So...if your husband forgets to acknowledge it, is it still your birthday? Look, I know things have been hectic with the lead up to this trip and while we've been on this trip, but honestly, my birthday doesn't change from year to year...he knew this was coming.
This morning my b-day was first acknowledged by my MIL :) and Brendan and Jess brought me beautiful flowers and a very pretty scarf and my parents even called to wish me a happy birthday....but nothing from Dave. A bit later I asked quietly if he had a card for me...and he said no. I'll admit, that hurt! Delanah was in the Ergo and I went into the bedroom where it was quieter so she could sleep and then I had a little pity party. I'll admit again, my eyes welled up, but I did not do it in public, there was no yelling, stamping of feet, dramatic throwing of myself on the ground....just a quiet departure. He came in a few minutes later looking for a battle, I know the stance and the look. He was on the defence and that put me off right away. What would have made this all better? An "I'm sorry, I screwed up, what can I do to make it better". What did I get? Apparently this was all my fault as, oh let's see, I "ruined" his surprise of going out this morning to do a last minute card run, I was "hogging" Delanah and apparently chose to have my birthday at the end of a busy week. We got into a bit of an argument and I thought I argued my case well...as for "hogging" Delanah, he tried to tell me that she was feeling fine, even though she hadn't pooped for a week, and that it was me that wasn't doing well. She wasn't feeling well, and she wanted her mom for comfort. If she isn't feeling well, is in yet another new place again, surrounded by new people and is reaching for me to comfort her, guess who is going to "hog" her...and if that is "hogging", than I will gladly do it whenever my child needs me. As for "ruining" the last minute card run...I'd rather not have anything at all than see my husband making a mad dash to the only open store in town to rummage through whatever cards they may have there. And yes, I did point out the fact that I somehow still managed to get all of the Father's Day cards bought before we left, as I wanted to make sure he had something on Father's Day when we got back (and apparently I am the only one who can remember to get cards for our own fathers). He proceeded, when the previous justifications weren't working, to bring up that this past year I had to run out on his birthday to get something....ummmm...our baby was not even 8 weeks old yet! I wasn't get out much at all! I was still recovering myself and had a hard time making it up and down our stairs let alone pack up a newborn, in the bitter cold, and traipse to a store to get a card.
All in all, this morning sucked for me. He left, still in a tizzy, heck bent on continuing through with his "plans" to get me a card this morning, and during that time I managed to get Delanah to nap and decided that if my entire day wasn't going to suck, then I was going to need to just make my day as happy as I could.
Did I have the birthday of my dreams? Not even close. It wasn't a bad day, it wasn't the greatest day, and I would have loved to have had a bit of a fuss made over me by my husband, but we can't have everything we want, can we.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Success!!!!
Yay!!!! We have success on the pooping front! I was starting to really worry, I mean we were going on day 6! This morning I used a glycerin suppository. Oh I felt so bad during the "application" process! But I fret too much, as long as she had her feet to play with she was cool :) No more than 2 hours later we were rockin'! I think that's all she needed, a little "boost" if you will, to get things rollin' again. I think it also helps that we're in a nice, cozy house instead of a hotel room as well. I said that this was all I wanted for my birthday, and I got it! Three times at that :)
Okay, why do some people not have filters in their minds? Whether it come out verbally or as something written, filters are needed people! I updated my Facebook status a few days ago and said I wished Delanah would just poop. Now mind you, this is facebook, not CNN, not MSN, but a place where I have friends and family asking for updates on Delanah. Someone, not a friend but a girl I went to elementary school with, felt it was her place to dicate what was appropriate and inappropriate to write on my own facebook page....excuse me? Who left you in charge of my thoughts and actions? Who are you to tell me what is or isn't appropriate? This coming from someone whose updates are always about her "miracle" juice company that she works for....I don't feel the need to know how "miraculous" that is daily either, but whatever. I responded and was proceeded to be "schooled" yet again on how inappropriate I was in my writings and how she, who has no children, was apparently never going to, *gasp*, write or say out loud anything that had to do with the bodily functions of her future children. Ahhh...I remember those days....when I was a "perfect" parent...you know, before Delanah was born.
I have learned that it is wise not to back yourself into a "never" corner..."I will never do this", "I would never say that", "my child will never", as it will most certainly bite you in the butt once those children are here! My dear friend Janice, bless her heart, wrote a comment that supported me. It's nice to have friends who understand why you felt it was important to say things. In any event, after a short email of explanation, I deleted this person from Facebook. Why would I invite someone into my life if, though not knowing me well at all, they feel like they can dictate what is appropriate and what isn't. Now you see, here I return to my original question...why don't some people have mind filters? I can honestly say that I have never, nor would I ever, write something so rude to someone. To each his own. I may not agree with some things that are said or written, but unless you are my child, it is not my place to "educate" you on what is appropriate in my world.
Ahhhh! That felt good to get out!
Okay, why do some people not have filters in their minds? Whether it come out verbally or as something written, filters are needed people! I updated my Facebook status a few days ago and said I wished Delanah would just poop. Now mind you, this is facebook, not CNN, not MSN, but a place where I have friends and family asking for updates on Delanah. Someone, not a friend but a girl I went to elementary school with, felt it was her place to dicate what was appropriate and inappropriate to write on my own facebook page....excuse me? Who left you in charge of my thoughts and actions? Who are you to tell me what is or isn't appropriate? This coming from someone whose updates are always about her "miracle" juice company that she works for....I don't feel the need to know how "miraculous" that is daily either, but whatever. I responded and was proceeded to be "schooled" yet again on how inappropriate I was in my writings and how she, who has no children, was apparently never going to, *gasp*, write or say out loud anything that had to do with the bodily functions of her future children. Ahhh...I remember those days....when I was a "perfect" parent...you know, before Delanah was born.
I have learned that it is wise not to back yourself into a "never" corner..."I will never do this", "I would never say that", "my child will never", as it will most certainly bite you in the butt once those children are here! My dear friend Janice, bless her heart, wrote a comment that supported me. It's nice to have friends who understand why you felt it was important to say things. In any event, after a short email of explanation, I deleted this person from Facebook. Why would I invite someone into my life if, though not knowing me well at all, they feel like they can dictate what is appropriate and what isn't. Now you see, here I return to my original question...why don't some people have mind filters? I can honestly say that I have never, nor would I ever, write something so rude to someone. To each his own. I may not agree with some things that are said or written, but unless you are my child, it is not my place to "educate" you on what is appropriate in my world.
Ahhhh! That felt good to get out!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Just poop!!!!!
