Christmas 2007

Ali's first Christmas celebration in Canada was at Grandma and Papa Loebach's house on December 15th and 16th. Ali had a great time having a sleepover with all her cousins. Ali did leave the Christmas tree alone however the gas fireplace was a different story. So with a burnt hand and a visit to the hospital her first Christmas with the Loebach's was very memorable. The plus side to her accident is that we now have a little girl WALKING in the house (her hand hurt to crawl so she decided to start walking.) She was spoiled by everyone and got a new best friend; Angus.




Ali's second Christmas celebration started on Chirtmas Eve at Grandpa and Grandma Galbraith's. It was full of chaos and Ali loved it. She had her first sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's. She liked it so much that we stayed for a few more days. She once again got spoiled by everyone. She got her first sled which she loved sitting in. We just hope that since we are in the sunny south we can use it this year!! Santa came to Grandpa and Grandma's but after the first 2 celebrations it kind of lost it's lustre. After the first 2 presents she had enough.




Our first Christmas as a family of three has come and gone. After all the running up and down the 401, the cold, the teething, the excema, the doctor visits, the burnt hand accident and subsequent trips to the hospital, sleeping in strange beds and being surrounded by LOVED ONES it sure was a great Christmas filled with very special memories.

The Christmas Card

After many years of receiving Christmas cards from family and friends with their adorable children this would be our year to send one in return. Little did we know how much work it would take!!!! Especially with a little girl who likes to climb, not sit still and is not all that fond of hats. As you can see the out come was well worth it. A picture of the GREATEST "gift" of all, our daughter Ali.

HAPPY 94th BIRTHDAY GREAT GRANDPA LOEBACH

We just returned from great Grandpa and Grandma Loebach's house where we celebrated Ali's great grandpa's 94th birthday. What an accomplishment!!!! We did get our 4 generation pictures of Ali with Great Grandpa, Papa and Daddy. Also, one with Great Grandma, Papa and Ali. It didn't take us long before we started moving things out of Ali's reach. Ali once again showed everyone her many talents and accomplishments.

14 months today

Miss Ali Is 14 months today and a very active happy little girl. Ali celebrated her first Halloween by first going to visit her friends Rebecca and Marrim the night before. They gladly shared their pumpkins to let us get a few pictures. Ali being Ali got a little excited at times and pulled Marm's hair but Marm understood that she was "Just a Baby". Halloween night she enjoyed standing in the front window waving at all the trick or treaters.

We are still adjusting her meds regarding seizures but they are occuring further and further apart. We have pretty much come to the conclusion that it has nothing to do with her diet. With that being said she has been able to enjoy the finer foods in life. "MacDonald's"

We still just have a crawler in the house but she has managed to accomplish some other very important tasks like turning off the lights, opening and closing cupboards and the most important, flushing the toilet.

With the last picture in this post, the one on the left was taken while we were in China and the one the the right just a few weeks ago. We can really see the change in her. We needed to do a new picture for her Canadian citizenship because unfortunately it would become to much of a pain to go see Mickey Mouse until she is a Canadian.

Here she Grows..

10 months



11 months





First birthday, September 12,2007







Baptism, September 30th,2007

Bumps in the road

We have been home with Ali now for about 3 months. We just got back from the doctors yesterday. Ali is healthy and doing well. She is growing and developing at a good rate. She is above average in both height and weight for her age. She crawls and moves around very well. She stands unassisted and moves around the furniture well but so far doesn’t seem too interested in walking just yet. With Ali however, it seems that once she decides she wants to take off it won’t be long. She is always very umm “determined” when she sets her mind to something. She turned 1 on the 12th of September and last week-end we had her baptized. She is still very, very active and hardly sits still for a moment. She really hates to sleep and fights it but now manages to have a nap every day (sometimes even 2) and will go to sleep at a reasonable hour most nights and only gets up if she is hungry. She has 6 teeth and bites and chews on everything. She is good at giving hugs and kisses when we ask and can indicate how big and how cute she is with hand gestures. She seems very smart and learns many new things every day. She gets into everything and our house is constantly changing. She hardly seems at all like the little girl we got just 3 short months ago.
We have incurred a few bumps in the road thus far. A few weeks after we got home Ali began having seizures. They were very mild at first and then began getting a little more severe. She started having them every day and then multiple times a day. We began investigating with many doctors and specialists. Since we had no family medical background we had to have Ali checked for everything to try to find a cause. The good news is that Ali is perfectly healthy and has no medical, diet, or developmental problems. We spent the bulk of the last few months with doctors and specialists at offices and hospitals both here and in London trying to find a cause. We have learned many things about seizures. We have now learned that there are many, many causes with children and many times you never find out the answer why. This is where we are at with Ali. She has undergone every possible test and everything is normal so far. She is now on meds to help control them and she is much better. The only thing that seems to stick out is sleep. Now, if Ali has a seizure it is usually after a rough night or a big day and she is really tired. She is so over-active that it is like her little body/brain is telling her , O.K. little girl you have to rest now, we are out of gas. She has a seizure and then a good restful sleep for a few hours and she is right back to normal. With a little luck she will just outgrow this. We now just have to keep an eye on her and keep our specialist updated. The only thing we have left to do is to get her on the rights meds for her to keep them under control and get her through this big adjustment in her life. We are starting to settle in much better now and getting some things done around here. It’s been a big adjustment for us all but she is a joy to have around.

Ali is 10 months old now