Eight Months of Loving Victoria

Little Miss went outside in her first snow this year! (The very little we had for the short time we had it)

 

She didn't really like snow this year, next year, I'm sure she'll have much more fun.

 

 

She's started making a "clicking" sound with her tongue

 

 

Little Miss loves to throw her hands in the air and throw them around like she just don't care! All. The. Time. But especially when she's eating something yummy.

 

 

Little Miss has started lifting herself to standing on furniture. Stools, rocking chairs (that have been tied to stop from rocking), the couch, the coffee table, the outside of her crib when we play in her room, the outside of the tub, the walls and just about anything else she can get her hands on.

 

 

She was a little wobbly at first...

 

 

But she's got it now! And she's taking safe risks and is learning what works, and what doesn't :) <3

 

One of her favourite people (and her belly twin) is her Fa Fa (Her grandpa)

 

 

She tries to get into things she shouldn't... like the bookcase... or the family stocking...

 

She was plum tuckered out by the time the families Christmas Eve festivities were done. She didn't even wake up when she was taken out of the car seat... or when we walked to the house in the chilly night air... or when we got inside and Chatum was racing around because he was so excited to see us. Her head hit her crib mattress without even a whimper.

 

 

Another one of her favourite people, her Nana... and her jewellry. <3

 

Cheerios! Pretty much endless fun and entertainment!

 



I think the scariest words I've ever uttered, when she was climbing to standing on a chair - "Okay... I need to back off, you don't need me all the time..."

 

I often ask myself how time passes so quickly, and I'm constantly amazed at how much Little Miss is changing

 

Little Miss got to see her Grandma Mary again, for the second time in her short life. It was a VERY short visit with my mom, and LM played shy, but warmed up to mom in a short period of time. 

Six Months of Loving Victoria

Victoria LOVES Klamata Olives... one of the only things I could eat that would stop my morning sickness with her. She also really likes liver pate, not sure where that came from, but I'm glad she's getting her iron. Not going to fight that!

 

We are slowly cutting out co-sleeping, which I am comflicted about. I am happy I get some me time, but one of the best things is watching her wake up, take a look around and then giving you a HUGE smile, because it's like that that's exactly where she wants to be.

We are SO lucky to be living so much closer to family now that we've moved. I didn't realize it before, but we really needed it. Almost desperately.

I hope that you don't have anything really terrible happen to you in your life, but I hope you have serious challenges that you need to learn how to overcome and rise above.

Bathtime is one of my our favourite times in the day. Little Miss laughs and smiles SO much during our baths. She loves to relax and lay back in the deep water while she rests her little (and growing) feet on my belly while I hold her under her armpits and support her head and neck so she doesn't tip back so far.

We've started using Burt's Bees products. The Baby Bee bubble bath and the Baby Bee lotion smells AMAZING! I really like that it's 98%-99% natural, tear free, not tested on animals and that the bottles are mostly from recycled materials.

 

She took her very first photo this month. (With some assistance, but I was surprised to see that I got in there. I fully expected it to be a full on picture of the ceiling.)

And she took her very first selfie, too! (Again, with some assistance.)

I am SO choked up (and unbelievably proud) that she will be 7 months old tomorrow... and shortly after, eek! Let's not go there!

Two Months of Loving Victoria

Time is slipping through my fingers far too quickly. I see her growing out of her cute clothes, and I remind myself to love every second of my time with her.

 

She is getting SO big. Her feet. Her hands. She's bulked up. She's grown longer. It's hard to remember how small she was before.

 

 Her hair is getting thicker and darker, and her eyebrows are darker than they used to be.

 

 One of my favourite things is when she smiles in her sleep. Possibly the cutest thing ever.

 

 

 

I love seeing my Little Miss with my mom.

 

 I recently learned that Victoria is a snake according to the Chinese zodiac

 

I also recently learned that her birthstone is emerald

Her cry is constantly changing pitch and tone. She is starting to babble more and more. The cutest is when she babbles while smiling REALLY big!

 

One Month Of Loving Victoria

This little girl is really laid back and quiet so far... so far.

I love the smell of Victoria's breath. Since she's breastfeeding, it smells sweet <3

She didn't sleep in her bassinet for ages. She slept next to me in bed or on the couch. Now she starts out the night in her bassinet, and when she wakes up she either  comes to bed with me or we head to the couch.

In 5 days in her second week of life, she gained 11 oz and was almost 1 full lb over her birth weight already... only 1 oz off.

She is really good in social situations. We had our first social outting and she was spectacular!

This kid is NOISY when she eats! She is constantly making sounds while nursing... she's especially vocal when she is nursing while tired or half asleep.

 I am amazed at how soft her skin is

There is constantly milk in her neck folds

Even when I'm exhausted, I'm content to just hold her - even during the rare fussy times (and more often as she is more awake and aware of the world)

I have mastered the art of eating with one hand while holding my babe