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November 14th, 2005
03:32 pm - Closing Shop
Hi. I'm not going to be updating in this LJ anymore. I'm exclusively going to be updating in my regular LJ at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) wildflowerz If you don't already have that would friended and would like to, feel free. I won't be deleting this one for a while though...at least until I can get all my PG and Baby entries off of here. :)
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July 13th, 2004
03:09 pm - Random Thoughts
Primrose had a photographer come in and do some pictures for the 4th of July. We got them back yesterday and they’re adorable! They’re the sepia tone and fantastic! I got this whole package for $28 and I didn’t have to go out of my way to take her anywhere or even be the one to get her to smile. Wow!
People just drive me crazy with the things they say. This lady at work comes into my office to beg some of my popcorn and while she’s standing there, she sees the picture of Emily on my desk so she starts talking about her. She asks if she’s crawling yet. Umm..no. Then she says, “She’s sitting up pretty good now, isn’t she?” So I tell her no and she starts in on how Emily is “lazy” and “mommy and daddy are doing too much for her” blah, blah, blah. She’s criticizing MY parenting when she just got finished telling me her daughter was arrested?? Umm..yeah…I don’t think so.
We’re doing a M&M Family day this weekend. It’s at a Butterfly Festival or something. I’m not too clear on it, but it sounds like fun. :)
I think I’ll go home this afternoon and “make” Emily some bananas. Should be fun. I wonder if they mind if we bring homemade food for Emily into daycare? I’ll have to ask today.
Someone named “Amber Lynn” signed up for a bunch of travel/vacation info using our address, so we keep getting stuff. We got this one thing the other day for condo/house rentals in the Florida panhandle. I think we’re gonna do this for next summer. That’s what we had been doing with friends at OBX, but the house was the husband’s mother’s, so we didn’t pay anything. She sold it last year, so no more free vacations. :) I’d love it if we could do that for next summer and invite Chris and Tracy and Co to come with us and pay for it all ourselves. It’s seriously not expensive! Some prices I saw were for $1000 for the whole week and the house would sleep 10 people! That’s only $100 per person! Less that $15 per day! You can’t get much better than that unless you’re camping and who wants to do that? :)
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July 12th, 2004
10:25 am - Biter Biscuits, Bananas, and Baby Einstein
When we went to the grocery store, we ended up getting a good deal on the Publix diapers. I think it was because they’d forgotten to take down a sign for a special they had. There was a 2 for $10.00 sign on some of the size 1 diapers. (84 pack) the rest of them had $11.00 or so EACH on them. Well, they rung up at the $11 price and we got it changed. Then, for some reason, they only charged us $5 for both. Something about the Publix Promises thing? I don’t know, but 168 diapers for $5!!! Woo Hoo! That’s not even 3 cents each!! Of course, we won’t get that deal ever again.
We also got some new things for Emily. We got Biter Biscuits and Bananas. She LOVES the Biter Biscuits, but boy are they messy! We also bought some bananas. I’m going to prepare and freeze some for her tonight. This will be my first experience with “cooking” her food. Of course, you don’t actually cook the bananas, so it’s a good one for me to start with. If it goes well, I’ll probably try sweet potatoes and/or apples.
Yesterday Chris went to some kind of Gaming Day thing at a game store near us. My parents came and visited with Emily for a while. She took a nap around 2 and they left at around 3. She didn’t wake up until around 4:30 or so. I decided I’d try the Baby Einstein DVD with her since we hadn’t tried it in a while. She watched it for about 45 minutes! OMG! I wanted to see how long she’d watch. Probably I won’t let her watch for that long in the future, but it’s good to know. She sat on the floor in her Boppy. (The ONLY thing that Boppy’s good for!) She started out sitting up but would gradually slink down until she was reclining w/ her head on the Boppy. It was so cute! She had her little frog with her too. What a cutie!
She was such a good girl yesterday too. Chris left around 9:30 and she ate and went down for a nap around 10am. She slept until 12:30 or so. My parents showed up around 11:30. She only cried for a little bit when my mom was holding her. Then she “loosened up” and played with them for a while. My mom fed her sweet potatoes, but she didn’t seem too interested. She ate again around 2 and went for another nap. She slept until 4:30 or so and woke up and played again. Chris came home around 7 and took over. She had a little trouble getting to sleep, but ended up asleep around 8:30.
