Santa

I took Jayda to the mall yesterday with a friend I met from my meet-up group. We took our daughters to get their pictures taken with santa. I am so proud of Jayda 'cause she didn't cry!!! She didn't really smile either but isn't she just soooo cute:) I just had to let everyone see this adorable kid! Is that the Grant chin or what????

yucky

I HATE WINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just had to get that out. It is way too cold for my liking. We were in a little fender bender today. Some dude slid through a stop sign and dented our poor car:( None of us were hurt though, Thank God. Jayda was asleep in her car seat and didn't even wake up through the whole ordeal. Steve and I are pretty sad about the car. The front passenger fender is a bit smushed and cracked. The other guy was pretty good and accepted responsibily for it so he's going to pay to fix it. But it's just the whole idea that our new car is damaged that sucks!!

So on with some good stuff. Jayda's pediatrition appt. went really good. She weighs 16lbs 3oz and she is just over 27inches long. The Doc said she looked great (of course) and she said that Jayda seems to be advancing well (um duhhh...) LOL. I figured all was well with her and I was right. I am so thankful to have a happy, healthy well adjusted little baby.

Other new news....I finally found a mom and tots meet-up group!!! We went to our first meet-up today and it was TOTALLY fun!! It was a rhyme and sing group and about 8 people/babies showed up. Jayda seemed to really enjoy herself 'cause she smile and babbled the whole time and it was really nice for me to get out and about. I can't wait to go to more meet-ups and get to know some of the moms and their kids.

That's all for now folks.....hungry baby awaits:)

Time for a change

I decided that our blog page was getting old therefor I made some changes. I'm getting better at this whole computer tech stuff so I'm beginning to experiment a bit more. I hope this doesn't result in any loss of data but we will see.

So on with an update. We've been really busy lately due to the fact that Steve now works Mondays and Tuesdays in Edson tattooing with Jeff at Edson Ink. Along with that he still works Wednesday thru Sunday keeping our own tattoo shop going strong. I've been keeping myself occupied with doing house work for Mom and Dad while I'm in Edson, keeping our own house in order and of course spending time with Jayda. This past week Jayda's personality has really began to progress. Her sounds turned into grunts and now the grunts have turned into sounds that are more like babbling. She makes lots of different shapes with her lips and moves her tongue more. It is quite cute. She "talks" so much, so loud that her face gets beet red from lack of oxygen. She can also roll from her tummy to her back and vice versa, eat cookies all by herself, hold her own bottle, sip from a sippy cup - when she feels like it and find her soother during the night/naps and put it back in her mouth by herself. She also shares lots of different foods with Steve and I now such as yogurt, K-D, soup and candy/chocolate. Its kinda funny 'cause Steve and I can't eat ANYTHING without Jayda wanting to try some even if she has just eaten. Her progress is pretty exciting for us. Each day there is something new to be proud of her for and of course love her for more and more and more and more........and some more!!

And that's enough for now......Stay tuned, Jayda has a pediatritian appointment on Friday. I can't to find out how long she is "my little spagetti noodle".

quicky

I suppose I should let you all know how our halloween dance went. I don't have any pics right now but we dressed up as the addams family. Steve was Gomez, I was Morticia and Jayda was supposed to be baby Pubert Addams. She didn't end up going with us because she was a little cranky. We figured people in costumes would just make her mood worse so she stayed home with Nana and Papa. Anyhow, we looked really good - at least that is what we were told and the dance was pretty fun. I'll post pics later - I have an awesome one of Doreen that she will hate me later for if I post it, hee, hee, hee...........
I think that is it for now, I'm feeling pretty tired but if Carmen can find the time and energy to post then I better get my act together too:)
bye
Katy

found my toes..

Just thought I'd give a quick update since it's been a month already. We are all doing great and getting excited for Halloween. All three of us will be dressed up but you'll have to wait and see what we will be until after the fact and then I'll post a pic. HEE, HEE, HEE....
Anyhow, Jayda made another milestone yesterday and found her toes. Today she won't leave them alone and doesn't like to wear socks now that she knows what is under them. We are pretty sure she will be cutting a tooth soon 'cause CRABBY!!!!! But really I feel bad for her and I wish she didn't have to go through it but I guess she doesn't want to eat mush the rest of her life so she needs teeth.

Playing makes me sooo tired!

grrrrrrr

The pics didn't show up in the last post so I'll try again.

she's so funny.....

