Fitz is feeding himself now and it shows. His newest love is mashed potato.
Author: Matthew Blackett
1 Year, 8 Weeks: October weekend
1 Year 7 Weeks: Thanksgiving in Ottawa
Fitz spent Thanksgiving in Ottawa where he showed off his hair and plentiful teeth.
1 Year, 6 Weeks: Playground fun
Fitz is now able to climb stairs at the playground and is very happy to ride the slide. And he developed a runny nose.
1 Year, 5 Weeks: Also known as 13 months
1 Year, 4 Weeks: Down by the lake
One of the nicest benefits of living where we do is our access to the waterfront. The pedestrian bridge is 3 minutes away and the water’s edge is less than 5. Since summer has extended into autumn — and Carly is on the verge of going back to work — we thought we’d settle in to one of Carly’s secret spots with a semi-private view of Lake Ontario.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz is not always super charming for the camera — he has both a dour and animalistic side to him.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz is very stable standing upright and can often stand for up to 10 seconds on his own (see below).
ABOVE: The tall white building in the background is where Matt lived for 4 years before moving in with Carly.
BELOW: A group of Japanese tourists stumbled upon our sitting spot. A few of them were completely smitten by Fitz and took a series of photos. We can now honestly say that he has fans in Japan.
BELOW: After the Japanese crashed our party, we headed to the very busy kid’s playground in Sir Casimir Gzowski Park. It was a little hectic for Fitz but he really enjoyed the swings.
1 Year, 3 Weeks: The playground of teething
As Fitzy gets more mobile his playtime options are expanding. Playgrounds are not just about swings anymore — he’s crawling through tunnels, riding the slide, and climbing stairs.
Fitz is in the midst of a full blown teething extravaganza. His first 8 teeth appeared relatively close together back in the spring and it looks like he has 8 more coming in at different stages.
1 Year, 2 Weeks: Fitz goes to Polish Fest
The Polish Festival takes place on Roncesvalles just around the corner from us each year. This year it felt bigger than ever.
ABOVE & BELOW: He is all teeth and hair these days.
BELOW: He’s quite curious, which means everything that can move is touched, such as turning the TV’s sound off/on repeatedly or opening the fireplace doors.
1 Year 1 Week: At the playground
After all the celebration and hoopla of Fitz’s birthday, we settled back into our regular routines including going to the park. This trip to the park on Sorauren saw Fitz learn to climb a step. He also rode a slide.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz was also keen to explore the tube and crawl through it from one side to the other.
52 Weeks! 1 Year Old!
Somehow we managed to document each week of Fitz’s first year. There’s no guarantee we can keep it up forever, but we’ll try to see how long we can take it.
Fitz and Grandpa Dennis celebrated their shared significant birthdays in Ottawa over the Labour Day weekend. Grandma Lee planned the joint 1st-65th birth bash, which included a cake adorned with one of Matt’s photos.
The party started just as Fitz was finishing his afternoon nap. After waking up, he spent about 10 minutes in an anti-social mood before he perked up and started the charm offensive. And the tackling offensive.
ABOVE & BELOW: Cousin Declan came out to celebrate the birthdays and was at first greeted by shared play toys and small-chat time.
ABOVE: Then Declan decided it was time to bite Fitz’s fingers.
ABOVE & BELOW: Then Fitz pulled his patented tackling move.
BELOW: …and then his patented shirt grab move.
ABOVE & BELOW: Play time returned to normal where cuteness again reigned supreme…
ABOVE & BELOW: The next generation — Will, Fitz and Declan.
BELOW: It was at this point that Declan decided to vent his jealousy of Fitz’s flowing locks by trying to rip it out by the handful. Either that, or this is the baby-version of paddy-whacks.
Watch how it unfolds so quickly…
