Kaniz & Abbas +2

The picture above obviously wasn't taken in Toronto.. it's been a long winter so far in Toronto, so Kaniz, Samarah and I decided to take a little break and do what lots of fellow Canadians do every year - fly down to Florida. Unfortunately, in our case, it was only for a few days. The trip was fun, but poor Samarah caught a cold before we left, and ended up throwing up on our outbound flight. The cold turned into a chest cough and then a mild ear infection.. so the rest of  the week didn't go much better. Luckily, Samarah's mood and appetite weren't affected, so the only change to our plans was fewer dinners out. Once we got back to Toronto, Samarah's pediatrician put her on antibiotics, which did the trick (more or less). The big event in our life this past week has been Samarah's 'transition' to daycare. As expected, Samarah did great! She played nicely with the other kids and charmed all the staff. Kaniz and I can't believe that our little gir...

I know, I know I know! You don't even have to say anything.. it's been a long time since my last post. I'm guessing that most of you thought I'd abandoned the whole blog thing, but never fear.. it was just a temporary lapse. So lots of new things since 2009 started, including: Two new top teeth, bringing the total to 4! (and two more on the way, apparently) Crawling forwards (again, finally!) First throw up on an airplane - not terribly messy, thankfully. First ear infection - all recovered now. First course of antibiotics - surprisingly, Samarah loved taking her amoxicillin, which smelled a little like watermelon Jolly Ranchers. Learning to feed myself Expanded vocabulary - in addition to the usual dada and mama, Samarah has added abbas (ok, so it's more like 'abba' but close enough), apple, purple, and up! I have another set of pictures to post this week, so will fill you all in on the latest then. Enjoy the pictures!