which was great until... I got stuck.

Dear god, would someone get some Crisco & a shoehorn? My foot's falling asleep... PLEEEAAAAASSSSSSE HURRY!

After the whole box trauma Daddy gave me a loaf of bread to make me feel better. You would think it would take more than that to erase such painful memories but... it totally worked. That loaf was a helluva good time.

The highlight of my week was that on Tuesday the weather was really warm (although it doesn't look that nice in the pic) and my girlfriend Natalie came and picked me up and we went for a walk & got to swing on the swings down by the water. I haven't been on a swing since the fall - it was really nice.

Here's a picture of our crazy moms galavanting while Natalie and I were on the swings. They may have been drunk, we're not sure. All Natalie and I know is that they are embarassing with a capital "E".

WARNING: what happened next isn't for the fainthearted. If you have a weak stomach you may want to stop reading here.

So there we were, walking by the water, enjoying the nice weather and scintillating conversation when we gazed out toward the horizon and...

...this big-ass swan started going to town on a dead fish! He was EATING it! I do NOT want to see that! Who am I, David Suzuki?

As you can see, I was pretty disturbed by the whole thing. Afterall, I do consider myself something of a lover of wildlife - and that includes both land and sea animals.

Natalie, on the other hand, is totally hard-core. She was all, "Cool corpse... Hey, Ma, can you wheel me in for a closer look?"

What a week! Flu... dead fish... almost losing my lower extremities in a box-climbing incident. No wonder I didn't have any time left for blogging. But I do feel much better and promise to update more often from here on in!

Talk to you soon!
love,
Jules

Nana and Papa and Cheese, Oh My!

Today was very exciting. Mommy's gone to "work" for the week which means she leaves early in the morning and only gets home in time for my bath. Fortunately it's only short-term. The good thing about it is that I get to go on outings with Nana. Today we went and met Papa for coffee. Coffee means you litter a table with snacks and drinks and get to pick whatever you like from the booty.

Here I am with Nana. She's trying to interest me in some lunch but I'm easily distracted by the paparazzi.

And here I am with Papa. He had cheese. You may not realize it but this is a very, very big deal.

That's all for now! I'll have more up dates for you soon!

love,

Jules

It's been a while!

Hi everyone. I'm sorry I haven't blogged for a while. At the beginning of the week Mommy couldn't find the camera (because I had strategically placed it between two of the couch cushions) and then, when she did find it, she kept forgetting to bring it with us when we went anywhere. Plus, it wasn't a very eventful week.

The only really exciting thing that happened was a huge snow and ice storm on Thursday. Mommy and I drove home from Nathan's house in the storm. It took us three hours and I didn't sleep at all the whole time! The cars weren't moving at all for part of the trip, though, so Mommy didn't have to concentrate. She just turned around in her seat and played with me.

Today we went to Toys R Us to get a birthday present for my cousin Allyson but I scored this cool new cup and it's not even CLOSE to my birthday! It has a really twisty, bendy straw... see?

It's very cool but a little pointy - sometimes it ends up in places I wish it wouldn't... ouch.

I had an extra-long bath tonight which was tons of fun. Daddy gave me something called a "watch" to play with. I'm pretty intuitive so I knew right away what to do with it.

... oh, wait a sec. What's that, Dad? I'm supposed to wear it? On my arm? *sigh* I'll never understand you grown-ups. Such a waste of a shiny, smooth, metallic-tasting treat for the senses.

I'm practically an Olympic swimmer these days (or as close as you can get in a 5-foot tub with 4 inches of water in it). I float on my back if mommy or daddy hold me and I blow bubbles all by myself... like this.

Oy, but sometimes it backfires and I get water up my nose.

Finally, here I am in my room about to go to sleep. I have hippo and my plug. All I need is a few stories and a good ol' bottle of milk and I'll be sawing logs.

Night night everyone!

love,

jules

EVERYBODY BUMBO!

Hi Everyone!

Today Mommy pulled out my old Bumbo chair. It's a chair I used a lot when I was a little baby because it helped me to sit up before I could do it on my own. I haven't used it in a while but now I think I like it again. It's pretty comfy.

So here's a picture of me in my Bumbo on March 7th, 2006, and then one from today (I know I look like I'm enjoying my Bumbo a little TOO much but I swear, I'm wearing a diaper)

Look how big I am now! (not much more hair, though... what's that about?)

Here are a few more pics of me in the Bumbo... Ah I remember the early days in the Bumbo when I had time just to sit and relax. Now life's so hectic. I have to schedule appointments in my PDA... So many people calling for advice...
Not to mention the stretching... It's all fairly exhausting.

Here's a picture of me and Mommy early this morning while Daddy was still sleeping. She and I had already had a full day by the time Daddy got up at 9:30.

