Hey all! Before we even found out that we were expecting our sweet bundle, we knew we wanted to use cloth diapers (nappies). I had seen some friends use them for their children and was hooked! In a world that uses mostly disposable dipes, we get a few questions about why we use cloth, so I thought I would share why we use them and my thoughts about our journey with them so far.
Firstly, we use LittleBloom pocket diapers. I got them on amazon for fairly cheap. We have about 30 diapers, which lasts us 4 days (but I wash every 2 so that we never run out!).
Why do we use cloth?
For starters, anyone who knows me knows that I like a bargain and that I save money in any way I can. For me, the cost of washing cloth diapers is far less than buying disposables. This was the number 1 reason for choosing cloth, but I've gained some other reasons on our journey thus far.
Cloth diapers are made from (mostly) fleece with PUL outer shells. After doing some research, I found that disposable diapers have chemicals in them that make them super absorbent, etc and I didn't know how that would affect our girl as both hubby and I have sensitive skin. Sure enough, in Julia's first few weeks of life (when we had to use disposables as she was too small for cloth), Julia broke out in god-awful nappy rash, even when we were using protective cream! Ever since going to cloth, she has never had another outbreak.
Cloth diapers minimise any 'messy diapers'. We've only had one messy diaper incident that required a whole new outfit change and that was when we were in Canada and Julia was in a disposable diaper. Oh the mess...enough for me to not want to use disposables on the regular!
Natural 'protective cream'. You can't use normal nappy rash cream with cloth diapers as the cream sticks to the diaper and doesn't wash off. It reduces the cloth absorbency and then you have basically wasted your money. After some quick research, we discovered the power of organic coconut oil. We use this. It may seem pricey at first, but we bought a jar when Julia was 3 weeks old and are only about a quarter of the way through it. A little really does go a long way!
You may have noticed all the snaps on the diapers if you had a look. These things will last until Julia is potty trained! Woo!
Washing isn't so bad. We manage to fill a wet bag or two and then chuck it all in the wash. We use a system of rinse, wash, rinse to ensure that they get a good clean. A lot of websites advised using special detergent but, to be honest, we use the cheapest Kirkland brand and it does the trick just fine! Someone once told me that if you have sensitive skin, buy the cheapest soap you can find because it doesn't have any other perfumes and additives to make it fancy. The Kirkland brand is great!
The cost of washing? Unnoticeable. Considering I'm doing laundry every day for someone, whether it be myself, hubby or Julia, the associated cost with washing the diapers can't be seen.
Our journey with cloth has been great. I'm a complete lover of them and would not use disposables if I had the choice. We do use disposables during trips so that we don't have to worry about washing our diapers, but that's a small price to pay for the benefits of using cloth at home.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Saturday 14 March 2015
Baby-Led Weaning
Well, our sweet girl is six months old. Where did the time go? Seriously, it's been the fastest six months of my life. I've laughed, cried (sometimes simultaneously), learned and unlearned. But you know what? These have been some of the best months of my life. Julia is a bubbly, lively baby who wears her heart on her sleeve. I just adore her and would not have my life any other way.
Anyways enough with the mushy-gushy 'I love my child' talk. Today was an interesting day. We started baby-led weaning about 2 weeks ago. It's been a blast watching Julia explore different textures, how to move her hand to her mouth and the look on her face when she experiences a flavour she wasn't expecting.
I want to talk about why we chose baby-led weaning. We had decided this well before Julia was born. Knowing the problems I faced with my fertility issues, and how good I felt on Paleo, I knew that I wanted to start my child off in that general direction. Add in that BLW aides gross and fine motor skills at the same time, and I was ready to commit.
One of Julia's first meals was ground beef, sweet potato and carrots. For the most part she just sucked on whatever got onto her hands, and that's how most of her meals have gone. Until today. Today, Julia demolished a quarter of a banana. Her hand-to-mouth coordination and her grip have improved tenfold so she was able to get a lot of the banana into her mouth. The only downside? We think Julia may be intolerant/allergic to bananas. I know, right? Of all foods...bananas?
Sidenote: Hubby is actually mildly intolerant to bananas and mashed potatoes. When he eats them, he gets a tingly feeling in the mouth for a few seconds, but it goes away quickly. That said, he still eats these foods regularly, as he has no other ill-effects from them.
