Matthew Blackett – Page 8 – Dunster Blackett: The Life of Carly, Matt & Fitzgerald

44 Weeks: Fitz goes to a wedding & meets some dogs

Matt’s cousin Kris Kuhn got married in Niagara Falls this weekend so it gave us a chance to dress Fitz up is his bow-tie for the occasion. We stayed with Steffany, Matt’s other Kuhn cousin, where Fitz got to meeting a pair of dogs up close.

ABOVE & BELOW: At Steffany’s place Fitz pretended to crawl (those pics are just him posing), while he got up close with very the curious canine duo of Penny and Abby.

ABOVE: This is a new smile. He brings it out a few times a day when he seems to be mugging for you or pleased with himself.

BELOW: This melted Matt’s heart — the kid is already into maps.

43 Weeks: Celebrating 10 months & Canada Day

As Fitzy hits 10 months, Canada reaches 147. We celebrated the long-weekend by playing on the porch and visiting the Legion Hall on the Lake Shore, not far from our place, for an authentic Canadian experience.

ABOVE: Our boy has become a very good waver, even with a mouthful of peaches.

ABOVE: Aunt Meghan joined us on the legion’s patio / BELOW: So did Aunt Heather.

42 Weeks: Window watching, swimming, and a picnic

ABOVE & BELOW: While waiting for his 9-month checkup, Fitz takes in the scene at Queen and Dufferin intersection.

ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz took his first dip in a pool this weekend (in a salt water pool, no less).

ABOVE & BELOW: We had a car for the weekend so we took the opportunity to take Fitz out to Kew Gardens and Beach in the east end. It was the family’s first picnic.

41 Weeks: Voting, Father’s Day and the jolly jumper

Fitz’s 41st week involved going to vote in the provincial election (he’s a huuuuuge Libertarian supporter).

ABOVE: Carly thinks it is okay to photobomb your own child.

ABOVE & BELOW: Father’s Day was spent having breakfast at Easy, just around the corner from us, and a walk along Queen Street.

ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz is still a maniac at the jolly jumper.

ABOVE & BELOW: There’s an app that can turn your photos into cartoon-ized illustrations.

8 vs 13 vs 18 vs 23 vs 28 vs 33 vs 38 weeks

A montage of Fitz at five week intervals showing his growth and expressive range.

40 Weeks: Fitz and Carly

ABOVE: Carly and Fitz in the VIA waiting area at Union Station.

39 Weeks: Fitz turns 9 months & makes a point

Fitz and Matt got to spend an entire weekend together for the first time while Carly relaxed at a cottage with friends near Collingwood. Fitz reached the 9-month mark during the weekend so he celebrated by knocking down stacked blocks and pointing at everything.

ABOVE: Look at all those teeth coming in! Seven so far, with three more about to surface.

ABOVE: One of the play stations on the Circle of Neglect is this slot machine-like feature. Fitz has really mastered spinning it.

ABOVE & BELOW: One of Fitz’s favourite things to do is take two of these blocks and knock down any stacked blocks within swinging distance (or trying to eat them).

ABOVE & BELOW: Over the last few weeks Fitz has started pointing at everything. His index fingers are getting a lot of work these days.

38 Weeks: A mouth full of teeth

Fitz now has two bottom teeth and four top teeth. And if you can get a close look at his gums you can see other teeth that will soon be popping through.

May Long Weekend in Ottawa, Dunster Clan

While in Ottawa, Fitz got to hang out and meet many members of the Dunster clan.

ABOVE: Clayton, Fraser, Barry, Carly, Todd, Kevan, Chris, and Todd

ABOVE: Uncle Brian

ABOVE: Grandpa and Aunt Heather

ABOVE: Will and Barry

ABOVE: Uncle Neil and Will

37 Weeks: May Long Weekend in Ottawa with Fitz

We brought Fitz to Ottawa for the May long-weekend and he continued to melt hearts, especially when he wore a bow tie and skinny jeans.

BELOW: Fitz and Aunt Heather

ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz models his rugged outdoor adventure look

ABOVE: Fitz does a poor job of concealing Carly’s stolen moccasin.

ABOVE: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”

BELOW: Fitz hits the swings at Weston Park.