February 10th was a big day, it marked 9 months of life for Jade and also Grandma's huge gala for Looking Glass....both were a momentous success. The gala was attended by Sarah Mclachlan, Scotty Rintoul, the Minister of Health as well as many kind hearted people who have been affected by eating disorders in some way. Ted and I had the honour of volunteering while Jade was very lucky to spend the evening with Aunty Ashlee. The two of them enjoyed dinner and the movie Tangled together before settling into bed. Earlier in the day, Jade got a little play time with Maddy and Tasha who brought her some pretty awesome shoes.
Speaking of Aunty Ashlee, she was home for the week which meant lots of Aunty time and also sister time. Ashlee absolutely adores Jade that it pains me she only gets to see her every once in a while when she has a little bit of time off residency. Of course the feeling is mutual, Jade's face just lights up when she sees Aunty Ashlee. It was soooo cute, Ashlee bought Jade a little Winnie the Pooh night time doll thingy and Jade could not get enough of it, lol. Thanks to Aunty Ashlee, Jade's room is finally coming to life with some wall decorations. The two spent Ashlee's last night in town together and when we picked her up, Jade started to cry. How dare Aunty Ashlee go back to work.
My Aunty Robyn, Kaleigh and Kaleigh's boyfriend were in town for a few days so Jade got to see them quickly. Of course, she was most taken by Kaleigh's boyfriend and just couldn't take her eyes off of him when he was around her.
Swim classes continued but came to an end this past Monday. We have done a lot more "dunking", have learned to push off (well at least try to), and lots of more singing. Have to say though, the thing the gets Jade the most are the guys...our little girl is a total flirt. At a recent class I think Jade was the only one to go underwater as the other mom's were a little scared to do it. Does that make me a mean mom? Jade didn't scream at all so I guess not. I have to go back to get Jade's report card as the teacher apparently thought Jade was another baby so never filled out a report card for her....ooops.
Grandma, Aunty Ashlee and I took Jade to Costco on Valentine's day where she got to experience the greatest part of a shop there...sampling. Let me tell you, she learned quickly and enjoyed every single minute of it. Jade had a great first Valentine's Day and of course was spoiled by Grandma and Ashlee with the new little outfits and a couple new toys, she fared pretty well. Guess that's why she was so good when we got home in the evening and let Ted and I enjoy our Jamaican themed dinner and homemade red velvet cake while she toiled around on the carpet with her various toys.
We ventured over to the Island for a day to see Oma and Opa despite the windy weather. The day was spent visiting and Jade playing around. It was nice as Ted's Aunty Marce and Grandma popped by and got to meet Jade...of course Jade loved it as it was new people to pay attention to her :). No matter how long it is between times that Jade and Opa get together, she never forgets who he is and always has a huge smile for him and loves her cuddle time.
The amount of talking and singing Jade is doing now is amazing...at times you think she is screeching because she is upset but when you look at her face, she is actually have a jolly old time. You can see the video's on shutterfly; please enjoy the one of her at 1:30am when it is party time. Yes, she has decided to return to only sleeping for a max of 3 or 4 hours at once then wide awake and ready to partay. She is so cute as she lies on the carpet in front of the t.v. (which isn't on during the day; bet many of you can't believe that, lol) and just goes nutso, usually lying on her back banging two objects of some sort together with her hands. Not too sure what exactly runs through her head but for some reason, Jade can't stop flailing her hands or opening and closing them. I am still really surprised there are no bruises on her heels as a result of the amount of kicking she does. She has a few musical toys but all Jade wants are little random things she can bang together. Now that she is a little more mobile, we are realizing things that can't be left near her such as toys that plug in as rather than playing with them, she wants to reach for the cords. The little bugger decided to pull the casing off the wires from the t.v. that Ted had done and of course, Jade had a gigantic smile on her face after she did it. I honestly wish I had the energy this gal has as she seems to be a replica of the Energizer Bunny; she keeps going and going and going and....I am ready for naps by the afternoon but Jade will have nothing to do with them, instead she just wants to climb all over the place and check out what every little noise is. I finally gave up on Friday and zonked out while grandma spent the afternoon with Jade. Not too sure who enjoyed that more....Jade or me. Lol, I almost forgot to talk about her lovely mouth noises, or whatever one could call them. Jade will open her mouth and Ted will tap his hand over it to which Jade begins to "sing" and it is always the same note. Yet another thing she looooves to do :).