Back to Julia. About 30 minutes after breakfast, Julia started to get really cranky, had a runny nose and really watery eyes. She was constantly trying to rub her eyes and started to fuss a lot. If you know Julia, you'll know that she is a morning bird so it is unusual for her to fuss so early in the day. When I was previously researching BLW, I had read about symptoms of allergens/food sensitivities, so I knew that the whole runny nose/watery eyes combo could be a sign of a sensitivity.
The symptoms have stayed throughout the day, so we didn't give Julia any more to 'eat' as we didn't want to (potentially) make her feel any worse.
I'm aware that Julia could just be getting a bug - she could have caught a cold. Or she could have hay fever as we have been having some slightly warmer weather. The thing that perplexed me though, was that these symptoms started about 2 hours after getting up and only 30 minutes after eating the banana. Couple that with the fact that she actually ate the banana today and I'm a bit skeptical.
Where do we go from here? We are going to wait until tomorrow to see if Julia's nose and eyes are still bothering her. I've read that foods can bother you up to 48 hours after consumption so if her eyes/nose clear up within the 2 days, we will steer clear of bananas for a month or so and then try to reintroduce them.
Other than today's instance, Julia is loving baby-led weaning. She has already learned that when she gets put in her chair, she is going to get something that she can eat. Hubby and I are enjoying it too, and I am glad that we are able to enjoy this phase just as much as Julia.
Anyways enough with the mushy-gushy 'I love my child' talk. Today was an interesting day. We started baby-led weaning about 2 weeks ago. It's been a blast watching Julia explore different textures, how to move her hand to her mouth and the look on her face when she experiences a flavour she wasn't expecting.
I want to talk about why we chose baby-led weaning. We had decided this well before Julia was born. Knowing the problems I faced with my fertility issues, and how good I felt on Paleo, I knew that I wanted to start my child off in that general direction. Add in that BLW aides gross and fine motor skills at the same time, and I was ready to commit.
One of Julia's first meals was ground beef, sweet potato and carrots. For the most part she just sucked on whatever got onto her hands, and that's how most of her meals have gone. Until today. Today, Julia demolished a quarter of a banana. Her hand-to-mouth coordination and her grip have improved tenfold so she was able to get a lot of the banana into her mouth. The only downside? We think Julia may be intolerant/allergic to bananas. I know, right? Of all foods...bananas?
Sidenote: Hubby is actually mildly intolerant to bananas and mashed potatoes. When he eats them, he gets a tingly feeling in the mouth for a few seconds, but it goes away quickly. That said, he still eats these foods regularly, as he has no other ill-effects from them.
Back to Julia. About 30 minutes after breakfast, Julia started to get really cranky, had a runny nose and really watery eyes. She was constantly trying to rub her eyes and started to fuss a lot. If you know Julia, you'll know that she is a morning bird so it is unusual for her to fuss so early in the day. When I was previously researching BLW, I had read about symptoms of allergens/food sensitivities, so I knew that the whole runny nose/watery eyes combo could be a sign of a sensitivity.
The symptoms have stayed throughout the day, so we didn't give Julia any more to 'eat' as we didn't want to (potentially) make her feel any worse.
I'm aware that Julia could just be getting a bug - she could have caught a cold. Or she could have hay fever as we have been having some slightly warmer weather. The thing that perplexed me though, was that these symptoms started about 2 hours after getting up and only 30 minutes after eating the banana. Couple that with the fact that she actually ate the banana today and I'm a bit skeptical.
Where do we go from here? We are going to wait until tomorrow to see if Julia's nose and eyes are still bothering her. I've read that foods can bother you up to 48 hours after consumption so if her eyes/nose clear up within the 2 days, we will steer clear of bananas for a month or so and then try to reintroduce them.
Other than today's instance, Julia is loving baby-led weaning. She has already learned that when she gets put in her chair, she is going to get something that she can eat. Hubby and I are enjoying it too, and I am glad that we are able to enjoy this phase just as much as Julia.
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Socialising!
Forgive me for not posting for a few weeks, but Julia had a very busy month! She took her first (4) plane rides to Canada! This is just a short post on how she did and how the trip affected our sweet 5-month old.
