bye-bye september

The air feels crisper, and the horizon has a purplish haze to it. It's officially fall.

September has been busy, busy, busy for us. I went back to work part-time the first 2 weeks while Aldo was on leave - for the sake of goodwill towards my boss because I told her I'd go back after giving birth. On the days that I wasn't working, we took trips to Harrison Hot Springs and Victoria.





Amori also had a busy September. Aside from our trips, she had her first set of shots this month - which, I must add, were more painful for us than for her. She was a brave little girl, crying only when she was stabbed with the needles and 15 minutes after. But yikes, those were the longest 15 minutes we have ever experienced... hearing your baby cry out in pain is more heartbreaking than 20 hours of labor!

Her hair is growing longer (and upward I must say), neck muscles getting stronger, drooling, getting heavier, and amusing us more and more. Every morning she gives us a good morning smile that really makes me forget that my sleep is now punctuated by feeding and nappy changes every 4 hours.





We've completely let go of breastfeeding this month too... I am still feeling like a failure over it but have decided that we've exhausted all possibilities and now it's time to put away the breast pumps, nursing pillow, and nursing tops. Chapter over, time to move on.

This month we welcomed Amori's playmate Maya! From drinking pints on Fridays, to eating at Pinpin and Banana Leaf, to summer swimming at the Kitsilano pool, we are now officially parents. Cheers to future playdates and jogging strollers (yeah. as if.)!



Whew... what a month. Only one more month to go and we'll be on a plane to Manila!