I came to pick up Emily at daycare on Thursday and they’d put her hair up with a little band so it stuck straight up. Ug. I think this just looks SILLY. However, Chris likes it and wants to do it more often. However, since he’s not used to “doing” hair, he can’t figure out how to do it and make it look decent, so it doesn’t get done much. :D Anyway, I put her hair up on Friday because: 1-Chris wanted to so bad and 2-Friday was “wear something with your favorite sports team name on it” day, so Emily wore an “I’m a little Yellow Jacket” teeshirt and some blue jean shorts. Well, nothing girly about that, so I put her hair up with a ribbon. :)
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July 6th, 2004
11:14 am - 4th Weekend
We took Emily to the pool twice this weekend in her new swimsuit! She’s such a cutie! We also did a little “photo session” with her around the house. We did a black background and shot some baby nudie pics (not porn, don’t want anyone to misunderstand me!) and some in her cute outfits. We also took her outside to do some. She got tired quickly though, so it didn’t last long. I’ll try to post some here when I get a chance.
She was pretty fussy last night. It took quite a while to get her to sleep. But she slept through the night, so all is good.
Other than that, we had a pretty uneventful weekend. Emily got to see her Grandma and Grandpa on Saturday for a little while.
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July 2nd, 2004
06:54 am - Quick Update
Emily's tooth came through last Friday...followed by another one! She's got two little teeth sticking up from her bottom gums! So cute!
She hates green beans, but she LOVED the sweet potatoes we tried last night! She ate more than 1/2 a bottle!!
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June 28th, 2004
07:47 am - We have a toof!
Good and bad weekend. Friday evening we went out to eat with Chris and Tracy and their 2 youngest at the Mexican place near us. Then we went for ice cream. Goodbye diet! Nah, I used Flex points, so it’s good. Saturday we got up and went to Habersham. We visited my Memaw in the hospital (she had surgery on her foot) and then went to lunch. We went to Walmart and I got a new swimsuit and then we drove to Cleveland to visit my grandparents. We came home and we tried green beans with Emily. She didn’t really care for them too much! We put her to bed and then ourselves soon thereafter!
Sunday we spent the whole morning trying to get Emily to take a nap. She finally did and slept from 1 til 4 before we woke her up. We fed her and then trekked to the grocery store in the rain. We picked up Chinese and came home. We tried green beans again but she still wasn’t interested. She woke up twice last night. Ug!
Some good news though: Emily has her first tooth! It came through on Friday! And it’s a sharp little thing! She’s in SUCH a better mood too! She was all smiles this weekend. It was great!
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June 22nd, 2004
08:55 am - Weekend...
Well, it was a pretty good weekend. Saturday morning we went to Tanglewood Farms for a Mothers and More outing. There was a pretty poor turnout, but it was still fun. There was one family there when we got there. The mom was Sheryl and the dad was Todd. Their son was Thomas. They were very nice. She’s a SAHM and he’s in IT. They watch the same shows we do and he’s a big sci-fi guy. We went to lunch afterwards at Applebee’s with them. Cool. :) As we were leaving Tanglewood another lady showed up with her son. Her name was Melanie and she was at the first M&M meeting I went to.
We came home from that and put Emily down for a nap. She slept about 3 hours and didn’t wake up until Chris’ parents got there. They showed up around 5 and said they weren’t going to stay the night, so we didn’t get to see 2 movies. :( Oh well. We went to see Shrek 2. It was cute. Not as good as the first, but still good. We ate at Los Reyes on Chastain after that. YUM! Very good and very cool inside. The inside looks like something at Disney World’s Epcot. The back wall is 2+ stories high and is painted in a big mural. In front of it, there’s a short stage where women in Mexican garb come out and dance. The bottom floor is all open and there are lots of tables. On the left side, there are steps that go up and there are tables up there. There are balconies on the upper level to where you can eat outside. Cool. When we got home, Emily was still awake. I like to think she just missed mommy and daddy. She went to bed soon after that. :)
Sunday, I let Chris sleep late since it was Father’s day. I was going to do breakfast in bed for him, but that’s a little hard to do with a baby. Maybe next year. Anyway, I was going to mow the lawn too, so he wouldn’t have to do it, but I just couldn’t take the heat. I got one side done and he had to finish it. After Emily woke up, we all went down to the pool and splashed around. Fun! :) Then we did the grocery store and came home.
