Summer discoveries

Caleb amazed by a salt water aquarium in Eastern Passage

I must admit that I wasn't overly consistent with putting Cale to bed without being fed while I was back in Fredericton. I basically reverted to nursing him to sleep, which wasn't a big problem until I wanted to spend an evening with friends and Cale refused to go to sleep for my parents until I got home at 11:30. I felt more than a little sheepish when I had to break the news to Alan that we had to go back to square one on the 'sleep training'. So now that I'm back home we are trying again to help him fall asleep on his own. This is not an easy task, but we are giving ourselves 3 days to work on the 'pick up -put down' method and hopefully he'll be falling asleep on his own by the weekend. Alan is doing quite well as I write this, actually, so fingers crossed. If any moms out there have advice on helping babies fall asleep on their own, please feel free to pass it on!

Now for my latest nature discoveries! While out on our walks I am always on the lookout for birds, but lately I can't help but notice all of the flowers that are in bloom. This week I found two new beautiful orchids in the bog near our house - the Snake Mouth (Rose Pagonia) and the Pink Grass. I didn't realize how many species of wild orchid we have in the Maritimes. I'm sure I'll keep finding more as the summer progresses.

The Snake Mouth Orchid

The Pink Grass Orchid