Another first

Yesterday Jitse and I took Kai out for dinner: it was the first time that he was actually aware of us eating out, instead of sleeping in the sling while we ate. We chose to go to a Persian restaurant within walking distance of our home, we had never been there before and thought this would be a good chance to try it out. Unfortunately we forgot to bring our camera, because watching Kai at the restaurant was priceless. Our little guy was busy smiling at all the other customers and the waitress, looking at the lights and the fans, dancing to the Persian music and eating kebab, rice and bread in between. He had a great time and so did we, we'll definitely try to do this again soon.

Kai went skating too.

The post about Kai's first swim reminded me that Kai went skating for the first time too! Last week we took him to the Rideau Canal (for the non-Ottawans: world's largest skating rink) in his stroller. He was fine for the first 30 minutes, but just as we started taking pictures he'd had enough.

Kai's first swim.

This morning we took Kai for his first swim in the Splash Wave Pool in Gloucester. We didn't know what to expect and thought he might be a bit frightened. He proved us wrong! Kai loved every minute of our visit to the swimming pool and splashed away. He was fascinated by the life guards and just kept smiling at them, we think he liked their yellow and red outfits.
Here are some pics of our little outing:

Ready to go in (and peeing on daddy)

Enjoying the warm water

Kai would not let go of the toy watering-can

Relaxing in his towel

All dressed and ready to go

What 9 months can do.

Chatting with a friend today made me realise once again how much Kai has changed in the past 9 months. This collage really shows how he is on his way to becoming a toddler.