Last night was horrible. They said Emily was a little fussy at daycare yesterday. She kept biting things, so they thought maybe she’s teething. I tried some Orajel, but that didn’t do anything for her. Later, I tried some Tylenol and that may have worked. I fed her at 5:30 and she feel asleep after 3 oz. I trimmed her nails and she woke up. We went upstairs to eat some more and try to get her asleep. She fell asleep again, but woke up before I even put her down. I tried for 3 hours to get her to go to sleep before she finally did. That was 8:30. So I didn’t get dinner until then either. I finally went to bed at 9:30 and just prayed that she would sleep through the night. She did. Yea!!
Thursday I’m doing a Mother and More movie night. Cool. Also, Emily’s getting pictures made at school that day. Too cool.
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June 18th, 2004
08:04 am - Miniatures
We're going to Tanglewood Farms tomorrow. They have miniature animals! How cute! We know Emily won't get much out of it at this point, but it's with my Mothers & More group and it's more for Chris and I to meet some people. So, hopefully it will be fun. And then, Chris and I have out date. Yea! :)
Emily put herself to sleep TOTALLY last night! Chris fed her upstairs and she wasn't really going to sleep. She wasn't fussy though, so Chris tried putting her down in her crib and leaving her bedtime music on. She played with her feet for a while. Talked like she was irritated for a bit (but not crying) and then rolled over and went to sleep!! OMG. We were jumping and dancing (quietly) out in the hall. It took about 15 minutes for her to go to sleep. And she slept through the night again. How cool is that???
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June 14th, 2004
07:06 pm - Let It Be, Let It Be
That's one of the songs on Emily's "Time to Go to Sleep" CD. :) It working pretty well. Her latest is we'll put her down, she'll get fussy and then roll over on her belly and conk out! I guess I have to face the fact that I've got a belly sleeper now. :)
Friday Laurie came down for a visit. She's 17 weeks. I gave her some of my maternity clothes. I hope they'll work okay for her. It was a nice visit. She left on Saturday. Later that day, we took Emily to the pool. When we got there, the Browns were there. Then, about 15 minutes later, the Wimmers showed up! What a coincidence! We had fun. Emily smiled a lot. I think she liked the pool much better this time. We were gonna take her again on Sunday but by the time the sun came out, she was so tired, we just let her sleep. She went down for a nap at 3pm and was still asleep at 6:30. We got her up and made her play a bit and then fed her and put her back down. She woke up some time during the night (I think around 1am...it's a little hazy), but was only up for about 30 min.
Today I've got the little cutie to myself. She was having a bottle when I picked her up from school, so I finished when we got home. She fell asleep by 5:30! I put her down and she slept for an hour. She just woke up again and got another ounce and is now back to sleep. Little cutie pie.
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June 11th, 2004
11:23 am - Sign 2 Me
We went to Primrose last night for the introduction to the sign language program they're going to start on Monday. SO cool. I'm VERY excited about this. It's going to be so cool that she'll be able to communicate with us before she can speak! That takes a lot of pressure off, ya know? They'll start the babies with "Eat," "Milk," and "More." They usually don't start doing it until 9 months or so, but it can't hurt to go ahead and start it, can it? I just ordered the book and training video off Amazon a little bit ago. The website is at www.sign2me.com if anyone is interested.
Today is Silly Sock Day at Primrose. Emily's got her little striped socks on. They have a little teddy bear head (like a stuffed animal) on each foot. They've both got little rattles in them too, so when she moves her feet, they make noise. How cute is that??
The stopping of the BFing is going okay. I got it down to only once every 24 hours for a couple of days. Right now, I'm going on 28 hours. I'm hurting just a little, but I want to wait as long as I can. I want to turn this pump back in to the hospital before I have to pay for another month!
Emily's slept through the night EVERY day this week. She's also still flipping over to her belly and sleeping that way. I'm getting better about the nervousness over this, but I'd still rather she not. Oh well, there's not really anything I can do about it.
