When Lily sleeps...
. . I could look at her forever
. . I don't want to put her down
. . I know that I should be productive, clean the house, wash clothes, etc., but I don't want to
. . I kiss her little face and neck and inhale her sweet baby scent
. . she squirms and wiggles until she crams herself into the corner of her crib. I worry that she will hurt her tiny head and pull her back to the center of her bed, but when I go back in to check on her, she is always cuddled back against the rails! Thank goodness for the breathable crib bumper!
. . I pray over her and thank God for the enormous piece of my heart that lies there sleeping
She is the most amazing, intoxicating, lovable, all consuming little person and I could not adore her more!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Seperation Anxiety ~ October 10, 2011
Poor lil baby girl! Separation anxiety has set in. The books all say that it is normal for my baby who, one week ago, was calm, confident, and self-assured to have turned into a different baby altogether! She cries when I leave the room. I can't put her down to go to the bathroom without her bringing down the roof. Cooking dinner, getting dressed, and ALL other human activity has come to a huge halt as I now have a 20 pound suction cup attached! Today, Tara and I wanted to decorate the outside of the house for Halloween. I put Lily in her infant carrier (on the front) and proceeded. She was perfectly happy for over an hour! It was amazing that she was so happy. It was also kind of weird. She normally is straining to get down and crawl around, but was completely pleased to be in my arms.
Other than turning into a baby spider monkey, Lily is changing and growing in many other ways. While she was laying back, lounging in her baby carrier, this afternoon, I saw three more teeny baby teeth!!! She does not like us looking in her mouth and will clamp down when we try. It was amazing to see those tiny pearly whites!
She is also making huge strides in mobility, pun intended! Last Thursday she took a step from coffee table to sofa. Friday, she did that many times and then took three steps from Leah to her Daddy! Unfortunately, I was not home. They swear that it happened though! This weekend, she cruised all over the furniture and tried to walk without holding on to anything and seemed genuinely surprised when she would fall. We have to be on our toes and right under her! She fell Friday and scratched her nose pretty badly. We DO NOT want anything like that happening again!
Oddly, her babbling has taken a backseat the last couple of weeks. With the other milestones - walking, teething, etc - I suppose the babbling is quieting down for a while. She still babbles each day, just not as much of a chatterbox as usual.
This weekend, we are taking her to the Falgout's for a weekend away! We plan to take both babies to the aquarium! So exciting!!!
Other than turning into a baby spider monkey, Lily is changing and growing in many other ways. While she was laying back, lounging in her baby carrier, this afternoon, I saw three more teeny baby teeth!!! She does not like us looking in her mouth and will clamp down when we try. It was amazing to see those tiny pearly whites!
She is also making huge strides in mobility, pun intended! Last Thursday she took a step from coffee table to sofa. Friday, she did that many times and then took three steps from Leah to her Daddy! Unfortunately, I was not home. They swear that it happened though! This weekend, she cruised all over the furniture and tried to walk without holding on to anything and seemed genuinely surprised when she would fall. We have to be on our toes and right under her! She fell Friday and scratched her nose pretty badly. We DO NOT want anything like that happening again!
Oddly, her babbling has taken a backseat the last couple of weeks. With the other milestones - walking, teething, etc - I suppose the babbling is quieting down for a while. She still babbles each day, just not as much of a chatterbox as usual.
This weekend, we are taking her to the Falgout's for a weekend away! We plan to take both babies to the aquarium! So exciting!!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
September 23 ~ Mommys Worry ~ Random Thoughts
I never thought that I would be the worrying mommy. I thought that I would remain a level-headed, calm person. WRONG! The instant that I found out that I was pregnant, I began to worry. Would she "stick" and carry to term? Would she be healthy? Would labor be as bad as I thought it would be? Would it be worse?? Could I be a good mother? Could Eric be a good father? What is she had no hair? What is she was full of hair?? How long until the next ultrasound? And on and on...
