4 months - may in quarantine/ isolation

To update on Ross specifically, Ross at this time we have no idea on his weight or height as dr appointments are still not allowed in person, or at the shot appointments. He is wearing 6 month 6-12 month clothing. He began to teeth at 4 months, fully flips over and can kind of army crawl. His hair is officially turning red like his sister. He only really loves his mommy and his sister. He is such a chill baby minus being put down and baths! He is beginning to smile all the time, blows raspberries and giggles quite often. He began to hold objects by himself and even grabbed for a steak knife when mommy was eating dinner one night! 

Daddy during this time got laid off from his job and was able to help with even more projects around the house. This time we painted the kitchen, we ordered new windows and doors. We also tore down our shed and fence and are getting new ones.

Daddy traded in his car for a truck since the car was too tiny for everyone. It’s the same model as mommy’s truck but everything is blacked out. 

We visited great grandma in grande cache and went on our first big road trip. It was hard to visit her as we had to wear masks and we had to maintain a distance of over 6 feet. It’s really hard to not walk up and hug a loved one you haven’t seen in a long time. Our visit was a surprise to her and everyone cried because she was so happy to see us. We also visited cousins in Calgary, Macy had a ton of fun visiting with them and socializing with other kids. 

3 months - our first pandemic

What a crazy time this past month has been! We are experiencing our first worldwide pandemic from Covid19 or better known as the Coronavirus. When I was ready to step back into the world and felt human as a parent of 2. The whole world stopped. March 14th dr. Deena henshaw our chief medical officer of Alberta closed down the schools a few days later closed all non essential businesses. We are ordered to stay in our houses and new terms such as “social distancing” and “physical distancing” is being used.

All appointments at the drs office is closed and at Ross’s vaccinations due to distancing measures wasn’t able to get his weight. So I bought a digital scale and at nearly 3 months old he is 15lbs. 

During quarantine we have done a few things around the house so far we have repainted the kids room, we painted our upstairs, got new couches and a coffee table. I got Macy a swing set for free so we are able to utilize the “park” as all the parks are closed too. I dyed my hair pink which I always wanted to try and dyed moms hair also. Hers turned out more purple than pink. We have painted the window a few times to bring smiles on peoples faces as they drive by. We have had dance parties, painting parties.

During this time, it’s taught us a lot. To enjoy Time at home and to create activities with Macy not outside the home. To really be her parent and to embrace toddlerhood. To embrace the mess and enjoy the quiet. To create date nights without eating out or going to movies. To really enjoy cooking and baking again. I have really enjoyed this time on quarantine and will never regret going out again.