Outward Bound

As you know, Troy and I like to get out and about (when the weather allows).  I have been using the car seat attached to the stroller...but have been finding that Troy is getting a little too snuggly in it??  In fact, now that the weather is getting chillier...and I have been putting more layers on him...I'm finding that I cannot expand the belts enough.  When I tried to fit him in with his new puffy jacket, he simply did not fit!!  Shocked that he could already be outgrowing the carseat, I took a look at the weight and height restrictions - he's already exceeded the height and is not far off the 22 lbs limit...so it's time to start looking for a new car seat.

In the meantime, we can still take strolls in the stroller (phew!).

chillin' in the car seat (without puffy jacket!)

graduation to the stroller without the car seat!

Puffy jacket makes a good pillow too...zzzzzzzzz

double-checked the bouncy chair weight limit...it goes up to 25 lbs...phew!!

Good thing...because Troy had TWO servings of sweet potato after our walk.  I guess it was all the fresh air?

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

Today is Troy's 1/2 Birthday...he is six months old.  He weighs 8.25 kg (18.2 lbs) and he is 72.5 cm tall (2' 4").   He has been enjoying solid food for two months now.  His current favorites are sweet potato and banana (not together, of course!)  He holds his head up really well, and can sit up (supported).  He continues to roll over, but no crawling (yet!).  He babbles a lot.  There have been a few "mama's" (completely out of context)...however, it makes mommy's heart melt.

To celebrate Troy's 1/2 birthday, I made half-a-birthday-cake.  I realized a few things in the process:

1.  I have six more months to improve my cake decorating skills (and tools!)

2.  One should not decorate a cake at the same time one is preparing supper, feeding one's baby and turning the kitchen upside-down to find cake decorating tools (that probably haven't been used since several moves ago!)

3.  Be thankful that Troy is not old enough to criticize his cake

4.  Watching Troy admire his cake like it is the best thing in the whole world (for that second!) makes it all worthwhile.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Troy...Mommy and Daddy can't wait to celebrate many more (but we'll probably just go with the whole years, and not the halves...just guessing)

I was going for the child'ish writing...really, I was

wow...there's fire on my cake

Mommy you just blew out my candle 

Six months happy

When do we get to dig into this cake, dad?

wearing whipped cream

Let's get this party started!!!

The many faces of Troy...

Troy is very...expressive.  Here he is, hamming it up for the camera (and looking rather blonde!)

Sick Day(s)

The Bakkers are all down with a cold (we like to share!)  So, the last few days have been spent inside, staying warm and trying to get better.

Feed a cold

Appetite is still healthy!

Getting the spa treatment

Crusty nose

Burst of energy?

Oh yeahhhhh

Resting up my lil nose...

Jumpin' jolly

Some jolly good times in the jumper...and a tongue workout too!

Playing

Simon and I bought an early Christmas present for each other.  A new camera. (We wanted to make sure that all of Troy's baby pics weren't blurry iPhone photos)  So, while Troy played in the exersaucer, we played with the new camera.

Stopping for a drink

The only sunshine we were going to see that day.

Hey, that's a new camera!

Squirrel!

Eyeing up the fish

cheeky

Chompers

Remember when I posted a few days ago that Troy cut his first tooth...well, it looks like the tooth next door decided to show up too!  Yup...the bottom two front teeth are poking through his gums.  It took some wrangling to get these photos (which don't really show the teeth as well as they appear, or rather FEEL, in real life) but if you look real closely, you can see the white little chompers.

There better be a good reason for interrupting my cereal feed!

Oh, you want to look at my new front teeth?

See!  I'll be ready for steak in no time!!

Now, can we get back to my cereal?