I've got Chris's Father's Day gift(s). I'm not gonna talk about them here until after I give them to him, though. I don't *think* he reads this, but just to be sure...
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June 8th, 2004
01:24 pm - You're freakin' me out, man!
Emily is freaking me out! She slept through the night again last night (which is excellent) but when I woke her up this morning, she was sleeping on her belly again! Chris said he came home at 11 and she was like that then! This is making me so nervous! I probably shouldn’t let it bother me. Babies have been sleeping on their bellies for ages, but I just can’t get the SIDS risk out of my head. It’s nerve-racking!
We had some together time last night since Chris was at The War Room. It was nice. She was a little fussy, but not too bad. It was nice, rocking her in my arms, listening to soft music. *sigh* I’m so in love with her. She’s the best little girl ever!
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June 7th, 2004
03:41 pm - Little Bitty Pretty One
Well, we had a pretty good weekend. Friday we didn’t do much of anything. Saturday, we got up reasonably early and went to BJs for some stuff we needed (mostly diapers and formula). After we got home, we got ready and went to the neighborhood pool party. It was nice. There were lots of people there. It wasn’t too hot, but, then, we sat in the shade. :) Good thing we got there early! After that, we went to the grocery store. When we got home, Emily was asleep in the car seat, so after we got the groceries and her inside, Chris took a nap on the sofa and I went upstairs to read. I fell asleep too! We got up later and had a light dinner. (We’d eaten WAY too much at the cookout!) Emily did pretty well.
Emily only woke up once during the night, but she woke up for the day on Sunday at 6am! Yikes! She went back to sleep around 8 or so and we got to nap another hour. We had breakfast and then we mowed the lawn. My parents came over around noon and we all visited. Emily actually took a nice nap while they were there and Chris and my dad put up two sets of blinds. My mom and I hung some pictures in the study. For dinner, we went out to eat with Chris and Tracy (and family) at Cedars Taverna, a Mediterranean restaurant on the next exit. Emily was SO good. She was barely fussy at all! When she was fussy, first it was her diaper and then she was hungry. Both easily fixed. She was smiling like crazy, flirting with Jordan! She went to sleep last night around 8:30pm and slept through the night!!! When we got up this morning she was sleeping on her belly. Freaked me out! That makes me so nervous. But she was breathing and all was good. She ate about 5oz this morning and Chris was still feeding her when I went to sit on the couch for a few minutes before I went to work. She threw up ALL the formula. It went EVERYwhere! She was perfectly content after she’d done it though! Silly girl.
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June 2nd, 2004
07:01 am - More Sleep Required
I went to the Mothers and More group last night and enjoyed it. Everyone seems really nice. There was a speaker who sells Juice Plus, but I was really impressed how she just focused on talking about diet and nutrition and didn't really focus on selling her product. She had some really interesting information. The meeting was from 7 til 9. We talked until 9:30 and then stopped by Starbucks for a yummy Strawberries and Creme Frappacinno (sp?). I got home around 10 and couldn't go to sleep. I finally went to sleep at 11pm and Emily woke up at 11:15! She got up two other times during the night. I'm exhausted. I really liked the meeting with other moms, but I'm SO tired!
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June 1st, 2004
02:03 pm - Goodnight Sweetheart...
Well, we had quite a weekend. Since Emily couldn’t go to daycare Friday, I stayed home with her. (You KNOW I hated that! :-P ) She was very good. A little fussy, but she took two long naps. A 2 hour one in the morning and a 3 hour in the afternoon. She was SUPER fussy at nights though, all weekend long. We didn’t get a whole lot of sleep! Saturday, we took her for her first visit to the pool. She put on her pimp hat and swim diaper and we were off. (We got her this little purple and pink hat for babies for in the sun and it looks like a little pimpin’ hat. :) She didn’t hate it, but she wasn’t excited about it either. She was a little tired, so that could have been it.
We also started her on cereal this weekend. She’s still spittin’ it out, but that’s okay too. She’s incredibly cute doing it. :) She broke out in a little rash Sunday though and it got worse on Monday. We’d also given her some of the Nestle formula since we’d bought it, so we’re not sure if it was that, the cereal, sun block, chlorine, or just the shots that caused it. So we’re backing off all of those and we’ll slowly add them back in to see if it was something other than the shots.
