Only one month later!!! I lied - I started it a month late and have now finished it 2 months later. Sigh. This month you had your first long car ride (5 hours) and trip out of town (to a place that was not Atlanta).
Sleep: Agh. There was a rough patch where you were waking up twice a night, which I blame on teething. Absolute craziness. You also set a record at school with a total time of 20 minutes napping ALL day. Thank goodness you do not get too fussy. Your crib at school was in the center of the room where all the action was so I spoke with your teachers and they moved you to a crib in the corner. So far it has helped.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are still in size 6-9 clothing and size 3 diapers.
Bath: Bath time has become a fun experience for you and your dad. Your daddy gives you about 99% of the baths now. We now refer to it as "Splishy Splashy" time and you love it! You enjoy splashing around and playing with your bath toys and I enjoy not having to stress over it.
Medical: Unfortunately you have inherited your mother's awful skin and it is very sensitive. We think you have a bit of excema and cover you in Baby Aveno lotion after splishy splashy time. Equally awesome is the teething process and it appears that you have multiple teeth that may pop through at any time. Somewhere during this month you threw up for the first time. For those who do not know, babies throw up and basically pass out. It was quite scary watching you throw up all hunched over. Babies will become so lethargic during this and immediately after - it looks very scary. It was like you literally threw up all of your energy. We gave you a bit of Pedialite, continued to nurse and you were fine. The biggest medical adventure this month happened while we were out of town. On a trip for a close friend's wedding, I noticed that your hair band was missing one day. Your father and our friend LL thought I was crazy thinking that you swallowed it, but low and behold it passed two days later.
Food:
You started off continuing to be EBF. I nursed you in the morning before
work and in the evening before bed. Since we started incorporating solid
foods into your meals we have cut back on the number of bottles a day.
You get two 6 oz bottles at school and about 4 oz of solids. We also
moved to size 3 nipples for your bottles. I puree food for you on the
weekends and freeze it in ice cube trays. It makes it so much easier to
grab and pack it. Unfortunately, I had to have surgery and my frozen milk stash was almost empty. Therefore, you had to have formula or starve. Prayerfully (literally I prayed that you would drink it with zero hesitation) you took it with no problem. Similac Advanced was the only kind we tried so we stuck with it. You were only formula feed for roughly 10 days as I was against nursing feeding you after the crazy medical cocktails I had been on.
Stats: I have no stats for this month.
Development/Mannerisms: You are a rolly poly and roll all over the place! At 32 weeks you started crawling while we were in Scottsboro, AL for a wedding. You also began pulling up some this month as well. One night when we were getting ready for bed you began babbling and starting saying "bababababa."
Appearance: Your hair
is still a light brown color and you have enough to rock some serious high ponies! Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue and you have better lashes than I
do. Your toe and finger nails are sharp and out of control.
Likes:
Exersaucer
Foos
Sophie
Dislikes:
Naps
Discomfort from swallowing hair bands
All About Mom:
- Still enjoying the new job and staying very busy!
- Went to the ER on Father's Day (Sunday)
- Had my gallbladder removed the following Thursday (apparently it can be common after pregnancy). I had been having some "attacks" and knew removal was in the future. However, I tried to put it off by monitoring my diet so I would have enough time to have milk on hand and because I was still very new to my job. Clearly with a trip to the ER things did not go as planned.
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Confession: I am very much an advocate for breast milk, but it was SO much easier to just give a bottle. I caught a glimpse into how much extra time I may have when I quit nursing. While I hate not being able to pick up, feed, and play with E for a few days, it was nice not having to be responsible and catching up on Lost.
9.12.2014
8.02.2014
Month Seven
Still running behind on the blog.....Thank goodness for notes on my iPhone!
Sleep: You have been adjusting to a new schedule. Early start times for mom's job means an earlier bed and wake time for you. You are typically a good sleeper and if you wake during the night it is only once. If nap was a class at school, you would get a failing grade. You will nap decently at home, but we have to work for it.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are officially in size 6-9 clothing and size 3 diapers.
Bath: Since you are sitting up fairly well on your own we have removed your baby bath from the bath tub. It makes it somewhat easier on us, but still freaks me out.
