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13 Months

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Dear Ari, Another month older and we are enjoying the summer and checking out lots of new parks. You are a super brave explorer now that you are starting to walk. that has been the biggest change this month, you have learned how you use your legs, You got very stable pretty quickly! Stats: Height:  27.25" Weight:  16 lbs 14oz Teeth: 4 New skills:  Walking!! You learned how to walk at just after 13 months. Crawl somewhere, pull up and walk away, sliding down slides (head first), trying to use a spoon to feed yourself Words:  Bubye, Aya, Hi A highlight of the end of June was Ayla finishing off Junior Kindergarten. We all went to celebrate with her and tell her how proud we are of her. You had a great time just checking everything out and being passed from person to person. We celebrated Canada Day at the fair - this year you got to come with us! You had fun checking out all the cool rides and all the people walking around. Mommy's friend Karen was i...

12 months

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Dear Ari, Wow!! What an emotional 1st year it has been! It feels like just yesterday that I was being wheeled down to the NICU to meet you. You have no idea how much you have helped us this year - your gentle spirit has helped us get through some major bumps in the road. It has been amazing watching your grow and develop and I cant wait to see what you do next! Stats: Height: 26.75" Weight: 16 lbs 7 oz Teeth: 4 New skills: standing without support, saying dada and mama, clapping a lot, laughing at funny things, confident up the stairs, bear walking when you dont like how something feels on your knees June seems to be a month where lots of things end, so we had lots of celebrations things month. We sadly said goodbye to our Roots of Empathy class and had a warp up party with some of the babies in the group. Music ended as well. You really enjoyed playing (and eating) all of the instruments. We also loved going to the play cafe with Finley after classes.  ...