Okay, so from birth Delanah has been a great little pooper since birth. In the last few months it has settled down to about once a day, although some days I am luckier than others and get one major poop and some complimentary smaller ones throughout the day. Well, I have been worried that with solids she would start "binding up" as they say, but have been lucky with that. Apparently all is well until banana comes on the scene! She hasn't pooped in 3 days!!!!! Poor thing is tooting up a royal storm, and they are quite rank, but nothing, nada, zip. She strained today, and again let out some stinky ones, but no poop! I am starting to get worried. I expressed some concern about this before we left to a nurse in her pediatrician's office and was told I could give her some children's prune juice. Okay, no worries! Guess which country doesn't have children's prune juice? Better yet, I love all the looks I was getting tonight as I was asking people for it! Oye!!!!
I forgot to pack a bottle when we left, so tonight we were on the bottle hunt. As Dave mentioned in the car ride to the mall, I picked a good night. I completely forgot that the world shuts down at 5pm here! Thursday is "late night" shopping (stores stay open until a whopping 9pm), so we were indeed "lucky" that Delanah chose this afternoon/evening to be miserable. My poor girl woke from her afternoon nap crying and it really never stopped. She was straining/tooting and beating her hands against her mouth, pulling her ear and gnawing like crazy. So not only could she not poop, but those dang teeth were giving her issues as well. I hated that there was nothing I could do for her. I tried nursing, as she was asking for it, but I can only take so much of being used as a chew toy before I call it quits. Eventually it was in the Ergo and slow dancing until an exhausted Delanah fell asleep. I did need to give her 2 doses of Tylenol today, which is way more than what we have ever given, but she was just so uncomfortable!
Tonight we picked up a Dr. Bown bottle and some pear juice (ages 6 months to 3 years). After some reading online, I think I am going to try just water tomorrow and see if we can get those bowels moving. I have a feeling I should expect a lovely butt-splosion, but if it means she feels better, so be it.
We had to cancel dinner plans tonight, but I think we're going to be able to catch up with them tomorrow for lunch, so all is good there. Poor Dave is exhausted (he never went back to sleep after Delanah woke at 3:3 this morning) and in bed, Delanah fussed for only a few minutes before she was out and I am heading there as soon as I hit "publish post". Who knew my new bedtime was going to be 9pm?
I forgot to pack a bottle when we left, so tonight we were on the bottle hunt. As Dave mentioned in the car ride to the mall, I picked a good night. I completely forgot that the world shuts down at 5pm here! Thursday is "late night" shopping (stores stay open until a whopping 9pm), so we were indeed "lucky" that Delanah chose this afternoon/evening to be miserable. My poor girl woke from her afternoon nap crying and it really never stopped. She was straining/tooting and beating her hands against her mouth, pulling her ear and gnawing like crazy. So not only could she not poop, but those dang teeth were giving her issues as well. I hated that there was nothing I could do for her. I tried nursing, as she was asking for it, but I can only take so much of being used as a chew toy before I call it quits. Eventually it was in the Ergo and slow dancing until an exhausted Delanah fell asleep. I did need to give her 2 doses of Tylenol today, which is way more than what we have ever given, but she was just so uncomfortable!
Tonight we picked up a Dr. Bown bottle and some pear juice (ages 6 months to 3 years). After some reading online, I think I am going to try just water tomorrow and see if we can get those bowels moving. I have a feeling I should expect a lovely butt-splosion, but if it means she feels better, so be it.
We had to cancel dinner plans tonight, but I think we're going to be able to catch up with them tomorrow for lunch, so all is good there. Poor Dave is exhausted (he never went back to sleep after Delanah woke at 3:3 this morning) and in bed, Delanah fussed for only a few minutes before she was out and I am heading there as soon as I hit "publish post". Who knew my new bedtime was going to be 9pm?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
What day is it again?
Hmmm...as far as I remember it is Wednesday night...I think! I am so mixed up this week! We are in Newcastle at the moment, and I think that Delanah and I are finally on schedule again! This is the first night in Australia that I am up past 7:45pm...woo-hoo!!! I am tired, but I am trying to get laundry done, and the dryer looked dodgy, so I washed some of the hotel towels and am running them through the dryer before I put our clothes in. Yes, folks, I said washer, dryer and hotel in the same sentence! We are staying in serviced apartments while we are here and I love it! We have a kitchen, dining area, desk, living room, huge bathroom and separate bedroom..oh, and don't forget the laundry room! Sadly, the laundry area is better than what I have at home! :) We have a high chair and pack and play for Delanah, so we're all set! I think she is more comfortable here as she was playing and having just a grand time today :) The closet doors in the bedroom are mirrors and boy did we have a fun time checking ourselves out after nap time today :) Okay, in all honestly, I have fun checking her out in the mirror but avoided looking at my reflection at all costs.
Our first day in Sydney was the longest day ever! We landed at 7am, got our rental car (took 20 minutes to install the car seat!), had a precarious drive to the hotel...and by the time we checked in it was only 9:30!!!! The driving has been interesting at best. Dave is getting used to driving again and has a tendency to sample life in the lane to the left while we are going. Pissed off a few cars on the drive to Newcastle and gave me more than a few heart attacks!!! I am not game to drive just yet :) We took a nice, long walk along a coastal path Monday afternoon. We were thinking we would be able to make it to Bondi Beach, but part of the path was under construction so off into the neighborhood we went. When we were directed back to the path we were faced with about 30+ stairs to reach it. We just weren't game to carry a baby and a stroller down the stairs, so back into the neighborhood we went :) It was really fun looking at all of the houses, there is some great architecture in that area.
With all of the moms and strollers I saw in the area, I knew there was a park nearby, and a few hundred feet in the opposite direction past our hotel, there was an awesome park full of little kids (there were no kids there above about 8 years old). We found an open swing and the gummy grins began. She was so interested in watching the other kids that I think she forgot about us for awhile there! We all ended up asleep by 6:30 that night :) Delanah woke at 11pm and then for the day at 3:30am...oye!!!! It was a rough morning with a lot of crying and resisting sleep. Dave was at the office for the morning and Delanah and I finally made it out of the room around 10 for me to go get some brekkie. We were only about 1/2 block from heaps of shops and made our way to a fruit smoothie shop where I got a passion fruit, banana, orange fruit crush (no dairy) and Delanah got a chunk of rock melon, aka cantaloupe.
What a mess we made in the room! A towel was laid down and Delanah was stripped down to her little g and I let her go to town on her banana and cantaloupe :) After the decimation of the fruit it was into the bathroom sink for a bit of a clean. Then she was dressed again and off we went to the beach...the only time she was quiet was when we were moving :) I ended up sitting on a low step and she was perched on my shoe digging her hands and feet into the sand. I had to be very diligent as she was quick in trying to get the sand into her mouth!
On our way back to the hotel we were stopped by an elderly woman who commented on how cute Delanah was. She was asking how old she was, if she was teething, if she was a happy baby. It was exactly what I needed. I was truly at my end, suffering jet lag myself and having to deal with a tired, crying baby all morning alone without my usual items to help...such a crib to put her in, a glider to walk her in, etc. I needed this reminder of the wonderful, beautiful little girl that I have, the reminder that she is normally quite a happy child, that this was just a blip on the radar so to speak. I love it when the Lord doesn't whisper his message, but hits you upside the head with it.
