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Seven Months

May 15, 2013 – 8:00 am

So pretty soon I’m going to have to stop using ‘but I just had a baby’ as an excuse for things. Suddenly my baby is gone, I now have a mini man! Our days just keep getting more and more fun over here and I’m so thankful I get the enjoy my summer playing with this guy!

Weight: He hasn’t been weighed since last month but I’m sure he’s 20lbs!

Length: Also hasn’t been measured since last month but I’m guessing he’s still around 27″.

Clothes: He’s pretty much exclusively in 12 month sizes now.

Feedings: Feeding this kid is a bit of an adventure. If he doesn’t like something he will let you know, usually in the form of spitting it EVERYWHERE. He’s a bit ridiculous. He still prefers sweet foods like fruits and sweet potatoes, but he devoured some ground bison a couple weeks ago! He currently gets a bottle when he wakes up, fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, another bottle after his morning nap, lunch consisting of something I may be eating for lunch, leftovers, or some puree from the freezer and another bottle, he gets a fourth bottle after his afternoon nap, dinner (same as lunch), a bottle before bed and one in the night. Lunch and dinner I usually let Liam do a bit of baby led weaning as well as spoon feed him. It’s a fun and messy time for us. He seems very adamant on feeding himself most of the time but I think mostly he just wants to rub the spoon on his gums.

 

Sleep: Sleep has been pretty good. He usually takes 3 one-hour naps and wakes once in the night for a bottle. However there are days when he wakes early and needs and extra nap, or takes shorter/longer naps randomly, but that’s ok! We’ve completely ditched the swaddles/sleep sacks just because it’s been so warm and I’m afraid of him getting too hot in the night.

 

Teeth: Still only the two bottom teeth. He’s really been fussing and rubbing stuff on his gums hard but I don’t see any signs of anything poking out soon.

Personality: This kid is a HAM. Seriously, he’s so goofy. I love the way he will do something then look at you and laugh or give his silly, bottom lip sucked in smile. His name means strong willed warrior and I can already tell he’s going to live up to that. He does everything in his own time and he will do it his way.

 

Milestones: We have a mover! Just last week Liam randomly flipped from his back to his tummy on his own and since then I haven’t been able to keep him in one place. He rolls all over the place and gets into whatever he can. It won’t be long until he crawls as he already gets his legs under him, he just needs to figure out how to coordinate his arms too.

Likes: Animals, his B You drum and percussion set, the Jolly Jumper

 

Dislikes: Getting his face wiped after meals, running into things when he rolls, having something taken away

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Reviews

Koge Vitamins

May 14, 2013 – 10:00 am

Ugh, I’ve been feeling in a bit of a funk the last couple days. Just bored and unmotivated and plain old grumpy. Hopefully I can pull myself out of it for the long weekend coming up!

A few weeks ago, Andrew from Koge Vitamins reached out to me asking if I would be interested in trying out one of their vitamin packages. It seemed like a really great company from what Andrew had outlined in his email to me and what I found on their website. You could get monthly vitamin packages shipped directly to your door at a fraction of the cost (without sacrificing quality) of the expensive vitamins you invest in from the health food stores. They also donate vitamins to  kids who do not receive the proper vitamins. You can read more about the philanthropic side of the company here.

Sounds pretty great, doesn’t it? I’m a sucker for companies that give back.

I took to Google to see what else I could find out about the Canadian company. I was a little concerned when one of the first things that popped up on Google was titled ‘Koge – Don’t Buy’. I wondered what was wrong with this company so I clicked the link and found this little YouTube video:

So awesome! I was relieved it wasn’t anything awful! Oh, did I mention that Andrew gave up his Wall Street job to start this company? I think it’s admirable to give up your stable job, risk your life savings and throw it all into something your passionate about

I had a choice of which vitamin package to try out and decided on the Daily Essentials. They also have Antioxidant, Weight Management, and Energy packages. I can’t say that I feel much difference between these and my former multi-vitamin.  I would probably have to remember to take them every day, but I’m terrible for that. But I can say that I am much more inclined to order Koge vitamins than haul my kid out to the health food store to buy expensive vitamins. I really want to try out the weight management package next to see if it makes any difference with the last few baby weight pounds I’m having trouble with. 

