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Jenny needs...

I saw this on someone else's blog and thought it was funny - go to google and type "(your first name) needs" and see what comes up - here are the first 10 for myself.

1. Jenny needs... to find herself a baller - this is from someone else's blog doing the same thing - this Jenny thought it might mean a melon baller??

2. Jenny needs... a Wee video by Mr Jingles. (Hmm, not too sure about that one - I think I am good)

3. Jenny needs... a home. (since I already have a home I think they are talking about a dog named Jenny)

4. Jenny needs... a road bike (again - I am good already thanks - I will let you keep it)

5. Jenny needs... space. (This one I do need - with 2 under 2 - yes there are sometimes I would love to hide away somewhere)

6. Jenny needs... help masturbating (okay - we all know the Internet has a lot of porn - I laughed at this one and will refrain from further comment)

7. Jenny needs... love! $400. (I swear that is what it says - I might charge a bit more though...)

8. Jenny needs... a loving home (another dog)

9. Jenny needs... a home ASAP (this one is a car - but really - how many animals out there are named Jenny - I have yet to meet a dog, cat or bird with my name)

10. Jenny needs... a doctor dolly (no idea what a doctor dolly is....)

A fun little game but really did not address my true needs at all.

Book Club

A friend of mine started a book club a few months back and although I was too busy being pregnant, having a baby and then dealing with a new born to read the first book, I did succeed in reading the second.

Our second book choice was Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

I was more than a little apprehensive to read this book, I thought it would be way more religious than I was interested in reading. But I decided to give it a go - the reason I joined a book club was to push myself into reading books I would not normally read.

I was more than pleasantly surprised at this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.

Here is a brief synopsis written by The New Yorker:

At the age of thirty-one, Gilbert moved with her husband to the suburbs of New York and began trying to get pregnant, only to realize that she wanted neither a child nor a husband. Three years later, after a protracted divorce, she embarked on a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, with a special emphasis on gelato); an ashram outside of Mumbai, for spiritual searching; and Bali, for "balancing." These destinations are all on the beaten track, but Gilbert's exuberance and her self-deprecating humor enliven the proceedings: recalling the first time she attempted to speak directly to God, she says, "It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.'"

Hats

Anderson has a few hats I thought I would share with everyone.

Chairs

Jackie and Anderson both have their own chairs - she loves hers but right now his is way more fun....

Here they are in the right seats (and just in case anyone forgets - his shirt says 100% Boy).



Jackie in Anderson's Bumbo

And Anderson trying out her chair

10 months ago...

Approximately 10 months ago I slept through the night for the first time.... until last night! (While I am pregnant I never sleep through the night - damn bladder.)

We have been doing some sleep training with Anderson and he has been doing great. As many Moms know, once you get a child to sleep through the night, it take a little while for you to be able to. For the last few days that Anderson has been sleeping through, i still have been waking up at the normal time and listening for him, but last night I slept through.

Right now he is going to bed at 7pm and waking up around 5:00 / 5:30am. I know for some of you this is an outrageously early time and you would not consider that "sleeping through the night", but since Jackie wakes up at 6am every day anyway it is not too bad.

So now that we have gotten the nights worked out - we are working on the naps - so far he really only likes to nap for an hour at a time - we are trying to get him to 2 hour naps.

Auntie, Uncle and Cousins

I am so happy to announce that Adam is now an uncle, I am an aunt and Jackie and Anderson are now both a cousin.

Adam's brother, Lance and his wife Sarah had a baby boy yesterday, February 11th.

Logan Hunter Hill was born at 3:17pm via c-section and came in at 6 pounds 14 ounces.

We are super excited for them but also so sad that they live so far away and we will not be able to see Logan for quite some time.

Congratulations Lance and Sarah and welcome Logan!

Random Photos

We are very lucky - Anderson is a very happy baby. He gives us lots of smiles and loves to talk (coo) for us. We have even been able to get a few giggles out of him - yes we found out he is ticklish.

Elephant

One of Jackie's Christmas stocking gifts this year was an elephant puppet - you know the ones from Ikea, from Grandma and Grandpa.

Well, she LOVES her Elephant. Currently this is her toy / stuffie of choice. He also gets the opportunity to do EVERYTHING. He gets to take a ride in Anderson's swing, she pushes him on her car and the other day I found this....

All strapped in and ready to go for a car ride in Anderson's car seat. The funny part you can't see - but all the buckles are done up - you know Elephant must be safe.

And she is an amazing sister - she is always trying to share things with Anderson - yesterday she shared her precious Elephant with him while he was playing with the toy she was patiently waiting her turn for.

Funny how infant toys are suddenly so desirable.

Grandma and Papa

I want to be just like Mommy....

First we start with a doll and bottles...

Then we move on to the real thing...

Anderson Pictures

I got around to taking a few pictures of Anderson this weekend - he is a very happy little boy - I get lots of great smiles and cooing.

In the Kitchen with Jenny

As many of you know I love food. I love to eat food just about as much as I love to make food.

I have an extensive cookbook collection (some might say I am a big of a junkie), and I read them for pleasure.

My other love is food blogs. I follow some religiously, I get ideas from them and love reading about other peoples hits and misses in the kitchen.