Our first day in Sydney was the longest day ever! We landed at 7am, got our rental car (took 20 minutes to install the car seat!), had a precarious drive to the hotel...and by the time we checked in it was only 9:30!!!! The driving has been interesting at best. Dave is getting used to driving again and has a tendency to sample life in the lane to the left while we are going. Pissed off a few cars on the drive to Newcastle and gave me more than a few heart attacks!!! I am not game to drive just yet :) We took a nice, long walk along a coastal path Monday afternoon. We were thinking we would be able to make it to Bondi Beach, but part of the path was under construction so off into the neighborhood we went. When we were directed back to the path we were faced with about 30+ stairs to reach it. We just weren't game to carry a baby and a stroller down the stairs, so back into the neighborhood we went :) It was really fun looking at all of the houses, there is some great architecture in that area.
With all of the moms and strollers I saw in the area, I knew there was a park nearby, and a few hundred feet in the opposite direction past our hotel, there was an awesome park full of little kids (there were no kids there above about 8 years old). We found an open swing and the gummy grins began. She was so interested in watching the other kids that I think she forgot about us for awhile there! We all ended up asleep by 6:30 that night :) Delanah woke at 11pm and then for the day at 3:30am...oye!!!! It was a rough morning with a lot of crying and resisting sleep. Dave was at the office for the morning and Delanah and I finally made it out of the room around 10 for me to go get some brekkie. We were only about 1/2 block from heaps of shops and made our way to a fruit smoothie shop where I got a passion fruit, banana, orange fruit crush (no dairy) and Delanah got a chunk of rock melon, aka cantaloupe.
What a mess we made in the room! A towel was laid down and Delanah was stripped down to her little g and I let her go to town on her banana and cantaloupe :) After the decimation of the fruit it was into the bathroom sink for a bit of a clean. Then she was dressed again and off we went to the beach...the only time she was quiet was when we were moving :) I ended up sitting on a low step and she was perched on my shoe digging her hands and feet into the sand. I had to be very diligent as she was quick in trying to get the sand into her mouth!
On our way back to the hotel we were stopped by an elderly woman who commented on how cute Delanah was. She was asking how old she was, if she was teething, if she was a happy baby. It was exactly what I needed. I was truly at my end, suffering jet lag myself and having to deal with a tired, crying baby all morning alone without my usual items to help...such a crib to put her in, a glider to walk her in, etc. I needed this reminder of the wonderful, beautiful little girl that I have, the reminder that she is normally quite a happy child, that this was just a blip on the radar so to speak. I love it when the Lord doesn't whisper his message, but hits you upside the head with it.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
I'm leavin' on a jet plane...
So here I sit in a hotel in LA listening to Delanah play and talk to herself with the noise from the airport in the background. I should be sleeping...I am going to be sitting for the next 14+ hours on a plane...why am I not sleeping? Because Delanah doesn't want to. Dave is lying on the bed with her, asleep, and all is fine. I get anywhere close to her on the bed and suddenly it's a nursing party, only I forgot to get the invitation and I am on the serving and clean-up crew...sigh..... She is supposed to get a bath in about 20min and then pajama time and then I am going to clean up the messes from the first leg of our trip and get us ready for the long haul.
This morning was interesting. I didn't get into bed until about 2am this morning and was up for a nursing at 6am and then up for good at 7:20am. Dave was up later than expected and we spent A LOT of time running around making sure everything was set and packed. Thank goodness for my awesome neighbor Stephanie...she is taking care of Piper for us and watching the house these next three weeks. I know Piper enjoys her time with them and I know Pipe gets spoiled. Last night we dropped Bailey off at my parents and I know she will be well taken care of there.
So at 9:15am we are all dressed, packed up and in the car. We get to the 2nd stoplight and I ask Dave if her remembered to pack her birth certificate (the one item for her he was responsible for)...so one U-turn and rush in and out of the house later, we are well and truly on our way to the airport. It's funny how Dave and I trade stressing out times. I stress out the day before we leave, more specifically the night before we leave, and he is the morning of :) It works out well this way as we have at least one level head in the group at all times! Delanah also stays calm and happy this way...which works out best for all involved!
We made it in plenty of time, got all checked in, with no sweating things once Dave remembered he could get 2 bags on (car seat doesn't count as one of the 2) for free with his status. We scraped by with my bag at 49.5lbs and his at 48.5lbs, our limit was 50lbs! Security was actually fun! We had a really nice woman, who was in great humor, who actually helped us with things! That was different! It was crowded today, with it being a holiday weekend, but not too bad. Dave had some issues getting lunch paid for, apparently the cashier took a break without telling anyone and no one volunteered to take her place, and I was starting to panic about getting her diaper changed before we got on board, but no worries!
Buckled in, Delanah fed and happy, safety video watched...ummmm...why aren't we moving? Alas, a light was on and they needed to reset it...wait, they needed to test it again...oh, wait again, we need a new part! All in all we were on the plane on the ground for 90 minutes! Delanah was awesome!!!! After it was discovered that a new part was needed, the captain came on stating that if you wanted to see the cockpit to come on up. Dave and I looked at each other...no one else was moving, were we the only ones who heard or the only ones who cared? Whatever! Up I went and it was great! They just cooed and oohed and ahhed over Delanah :) The pilot asked where my camera was and one hand gesture to Dave and he was there with it :) The Pilot got up and told me to sit with Delanah in his seat for a picture...how cool is that?! We got a great pic and the crew decided that Delanah was going to be a pilot :) I replied that her uncle was one, so it wasn't out of the question! She even graced them with one of her smiles after some belly tickling from the pilot. Soon after we were on our way! She got overtired after the three of us initially falling asleep together, and was fussy, but she and Dave walked the aisles and hung out near the doors and charmed some more people. As Delanah and I were walking down the jet way (Dave was waiting for the stroller), a couple behind me were talking about how cute she was and proclaimed she looked like the Gerber baby, but with hair!
I know I am biased, as every mom should be, but lately Delanah has been getting more and more comments about how beautiful she is. Got me thinking...I wonder if I should look into some baby modeling for her? Just a thought.....
Okay, looks like it's time to get the ball rolling again for leg number two of this journey to the land down under. I am exhausted and would love nothing more than a nice, oh, 12 hour nap, but alas, when you are a mom, your time is no longer your own. Things to do, diapers to prep, baby to wash, jeans to clean (3 spit ups in 3 hours...guess who got covered in it? Hint, it wasn't Dave or Delanah), toys to clean..... at least we took the time after we checked in to take a nice walk outside. I think it did us all some good to stretch our legs and get some "fresh" air (seriously, how fresh can the air in LA be?) Next stop....Sydney!!!!! I'll know I'm there when I'm the one with the accent :)
This morning was interesting. I didn't get into bed until about 2am this morning and was up for a nursing at 6am and then up for good at 7:20am. Dave was up later than expected and we spent A LOT of time running around making sure everything was set and packed. Thank goodness for my awesome neighbor Stephanie...she is taking care of Piper for us and watching the house these next three weeks. I know Piper enjoys her time with them and I know Pipe gets spoiled. Last night we dropped Bailey off at my parents and I know she will be well taken care of there.
