And I thought that women's clothing sizes were bad

Baby clothing sizes are completely random and totally vary based on which store those clothes come from. Lily still fits into some 0-3 months clothes. However, she mostly wears 3-6 month clothes but on occasion, she fits into some 6 month clothes. She has steadily been gaining weight over the past month (thanks to the milk-making drug Domperidone) so I think that she'll more consistently in six month clothes. Needless to say, it's always a fun challenge trying to figure out what to dress her in!

Weirdest side effect of motherhood

I constantly think that I hear babies crying. On occasion, it actually will be Lily who is crying but 99% of the time, there is no baby crying anywhere within 100 yards of me. It's one thing to have sacrificed my body to grow a human but it's a whole other thing to be having auditory hallucinations. It's kinda annoying and I hope that it passes soon!

What other option is there?

I've always used to utter a small silent chuckle when my friends who are parents go on and on about how great their kid did at this or how amazing they did at that (insert whatever random child task you like in the 'this or that' spot). However, I now realize that those parents just couldn't help themselves. When you have a baby, you completely are under the impression that your baby is a genuis. I swear that Lily is WAY ahead in all her developmental milestones and is doing things FAR beyond her abilities. Throw in the fact that I think that she is the cutest baby that EVER lived (does any parent actually think that their baby is ugly?) and I'm now much worse than all those parents that used to make me laugh.

It's fun to watch

When I got pregnant, Scott and I were very excited to become parents. We knew that it would be great fun to have a baby and we couldn't wait to meet our little treasure. I knew that our families would love our baby to bits but I never anticipated how much our friends would love her. All of my girlfriends are fantastic with Lily but I get some of my greatest pleasure from watching Scott's friends interact and play with her. Babies bring out the child in all of us - some might even say that they bring out the best in us - and it is an amazing thing to witness. Women are often viewed as being better able to interact with children but I feel like men get a bad rap. Sure, a couple of the guys were hesitant to hold her at first and they look scared when she starts to fuss or cry (versus the women who don't get bothered by crying or fussing) but with time and a little encouragement, they all seem to come around. Men are just as good at interacting with babies as women are, they just do it in a different way. I want Lily to have both strong male and female role models in her life and I'm truly grateful for all of her aunts and uncles be they blood relatives or otherwise.

Snow day

Today was the first outing with Lily in the snow and it was quite cold. We got two great snowsuits given to us by some friends and I bought some mittens at Superstore. I used some of the great blankets that my mom made for us and I forced Lily to wear a toque (even though she doesn't like it and I didn't wear one). I think that she was warm enough but it's hard to tell. I didn't really feel like going for a walk today but I forced myself to get out there, just so that I can get used to dealing with having a baby in the winter. Snowsuits are a pain in the ass to use but at least they keep the kid warm!

More chillin' with Daddy

Can't think of a good caption for this photo...

but I really like this picture as Lily is finally getting better at looking at the camera!