I, naively, thought that when she was born that it would be over and I wouldn't have to worry as much! Ha! That was just the beginning! As soon as she was born and began to scream (yep, the very first night) with colic, I began to worry more than I'd ever thought possible. I worried about her crying, not crying. I worried about her eating enough, eating too much. I worried about her weight. Most of all, I worried (nearly to the point of obsession) about the risk of SIDS. I would check the thermostat to make sure that the room was a brisk 68 degrees. I would check her crib sheets to make sure that they were snug. Were her pjs too loose? Were they too tight? Would she be sad if she woke up and I wasn't there? I anxiously awaited the six month mark, the time when the risk of SIDS is reduced to almost nothing. When she hit that milestone, I threw myself a mental party! I thought, "Whew, worries over!"
For a smart person, sometimes I can be really dense! Worries . . . not over! Although I do believe that I am beginning to calm down (although don't ask my hubby if he thinks this is true!) I have learned that being a mother is part sheer, blinding love, part exhaustion, and part worry. Now instead of worrying about her survival, I worry about her learning to walk and getting into things not meant for babies. I have locked down everything possible. To go the the bathroom in this house, you have to basically be McGuiver. Jokes aside, I have also learned that to worry is to be a good parent. I know that when My little baby girl is grown and has her own little baby girl, I will worry. I will worry about her and love her. I will even teach her how to lock her toilet!
I, naively, thought that when she was born that it would be over and I wouldn't have to worry as much! Ha! That was just the beginning! As soon as she was born and began to scream (yep, the very first night) with colic, I began to worry more than I'd ever thought possible. I worried about her crying, not crying. I worried about her eating enough, eating too much. I worried about her weight. Most of all, I worried (nearly to the point of obsession) about the risk of SIDS. I would check the thermostat to make sure that the room was a brisk 68 degrees. I would check her crib sheets to make sure that they were snug. Were her pjs too loose? Were they too tight? Would she be sad if she woke up and I wasn't there? I anxiously awaited the six month mark, the time when the risk of SIDS is reduced to almost nothing. When she hit that milestone, I threw myself a mental party! I thought, "Whew, worries over!"
For a smart person, sometimes I can be really dense! Worries . . . not over! Although I do believe that I am beginning to calm down (although don't ask my hubby if he thinks this is true!) I have learned that being a mother is part sheer, blinding love, part exhaustion, and part worry. Now instead of worrying about her survival, I worry about her learning to walk and getting into things not meant for babies. I have locked down everything possible. To go the the bathroom in this house, you have to basically be McGuiver. Jokes aside, I have also learned that to worry is to be a good parent. I know that when My little baby girl is grown and has her own little baby girl, I will worry. I will worry about her and love her. I will even teach her how to lock her toilet!
September 15 ~ Very Busy Lily!
At one week shy of eight months old, we have a VERY BUSY LILY on our hands!
She leaned to crawl two weeks ago. She was at her Meme and Pappy's house and just decided to go for it! Renita got it on video and sent it to us! What an amazing moment! We were anticipating her to do it at any moment, but it was still amazing! Few couple of tentative "steps" on Friday night grew into the Nascar racer version of crawling! She is fast, precise, and proud of her little self! She continues to have a knack for going after what she is not supposed to have! Mommy, Dadda, and all caretakers are really on toes now!
She is eating "meals" now. She has baby food at breakfast, lunch, and dinner with milk and snacks in between. My favorite feeding is when I get home from work. By that time, she is worn out from playing and ready to nurse and snuggle! We crawl up into the recliner and cuddle for about 45 minutes each afternoon. Amazing! My favorite part of the day. We both unwind together and love on each other.
One of Lily's new loves is paper! Newspaper, magazines, junk mail, etc are her favorite new interest! She loves to crinkle it and wave it about. We just have to watch closely as she'd also like to put it in her mouth!
Another love continues to the bath time! Now she even sits in the tub for awhile after I bathe her. She thinks that this is really top notch! She bangs her little hands and splashes the water all over! I sing to her while she splashes! How Much is That Doggie, Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Ants Go Marching, etc...
Also, she loves her teething baggie. Its mesh and she loves ice or bananas inside it. She will eat nearly a whole banana by sucking it out of the baggie.
She has also discovered that waving her arms, squealing, and thrashing about will keep her awake. The lets-fight-sleep game is a new discovery, much to Mommy's chagrin.