So at 9:15am we are all dressed, packed up and in the car. We get to the 2nd stoplight and I ask Dave if her remembered to pack her birth certificate (the one item for her he was responsible for)...so one U-turn and rush in and out of the house later, we are well and truly on our way to the airport. It's funny how Dave and I trade stressing out times. I stress out the day before we leave, more specifically the night before we leave, and he is the morning of :) It works out well this way as we have at least one level head in the group at all times! Delanah also stays calm and happy this way...which works out best for all involved!
We made it in plenty of time, got all checked in, with no sweating things once Dave remembered he could get 2 bags on (car seat doesn't count as one of the 2) for free with his status. We scraped by with my bag at 49.5lbs and his at 48.5lbs, our limit was 50lbs! Security was actually fun! We had a really nice woman, who was in great humor, who actually helped us with things! That was different! It was crowded today, with it being a holiday weekend, but not too bad. Dave had some issues getting lunch paid for, apparently the cashier took a break without telling anyone and no one volunteered to take her place, and I was starting to panic about getting her diaper changed before we got on board, but no worries!
Buckled in, Delanah fed and happy, safety video watched...ummmm...why aren't we moving? Alas, a light was on and they needed to reset it...wait, they needed to test it again...oh, wait again, we need a new part! All in all we were on the plane on the ground for 90 minutes! Delanah was awesome!!!! After it was discovered that a new part was needed, the captain came on stating that if you wanted to see the cockpit to come on up. Dave and I looked at each other...no one else was moving, were we the only ones who heard or the only ones who cared? Whatever! Up I went and it was great! They just cooed and oohed and ahhed over Delanah :) The pilot asked where my camera was and one hand gesture to Dave and he was there with it :) The Pilot got up and told me to sit with Delanah in his seat for a picture...how cool is that?! We got a great pic and the crew decided that Delanah was going to be a pilot :) I replied that her uncle was one, so it wasn't out of the question! She even graced them with one of her smiles after some belly tickling from the pilot. Soon after we were on our way! She got overtired after the three of us initially falling asleep together, and was fussy, but she and Dave walked the aisles and hung out near the doors and charmed some more people. As Delanah and I were walking down the jet way (Dave was waiting for the stroller), a couple behind me were talking about how cute she was and proclaimed she looked like the Gerber baby, but with hair!
I know I am biased, as every mom should be, but lately Delanah has been getting more and more comments about how beautiful she is. Got me thinking...I wonder if I should look into some baby modeling for her? Just a thought.....
Okay, looks like it's time to get the ball rolling again for leg number two of this journey to the land down under. I am exhausted and would love nothing more than a nice, oh, 12 hour nap, but alas, when you are a mom, your time is no longer your own. Things to do, diapers to prep, baby to wash, jeans to clean (3 spit ups in 3 hours...guess who got covered in it? Hint, it wasn't Dave or Delanah), toys to clean..... at least we took the time after we checked in to take a nice walk outside. I think it did us all some good to stretch our legs and get some "fresh" air (seriously, how fresh can the air in LA be?) Next stop....Sydney!!!!! I'll know I'm there when I'm the one with the accent :)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
First "big girl" meal!
So tonight Delanah had her first baby led weaning meal...pear, chicken and broccoli! Man did she have a good time! I forgot to put a plate in the fridge to cool down her food so she could eat with us and instead put her broccoli and chicken on a plate in the freezer...then I had to leave it out on the counter to warm up! Ooops! She loved her appetizer, her pear, and just went to town on it :) I left the peat when I introduced the chicken and broccoli...her eyes got so big when she saw her new "toys":) The broccoli very quickly got turned into drumsticks and was beaten mercilessly on her high chair until one "tree" got chucked off the side, and into the waiting mouth of Bailey. Okay, so Bailey wasn't exactly waiting with an open mouth, but she got very excited when she realized there was a very strong possibility of more food raining down! Ahhh...no sweeping after meals with a dog in the house :)
She just loved the chicken...mmmm :) She would stick some of a piece in her mouth and reach out for the other broccoli "tree" and pear with her other hands to play with. It was so much fun to watch! Haven't had a dinner that entertaining in a long time. I think now that we have the first meal out of the way that Dave and I are feeling a bit more secure in our decision to follow the baby led weaning route. She is learning so much, and having such a good time!
I was talking to my mom this arvo and was explaining more about the baby led weaning, and she shocked the crap out of me by telling me that she did the same thing with my brother and I! She said her mom did it as well, it just didn't have a name then. Honestly, I expected some major resistance from my mom on this one, we have differing ideas on baby-rearing, but am quite happy that she is on board with this, it really does make things easier for me to have more support. Not everyone (ie the majority of people) know about this or believe in it, so there is a lot of resistance out there. I have found a group online that is doing the same thing with their babies and it's so nice to have people to turn to and share with! This is going to make things a lot easier and a lot more fun during our trip to Oz as we aren't going to need to stress about getting a blender for her to eat during our time there!
She just loved the chicken...mmmm :) She would stick some of a piece in her mouth and reach out for the other broccoli "tree" and pear with her other hands to play with. It was so much fun to watch! Haven't had a dinner that entertaining in a long time. I think now that we have the first meal out of the way that Dave and I are feeling a bit more secure in our decision to follow the baby led weaning route. She is learning so much, and having such a good time!
I was talking to my mom this arvo and was explaining more about the baby led weaning, and she shocked the crap out of me by telling me that she did the same thing with my brother and I! She said her mom did it as well, it just didn't have a name then. Honestly, I expected some major resistance from my mom on this one, we have differing ideas on baby-rearing, but am quite happy that she is on board with this, it really does make things easier for me to have more support. Not everyone (ie the majority of people) know about this or believe in it, so there is a lot of resistance out there. I have found a group online that is doing the same thing with their babies and it's so nice to have people to turn to and share with! This is going to make things a lot easier and a lot more fun during our trip to Oz as we aren't going to need to stress about getting a blender for her to eat during our time there!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Snot, snot everywhere!!!!
Sooo...Delanah has a cold! Booo!!!! She is in very good spirits, but is sleeping more. She had a yucky cough yesterday, but I haven't heard anything this morning yet. No...this morning I am getting the "armed sneeze"..... who knew such a little nose could produce so much snot?! I was caught off guard initially...won't do that again! It was a sneeze with two streams of snot (at least 3-4 inches long) shooting out. No tissue...her tongue perilously close....what to do, what to do? Out come the fingers! I am now a human tissue...awesome!!!!
