into everything. I also have to say he is a lot happier now that he is mobile. Jerry was so upset when we were at the store, and not that the salesperson helped in the matter. We felt like such neglectful parents for not buying EVERY gadget that they had in the store. I think at one point Jerry was going to leave after a few words that the salesperson uttered. Anyways, we purchased only what we needed and I am sure that Truman will be safe. Yikes! This place preys on the fear of the first-time parent!

Saturday evening we met up with Baba, Grandma Wanda, Grandpa David and Lily for a delicious Italian dinner on College street. Truman was an angel and decided to flirt with every woman he saw....blowing kisses and waving. Machismo! He is starting so early, what am I going to do?

This afternoon we headed to Oakville to visit with the Sullivans and Thorntons. Truman found a few toys that he was really interested in (maybe Mommy may have to buy one) and the kids seemed to have a great time playing....oh and maybe the adults had fun playing with some of the toys too! We then went to Grandma's to celebrate Baba's 91st birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABA!!! Aunt Lily taught Truman how to identify "light"....I was so proud of my little boy. He also said his first real word this weekend "up"! He may not be the most mobile kid....but he sure loves to "talk'!

On the Move

Yesterday Truman started to crawl, instead of just pulling himself along commando style. On Thursday evening I put a trail of food on the floor in hopes of enticing my son. Not to say that he is the most graceful crawler yet (he keeps one knee off the ground). But, he has learned he can now move himself places (wherever Mommy is) and get to objects of his desire (again, Mommy). He especially likes to pull himself up on his highchair.


Saturday we are off to get baby proofing supplies! He has already discovered a few drawers with some choice items in it, none in which are appropriate for young children to be playing with!

Today, because of his new found skill, Truman decided that he did not want to nap. I took him for a walk this morning in hopes that he would sleep in the stroller and he did but for only a half hour or so....not long enough. This afternoon I tried again. The little Tdot just wanted to stand up in his crib and could not figure out how to get back down. I can't tell you how many times I went into his room to lie him back down. Tonight, it wasn't any different when I tried to put him to bed for the night. My usual wonderful sleeper decided that sleep was not on his agenda. It took him an hour and a half to go to sleep most of which he was crying in hysterics. Poor kid.

Today was Morrie's birthday! HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY MORRIE! Here are some pics of the kids playing outside today!

Back from NYC

Like usual we had a F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S time in NYC and like usual most of our events revolved around food. The Topoloski's love food, Truman included! So the flight to New York by myself was fairly seamless...we were a little worried as the night before Jerry spent five hours at the airport only to come come and fly out the next morning. I had visions of me trying to figure out how to entertain our little one for hours upon hours. Luckily, our flight was on time and the woman sitting beside me liked children (thank goodness!). Truman was a saint and when we arrived in LGA, our car service was waiting for us and we headed into Manhattan. Truman had not eaten dinner yet and was exhausted, it was close to eight o'clock. So we fed him and put him to bed...although he had some difficulty falling asleep and ended up waking up in the middle of the night, but what can you do? Once the Tdot was asleep we ordered some food and caught up with Sabrina and Mary. Here's the thing about NYC, no matter what time it is, you can ALWAYS have food delivered from ANYWHERE!!!

Saturday morning Truman decided to sleep in (yippee) and we went for brunch at our usual place. After brunch Truman, mom and dad took a much needed nap. We then headed to Riverside Park for an afternoon picnic. We were joined by Allegra and Mike. What a spread! Delish!

After our time in the park, Frans picked us up and we were off to Queens to see Adrianna and Frans' new house and of course see the girls, Rochelle and Natasha. Here's a pic of the kids playing...it looks as though Truman has done something he shouldn't have with that smirk on his face. Adrianna and I determined that Truman and Rochelle are very similar in terms of their verbal skills. The two of them had fun "talking" to one another. Unfortunately our stay in Queens was cut short because of Truman's bedtime. We were so worried to miss his window again and be headed for disaster. Truman fell asleep on the drive home and was an angel all night. Sabrina, Mary, Jerry and I stayed up to all hours debating the world's problems but I don't think we solved anything!