Meme and Pappy brought her a stuffed penguin from their vacation in California. Its beak is a favorite target of Lily's tiny teeth!
Speaking of teeth, Lily's two bottom pearly-white are precious! The top two are still working hard to make an appearance! I can feel them and see them right at the surface, but am still waiting for them to break through.
Being back at work has been both easier and harder than I expected. It's easier as Lily is with people that love her and she loves. I think that it is good for her to be exposed to all of these people who love her to bits: Meme, Pappy, Granny, Grampy, Jeanne, and Leah. It's hard because she is at the age where (just this week), she is developing some mommy separation anxiety where she cries when I leave the room. Heart. Breaking. I also get a little bitter that I have to leave my baby to go teach other peoples' babies. I just don't want to miss a moment!
Each stage of Lily's development I think is the most amazing, most precious, most enjoyable. My mom friends have told me that this happens, but it is another thing entirely to experience! She is AMAZING!
She leaned to crawl two weeks ago. She was at her Meme and Pappy's house and just decided to go for it! Renita got it on video and sent it to us! What an amazing moment! We were anticipating her to do it at any moment, but it was still amazing! Few couple of tentative "steps" on Friday night grew into the Nascar racer version of crawling! She is fast, precise, and proud of her little self! She continues to have a knack for going after what she is not supposed to have! Mommy, Dadda, and all caretakers are really on toes now!
She is eating "meals" now. She has baby food at breakfast, lunch, and dinner with milk and snacks in between. My favorite feeding is when I get home from work. By that time, she is worn out from playing and ready to nurse and snuggle! We crawl up into the recliner and cuddle for about 45 minutes each afternoon. Amazing! My favorite part of the day. We both unwind together and love on each other.
One of Lily's new loves is paper! Newspaper, magazines, junk mail, etc are her favorite new interest! She loves to crinkle it and wave it about. We just have to watch closely as she'd also like to put it in her mouth!
Another love continues to the bath time! Now she even sits in the tub for awhile after I bathe her. She thinks that this is really top notch! She bangs her little hands and splashes the water all over! I sing to her while she splashes! How Much is That Doggie, Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Ants Go Marching, etc...
Also, she loves her teething baggie. Its mesh and she loves ice or bananas inside it. She will eat nearly a whole banana by sucking it out of the baggie.
She has also discovered that waving her arms, squealing, and thrashing about will keep her awake. The lets-fight-sleep game is a new discovery, much to Mommy's chagrin.
Meme and Pappy brought her a stuffed penguin from their vacation in California. Its beak is a favorite target of Lily's tiny teeth!
Speaking of teeth, Lily's two bottom pearly-white are precious! The top two are still working hard to make an appearance! I can feel them and see them right at the surface, but am still waiting for them to break through.
Being back at work has been both easier and harder than I expected. It's easier as Lily is with people that love her and she loves. I think that it is good for her to be exposed to all of these people who love her to bits: Meme, Pappy, Granny, Grampy, Jeanne, and Leah. It's hard because she is at the age where (just this week), she is developing some mommy separation anxiety where she cries when I leave the room. Heart. Breaking. I also get a little bitter that I have to leave my baby to go teach other peoples' babies. I just don't want to miss a moment!
Each stage of Lily's development I think is the most amazing, most precious, most enjoyable. My mom friends have told me that this happens, but it is another thing entirely to experience! She is AMAZING!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
August 29. Teething = Upset Lily and Tired Mommy!
Ahh teething. The one surefire way to ruin a good night sleep for both Lily and Mommy! How frustrated I feel today over this teething thing. How cruel it is that a baby has to literally CUT teeth. Its so sad! She is on a great schedule with her sleeping. Nearly every night she is asleep by 7-7:30 and stays alseep all night until the 5 o'clock hour. Unless she is teething. At the present moment, I can see two tiny teeth trying to show their pearly heads on the top front of her mouth. As soon as they come through, I am sure that my tiny little lady will be back to normal and sleep will resume!
In other news, yesterday she showed a new skill! Ahead of "normal" predicted time, she is showing the ability to use her pincer grasp to pick up tasty treats and place them into her own mouth. This is both amazingly good and a little scary! If she can put small things in her mouth, she can put small things in her mouth! Food - good. Tiny rocks, dust bunnies, etc - decidedly bad! Although I already watch her like a hawk, I'm going to have to step up my game! LOL!
