Queen Vicki's Weekend

Our May long weekend was a busy one.  James and his dad cleared out our office so that James could pull up the carpet and put down the laminate flooring in that room.  This will also become part playroom for Finn. By Saturday night the flooring was finished (I think, how terrible is it that I already can't remember specifics?!).  On Sunday we decided to paint the office/playroom 'Frail Violet' (what my neighbour calls a moody purple) and by Monday night we had a brand new room - our very own version of Trading Spaces.

In the meantime, Finn was busy tasting his first food....

   avocado!  (which he took like a champ and seems to really enjoy)

Getting his first tight spiral curl in the ridiculous heat......

....and having his first swim (or sit) in his baby pool....

He wasn't entirely sure what to think of the baby pool.  Poor little guy.  I bought the pool earlier in the week and got it into my head that I was going to set it up and get him into it and he was going to have fun - whether he liked it or not! ;)  Since I've been on maternity leave I've been finding that once I get an idea into my head I almost obsess over it until I've seen it through to completion (is this because I feel a bit like my brain is going to mush???).  Whether it's researching car seats online or setting up a baby pool, I feel compelled to do whatever it is until it's DONE!  Even when it's not entirely logical....you know, since Finn can't actually sit on his own at this point it's kind of difficult for him to enjoy a baby pool (hence the Bumbo chair).  We tried letting him lay down in the water (since it was nice and shallow) but that just ended in tears.  By the time we're up at the cottage it will be perfect.  In the meantime, I will try to resist setting it up for him even though he is starting to sit independently for a few seconds at a time. :)