I’ve got a Mothers and More meeting this evening. I’m excited. Tracy’s going to go with me. We also have a subdivision cook out on Saturday. That should be fun and we’ll get to meet some of our neighbors. The next weekend, Laurie comes to visit. She should be around 16 weeks now! She finds out the sex this month. The NEXT weekend, Chris’s parents are coming to baby-sit, so Chris and I can do another date night! Yea!
I’ve also decided to give up breastfeeding. I was still feeling pretty conflicted about it but I talked about it with my therapist today and I feel better. She really didn’t say all that much different from what Chris or the ladies on the message board said, but somehow, I feel better. I’m resenting all this pumping I have to do with none of the sweet bonding rewards that most nursing mothers have. I don’t want that resentment to carry over to Emily. Plus, if I stop pumping, I’ll have more time to spend feeding Emily myself. Also, any immunities that I have to give her, she’s probably already gotten from my first 4 months of breastfeeding. I’m going to try my best to not feel bad about this. There are also several selfish reasons for me to quit: I can drink again (not that I was ever a big drinker but it’s been a year and a half since I’ve had anything!!), I don’t have to lug this stupid pump around, I don’t have to tied down to the thing either, having to work around a pumping schedule or make sure I pump before I go out, I won’t have to get up in the middle of the night to pump because Emily’s slept through the night and/or I forgot to do it just before bed… So, what I’m doing to stop is to just pump when I’m feeling really full (or in pain, but hopefully I’ll catch it before then) and then trying to just pump enough to relieve the pressure. I’m not sure how you’re actually supposed to do it, but this seems reasonable to me.
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May 28th, 2004
07:45 am - You give me fever...
Primrose called yesterday as I was eating lunch. Emily had 101 temp! By the time I got there, it had gone up to 102. Kids/babies have to be fever free for 24 hours before they can return to school, so I'm at home with her today. Gee, I just hate that! :-P We've been giving her Tylenol and her fever has gone away. She slept all night last night and she's now taking another nap. I believe she's going on an hour right now. :)
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May 27th, 2004
08:30 am - Emily's 4 Mo Appt
We did Emily's 4 mo appt yesterday. It was with a new pediatrician too. (We moved 1/2 way through my pg but stayed with the same OB/GYN, so we had to have her at the hospital near them. So, we had to get a pediatrician that would go there and only the ones around there go there, so we had one and then changed once she started daycare...which is near home. Was that confusing?) So, anyway, we liked him a lot. She's had a slight rash on the backs of her arms and a little on her legs and torso, but it's cleared up a lot in the past few days. He thinks it's probably eczema (sp?) but nothing to worry about.
We asked him about the type of formula we were using (Enfamil Prosobee) and whether they were all the same (so we could go to a cheaper one) and he said, in his opinion, Enfamil is the best. They put higher levels of the "goodies" in theirs that no other formula maker does and if it was him, he would pay the extra for the Enfamil. So, we will :) We also asked about the Soy. We're using soy b/c the LC told us that babies who have a family history of diabetes are more likely to develop it later if they have regular formula as babies. He said that there have been some widely known studies that show this, but they don't, as a rule, put all babies with diabetes history on soy. However, there's nothing wrong with it and since she's happy and growing on it, we should keep her on it.
She's 12lbs 5oz (25th %), 23 in (10th %), and her head is 16.5 in (75th %). She got 4 shots, which she, of course, hated. She was soothed with a bottle and fell asleep on the way home. She slept through the night this morning and was a little fussy this morning. We gave her tylenol and she felt like she had a fever. We checked it and it was 100 deg. Other than that, she was okay. No swelling, etc.
jenn :)
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May 26th, 2004
08:31 am - I think I want to stop BFing :(
I feel so bad, but I think I want to stop. A background summary: Emily was born via CS. I don't know how long it was after she was born until I got into the recovery room and got to see her 'cause I was a little spacy, but I didn't even get to touch her until then. I barely saw her right after she was born. We tried to nurse in the recovery room, but it wasn't working too well. The nurses in there were no help at all. They just squeezed me and shoved my breast into her mouth. It was disappointing, but I'd read enough to know that it doesn't always work well the first time, so I didn't despair too much. Emily was born early Wednesday morning and we left the hospital on Friday. During that time, we tried a lot. She would only latch on for a minute or two at a time. The LCs that came to "help" sucked. (no pun intended) Basically the same treatment as the nurses in the recovery room.
