Edmonton Valley Zoo :)

Last Saturday we took Tylie on her very first trip to the zoo! She absolutely loved it! Well she mostly just loved the animals that she could touch. They had a little petting area with goats, sheep, chickens, and a couple other animals. It was a lot of fun to see her get so excited... she didn't want to leave! She got a little frustrated with the other animals in the cages, and didn't quite understand why she couldn't play with them. Here are a couple pictures we took.. (PS. the massive bruise on her head is a consequence of having hardwood floors and a very active 1 year old! not the best combination... lol)

1st Ultrasound

I had my first ultrasound for baby #2 on September 21st! I was REALLY hoping they could determine the gender..... BUT no such luck. When I went to my doctors appointment to discuss the results of the ultrasound, they told me there was 2 things... #1. My due date has changed (the baby only measured to be 17 weeks). So my new due date is March 1st 2010. And #2. The placenta is low lying and, if it doesnt move up, I will need to have a C-Section. I'm not too worried about that though... my docotor told me that 95% of the time the placenta will move up when the uterus moves up.

So for now Jason and I have decided to let the gender of the baby be a surprise! Our next ultrasound is on December 10th :) ...This is the picture that i paid 15 dollars for!! lol I can tell its definately a baby, but thats about it!

Two for two!

Ok so Jason and I were shopping at Wal-mart a couple saturday's ago, and we randomly decided to get Tylie a "Big Girl"potty. We haven't really been trying to potty train her quite yet, but everytime i'm in the bathroom, I will put her on the potty. Anyways, for the past two days she has gone poop in her potty! Just before she's about to go she will make a grunting sound, and then she will look at me, point to her diaper, and say poop! lol it's too cute! She then ran to the bathroom and went straight to her potty! I was so proud of her! I hope she continues this pattern... the less poopy diapers I have to change, the better! Who knows, maybe I can have her out of diapers by the time the new baby comes! (fingers crossed)

Back to where it all began...

We are officially edmontonians again! Jason and I have a lot of great memories in Edmonton. After all, it is the place where we first met, fell in love, and got engaged! The big move took place last week and we are finally starting to get settled in our new place. Although I love Edmonton, I REALLY miss my family and how close we all use to be. I just keep reminding myself that I have a family of my own now and that this is just another chapter of my life. Jason will be attending the U of A for the next 4 years to get his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He Started on September 2nd and loves it so far :) I know that school can get very stressful and intense, so it makes me a little nervous knowing that we will be having another baby this coming February. But I know that all things are possible with the Lords help and that He will be with us every step of the way.

My Baby Girl is 1 !!!

I can't believe it has been a whole year since Tylie came into this world! Time goes by way too fast! Technically, i'm just over 2 months late on this post, but i'm still getting use to this whole blog thing. Anyways, she got to have 2 different birthday parties (one for each side of the family). She loved stuffing her face with cake, but kind of wondered why mommy and daddy were letting her get so messy!

It seems like everyday Tylie surprises us with something new that she has learned. Lately, she has been trying to repeat the words that Jason and I say to her .... and a lot of the times she's successful! Some of the words she says are : Momma, Daddy, light, book, ball, hi, bye, uh oh, eyes, nose, no, poop (and points to her diaper), Lola (her Auntie Serena's chiwawa that she absolutely loves!)... and a few more. She definately loves to learn new things and gets really excited once she's accomplished something. She's always on the go! There will always be something bigger and better for her to discover!

We're looking forward to the years to come and are so excited to continue to watch Tylie learn and grow. We love her SO SO much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!

Family Vacation!!!

This Past week we went on our very first family vacation! We went to Panorama Mountain Village in BC. It took us about 5 hours to drive there from Lethbridge, which wasn't as bad as we thought it would be (tylie slept most of the way). Originally we were going to have Tylie stay with Jason's parents in Brooks but, after much debate, we decided to bring her and make it a family affair! We would have missed her WAY too much and we thought that a week was too long to leave an 11 month old! Anyways, it was nice to get away from normal life and just relax!