We weren't sure how the plane ride would go. We had read that Julia should nurse on ascent and descent to help with her ears popping. Other than that, we were pretty clueless about what was to come. How would you expect a baby to handle 2 flights with a long layover? Well, Julia did fantastic! The only brief moment of hysteria was before our initial take off in Glasgow when Julia decided she was ravenously hungry just as we got on the plane. Because she got upset so quickly, she wasn't too keen on latching on. The pressure was on. No time to get the feeding cover out, so the gentleman next to me had to deal with me whipping my boob out in front of him whilst Julia was kicking him in the arm during the meltdown. Thankfully, he was very understanding and if he was embarrassed by the impromptu exposures, he didn't show it. Then the flight attendant came over (mid-meltdown) and tried to instruct us on how to use the infant seatbelt. After we got Julia settled, she was very happy to be flying!
Our longest flight was from Heathrow to Toronto. Julia promptly fell asleep after take off and slept almost the whole way! She woke up about an hour and a half before landing.
Julia handled jet lag well. Because there were so many new faces when we landed, she managed to stay up to 8pm local time (1am her time). She woke up on the first morning at 4am, but went back to sleep pretty easily. After that, you would have never known that Julia had just switched time zones!
The rest of the visit was amazing. Julia went everywhere and anywhere easily and always had a smile on her face. I was talking to my mom tonight about the effect of the trip on Julia and here on my thoughts:
1. Because we introduced Julia to so many new faces and so many people held/played with her, she has started to show her personality to new faces a lot faster.
2. Because of the same thing above, she seem to be a lot more aware of her surroundings. For the last few days she has been making a lot more of an effort to observe/reach for things around her.
3. Because we spent several nights at different houses, the kid can officially sleep anywhere. I was really impressed with how easily she slept in new environments.
We went away to Canada with a 4-month old baby and came back with a 5-month little lady who is ever-changing. Happy 5 months, my girl!
We weren't sure how the plane ride would go. We had read that Julia should nurse on ascent and descent to help with her ears popping. Other than that, we were pretty clueless about what was to come. How would you expect a baby to handle 2 flights with a long layover? Well, Julia did fantastic! The only brief moment of hysteria was before our initial take off in Glasgow when Julia decided she was ravenously hungry just as we got on the plane. Because she got upset so quickly, she wasn't too keen on latching on. The pressure was on. No time to get the feeding cover out, so the gentleman next to me had to deal with me whipping my boob out in front of him whilst Julia was kicking him in the arm during the meltdown. Thankfully, he was very understanding and if he was embarrassed by the impromptu exposures, he didn't show it. Then the flight attendant came over (mid-meltdown) and tried to instruct us on how to use the infant seatbelt. After we got Julia settled, she was very happy to be flying!
Our longest flight was from Heathrow to Toronto. Julia promptly fell asleep after take off and slept almost the whole way! She woke up about an hour and a half before landing.
Julia handled jet lag well. Because there were so many new faces when we landed, she managed to stay up to 8pm local time (1am her time). She woke up on the first morning at 4am, but went back to sleep pretty easily. After that, you would have never known that Julia had just switched time zones!
The rest of the visit was amazing. Julia went everywhere and anywhere easily and always had a smile on her face. I was talking to my mom tonight about the effect of the trip on Julia and here on my thoughts:
1. Because we introduced Julia to so many new faces and so many people held/played with her, she has started to show her personality to new faces a lot faster.
2. Because of the same thing above, she seem to be a lot more aware of her surroundings. For the last few days she has been making a lot more of an effort to observe/reach for things around her.
3. Because we spent several nights at different houses, the kid can officially sleep anywhere. I was really impressed with how easily she slept in new environments.
We went away to Canada with a 4-month old baby and came back with a 5-month little lady who is ever-changing. Happy 5 months, my girl!
Monday 19 January 2015
Vision Board
So, for the last 4 months, I've been completely into being a momma. My world revolves around my adorable girl and every day is focused on her. I want to give sweet Julia all my time, but I want to make time for other things in my life that are important like my marriage, relationships with others, personal goals.
I was on FaceTime with my momma the other day and she mentioned that she was doing a vision board and I thought, What a great idea! I had been thinking about how I wanted to grow mentally to become a stronger mind who focuses on goals and enjoys the process. Speaking to my hubby about it (who's career focuses on improving the mind to aid performance), we decided that we would make our individual vision boards and share with each other.
THEN, as convenient as it sounds, my awesome cousin posted a podcast with her hubby about determining your family values. We both listened to it and decided it was a great exercise to participate in. We are going to adapt it to create a family vision board to go alongside our individual ones. You can find this great podcast here.
