A much needed update!!

Hello all. Here it is the much anticipated, long awaited update to the blog. First and foremost, for those who may not know, we are expecting a either a little brother or sister for Naomi. Cleatus the fetus part 2 is due in our home around the 30th of April. We are very excited for this new chapter of of lives.
Well Naomi is just a little sweetheart, and a little sponge. She is such a smart little kid. I've been teaching her little things here and there that she is picking up quickly. She can say a few words now... when she chooses to say them that is . She can say "hi", which is usually when she is holding a phone, or phone like object to her head. She can say "down". And her version of "thank you". She is just so cute, she makes me smile every day. She is not quite walking yet. She will along furniture and if she can hold your hands. As soon as you try to let go... down to her bum she goes.

We took a video of her showing off her somersaults the morning she learned.

So now I'm going to work backwards with the pictures, as the most recent stuff is still in my head. We had a birthday party Naomi on Saturday the 15th of October. I came up with the idea if a cake with a little backyard scene with a gnome and a toadstool and a pond. Well this is what it ended up looking like. Not too bad I don't think. It wasn't quite what I had imagined, but it worked. The fence was a bit too close to the edge which is why it started to fall off. i had some help with the cake from family members, but the idea and most of it was me.

We gave the toadstool to Naomi to eat. She was such a little lady to begin with. She took her finger and wiped off the white spots of the toadstool and tasted it.

Then she really got into it. Her favorite part was definitely the icing. She loves to share her things now. So here she is offering me some cake.

Sugar hang over?

Sporting the hooded towel from Nana and Papa

Lots of people came to help us celebrate Naomi's birthday. The house was full!!! We had family from Calgary come up and friends and family from around here come and celebrate. She got some new books, and new dress, sippy cups and toys. A good time was had by all I think. A first birthday party really is for the parents as Naomi will not remember it at all! We had a good turn out.

Another thing that Noami likes to do is give hugs and kisses. Kisses are of course open mouthed and slobbery. She will hug anything she has in her arms when I say "give hugs". One day I was trying to get her to pick up her doll beside her to give hugs, but she just hugged the remote control that was in her hand at the moment.

Here Naomi is peeking in on daddy as he showered. She loved being able to peek around the door. She loves to join one of us in the shower too. She just plays in the bottom with her toys until we are done and can hold her in the water and have her warm up.

Just a cute photo to add

Very curious she gets into EVERYTHING these days. Here she is getting into mommy's nightstand. Anything she can reach gets thrown on the floor.

We've had some really good bruises form on Naomi as of recent. This one on her face happened when she was playing with the computer chair when it turned and she fell forward and landed on the metal bar that connects the bottom to the back. Ouch!

Here I got into trouble after I figured out how to take the pump out of the lotion bottle. I love to eat lotion!

Yet another bruise. This one was shen I was on mommy and daddy's bed. I got too close to the edge and mommy and daddy couldn't get to me. I rolled off hitting my ear on the corner of the nightstand on the way down.

In August grandma Wutzke came and visited. We took some time to go play at the legislature building in the fountains. That was a lot of fun.

What? What are you staring at? Do I have something on my face?

For Aric's birthday we got him a portable fire pit. We had many fires before it got too cold. We do plan to have a few in the winter if we can find some wood when we need it.

As for Aric and my lives. Aric is working hard this year to impress his principal and vice principal so he can get a full contract next year. Once he has that he can apply for any job in Edmonton. He could choose a different school if he wanted. He is finding this school quite restrictive at times and challenging.
I have started back at work 2.5 days a week. The first couple of days was really hard to leave Naomi with a sitter. 1.5 days a week she is Rachel Iverson's house. She is in the ward, as well is a quasi relative through Chelsea and Graham. She is also a friend :-)
The other day of the week she goes to Chelsea's house. She loves her cousin Benson. He sure has a way with her. HE can really make her giggle. She gets so excited wen he enters a room.
I plan to be working until pretty close to baby time so we have a better chance of qualifying for maternity leave again this time. Any money is welcome to help us out.
Well that is all that has been going on around here. I hope everything is great with everyone else.