Its been a VERY LONG time since I had a chance to update.

Wow, where does the time go when you're having fun? All I know is that our lives have been very busy but very good over the past 9 months or so. I don't know where to really begin, so I'll give a few highlights to cover up the months we missed and bring us up to date.

JANUARY - I began babysitting a little girl named Anya 3 days a week. They played so well together and it was the highlight of Liam's week. Liam also got his first tooth in January and tried solid foods for the first time!



FEBRUARY - Liam had his first experience with a babysitter, Breanna. Mommy and Daddy went out to dinner and a movie for Valentine's! He did great, in fact I think he slept through most, if not all of the evening. He also got his second tooth!


MARCH - Our little man began sitting up all by himself and was the cutest "Lucky Charm" for St. Patrick's Day.


APRIL - We went home to Manitoba for a quick visit. Christopher had to take a week off so we could have a break and be home for Liam's pediatrician's appointment. Our little man weighed in at 14 pounds 4 ounces at 6 months old! Liam also met his Grandpa Knox for the first time while we were home.


MAY - Wouldn't you know, the day after we came back home from our visit, Liam began crawling! May was my first experience with Mother's Day and my beautiful little boy. We went out to iHop for breakfast. Liam was a little too young to bring his Mommy breakfast in bed. Maybe next year?


JUNE - Guess it was Daddy's turn. June was Father's Day and Liam got his Daddy a new t-shirt and a tie. Off to a great start with the Father's Day gift "tradition". Liam also turned 9 months old and took his first few steps on June 18th. Grandma and Grandpa Notley came for a visit and so did Grandma Knox and Great Auntie Glenda.


JULY - We celebrated our 3rd anniversary on July 1st and took advantage of having my mom visiting. She looked after Liam while Christopher and I went out on a date for our anniversary to Steak & Ale. YUM! We also began packing up all of our belongings and said "Goodbye" to Bloomington and moved back to Canada. Mom and Dad Notley came down with a huge rental truck and we packed everything up and headed for home in Winnipeg once and for all. Liam also got his 3rd tooth, the first one on top! Oh and how could I forget? Official became a walked on July 19th when he took off and never looked back. He's been on the move and hard to catch ever since!


AUGUST - August was a busy month! Our first priority was getting settled into the Notley's basement and making it our new home. Liam had the first bath in the new bathroom that Grandpa and Grandma worked so hard to have finished before we came home. We had so many friends to see and family to catch up with and we tried to cram it all into one month. Liam went out to visit Baba in Austin at the beginning of the month with my mom and I. Christopher and I went to Rainbow Stage on the 5th with Mom, Mike & Jodi. It was a great evening! We found out that night at dinner that Mike and Jodi were pregnant and making Liam a little cousin to play with. I had a huge garage sale to get rid of a bunch of belongings that were taking up space. It was a huge success! Christopher studied for Canadian National Board exams and Bumpa celebrated his 90th birthday. Oh, and Liam also got teeth numbers 4, 5 and 6! They all seemed to pop through within a few days of each other.


Well, that pretty much brings us up to September. I'll leave that for a separate post so I can make that it's own highlight!

Whew... I did it! lol