I am going to make a confession now....before I was a mom, heck, even in the first few weeks of being a mom, I judged other moms I saw whose children were in stores in bare feet and who had either snot streams or crusty noses....to those moms I apologize...I understand now. When you have a child that will use all 4 limbs to fight you off when you are trying to wipe their nose...they win! When there is a slow, but steady, stream of snot coming from their nose...you choose...do I constantly wipe or wait until there is enough there to wipe and avoid the meltdown.....I understand snot encrusted children's mothers! I am in your club now too!!!!
I am going to make a confession now....before I was a mom, heck, even in the first few weeks of being a mom, I judged other moms I saw whose children were in stores in bare feet and who had either snot streams or crusty noses....to those moms I apologize...I understand now. When you have a child that will use all 4 limbs to fight you off when you are trying to wipe their nose...they win! When there is a slow, but steady, stream of snot coming from their nose...you choose...do I constantly wipe or wait until there is enough there to wipe and avoid the meltdown.....I understand snot encrusted children's mothers! I am in your club now too!!!!
New foods
Am I the only mom not completely over the moon about my baby starting to eat solids? Seems like it. All I hear is about moms getting excited to start their babies on solids, some as early as 4 months, or even younger! Then all of the sudden it's bragging about the babies getting solids 3 times a day. Ummm, yeah, not ready for it! If we are going to make our goal of a year or more of breastfeeding, I am not going to have her on pureed foods 3x/day at 6 months! I get funny looks and comments from people, including my own mom! Just because I am not doing what the masses are doing doesn't mean that I am doing it wrong!
I am reading a book called baby led weaning and I really like what it has to say. It's about not shoving the pureed foods at the baby, but letting them learn to feed themselves. Dave and I are doing a combination of pureed and BLW. She had pureed sweet potato Sunday and an apple slice yesterday. Now, BLW promotes letting your baby try everything you are eating...not sure I am ready for that either. I think somewhere in the middle is good for us. I was asked the other day (by my own husband), why I must buck everything conventional. I don't think I am, I am just doing what I think feels more natural for me. I don't think I should blindly follow a doctors opinion. Or Gerber's opinion for that matter! Delanah is thriving, she's doing just fine. I feel like I am in the minority with breastfeeding as her main source of nutrition. How sad is it that I get excited when I see another mom breastfeeding? Makes me feel like I'm not alone.
I am trying to introduce a new food about every other day, to see if she's going to have a reaction. I am sure by 7-8 months she will be getting more food...but she's just little right now and I don't see the need to rush anything at the moment.
I am reading a book called baby led weaning and I really like what it has to say. It's about not shoving the pureed foods at the baby, but letting them learn to feed themselves. Dave and I are doing a combination of pureed and BLW. She had pureed sweet potato Sunday and an apple slice yesterday. Now, BLW promotes letting your baby try everything you are eating...not sure I am ready for that either. I think somewhere in the middle is good for us. I was asked the other day (by my own husband), why I must buck everything conventional. I don't think I am, I am just doing what I think feels more natural for me. I don't think I should blindly follow a doctors opinion. Or Gerber's opinion for that matter! Delanah is thriving, she's doing just fine. I feel like I am in the minority with breastfeeding as her main source of nutrition. How sad is it that I get excited when I see another mom breastfeeding? Makes me feel like I'm not alone.
I am trying to introduce a new food about every other day, to see if she's going to have a reaction. I am sure by 7-8 months she will be getting more food...but she's just little right now and I don't see the need to rush anything at the moment.
Apples...cough, cough
Delanah has a good old fashioned cold. Our time in the examination room was interesting :) She was awesome as we got weight and blood ox, she should have been, she had just had an hr+ nap in the ergo at home! Speaking of which...ever had a drool mark on your back before? Yeah, it's quite an interesting mark to have on a shirt :) Back to the doctors....as we were waiting I was entertaining her with toys while she was doing her best to try to touch everything that might possibly have germs on it. She hadn't pooped yet (which I am discovering is not unusual for her after sweet potatoes), but man was she letting out some major toots! I kept checking her diaper, thinking that she has pooped for sure, but all that did was get her a little irritated that I kept moving her.
Her ears checked out great, throat looked fine, she did cough her nasty little cough for me while the MD was in there (I was hoping for that as I was afraid they would think I was just a paranoid mom), but I guess it's just a cold! Keep doing what I'm doing and I was told that she was fighting it beautifully...yay sweet pea! Although she had the cough and projectile sneezes (I got sprayed several times yesterday...funnily enough it didn't bother me), she was in a pretty good mood :) We did another Ergo nap in the arvo and had another hr+ nap! She woke right before Dave got home and I didn't take her out until after he was in the house. She was so comfy! Apparently she will only fall asleep if I am doing something productive though...I tried just swaying back and forth while I was watching something on TV, b the little stinker fussed until I started sweeping the floor and then she was out! I got so many more things done yesterday than I normally dream of getting done! Sweet! She got some great sleep (she is a champion drooler as was shown by the evidence on the back of my shirt) which is exactly what she needs right now.
She got to try her first apple slice last night! Her gums did a great job shaving off some apple pieces and she had a great time :) Her new thing in the high chair...if what she is gnawing on has slipped onto her lap, or is out of reach on the tray, she will put the bib or her shirt in her mouth to eat it, or bend down to lick her tray! Hmmmm...hint, hint ya' think?! She ate her apple slice with Dave and I and then kept chewing on it as we ate dinner. If anything introducing new foods is going to get me to eat more fruit during the day!
Her ears checked out great, throat looked fine, she did cough her nasty little cough for me while the MD was in there (I was hoping for that as I was afraid they would think I was just a paranoid mom), but I guess it's just a cold! Keep doing what I'm doing and I was told that she was fighting it beautifully...yay sweet pea! Although she had the cough and projectile sneezes (I got sprayed several times yesterday...funnily enough it didn't bother me), she was in a pretty good mood :) We did another Ergo nap in the arvo and had another hr+ nap! She woke right before Dave got home and I didn't take her out until after he was in the house. She was so comfy! Apparently she will only fall asleep if I am doing something productive though...I tried just swaying back and forth while I was watching something on TV, b the little stinker fussed until I started sweeping the floor and then she was out! I got so many more things done yesterday than I normally dream of getting done! Sweet! She got some great sleep (she is a champion drooler as was shown by the evidence on the back of my shirt) which is exactly what she needs right now.
She got to try her first apple slice last night! Her gums did a great job shaving off some apple pieces and she had a great time :) Her new thing in the high chair...if what she is gnawing on has slipped onto her lap, or is out of reach on the tray, she will put the bib or her shirt in her mouth to eat it, or bend down to lick her tray! Hmmmm...hint, hint ya' think?! She ate her apple slice with Dave and I and then kept chewing on it as we ate dinner. If anything introducing new foods is going to get me to eat more fruit during the day!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sick?
