Here we are turning another corner; Sierra is army crawling her way around everywhere now! What a big girl she has gotten to be so quickly! We had another phenominal week in world of parenting. It may have been because I was able to take more vacation from work again this week. Sunday Gus, Sierra, and I went for a great hike near Lake Berryessa. I used to run this hike while I was preparing for my JMT hike, and I would finish it in about 1.5 hours so I predicted it would only take us about 2.5 hours to hike with the baby... not a chance. It took us 3.5 hours between the steep climb with the (amazing Osprey pack) baby on my back, the feeding stops, and actually enjoying the scenery it took us a bit longer. Yes, I asked to carry her up the climb... the baby weight isn't gone yet! Gus took over when we hit the really rocky terrain (he has better ankles and stability than I do). After we finished we stopped at the Berryessa Gap brewery, where they were playing live music and had a food truck parked. It was a really fun! This is what I imagined us doing as a family when we received our Osprey pack at our babyshower.
On Monday Gus' cousin Nic came to town, and Sierra and I went to pick him up in Sacramento. We all went to lunch in midtown after he got in. It's so nice to get to know him better; he has a great sense of humor and is really quite whitty. Lyn, Gus, Nic, Sierra, and I all went out to dinner that night and went to trivia night afterwards (although Sierra and I had to leave early so she could get to bed). Apparently, their team would have done better if I had stayed (I'm just sayin'). Nic headed out the following morning; it was really great to have him visit. Sierra loved staring at her uncle.
Wednesday Sierra and I went to a baby play group!!! It was so fun for us. She still loves playing with other babies, and I love getting to know other moms in town too.
On Thursday I had to work in the morning so Gus worked swing shift so that Sierra could go to her last free swim class. Gus had a great time with her there, and he even told me he wished he had been able to go to more. Unfortunately, our schedule only permitted me to bring her most of the time. While I was at work I was given a bunch of hand-me-down toys from a colleague, and quickly introduced them all to Sierra once we got home. I strapped her into this car and pushed her around the driveway for 20 minutes, and she still didn't tire of it.
We went over to the library and met up with another mom and her babies on Friday, and then we had Sierra's (dun-dun-dun) ..... 6 month shots later in the day. Poor thing. It's so hard to see her cry like that. She is really LONG for her weight apparently. She was 18 lbs 11oz and 28.5 inches long and 17.5 inches for her (huge) dome piece... just like her papa (well I guess my head is huge too)!
Gus and I both got our lifts and our cardiovascular exercise in this morning. The dogs, Sierra, and I went for a run together and Gus hit the rollers on his bike. It's nice to get into more of a rhythm for our exercise again. We are going over to our friends Lisa and Jeremy's for a parents' dinner (5 families with new babies from around town) tonight. I'm excited for Gus to meet some of the dads of the moms and babies I have known for the past few months.
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