Now to the point. I want to share my vision board with all of you! I want people to know about my goals and what I'm focusing on. Some things are personal so I've opted to leave them out, but you can have just a sneak peak into my plans for the year ahead:
A Canadian flag. Our close friends and family know that we have been in the process of moving back to Canada for just under a year. We are still waiting for Hubby's Permanent Residence visa to come through, but we know it's being processed now. We have paid the final fee and sent in the last documents, so moving to Canada could happen any day (week, month) now!
Strong Family Bond: Having Julia has made me really think about how bonded I want our family to be. An ever-ongoing endeavour, our family unit will be grounded, strong and dependable.
Eat Real Food: As most of you know, I ate non-processed foods prior to getting pregnant, but have been struggling since having Julia due to my baby-led days. I know, no excuses! Well, here we go. I will eat only real food.
Positivity: Sometimes, I catch myself being too critical or too hard on myself. I aim to find a positive in every situation to not only be a better example for Julia, but to also improve my mental clarity and happiness.
Yoga: I was very into yoga pre-baby and I have just gotten back into it. It feels great! The best part is that this yoga class allows babies, so Julia gets to come along and meet other babies! I aim to take yoga more seriously so that I can improve my practice. Thoughts have already entered my mind on whether I want to train as a yoga teacher by the end of the year...
I've left out the one about my marriage. I am very happily married, but having a baby shifts your focus. Both hubby and I have decided to make time for each other, but our marriage goals remain private.
Julia is being babysat by her Pops on Friday, so Hubby and I are going out to work on our family values board! Stay tuned!
Have you created a vision board or something similar?
I was on FaceTime with my momma the other day and she mentioned that she was doing a vision board and I thought, What a great idea! I had been thinking about how I wanted to grow mentally to become a stronger mind who focuses on goals and enjoys the process. Speaking to my hubby about it (who's career focuses on improving the mind to aid performance), we decided that we would make our individual vision boards and share with each other.
THEN, as convenient as it sounds, my awesome cousin posted a podcast with her hubby about determining your family values. We both listened to it and decided it was a great exercise to participate in. We are going to adapt it to create a family vision board to go alongside our individual ones. You can find this great podcast here.
Now to the point. I want to share my vision board with all of you! I want people to know about my goals and what I'm focusing on. Some things are personal so I've opted to leave them out, but you can have just a sneak peak into my plans for the year ahead:
A Canadian flag. Our close friends and family know that we have been in the process of moving back to Canada for just under a year. We are still waiting for Hubby's Permanent Residence visa to come through, but we know it's being processed now. We have paid the final fee and sent in the last documents, so moving to Canada could happen any day (week, month) now!Strong Family Bond: Having Julia has made me really think about how bonded I want our family to be. An ever-ongoing endeavour, our family unit will be grounded, strong and dependable.Eat Real Food: As most of you know, I ate non-processed foods prior to getting pregnant, but have been struggling since having Julia due to my baby-led days. I know, no excuses! Well, here we go. I will eat only real food.Positivity: Sometimes, I catch myself being too critical or too hard on myself. I aim to find a positive in every situation to not only be a better example for Julia, but to also improve my mental clarity and happiness.Yoga: I was very into yoga pre-baby and I have just gotten back into it. It feels great! The best part is that this yoga class allows babies, so Julia gets to come along and meet other babies! I aim to take yoga more seriously so that I can improve my practice. Thoughts have already entered my mind on whether I want to train as a yoga teacher by the end of the year...I've left out the one about my marriage. I am very happily married, but having a baby shifts your focus. Both hubby and I have decided to make time for each other, but our marriage goals remain private.
Julia is being babysat by her Pops on Friday, so Hubby and I are going out to work on our family values board! Stay tuned!
Have you created a vision board or something similar?
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Julia is 4 months old!
Wow. Four months ago, our sweet Julia made her entrance into this big, wide world. I can't believe she is already four months old, but at the same time I can't believe she has only been here four months!
Julia's personality has really flourished this last month. She's such a loveable, cheerful baby who is always open to giving hugs and kisses! She's discovered more of her voice this month and enjoys talking to anyone or anything. It's not uncommon to hear her talking to her stuffed toys or even her hands! More recently, she has begun to coordinate her eyes with her hands to grab toys. She's started to try to grab items that are far away, so we bring them closer to her so she can feel the object.
