Jessie Enjoys Her Jolly Jumper

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Jessie's Adventures in the Fort

Jessie has been enjoying her Christmas Vacation in Fort Frances! The proof is in the pictures:



Opening Christmas presents with Auntie Megan. Note the
John Deere stocking that Kim made for her! Thanks Kim,
it matches Mommy and Daddy's.

Jessie got a new Jolly Jumper from Santa
(she was a really good girl this year).

At Dairy Queen, Auntie Megan enjoyed a milk shake while
Jessy partook of a packet of ranch dressing.

Jessie is beginning her training in classical piano - I
believe "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was the song

Jessie's 1st Christmas Pictures!

Our little girl was all smiles as she got ready for bed on
Christmas Eve ... she knows that Santa's coming and that
she has to be a good girl tonight!

Jessie Sends Christmas Greetings to Grammie and Grampie MacQuarrie in PEI

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More Christmas Greetings from Jessie

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Jessie Drives to Fort Frances

On one of the days of our big trip, it was kind
of cold in the van to start off with so we left
Jessie all bundled up ... she was just too cute not
to take a picture of (go figure ...)!

Jessie began to fuss a bit and wasn't calming
down to any of the usual songs or toys and in order to
"pacify" her until the next reststop, Mommy ripped a page
out of her magazine for Jessie to play with ...
this worked wonders until Mommy realized Jessie was
getting black ink all over her face ... whoops!
(Don't worry ... it came off very easily!!)

Daddy, Auntie Meg and Mommy were all SO pooped
from all the travel, that they voted and decided that it was
Jessie's turn to drive ... OK, the van was actually parked, but
it was still fun to pretend!

Jessie Gets Ready For Her Trip to Fort Frances

Jessie amuses herself while mommy packs for

the big drive to Southern Ontario and then to

Fort Frances for Christmas!

Jessie opened a few of her Christmas presents from

Gram and Grampie MacQuarrie the night before we

left for Fort Frances - she was quite enthralled with

the crinkly wrapping paper and quite enjoyed

ripping through it to get to the presents!

Jessie Meets Santa!

Jessie met Santa at the Fairview Mall today ...
Not really sure what she thought - she is actually
watching Mommy intently and kind of looks like
she's just wishing for it to be over ...
(so does Santa for that matter!)
She's still a cutie though - a fun little momento of
her very first Christmas!

Wednesday is Flyer Day!

And so ... the 5th month begins! Jessie was officially 4 months old yesterday! Hard to believe! Where does the time go?!

She had her 4 month shots yesterday and was an absolute trooper! She didn't cry at all and didn't even need to comfort nurse after they were done. We also had her weighed and measured and she's officially 18lbs 8oz and 25.5" long - she's in the 97th percentile for head circumference and length and in the 100th (that's OFF the charts folks!) percentile for her weight. Nothing to worry about when both parents are as tall as we are though (so we're told!)

Anyhoo, she was a bit fussy this morning and it was the weekly flyers that put her into a good mood! Normally I'm not a big fan of commercialism, but today ... I'm thankful for those flyers!



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Jessie's Rootin' for her Nanny!

Jessie is sporting the onesie that her Nanny brought
back from her trip to Greece last spring - we figured
that with all the excitement surrounding the big "Awakening"
art exhibit, we should show Nanny that we're rootin' for her -
even if we are so far away! Way to go Nanny!

(Jessie can't wait to see you and her Papa Doogie in
just 9 more sleeps!!)

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Miss Jessie Being Her Cute Self ...

Jessie discovers the fun of her Bounce Bounce Baby
Activity Centre - there are toys and music and there will
be bouncing as soon as she figures out that her legs are
actually hers ...

Tummy Time with Daddy
(yes, the cat has clawed the heck out of our mats ... someday
soon we'll hopefully have a "play room" that has a door attached
to it that we can CLOSE to keep a certain feline OUT of the
toys when we're sleeping ...)

She squirmed down out of Ken's arms into this position ...
it was too cute to let it go by without snapping a few pics!

What a cutie patootie!



Fun in the bath with her squirt toys!

Mmmmm ... yummy turtle ...

Mmmmm ... yummy fingers ...
(and a cute mohawk ...)

My cute little "Michelin" baby ...
All bundled up for our walk the other day ...
we had to make a trip to the mailbox to mail some letters
and decided to make a little "excursion" out of the deal ... it
was short though because the wind picked up ...

Jessie Helps Mommy Clean ... kind of ...