So I could sit and watch Jayda all day everyday and never be bored. She is learning so much and the whole process can be quite amusing at times. I figured I'd post a few pics of her latest antics. Altough they won't be as funny as watching in person they are still cute. The first one is her falling asleep while eating green beans. One bite she was awake, I look away to get another bite and POOF, out like a light. I'm sure she'll love me for this picture when she's a teenager:) The next one's don't quite give the whole effect of the situation but just use your imagination and it'll probably make you laugh. Jayda has this weird obsession with trying to LICK things that aren't quite in her reach. The other day while we were shopping with nana, Jayda gave us quite a laugh while trying to lick some sleepers off a clothing rack. Well, tonight when I was getting her changed she pulled this little stunt again, but with the leather couch. She tried her damdest to lick the couch and eventually she succeeded - and then proceeded to gag. I guess leather doesn't taste as good as it looks.....:) Even if no one else sees the humor in this I KNOW that nana will.
I suppose that is the latest with Jayda. She is growing like a weed and getting longer by the day. I take her for her shots(ouch) on wednesday and I can't wait to find out her measurements. The latest with Steve and I is WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR!!!! It is a 2005 Ford Focus hatch back. It is black and fully loaded. I can't post a pic yet cause it is dark outside and it wouldn't turn out too good. I'll post one soon though. Steve nor I have ever had a vehicle even close to this new so we are pretty excited. Other than all that - nothing to excing to write about so I better go. Hope everyone is doing good, bye for now.
Katy

More gorgeous by the day....

I can't belive Jayda is almost 4 months old already! Time is flying by and she is growing way too fast. I figured I'd post a picture of her first time in her jolly jumper. She was a little unsure of the whole idea to start with, but she figured it out soon enough and started to enjoy herself. Another new thing she has started lately is sticking out her tongue and blowing so she slobers everywhere. It's totally cute. She is also starting to understand "peek-a-boo". The first few times I tried it with her she just seemed scared - like "what ARE you doing mom???" but now she smiles:)

Other news....We went to Calgary this past weekend for Papa's b-day. The 4 legge's, Nana, Papa, Jayda and I all went to the Calgary zoo. It was really cool. It's the first zoo I've been to where it feels like I'm in the animals habitat, not the animals in my habitat. Overall the weekend was really fun.

Well I suppose that is it for now. I'll be posting again soon because Steve and I are going to the Calgary Tattoo Convention this weekend and I'm sure I'll have some wicked stories. PLUS - we are going without Jayda EEEEEEEEKK!!!! I know she will be fine but I already miss her and we aren't gone yet:(............
Take care
Katy

Wow!!! So much happens so fast it's hard to keep up! Everything has been so awesome and the three of us are doing great. Steve has been really busy at the tattoo shop and I've been getting ready for my garage sale this weekend. What a task!!!! I'm sure that I could literally open my own value village. Being a pack rat all my life ended in me having tons of useless JUNK and I'm only 24! Well I'm sure I'll make some good cash. I've already made $215 from 2 people that came to peek at my stuff early. Now I only need another $2000 to pay off the leather furniture and kitchen chairs we just bought......
Anyway, enough about me and Steve, I know you all just want to know about Jayda:) (I don't blame you) As usual we've been busy, busy, busy. Since my last post we had a baby shower - very fun and many, many thanks to all who came. A special thanks to Doreen, Lonnie and my Mom who put the whole thing together. We also went to the Craker Cats game and as you see above, Jayda got her first pic with Crusher!!! It was very exciting and of course, the cats won. In the past few weeks we've also taken a trip to Nana and Papas, helped John and Lonnie move into their new house - wow the closet space:), went to Capital X with Papa and the biggest thing, looked after my 5 year old twin cousins Maegan and Morgan. After two days with them I was exausted and so was Jayda. After the first day that they were here Jayda slept through the entire night for the first time!! But really, it was awesome. The are so well behaved, polite and really fun to have around - and yes up above is a pic of them making playdough from scratch on my FLOOR!!! Now if thats not "stepping out my box I don't know what is:)
Jayda had been doing lots of new things. On July 16th she giggled for the first time! It is the cutest thing in the world. She can also pick up some of her toys by herself and of course they go straight into her mouth. She is sleeping through the night over half the time and is almost of soy formula and on to milk formula. She has made buddies with Mojo and loves watching television. I'm not sure if thats a good thing yet or not.
Well, I guess those are the major things going on in our world. I hope you all enjoyed the update. Take care
Katy

so gorgeous

I don't really have time for much of an update but I couldn't resist posting this picture. Can you believe those eyes???? How much more gorgeous could she be??
Katy

Heart wrenching....

Sometimes being a mom pulls at my heart so bad it hurts. Jayda had her first set of immunizations yesterday and it was tramatizing. Jayda has probably forgotten about it already but I'll never forget. That was the first time she ever REALLY cried and there I am being the meanie holding her down while she gets poked THREE TIMES! Yeah, I cried. Daddy had a really hard time with it too. I know that every parent goes through it and I'm sure it's hard for everybody but I guess it ran a bit deeper for me. I suppose that was my first SMALL taste of what my parents/Steves parents went through with us for years. We were in pain, they could see us hurting yet they couldn't do a damn thing to help take the pain away. I don't know how they did it. I guess that is what being parent who loves your children is all about.

Anyhow, enough with the srious stuff. We've been pretty busy - as usual. In the past couple weeks we had a visit from Grandma Jo and Grandpa Syd It was really nice to see them again already. We also went to a ball-game - Cracker Cats won!!!! And last weekend we went camping. The only thing I'll say about camping is next time before we leave the house a PLAN must be in place. That way we don't spend 3/4 of our time driving around in a scorching hot van. The trip didn't exactly go as expected but it was still fun. Jayda had her first dip in a lake which went pretty good and I got to watch Steve fall out of a canoe which was pretty funny. Oh, and I remembered to put sunscreen on!!!! I can't quite say the same for Steve.....:)
So Jayda's new favorite thing is fudgsicles. I don't know who ever would have givin her some........STEVE......I must admitt though, it is pretty cute!!