Crawling continues to elude her. She gets up on all fours and crawls her little legs off! She can move her legs like Fred Flintstone in his prehistoric car. Unfortunatley, she has not yet discovered that she must move har arms as well. This almost crawl inevitably leads to a belly flopping, inch-worming type crawl that does get her around, but also frustrates her! Additionally, she can spin around and around like nobody's business! She loves to maneuver herself all around and can get quite far inch-worming and spinning about!
Unfortunately, this also happens in her sleep and a couple of times a week, I am awakened by her plaintative cry. I go to her room only to find that her precious little head is squished up against the corner rails of her crib. As soon as I pull her back to the center, she drifts back to sleep head ache free!
She continues to love to watch everything around her. She is curious to no end! I think, secretly, that this means that she is really smart! She always seems to be taking in and absorbing all that is around her. She likes to look out of windows and really studies new people.
She continues to be a master of her walker. She is FAST! She runs so swiftly and can get through the smallest spaces. She likes to run an obstacle course in the dining room - around all the chairs and under the table! I had to remove the table cloth as that was just much too interesting for her!
It is clear that Lily and Mommy have a special bond. She now reaches out to me when she wants comfort. This is the most amazing thing that I have ever experienced. There is nothing in the world like your child holding her arms out to you. Sometimes when I take her, she buries her little face in my shoulder and neck. Ahhhh, priceless. She is breathtaking. She doesn't nuzzle for long - she is way too independent for all that - but when she does... sigh!
She has recently decided that she likes to flirt with her daddy! Her face lights up when Eric comes home and comes to speak/play with her! She cooes and smiles! She plays peek-a-boo and laughs. Its his reward for waiting out the months of colicky crying!
Another fascinating thing that she does is look to us for reactions. When she is unsure of a person or situation, she will look to see our reactions. If we seem comfortable, she puts on a brave face. That is amazing to watch. You can nearly see the wheels in her head turning!
If you want to see the saddest thing in the bathroom, take her toothbrush away! When I bathe her, I always brush her teeth. After Mommy does it, Lily does it. When it is time to get out, I take it away, rinse it, and put it up for the next bath. I have learned to immediatly have some sort of distraction available as the moment I try and take the toothbrush away, her face crumples into a giant frown and she begins to cry! It is the saddest thing! I don't know what it is about the toothbrush that she is so in love with, but taking it away is heartbreaking!
In very exciting news, Lily was baptized on August 14th! It was a very nice ceremony. Lily was so well behaved. There were nine babies and, not that I'm biased or anything, but Lily was the cutest! After the church ceremony, we had a big party here at home. Everyone came over and enjoyed a meal and hung out. Lily was really hilarious! She zoomed around the guests in her walker and was very cute and entertaining. Everyone was impressed with how nimble she is in the walker. She zoomed around like a tiny racer! Eventually she was worn out and took a nap. While she was napping, Cayman wanted to know when the "birthday party" would start. AKA, he wanted to know when I would open Lily's gifts! He was so charming that I asked him to help. He was amazing. So kind and helpful. A special thanks to Granny who made the Christening gown, Nana who made the cake, and Meme who took pictures and made a bunch of food!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
August 10 ~ Lily is a Big Girl
Lily is now 6 1/2 months old. She is amazing!! She is an all star mover and shaker in her walker. She is really funny and will problem solve like nobody's business. If she can't get where/what she wants one way, she will try other ways around. Also, she has the unbelievable knack of getting into whatever she is NOT supposed to have!
She is SO CLOSE to crawling. She can roll over from either direction, pull her knees underneath her, and push up on her arms. Then, she will rock back and forth, move her knees, become too forward heavy and fall! Although she can't crawl just yet, she reaches for toys and will wiggle herself all around to get what she wants. In fact, I just lowered her crib as she is beginning to pull up on my fingers and I just know that she will figure out that she can pull up on furniture any moment now.
Speaking of pulling up, she can pull herself to sitting and standing by pulling on my fingers. So strong! She also likes to hold onto our hands and walk all over the place! She is a beast!