Truman again slept in Sunday morning (I am not sure what it is about NYC, I thought it was the city that never sleeps?). We headed to The Water Club for a delicious Sunday brunch. Truman slept for most of our stay there so Jerry and I really were able to enjoy ourselves and the food. After brunch we went down to Greenwich Village to watch the Gay Pride Parade (Truman's first parade!). Truman LOVED watching all the people and looked as though he was having a blast! We are so sad that we had to come home so quickly, but we know that we'll head back soon!

Stand Up!

Saturday morning after Truman, Jerry and I went for our regular trip to Tim Horton's, I put Truman down for his morning nap while Jerry and I got in some much needed gardening. After about 20 minutes outside, I decided to go in and check on Truman, even though we had the monitor on and I wasn't hearing any complaining coming from his room. Truman was not sleeping as I had hoped, instead he was standing up in his crib! He looked so cute, but he looked as though he was trying to figure out how to sit down. Poor thing! Who knows how long he was standing for! He has also been moving a little bit more over the last few days, although he is still gets frustrated. He has also figured out how to get from his tummy to sitting position and he thinks this is a lot of fun!

As for Truman's eye infection, as of Friday morning the swelling was completely gone and it didn't even look like there was ever anything wrong. Thank goodness!

Jerry celebrated his first Father's Day on Sunday, although he had to go into work for the morning we were able to spend the rest of the day together. We invited Nanny, Oopa, Baba, and David over for a BBQ. What a beautiful evening!

After Nine Consecutive Rounds.....

The winner in the feather weight division, is Truman Frederick Topolski!!!! If you think he looks bad, you should see the other baby!

On a serious note, yesterday morning I noticed that Truman's eye was a little red and puffy. I was a bit concerned because the swelling happened over night. Truman and I had plans to meet Bronna and Macayla at the zoo and we decided to go anyways. While at the zoo, Truman's eye seemed to get a little better, but I still wanted to make an appointment to see our doctor. I called as soon as they opened at noon and scheduled to go in later in the afternoon. As the day progressed, his eye seemed to get worse. However, Truman was his usual happy self! We saw the doctor and the first thing he did was check his temperature, he was running a slight fever. Dr. Gelman was concerned that Truman had periorbital cellulitis, although he said this condition was rare he felt that we should go to emergency right away. If left untreated, the infection could spread to his eye (and effect his vision) and possibly his brain. I asked him where I should take the Tdot...he suggested North York General or SickKids, and then he retracted his statement and said we should go to SickKids. Thank goodness my father was with me today, or I would have been a complete wreck driving downtown. As soon as we got to the hospital, the triage nurse told us that we should expect to stay overnight and that he would most likely be given IV antibiotics, which is exactly what Dr. Gelman told me. The wait was what killed us the most! Hours upon hours! Jerry and I ran into an old friend at HSC...Lindsay, who is an RT there. It was nice catching up with her! After about 5 plus hours we finally saw the doctor. He examined our little one and gave us his diagnosis (which was periorbital cellulitis)and wrote up a script for a very strong dose of antibiotics. We were thankful, that Truman did not have to have an IV and that we could give him the medication orally and we were able to go home.

Truman is in great spirits today, mommy is still very worried and hopefully the drugs will kick in quickly and his swelling will go down.

Summer BBQ...an Eighth Tooth is Coming...

First, so sorry that I haven't blogged in awhile...I don't even have an excuse as to why I haven't, except that nothing too much has been happening lately. Truman's eighth tooth is on it's way and he had a little difficulty but I think that the worst is over.

Saturday night, Misty came over to babysit Truman, while Jerry and I went to Bronna's 30th birthday party....HAPPY 30th BRONNA! We felt so strange going out without Truman and stayed out until midnight, which is the latest we have been out since Truman came into our life. Truman was a good boy while we were at the party, but woke up at 6am so I had very little sleep. Luckily he went down for a quick nap so I could catch up on some zzzz's.

