Bethany's First Boat Ride

Joe and I have pretty much visited all the tourist attractions in Ottawa.  Since Miss B is "new" in Ottawa, we figure we should be her tour guides and show her around in Ottawa.

We took her to Dow's Lake for the Tulips Festival two weeks ago. and other than a bit of a meltdown in front of the flowers, she did pretty good.

Last weekend, Bethany had her very first Ottawa River Boat Ride.  The ride was 75 minutes and she did amazingly well (of course, with the help of cheerios and rice puffs) and did not even fuss once!

 

Bethany is a crawler!

A month ago, I made a point of blogging everyday, or at least, every other day.  I would sit Miss B on her playmat, and then I would be blogging like a mad person while she is happily chewing on her Sophie!  This works great for a few weeks until she decided that sitting at one spot is no fun anymore.  

Miss B has been "scooting" for the longest time I can remember.  She would "scoot" underneath the jumperoo and be happily playing "under" the jumperoo for half an hour.  She would "scoot" so close to Bee and then pull the poor dog's tail.  

One day, out of the blue, her little mind decided that "scooting" is no longer fun, and then she started army crawled.  She was in the slow army crawling stage for two weeks (before she turned 9 months old).  This week, she has progressed from the slow army crawling stage to the super duper fast army crawling stage.  She crawls so fast that even my dog looks at her, from a distance, in pure amazement!

Though it is uber cute to watch Miss B crawls on top of the dog, over her toys, underneath the chairs... it could possibly cause serious accidents in the house...

... and hence... B.A.B.Y.P.R.O.O.F.I.N.G.!

Bethany has cut her first tooth!

Miss B has been teething (so I was told) since she was 4 months old.  Everyone has been telling me that a tooth or two should be on its way anytime soon.  Well this "anytime soon" has turned to a 5 months wait.  During this waiting "game", I got discouraged a few times, after seeing babies younger than Miss B, had cut their first teeth before Miss B did.  There was a time that I began to worry that Miss B would be a toothless baby.
Yesterday, Miss B was 9 months and 4 days old, she cut her very first tooth! 

Bethany's OALASWI!

For those who do not know the mommy lingo: OALASWI = Out As Long As She Was In!

Well this day has finally arrived! The day that my sweet little baby girl has been out as long as she was in! It has been a wonderful yet sometimes hectic 39 weeks. It has been truly amazing to watch her grow, watch her laugh, watch her chuckle, watch her roll, watch her jumping happily in the jumperoo, watch her sitting up un-assisted, watch her babble "Hey da..d", watch her sign "More" & "Eat" and watch her army-crawl. Most importantly, it is very rewarding, as first time parents, to watch my daughter grow up happily and healthily.

My love for my daughter grows everyday, every hour, every minute and every second. Bethany is a sweet chunky monkey and there are so many things I love about her and her developing personality. I truly hope that she will be as close to me as I am to my mother in the years to come!

Here are some pics of my precious sweetie pie:

At Birth -- Birth Weight 6 lb 15 oz

First Picture with Daddy in the Recovery Room at the Hospital

First Picture with Pao Pao in the Waiting Area at the Hospital

7 Days Old

One Month Old

Two Months Old

Three Months Old

Four Months Old -- in her bumbo and with her Sophie!

Bethany's First Christmas

Five Months Old -- Tummy Time!

Six Months Old -- eating a huge chunk of banana

7 Months old

8 Months Old -- First Time sleeping on her tummy

First Easter

First Tulips Festival (picture taken the day before OALASWI)

The very first Mother's Day Gifts

It is not even noon yet and I have been uber spoiled by my husband and my daughter.  They made me a yummy breakfast this morning and showered me with flowers, cards and gift!