Little Gus: May 2011

Every day that goes by, my heart learns to love more deeply. I can't believe my son is five months old. I can't believe that my life has become what it is today. I look at my journals from when I was teen, a narrative that was a naive yet jaded look at life and love and I wonder how the same person can have such contradicting feelings. That's life for you. I always knew there was a reason why my mother would not let me get a tattoo. If I had to live with the decisions that I thought I was old enough to make back then, then I would have a rainbow coloured turtle tattooed to my tummy! Thank God for mothers who can say 'no'.

A lot has happened since my last post. Our little Gus has traveled far and wide! In March we took a 3,581 km (2,225 miles) train ride to Edmonton. That was a huge trip because it took 3 days just to get there, we stayed for a few days then we were on our 3 day trip back home. The following Sunday Angus started swim lessons.

A remarkable experience happened while we were in Edmonton. We were planning on staying at a hotel but my cousin and his wife insisted that we stay with them. We were a little hesitant since it had been 10 years since I last saw my cousin and I had not yet met his wife or 15 month old son. We did not want to bring our occasionally high tempered 3 month old to their quiet home. But they were not taking no for an answer and we ended up glad that they offered. My cousin and I were so happy to see each other. I ALMOST forgot how much fun he was. But his wife, is now my new girlfriend. It was such a blast catching up and hanging out with another young family. The babies loved playing together, it was neat too because their son is almost exactly a year older than Gus. We had a great care-free time and loved every moment of it. They even took us to Banff which was a 4 hour drive just to get there.

We loved every moment we spent with them and miss them now that we are home. The remarkable moment that I mentioned happen when we were visiting. One evening Justin who is usually shy and reserve around new people, turned to me and said " you know, I came here a stranger and I now I leave feeling like I'm family". We both are grateful to my generous cousin and his family and can't wait to travel and reconnect with them again.

Okay on the fast track to where we are now. Angus is 5 months old, wearing clothes that are for 9 month old. He has two teeth, the bottom front chompers. He is able to sit up for a while before falling over. :) He loves to talk doesn't matter the time of day. Angus rolls from his tummy to his sides and today he just rolled from his back to his tummy! He is a busy boy with Swim class on Sundays, Playgroup on Mondays, Music on Tuesdays and Parents with babies movies on Wednesdays.