This past Monday she had her 6 months shots. It gave her a fever for two days. This was so sad. Poor baby, she felt just pitiful! She is never a "babyish" baby. She doesn't generally like to be cuddled/coddled. These past two days, however, have been totally different. She's been all over me. It was nice that these were my last two days of summer vacation and I dedicated them entirely to her. The few times that I attempted to put her down, she clung to my legs and cried. Who could resist?!?? Not me! I was happy to cuddle and hold her while she held my hand. I love that precious little baby girl more than I ever could have imagined was possible!
She is babbling her hard consonants like a champ! Her favorite sounds are Dadadadada and gagagagaga. Occasionally a "dadee!" escapes her lips! She also blows razzies! She is really funny with her tongue manipulations.
Bath time continues to be one of her favorite things! I have taken the baby tub out of the bathroom and now bathe her in the seat within the big bath. She is such a big girl! Actually, she is in the top 90th percentile for height. 50th for weight and head measurements.
She has 2.5 teeth now! Two have completely appeared - one of them is really out there! The .5 we can see through the gum, but it hasn't quite peeked out yet!
She is so tolerant of me playing baby dress up with her!! I love LOVE to dress her and take pics. I've attached some here.
So, Lily is 27 weeks old and I have been off of work for 17 of those weeks! What a wonderful blessing! Thank goodness that I am a teacher and get so much time off. I am lamenting having to return to work this week. I have thrown myself quite the little pity party! I am just going to miss her SO MUCH! I want to see everything that she does. I don't want to miss a thing!!!
I LOVE THIS BABY!!!!!! Thank God for her every little piece and part!
She is SO CLOSE to crawling. She can roll over from either direction, pull her knees underneath her, and push up on her arms. Then, she will rock back and forth, move her knees, become too forward heavy and fall! Although she can't crawl just yet, she reaches for toys and will wiggle herself all around to get what she wants. In fact, I just lowered her crib as she is beginning to pull up on my fingers and I just know that she will figure out that she can pull up on furniture any moment now.
Speaking of pulling up, she can pull herself to sitting and standing by pulling on my fingers. So strong! She also likes to hold onto our hands and walk all over the place! She is a beast!
This past Monday she had her 6 months shots. It gave her a fever for two days. This was so sad. Poor baby, she felt just pitiful! She is never a "babyish" baby. She doesn't generally like to be cuddled/coddled. These past two days, however, have been totally different. She's been all over me. It was nice that these were my last two days of summer vacation and I dedicated them entirely to her. The few times that I attempted to put her down, she clung to my legs and cried. Who could resist?!?? Not me! I was happy to cuddle and hold her while she held my hand. I love that precious little baby girl more than I ever could have imagined was possible!
She is babbling her hard consonants like a champ! Her favorite sounds are Dadadadada and gagagagaga. Occasionally a "dadee!" escapes her lips! She also blows razzies! She is really funny with her tongue manipulations.
Bath time continues to be one of her favorite things! I have taken the baby tub out of the bathroom and now bathe her in the seat within the big bath. She is such a big girl! Actually, she is in the top 90th percentile for height. 50th for weight and head measurements.
She has 2.5 teeth now! Two have completely appeared - one of them is really out there! The .5 we can see through the gum, but it hasn't quite peeked out yet!
She is so tolerant of me playing baby dress up with her!! I love LOVE to dress her and take pics. I've attached some here.
So, Lily is 27 weeks old and I have been off of work for 17 of those weeks! What a wonderful blessing! Thank goodness that I am a teacher and get so much time off. I am lamenting having to return to work this week. I have thrown myself quite the little pity party! I am just going to miss her SO MUCH! I want to see everything that she does. I don't want to miss a thing!!!
I LOVE THIS BABY!!!!!! Thank God for her every little piece and part!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
July 26. Getting big and wearing Mommy out!
After a VERY rough Sunday night, last night was so much better! Our Ferber method sleep training has been a lifesaver, but as the book warned, sometimes there are backslides. Sunday, Lily ran a fever and Sunday night was c'est horrible! She was up and crying so much! I was afraid that it was going to be the start of a new trend, but then last night she slept for 11 hours straight! Then she and I got up at 6:30, nursed in the recliner, and dozed until 9:00am. My sweet baby is back! Hahaha!
