Seven Months

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At seven months …

She:
– Weighs 19.1lbs! Up less than a pound from last month, but she’s much more active these days.

– Is SO close to crawling! She gets up on her hands and knees with the intention to move but can’t quite put 2+2 together. There have been many-a-faceplants in our household. For now she’s just rolling, twisting and turning towards everything she wants. She’s also pushing herself backwards with her hands on our laminate flooring. It’s quite hilarious.

– Loves to eat and learn about new foods. She eats her wheat cereal in the morning and we’ve been experimenting with different solids. So far we’ve tried banana, applesauce (unsweetened!), yam, green beans, butternut squash, avocado and carrots. She seems to love most of them, except for avocado.

– Has FINALLY cut her first tooth! After months of drooling and crankiness, it has finally made an appearance. It’s not 100% up yet, but the top has poked through. I’m pretty sure I see Tooth #2 coming up as well. Oh my.

– Is LOUD. If she’s not playing on the floor with her toys, she’s yelling joyously in the house, which has made Kyle’s post-nightshift sleeps a challenge. I’m starting to nest in our ice locker of a basement so we can retreat down there during the day. We have a little space heater and our old flat screen is down there, so it’s starting to get nice and cozy! Plus, the carpet down there is ideal for encouraging Isla to crawl.

I:
– Have gotten over my fear of being in public in a bathing suit. It only took a couple of swimming lesson sessions, but I just reming myself that I’m surrounded by women who have gone through the same thing as I and probably have the same insecurities. And – props to me – I am the only mom who wears a legit two-piece bathing suit. I must add that I am most definitely NOT over my distaste for public pools, specifically the change rooms. There’s hair on the floor and that just freaks me right out.

– Am going to talk to a lactation consultant about weening/pumping. With Isla being on solids now she’s not as interested in nursing during the day, and I’m lost on how to properly ween without my boobs exploding. Because, IT HURTS.

– Have lost all of my pregnancy weight and then some. I actually haven’t weighed this much since high school, when I was all physically active playing soccer and whatnot. I don’t even understand it! Not that I’m complaining; I’m glad I didn’t have to battle with pregnancy weight. (Yes, feel free to toss in a few, “You skinny bitch!” comments.) Now to get myself toned up. My ass? Non-existent. It’s sad.

– Get to go out kid-free on Thursday! There’s a get-together for the journalism school alumni so Kyle has volunteered to watch Isla for a couple hours. We’ll see how it goes!

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Life lemons are the worst

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Seriously. My family has been through enough in the past year.

My uncle, who has been battling with Crohn’s and colon cancer, found out on Thursday that the cancer has spread to his lungs and the prognosis is not good. The doctors say 1-5 years. Fucking hell.

My grandpa has been through enough. Please, whoever’s in charge Up There … give him the maximum amount of time with his son.

Listy Friday

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– We dunked our babies under the water for the first time during swimming lessons on Tuesday. It went over relatively well and Isla didn’t seem to mind too much – She just had this, “What the hell just happened???” look on her face after the first couple dunks. Then, on Thursday, we did some more dunking and it didn’t go so well. She had this shocked look and then tears started flowing. She stop crying just in time for another dunk by the instructor. And – more tears. Poor girl. I blame the fact that we had a substitute instructor. Our regular girl is SO much better, so I’m hoping she’s back on Tuesday.

– I bought a new camera bag from Jo Totes! Actually – I bought a new bag because I bought a beautiful new 50mm f/1.8 lens and my current camera bag is now just a smidge too small for all my gear! So, I ordered this beauty:

Isn’t she pretty? I can’t wait for it to arrive!

– The NHL is back! Yaaaaay! For someone who isn’t at all interested in basketball or football, this is FANTASTIC news! Lockouts are such a downer, so I’m stoked to be cheering on my Canucks again. Isla is too:

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– I started pumping with hopes to wean Isla. She just doesn’t seem that interested in nursing these days so I think it may be time. She’ll have a little “snack” after her three meals of solid foods  (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and only really wants the boob before she goes to bed. So – for those mama’s who read my blog – any tips? I’m pumping mostly because my boobs are ready to explode most of the time. Don’t even think about giving me a hug. That just hurts too much.

– There’s been a lot of hate going on towards pit bulls right now and it makes me so sad. I wish people were better informed about the breed and didn’t take everything they read and see in the media as the “end all, be all” for the dogs.

– On a lighter note, we gave Campbell a bath the other day and he smells sooooo good! His hair clogged the drain and now she’s shedding like crazy, but still – He’s such a handsome boy now!