Here's Julia's 4 month update:
Things she's doing:
- grabbing objects and bringing them to her mouth
- yelling/talking to anyone or anything
- laughing at mommy and daddy
- getting so excited that it shows in her whole body movements
Things she's learning:
- showing some signs of trying to grab something while on her tummy
- coordinate her movements with what she sees
- shuffle on her back around her playmat
What she likes:
- attention from anyone - she loves to socialise!
- putting things in her mouth
- grabbing her stack of clean diapers when getting changed
What she dislikes:
- staying on her tummy for too long
- being left with one toy for too long
I keep saying this, but everyday gets better and better. Seeing Julia's changes and developments is one of the best life experiences we have both had. We can't wait to see more!
Thursday 8 January 2015
Four Month Sleep Regression
When I was reading up on baby sleep during Julia's first days, I felt overwhelmed with the things that I thought I had to do to make sure that Julia slept well. There was so many sleep trainers out there, all advocating a different method and story.
I worried about this. A lot.
Eventually though, we fell into our own groove. I never forced anything on Julia, including a strict schedule. I don't wake Julia up at a prescribed time and I don't have certain times that Julia takes a nap at. Even her bedtime is slightly varied - although I am more strict with this. She generally bathes and goes to bed between 7.45 and 8.30, depending on how tired she is. She's gotten into a good rhythm - she's a very cheerful girl and displays her sleepiness very easily, so it's easy to see when she needs to go to sleep. She still only naps about 30 minutes each time, but she wakes up happy and ready to go. There have been a few times where it has been clear that she was not ready to wake up and I've spent time getting her back to sleep.
As many of you know, we took her out of her swaddle at the beginning of January. She transitioned successfully after about 2 weeks. Her startle reflex was INSANE when she was transitioning, but introducing the soother at this point really helped.
Where are we now? Julia goes to sleep at night in her sleeping bag. I nurse her to sleep, but there are times when she doesn't go to sleep. I give her the soother and put her down in her crib and she usually goes to sleep.
She wakes up once for a feed at night and then again at about 5am. She still comes into our bed at 5am for more sleep until whenever she wakes up!
Anyways, back to the focus. I've read about this four month sleep regression wherein babies become more fussy and hard to put down at night. They wake up more frequently and their sleeping patterns are generally uncharacteristic of their pre-established sleeping patterns.
Julia is 4 months old this week and I haven't seen any of this (yet). There are elements that I have begun to see, being that Julia is much more interested in playing during the day, so doesn't feed as efficiently during the day. The result of this has been that when she gets up for her 2am feed, she has been feeding longer.
Will I see the 4 month regression? Who knows! I'm really starting to enjoy the ever-changing nature of motherhood. As the days go by, I find myself becoming more and more flexible in Julia's changes. The result? I'm not (at this moment) planning on doing any sleep training with Julia as I figure that when Julia is physically and emotionally ready to give up her night feeds, she will do it herself. She's done this for her other night feeds, so we will see if this happens for her 2am feed.
Will I change my mind? It's possible. I'm waiting to see what happens to her sleeping patterns when she starts baby-led weaning at 6 months. Until then, we will carry on!
Have you seen evidence of the 4 month sleep regression?
I worried about this. A lot.
Eventually though, we fell into our own groove. I never forced anything on Julia, including a strict schedule. I don't wake Julia up at a prescribed time and I don't have certain times that Julia takes a nap at. Even her bedtime is slightly varied - although I am more strict with this. She generally bathes and goes to bed between 7.45 and 8.30, depending on how tired she is. She's gotten into a good rhythm - she's a very cheerful girl and displays her sleepiness very easily, so it's easy to see when she needs to go to sleep. She still only naps about 30 minutes each time, but she wakes up happy and ready to go. There have been a few times where it has been clear that she was not ready to wake up and I've spent time getting her back to sleep.
As many of you know, we took her out of her swaddle at the beginning of January. She transitioned successfully after about 2 weeks. Her startle reflex was INSANE when she was transitioning, but introducing the soother at this point really helped.
Where are we now? Julia goes to sleep at night in her sleeping bag. I nurse her to sleep, but there are times when she doesn't go to sleep. I give her the soother and put her down in her crib and she usually goes to sleep.
She wakes up once for a feed at night and then again at about 5am. She still comes into our bed at 5am for more sleep until whenever she wakes up!