She has become an ace driver in her walker! She can get around obstacles, problem solve to get around furniture, and problem solve to get toys that she wants. When she is ready to get out, she runs at us with her arms up. She is so amazing!
She is still working on the crawling. We bought her a rubber mat to practice on; I was worried that the wood floors were too harsh. She can spin herself around and around, she can rock back and forth, she can pull her knees under herself, but just can't get anywhere. This continues to be a source of frustration for her!
She is pulling herself into sitting position now. She has to have something to pull up on, but she can do it. She is a bit spastic when she sits and often falls over, but is getting stronger all the time.
Her love of all things standing continues! She always wants to be standing! She still needs constant support when standing as she will fall right over! However, she seems to be fearless and wants to stand on each and every surface!
We have also began brushing her teeth. Uh, tooth. She really likes it! I do it first, then she does it. Success!
Unfortunately, we are not being successful everywhere. The last two weeks, she has NOT been interested in eating her baby food. She will eat her "tasty treats" (puffed cereal bites) that are made from real veggies, but doesn't want her food. She is being extremely finicky. I hope it passes.
So, basically, I think that she is brilliant! I LOVE being home with her. Yay for Lily & Mommy!
She has become an ace driver in her walker! She can get around obstacles, problem solve to get around furniture, and problem solve to get toys that she wants. When she is ready to get out, she runs at us with her arms up. She is so amazing!
She is still working on the crawling. We bought her a rubber mat to practice on; I was worried that the wood floors were too harsh. She can spin herself around and around, she can rock back and forth, she can pull her knees under herself, but just can't get anywhere. This continues to be a source of frustration for her!
She is pulling herself into sitting position now. She has to have something to pull up on, but she can do it. She is a bit spastic when she sits and often falls over, but is getting stronger all the time.
Her love of all things standing continues! She always wants to be standing! She still needs constant support when standing as she will fall right over! However, she seems to be fearless and wants to stand on each and every surface!
We have also began brushing her teeth. Uh, tooth. She really likes it! I do it first, then she does it. Success!
Unfortunately, we are not being successful everywhere. The last two weeks, she has NOT been interested in eating her baby food. She will eat her "tasty treats" (puffed cereal bites) that are made from real veggies, but doesn't want her food. She is being extremely finicky. I hope it passes.
So, basically, I think that she is brilliant! I LOVE being home with her. Yay for Lily & Mommy!
Monday, July 18, 2011
July 18. Three days in.
Three days into our sleep training and Lily continues to be a rock star! She was SO ready for this! Shame on me for not doing it sooner. I suppose my baby isn't such a baby after all. I was.
We have had three nights of sleep training. Night one was by far the hardest! She cried. I cried. Eric was strong. He "helped" me do it; made me wait out the designated minutes. I found that when she did go back to sleep on her own, I was so proud of her! Night two was amazing! I never got out of bed because she was crying. She never cried to the five minute mark. I thought - hope beyond hope - this could be working! Night three she cried to the five minute mark twice. I went in, talked to her for a moment and rubbed her head. When I left she cried for a few more moments and went back to sleep. All three nights, she has slept until the seven o'clock hour. I feel so much more human and healthy having had this much sleep!
Other Lily news, she is a racing baby in her walker! She's had it now for nearly two weeks and is very precise with it. She can spot where she wants to go and get there! We like to set up a toy course for her in the living room. We take all of her hand sized toys and set them up around the room on the edges of furniture. She races around the room pulling the toys onto her tray and littering the floor with them. When she's all done, we set it up again! We've had to barricade the room exits when we want her confined as she is a little Houdini and can get around almost an obstacle! When one of us leaves the room, she follows! And the poor cat! Felix is an ever changing, ever exciting target! Luckily, he has only lost about a half dozen or so clumps of fur and never seems too put out by it!
She is sitting more and more confidently. Although she cannot sit all by herself just yet, she is getting there! She is also, just in the last couple of days, trying to pull herself up into the seated and standing positions. She thinks she's big! LOL!
