It's Fri-day!!

I'm excited for this weekend for a few reasons:

1) I'm getting my hairs cut tomorrow!! Three hours of pampering for this Mama coming up!! I'm leaving A at home with Daddy and a bottle so fingers crossed I don't come home to major meltdowns!

2) Hopefully finding a running stroller of some sort- Half Marathon clinic starts on Tuesday and I won't be carrying Audrey while running 4K!

3) Spectating Hubby and a bunch of other friends including Leigh and Heather while they run the Calgary Half Marathon. Should be interesting since I plan on "wearing" Audrey in a baby carrier. If it's anything like last year it's going to be complete organized chaos so should be fun navigating that with a baby. This weekend also marks 1 year since I raced!! I ran the 10k last year.

4) Wearing my new Toms that arrived in the mail the other day! I want a bunch of other colours now but I must restrain myself!

5) Spending time with my hubby!! He works so much and we miss him during the day! 

6) Continuing with the 30 Day Shred. I found Level 1 on YouTube and since we have Apple TV I can stream it to our upstairs TV and workout while Audrey stares at me from her swing!! It's a short 20 minute workout so I plan to do it on the days that I don't run. So far I have done 1 day! It's a great workout and I really hope to see results in... 30 days!!



I'm just hoping the weather stays nice so we can enjoy some outdoor time!

~Three Things Thursday~

1. Had a lovely visit today with Heather and Lil' Zoey! It was nice to chat with another mom about babies AND running! Good luck with your half this weekend!! Hopefully next time we get together the weather will cooperate and we can go for a walk or run!

2. I have my first 'Mom' cold. It sucks! Hopefully it goes away soon as I'm tired of the running nose, sore throat, no voice and headache. Can't very well stay in bed to sleep it off either.

3. The big debate at our house- BOB running stroller vs. Chariot. I'm voting for BOB but we won't decide until hubby actually tries both. He will be the one primarily pushing Audrey while running. Now if a free one would just show up at my door step we wouldn't have to make this decision!!

Audrey: 3 months

See the difference from Two Months
See the difference from One Month

Sleep- Still not consistent but getting there. We did have some good weeks of only 1 wake-up which is great for a breastfeeding baby but we are back to 2-3 wake ups a night.
Her naps are also all over the place. Most naps are in something moving- swing, car, stroller. Crib naps only last 1 sleep cycle ~20 minutes which isn't long enough for this girl!

Eating- Her nickname is "hungry hippo!" This girl likes to eat and frequently. It's not that big of a deal- as long as I remember to feed her before we hit the road as screaming- hungry baby in the car isn't fun!

Playing- she's starting to bat at toys with purpose. She's bored with her play mat right now but I think she will find it interesting again in another week or so- just needs some change for now. We just got her a Bumbo chair and she seems to enjoy that for short periods of time. Her neck is still not quite strong enough for it so she gets tired but she likes sitting in it and watching me do whatever (usually folding laundry!).

Tummy Time- Audrey dislikes being on her tummy! It's recommended so that 1) they don't get a malformed head and 2) to help strengthen their shoulders, chest and neck. I try to do tummy time on my chest as much as possible since she is a bit more tolerant of that but not much!

Milestones- Rolling isn't considered a milestone technically but as a Mom I think it's one!! Audrey rolled from back to front for the first time when she was 11 weeks old! Such an advanced child! She tried doing it lots that first week, succeeded a few times but now doesn't seem to be motivated to do it. Maybe she realized that it wasn't all that great since she hates being on her tummy!! Either way it was fun to watch and cheer her on but I don't mind that she doesn't do it that often.

Getting out- we are still busy doing things out of the house. We visit lots of friends, go to Baby classes, shop, walk lots and run errands. Audrey is a pretty good traveller although she still hates stop lights and isn't very patient! Just like her Mama!!

Weight/Clothes- At 11 weeks she was 11 pounds, 11oz (50th percentile) and 23 3/4 inches (75th percentile) long. She hasn't been weighed since then so not sure exactly how much she weighs now but she's definitely gaining! She's growing out of her 3 month clothes.

Cloth Diapers- I did a trial of 5 different diapers and ended up keeping 4 of the brands. I liked some more than others so purchased enough for 3 days. They are bulkier than I like but they keep the poopsplosions in and are 'oh so cute' with their pretty colours and prints!!

Personality- Audrey is definitely a drama queen!! You have exactly 10 seconds to figure out what's wrong before she goes into full-on melt down mode! She loves attention and will whine if you aren't playing or tickling her. It's ok- she's cute and I don't mind paying attention to her. She laughs and giggles which is the sweetest! She likes being tickled by hair on her face and giggles when her Daddy pretends to eat her feet! I can't get enough of it!

Oh how we love her!!

It's Official!!

I've signed up for my first race post-baby!

I bit the bullet and signed up for the Stampede Road Race 5K on July 9th. It was a bit more than I wanted to spend but it's about the experience right? Plus my sis signed up too- it's her first race ever! I'm so excited that we can share this experience together!!

Now to start training consistently! Not sure what my goal will be yet- I promised my sis that I would run with her, however I suspect she might be faster than me right now so we shall see! I would love to do a sub 30 minute 5K but I don't think that's realistic for this race so I'm not even going to put that out there!