Medical: You started off this month with a nasty cold and cough. The doctor gave you cough syrup which caused a lovely rash. Luckily, that disappeared quickly. I tried to clip your nails (we can add that to the list of things I hate) and I may have accidentally clipped your skin. You bled! You cried and I may have cried. I can't remember....Thankfully it only bothered you for a little bit and you were back to your playful self.
Food: You are still EBF. I nurse you in the morning before work and in the evening before bed. Since we started incorporating solid foods into your meals we have cut back on the number of bottles a day. You get two 6 oz bottles at school and about 4 oz of solids. We also moved to size 3 nipples for your bottles. I puree food for you on the weekends and freeze it in ice cube trays. It makes it so much easier to grab and pack it. We have added butternut squash and apple. You tried carrots, but were not a huge fan.
Stats: I have no stats for this month.
Development/Mannerisms: You are still right on the verge of crawling, but have become a master roller. You will move all around a room simply by rolling. You will get on all fours and rock back and forth. Crawling is SO close!
Appearance: Your hair is still a light brown color with a redish tint. Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue and you have better lashes than I do. Your toe and finger nails are sharp and out of control.
Likes:
Exersaucer
Foos
Sophie
Perry (Auntie Perry kept you for a few hours so I could attend a baby shower - you loved hanging with her and her girlies)
Morning Time
Dislikes:
Naps
All About Mom:
- Still enjoying the new job and staying very busy!
- I had two cysts on my chest removed. They have left some annoying scars, but prayerfully the test results were clear.
- Confession: No idea.
Sleep: You have been adjusting to a new schedule. Early start times for mom's job means an earlier bed and wake time for you. You are typically a good sleeper and if you wake during the night it is only once. If nap was a class at school, you would get a failing grade. You will nap decently at home, but we have to work for it.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are officially in size 6-9 clothing and size 3 diapers.
Bath: Since you are sitting up fairly well on your own we have removed your baby bath from the bath tub. It makes it somewhat easier on us, but still freaks me out.
Medical: You started off this month with a nasty cold and cough. The doctor gave you cough syrup which caused a lovely rash. Luckily, that disappeared quickly. I tried to clip your nails (we can add that to the list of things I hate) and I may have accidentally clipped your skin. You bled! You cried and I may have cried. I can't remember....Thankfully it only bothered you for a little bit and you were back to your playful self.
Food: You are still EBF. I nurse you in the morning before work and in the evening before bed. Since we started incorporating solid foods into your meals we have cut back on the number of bottles a day. You get two 6 oz bottles at school and about 4 oz of solids. We also moved to size 3 nipples for your bottles. I puree food for you on the weekends and freeze it in ice cube trays. It makes it so much easier to grab and pack it. We have added butternut squash and apple. You tried carrots, but were not a huge fan.
Stats: I have no stats for this month.
Development/Mannerisms: You are still right on the verge of crawling, but have become a master roller. You will move all around a room simply by rolling. You will get on all fours and rock back and forth. Crawling is SO close!
Appearance: Your hair is still a light brown color with a redish tint. Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue and you have better lashes than I do. Your toe and finger nails are sharp and out of control.
Likes:
Exersaucer
Foos
Sophie
Perry (Auntie Perry kept you for a few hours so I could attend a baby shower - you loved hanging with her and her girlies)
Morning Time
Dislikes:
Naps
All About Mom:
- Still enjoying the new job and staying very busy!
- I had two cysts on my chest removed. They have left some annoying scars, but prayerfully the test results were clear.
- Confession: No idea.
6.28.2014
Month Six
Two months late is better than no post at all, right? Grrr. I usually take notes on my iPhone and unfortunately, they were erased so this post is based off a very tired mommy memory.
Sleep: You are sleeping through the night most of the time which we clearly love. We also transitioned you out of your sleep sack so you only sleep in pajamas now. At first I was going to purchase the next size up in a leggies sleeper by Wombie. However, one night the sleep sack was in the wash so your dad and I dared to see how you would do without it and you were just fine.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are almost out of 3-6 month clothes and have begun to jump into the 6-9 month section of your closet. We still have some size 2 diapers that we are trying to use before jumping into size 3.