Today I gave her her first air-puffed cereal bite. It was banana flavored and, apparently, pretty tasty! She is so tremendously cute!!!
We have had three nights of sleep training. Night one was by far the hardest! She cried. I cried. Eric was strong. He "helped" me do it; made me wait out the designated minutes. I found that when she did go back to sleep on her own, I was so proud of her! Night two was amazing! I never got out of bed because she was crying. She never cried to the five minute mark. I thought - hope beyond hope - this could be working! Night three she cried to the five minute mark twice. I went in, talked to her for a moment and rubbed her head. When I left she cried for a few more moments and went back to sleep. All three nights, she has slept until the seven o'clock hour. I feel so much more human and healthy having had this much sleep!
Other Lily news, she is a racing baby in her walker! She's had it now for nearly two weeks and is very precise with it. She can spot where she wants to go and get there! We like to set up a toy course for her in the living room. We take all of her hand sized toys and set them up around the room on the edges of furniture. She races around the room pulling the toys onto her tray and littering the floor with them. When she's all done, we set it up again! We've had to barricade the room exits when we want her confined as she is a little Houdini and can get around almost an obstacle! When one of us leaves the room, she follows! And the poor cat! Felix is an ever changing, ever exciting target! Luckily, he has only lost about a half dozen or so clumps of fur and never seems too put out by it!
She is sitting more and more confidently. Although she cannot sit all by herself just yet, she is getting there! She is also, just in the last couple of days, trying to pull herself up into the seated and standing positions. She thinks she's big! LOL!
Today I gave her her first air-puffed cereal bite. It was banana flavored and, apparently, pretty tasty! She is so tremendously cute!!!
Friday, July 15, 2011
July 15. Must. Sleep.
Tonight we are trying the Ferber method to sleep-train Lily. Oh boy. I am so darned tired from waking up 5-10 times a night to soothe her crying! Something must be done!
When I went back to work in March, Lily was sleeping almost through the night. April and May were great. She woke up once a night if that. Then, summer came and the Kraken was awoken. She cries so many times per night. I am a human ping-pong ball in and out of bed all night long. After doing research and talking to other moms, we've decided to try the Ferber method. It is a "kinder" way of letting her cry it out. Eric and I are both on board and have talked about how to do it and who will do what.
Sigh. I tired letting her "cry it out" at nap time today. I was in her room as much as the method prescribed and she cried for an hour and forty-five minutes. It was incredibly awful.
My mom and all of my Mommy friends assure me that this will be a good thing. We'll see. Keep ya posted.
Above pics were from our nighttime routine. Lily eating (and decorating herself with) banana and her bath! She's so beautiful!!!!!
When I went back to work in March, Lily was sleeping almost through the night. April and May were great. She woke up once a night if that. Then, summer came and the Kraken was awoken. She cries so many times per night. I am a human ping-pong ball in and out of bed all night long. After doing research and talking to other moms, we've decided to try the Ferber method. It is a "kinder" way of letting her cry it out. Eric and I are both on board and have talked about how to do it and who will do what.
Sigh. I tired letting her "cry it out" at nap time today. I was in her room as much as the method prescribed and she cried for an hour and forty-five minutes. It was incredibly awful.
Above pics were from our nighttime routine. Lily eating (and decorating herself with) banana and her bath! She's so beautiful!!!!!
Monday, July 4, 2011
June 26-July 2 Week 23
This week's blog will be short as I took a break from the heavy blogging while on vacation. Most notably this week:
Lily has full-on discovered her feet! She loves feet and has put them into her mouth a couple f times. Mostly, she just like to hold them both with her hands. One hand on each foot. When we put her in her footie pjs, she sometimes gets frustrated as she can't find her tiny tootsies!
Speaking of frustration - Lily is SO mad that she can't crawl yet!!! She can get onto her tummy from her back by rolling in both directions (so smart!). She can get her legs up underneath her OR her top half off the ground by pushing up with her arms, but not both at the same time. Then, she can push off with her legs and . . . faceplants every time! She's a persistent little thing and will try over and over again, but with the same result. Eventually she gets mad and cries. Poor little one, she's learning and we are all cheering her on!
