Month 7

Isla turned seven months old yesterday! That means that we are now closer to her being one, than we are to when she was born. Time sure does fly!

Isla seems to have mastered the army crawl. She is surprisingly quick if there is something across the room that she is interested in. I used to have my mom "skype sit" her for a minute or two so I could run to the washroom or get her a bottle ready. This involved Isla lying on the carpet and my mom singing to her. Worked out very well :) Now, Isla realizes that this is her time to escape and she shuffles away from my mom as soon as I'm gone. hehe. Silly little girl. 


She is also getting really good at eating on her own. She loves to pick up fruit and puffs- and is quite good at actually getting them into her mouth. We are working on peas, and she is pretty cute when she is that focused in her high chair. 


Over the last little bit, Sean and I have definitely remarked about how "energetic" Isla is. There is no doubt that she is an active little baby. We will definitely need to channel that energy into sports and activities when she is a bit older! 


As for activities, Isla is still swimming once a week in Brampton. She is such a little fish now, and has the greatest time. I am looking forward to the summer when she can enjoy the lake and little baby pools. We will definitely make it a habit of going to a public pool at least once a week so that she continues to be comfortable and enjoy the water. 


It is getting towards the end of June, and I am super excited for our first summer as a family. Sean got onto the volunteer fire department in Bolton, so many of his weekends until mid-July will be taken up by training. The beauty of being teachers, is that we are off- so it doesn't really matter. We will likely be spending lots of time between here, North Bay and Wyevale. Sean's parents live just up the road from Georgian Bay and the beach is beautiful. Hello sandy diaper! 


Last week we finally got some air conditioning installed. As our second floor is essentially a converted attic, it gets incredibly warm up there. I felt pretty bad expecting Isla to sleep in that heat, and it was only going to get worse as the summer began. They still need to finish up some of the duct work- so at the moment we just have holes in the ceilings and floors, but the air itself is going and is pretty decent. It is supposed to feel like 41 today (flashback to days in Qatar), so I am thankful that this is in!


Here is a cute pic that I just had to share. It may be one of my absolute favourites. I am a lucky girl :)

6 months old

The past week, Isla has decided that she needs to wake up around 4 or 5 am. I will feed her and try to put her back to sleep, but that just doesnt seem to cut it. The other day I decided to bring her into bed with me (Sean was sleeping downstairs waiting for a supply call) and it seemed to do the trick. She did her little tilt the head to the side and snuggle down. I love that little move. She fell right back to sleep as that was exactly what she wanted. So when Isla woke up again last night at 4:30am, I skipped the feed and just put her into bed with me, and we both slept peacefully until 7:30. Waking up beside this little nugget is one of the best feelings and I absolutely love these few morning hours to cuddle with her. I know they won't last forever, so why not take advantage of it now?!? Habit or not, I am under the impression that you need to live for the moment with babies and love them every second... that can never be wrong in my opinion :)

Today, Isla turns six months old. That is proof of just how fast time flies and how I need to treasure every little minute I have with her when she is this small. Isla has started to become a very energetic and active baby to say the least. She loves her carpet time to roll absolutely everywhere and begin to crawl. So far she is able to get her bum in the air and push herself forward. She is very determined when she sees something that she wants, and she will get it! It is a combination of rolling and pushing to get from one end of the carpet to the other, but she can do it. I can't leave anything around the living room anymore, or she finds it! I love her determination and energy, and the budding sense of humour that she is starting to develop. 

Isla is also loving her food. So far she has had cereal, bananas, apples, pears, sweet potato, avocado, squash and mum mums... not sure mum mums really count as a food...but they keep her entertained in her high chair long enough for Sean and I to eat dinner usually :) This week I picked up some prunes and peaches to try out. I think that she will enjoy those!

Last week, I took Isla to the park with her friend Cameron. I had put her into the swing awhile ago, but she just kind of hung there with a confused look on her face. This past weekend, she absolutely loved the swing. She had a gigantic smile and even let out a few laughs. I had to bring Sean back to the park with us after dinner so that he could see how much she enjoyed it!

Swimming has also started to go really well (keep your fingers crossed that the same happens tonight). The past few weeks have brought little to no tears, and even some smiles and "happy kicks" (when Isla is really happy, she does these cute kicks with her legs when you pick her up... one of my favourite things). She can go under water and do little dives- quite impressive at such a young age. The car ride home is usually a different story as she is tired and it is bed time, but I usually give her a free pass on that one. 

This weekend, we are headed to Melody's third birthday party. It is rainbow themed, and Isla has a cool new rainbow dress to wear that she picked out. It is also my first real Mother's Day. Every day pretty much feels like Mother's Day as I am so lucky to have Isla in my life- truly a little miracle :) I know that she had a few ideas for gifties that she was telling Sean to pick up for her. I wonder what she decided on. haha. Truly, the only gift I need is the little smile and gurgle that I get every morning when she wakes up :)

Happy 6 months, Isla!

Happy Five Months, Isla!

It is hard to believe that Isla is now five months old. When I post her new monthly pic to her album, I always like to look through and see the changes from her as a newborn. Adorable!


This months pics turned out really well- I managed to get a few smiles out of her, which I love. Isla has her two bottom teeth and so she can give this really cute, little toothy smile that is absolutely contagious. 


Here are a few of my faves:

She has become a pro at rolling both ways now. Every time I look at her she is in a different position. She has also started rolling a bit in her sleep. I am sad to say that I am now faced with having to begin the process of sleeping swaddle-free (yikes) and possibly a move to her crib. She seems to enjoy the extra space and when given the chance, will wiggle around in her bed. I think she has now outgrown the bassinet, and as soon as I work up the courage to go without sleep for a few nights, we will go swaddle-free in the crib. yikes. 


This past weekend we celebrated Isla's first Easter. I enjoyed many chocolate eggs and jellybeans on her behalf, and she celebrated by wearing a cute outfit. 

Another big milestone in month five is introducing food. I was thinking to hold off until 6 months, but I decided to go along with the cues that Isla is giving, and she is all about eating solid food. She watches every single thing that goes from our plates to our mouths. She literally steals food off of our plates and really wants to try everything. I started her with rice cereal (she was not a big fan) and have now moved onto oatmeal, which has been a bit more of a hit. She still isn't completely sold as I think she knows that I am holding out on her. She has tried avocado, and is still deciding if she likes it. 

So far, her most favourite food has been banana. Sean was eating a banana one day and she grabbed it and put it in her mouth- I figured, why not? It is one of the early foods that is ok to start, and she really enjoys being able to hold onto it and eat it herself. She spits out the big pieces, but really enjoys it. I decided to give her a banana mum mum today and I literally had to tear it out of her hands as she was trying to eat it so quickly. She loved it! 

We are taking it pretty slow and will likely stick with oatmeal and the odd banana thrown in here or there for a bit. She has awhile to go before I really need to think about giving her real meals.