Today we had the Sullivan's and Thornton's over for a summertime BBQ. We, the Topolski's LOVE summer BBQ season. It is our favourite time of year to entertain. We set up the swimming pool so the kids could cool off and have some fun. Truman and Dash napped for most of the afternoon. After Truman woke up from his schnooze we tried to put him in the pool but he got really upset and cried, the poor thing. Swimming was just not on his agenda this afternoon. Mommy is the only thing he seems to want these days, but honestly I don't mind!

9 Months Today

Today Truman turned 9 months! This morning we went to Salsa (we were a few minutes late because I wanted to take these pictures!) and then we walked around Bayview Village for a little bit and of course had a coffee with the other Salsa moms at Starbucks! Today Truman "mastered" blowing a kiss. He saw Jerry blow a kiss to Morrie this morning and he copied his daddy right away. He doesn't always imitate on demand, in fact many times he leaves me hanging! It is amazing how fast these little ones can pick things up!

Truman over the last few days is really enjoying standing (without my help) while holding on to things, and really likes only to hold on with one hand. He also likes me to help him walk and chase Morrie around the house. At Gymboree yesterday Truman stood on his own for a good 10 seconds. I think we will have a walker on our hands soon. Crawling? Not interested!

Bobbing for Blueberry Yogurt?

These days feeding Truman can be challenging. He loves to eat, so there is no challenge in trying to get Truman to eat, the difficulty is trying to get the food in him instead of on him, on the floor, on the tray or on Morrie. Before Morrie got his haircut, I would find pieces of food in his fur. Truman just loves to feed himself, and it is taking a long time for us to finish a meal. Take this afternoon for example, I prepared some blueberry yogurt for lunch. Truman was watching Morrie so as I tried to spoon some food in his mouth most of the yogurt ended up on his tray. The next thing I saw was Truman slurping up the yogurt from his tray! He proceeded to eat like this for the rest of the meal and I played along (this time). What a mess! But super cute!

Saturday afternoon we had Ryan, Rebecca and Jake, and Jeff, Bronna and Macayla over for a backyard BBQ. We were hoping that the weather was going to be a little warmer so the kids could play in the pool. We were out of luck! But the kids enjoyed themselves playing with toys and watching Bronna blow bubbles. Both Truman and Jake tried Ryan's sirloin burger and I think they both enjoyed it!

On Sunday afternoon we invited my friend Jenn and her husband John over for brunch. Poor Truman must have been exhausted because he stayed awake for half a bagel and then slept for almost three hours! I am glad that Jenn and John were able to see him for a little bit, but it did give us time to catch up without the distraction. Sunday evening we headed to grandma's house for and Indian food feast. Truman tried naan for the first time and he loved it! I am not surprised since he seems to love food, at least for now.

Here's a picture of Ryan with his son Jake

Feeling Hot! Hot! Hot!/Another Weigh In

Wow! What a warm one! Truman and I had our weekly swimming class on Thursday and we had a lot of fun splashing around in the pool. We are so sad that next week is our last class, so we may have to sign up again for the summer session. After my caffeine hit I took a little longer walk home, well actually I ended up in the opposite direction, and I am not sure how this happened but I ended up in Winners! I was a good girl and just browsed around. Truman fell asleep on our walk home, so I wheeled the stroller into the backyard and into some shade. He had such a good nap outside while I did some gardening. I caught a picture of him...how cute that he has his little foot resting on the bar!