So this week has started out crazy already...and it's only 12:45pm on Monday!!! Delanah has been pulling at her left ear for a few days, but we were associating that with teething. Well, she has also been coughing, but she learned how to fake cough so we thought that's what it was.....Saturday and especially Sunday her cough started sounding really congested and she was sneezing an awful lot, and productive sneezes at that. No ear tugging this morning that I've noticed, but the coughing and sneezing are ongoing. So we have an appointment with the pediatrician in about 30min. I hope my poor baby isn't coming down with something really bad! She is very cuddly and hates to be put down. I am wearing her on my back at the moment in the Ergo carrier (she's asleep), worried about her, and I'll admit it, I am worried about getting a snot shower on my back!
We've already been out and about this morning. I had to get blood drawn for my thyroid. Great nurse/PA...first time I didn't bleed for a long time afterwards! You can hardly tell where the needle went in, she was awesome :) Isn't it interesting what we admire people for :) Delanah really liked her as well. She wouldn't talk to anyone else, but when the nurse/PA was close Delanah turned into a little chatterbox! Okay, I hate to do it, but I need to wake my sleeping baby and get her to the doctors. Fingers crossed she'll feel better soon!
We've already been out and about this morning. I had to get blood drawn for my thyroid. Great nurse/PA...first time I didn't bleed for a long time afterwards! You can hardly tell where the needle went in, she was awesome :) Isn't it interesting what we admire people for :) Delanah really liked her as well. She wouldn't talk to anyone else, but when the nurse/PA was close Delanah turned into a little chatterbox! Okay, I hate to do it, but I need to wake my sleeping baby and get her to the doctors. Fingers crossed she'll feel better soon!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
6 Month appointment
I did much better with this appointment than I thought I would! Delanah did awesome, as usual, but was quite tired and fussy...poor thing was hungry! She sucked down her oral vaccine like it was nothing! The nurses and ped were fast, yay!, as they wanted to let Delanah get comforted. She is doing great! 75th percentile for height, 50th percentile for weight, 50th percentile for head circumference! I mentioned that people like to comment that she is a big baby, my ped agreed that she couldn't understand why people make comments like that, and stated that Delanah was tall, but right on track with everything else.
Today Delanah got to try her first organic, non dairy, wheat free teething biscuit...and man did she make a mess! Who knew someone with no teeth could get teething cookie behind her ear! The 2nd cookie was tonight as we were making dinner and she managed to break a piece off and Dave and I had to fish it out. She was not impressed with that, but hey, we weren't really looking forward to trying out our infant choking skills either. Crises averted :)
She was one tired cookie! Tonight we started bed early again and she was down by about 7:45pm! I'm thinking we need to move bedtime up from 7:30 to 7:00pm. It sucks because that means Dave is not going to get a lot of time with her during the week, but she's sleeping so well!
Tonight I escaped to try on clothes for her Dedication on Saturday. Man I hate my post baby body! It is very easy to get depressed going into my favorite clothing store and have to try on sizes 3 and 4 sizes bigger than my pre-baby size. And finding tops that fit? Ha! I swear with my new baby bust my dimensions must make me square...unfortunately designers don't make clothes for square torsos. Sigh..... I think I have decided on cropped pants (size be damned) and I think I am narrowing it down to either a cardigan or something fabulous that I find on a whim that looks good on me...ha-ha-ha. Why can't you just rent outfits? I'd give it back in great condition, but now that I am down to the wire, I'd hate to get something that I won't get a lot of use out of later...so just let me rent it :) I think I could get a lot of use out of the cardigan...maybe I will just suck it up and get that. It's SO much easier to buy for Delanah!!! She and I took a drive to Kid to Kid, the most fabulous children's consignment shop, and got 3 new pairs of Baby Legs, 1 pair of Weeboks by Reebox, 1 pair of water shoes, 1 pair of sandals, a hair bow for the Dedication, new pajamas, and 2 outfits for the Oz trip...all for the price of about 2 regularly priced outfits! Okay, I so need to be done and go to bed.
Today Delanah got to try her first organic, non dairy, wheat free teething biscuit...and man did she make a mess! Who knew someone with no teeth could get teething cookie behind her ear! The 2nd cookie was tonight as we were making dinner and she managed to break a piece off and Dave and I had to fish it out. She was not impressed with that, but hey, we weren't really looking forward to trying out our infant choking skills either. Crises averted :)
She was one tired cookie! Tonight we started bed early again and she was down by about 7:45pm! I'm thinking we need to move bedtime up from 7:30 to 7:00pm. It sucks because that means Dave is not going to get a lot of time with her during the week, but she's sleeping so well!
Tonight I escaped to try on clothes for her Dedication on Saturday. Man I hate my post baby body! It is very easy to get depressed going into my favorite clothing store and have to try on sizes 3 and 4 sizes bigger than my pre-baby size. And finding tops that fit? Ha! I swear with my new baby bust my dimensions must make me square...unfortunately designers don't make clothes for square torsos. Sigh..... I think I have decided on cropped pants (size be damned) and I think I am narrowing it down to either a cardigan or something fabulous that I find on a whim that looks good on me...ha-ha-ha. Why can't you just rent outfits? I'd give it back in great condition, but now that I am down to the wire, I'd hate to get something that I won't get a lot of use out of later...so just let me rent it :) I think I could get a lot of use out of the cardigan...maybe I will just suck it up and get that. It's SO much easier to buy for Delanah!!! She and I took a drive to Kid to Kid, the most fabulous children's consignment shop, and got 3 new pairs of Baby Legs, 1 pair of Weeboks by Reebox, 1 pair of water shoes, 1 pair of sandals, a hair bow for the Dedication, new pajamas, and 2 outfits for the Oz trip...all for the price of about 2 regularly priced outfits! Okay, I so need to be done and go to bed.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Avocado, sand and a ticket
No, no, not together, but those were firsts today! We went to the beach this afternoon, parking in a metered space, and decided to get some lunch first (we went with another wife attending the conference). So off we go. I got a salad with fresh avocado slices on it and mushed a little bit between my fingers, a mommy puree if you will, and let her try some. She was quite tentative at first, with her "I don't know what this is but I really want to try it" posture and facial expression, and the second time I offered it to her she was very ready to have it :)
Lunch over we decide to head to the beach, quarters in hand. Wait, back up a minute...the waitress took forever to pick up our check, then charged it wrong and had to do it again, so it took us a few more minutes to leave than it should have. So we walk the 2 minutes back to the car and there waiting for me was a ticket on the wind shield! My first ever ticket! The kicker is...we missed the meter maid by less than 5 minutes! OYE!!!! Well, chalk it up to my souvenir from this trip :)
On to the beach! By this time Delanah was getting cranky so we had our first diaper change on a blanket on the ground, then her first feel of sand!!! I was SO excited for this moment! And she cried and wanted nothing to do with it! So out comes the nursing cover (which she is starting to recognize) and there, on this beautiful beach with a wonderful breeze, I fed my daughter and she fell asleep :) Leeanne and I sat there chatting and scenery watching while Delanah slept and then made sure we made it back to the car before the meter ran out again :) I felt a little bad for getting such a kick out of the fact that the car in front of me had a ticket on their windshield now, but I was just so happy to not be the only one!