Oh by the yesterday Jayda weighed in at 10pounds 1ounce and is 23 and 3/4 of an inch long!! The health nurse said she is doing really well.

Well I guess I better end my novel now, hope you enjoyed the update,
Katy

extra crispy

Hello everyone, Do you like your shoulders "extra crispy"?. Yeah so we went to the lake yesterday and we are a little red to say the least. We were smart enough to lather Jayda in sunscreen and Steve and I, well not so smart. We had a really awesome day though!. We went with some friends of ours that have two little boys. Steve and Tom fished while Caroline and I sat and "baked" for the day. You know it sure is nice to have friends. I mean REAL friends. Ones that don't want anything other than to hang out. It's something I'm still getting used to and I'm really starting to enjoy it!! Anyhow, I figured I'd post a pic of Jayda since she's just so Gosh Darn Beautiful!! Hope everyone is staying cool,
Luv Katy

waiting patiently

So Mom calls early yesterday morning to say Carmen is in labor - it is now the next day and still no baby. So we wait patiently for the call. I guess I shouldn't talk, Carmen is the one who is having to put up with the pain and stuff. I sympathize with her. Monday Steve, Jayda and I will be going to Calgary to meet the newest little family memeber. I can't wait!!
YEAH for me for finally figuring out the picture thing!! Isn't she beautiful! All is going really good, hope everyone else is good too!
luv Katy

My first attempt at posting a picture - I hope it's the right one.........

night out

Steve and I get a night out tonight!! Nana and Papa are comming in so they are going to watch Jayda and we we will go out to the show. It's funny how much has changed in the past year. I never would have imagined that I would be excited to go to the movies on a friday night. I like this life much, much more - as does the rest of the family I 'd assume:) So Jayda continues to grow and grow. We had to change the setting on her car seat a couple days ago 'cause she was getting to squished the way it was. We also have to think about moving her from the bassinet to her crib. She is almost too long to fit!! She has had a couple naps during the day in her crib and so far so good. I think the transition will be harder on Steve and I than Jayda:) We went and bought a baby monitor so that we are ready for "the big night". This is actually sorta funny due to the fact that we have a small house and Jayda's bedroom is right across the hall from ours. I bet there is maybe only 4 meters from our bed to hers. It makes us feel better though. Anyhow, mom and dad just showed up so I gotta go,
Luv Katy

Growing so fast

Jayda is 28 days old already!! She has grown 3 inches and has outgrown a couple of her sleepers. I'm excited that she is doing so well and growing but at the same time I wish she'd stay tiny forever. So we've had a busy week. Saturday and Sunday Nana, Jayda and I went to Calgary to see Dan, Carmen and Hannah. The trip went really good. Hannah is sooooooo pretty and was EXCELLENT with Jayda. A real care-taker! Then Monday and Tuesday Steve, Jayda and I went to Edson. That also went well. Jayda travels really good so far. We came home Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday Steve's parents came up from B.C.. They are leaving tomorrow morning. It was great seeing them. Jayda gets along very well with grandma and grandpa Winjet - The two little girls living in our basement suite really took a liking to them also. Needless to say I'm EXHAUSTED and though I'm sad to see our company leave, I can't wait for a little down time. Some more on Jayda - She has begun to imitate our mouth movements to try and make sounds. She smiles lots with a beautiful big smile and cute little dimples. She has one special little toy cat and every time it plays music she smiles. It's so cute:) It was boiling hot out today so right now Jayda is sprawled out on our ottoman in her diaper. I will attempt to post pictures with this post. Well that's about it. Hope everyone is doing well.
Katy

Baby makes three

baby makes three

She has finally arrived! Jayda Rain Winjet graced this world with her presence May 6th at 1:48pm weighing in at 7pounds and 7ounces - just like mommy!! I took awhile to start posting but now that I've started hopefully I'll keep it up. Considering Jayda is only 13 days old she has done a lot already. We have been out and about almost every day. To start with it kinda sucked going in the truck cause we had Jaydas car seat in wrong and her head kept flopping forward. It was probably more traumatizing for me than her but it's all fixed now.
On the 15th Jayda rolled from her tummy onto her back. We thought that was pretty cool because she was only 9 days old. Of course we called nana right away to tell her and she was equally excited. Yesterday was also exciting. Papa came in and he, Steve and I took Jada to her first BALL GAME!!! The Cracker Cats won 4-2 and Jayda slept through the whole thing (except when I took her out of her seat to take pictures) Again it's probably a bigger deal to me than her but one day she'll realize the excitement of it!! She's the youngest cracker cats fan ever, it can't get any better than that!! Oh I should also mention how exciting the game was for Steve. He got to have his FIRST(and second) ball park hot dog. His exact words were I've waited 30 years for this!! In short, he really enjoyed himself. As did Dad and I.

Anyhow, I think that's enough for now. Jayda has her first pediatritian appt. today. I'll keep ya posted,
xoxo Katy