Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Smiles! and Shots:(
Hello There!
Today Callum received his 2 month immunizations with Dr Fay. I thought that I would be okay to stay with him while he was being injected but at the last minute i panicked and fled. Luckily, Vicky was there to help out-Vicky is Dr Fay's receptionist-extraordinaire.
Cal received 2 shots today and is having his 3rd done next week as our doctor doesn't like to overload babies with stress. I'm not sure how I feel about that, is it better to delay and space out the stress or just get it over with?? I have to go back next week either way for my checkup as well so I guess we'd be there anyway.
Poor little bunny, screamed bloody murder during the shots. He's recovering ok, he's been pretty upset but I think the infant tylenol is helping. Thankfully he's been able to sleep since we've been home.
On a lighter note, Cal has started smiling!! He's practicing his smiles alot now and loves to coo and make different sounds. We have a ritual where we talk about our day before bedtime, he's so funny!
Off to bed <3
Meagan
Today Callum received his 2 month immunizations with Dr Fay. I thought that I would be okay to stay with him while he was being injected but at the last minute i panicked and fled. Luckily, Vicky was there to help out-Vicky is Dr Fay's receptionist-extraordinaire.
Cal received 2 shots today and is having his 3rd done next week as our doctor doesn't like to overload babies with stress. I'm not sure how I feel about that, is it better to delay and space out the stress or just get it over with?? I have to go back next week either way for my checkup as well so I guess we'd be there anyway.
Poor little bunny, screamed bloody murder during the shots. He's recovering ok, he's been pretty upset but I think the infant tylenol is helping. Thankfully he's been able to sleep since we've been home.
On a lighter note, Cal has started smiling!! He's practicing his smiles alot now and loves to coo and make different sounds. We have a ritual where we talk about our day before bedtime, he's so funny!
Off to bed <3
Meagan
Thursday, September 1, 2011
2 months old!
Hi Everyone!
Well, in 2 days Callum will be 2 months old! Alot has happened in the last 2 months....what a big change it is to have a baby in the house!
Callum is waking up around 3 times a night now, he sleeps for around 3-4 hours at a time. It's amazing how your body gets used to broken/lack of sleep though, I can honestly say that I haven't been as tired as I thought I would be. He's just started practicing his smiles and just yesterday rolled over!
Everyone is completely in love with our little man-I must get stopped 30 times a day by people commenting on his cuteness :) Tommy is having a bit of a period of adjustment to not being an 'only child', but he sure does love his baby!
Callum is being exclusively breastfed now, we were supplementing occasionally with formula but now we don't need it. We're also going to be slowly easing Cal into cloth diapers as I hate the amount of garbage we're generating with the disposables. I've been really lucky to find a friend in my complex, Emily, who is a doula and makes natural products (she has a website www.naturalcreation.ca). Cal was having allergic reactions to his baby shampoo (Johnson's) and since I switched to her products his skin has been great! Everything with a baby is a major learning curve but it's neat how fast your confidence grows with each day.
Now on to the good stuff, pictures!
The Andersons <3
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Baby Callum!
On July 3rd 2011 at 12:53am we welcomed to the world our little boy, Callum Rendell Anderson!!
He came 2 weeks early and weighed 6lbs 7oz. He's been in our lives for a little over 2 weeks now and we are just loving being parents:) Big brother Tommy is pretty thrilled too-he can't stop licking the baby! I will try to keep CopperDog updated with Callum's progress and will post lots of photos (I promise)
Love,
Meagan, Shawn, and Callum <3
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Garden Odds and Ends
This year we are starting our first garden! I come from a long line of expert gardeners in my family but my skills are somewhat non existent (I'm hoping that's just from lack of practice:)
We have a nice deck at our place that gets a LOT of sun so we are hoping our garden will be a success. We're planning on mostly growing edibles (lots of veggies, fruit and herbs) with a few types of flowers for a nice aesthetic.
Our first trip to Garden Works was a shock when I discovered how much those fancy cedar planter boxes cost!! Luckily I have a very handy husband who has made some beautiful planters out of old pallet jacks at his warehouse-throw some stain on them and they look great! We're also going to be checking out craigslist alot(like i need an excuse) if we want to get some nice pots/lattice etc.
So what we've started doing is germinating some seeds indoors to get them started. What we have so far is marjoram, dill, rosemary, chevril and parsley for the herbs, and corn, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and squash for the veggies:)
They've been germinating for a few days now and just today my zucchini is starting to sprout, how exciting!
I'll update more later with how our garden on the cheap is coming along...with pictures!
Meagan, Shawn and 'The Gang'
We have a nice deck at our place that gets a LOT of sun so we are hoping our garden will be a success. We're planning on mostly growing edibles (lots of veggies, fruit and herbs) with a few types of flowers for a nice aesthetic.
Our first trip to Garden Works was a shock when I discovered how much those fancy cedar planter boxes cost!! Luckily I have a very handy husband who has made some beautiful planters out of old pallet jacks at his warehouse-throw some stain on them and they look great! We're also going to be checking out craigslist alot(like i need an excuse) if we want to get some nice pots/lattice etc.
So what we've started doing is germinating some seeds indoors to get them started. What we have so far is marjoram, dill, rosemary, chevril and parsley for the herbs, and corn, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and squash for the veggies:)
They've been germinating for a few days now and just today my zucchini is starting to sprout, how exciting!
I'll update more later with how our garden on the cheap is coming along...with pictures!
Meagan, Shawn and 'The Gang'
Monday, February 22, 2010
Return to Blogland!
Hello Everyone!
Well it seems I'm very slow at this blogging thing....I'm hoping to post more often now!
We had a pretty uneventful January, a lot of lead up to the Olympics for me as I work for RBC (one of the main sponsors). Shawn was also very busy at work as he works in the beer industry and they are definitely in demand right now;)
Now that the Olympics are here it's been pretty incredible! At first I wasn't all that enthused about Vancouver hosting such a big event but now that they're here it's been alot of fun. People are smiling at each other on the streets and just generally being friendlier, it's very different from the Vancouver we're used to! Shawn and I haven't been to any events (can't afford it) but we have gone downtown to check out the scene and just soak everything in. We're hoping to go a few more times before the Games end. I've taken a bunch of pictures and will post them in a few more days.
The Olympics are certainly a great vehicle to showcase our city in it's entirety. I hope that the international coverage shows a clear picture of the poverty, homelessness and drug abuse in our city as much as it shows the beauty here. I truly hope that the legacy of this time will work to improve our city and not just sweep the ugly parts under the rug. I guess time will tell..
Pictures to come!
Meagan
Well it seems I'm very slow at this blogging thing....I'm hoping to post more often now!
We had a pretty uneventful January, a lot of lead up to the Olympics for me as I work for RBC (one of the main sponsors). Shawn was also very busy at work as he works in the beer industry and they are definitely in demand right now;)
Now that the Olympics are here it's been pretty incredible! At first I wasn't all that enthused about Vancouver hosting such a big event but now that they're here it's been alot of fun. People are smiling at each other on the streets and just generally being friendlier, it's very different from the Vancouver we're used to! Shawn and I haven't been to any events (can't afford it) but we have gone downtown to check out the scene and just soak everything in. We're hoping to go a few more times before the Games end. I've taken a bunch of pictures and will post them in a few more days.
The Olympics are certainly a great vehicle to showcase our city in it's entirety. I hope that the international coverage shows a clear picture of the poverty, homelessness and drug abuse in our city as much as it shows the beauty here. I truly hope that the legacy of this time will work to improve our city and not just sweep the ugly parts under the rug. I guess time will tell..
Pictures to come!
Meagan
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