Maybe I need a proper Play mat?

The floor has turned into a playground with blankets upon blankets upon blankets. In my rookie mom mind I really thought that 2 yoga mats would be sufficient enough for little B to play on. hahha!
The yoga mats are:
1, too small
2, too hard!!!!

Little B's playground

Little B has learnt to sit up and sometimes she falls down on her head. Therefore, I have resorted to putting loads of blankets on top of the yoga mats and pillows all around. Accidents still happen but at least she is more protected. Our floor now looks like a playground ALL THE TIME!
Do you guys now that we are trying to sell this place.....well we are! So I have to hide all this stuff every time someone comes to look at the condo.

I think that a foam play mat might solve my problem.....a little bit. At least I could skip the blankets.....I have never touched or seen a foam play mat in my life so I have to go out and look this weekend.

Have a nice weekend everybody!

Xo
Little B's mom

Spring baby outfits

Dear winter, I'm so SICK of you!!!!

Little B wants to wear her spring clothes and we want to go out and enjoy the weather. I almost froze my fingers off yesterday when I took her out for a short walk. Little B was cuddly in her snuggle bag, but I think we stay in today.....

To cheer myself up I got little B some spring outfits. 

All on sale, so got some good deals. Daddy loves the camo dress the most :) Now we just have to wait for the weather to improve!

Xo

Little B's mom

Smoothie for baby and mommy, that's all I got done today.

Today was one of those days. You know when you feel like you are moving around in some kind of sticky glue, nothing seems to get done.

My Gosh, at 2PM I still had my pyjamas on and just now my computer crashed so I had to restart it. Who knows if it will come back to life.....The cat has puked in three spots, the condo looks like crap....Anyways, I decided to get myself together and go for a short walk. I had to bring some clothes to the cleaner/tailor to be fixed. I have two pairs of pants with broken zippers and my husband has a pair of jeans in need of hemming.

 It was freezing cold outside and just awful. Ok, I know I live in Canada....! I managed to find the cleaners and the guy was on lunchbreak so it was closed. Great! Walked around and finally found another place but she was not able to replace the broken zippers on my pants, but she did take care of the jeans. Mission Not really accomplished. Walked back home and into the elevator. The elevator STOPPED and the lights went out. Help! I definitely felt a panick attack approaching. After about 2 minutes I was able to open the door. I was too scared to try it again so I walked around the block and it worked when I came back. Pheeew! 

All I got done today was feed the little one and feed myself. Little B had homemade carrots and peas with smoothie for dessert. She really enjoys smoothies! I made one with blueberries, strawberries, mangoes, avocado, spinach and kefir. 

Now I have to clean up this mess. If you look at the floor you cannot believe it was vacuumed yesterday. 

I wish these animals could do some work around here!

Xo

Little B's mom

Activities for an 8 month old baby - Suggestions by little B

Little B is very energetic and she needs to do something all day long. She is not that keen on napping so that means, no rest for mommy and no time blogging either (or making dinner, cleaning or even washing my face...haha).

She has a couple of "stations" that she uses daily:

Exerciser/Bouncer 

Baby bouncer by Fisher Price

She had the exerciser since she was 4 months old and she absolutely loves it! It plays music (which might drive you insane after a couple of weeks) and it speaks (says apple when she lifts the apple etc). This is by far the best "toy" she has!

Jolly Jumper

Jolly jumper

The jolly jumper is fun and she loves how high she can jump in it. It is perfect for her to use when she has a lot of extra energy stored up.

Fisher Price Crawl around car

Fisher Price Crawl around car

The car is a new toy. I love it, she loves it, the cat loves it, LOL. I think she will enjoy this for a couple of years as it has a lot of different learning features to grow with. 

Yoga mat/playmat

I have a two yoga mats that are functioning as playmats. She uses them to roll around, play with toys, sitting and practice her crawling. Pretty easy to just roll up and put away when not in use.

Swing

Fisher Price Swing

I think she is almost outgrowing her swing, but it has been very useful ever since she was born. Every time she is in it she plays with the animals on top of the swing and when she was a newborn she napped in it.

Baby gym

Bright Starts Safari Celebration Activity Gym

I also have to mention her baby gym as it was a very good activity for her. She has outgrown it now, but she really enjoyed it for a long time. She even learned to roll while she was in this.

Wow, I can't believe how fast they grow and outgrow their things!!! Wonder what's next, a real car or pony? =)

xo

little B's mom

Baby blanket solution

I know I know, I might be silly about this thing with baby blankets, but I finally have a solution that fits me and my baby.
Ever since little B was born I have refused using a regular blanket since I worry about all the risks that it involves (SIDS). Instead, she has slept in a one piece and that is it. Poor little B; you might think and yes, I did feel a little bad about that. Fortunately, my sister-in-law had the perfect solution; she gave me a blanket with holes in it. I didn't have to order one or crochet one after all!

Breathable baby blanket

It works great! I have two of them so little B is kept warm and cozy. She loves to snuggle with them and I feel more relaxed to know that there are holes to breath through, just in case...
However, if it's very cold at night I use a sleep sack. Her grandmother got that for her from IKEA. It is very warm and perfect for chillier nights.

I will probably introduce a regular blanket in a couple of months and possibly a pillow..... What do you guys use for bedding?

xo
Little B's mom