After lunch, I decided that Truman needed a pool for the backyard, especially if yesterday and today is any indication of the type of summer we are going to have. If I had known that the trip to Toy R Us was going to be such a fiasco, I think I should have stayed home! A few weeks I saw a great little pool that came with a shade cover. Why I didn't pick it up then who knows! Of course Toys R Us did not have it in stock anymore. So I picked out another small pool that cannot deflate and came with a parasol. Perfect! I paid for the pool, went around back to pick it up. It was taking them FOREVER! Finally they brought me the pool, sans umbrella and no plug! Somehow, sitting in a dry pool would not be my idea of fun. It turns out, ALL the pools are missing their plugs. So, I had to return this pool and in haste I bought another one. On my drive home, with the pool scrunched up beside me, knowing that we have limited space I decided to go to Canadian Tire. Can you believe I found the pool that I originally wanted! Woop! Woop! I bought it, and then had to return the other pool. OMG! Honestly, why did I have to complicate things so much!

Today Truman had his 9 month check up, he weighed in at 8.60 kg (just under 19lbs) and is 74cm long. He is in the 25th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. I thought for sure he would be over 20 lbs, but Jerry was right, he is still is fairly light! I am just happy that he is gaining weight. Our next appointment isn't until Truman is 12 months.

Today Truman pulled himself up again on his little puzzle bench that Macayla gave him. He desperately wants to walk and stand by himself. Whenever we "practice" walking, he tries to let go of my hand, well more like he tries to rip his hand out of mine. Truman still has very little desire to crawl, but he is moving more towards that direction. Yesterday he was sitting on the floor and then kicked his legs out from under him, but one leg was caught and he started to get frustrated. We will have to keep trying!

Let's Toga!

Truman and I are so happy that Jerry has returned from his trip to Alabama. I think Truman really missed his father. Truman and I did our best to keep busy and keep out of trouble! On Friday night, Aunt Tina and Misty came over for dinner and spent the night with us. Truman did not sleep well and kept waking up. I felt horrible for Tina as she had to get up early for work the next morning. At one point I was sleeping on the floor in the nursery with Truman on my chest. He hasn't wanted to sleep on me since he was about 4 weeks old. For whatever reason he did not want to sleep without me, nor did he want to sleep in my bed. Weird! I guess there must have been something calming about his own room. After a period of time and me being really uncomfortable and afraid of straining my neck any further I brought Truman into bed to sleep with Tina and I.

Saturday we decided to take poor Morrie to Sherwood Park for a little off-leash time. Morrie's tri-weekly group walks ended on Monday and I thought he would want some time to play with other puppies. He stayed close to the troops like last time and did not want to play with the other dogs. He again, was very protective over Truman. I think Truman was the only one of us who actually enjoyed watching the other puppies run around and play. In particular there was one bulldog who kept coming right up to Truman and they were nose to nose. Saturday night Truman really wanted to go to a toga party so Misty and I decided to have one for the three of us at home! :) Silly baby tricks, I know.

Sunday morning I packed an over night bag and went to my parents house. Truman, Morrie and I were pampered as usual and had a fun time with Nanny and Oopa going for walks and many cups of Tim Horton's. Starbuck's would be shamed by my lack of loyalty for those few days!

Truman and I have been visiting a number of daycare centers this past week. We have seen three in total and every time we leave, my heart breaks and I end up calling Jerry and crying. It's not that I think that these facilities are horrible, the contrary, I just can't even come to the thought of someone else caring for my baby. I am sure that he will be OK, I just have to get over this and learn to let go of him, a little. I have also dropped a feeding, so knowing that breastfeeding will also almost be over and knowing that Truman is growing into a toddler are all new steps and changes. Almost too much for a new mommy to handle!

Tooth Number 7

For the past few days Truman has not been himself, he hasn't been chatting or smiling as much as usual. Thursday night he woke up at about 3am screaming and would not let go of me, so I brought him into bed with us (both Jerry and I did not get any sleep as a result). Although I was fairly tired, Friday Truman and I headed downtown to visit Jerry at work and met up with Misty for lunch. During lunch, Truman was in so much pain he would not stop screaming...poor thing. However, after some meds, Truman had some fun visiting with Jerry's coworkers but only wanted me to hold him. I am not sure what has happened to my social butterfly?? I can definitely see a little white nub emerging from his top gums. He's finally getting his two front teeth!

