Getting Around (To a Dance Festival)

Here are some pictures of how we get around these days: Yannick loves being in the sling and Kai enjoys riding in (or pushing) the stroller.

 

And in the car, they now share the back seat. Yannick usually falls asleep during car rides, but if he doesn't and cries, Kai will tell him that he shouldn't cry because we are almost at our destination. And, if he can manage, he throws his own lovey in Yannick's car seat, so his little brother can be comforted by it.

 

On of the places we went to last weekend was a very nice festival, the Carnival of Cultures. The festival was held on Nepean Point where we had this beautiful view of the Parliament Buildings and the Ottawa River.

 

 

And another nice view: Yannick on my lap, enjoying the sounds and movements.

Brotherly Love

Kai adores his little brother and likes to tell everyone: "Look, that's my baby!" Whenever he gets the chance he want to kiss and cuddle Yannick, or cover him with his stuffed animals and give his lovey to Yannick. (And trust me, he doesn't usually share his lovey with anyone). When Yannick cries Kai will sometimes tell him: "Don't cry baby, Kai is here." or he tells me that Yannick wants to nurse.

This is how much they love each other:

Yannick covered with Kai's stuffed animals:



Yannick and Kai in the travel bed we have in our living room. Kai loves to play in it (and pretend that he is "baby Kai") and when he does, he usually insists that Yannick is put next to him.

Some Random Stuff

* Yannick turned one month old yesterday!!! Time really does fly.

* Kai started singing "Oh Canada" (Canadian national anthem), completely out of the blue yesterday! We had no idea that he knew that song, but he told us that he learned it at daycare.

* Yannick's love for milk is paying off: at 4 weeks old he weighed in at 4800 g (about 10 lbs 9 oz). We love his double chin!

* Today we (well, Kai..) went on our first diaper-free outing to Costco, Starbucks and the library. He had no accidents at all and was always able to tell us when he had to use the washroom: It seems that the big brother is officially potty trained!! On Monday we will try a full diaper-free day at daycare.

And some random pictures:

Comparison

Here's a comparison of Kai and Yannick at the same age. Both are about 3 weeks old in the pictures.