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November 29, 2018

Emerald Catherine | 7 Months

This past month has flown by! So many fun things happen this time of year and Emmy is changing so fast. We had the best time celebrating Halloween this year. I don’t know if this girl could be any happier, she is smiling all the time and has the best laugh.

Baby Girl, 7 Months

At seven months Emerald is 28 inches long (94% ) and 17 lbs 7 oz (57%) BMI 17%. Emmy is wearing size 3 diapers, and has grown out of most of her 6 month clothes. It’s so sad to pull her cute little outfits that she is just too tall for.

EAT

This last month we started to try solids with Emmy. We were a little surprised when she didn’t take to it like Cannon did.

1/2 Birthday Party

Right at 6 months Cannon started feeding himself solids and loved it but Emmy was definitely not as interested and when we tried to help her she would just spit everything out. It took us a while to notice that Emmy’s tongue thrust reflex was still really strong. Over the month she has shown interest in food but can’t keep any food in her mouth and her gag reflex still seems really far forward. After a little research (google) it seems that most babies lose these characteristics around 4 months but it’s not uncommon to not lose them until 8-9 months old. Our pediatrician wasn’t concerned and encouraged us to just keep offering her food and eventually she should be eating like a champ.

SLEEP

Overnight sleep is still a solid 10-11 hours but we are still working on getting into a nap routine during the day. On some days we are fighting very short naps that lead to short amounts of awake time. I would really like to get her on a nap schedule but also want to honor her needs as well. This last week Emerald has been fighting a cold and has needed a little extra sleep during the day.

GROW

Emerald has become a very solid sitter and loves to watch the world and play with toys sitting upright.

She is also getting herself up on her hands and knees, scooting and rolling all over. Gone are the days you could lay her on a blanket and have her stay put!

PLAY

It is so much fun to play with Emerald. She is much more into playing with toys than Cannon ever was. She loves traditional baby toys like rattles and toys that light up. She also really loves Tickle Me Elmo, it’s so cute to see her cuddle stuffed animals.

Halloween, Wizard of Oz, Costumes

Halloween 2018 Wizard of Oz

We had the best time dressing up for Halloween. We decided to dress up as Wizard of Oz characters. Cannon was the cutest lion and Emmy was  Dorothy, she was so cute I couldn’t take it!

The ruffles!!!!

We had a few chances to dress up but I am already sad that I won’t be able to pick their costumes for much longer.

All of the holidays are so fun to celebrate with Emmy!

This little pumpkin is just the best! She loves to give kisses and hugs and has the best laugh. I just can’t get enough of this munchkin.

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November 28, 2018

Weekly Rundown – Thanksgiving Week

I seriously considered skipping posting this week, but it’s not fair to only post the good weeks and not talk about the down ones. And to be clear last week was AMAZING! I had the best time with family celebrating Thanksgiving and getting to share Emerald’s first Thanksgiving, honestly I wouldn’t change a thing because family comes first. That said I didn’t get in as much running as I would have hoped, but hey there is always a chance to start over in a new week.

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Monday: Easy 3ish miles on the treadmill, too icy to run outside. I used to love running on the treadmill and would run many miles while catching up on Netflix but somehow this year it’s been a struggle. I can’t run as fast and feel so tired when running on the treadmill. Any suggestions on how to get my ‘mill mojo back?

Tuesday: I headed outside at 5 am to try for 4×4 min fartlek workout. I didn’t believe that I could hit the pace outlined for me but I did my best and was surprised to see that I did hit the paces and even ran the last two faster…progress!

Wednesday: Out in the dark for an easy 5 miles with a few strides to keep things fun.

Thursday: The entire family came out to run a 5k turkey trot and Cannon ran in his own kids race. It was so much fun to have everyone there!

We are ready to trot

Friday: On Friday I took an intentional rest day. We drove up to Georgetown (about an hour into the mountains) to ride the train and see Santa. Cannon has been so excited to see Santa and ride the train, we have been watching the Polar Express once a week since Halloween.

Saturday: Unintentional rest day, we had 14 people at our house to celebrate Thanksgiving and a run just didn’t fit in. The food and the company were great!

Sunday: I was scheduled to run 12 but I injured my back moving Christmas decoration bins. A few miles in my back was aching so I decided to cut it to just under 7 miles.

Not the best week I have ever put in but I enjoyed almost every mile and celebrating with my family.

Happy Running Everyone

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