We have now added Grandma, Grandpa and GG to the list of Skype conversations. Jade couldn't stop smiling and flailing her arms, when Grandma and Grandpa were on the computer screen. Somehow she was not distracted by everything around her and she didn't try to escape like she usually does, lol. Best part was when my mom played a clip on her iPad of a mariachi band and Jade looooved it. I think it was tough on her though that Grandma and Grandpa were away for more than a week. Her little face just lit up when she saw them again in person, and she was so giddy when she was back at their place, loved it.
Jade and I were invited to a potluck/girls night at Berger's place so we got the courage up and popped in for a bit. Thankfully we did as our time was well spent and tons of fun. Jade also got to meet her future suitor who is around 4 yrs old and a very cute, creative little guy. The two of them together was priceless, the giggling going on, him giving her a couple little kisses, her trying to climb on his back to get to the iPad and always keeping her little eye on him. Whenever Olin was around, Jade would light up with a smile....romance was in the air :) For me it was great to see some of the gals from work in such a laid back environment with some excellent cake---thanks for a great evening ladies.
In addition to Olin, Jade also met another possible future boyfriend, Kjell. Kjell, the son of Mette and Mike, was born February 22nd, 2012. Both times we have seen him, Jade would reach into his bassinet to try to touch him and pull his blankets off. Apparently it does not matter their age, Jade just totally loves guys.
The little nut is constantly on the move now so it looks like baby proofing the house is going to be happening much sooner than we had planned. She inch worms from the t.v. room to her room, to the kitchen and where ever she can maneuver herself to. At grandma and grandpa's it's all over the place; sometimes I think she is chasing Dexter. She has always loved dogs but these past couple of weeks she has become excessively enthralled with Dexter. Jade watches Dexter's every move and gets this huge smile on her face whenever he is around, often she tries to tell him a story. She also seems to absolutely love to feed dogs; at Tante Mette's and Uncle Mike's, she fed their little pup her cookie as well as Dexter; she literally holds her hand out with the cookie for them and lets them take it.
We spent the last couple of days of the month visiting some of our favourite people. We made a trip over to Aunty Ticky's place where we went for a walk and go to enjoy some of John's test kitchen cooking....scrumptious. We also went to my papa's and Jade spent the evening making a mess with her cookie but laughing the majority of the time. Friday we got to visit with Aunty Rachel and Tier, whom she also enjoys to roll around with. It was interesting though as soon as Jade saw the cat, she broke down in tears and was terrified which is something we have never seen before. Besides that, we had a great visit and Jade got some cuddling in with Aunty Rachel; albeit, not a whole lot as Jade just wanted to stand or play with toys.
People always are asking what Jade is eating so I shall let you know. She of course loves the sweet stuff; has the same sweet tooth as her grandpa. Getting proteins into her has been tough so we took the advice Leanne gave us and have taken to mashing up tofu in yogurt....mmmmm....ya...right eh? Whatever works though and this seems to work. We have started to give her little bits of things we are eating and taking note of what she likes and doesn't really like. We will continue to take adventures with the food and hopefully Jade will not be so picky as to the times and types of food she eats. Another update would be with her tooth which first started to show exactly a month ago. That one tooth on the bottom is still working hard to fully emerge but thankfully has not caused Jade any real pain that we know of. It is only a matter of time before the walking begins as Jade has now mastered the art of pulling herself up into a standing position while holding onto something. I have no doubt she could stand and hold onto something for hours while she bounces up and down yelling at us, lol. The little monster is so proud of herself when she does it. All bets are, by this time next month we will have a walker in this house which means the fun is only beginning.
I apologize for the dull narrative of this past month but I seem to have lost the writing knack right now; I hope to search it out and be able to entertain you all once again. The month ahead includes Jade's first St Patrick's day and also daddy's birthday so should be good times. On a final note, I have not posted any pictures as it got far too frustrating waiting for them to load, but if you are interested, feel free to visit our site at jadegayle.shutterfly.com and see ALL the pictures.