I have about 8 weeks to train... just waiting for baby to fall asleep (which is proving to be difficult) so I can go for a run!!

Grandpa M Comes to Visit

My Dad came from Ontario to meet Audrey for the first time. He was just smitten with her and just wanted to hold or play with her the entire time! It was pretty sweet to see him with her!

One highlight of the trip was going to Banff for a day. My Dad always loves the mountains (he used to live out here) and we are always up for any excuse to head to the mountains.

Mountain Sheep on the side of the road

We decided to hike Johnston Canyon which surprisingly was my first time on that trail. It's a pretty popular spot- it's even paved but it's so pretty so I can see why so many people go there. Hubby got an extra workout by strapping Audrey to himself in the carrier- so glad we didn't bring the stroller on the hike! Some people did and they were carrying it at points!!

There are several waterfalls and the canyon is just spectacular! We will definitely have to do this hike again!

Crooked tree at the beginning of the trail

One of many waterfalls along the trail

Daddy and Audrey in the Baby Hawk

Lower Falls

We wandered around main street and of course a visit to Banff isn't complete without a stop at Bow Falls.  They are very full at this time of the year.

Bow Falls with Grandpa M

Mommy and Audrey

Beautiful Bow Falls

Happy Audrey

 Banff Springs Hotel

For dinner we went tried some place new- Bistro Cafe de Paris. It has a gorgeous view of the mountains and the food is soooo good!! Love finding a new place to eat!

Enjoying a Charcuterie 

Enjoying dinner

We also had a great visit with my sister and her family! It was wonderful to have our family together again- it's been so long. We laughed lots, ate delicious food and tasted a few new beverages- ice wine (so good!) and Chartreuse which is an acquired taste! I enjoyed it but a few others found it way too overpowering!

As always, the visit was way too short and went by so fast. It's always hard to say goodbye, especially when you aren't too sure when the next visit will be but hopefully it will be sooner rather than later. Maybe we will go visit him next time!!

And she's rolling...

I knew this day would come but it seems so soon!!

Audrey hates tummy time so I thought for sure we had a good few weeks before she reached the rolling milestone. I had noticed a couple days ago that she was kicking her legs up in the air and swinging them over but thought nothing of it.

Last week she started to move around on her mat a bit with all her kicking and leg throwing up. I'd put her horizontal under the toys and she would end up vertical.

The other day (Tuesday) hubby took Audrey downstairs in the morning so I could catch a few more zzzzs and I could hear him talking to her while I dozed. All the sudden I heard him squeal. He brought her upstairs and said "Guess what Audrey just did?" Of course I knew right away as I was actually dreading her rolling over since I now have to watch her every move!

She doesn't get all the way over every time but she sure gives it a try!! She moves around on her mat in circles trying to roll over! It's fun to watch and cheer her on. Sometimes she gets frustrated and starts to whimper. She also doesn't really like it when she gets over to her tummy which I think is funny!

Oh my, she's growing up...

I did get a video of her rolling but I don't know how to upload it and don't have time to figure it out so you will just have to take my word for it!

Playing on her mat

~My First Mother's Day~

Every morning I wake up and feel so blessed to live this amazing life, but on Sunday it was even more special than it normally is which I didn't know was possible!

On Saturday morning, after a rough night with Audrey (sleep regression), hubby told me he wanted to give me my gift. It was a Keurig coffee maker!! I had mentioned getting one months ago- up until Audrey was born I never drank coffee at home. Our coffee maker sat unused in our pantry for years. I had been using it recently and the other week when getting ready in the morning to meet my sister and mom, I was just headed out the door when I realized that I forgot to turn on the coffee maker!! I complained to my sis that I was running late because of it so she immediately texted hubby to give him the gift idea!

On Sunday morning hubby let me sleep in again while he started prepping for brunch and took care of Audrey who did not give me the gift of sleeping through the night :( When I woke up, they surprised me with a beautiful handmade card and "A" charm for my Pandora bracelet. The card made me cry many happy tears- I'm so lucky to have such a sweet and amazing husband!! Without him I wouldn't have our amazing daughter.

Mother's Day gift from Audrey

Hubby's brother, fiancée and mom came over for brunch. Hubby made gluten-free Crepes so that Audrey wouldn't break out in a rash. They were so delicious! We had both savoury and sweet ones which I devoured, along with Mimosas and homemade lemonade. Gee I sure have a talented and thoughtful hubby!!

Audrey, Grandma N and I

Audrey and Daddy

Audrey and Mommy!
(Recognize the headband Alison?? Sooo cute!) 

We went over to my sister's for a Mother's Day BBQ. Everyone was so enthralled with Audrey- couldn't put her down or stop kissing her or trying to make her smile and laugh! I just wanted to freeze time!

Cousin B and Audrey

Cuddles

The Moms

Nom nom nom!!

It was a fabulous Mother's Day and I am so happy I was able to spend it with the favourite Mothers in my life! I can honestly say that now I am a mother I appreciate my Mother a million times more! Wow it's a tough job but oh so rewarding.