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Mom's Art Exhibit Opening Night

A Day in the Life of Jessie

Jessie's been spending more and more time in her BebePod
and has almost complete control of her neck muscles -
pretty soon she'll enjoy time in her Bounce Baby
Bounce Activity Centre!

Jessie enjoying an episode of VeggieTales while Mommy
folds laundry - she LOVES the music and often "sings"
along with it!

Mommy can't resist close-ups of those amazing
eyes (and eyelashes!)

Morning smiles!

She was fussing the other night so I grabbed the Super C
flyer and told her to pick out some groceries for Mommy
and Daddy to buy. She spent a few minutes perusing the sales ...

... and then I think she got confused ...

Jessie you have to go to the store to buy the food ... you
can't eat it right out of the flyer!

Oh well ... it was a successful diversion tactic on Mommy and
Daddy's part and kept her happy until bathtime!

Jessie's New Headband & Playtime With Daddy!

Before Megan left to go back to school, the three of us went on a little shopping trip and when Auntie Meg saw this cute little headband ... she just couldn't resist!

And who can blame her?! Look at that cute little face, and that cute little headband! It just doesn't get any better than this!!

Jessie enjoys some playtime with Daddy (of course, Mommy zoomed in and cut Daddy out of this pic ... but just LOOK at those eyes!?! (I can't help myself!!!)

OK, here's one with Daddy ... Jessie's getting SO strong - She sits in her BebePod all on her own now and is rolling over front to back all the time! She's just getting so big - it's really hard to believe we're in Month 4 already!!

Jessie Has Visitors!

Mommy's cousin Ria was in town and got to enjoy some pre-Christmas snuggle-time with Jessie (much to the dismay of the rest of our family back in Fort ...) It was a lovely lunch and visit!

Auntie Meg flew in for a long weekend and got to enjoy some quality snuggles with Jessie - in this pic, Auntie Meg actually "saved the day" ... Jessie wasn't in a very good mood and Auntie Meg tried the pacifier one more time and ... success! It's official now - Jessie has finally traded in Mommy and Daddy's fingers for her sucky! Thank you Meg!

Jessie conks out in her bouncy chair ...
with her newfound love - her sucky!! YAY!

Auntie Meg spoiled Mommy with an amazing and delicious birthday cake (almost Auntie Mar quality - but of course, nothing beats Auntie Mar's cakes!!!) It was a lovely little birthday party! (Don't worry Ken fans - he had a birthday cheesecake two days earlier!!)

Another Milestone Achieved!

Just a quick note to share today's great thrill ... we were at Sears having some family photos done and when we were doing some "Jessie Tummy Time" pics, she started to flip out and then did just that! She rolled from her belly onto her back today for the very first time! YAY for Jessie - our strong little girl!

Month 4 Begins ...

It's official - we are now parents to a 3 month old ... it's very hard to believe just how fast the time has gone! We're nearing yet another Saturday which means Jessie is now 14 weeks old ... she's just shy of 18lbs. and is bursting out of most of her 6 month clothing and is continuing to amaze us with each new day.

In month 3 Jessie learned to reach for her receiving blankets and pull them to her mouth and she enjoyed holding on to objects placed into her hands for longer periods of time. She began reaching for toys and hanging onto them (and pulled them to her mouth in early Month 4). She will sit through story after story after story some days - and not the little 4 or 5 word board books - we're talking full, complete stories! She loves stories with lots of colourful pictures and rhythm (Dr. Seuss, etc.) and loves to help tell the story!

She had a bit of a revelation when we visited Gram and Grampie in PEI when she was given baths in the "big girl" bathtub and learned how to kick and splash like never before - and has continued to do so despite being put back into her smaller baby tub - she still absolutely loves her bathtime and is enjoying longer baths now too!

She's also beginning to show signs of a more stable routine to her day - while her daytime naps are still mostly sporatic, she goes to sleep around 7pm and starts her day around 8am with her first nap at 9:30am without fail. She enjoys a swing first thing in the morning while Mommy eats her breakfast and has become quite the pro at her Tummy Time and enjoys it as often as Mommy can squeeze it in! She's becoming quite the strong little girl and early in Month 4 proved this when placed in her BebePod and finally didn't need to be supported by Mommy or Daddy - amazing how just a few short weeks ago this wasn't possible!

We continue to be amazed by our little miracle ... below are just a few pics of our little 3 month old in her first week of Month 4 ...




Mommy placed this elephant toy on Jessie's lap all
week long and finally Jessie decided it was time to grab
him and give him a taste (see video below!)



We just can't get enough of her beautiful blue eyes!

All smiles (and chins!) in her BebePod!