Then this afternoon we went to visit Nana. She and Mommy talked business while Daddy and I played and ate Nana's yummy muffins.

*yawn* Well, I'm off to bed. I need to rest up because I'm going for a record of waking up Mommy and Daddy as many times as I possibly can while they're trying to sleep at night. It's hilarious because they thought that as I got older I'd forget how fun it is to get up in the middle of the night but what can I say? I find Mommy & Daddy bed-head amusing.

love,

Jules

Bye-Bye Daddy!

Very early this morning Daddy left to go to Montreal on business (I hope "on business" isn't like "on horseback" or anything cuz I would want Daddy to know that there are planes and trains and things that are much faster). He's the best daddy ever and so as a tribute to him here's a picture of us from the other day. He's reading me a story which is one of my favourite things. I miss you Daddy!

This morning on the way into the city the weather looked like... this...

which made the drive long and boring so I decided to do.... this.

Anyway, it was an interesting day because we didn't go straight to Nathan's house this morning. Mommy and I met up with Nana and then Nana and I played while mommy did an "EEG". I'm not 100% sure what that means but after careful thought I've decided that I think it stands for "Early Easter Gift". I'll let you know over the next few weeks how that theory pans out.

Okay, well, I gotta go but see you soon!
jules

Hi everybody! Please excuse the formatting issues today. I'm still learning to blog and... well... 14 months ago I was a fetus, so it may take me a little longer than some.

So it was another typical day. Here I am on my way to Nathan's house this morning.

It felt like one of those days when you just want to rip off your socks and chew on your feet. So I went with it.

It was a beautiful day so we went out for a long walk and we didn't even need snowpants! Then Nathan and I played as usual. It was fun. We played with the blocks and with some leggos...

...then I innocently moved on to the plastic boat while Nathan looked on with increasing interest...

when suddenly.... Nathan climbed in too!

I was like, "whoa, dude. This plastic boat ain't big enough for the both of us..."

Mommy made us Korean food for lunch. It was yummy and Nathan liked it too even though he's not half Korean like me. Rather than eating in our chairs, though, we prefer when mommy lets us eat rice crackers while we work the room. It's called "networking". So far I only have mommy and Nathan in my network.

Daddy's not the only one with cool hair. At dinner I managed to turn everyday yoghurt into styling gel. Soon all the big salons are going to be using it.

then it was bathtime. I like to grab the decorative rocks mommy keeps on top of the toilet. I taste them to make sure they haven't gone bad and then I throw them in the tub and go back for more!!

Anyway, that's all from me today *yawn*, I'm exhausted. I have to rest up so that I can wake mommy and daddy up at 3:00a.m. Ssshhhh - don't tell them. It'll be a surprise!

love,
jules

Hi there!

It's been a fun weekend. Yesterday we went to my cousin Matthew's 6th birthday party.

Seeing as there were going to be older kids for me to impress I wanted to do a little something special so, as you can see, daddy used some of his gel and gave me a pretty cool hairstyle.

"Hey, where did everybody go? I'm ready to party. I've got my balloon & everything..."

The party was at this really cool place with indoor slides and ladders and castles to climb in, etc. Here's my cousin Allyson showing off her climbing ability.

Sure, I could have done the whole "climbing/sliding" thing... but I thought the ladies at the party would be more impressed if they saw me cruising in my sleek new sports car.

We ate pizza for lunch and my cousin Samantha (who is only 6 months older than me) sat around the table with the big kids. I was very proud of her.

Then Matthew blew out the candles on his cake... He's getting up there in age so it was an emotional time.









When the party was over we went and picked up Nana and brought her home with us. Nana and I hung out all evening and she put me to bed and everything. It was really fun.

Then, this morning when I woke up mommy said I had a bit of a fever but I felt okay. Mommy thinks I'm getting a new tooth. Another one?! Why would anyone need more than four teeth?

I had breakfast with Nana because she'd slept over and we watched Coronation Street & played. Then mommy & daddy had some friends over for a new meal that's just been invented. It's called "brunch". I know it's new because I've been eating solid foods for over 6 whole months now and I've never had a brunch meal before. Anyway, my Uncle Mark & Tanta Janine, Auntie Janner and Auntie Kiley all came over and we sat around the table and ate this "brunch". Tanta Janine brought her HUGE doggie, Bella, with her and Auntie Kiley brought her little doggie, Bentley. It was fun to watch the dogs chase each other around my livingroom. I have to admit I was a little scared at first but then when they were in the backyard and I was watching them through the window I became very brave.

Unfortunately mommy's camera's batteries ran out so all she took was this one picture of me and daddy eating fruit.

We look pretty miserable but it was really fun... honestly! "Brunch" is a keeper.