So I have decided to embark on the food blog journey. I have chosen to give Wordpress a try - I do love blogger - and this blog will stay here - but my food blog with have a bit of a different look to it.

I will set up a permanent link on the side soon, but until I get around to doing that - please check out "In the Kitchen with Jenny" here.

Please feel free to share this site with anyone you think might be interested.

Weight

New Year's Resolution - lose weight. Can we get any more original?

I want to loose 8 pounds - this will put me back to my wedding weight. But more importantly I want to get my pre-baby tummy back. I might have lost my baby weight - but I have not gotten back my pre-baby shape yet.

Adam also wants to lose weight - and this is where I come in - I am the worst enabler for him. As many of you know I love to cook and I also love food. But I like full-fat, great tasting food. And I love it when my hubby loves my food.

So as Adam is working on his weight - portion control is one of his biggest hurdles, I am going to have to work on what i make for dinner each night.

The other thing I want to do this year is blog more food / recipes. Last year I failed miserably in this department - but I got pregnant - pregnancy and food do not mix with me - I tend to lose all my cooking ambition, so that being said - I also have a goal to NOT get pregnant this year.

2 Months

Well we have reached that first big milestone - 2 whole months old - and that means immunization. Anderson did very well and we learned he is a big boy.

Weight:
Birth: 7 pounds 15 ounces
2 months: 12 pounds 14 ounces

Length:
Birth: 20 inches
2 months: 23 3/4 inches

He is in the 75% for everything - so a good size. I looked back to see how big Jackie was at this age - she was 11 pounds 7 ounces at 2 months.

Things are going quite well with both kids, Jackie is really enjoying her days at Anna's (I am enjoying a quiet house and time to get things done or just relax.

But I am also really enjoying having time with her at home.

Anderson is obviously growing quickly and still a really good baby - his fussy time continues to be in the evening - especially after I have gone to bed - poor Adam.

We are getting lots of smiles and cooing. Okay - I get way more smiles than everyone - but I think he just takes after his father - he know where the food is coming from....

Our Christmas Present

This year Adam and I decided not to buy each other Christmas presents, but instead take the money and buy ourselves a Camcorder. With the help of lots of gift cards and cheques, we were able to purchase this Sony camcorder.

We decided to go top of the line - HD, 120 GB hard drive, 10 mega pixel still camera.

So far we have not had much opportunity to use it - but I know it will get lots of use over the years documenting the kids as they grow.

Chocolate

This girl LOVES chocolate. Surprise, surprise - knowing her father. Her favourite activity all December was the advent calendar.

Here is a series of pictures showing what she can do with a Lindt chocolate - and yes - the whole thing goes in at once.

Christmas 2008

A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Our computer went to he hospital and had to have major surgery. I went through computer withdrawal over the holidays but I am happy to report the computer and I have made a full recovery!

Now that we are back in business, I have a few things to post.

Christmas this year was great!

We started our festivities on Christmas Eve at our house. The Nadeau family was all in attendance as we had a traditional Nadeau Christmas. When I was a child on Christmas Eve we always had Faspa – this is a Mennonite word – not sure exactly what it means – but for us it was essentially cold food appetizers for dinner – never eaten at the table – but instead we opened gifts as we ate.

We had a wonderful time, Jackie learned the art of opening gifts – she also made a great “Santa” handing out gifts to everyone. It was nice to spend some quality time with everyone and it did not go too late since on Christmas morning we packed everything up and headed to Adam’s Mom’s place.

Amy and her boyfriend Scott

Christmas in Canmore was delayed by a day – since Adam’s sister was not able to arrive until late afternoon on the 25th, we all decided to do Christmas morning on the 26th – but we had Christmas dinner on the 25th still.

Canmore was great – Adam’s brother and his wife came, I have not seen them since our wedding. We ate lots, drank a bit (a bit for me anyway since I am still breast feeding), talked tons and relaxed even more. Adam got a chance to go skiing, Jackie got a chance to know her Aunts and Uncle even better and spend some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Grandma and Grandpa showed us they still have the knack to get a fussy infant to sleep (thank you again!)

Jackie cleaned up on gifts this year – a super huge thank you to everyone!

Overall Christmas this year was a resounding success – the best part was that for Adam and I we feel like our family is now complete – it was great to be able to look around and know we are all here.

This little wooden train is a toy Great Grandpa (Eric's Dad) send to Eric for the grand children to play with. This was a toy bought for Eric when he was 4. Jackie loved it - she pulled it all over the house and Brutis usually followed.

Grandpa - or Papa as she is calling him was her favourite person on this trip. Thye had a great time playing together.

Our Christmas History

Looking back over the past few years at Christmas time – things have changed every year for us.

2002 – Both single at Christmas time – did not know each other
2003 – Living together
2004 – Engaged
2005 – Married
2006 – Pregnant with Jackie & Brutis in attendance
2007 – Jackie & Brutis in attendance
2008 – Jackie, Anderson & Brutis in attendance

2009 – There better not be anyone else attending.

Adam and I are very happy, we feel like our family is complete (please note, this post will be deleted and everything denied if we have an ‘oops’ in the future). We are enjoying our 2 children and looking forward to many Christmas’ together in the future.

Sleeping Beauties