Monday of her twenty-third week was a doozey! She was experiencing quite a bit of teething pain and diarrhea to go with it. She cried a lot and Tara came over to help out. In the afternoon, Tara and I were taking turns with her. Tara had her for awhile, and brought her to me when she needed a break. I took one whiff and said no way! bring her back with a clean diaper! She had poop seeping up the back of her onesie!
Tara took off for the living room to change her and about two minutes later called out for me to join her. I walk in and see: Lily standing on the wood floor, butt naked, with Tara holding her by the arms and both of them standing in a puddle of pee. Poop was smeared up the entire length of the baby, including in her mullet! Poop was all over the changing pad. WTF! I think my eyes just about bugged out of my head and I began to laugh uncontrollably! Tara began to laugh as well. Lily did not.
Tara said that she removed the diaper and we had no wipes, Lily began to thrash about in the poop, so she wanted to get her clear of it. Then Lily began to pee, so Tara put her on the floor!
Well. I wiped up the pee, wrapped the baby in the dirty changing pad cover, and took her upstairs to the bath tub! twenty minutes and a squeaky clean baby, Lily and I headed to her room to dress. Bundled and fresh in her towel, I leaned over her crib to grab something. So sooner than I was over the crib when Lily puked about a gallon of curdled milk into her crib! AUGH!!!!! So, in review : teething, poop in the hair (and everywhere else!), pee on the floor, curdled milk puke in the crib! Oh what a day!
Lily had a Granny day this week so that I could go baby consignment shopping with Tara and Brittany. Mimi and Katie each spent the night once to help with the unhappy baby, and we went swimming with Nana. It was a busy and fun week. Lily had her moments, but all in all she had a good week too.
Below are some of the edited pics from the last photo shoot!
Lily has full-on discovered her feet! She loves feet and has put them into her mouth a couple f times. Mostly, she just like to hold them both with her hands. One hand on each foot. When we put her in her footie pjs, she sometimes gets frustrated as she can't find her tiny tootsies!
Speaking of frustration - Lily is SO mad that she can't crawl yet!!! She can get onto her tummy from her back by rolling in both directions (so smart!). She can get her legs up underneath her OR her top half off the ground by pushing up with her arms, but not both at the same time. Then, she can push off with her legs and . . . faceplants every time! She's a persistent little thing and will try over and over again, but with the same result. Eventually she gets mad and cries. Poor little one, she's learning and we are all cheering her on!
Monday of her twenty-third week was a doozey! She was experiencing quite a bit of teething pain and diarrhea to go with it. She cried a lot and Tara came over to help out. In the afternoon, Tara and I were taking turns with her. Tara had her for awhile, and brought her to me when she needed a break. I took one whiff and said no way! bring her back with a clean diaper! She had poop seeping up the back of her onesie!
Tara took off for the living room to change her and about two minutes later called out for me to join her. I walk in and see: Lily standing on the wood floor, butt naked, with Tara holding her by the arms and both of them standing in a puddle of pee. Poop was smeared up the entire length of the baby, including in her mullet! Poop was all over the changing pad. WTF! I think my eyes just about bugged out of my head and I began to laugh uncontrollably! Tara began to laugh as well. Lily did not.
Tara said that she removed the diaper and we had no wipes, Lily began to thrash about in the poop, so she wanted to get her clear of it. Then Lily began to pee, so Tara put her on the floor!
Well. I wiped up the pee, wrapped the baby in the dirty changing pad cover, and took her upstairs to the bath tub! twenty minutes and a squeaky clean baby, Lily and I headed to her room to dress. Bundled and fresh in her towel, I leaned over her crib to grab something. So sooner than I was over the crib when Lily puked about a gallon of curdled milk into her crib! AUGH!!!!! So, in review : teething, poop in the hair (and everywhere else!), pee on the floor, curdled milk puke in the crib! Oh what a day!
Lily had a Granny day this week so that I could go baby consignment shopping with Tara and Brittany. Mimi and Katie each spent the night once to help with the unhappy baby, and we went swimming with Nana. It was a busy and fun week. Lily had her moments, but all in all she had a good week too.
Below are some of the edited pics from the last photo shoot!
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