It's Raining

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.