Who is Marcus?

I know my little bubba is only 7 weeks old but boy does he have a personality on him already.

I thought I best post something soon or Ill forget this precious stage in months to come.

Who is Marcus?

Marcus is a very Happy Baby!
He loves to Smile all the time- at everything! mom, dad, his friends on the wall, his friends hanging from the mobile, at himself in the mirror, at a blank wall.....everything.

He loves when mommy sings to him- "wheels on the bus" "Patty cake", "I love you Marcus" " You are my sunshine" and sometimes he will cou along.

He enjoys the fan on (white noise) while taking his naps

He all of a sudden hates his "soother" which makes me sad- I had my soother till I was four- (don't judge)

He gets Grumpy when he's tired (just like his Daddy)- we will be playing, having a ball during his wake time and BAM- he starts screaming and cant even open his eyes- It throws me off every time. So I swaddle him in his blankie and rock him to sleep while he cries...and then BAM he's out like a light.

I scratch my head every time! Not sure why he cant just rub his eyes, yawn and go to sleep, but hey makes my afternoon nap times interesting.

He loves walks- fresh air

He loves story time

He LOVES BATHS- he gets one every night apart of his bedtime routine and no matter what mood he is in, as soon as we put him in the water, he is a calm and happy as can be.

He loves Daddy time. When Matt gets home from work, I'm usually just finishing up feeding him and he usually has a fun party in his diaper waiting for daddy. I know that's mean, but both Marcus and I get a kick  out of it. daddy doesn't mind :)

He loves routine- I have him on a loose schedule- Feeding/Wake time/Nap time. It changes from time to time- growth spurts, outings etc.. but for the most part it stays the same.

Sometimes I can put him down for a nap awake and other times he cries hysterically and I need to rock and sing to him to sleep.

He is a complete and utter joy to our lives. Life wouldn't be the same without Baby  Marcus

Angels watching Over you!

My Mother, Marcus and I went for a stroll down town the other week and came across this little second hand antique store. The woman who owns it, travels around looking for old antique furniture and random findings. My mom spotted this picture and we both fell in love with it.  She bought it and gave it to Marcus. It now hangs up in his nursery and I'm reminded every time I look at it, how angels are always watching over my baby and where he just came from.

Sometimes I catch my baby gazing up to the ceiling smiling and laughing. I always look up and see that there is nothing there. I'd like to think its his friends from above ;)

Thank you Heavenly father for Watching over my Baby Angel!

COCHRANES move out of the City and into the Country

Yes its true! We have finally moved out into the outskirts of the City. We decided to relocate for Matt's work. He was commuting 2hrs a day and now that I'm on Mat leave, we decided it was time to make the move.

We have been planning on moving out here since the spring, but with the pregnancy, Dr's appointments etc, we knew it wasn't the right time. plus we had purchased our home and three weeks later, Matt got his new Job. ( we currently have rented out our home for the year)

We Love it here. It is a very beautiful little town here in Mitchell. Its where Matt was born and raised, not to mention its only 11 minutes from Stratford ( I timed it). As well as only 35 mins to London.

I think Marcus Likes it here too-  e gets LOTS of attention from our very friendly neighbours and ppl in the town. We take walks to the Library, the local grocery store and or just sometimes walk around.

My mom came up with us to help us move and clean the house for me. She is seriously the BEST! oh and of course we made sure we took the time to take some hundred pics of Marcus in the fall leaves- I mean he was begging us the whole time- how could we say no ?


When my Mat leave is over, we may move back to London or I will commute ( I didnt think I would enjoy it here as much as I do).

 Matt's Old Elementary School- They Shut it down and merged the other kids to the Other School where Matt's dad taught.

 This is the Library where Marcus and I walk to to every day.

 Matt's Office

 Thanks to Jill Thorn for the Adorable Pumpkin hat.

I just Cant wait to spend Christmas here in this Winter Wonderland!