I will definitely be ordering from these guys on a regular basis! If you’re interested in ordering, Andrew is generously offering all of you guys 20% off any vitamin packages. Just head on over to the Koge Vitamins website and use the code BEXFACTOR.

What vitamins do you take daily? 

If you gave up your career to start your own business, what would it be? I always wanted to have a live music venue/cafe/shop but I think now I would start a Crossfit gym!

(I was sent a Koge Vitamins Daily Essentials package in exchange for my honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own)

 

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Weekend Recap

May 13, 2013 – 10:00 am

What a great weekend that was!

I kicked it off bright and early Saturday morning. I tried to wake up before Liam which wasn’t easy. But I had to get us up and out of the house by 8am! I was dropping him off at Cassandra’s so I could go to the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Fun Run (Layne had to work). Coach Melea from Crossfit joined me for the 5km race which was super fun. It was a beautiful morning to run.

I have no idea what my time was. I was running a little behind and was in a rush so didn’t bring my phone. I had assumed there would be a clock at the finish line but there wasn’t, and as far as I can see there haven’t been any times posted anywhere. That’s ok though, our goal was just to complete it. Melea wants to find a 10k to run next. Yikes, I’d have to do a bit of training to get my distance up before I could do that!

Liam playing with Jager while mommy ran

Afterwards I picked up my kid and got him ready to go to Edmonton with his dad for the afternoon. They were going to visit Layne’s family for Mother’s Day. I had a dental appointment in the afternoon so I wasn’t able to join. Sounds like they had a great time. Meanwhile I got my teeth cleaned, grocery shopped and did some tidying around the house before checking out the new International Beer Haus with Cassandra for dinner. Totally a thrilling way to spend my free time, right?

Dinner was really good. I had a Lobster Grilled Cheese sandwich and fries. I was surprised that it was so dead in there on a Saturday night. I think there was maybe two other tables aside from us. No complaints from me though! The boys got home shortly after I got back from dinner and boy was I happy to see them!

The late night for Liam should have meant he would sleep in for me on Mother’s Day, but nope, he was up at 5:30. Luckily Layne got up with him but I was awake so I got up too for a little bit. Cassandra and I had talked about going for a run together in the morning so I waited until 7ish to see if she was still up for it. I ended up falling back asleep and neither of us felt up for a run after that. Instead Layne, Liam and I went to Moxie’s for breakfast. It was pretty good! I had a mimosa (which I got ID’d for ordering!) and their stuffed French toast with a side of bacon. My Mother’s Day gift was $200 to spend at Target for new clothes since Layne knows how much I’m hating my closet right now, and how much I’m clothing the cute, inexpensive clothes at Target. We grabbed Starbucks while I browsed. I picked up a couple more tanks, a cardigan, a workout shirt, and a dress (which I have to return). I ended up also getting a new shirt and percussion set for Liam.

I still have a bit of my budget left so I hope to go back when they get some more stock in. Since I need to buy new clothes, I want to try and build a versatile wardrobe. I usually don’t consider anything when I buy individual pieces and then end up wearing the same outfits instead of mixing pieces and trying new looks.

I’m so happy to be this guy’s mom!

After shopping I packed up and drove to Rocky to visit my mom. We had a great afternoon visit watching Liam roll around with all his toys and trying to catch the dog. Dad grilled some bison steaks for dinner before we came home. It was a really nice day. Mother’s Day has a bigger meaning now that I’ve become a mom. It’s made me realize how much work being a mother is and I appreciate my own mom for everything she did for me.

How did everyone else spend Mother’s Day?

What is your favorite spring/summer trend this year? 

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