Introducing Baby Nomad

Back in 2005, when my blog was created, Wandering Footsteps charted the travels and adventures of one Canadian girl.

Two footsteps.

In 2012, Wandering Footsteps became a blog of two, for I had teamed up with a wild, passionate, Petit-prince-loving Frenchman for an overland trip around the world.

Four footsteps.

And now, in 2018, Wandering Footsteps goes from two to three.  We are now a team of six footsteps!

Baby Nomad has arrived, folks!  And we are so excited to introduce him to you!

Here he is:

Phoenix Alexandre Caumette was born on January 25^th, 2018 at 8:12pm, 9 days before his due date (it’s fun to re-read my “when will baby arrive” musings in my last post, which, though written several weeks earlier, was only published on Phoenix’ due date).  Phoenix arrived as a bit of a surprise because, though I’d been having cramping since the middle of the previous night, it took me about 13 hours to actually clue into the fact that I was in labour… and, four hours later, he was born!

Phoenix came into this world calmly and alertly, and has been a healthy, active, well-fed boy ever since.  He weighed 7lbz 8oz and was 21” long at birth… and I expect he is much more than that now (this boy takes after his Papi Pierrot, who is the living incarnation of Obelix, Asterix’ gluttonous side-kick).

Bruno and I (as well as our families) are overjoyed, and cannot get enough of our little man!  We are so enjoying this special time getting to know him from the cozy comfort of our Antigonish winter rental home.

That being said, Phoenix’ arrival has definitely re-sparked our desire to head out on the road.  Every day, we excitedly chat about our future travels as a family of three, and we tell Phoenix about all the places he will go and the adventures he will soon have.  We truly cannot wait to share our life of exploration with our baby boy.  Our journey was already so rich, but now it will be even richer.

Yes, Wandering Footsteps has a new permanent team member.

I expect the scope of Wandering Footsteps will likely change somewhat.  Not only are we going to see the world through a child’s eyes – which, as any lover of Le Petit Prince knows, is the best way to see it – but we are also bound to have many hiccups, challenges, hilarious and otherwise interesting moments as we navigate living in a bus and traveling the world with our new bundle of joy.  (I know the hiccups part will be true, as we already experienced the particular challenge of installing a car seat and baby bed in the bus, and Phoenix hadn’t even arrived yet!).

Bruno and I hope you will join us as we navigate the world as a family of six footsteps.  Our blog has a new star, and we couldn’t be more excited to share him with you!