Today, I decided that regardless the weather, I was going to get out for a walk with Anomantia. It is windy and raining out but that never deterred me when we lived on the island. The weather has never been an issue when it came to spending time outdoors until I moved here. I found out that you have to be prepared for any weather. The winters are far colder than I had expected and when the mercury falls below -25 degrees Celsius, it isn't too much fun being outside for any amount of time.
After our walk, I was going to give Anomantia a bath (basically a sponge bath is all I can do with the harness on, I have to wash her piece by piece around the harness) but she had other plans by yelling at me that she was hungry, I breastfed her then she proceeded to fall asleep on the living room floor. She is still in that position right now as I am typing this. So I will have to attempt a bath once she wakes up. Usually she loves the water, but since we can't get her soaked any more, she hasn't been to keen on getting washed with a cloth. I try to make it into a game so she doesn't fuss too much but the novelty of that has worn off and now I am trying to come up with some new ideas.
Once we got home, I pulled the stroller into the entrance of the house (linoleum floors so the water doesn't mess anything up) and took a picture of the cup holders at the back where the water had pooled. We were both soaked but in a good way. I used her waterproof change pad over her blanket to shield her legs from the water and it worked... Grandma Joan do you think that you could make us a custom one for the stroller with the fleece lining?? Regardless, my improvisational skills have flourished since becoming a mum. I just don't believe that I need to pack a suitcase around as a diaper bag. Armed with a diaper, a cloth and a blanket, anything is possible.
Anomantia is a whopping 19 weeks old today and as of yesturday, she weighed 18lbs 3.5oz... she is a tank! We have decided that we are due for a new carseat for her (already!) even though ours is good to 35lbs, the straps are just too small. So my evenings will be occupied with online research for a good seat that will last her until she is done with carseats. If you have any recommendations, Please Comment, we are looking for one that doesn't have a small height restriction for rear-facing, I'd like her to stay that way past the 12 month mark but as it is going, she will be past the weight and height requirements on most before then. Any ideas?? Let me know.
Sleeping on day 1 of being harnessed... she's got my scarf wrapped around her legs to keep them warm.
The Canada Geese that are nesting near the ponds where we often go for walks.
PUSSYWILLOWS!
Post bath, pre harness.
Bathtime... in her rubbermaid tote/baby bath. Once the renos are done and the harness is off then she will probably graduate to the real bathtub... Pre-harness, she seemed to like showers better than baths anyway.
April is nearly over and here are a few pictures taken over the last couple of months that I hadn't uploaded until today. We are in the process of renovating our main bathroom, so we put Anomantia in the new toilet bowl... she wasn't too impressed.
Hanging out on my lap during an evening at home in the living room.
At the airport... saying good-bye to Aunt Danica on Easter Sunday.
Today, I decided that regardless the weather, I was going to get out for a walk with Anomantia. It is windy and raining out but that never deterred me when we lived on the island. The weather has never been an issue when it came to spending time outdoors until I moved here. I found out that you have to be prepared for any weather. The winters are far colder than I had expected and when the mercury falls below -25 degrees Celsius, it isn't too much fun being outside for any amount of time.
Anomantia now sleeps in her OWN bed at night. She seems to be pretty good about sleeping in the crib for 5-8 hours at a time.
She still is my happy morning baby when she calls for us in the morning usually around 7 to 8 am. Although she she still wakes once during the night for a feeding and diaper change, she doesn't really like being moved from her crib.
She seems to enjoy being in her own bed and still sleeps for a couple of hours midday and a couple more in the afternoon, I think she is getting better rest not being in bed with us anymore. She is a happy and easy going baby for the most part although teething has not been easy with lots of tears and anxiety. She is far more alert and watches people come and go. The separation anxiety has begun because she cries when I am not within earshot or sight. I am hoping that she will overcome this and become more comfortable with other people because the time I have off is coming to an end way too quickly but on the brightside, she will have her daddy with her when I go back to work.
This morning, Anomantia was just hanging out with her dad. She is still quite upset with us that she has to wear the Pavlik Harness but I think that since she is so young, she probably won't remember this whole ordeal when she gets older. 
Anomantia is getting big really fast, tomorrow we are off to the Paediatrician for her 4 month check up. This have to happen more frequently than your average baby because of her position at birth and then the huge drop in weight that happened right after, they want to make sure that there is no permanent damage. 
Mallory and Anomantia hanging out on the couch before bed on April 8th, 2010.
For Anomantia's first Easter, she got a Champignon teething toy. It is made by the same company as Sophie the giraffe and seems to be her favorite toy at the moment.
Aside from her own hands that is, she is constantly noming on her fists and hands to self pacify.
We had a great visit with Danica on Easter weekend and wished she could have stayed longer. 
Here we are showing off her new dress from Great Grandma Peggy and her new Champignon.
Over the Easter weekend, Anomantia discovered her toes and feet. She spent about an hour on the floor sucking on her own feet. I think she just liked it because she wasn't wearing a diaper and got to air out her bum. 
