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Baby It’s Cold Outside…

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This morning we woke up to a wonderful snowfall, actually a little bit of a winter storm. As we gazed out the window, baby girl was mesmerized the the snow; little fluffy pillows of snow fell from the grey sky, blanketing our barren trees and shrubs. Depressing and beautiful all at the same time.

I sat there thinking “Another day inside, how boring…” and it’s true. It’s exactly how I felt, I’m tired of being inside in this frigid cold recently. I miss our daily walks with the baby, now we sit around like couch potatoes. Not ideal when you are a mama trying to lose weight! Our dog on the other hand is loving the snow, the little fluff ball is 14 and acts like a puppy when it comes to this weather. Silly girl!

What a better way to pass the time than to go out in the front yard and take some photos. The photos above this paragraph is the start of the snowfall. It continued throughout the day, stopping only briefly once or twice. The photos below are later in the day.

Valeria had a tough time napping again, taking 20-30 minute naps at a time. Not really sure why, but I’m finding weekends are her toughest days. I wonder if it’s because my parents are home and she hears more noise throughout the house. We are fortunate that she was in a good mood all day, even with the little sleep she had.

Baby girl spent some time with grandma and grandpa as well. My parents love spending time with her. My dad’s face just lights up whenever he sees her, and he adores playing with her and making her smile. Mom doesn’t want to put her down whenever she is spending time with her, it’s so cute to watch them with her.

My husband cleaning his car – FYI this is not his usual winter attire, however not surprising to see in Canada!

This afternoon, I suggested that my husband to clean off his car so it doesn’t pile up too much and potentially freeze. That’s what you are witnessing above.

The rest of the day was pretty quiet and fairly boring. We had hoped to do some errands, but with the weather that changed our plans. I uploaded my photos to my Instagram, I think I got some good shots.

Weight loss journey update – I’ve been on a streak for logging my food and drinking at least 10 glasses of water a day. Sadly, my steps have dwindled since we can’t do our hour walks lately. I should really figure out a workout plan I can do inside for days like these. Maybe I can find some suggestions online. If you have any suggestions let me know! My husband says it seems like I’ve slimmed down, but the scale says otherwise. Who knows!

Baby girl is wailing and I hear mad shushing from my husband, so it’s time for mom energy.

Ciao!

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Cold!

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Not much to really report today, it was an intensely frigid day outside. I really hated the fact we had to bring our daughter out into that cold and wind. Let me tell you, -8 Celsius here feels like you are chilled all the way down to your bones and you can’t shake the cold. I may just be a wimp, but I’ve also lived in central Canada in -40 to -50 some days and it was a dry cold, not this bone chilling crap we experience. There was a wind and cold advisor last night, it even got down to -25 Celsius here, disgusting.

We would have never brought our daughter outside, but we were heading home. We made a quick pit-stop at the big European grocery store (a regular occurrence whenever we visit my mother-in-law. A gust of wind blew into my daughter’s face and oh my God…..I never want to see that horrified little face again. She began to wail so hard that when she called down she made that hiccup sound. I hate that sound, it seriously makes me sad to hear her that upset. My husband blasted the heat to get her nice and warm, she was snug in her bunting bag (a cozy sack that is attached to her car seat, it looks like this:

To be honest, that bunting bag is a blessing! Highly recommend for any parent. She had some milk and passed out as we got on the highway. I sit in the back with her always, it just makes me feel more comfortable and in case she needs me. We always have a bottle at the ready for her, wipes, burp cloth and teething toys.

The drive was good, a bit of traffic on the way home, but once we got away from the city the traffic reduced and it was clear sailing! We got home in about an hour and 40 minutes. More snow had fallen since we left on Monday, but it wasn’t as cold.

We got our daughter inside and then my husband grabbed all the bags and brought them in the house. I unpacked everything while my husband was caring for the peanut. After I unpacked and we got her situated, I needed a shower and make dinner. We had Mac n’ cheese with tuna, something fast and easy.

After dinner, our daughter was exhausted, so I snuggled up with her and put her to bed. She was asleep by nine. We are just relaxing and enjoying some quiet time, my husband is gaming and I’m writing and watching Bob’s Burgers. I’ll have a more exciting post tomorrow, but for now I’m falling asleep here.

Ciao!