Anyways, back to the focus. I've read about this four month sleep regression wherein babies become more fussy and hard to put down at night. They wake up more frequently and their sleeping patterns are generally uncharacteristic of their pre-established sleeping patterns.
Julia is 4 months old this week and I haven't seen any of this (yet). There are elements that I have begun to see, being that Julia is much more interested in playing during the day, so doesn't feed as efficiently during the day. The result of this has been that when she gets up for her 2am feed, she has been feeding longer.
Will I see the 4 month regression? Who knows! I'm really starting to enjoy the ever-changing nature of motherhood. As the days go by, I find myself becoming more and more flexible in Julia's changes. The result? I'm not (at this moment) planning on doing any sleep training with Julia as I figure that when Julia is physically and emotionally ready to give up her night feeds, she will do it herself. She's done this for her other night feeds, so we will see if this happens for her 2am feed.
Will I change my mind? It's possible. I'm waiting to see what happens to her sleeping patterns when she starts baby-led weaning at 6 months. Until then, we will carry on!
Have you seen evidence of the 4 month sleep regression?
Monday 5 January 2015
Post-Holiday Catch Up
Whew! What a few weeks it has been! This holiday season was super busy for us, so I found little time to actually sit down and get my ideas out. I've got a few more ideas about topics now that Julia is 4 months old, including the so-called '4 Month Sleep Regression' (which will be my next blog post). Since I'm using this blog to also document Julia's childhood, I want to give a quick rundown of what our holiday season looked like.
We alternate Christmas/New Year with our families, since Andrew's lives in Britain and mine in Canada. This year it was Britain's turn! Woo! Because we alternate, our activities vary year to year. With this being Julia's first Christmas, we decided to set up some new Christmas traditions that could follow us anywhere we are.
Christmas Eve we went to Andrew's dad's house. It was a great time as Julia's cousins were there and she just loves them! We had a nice dinner and Julia got to play (watch) her cousins play with their new toys! I also found the time to make Julia a Christmas Eve dress, which will be a new tradition for her every year.
Tradition 1: Make a Christmas Eve outfit.
Julia in her Christmas Eve dress! We even got to wear matching headbands (because I'm cool like that).
Andrew loved his present from Julia.
Julia having a ball in her snug chair during present opening.
Jodi just couldn't wait to meet her goddaughter, Julia!
Auntie Jodi always brings Canada attire when she visits.
We alternate Christmas/New Year with our families, since Andrew's lives in Britain and mine in Canada. This year it was Britain's turn! Woo! Because we alternate, our activities vary year to year. With this being Julia's first Christmas, we decided to set up some new Christmas traditions that could follow us anywhere we are.
Christmas Eve we went to Andrew's dad's house. It was a great time as Julia's cousins were there and she just loves them! We had a nice dinner and Julia got to play (watch) her cousins play with their new toys! I also found the time to make Julia a Christmas Eve dress, which will be a new tradition for her every year.
Tradition 1: Make a Christmas Eve outfit.
Julia in her Christmas Eve dress! We even got to wear matching headbands (because I'm cool like that).
Christmas Day we spent at home. I always travelled on Christmas Day, but a few years ago I stayed home the entire day and loved it, so I want Julia to have that experience. We spent the day in our (matching) Christmas PJ's and Andrew's mom came over to celebrate! We got to FaceTime my family (Thank goodness for technology), but I didn't get a picture.
Julia say in her Snug chair for a few minutes during Christmas dinner. She was not as amused as we were by this, so she quickly moved to her rocker while we ate dinner. Hubby makes a fantastic dinner!
We spent Christmas night just sitting around talking and laughing about the year that's past. What a lovely time it was!
On Boxing day we went to Andrew's brother's house for the Cousin Christmas. Again, Julia loved watching her cousins play with toys and REALLY loved it when her cousins would dangle toys in front of her face!
Boxing day was super fun as we also went to the airport to pick up Jodi! She came for a week and we loved every minute of it. While at the airport, Julia decided she wanted to talk to EVERY person that passed her, so she 'shouted' at each passerby. The cutest thing :)
Fast forward to New Years, we had Jodi and some more friends over. We watched the Canada vs USA World Juniors hockey game and were overjoyed with Canada's performance. Go Team! The rest of the time was spent playing card games and eating ridiculous amounts of chocolate.
Overall, Julia's first holiday season was fabulous. We enjoyed spending all the time with family and friends. It's this season that really makes you appreciate and love your family even more.
'Just trailing behind'
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