Bath: Your craddle cap is gone so we are back to using the Honest brand shampoo and body wash for you. Bath is easier and we still use a baby bath thing. We may use that until you're 3. :)
Medical: I was totally freaked out one day when getting you ready for bed when I noticed this rash all over your body. You get so hot in your car seat and will sweat like crazy on the way home from school (even though it's a short ride home). Hence, we experienced our first heat rash. Later this month you also had another really bad yucky cold, but we pressed on and survived.
Food: You are still EBF. I try and nurse you in the morning before work and in the evening before bed.When you take a bottle it's around 5 oz and you still have 3 bottles while you are at school. You are also holding your bottle somewhat. Most exciting though - we started solids at the end of this month! We began with sweet potato and then peas. You have done well with both and we started sending food to school with you.
Stats: You weigh 16.4 lbs and are 25.75 inches long.
Development/Mannerisms: The biggest development is that you are making moves which cause us to believe you will be crawling soon. You will also roll to get around the room at school. In fact, you are now moving out of the first baby room into the second baby room. Tears. You still love the foos and are so interested in them. I can make you giggle sometimes and it is so precious to hear your laughs!
Appearance: Your hair is still a light brown color with a redish tint. At first I thought the red appeared when using different filters on Instagram, but other people have commented on it in person. Your hair is also out of control and crazy like mine was at your age. Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue and you have better lashes than I do. Your toe and finger nails are sharp and out of control.
Likes:
Exersaucer
Foos
Dislikes:
Gas
Naps
All About Mom:
- I started a new job this month - hence the delay in the blog post. I am very, very happy!
- My hair still falls out, but not as bad.
- For my first Mother's Day we hired a cleaning company to come twice a month. Best idea ever.
- Confession: No idea.
- Your father was baptized this month.
Sleep: You are sleeping through the night most of the time which we clearly love. We also transitioned you out of your sleep sack so you only sleep in pajamas now. At first I was going to purchase the next size up in a leggies sleeper by Wombie. However, one night the sleep sack was in the wash so your dad and I dared to see how you would do without it and you were just fine.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are almost out of 3-6 month clothes and have begun to jump into the 6-9 month section of your closet. We still have some size 2 diapers that we are trying to use before jumping into size 3.
Bath: Your craddle cap is gone so we are back to using the Honest brand shampoo and body wash for you. Bath is easier and we still use a baby bath thing. We may use that until you're 3. :)
Medical: I was totally freaked out one day when getting you ready for bed when I noticed this rash all over your body. You get so hot in your car seat and will sweat like crazy on the way home from school (even though it's a short ride home). Hence, we experienced our first heat rash. Later this month you also had another really bad yucky cold, but we pressed on and survived.
Food: You are still EBF. I try and nurse you in the morning before work and in the evening before bed.When you take a bottle it's around 5 oz and you still have 3 bottles while you are at school. You are also holding your bottle somewhat. Most exciting though - we started solids at the end of this month! We began with sweet potato and then peas. You have done well with both and we started sending food to school with you.
Stats: You weigh 16.4 lbs and are 25.75 inches long.
Development/Mannerisms: The biggest development is that you are making moves which cause us to believe you will be crawling soon. You will also roll to get around the room at school. In fact, you are now moving out of the first baby room into the second baby room. Tears. You still love the foos and are so interested in them. I can make you giggle sometimes and it is so precious to hear your laughs!
Appearance: Your hair is still a light brown color with a redish tint. At first I thought the red appeared when using different filters on Instagram, but other people have commented on it in person. Your hair is also out of control and crazy like mine was at your age. Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue and you have better lashes than I do. Your toe and finger nails are sharp and out of control.
Likes:
Exersaucer
Foos
Dislikes:
Gas
Naps
All About Mom:
- I started a new job this month - hence the delay in the blog post. I am very, very happy!
- My hair still falls out, but not as bad.
- For my first Mother's Day we hired a cleaning company to come twice a month. Best idea ever.
- Confession: No idea.
- Your father was baptized this month.
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