Still waiting...

Now that the finishing touches have been made to the baby's room, we're now all just waiting for her to arrive. Tracey is 39 weeks today and according to the doctor can go any-time now. It's interesting how different it is this time around, more anticipation, more waiting and more pressure kicking and pushing on Tracey's belly. It will all probably happen in the next few days, so we'll keep you posted on any developments.

Funny thing, we asked Malcolm yesterday what the first thing he'll say to the baby is and he said: "I'm going to say, Sorry". We asked why? He said, "Because I'm sorry that baby sister will have to go back into Mommy's tummy". I don't think Malcolm's level of anticipation is the same as ours.

Here are some pictures of baby sister's room.

38 weeks and counting...

Today marks Tracey's 38th week of pregnancy. As you can see her belly is ever so big and we all expect things to happen soon. Malcolm arrived two weeks early and the doctor said that we should expect a similar time frame. Roger and Tracey say that it is somewhat different this time round, cause there seems to be more anticipation centered on when the baby will arrive. With Malcolm things happened so suddenly there wasn't much time to worry or stress. I'm looking forward to having Tracey home for another year. I'm not so much looking forward to all the disruption that babies seem to bring. I need my puppy rest.

Malcolm the funny guy...

Malcolm has recently been interested in telling jokes. We're not entirely sure where the motivation came from, but it's been interesting to watch. Roger taught him a couple of Halloween jokes and he's been telling them to many family and friends for the past few weeks; however, recently he's taken it upon himself to actually come up with his own material. Here are two of the jokes he's made himself, Roger and Tracey have helped him with the delivery, but the premise and idea were all 100% his own.

Malcolm: "I don't do somersaults, I do summer-peppers".

Malcolm: "In the day-time I wear sunglasses and at night I wear moon-glasses".

Quite the jokeman, perhaps he's got a future in stand-up.

Happy Birthday Malcolm J

Whoa, three years have gone since that special Sunday morning that marked the arrival of my little brother, our lives have sure changed since then. Happy Birthday to you Malcolm. Love you much.

Malcolm's 3rd Birthday Party.

Malcolm's party was a huge success. This year Roger and Tracey decided to have his party a bit early and the date just happened to fall on Halloween. What better idea to have a costume party. Some really great costumes this year, with the first prize in the adult category going to Deana as Minnie Mouse (honorable mention to Uncle Glen who came as a pirate). In the child category Camila took first prize sealing the deal with her patent lion's roar. Thank you to everyone to who came. It was very fun. Here's a short video of the event.

Malcolm's 3rd birthday. from Obiwanhavanese on Vimeo.

Beautiful colours this autumn...

The colours around the neighbourhood have been quite stunning this autumn. Like the changes in the leaves, we've been able to see lots of changes in Malcolm. You can tell how much Malcolm has grown simply by what he can say and do. This time last year we managed to take some lovely fall pictures, but this year he's so much more animated and verbal about what he sees. He can skip, jump, hop, and even sprint now. In fact, he was even able to help Roger rake the leaves in front of the house. They managed to fill up big garbage bin full of them. It was quite interesting to watch as he pulled leaves back and forth across the lawn and sidewalk. After all that, he'd scoop them up with both hands and then even pull the heavy bin down the walk. We can only imagine what he'll be able to do next year.

Baby sister in there?

So, Roger and Tracey have been preparing Malcolm as best they can for the new arrival, but we're not quite sure how he's going to take it all. Funniest thing is that he wants his baby sister to talk as soon as she arrives, even though every one has tried to tell him that she won't be able to talk right away. In fact, they've even warned him that she may cry a lot. There are some legitimate concerns about all the disruption things will cause, especially in the sleep department. Roger and Tracey are most afraid of either of the kids waking each-other up whether it be at nap time or during the middle of the night. I know everyone gets through it, but it is hard to picture right now. We have our paws and fingers crossed.

Also, on behalf of the family we would like to thank Ms. Turner in Red Deer, Alberta for the beautiful hand-knit socks she sent, aren't they adorable? It was great to see our uncle Lane as well. Hopefully, he'll make it back to Vancouver again soon and maybe with an improved tennis game (cause what he brought just wasn't up to snuff here on the Westcoast).