Fitz had no major developments this week, though he insists to sit upright. Oh, and he mastered the Jolly Jumper.
ABOVE: Fitz gets super excited whenever one of the cats enters the room. Here, Fever gets a little sniff in.
ABOVE & BELOW: The Circle of Neglect brings a lot of joy to Fitz.
Fitz got to meet some more family members this weekend: Uncle Wayne, Aunt Janet, cousin Troy, cousin Todd and todd’s girlfriend Ashley. Fitz also hung out with his grandmother — who wants to be referred to as Nanny — and got to enjoy some solid (food) time in the highchair.
ABOVE: Uncle Wayne and Aunt Janet Dunster.
ABOVE: Cousin Todd and Ashley.
ABOVE: Fitz sports his new hat, hand knitted/crocheted by Ashley.
ABOVE: Cousin Troy.
ABOVE: Fitz gets all dressed up for his out of town visit.
ABOVE & BELOW: Now that Fitz has started to eat solids, he has graduated to the super fashionable high chair. As you can see he really likes it.
ABOVE & BELOW: As you can see, Fitz is sprouting tooth number 2.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz gets a visit from Nanny.
While away in Hilton Head, it became quite apparent that our little Fitzy wanted to start eating solid foods. He reached for bacon strips, chocolate ice cream, and whatever else we were putting in our mouths. So upon arrival home we began to feed him rice cereal, the medical community’s preferred first food. Carly was disappointed that we can’t add flavour to the food just yet but we all know Fitz’s exposure to food will not be limited.
BELOW: When Fitz is not eating he is trying to put any and everything into his mouth, including Mr. Sun who was Fitz’s sworn enemy less than 2 weeks ago.
ABOVE: Cormorants over the Atlantic.
ABOVE: A pair of dolphins crest just off the shoreline.
ABOVE: Small sand dunes on the beach.
ABOVE: Sandpipers!
ABOVE: A mama seagull and her babies.
ABOVE & BELOW: Turtles!
ABOVE & BELOW: A stork!
ABOVE: A lookout at Harbortown on Hilton Head Island.
ABOVE: Pelicans on the breaker at Harbortown.
ABOVE: A pelican on the pier.
ABOVE: A cormorant surfaces on a pond near where we stayed.
ABOVE: This might be a cormorant but not positive.
For the last week of February, we spent time with the Ottawa grandparents down in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Our days consisted mostly of walking on the beach, watching the Winter Olympics, and looking out for dolphins or alligators. Lil’ Fitz had a great time taking in the warmth (as did his parents) and there wasn’t a minute of the day when he wasn’t being adored by someone.
ABOVE & BELOW: Our trip from Toronto to Hilton Head started at the ungodly hour of 4am. Fitz has an especially poor night of sleep which meant so did his mom and dad (check out Carly’s expression above). Despite this, Fitz did amazing on the two flights down south: he fell asleep before take-off and showed no signs of his ears popping. These images are at the gate of Toronto International Airport as we wait to board our 7:30am flight.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz out for a stroll in the warm weather.
ABOVE: This photo is awesome simply due to how Fitz is wearing his hat and the ‘tude he is giving off.
ABOVE: Fitz and Aunt Donna.
ABOVE: Fitz already trying to ignore his father.
ABOVE: No baby has been happier to go on a walk, or so you would think.
ABOVE & BELOW: Our second day in Hilton Head also coincided with the semi-final game of mens hockey at the Olympics. Canada dominated the US team, winning 1-0. We put the flag out of the porch after the win and we overheard passersby say, “Those Canadians are just trying to be annoying.” After the gold medal game we also wheeled Fitz around Harbortown wearing the CANADA Roots hoodie, much to the chagrin of a few sore losers.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz hangs out with Grandma Dunster; he has also become consistently excellent at sitting up and tummy time (he chose this trip to master the roll-over from stomach to back).
ABOVE: Fitz loves the peek-a-boo game.
ABOVE & BELOW: Carly and Fitz on the beach.
ABOVE & BELOW: Carly anf Fitz also spent time together in our jumbo-sized bed.
ABOVE: While we do brag about Fitz’s sitting-up abilities, he is still face-planting often.
BELOW: Fitz definitely prefers to be upright as much as possible these days.
ABOVE: We were placed at the back of the plane on two of our four flights. But on our last flight the two seats beside us were empty so we got to spread out.
