Friday, May 22, 2009

Oona Updates

It has been awhile since we last updated the blog. Oona and I have been enjoying the nice weather - going for long walks and visiting places like the Public Gardens and Historic Properties. Along our travels we discovered that the Black Market is a great place for babies to hang out. Not THE Black Market, I mean the store of the same name. There are mobiles hanging from every square inch of the ceiling - Oona thinks it is incredible. Oona also enjoys visiting the yarn store - there are so many different colours.

It is hard to believe that Oona will be six months old next week. She is getting stronger by the day, and Dad and I are convinced she will be throwing us around the room soon. Her fine motor and communication skills are developing rapidly - she is creeping and will be crawling sooner than later.

Unfortunately Oona has been waking up very upset at night - we really hope that she is not having bad dreams. Otherwise, she seems like a very happy baby - laughing and babbling all the time.

She has now tried a number of different foods (still in very small doses) including: oatmeal cereal; rice, sweet corn and potato cereal; rice and oatmeal cereal with apple and banana; sweet potatoes, carrots and green beans. So far, he seems to like everything but green beans - and even they weren't so bad - we have to her credit she kept trying to get them down.

Mom (the I mentioned above) has returned to work as a programmer at the Atlantic Film Festival. It is just two mornings a week. Oona stays with Dad, and she doesn't even have to miss a feeding with Mom.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Oona goes on a Jane's Walk

Today Oona and Dad went on their first Jane's Walk.

In case you haven't heard of it, Jane's Walk are neighbourhood walking tours that honour the legacy of urban activist Jane Jacobs. The goal is to instill belonging and encourage civic leadership.

Dad and Oona went on the walk around our neighbourhood in Halifax's North End. We are lucky to live in a great neighbourhood - there are so many different types of people here. Our community has everyone from artists to activists to people whose families have been here for generations. 

Dad said Oona had a great time on the walk. She enjoyed looking around and meeting new people. Mom stayed home and had a nap, but will definitely be there next year for Oona's second Jane's Walk.