12.05.2014
Month Ten
Sleep: Still a delicious sleeper!
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are still in size 6-9 clothing and size 3 diapers.
Bath: You love Splishy Splashy time with your daddy.
Medical: All we have done is fight the ear infection that doesn't go away! We've been on a couple of rounds of antibiotics and it helps, but never goes away. You have a total of four teeth! Your top two and bottom two are now in, which is great. Apparently once you get past those four the others are okay until the molars come in.
Food: You primarily get mommy's milk, but occasionally have formula due to supply issues. You get 2 bottles at school that are around 7 oz each (hopefully). We also started giving you more table food. I gave school permission to give you fruits and veggies from their menu so they started you on more "solid" food. It made sense since I am super paranoid that you would choke.
Stats: You weigh 19 lbs 5 oz and are 28 inches tall. Your head measured at 42.9 cm. Still a petite girl!
Development/Mannerisms: You started standing alone for a few seconds before you hit the ground. Next, you were walking with the help of adult hands or the couch. You finally took your first steps to your daddy! Now you love moving with your walker, but we have to pay attention because that sucker goes fast and you aren't quite there yet. You also began to wave which thrills the family members who we facetime with. When you read this will you even know what facetime is? Because you have teeth you sometime like to bite. It's rare, but has happened.
Appearance: Your hair has turned blonder and must be put up in a high pony or it is a hot mess. Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue and you have better lashes than I do. Your toe and finger nails are sharp and always out of control.
Likes:
Splishy Splashy
Walking
Waving
Dislikes:
Getting ready for bed
Ear Infections
All About Mom:
- It's a shame I don't keep notes on myself. :)
11.07.2014
Month Nine
This was a month of many firsts. You rocked the cutest 4th of July outfit and your grandparents came to visit for the Holiday. Your father also shot fireworks off outside of your bedroom and I almost killed him.
Sleep: You my darling, are back to sleeping through the night with an occasional waking. I have also started singing/humming Silent Night to you as we rock. I have no idea why (aside from the fact that I love Christmas), but you seem to love it.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are still in size 6-9 clothing and size 3 diapers.
Bath: You love Splishy Splashy time and we have finally removed the baby seat so you can sit in the tub on your own. Your father continues to bathe you as it still stresses me out.
Medical: It only took 9 months, but you were finally diagnosed with your first ear infection. You showed zero signs as you were still cheerful and ate well. However, you had a fever one night so we took you in. Thankfully, it was only in one ear and explains your occasional waking during the night. Chomp! Chomp! Your first tooth finally popped out (your bottom right) as well. This month was also your first "black eye." Apparently you dove face first for a toy at school and wound up with a bruise under your eye.
Food: We went back to nursing after formula so you are still on mommy's milk. During our nursing sessions you have started moving around a lot and nurse in the weirdest positions. Maybe because your ear was bothering you? You get 2 bottles at school that are around 7 oz each. I usually send two solids for you to have during the day as well.
Stats: You weigh 18 lbs 6 oz and are 27.2 inches tall. Your head measured at 42.4 cm. You are a petite girl!
Development/Mannerisms: All you do is crawl and love to push yourself up to a standing position. We started using a highchair when we go out to eat. It has gone very well and you love people watching. I personally love our high chair/grocery cart cover! You started clapping mommy's hands, but one day when I walked in to pick you up from school you started clapping for me. Ha! Recently you have shown much more interest in playing with your toys which is great because you are easily entertained.
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 always out of control.
Likes:
Splishy Splashy
Sitting in a high chair
Clapping
Foos
Climbing on people
Dislikes:
Getting ready for bed
All About Mom:
- It's a shame I don't keep notes on myself. :)
Sleep: You my darling, are back to sleeping through the night with an occasional waking. I have also started singing/humming Silent Night to you as we rock. I have no idea why (aside from the fact that I love Christmas), but you seem to love it.
Clothes and Diapers, etc: You are still in size 6-9 clothing and size 3 diapers.
Bath: You love Splishy Splashy time and we have finally removed the baby seat so you can sit in the tub on your own. Your father continues to bathe you as it still stresses me out.
Medical: It only took 9 months, but you were finally diagnosed with your first ear infection. You showed zero signs as you were still cheerful and ate well. However, you had a fever one night so we took you in. Thankfully, it was only in one ear and explains your occasional waking during the night. Chomp! Chomp! Your first tooth finally popped out (your bottom right) as well. This month was also your first "black eye." Apparently you dove face first for a toy at school and wound up with a bruise under your eye.
Food: We went back to nursing after formula so you are still on mommy's milk. During our nursing sessions you have started moving around a lot and nurse in the weirdest positions. Maybe because your ear was bothering you? You get 2 bottles at school that are around 7 oz each. I usually send two solids for you to have during the day as well.
Stats: You weigh 18 lbs 6 oz and are 27.2 inches tall. Your head measured at 42.4 cm. You are a petite girl!
Development/Mannerisms: All you do is crawl and love to push yourself up to a standing position. We started using a highchair when we go out to eat. It has gone very well and you love people watching. I personally love our high chair/grocery cart cover! You started clapping mommy's hands, but one day when I walked in to pick you up from school you started clapping for me. Ha! Recently you have shown much more interest in playing with your toys which is great because you are easily entertained.
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 always out of control.
Likes:
Splishy Splashy
Sitting in a high chair
Clapping
Foos
Climbing on people
Dislikes:
Getting ready for bed
All About Mom:
- It's a shame I don't keep notes on myself. :)
9.12.2014
Month Eight
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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