It's been a fast year...

Wow.  This past year has gone by so quickly.  It is so hard to believe that in one short year Silas went from this

to this

He was so tiny when he was born.  Only 4lbs. 8oz.  I was almost scared to hold him.  He's still small compared to other 1-year-olds but I often forget because he has grown so much.

Silas had a great birthday.  He was lucky enough to get cake 3 times and he just loved it.  I forget if it was Caleb or Sophie but one of them told me that Silas uses his 'chocolate senses' to find missing chocolate.  He would eat chocolate all day if he could.

Silas isn't walking yet but he is crawling, walking along furniture, standing, climbing up and down stairs, saying no and all done and signing milk and more.  He knows all of the words that he thinks are the most important.

I still can't believe that my baby boy is 1.  I guess he's not a baby anymore-he's a toddler.  A busy, happy toddler who loves to climb, splash in the water and play with blocks.  

A toddler who is still happiest when he's with his mama.  ♥

In and Out

Silas' new favourite game is to take things out.  He isn't picky.  He doesn't care what it is.  He just wants to take everything out of boxes, bins, bags, wipe containers, kleenex boxes...  Sometimes, he will even put the stuff back in.  The other day he found his favourite thing to take in and out.  This way, he can have a snack while he is playing.  Thankfully, he kept tasting the same orange and he didn't bit each and every one.

And one of Caleb.  Just because I don't have as many pictures of him.  He's been busy the last few days building his lego.  The Star Wars lego that he got for Christmas this year is a definite hit!

Cooking for the picky....

I never thought much about how kids became picky until I had Caleb.  I always figured that if I offered him lots of different foods on a regular basis, he would eat most of them.  I knew that he would have likes and dislikes but I didn't really think that he would reject so many foods.  I recently saw a t-shirt that summed up his meal plan when he was about 3.  It said "Cereal-it's what's for dinner tonight" or something like that and there was a picture of a bowl of cheerios.  And that is what he ate for what seemed like forever.  Cheerios, some fruit, bread and french fries.  I think he ate cucumber and tomatoes as well and if the stars were aligned, he might have had a few bites of chicken.  He reminded me of that book "Bread and Jam for Frances" where she only ate bread and jam-for every single meal.  Except in the book, Frances become tired of eating bread and jam.  At the time, Caleb never tired of cheerios,  I will never forget him trying to eat a perogy.  He was gagging every time he brought the fork up to his mouth.  Before the food even hit his tongue.  After that, we quit trying to get him to eat things.  I would cook what I wanted and we always offered what we had but he knew that he could have cheerios if he wanted.  Gradually he started trying new things and now he eats quite a wide variety though he still is not too fond of soups, casseroles and things like that.  He won't eat cheerios anymore.  I guess he got his fill between the ages of 3 and 5.

The one thing that all 3 kids eat without any complaining is spaghetti.  Sophie always picks spaghetti when she is asked what she wants for supper and it is quickly becoming Silas' favourite food as well.

I have to admit though....we have been eating a lot of spaghetti.  And I'm starting to get just a little bit tired of it.









Oh, and here's a picture of Sophie.  Who sometimes feels a little bit left out when I take pictures of Silas eating so she insisted that I take one of her too.  And then she made me take a second one because the spoon was not right in her mouth in the first picture.

Cauliflower Anyone?

Silas is loving solids.  Of course he prefers to feed himself.  Since he is still working on his pincer grasp, he prefers big chunks of anything.  And I am enjoying eating my food in peace while it is still hot.

And one of Sophie who can't seem to keep her hands off of her baby brother.