Up to 6 Hours Now!

Quinn is starting to sleep longer stretches in the night now - last night was 6 hours, and the two nights before were both 5 hour stretches.  Last night's was also then followed by a 3 hour stretch.  It's amazing how much better I feel having 6 uninterrupted hours of sleep!  I don't know how tonight will go though, as Quinn slept quite a bit this afternoon, but I guess we'll have to wait and see!

Strollercise was also really fun today!  All the little ones had their costumes on and we got a few great pictures.  Quinn's costume is a bunting bag style one though, so we couldn't put that one on today since she wouldn't be able to be in her carseat, so instead she wore her fuzzy bear coat and her "Boo" Hallowe'en hat.

The little ones with Jules the instructor

Now with the mommies!

Bear on a skateboard and a little lion

Proud mamas!

Dancing

Getting Back Into Shape

I've started the long task of getting back into shape and losing the baby weight...wow that's easier said then done!  Carole and I are going to Strollercize when we can (i.e. when it's not raining) and that's a great way to start - we can do walking, running, or intervals of both.  I'm attempting to do the intervals as much as I can on the 4.2 km route.  I've also recently started going back to the gym and doing some classes.  The great thing about my gym is that they have childcare there for a very reasonable price.  You drop off your little one (in our case, I have to call them 24 hours in advance since Quinn is under 18 months and they need to make sure someone is there to watch her) and go do your workout.  They don't change diapers though, and if your little one gets too fussy, they come find you in your class/gym.  Totally reasonable I think!  I checked out the playroom and they have a lot of staff watching the kiddies and they know the little ones by name.  I'm trying to go to classes in the evening so that Quinn and Steve can have some alone time, but that unfortunately cuts into my time with Steve...but we'll figure something out I'm sure!  I'm hoping to get to classes 3-4 times a week in addition to the Strollercize.  I'd much rather get back into my pre-pregnancy clothes versus buying all new stuff!  Much cheaper!

I've also set a goal for weight loss before going shopping...since I love shopping (and so does Quinn!) I think that it's a realistic goal to have.  And definitely some motivation!  Otherwise I'd be buying Quinn clothes all the time...even more than I already am!

Going shopping at Rideau Ctr

A Sweet Video

Quinn enjoying her 1 hour break from her boots and bars...

Nighttime Sleeping is Getting Better!

Quinn still isn't sleeping completely through the night, but we're making progress! She finally is able to sleep in her bassinet without having to be completely to sleep before I put her down. And she's sleeping longer stretches in it too - 4 hrs straight two nights ago and 4.5 hours straight last night. This is also on the heels of 4-5 hour sleeps of tummy time/sleeping on our bed while we watch TV. It'll be awesome when those two sleep stretches aren't interrupted with a feeding! Although feelings don't take nearly as long now...only 10-20 minutes at night.

Quinn is also an excellent shopper! She sleeps most of the time when we're parading around in her stroller through all the stores and even feeds well in the middle of noisy food courts.

Quinn's a Shopping Machine!

Lately Quinn and I have been filling our days with shopping and random errands.  We went to Place D'Orleans today and discovered their "Place Bebe"...what a great place!! It's a room that has a washroom large enough for a stroller, 3 change tables, and 5 "cubicles" that have glider chairs in them for feeding.  We just plopped down and nursed after lunch...so great!

Quinn's also smiling a lot more now and making cute noises every so often too.  It's so amazing to see her smile at me!

Big smiles!

I'm a "true Mama" now with my family stickers on my car. :)

No More Cast!!!

Quinn got her last cast off on October 14th and was happy as a clam the whole time at the hospital!  Dr Kontio was very pleased with how her foot looked and we have to go back to see him 6 weeks from that appointment.  We then had to go to Nepean to pick up her boots and bars.  It was there that we found out that Ontario has an "Assistive Devices Program" that pays for 75% of the brace, so we were thrilled about that!  It will always be applied even when we have to get her bigger boots as she grows.  They told us that we were to just put the boots on her for the first 2 days, then add the bar.  We always are to keep her right foot at 45-degrees, and her left foot started at 45-degrees.  Then every 2 days we adjust her left foot 5-degrees until we get to 60-degrees.  Today we started at 55-degrees, so pretty soon we'll have her all the way adjusted!  She actually hasn't minded the boots or bar that much when it's on....just really doesn't like it when we have to hold her foot to put the shoes on.

The only annoyance with the boots/bars is that every time we put her into her carseat, we have to take the bar half off to loop her legs through...and obviously the same goes for taking her out of the seat, so it makes things a little bit more of an ordeal!  But we're getting used to it!

Last picture with her cast

Another "new" foot shot

Look at her "new" foot!

Her boots

Her boots with the bar

Just a point of reference for what her foot was like before treatment