8 Unassisted Steps

Today is the 16th day of July 2009. Jaya Joy just took 8 unassisted steps from the bed to the living room! She is officially walking! Of course I did not get it on video because 10 and half month olds do not warn you before they start walking... :-)

Our Little Fish

Jaya's last Mom and Tot swim class was today. She learned how to float on her back, side, and front. Her favorite part of the class was jumping off the side into my arms. That's my girl! While several kids in the class cried the entire time, Jaya didn't want to leave. Travis and I are committed to making sure all of our kids our water safe. Jaya is getting a great head start.

Last night I asked Travis, "Don't you just love Jaya to pieces," he got a huge grin on his face and answered, "I do! It's almost indescribable how much I love her. The best part of my day is coming home and seeing her smile at me when I walk in the door." Earlier in the evening he informed me that Jaya thinks he is fun! He said, "She thinks I am just here for her to play with!" Jaya loves her Daddy!

10 Month Old Pictures of Jaya

I think these pics speak for themselves...

Baby Hickey #2 at Week 15

We are officially 15 weeks pregnant and mostly over all morning, noon, and night sickness! Travis and I are so excited for the arrival of our second child this winter. We are working hard to agree on both girl and boy names. Although we have not come to any conclusions yet. This baby is due around December 30th. What a wonderful Christmas gift to our family. We can't wait to meet you little person! We love you already....

Family Day at the Stampede!

Travis, Jaya, and I spent all of Sunday at the Stampede Fair Grounds. We were well equipped with plenty of beverages, snacks, and sun blocking devices. Jaya was fantastic the whole day. She loved looking at the horses and cows with her Dad and eating Cheerios at the rodeo. We went to a Stock Dog show, the famous rodeo, western art exhibit, cattle exhibit, blacksmith exhibit, horse exhibit, and Travis was sure to buy his pregnant wife the largest corn dog she could find :-) Stampede day $250, Rim's Corn dog $5, spending time as a family at our first Stampede...priceless!

Jaya's First Stampede Parade

Last Friday, my friend Charlotte (and her daughter Kennedy who is 7 days younger then Jaya) and I took the girls to the Stampede Parade. We had a wonderful time! Navigating the strollers through a large crowd was a sport in its self but well worth it....

Happy Canada Day!

Travis and I loaded up Jaya and headed out to the Millarville Race Track for the Horse Races. To give you any idea what kind of gamblers we are, Travis won the first race he bet $2 on and then bet one last time on the fourth race. He won again! Jaya was having an overall hard day (still recovering from 3 days of fever and a full body rash) and so we left early. Only to remember we never cashed in our winning tickets. Yes, that's right, we won and never turned the tickets in for money! That might very well make us the worst gamblers in North America. We both got a chuckle out of it though!

This is Jaya's and my first Canada Day! It was great spending it outside together as a family. These are the moments we will remember. These are the moments we will someday wish we could get back....