Vanessa in the morning

For those of you who only see Vanessa while she's sleeping or who have not met her

Favorite Picture

This picture was taken when Vanessa was 11 days old. It captures such expression. Tim took it and I thought I would share it. That little outfit is very snug on her. This week-end we'll be putting away the newborn clothing. Onto bigger and better things!

So much to say so little time

I'm taking the time to blog since Daddy is spending quality time with his daughter. They walked over to Canadian Tire. Vanessa will help him price tires and get a new element for the BBQ. I wonder if he'll give her the CT money. Hehehe.
On Friday Vanessa had her one month check-up. I'm a very proud mother of a healthy baby. She put on a whole pound in two weeks. She's at 9lbs so she must be getting all the calories needed. That makes us all happy. She is now almost 23 inches and filling out her 0-3 clothing. The doctor said she has a social smile now which means she smiles at people who make her happy. They're very fleeting so don't expect to see any pictures or catch one in real life for a little while. Vanessa can hold her head up while on her stomach for 20-30 seconds before she's too tired. The doctor says that she's advanced for all of those reasons. It was also nice to hear that I was a great mom.

Eric turned 35 this past week and he was spoilled! The day of his birthday he came home and we had lamb chops from Jean-Talon. It's a new BBQ favorite. Vanessa and I gave him some bbq items and a bicycle pump. With the gorgeous weather, I had a summer theme going. Vanessa signed the card with a trace of her hand. FYI much better to do it while she's sleeping and with a pencil. :-)

Friday we left our little sweet baby with Grandma (paternal) while we went for dinner with Tim and Christine. We brought Vanessa over to her place and I feed her there hoping to be able to have a two hour dinner with instructions to call when she was hungry. She gave me exactly two hours and Grandma called to ask us to come back. She had decided she was hungry and was unconsolable until I showed up with food. What a great feeling to know that Mommy is so loved even if it's only because I have her food. To see her calm down the minute I held her warmed my heart. Hot and Spicy. MMMmmm. It was really nice not to gobble down a meal. The food and the company were great. It was a lovely treat.

We went back to Grandma's for desert. Christine made caramel cake for Eric. It was tasty.

On Sunday we had most of our familly over to celebrate Eric's birthday and the arrival of spring. Vanessa was warn out by all of the fresh air. We had a nice afternoon "tea". I served small sandwiches, veggies, grapes and chees, drinks and icecream cones. Jo-Anne brought a nice cake and my mom helped me prepare everything. It was a lovely afternoon. Here are a few pictures.

Easter Week-end

Yesterday my baby Vanessa turned 4 weeks old. She's a very happy and healthy baby. She can make me smile and cry in the same moment. We are so lucky to have her. It's really amazing how she is now alert more and more. I noticed the other day that she has grown beautiful eye lashes.
We had a great Easter. Saturday we went for brunch and my parents and celebrated MJ's birthday. My mom did a great job at feeding us fritatta and Eric made a nice blueberry coffee cake. Even the paparazzi showed up for Vanessa's first holiday. Four cameras on Vanessa while I was holding her. I didn't know where to look. It's a good thing blue ray disks are out so we can back up Vanessa's photos.
That evening we went over to Joe and Leona's for dinner. It was also tasty. It was wonderful to see them and the kids. Lorna was so excited she couldn't sit still. She knew Vanessa's name before we arrived. She watched intently as I breast feed Vanessa with many questions. Brianna was less interested but equally cute. She's one and a big girl. I can't really conceptualise Vanessa being her size but I'm sure it will come.
Sunday, we went out for brunch at Burgers & Benedicts in the Pepsi Forum. I had a craving for Eggs Benedicts and thought that would be the place. It was really good and the service was great. We were a little concerned that Vanessa would be fussy since she had slept for 6 hours the night before but she slept through brunch. It was a really nice treat.
We head over to Tim and Chris' to check out the kitchen. It's all done! It looks great. We headed over to Caroline's so she could meet Vanessa. She was really happy to see her. She held her while we talked. I'm jealous that her apartment backs onto Jean-Talon Market. She's see Vanessa pretty often during the summer since we'll be near by.
We went to Eric's mom's for lamb dinner. It was pretty tasty. We stayed there for a couple of hours and took a few more pictures.

3 Weeks Old

Time does fly when you're haveing fun. Yesterday Vanessa turned 3 weeks old. She is a wonderfull baby with a great temperment. (she must take after Eric) She sleeps really well and is finally feeding consitently. I think being at home alone with Mommy has really helped. Tonight we weigh her and find out if she's a growing baby.
Vanessa has been meeting all sorts of people but there are still a few who wish to see her. We hope to see them soon.
Eric has been off work until this past Monday. He found going back to work really rough. He had to do lots of cleanning up and missed Vanessa.I'd like to thank everyone for the great support that we've been receiving. It has not gone unnoticed. We really appreciate it.
I'll write soon... I promise