Saturday Night Out ... and In

Had a lovely little Saturday today. Michael cleaned the eves troughs and raked the leaves in the backyard, while I played inside with Madeline. Around 4pm we decided we should go out for dinner.

We packed up the babe and headed out to the Sherway Gardens area. The plan was to go for a bit of a drive in the hope that she would have a little nap and sleep through dinner. We chose to go to Jack Astors - we had a gift card for there (no money needed to be spent!) plus the atmosphere is perfect for a 3 month old (it's loud enough that if she cries, we will just blend in). She fell asleep shortly into the car ride and was asleep when we were shown to our table.

It was shortly after I had a sip of my wine that the plan fell apart. For some unknown reason (maybe she didn't like the brown paper as a table cloth??), Maddy had a breakdown and started to cry. I have only heard her cry like this once or twice before. This was an unconsolable, gut-wrenching cry. We quickly tried everything we could think of to console her....bouncing, singing, funny faces, more bouncing, I even tried to breastfeed her at the table. Nothing worked.

Panic set in as I realized people were starting to look at as. I took Mads from Michael and bolted for the front door. 15 minutes later Michael emerged and since she was still crying we decided to get our food (that had just arrived to the table) to go. I ate the garlic bread on the car ride home and it seemed to ease my nerves :)

She ended up falling asleep about halfway home and we finished dinner at our dining room table (no brown paper table cloth needed). It was a lovely night, even if I didn't get to finish my wine.

Pooped

Madeline had a bit of a tiring day of playing....and decided to sleep on her play mat.Later that evening we put on the shirt Amber brought back from NYC for us

The new toy

Here's a pic of Madeline with her new toy. It's the Baby Einstein Exersaucer. She's surrounded by crazy looking toys and isn't quite so sure what to do with them. She's slowly discovering them all. Actually, in this pic she's watching the tv and isn't too interested in the toys....

Timmmberrrrrr

It was just 3 months ago

Yesterday was the 24th of November which means it was just 3 months ago that Madeline was born. For some strange reason it feels like she's been in my life longer than that. I've heard parents say it before and it now rings true - I can't imagine life without her. I thought I'd look back on the past 3 months and think about how life has changed

• I can't seem to watch "Bringing Home Baby" or "Baby Story" without crying....don't even get me started on those "World Vision" commercials.



• My day now starts at noon. That's about the time that I've showered, had breakfast and consumed a cup of coffee. I'm actually quite impressed that this all gets done by noon.



• Days can go by and I don't leave the house except to get the mail. My Mother will be mad reading this....she believes a baby needs to be outside once a day. I would agree.....but the weather has been such crap lately.



• My boobs are no longer mine (or Michaels) - they belong to the baby.



• I now have a whole new appreciation for single moms .



• The world seems like a scarier place when you have someone to protect .



• We now have a "system" when we go out in the car.....it's all about keeping her moving to minimize any crying. It takes extensive planning and precision. If you forget something in the house, too bad, you're leaving without it!!



• I have baby brain. I recently went for a walk and left the car door open (as in wide open). I had to check the car for squirrels when I got back.
  

Things have changed, but definitely for the better. It's been an awesome 3 months.

HAPPY 3 MONTH BIRTHDAY MADDY!!!

Big girl bath

Madeline had her first "big girl bath" this week. We were looking to "mix it up" a bit with the routine so we thought we'd see if she liked this. She seemed to enjoy it just as much as she enjoys her baby tub....not a whole lot of smiling, but not crying either. She seems to like relaxing in the tub....just like her dad. (those are her dads legs - not mine!!)