So a day full of firsts...and I think the avocado was the only one with a happy outcome!
Addendum....we put Delanah into the crib very chatty and she just fell asleep on her own!!!!! Another first - not at home, lots of noise and she put herself to sleep! Yay kiddo!!!!
Lunch over we decide to head to the beach, quarters in hand. Wait, back up a minute...the waitress took forever to pick up our check, then charged it wrong and had to do it again, so it took us a few more minutes to leave than it should have. So we walk the 2 minutes back to the car and there waiting for me was a ticket on the wind shield! My first ever ticket! The kicker is...we missed the meter maid by less than 5 minutes! OYE!!!! Well, chalk it up to my souvenir from this trip :)
On to the beach! By this time Delanah was getting cranky so we had our first diaper change on a blanket on the ground, then her first feel of sand!!! I was SO excited for this moment! And she cried and wanted nothing to do with it! So out comes the nursing cover (which she is starting to recognize) and there, on this beautiful beach with a wonderful breeze, I fed my daughter and she fell asleep :) Leeanne and I sat there chatting and scenery watching while Delanah slept and then made sure we made it back to the car before the meter ran out again :) I felt a little bad for getting such a kick out of the fact that the car in front of me had a ticket on their windshield now, but I was just so happy to not be the only one!
So a day full of firsts...and I think the avocado was the only one with a happy outcome!
Addendum....we put Delanah into the crib very chatty and she just fell asleep on her own!!!!! Another first - not at home, lots of noise and she put herself to sleep! Yay kiddo!!!!
Workin' on the chain...gang...
That is the song going through my head right now as I listen to Delanah. She is incredibly chatty tonight. She was relaxing next to me on the bed (propped on pillows the spoiled thing) just yabbering away when Dave decided to try putting her in her crib. He is working at the desk on his computer so there is still a lot of stimulation for her, so no sleeping yet. So there she is in a metal hotel crib...Dave gave her links to play with (only a daddy would give her toys to stimulate her at 10pm :)) and she is dragging them across the bars...clank, clank, clank...almost like a tin cup banging across the bars of a cell....my poor, imprisoned daughter!
Yammer, yammer, yammer...she's so talkative! She didn't nap this afternoon so when Dave was done with the meetings we took a drive to get food (and look at the beautiful coastline) and she had a pretty good 45min nap, awake she is! Sigh....
Yammer, yammer, yammer...she's so talkative! She didn't nap this afternoon so when Dave was done with the meetings we took a drive to get food (and look at the beautiful coastline) and she had a pretty good 45min nap, awake she is! Sigh....
First flight
I am so behind on things! Saturday morning Delanah experienced her first flight! The day started out with a twist...I was calm and Dave was stressed! Delanah was happy as a clam in the Ergo and actually fell asleep before we boarded :) Security was funny. I didn't have to take her out of the pack, but I was questioned about any food I might have had for her. I was questioned several times, each question getting more detailed...apparently they don't get many breastfeeding moms coming through because he couldn't believe I didn't have a bottle, formula or jar of food for her. Honestly "sir" (I swear he was like 22), I know what you're asking me, but no matter how many times you ask it, the answer is still no! I don't have any food! Geez! We must have been a sight walking through the airport. Delanah in her Ergo, my new Ergo backpack hooked on while I pushed a stroller that contained a camera in the bottom storage and a bag in the seat and Dave with his computer bag and holding our sandwiches....I wish I would have taken a pic! Our $10 travel stroller was a great buy and worked well for luggage moving through the airport (we did use the stroller in LAX for Delanah), but it is too short for Dave to push so it was all me!
On the plane Delanah was heck bent on trying to touch everything, and I was heck bent on her not! I slipped her into her baby b'air vest (which I connect to my seat belt so she is strapped in as well) and before we pulled away from the gate she was hungry so I slipped on my cover and nursed her. She nurse herself to sleep before we took off so I forced her paci in her mouth as we were barreling down the runway. Seriously, she was clamping her mouth shut so I couldn't gently put it in, this was shoved in! I just wanted to make sure the pressure changes didn't bother her. I also managed to slip the loop of her vest through my belt before we took off. You see, in other countries babies are allowed to be strapped in with their vest for take of and landing, the FAA though apparently feels that it's not okay to secure babies in while barreling down the asphalt. Well, when is the last time you've seen someone ask a mom to remove her nursing cover and baby so a lap can get looked at? Devious, yes, but my baby was secured!
She slept for an hour, yay!, but I was sitting awkwardly and my bum was falling asleep so I shifted and she woke up. Then it was a game of her trying (an succeeding) to touch all parts of the germ infested plane and mom and dad trying to disinfect her hands before they went into her mouth...fun game! She talked for a little bit, played with some toys and then eased her mommas mind and decided to demonstrate that she wasn't constipated from the sweet potato :) It was many minutes of toots and some foosh and me praying that we were going to land soon so I wouldn't have to try changing her in the airplane bathroom! She got hungry very soon after that, and then the seat belt sign came on again...thank goodness! With the sign on I had some guilt alleviated about not getting up to change her. I mean, who am I to go against the rules! Oh wait...the vest thing....well, who am I to go against the seat belt sign?! Landing went well and Dave ran block for us so we could safely leave our row without bags raining down. No one mentioned how good she was :(, but there was an 11 month old traveling with just his mom a few rows up that let out periodic screams so I think everyone was focusing on him. I spoke with the mom in Denver (it's a new thing I do, I am drawn towards other moms and strike up conversations), I'm just glad they had a good flight, must be hard to do this alone!
Delanah and I rushed to the loo in the terminal and oh my foosh!!!!! She decimated her little g, got a little bit on her onesie and there was almost no place for me to touch without getting poop on me. Sigh!!!! She felt better though! Down in baggage claim Dave changed her while I got to use the loo and all was good! You know, that's a perk of traveling with a child that hadn't occurred to me...it takes so long to get down to baggage claim that by the time you get there, your bags have already arrived! No waiting around for us!
We survived our first flight! I WAY over packed, but this was one of the reasons we took this trip, to figure out how to do things on the flights. There are some things I'd like to refine for the trip home, but I think we have a good idea on how to make things work :)
On the plane Delanah was heck bent on trying to touch everything, and I was heck bent on her not! I slipped her into her baby b'air vest (which I connect to my seat belt so she is strapped in as well) and before we pulled away from the gate she was hungry so I slipped on my cover and nursed her. She nurse herself to sleep before we took off so I forced her paci in her mouth as we were barreling down the runway. Seriously, she was clamping her mouth shut so I couldn't gently put it in, this was shoved in! I just wanted to make sure the pressure changes didn't bother her. I also managed to slip the loop of her vest through my belt before we took off. You see, in other countries babies are allowed to be strapped in with their vest for take of and landing, the FAA though apparently feels that it's not okay to secure babies in while barreling down the asphalt. Well, when is the last time you've seen someone ask a mom to remove her nursing cover and baby so a lap can get looked at? Devious, yes, but my baby was secured!