Luckily, before we left the hospital, we rented a breast pump. As it was, the weekend was horrendous. She was even worse at latching on at home. I was in pain b/c of the CS and she wouldn't latch on, plus the whole hormone thing... It was rough. We tried every time and pretty much always ended up pumping and feeding her through a syringe (to avoid nipple confusion). I'd not read up on how much milk the baby should be getting b/c w/ BF, you don't ACTUALLY know how much they get, so I didn't worry about it. Turns out she was only getting an ounce or so at every feeding and that wasn't enough. She was actually still losing weight.
That Monday, we went to the LC for a regular appointment. This was much better than when they just dropped by while we were at the hospital. We tried a nipple shield and that made all the difference. She nursed for quite a while and we found that she was able to get out about half of the milk that she needed, so the LC suggested we supplement with formula. I wanted to cry, but also felt relief: at least she'd be getting enough! We got bottles that were supposed to be more like the breast, etc. It was working pretty well. We went back at the end of the week and I fed her again and we weighed her. No change in the amount I was producing. The LC suggested Fenugreek, lots of pumping, and lots of water. I tried it all. I used the Fenugreek for 2 months (3 pills, 3 times a day). I didn't see much of a change at all. I did increase, but it was still only 1/2 of what she wanted/needed, so we still had to supplement.
I was pumping a lot, trying to get my supply up, but it always seemed that she would wake up and be hungry just after I'd pumped, so she drank from the bottle a lot. But she was drinking the BM too, so that was okay. I was even feeling a little "used" about that time w/ the whole BF thing. I felt like that was all I was good for and I wasn't even good at that. (Found out around 2mo that I was also suffering from PPD and got help for that.) So, I didn't mind so much the pumping and then feeding her with a bottle b/c I wasn't enjoying the actual nursing. That got better after I got help for PPD.
So, needless to say, she got used to the bottle and now won't nurse from me. For a while, she would only nurse from me at night. I was a little sad b/c I felt like I'd messed up the nursing by feeding her from the bottle so much, but at least she was still nursing at night. Now, she usually won't do that. Lately, I've given up on that and just go ahead and pump while Chris feeds her from the bottle. She was eating 4oz at a feeding and I was able to give her about 1/2 of what she needed. Now she's around 5-6oz but I still make the same amount. Maybe less b/c I've slacked off on pumping as much b/c I'm so tired of it.
Okay, I know some people just don't want to BF and that's okay. It's your/their decision. So, I don't want to offend anyone, but these are MY feelings about myself and my baby. I wanted to BF because I know it's the best thing for my baby. Women since the beginning of time have BF their babies. Why would something manmade be better than that? (again, my opinion) So, I already felt like a failure because I couldn't completely provide everything Emily needed. And now I'm just so tired of it. It sounds/feels selfish, but now I don't even get the benefit of the mommy/baby time when we're nursing b/c she doesn't nurse. I know I brought that on myself. I'm so tired of pumping at work, at home...the needing to pump b/c I feel so "full." I want to stop, but I feel so guilty. As moms, we want to do the absolute best for our babies and I feel like BFing is the best. So, even if the best I can provide is only a little milk, how can I possibly make the decision to NOT give her that?
Thanks for listening/reading.
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May 24th, 2004
09:23 am - So...tired....
Well, Emily was really stubborn Sunday. She just wouldn't sleep! She woke up at 7am Sunday morning. Usually, she'll do this on the weekend and be up for a few hours and then take a nap. We usually take naps with her. Well, she wouldn't go back to sleep! Chris got her to sleep at around 10:30am. He went to bed and I took a shower. By the time I got out of the shower, she was up again. *sigh* Then, we finally got her down for another nap at 1pm. She slept for 30 minutes. And that's IT! That's ALL she slept yesterday. Even though she was tired, she was a pretty good baby. We got together with the family for my Grandfather's 90th birthday and she was great. She only fussed a little. Mostly, she was quiet or smiling. Last night, she went to bed around 8, but woke up again at 1:30am. Then, she woke again 20 minutes after she went to sleep after that. Then she woke up at 5am, but went back to sleep by the time I went to get her. Then she woke up at 5:50 as I was leaving.
