I've been in Canada for over a week now and am still adjusting to the snow. Of course, that is secondary to meeting my little granddaughter.
I have spent many happy hours playing with her and watching all the little things she does. She is just fascinating and so clever! I particularly love it when she "talks" with all her little oohs and gahs. She also makes a sound that definitely sounds like "hi!" She does something new everyday. She's now using her hands a lot, trying to suck her thumb and reaching out to touch things. I've had my hair pulled a couple of times already! She's a very active baby, moving constantly and babbling- she reminds me of Scott!
When I'm not playing with Kaitlyn, I go for walks either by myself or with Elsa. Its sometimes tricky in the snow but I'm learning to do the snow-walk The trick is to not hurry too much because there are some really slippery spots. I'm dealing with the cold quite well as I bought a nice warm jacket and as there is no "Melbourne wind", the below 0 tmperatures can be endured. I am amazed at the piles of snow everywhere and its quite funny to see the parked cars that have not been moved since before Xmas. You can hardly see the car for all the snow.
Grandma's coming
So today is going to be a busy day. It's 8:30 in the morning and I'm sitting in the waiting room at Nissan waiting for my car to be serviced. Then it's off back home to prep the room for my mum's visit.
My mum arrives in from melb later tonight. It's going to be interesting for my mum. She's coming in from summer in Oz to -13 degrees (with windchill) and snow in Canada. there's a severe snow storm warning for tonight, 10 - 20cm of snow tonight. So it will be quite a shock for mum.
Mum is staying here for the a month or so and she's here to see Kaitlyn for the first time. Needless to say my mum is uber excited.
Kaitlyn is doing really well. She gets a tad grumpy in the evening, but she usually sleeps between midnight and 1am. But the upside is that she sleeps right through until morning. Her record is almost 8 hrs.
Kaitlyn is in general a happy baby. She smiles and gah's like crazy and loves to bop around to music. I think my mum is coming at the right time, its really starting to become fun now.
My mum arrives in from melb later tonight. It's going to be interesting for my mum. She's coming in from summer in Oz to -13 degrees (with windchill) and snow in Canada. there's a severe snow storm warning for tonight, 10 - 20cm of snow tonight. So it will be quite a shock for mum.
Mum is staying here for the a month or so and she's here to see Kaitlyn for the first time. Needless to say my mum is uber excited.
Kaitlyn is doing really well. She gets a tad grumpy in the evening, but she usually sleeps between midnight and 1am. But the upside is that she sleeps right through until morning. Her record is almost 8 hrs.
Kaitlyn is in general a happy baby. She smiles and gah's like crazy and loves to bop around to music. I think my mum is coming at the right time, its really starting to become fun now.
sicky sick-a-kins
Well the girls are sick. Not sure where they got it from, but other than a night of an uber stuffy nose, I've managed to escape unscathed. Which is odd, I usually catch anything that hitomi gets and she's the one who got the flu shot this year (I Don't think flu shots should be available to the general public, personally)
Anyhoo we really feel for Kaitlyn, she's suffering from a runny nose, coughs and sneezes. Generally she's quite happy, all things considering and we can usually still make her smile. But when she's lying on her back her nose sometimes gets really clogged. That abrubtly wakes her up which results in a somewhat desperate and confused cry.
Anyhoo hopefully both hitomi and kaitlyn will be better soon and with luck I'll skip this particular cold.
EDIT: whoah, hitomi posted about this already. (Yes I'm just as shocked as you all are!)
Anyhoo we really feel for Kaitlyn, she's suffering from a runny nose, coughs and sneezes. Generally she's quite happy, all things considering and we can usually still make her smile. But when she's lying on her back her nose sometimes gets really clogged. That abrubtly wakes her up which results in a somewhat desperate and confused cry.
Anyhoo hopefully both hitomi and kaitlyn will be better soon and with luck I'll skip this particular cold.
EDIT: whoah, hitomi posted about this already. (Yes I'm just as shocked as you all are!)
Kaitlyn's 1st Cold
I had no idea that babies could catch a cold at 2 months!
Well it started off with just a stuffed up nose and I thought maybe she was allergic to the dust in the air. Earlier this week though, she got more congested and started coughing as well : ( Poor girl. It's been heartbreaking seeing her coughing so much.