On Saturday morning, Jerry and I took Truman for his first Tim Horton's experience. We gave Truman a plain toasted bagel to try. He ate about a quarter of a bagel and it took him almost an hour to eat it, but I honestly loved every moment. Such joy!

Sunday I celebrated my first Mother's Day and was spoiled by my son. Jerry, Truman and I hosted a nice brunch in our backyard (thankfully the weather held out) for the Topolski mom's (Wanda and Baba) and then we had my parent's over for a light dinner and walk later that evening. It was such a wonderful day! A special thanks to Misty for helping me prepare the afternoon feast!

The Great Outdoors

What a beautiful weekend...so nice in fact that we spent most of our weekend outside enjoying the weather. On Friday afternoon, Alie and Alexis came for a visit. The four of us went for lunch and then enjoyed a nice long walk where our two little ones crashed out. It must have been the heat!

On Saturday we packed a lunch and headed for another trip to the zoo where we met up with the Thornton and Starkman clan. Here's a picture of Christine with her Coach purse...she has such good taste in bags at such a young age. Ben and Steph, I think you may be in trouble with this one...start saving now!

On Sunday, we decided to take Morrie to an off-leash park so he could have a chance to play with other dogs and run around a little. Morrie was not himself at all. In the past, Morrie would have been the center of attention playing with other dogs and having them chase him. Well, not on this time, he sat as close as he could to Truman, it was if he was protecting him. Honestly, it was so strange. Even yesterday afternoon, Truman fell asleep on our walk, so I wheeled the stroller in the backyard so that he would continue sleeping, Morrie sat in front of the stroller. Don't get me wrong I like the protective behaviour, I just felt bad for Morrie, he should have been running around and having a good time.

Sunday afternoon we met Pam and Ashu's new daughter Ana-Sofia (I apologize if I have not spelt her name correctly). What a beautiful little girl! Congratulations! Truman is anxiously awaiting a play date.

Dumb Mommy Moments

Honestly, I feel over the last few weeks I have had too many dumb mommy moments. Maybe I am being too hard on myself, but even when I was a sleep deprived new mom I have never felt this disorganized. Where do I begin? Last week, I packed Truman in the car and we headed to Salsa. I was so happy that we were going to be early so it would give me some time to feed Truman before class. I unloaded the stroller, put Truman in it and started towards Loblaws when I realized I had left the Baby Bjorn at home. Dumb Mommy Moment Number 1. So, I put Truman back in the car, unfolded the stroller and drove home breaking every speed limit, ran into the house, grabbed the carrier and raced back to Bayview Village. I only missed a few minutes....good thing we live so close!

Yesterday Truman has his swimming lessons...so at about 10:20am I wake him up from his nap and then dress him in his swimsuit (I am already wearing mine). I've had a pounding headache all morning, even after my caffeine fix. Pack up the stroller and we're on our way to the community center. I look at my watch when we arrive and notice we're a little early. So we sit outside and look around and play for a little. I approach the reception to let them know we've arrived. She looks at me as though I am the stupidest mommy on the planet. She asks me why I am there and I tell her we're here for our lessons. She looks up our information on the computer and tells us that our lessons are at 10am not 11am. She then looks at the attendance sheet, because she probably can't believe how dumb I am...and then she blurts out "You've been here before!"....well, yes, yes we have been before (about four times already but whose counting?)....yes ladies and gentlemen this is my Dumb Mommy Moment Number 2. The only thing that made me feel better was my tall non-fat latte from Starbuck's. Please stay tuned for more DMM's! I am sure I have not seen the last of them!

More importantly, how's Tdot? Truman has been such a little ham lately....he loves to mimic everything we do whether it is nodding our head, clapping (he loves to clap), or making certain sounds. It is honestly so adorable I want to eat him up! He's also started to move. He will scoot in circles on him bum and move backwards on his tummy...although he still gets frustrated very quickly. He's also been a very clingy baby over the last two days...he's often grabbing at my legs if I try to get up off the floor and always reaching for me with his arms. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but it's difficult to get anything done!