Rowan’s Eleventh Month

We are now officially a month away from Rowan turning ONE! She is almost a toddler, not a baby anymore and that makes me a little sad to think about.

It’s been a busy month with us moving and she has adapted so well! Just loves the little bedroom that is all hers, she now doesn’t share an office with me. She knows where her toys are kept, has fun playing at her small table, and picks out books from her little bookshelf.

Rowan is just so active, she literally doesn’t sit down all day except to eat in her high chair or cuddle with me first thing in the morning. After that, she’s off! Always walking, she must burn so many calories and beats my steps per day. I am very tempted to stick a Fitbit on her and see how many steps she does per day!

She babbles, says a few words like mama and dada and now doggie, and does this grunting noise. It’s hard to describe but almost a mix of a grunt and someone who is needing an exorcism.

Every morning I swear she grows up a bit more, each day she looks more and more like a little kid instead of a baby! When we go to class, everyone assumes she is older than she is because she’s tall and walks around with ease. Really great motor skills too, she can easily pick up anything, hold it, put objects back to where they belong, mean she even helps me dust at home! I still wouldn’t hire her if I had a cleaning company, but she’s better than nothing.

Rowan is also very into her stroller rides around our new neighbourhood, she waves and smiles and babbles doggie at any dog that comes near her. Does she try to tear her gloves off 30 seconds after I put them on? Yes, yes she does. So if anyone has a trick to keeping them on, let me know!

And she is great at mimicking, and also does gestures to songs and commands like “up” and “down”. Plus she really enjoys reading books, picking them out and handing them to you to read and she flips the pages. I hope we have a bookworm in the making!

Mommy Update

I’m just in denial that she is turning ONE in March! I have mixed feelings, it’s amazing to see her grow into a toddler, but also sad that it went by so quickly. It feels sometimes that she was a tiny newborn just days ago. Cue the tears.

We are now as of the last week, not breastfeeding. She has no interest, so I pump and supplement with formula. She’s happy, she’s fed and I’m ok with that. I only had a goal to make it to a year and we are just shy of that. She doesn’t even grab for my breasts or anything so it’s like she weaned herself off of them. Just like her pacifier.

I have started going to the gym, I see a personal trainer and will start working out in our building’s gym when I can. Feeling good carving that time out for myself and getting back on track. I want to lose weight but also just be strong for running after her!

She goes to bed easily now and sleeps through the night, so I take that time (when I’m not unpacking) to watch my favourite shows, do a face mask, have a bath, and just relax before bed. I’m working on getting into bed before 11PM, it’s a slow adjustment.

Don’t forget to check out last month’s update here.