Good news is that I took her to the doctor yesterday and found out that she just has a stuffed up nose and no congestion in her chest. whew! The doctor advised keeping a humidifier on and spraying saline in her nose to clear it up. Scott went and bought us a humidifier right away and after one night, Kaitlyn is coughing and snorting less. I think the humidifier is going to be our best friend during the dry winter months.
Well it started off with just a stuffed up nose and I thought maybe she was allergic to the dust in the air. Earlier this week though, she got more congested and started coughing as well : ( Poor girl. It's been heartbreaking seeing her coughing so much.
Good news is that I took her to the doctor yesterday and found out that she just has a stuffed up nose and no congestion in her chest. whew! The doctor advised keeping a humidifier on and spraying saline in her nose to clear it up. Scott went and bought us a humidifier right away and after one night, Kaitlyn is coughing and snorting less. I think the humidifier is going to be our best friend during the dry winter months.
What are you doing up so early?
So my routine these days is to get up early and take the Elsa for a walk. I get up early enough that I usually take my flashlight out with me. (to avoid stepping in poo that you are trying to pick up!)
Anyhoo this morning, as per usual, I quietly snuck back inside. However today as I rounded the corner to the living room I was met by a smiling kaitlyn. She was beaming at me, wide awake and perched on hitomi's lap.
I dunno it came as a pleasant surprise. Especially after a dark and cold walk outside. Just one of the many times she made smile.
Anyhoo we'll have a small video and photo update soon, so watch this space.
Anyhoo this morning, as per usual, I quietly snuck back inside. However today as I rounded the corner to the living room I was met by a smiling kaitlyn. She was beaming at me, wide awake and perched on hitomi's lap.
I dunno it came as a pleasant surprise. Especially after a dark and cold walk outside. Just one of the many times she made smile.
Anyhoo we'll have a small video and photo update soon, so watch this space.
Statistical Update
So last week kaitlyn went to the Dr. She got her 2 month immunization shots. She got weighed and measured too. She is now 4.5kg (10lbs), but has only grown another 1.5cm, but her head is 2cm bigger.
It's still surprising to me that some kids (not many) are born heavier than she is now at almost 2 months.
She got a total of 4 immunization shots, 2 in each leg, which was not very comfortable for her and seems a tad excessive to me. The first day was a little sore for her, apparently she cried like she hasn't cried before. And I know that must of got to hitomi. I hurt Kaitlyn once (I was holding her and she flopped backwards and I caught her a tad roughly) and I know i spent the next 15 minutes apologizing to her. Seeing her eyes well up in pain and then cry a cry that is very different from her normal cry... well it really tugs at your heart strings.
It makes you want you to protect them from all harm. But both hitomi and I follow the philosophy that overprotection is bad thing in the long term. We are there to catch her if she falls, not to hide her away oblivious of all dangers. In the event we don't catch her, we are there to help her back up again. Of course there are exceptions to that rule, and the name of the game is drawing the line in a reasonable bit of the sand. But I won't bore / offend our readers with our slightly different take on parenting....
Oh and Kailtyn finally started sleeping longer at night. For the past week or so, hitomi has been enjoying 5 hour continuous blocks of sleep. I usually stay up with kaitlyn and try to get her to sleep before midnight, while hitomi goes to bed, with luck we both get some decent sleep. Which is awesome!
It's still surprising to me that some kids (not many) are born heavier than she is now at almost 2 months.
She got a total of 4 immunization shots, 2 in each leg, which was not very comfortable for her and seems a tad excessive to me. The first day was a little sore for her, apparently she cried like she hasn't cried before. And I know that must of got to hitomi. I hurt Kaitlyn once (I was holding her and she flopped backwards and I caught her a tad roughly) and I know i spent the next 15 minutes apologizing to her. Seeing her eyes well up in pain and then cry a cry that is very different from her normal cry... well it really tugs at your heart strings.
It makes you want you to protect them from all harm. But both hitomi and I follow the philosophy that overprotection is bad thing in the long term. We are there to catch her if she falls, not to hide her away oblivious of all dangers. In the event we don't catch her, we are there to help her back up again. Of course there are exceptions to that rule, and the name of the game is drawing the line in a reasonable bit of the sand. But I won't bore / offend our readers with our slightly different take on parenting....
Oh and Kailtyn finally started sleeping longer at night. For the past week or so, hitomi has been enjoying 5 hour continuous blocks of sleep. I usually stay up with kaitlyn and try to get her to sleep before midnight, while hitomi goes to bed, with luck we both get some decent sleep. Which is awesome!
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