Our little girl will already be two months old tomorrow! Time has really flown and she has grown so much. At her last doctor's appointment last week she was 11 lbs. 3 oz. She is very health and "certainly not calorie-deprived" in her doctor's words. She is in the 75th percentile for her age group in both height and weight. The only concern is that she prefers turning her head to the left. She is able to turn it to the right so we just have to encourage her to do so by talking to her on that side and rewarding her with encouragement and kisses when she does turn her head. It is essentially just tight neck muscles and not a big deal. If it doesn't improve we can take her to physiotherapy but I think our work at home is starting to improve things.
She has been quite a jet setter this last month. Dad and
I took a road trip to Edmonton to visit with family and have her meet her great-Nana Fran.
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| Nana and Mairi (and half of Dads face) |
Then we flew with her to Calgary for Thanksgiving and to meet the rest of the Wartman crew. She was an amazing little traveller for both trips and just slept most of the time with minimal fussing. I would not hesitate to travel with her again. It was so nice to see our family again-it had been way too long-and introduce her to our daughter. She got lots of cuddles and was a big hit!
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| Travelling with an owl on her head |
We had a lovely baby shower in Moose Jaw put on by my wonderful mom (with lots of help from the wonderful Jean!) Mairi got to meet her Uncle Dan and Auntie Devon that weekend. She really liked uncle's beard!
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| Hi Uncle Jesus! |
She is now sleeping pretty well with the odd bad night where she doesn't want to settle down, but these are rare. For the most part she is sleeping in about six hour stretches during the night so I am only getting up once to feed and change her and that only takes about half an hour or 45 minutes. I actually feel like I am generally getting enough sleep.
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| Having a snooze with daddy (and monkey) |
She is now smiling
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| Happy girl with her daddy |
and grabbing onto rings
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| Getting grabby on her play mat |
and lifting her head up (her neck is really strong!)
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| Practicing lifting her head up |
She has gone swimming twice: once was baby and mom aquacize and once was a swimming date with Tara and baby Adrian.
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| About to go for her first swim at the Northwest Leisure Centre |
She continues to enjoy going for walks in her stroller as well.
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| Participating in the Silent Hearts Awareness Walk for Perinatal Loss |
All in all Mairi is such a good and laidback baby. I think Jeff and I are starting to get the hang of this parenting thing - developing routines, picking up on her cues and even getting back into some of our old routines like running errands on Saturdays and working out. We have even had a couple of baby-free nights out courtesy of my parents (Oktoberfest!) and Jeff's Aunty Barb (Dana and Kris' wedding!) Those were nice adult times. Life is good!
Here are a few of my favourite pictures from the last month:
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| Favourite. Picture. Ever. |
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| We call this one "pretty in pink" |
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| Little Red Riding coat |
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| Having a bath in the sink (too big for that now!) |
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| With my buddy Adrian |
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| Mairi gets snuggled by Gramma H |
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| Mairi being adored by Gramma and Aunty Barb |
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| Pretty pink bunny |
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| Snazzy daddy and baby for the wedding |
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| Mairi trying out the cuddle suit cousin Kiera bought her |
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| Good morning! |
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| Good night! |
