Well, after three doctor visits in three weeks, Blake finally seems to be feeling much better. Its hard trying to diagnosis what's going on with a baby since they can't really tell you how they're feeling and in a large part comes down to trusting your instincts. Even though Blake was fighting a bug in his tummy, he was still a happy baby and we've had a really fun last few weeks. The weekend before last was Brad's birthday. We enjoyed a night out with friends to dinner and to see the new Batman movie (greatness), laying out by the pool and a nice meal with our parents. Blake dressed in some fine looking duds for his daddy's birthday lunch...



For those of you that know us well, know that by Brad and I having a boy, it is a given for our son to grow up in a hockey rink. We often joke Blake will learn how to skate before he'll learn to walk. We are without a doubt a hockey family. Even though we see Blake's future in hockey skates, doesn't necessarily mean that Blake sees his future in hockey skates. But if this past Friday night is any indication of how Blake feels about the sport, he will be practicing his slap shot a few years down the road. While I've taken Blake to a few of Brad's hockey games since he's been born, we haven't actually gone inside the rink since its a little cold and he slept through his games anyways. However Friday night we sat inside the rink on the bleachers. Blake woke after the first period and sat the rest of the game on one of his "Auntie's" laps, not fussing once, intently watching the game in front of him. I have never seen my child sit for such a long period of time in the same position. He was completely fixated and loved every second watching his daddy win his game.



Of course watching such an exciting hockey game would wear anyone out!



I have been on a mission the last few weeks, but have failed to complete it. I partially believe Blake is causing me to fail on purpose as a fun game. What is this mission? To capture Blake's smile on camera. Blake has been smiling more and more and it completely melts my heart and makes any rough patches completely worth it. I desperately want a photo of the sweet smile, however every single time I go to grab the camera and snap the photo it is gone. As soon as I am done snapping the photo, there is the smile again, then gone as soon as I try again. I really do think its a game to Blake, but I will keep trying and hopefully in the coming weeks I'll have a photo to prove to all of you just how sweet his smile is. In the mean time you can enjoy these other random photos of the boy.