Bring on the winter weather!

As an outdoor enthusiast, I have been eager to explore the world with my new daughter...

We were strolling through the geyser basins of Yellowstone National Park at 4 weeks, hiking the Garden Wall in Glacier National Park at 8 weeks, and numerous day outings around the area. That is the beauty of living in Missoula, there are so many options for enjoying the outdoors.

However, winter is on the way and I am both excited and a bit nervous about the cold and snowy world that I will be taking my daughter into. My husband and I are avid snowshoers so we are hoping to bring our daughter along with us this winter... as long as it isn't too cold.

I have a little snowsuit for her and plan to put her in the front carrier facing in towards me so that she stays warm. If needed I can always put one of my husbands coats around the both of us and zip it up. But of course, as a new mom, I'm also a little worried about her getting too cold, or uncomfortable.

Gone for now are the days of 12 mile treks into a winter wonderland with just the sound of my shoes crunching in the snow. They will be replaced by much closer to home laps around the trails at Blue Mountain (my old running route), or up the Rattlesnake Trail head. While neither of these will be the heart thumping frozen exertions that I am accustomed to, the trade off will be well worth it...

Little smiles, coos of wonder, the first snow flake on a tiny nose, laughter as we sing songs as I tramp in the snow looking down at that precious face nuzzled up next to me, and memories that will last a life time.

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