She slept for an hour, yay!, but I was sitting awkwardly and my bum was falling asleep so I shifted and she woke up. Then it was a game of her trying (an succeeding) to touch all parts of the germ infested plane and mom and dad trying to disinfect her hands before they went into her mouth...fun game! She talked for a little bit, played with some toys and then eased her mommas mind and decided to demonstrate that she wasn't constipated from the sweet potato :) It was many minutes of toots and some foosh and me praying that we were going to land soon so I wouldn't have to try changing her in the airplane bathroom! She got hungry very soon after that, and then the seat belt sign came on again...thank goodness! With the sign on I had some guilt alleviated about not getting up to change her. I mean, who am I to go against the rules! Oh wait...the vest thing....well, who am I to go against the seat belt sign?! Landing went well and Dave ran block for us so we could safely leave our row without bags raining down. No one mentioned how good she was :(, but there was an 11 month old traveling with just his mom a few rows up that let out periodic screams so I think everyone was focusing on him. I spoke with the mom in Denver (it's a new thing I do, I am drawn towards other moms and strike up conversations), I'm just glad they had a good flight, must be hard to do this alone!
Delanah and I rushed to the loo in the terminal and oh my foosh!!!!! She decimated her little g, got a little bit on her onesie and there was almost no place for me to touch without getting poop on me. Sigh!!!! She felt better though! Down in baggage claim Dave changed her while I got to use the loo and all was good! You know, that's a perk of traveling with a child that hadn't occurred to me...it takes so long to get down to baggage claim that by the time you get there, your bags have already arrived! No waiting around for us!
We survived our first flight! I WAY over packed, but this was one of the reasons we took this trip, to figure out how to do things on the flights. There are some things I'd like to refine for the trip home, but I think we have a good idea on how to make things work :)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
First food!!!
Today was a momentous day...Delanah is 6 months old! We had such a full day. It was beautiful out and we had the most wonderful walk, went to our breastfeeding group where we were the oldest baby, again, and then home to make her first baby food and her 1/2 B-day cake! Tonight sweet potatoes were on the menu....mmm..mmm..good :) I think I made them a little more runny than I should have, but hey, it was my first time!
Now picture it....decked out in her bib, anxiously awaiting whatever was in the bowl, slight opening of the mouth for the first taste...a swallow...then...oh my! She loved it! Picture a bird in a nest with the mouth open awaiting a worm...that was my girl! She would reach out for the bowl and spoon and when we would set the spoon down to get some dinner ourselves, she would fuss until she got more! Chow horse! It was just too cute! Put to rest my fears that she wasn't ready for it.
Okay, I admit it, I wasn't ready for it! I mean, since birth I was her only source of nutrition and I've done a pretty good job :) We are going to slowly introduce her to solids, I don't think we're going to try anything while in CA, and gradually increase things. I am sure I will enjoy the break a bit, especially when those darn teeth come in, but I am already afraid of what's going to happen when she is weaned. Nursing is our time right now. It's something no one else can do with her and I kind of like that. Oh, my baby is growing up!
Now picture it....decked out in her bib, anxiously awaiting whatever was in the bowl, slight opening of the mouth for the first taste...a swallow...then...oh my! She loved it! Picture a bird in a nest with the mouth open awaiting a worm...that was my girl! She would reach out for the bowl and spoon and when we would set the spoon down to get some dinner ourselves, she would fuss until she got more! Chow horse! It was just too cute! Put to rest my fears that she wasn't ready for it.
Okay, I admit it, I wasn't ready for it! I mean, since birth I was her only source of nutrition and I've done a pretty good job :) We are going to slowly introduce her to solids, I don't think we're going to try anything while in CA, and gradually increase things. I am sure I will enjoy the break a bit, especially when those darn teeth come in, but I am already afraid of what's going to happen when she is weaned. Nursing is our time right now. It's something no one else can do with her and I kind of like that. Oh, my baby is growing up!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Stinkin' teeth!
So, Delanah has no teeth, yet, but man are they wreaking havoc in this household! She has been having complete meltdowns periodically during the day and at night. Sleeping through the night? Sure, but not like she was. As I was sharing my sob story with some mommy friends yesterday (all with older babies) they all agreed that it sounded like teething.
This morning was our 6 month photo shoot. Hoo-boy! I am SO glad our photographer is a friend! We got some great shots, but then meltdown city! We think it was her teeth and I felt like a horrible mom as I had not gotten teething tablets or brought tylenol with me for her. Dominique brought down some teething tablets for her and seriously, within a few minutes she was calm and within about 15 min she was asleep. Poor thing was in pain!
Tonight it was another hard time putting her down. We gave in and gave her some tylenol and it took awhile to convince her to sleep in her crib, but she's down! My poor baby!
I am feeling run down myself and need my child to sleep for me! I don't know what's going on with me, but I feel so tired that I could almost collapse at most moments. I fell asleep on the way home from pictures, and on the way downtown. I almost fell asleep during dinner as well...and yet now, with Delanah asleep, I cannot fall asleep. Oye!!!! I think I am over-scheduling Delanah and myself during the week and I need to start cutting back. This week we have 2 mom groups, one Tuesday and one Wed. I think we'll just hang out and take walks the other days. There are some things I still need to get before we leave this Saturday for CA, so I will have to choose one day for errands as well. Too many things to do and not enough time!
This morning was our 6 month photo shoot. Hoo-boy! I am SO glad our photographer is a friend! We got some great shots, but then meltdown city! We think it was her teeth and I felt like a horrible mom as I had not gotten teething tablets or brought tylenol with me for her. Dominique brought down some teething tablets for her and seriously, within a few minutes she was calm and within about 15 min she was asleep. Poor thing was in pain!
Tonight it was another hard time putting her down. We gave in and gave her some tylenol and it took awhile to convince her to sleep in her crib, but she's down! My poor baby!
I am feeling run down myself and need my child to sleep for me! I don't know what's going on with me, but I feel so tired that I could almost collapse at most moments. I fell asleep on the way home from pictures, and on the way downtown. I almost fell asleep during dinner as well...and yet now, with Delanah asleep, I cannot fall asleep. Oye!!!! I think I am over-scheduling Delanah and myself during the week and I need to start cutting back. This week we have 2 mom groups, one Tuesday and one Wed. I think we'll just hang out and take walks the other days. There are some things I still need to get before we leave this Saturday for CA, so I will have to choose one day for errands as well. Too many things to do and not enough time!
Hands
The many uses of a mom's hands....teething toy, diaper changer, spit-up catcher, nose picker, hair brush, interesting toy, tear wiper, soother, ear cleaner, comforter.... I never knew that my two hands could and would do so much for my precious little girl.
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