Saturday, she got in bed late. We went to Applebee's for dinner and got home around 9. She didn't get to sleep until 10. Then she woke up once in the middle of the night. *sigh* So, we're tired.
She rolled over quite a bet this weekend too. She's such a cutie!
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May 21st, 2004
10:32 am - Happy Birthday Baby
Emily’s 4 months old today. The first two months were tough. Not to say that they weren’t also good, but they were tough. Now, it’s ALL great. Emily’s smiling so much! And playing. And Chris had her giggling like crazy yesterday. It was so great.
Every simple little thing touches my heart. Checking on her before we go to bed, I pull up the little blanket (which we’re going to have to stop using soon) and stroke her forehead. When I do that, all is right with the world. When I pick her up from daycare and take her home, we go out to check the mail. She snuggles her head onto my neck. It’s SO great. Playing with her as she lays on the floor or the bed, I lean over her and get my face close to hers and she grabs my lips, nose, cheeks, etc and grins. She sits in her exersaucer and is able to mover herself around in circles to look at all the toys. She’s shoving everything in her mouth. She grins and giggles when we change her diaper and even pulls up her outfit to “help” us. She’s sleeping through the night most every night now and I get to wake her up in the morning, gently rubbing her belly, arms, legs, head… After she’s gotten some food in her belly, she’s all smiles. She sits in the bouncy seat in the bathroom while Chris and I get ready for work and watches us. She smiles and giggles and “talks” to the bears that hang off the toy bar on the bouncy. She stars intently into our eyes when we feed her from the bottle. Then her little eyes will crinkle up and she’ll grin at us. She’ll sit in her swing and “talk” to the bears on the mobile overhead.
I feel like this huge void has been filled in my life. And it was a void that I didn’t even know was there. She makes me so happy with everything that she does. I love holding her and having her grasp my fingers in her hand, or stroking the soft skin on her face, stroking her soft, wild hair… Every time I think about it, I want to cry from happiness. My heart swells up in my chest and I just can’t begin to fathom how I could get so lucky. I first get the best husband in the world and then I get the best baby too! Who’s that lucky?
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May 17th, 2004
01:12 pm - Giggle Girl
My parents came to visit this weekend and yesterday, before we all left, my mom had Emily giggling like CRAZY! It was SOOO cute!
Friday, we went to dinner with Chris, Tracy, and their kids at Smokey Bones. Emily slept the ENTIRE time. Even through the trip to Bruester's afterwards!
Saturday, my parents came over. Later on, Chris's parents also came over. We visited for a while and then Chris and I went out on a date! Our first one, post-Emily. :) It was fun. We went out to eat at a nice restaurant and then went to see Troy. The movie was okay. VERY long. We got home around 10:45 (WOW! We usually go to bed at 8!) and Emily was still awake! My mom said she kept putting her down, but she'd keep waking up again. My dad said she was very good and was rolling over like crazy!
Sunday, we got up and I made us all breakfast. We went over to Jillian's at Discover Mills for my mom's company get together. Jillian's is like Dave and Busters. It was fun. We got to show Emily off and play some fun games. Lunch there was good. Emily got REALLY fussy toward the end and started screaming her head off. Once I got her to take the bottle, she fell right to sleep and slept until we got home. Before we left DM, we walked around the mall. We stopped at the Carter's outlet and my mom bought Emily two little jumpers. I LOVE these outfits. They're like sleeveless onesies, but they have a little skirt on the front. So, Emily can play with the skirt and lift it up and it still looks like a dress, but it doesn't ride up in the back like dresses do. She's SUCH a cutie.
Out of the past 7 nights, Emily's slept through all but one of them! Yea Emily! We took her to the neurosurgeon this morning too and she got a good checkup. We go back in 4 months. I brought her here to work with me this morning and let everyone "ooh" and "aah" over her. She performed well. :-D
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