My peanut loves playing with water, but like everything with kids it's safety first! You know - no leaving child unattended while in the bath, seat belt chest strap at correct level, etc. I think though as a first time mom you are a bit more cautious. You see, I think to easy to get a bit more comfortable with your second or third or... You get the idea! Last Werk at Julianne's new daycare I saw something that didn't sit well with me. I tried to think of other scenarios and to see if I could live with it. Thankfully, I got a call from a new daycare, one that has better hours and is bilingual, and closer to my office, with dove available for Julianne. I struggled with this because I don't like giving up on people and sympathize with daycare workers. They work long hours for Litke pay and are taking care of or prized family members. I have zero issues with paying for care on stats or when my child isn't there because we are on vacation or just taking the opportunity to hang out with our kid. That being said I do have the need to make sure my daughters wel being is put first. Hence why today I unfortunately gave notice to one daycare and signed up for a new daycare. You gett to see so little of your kids when you work. Honesty I feel like a part time parent as Julianne sleeps, we hang out and eat and getting ready for the day, drive to daycare and she's there while I work, then we drive home, eat dinner, play, have a bath and go to bed. I probably hang out with Julianne for about 4 hours a day during the work week. Weekends I try to balance bonding with her and household stuff to get ready for the next week. That being said, who you have as a daycare provider is so important! They are with your kid for the bulk of their awake hours every week! I am hopeful that Julianne will learn some French at her new daycare, will have the opportunity to grow and explore in a safe space, and that we will have a long relationship with her provider. In the meantime I'll continue my duo lingo lessons in French and maybe when Julianne starts school I'll be able to converse with her! This past week I have been starting to declutter as soon enough we hope to be moving. Currently our house has a conditional offer, and all going well, we could be moving late July. I have managed to already find worthy homes of my much loved, barely worn, clothes that are from my smaller days. I was feeling a little sad about it, but today my co worker shared something beautiful with me.
She simply shared a vision of what would my 80 year old self say and think about my current 30 year old self? Would I reflect on how selfish I was to let myself go and put others first or would she rather reflect more on what I did and what memories I created instead? I am guessing myself will think of the later, reminiscing on the "good ol' days" as though I had it all. Because really, I do. I have a wonderful husband who is a fantastic father. Today he got off work early so he wanted to pick up Julianne so they could have a few hours together before I got home from work. Tomorrow he is going to have daddy daughter day while I spend some much needed gals only time with my friend Carolyn. Its usually always about baby but I need to make sure I make time for me. Besides, daddy daughter time is important too and soon enough (Monday) Chad will be working evenings so he won't have as much time with Julianne (mainly the weekends). Then we are going to have a mom and dad date night! We haven't had one of those for awhile now and its overdue! Again, Carolyn to the rescue, as her and her friend are going to babysit J after the 5 of us enjoy a home cooked meal. I think our date will consider of pitch perfect 2, because we have been meaning to see it ever since the previews came out, and then heading off to a friends social. I am already dreading Sunday morning, as I am sure I will get a maximum of 4 hours sleep Saturday night, but thankfully we can take turns and nap on Sunday. So instead of feeling low, or sad, about my current waistline, I embrace the fact that I am still evolving into this world of motherhood. Finding balance between baby, work, relationship, family, friends, and me time. We always seem to have a lot on our plate but I am sure that over the next few months I will learn how to balance, and embrace the size that I am while working on putting a bit more focus on my wellness as well. Our little peanut is trying to be very independent these days. Don't feed her, she can feed herself! She doesn't want your hand on her dippy cup, as she has two hands thank you very much😀 She is no long using her soother to smooth, but rather an instrument to make noise by banging another object; or a chew toy when necessary! She is a wiggle worm that makes dressing her and changing her bum an acrobatic workout, and she is on the move non stop! The only way to get her to sit still is on her terms and usually involves food. This week she and mommy are going to try running together in the stroller. She lives going for walks and when we test drove the stroller today for a short run it was good (but way more effort for mom!). She has been waking up screaming and needing a by extra comfort to settle. Not sure if this is because of teeth, growing pains, or nightmares. Tomorrow she starts her first day of her new daycare. We looked at more houses today and think we are getting closer to finding the right one for us. My little peanut is becoming a little girl!! In the last 6 weeks she has been in daycare she has blossomed from baby girl to little girl! She no longer wants to drink from a bottle during the day nor eat from a spoon. She wants to feed herself and drink from a normal cup. She is crawling everywhere, finds the tiniest spec of dirt on my floor, and climbing up anything she can to stand tall. She laughs, grunts, points and screams delight. She also knows how to show her displeasure and signal she's exhausted. I have stopped pumping during the day at work as she isn't drinking the milk anyways. We still nurse morning and night and she has resumed night feeds as she isn't drinking during the day except water. Next week we will be starting her at a licensed childcare centre. She will be with 4 other little humans ranging from 15 mo to 4.5 yo. I am excited for her to get to explore learning through others and know this is the best route for everyone involved. We will keep our eyes and ears open as a French emersion daycare may have a spot for her in September which would give her a head start for school (we plan on doing French emersion). In the meantime we enjoy our weekends. Last weekend we had a girls weekend in Brandon for a friends wedding shower. It was a quick trip as always and I didn't get to see everyone I wanted :(. Trips always go by too fast especially now that o have less than 48 hours to drive there and whatnot. We have matching outfits and smiles. We also enjoy grocery shopping together! She enjoyed showing off her crawling skills to her great aunt and uncle. She sadly also got her first heat rash:(. Thankfully she recovered quickly thanks to coconut oil! We spent lots of time with grandpa john and we're happy to return home to daddy:) |
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December 2016
Kate MoirMy daughter was born August 22 2014. She's my little peanut brittle, ninja, smiling eyed beauty. Her dad and I have been together since 2009 and married since 2012. We have two dogs and live in blistery Manitoba. This is the story of us raising our little blessing and the lessons along the way! Categories |