We finally found something she won't spit back in our faces: squash. Woo! She ate nearly an entire little can of it on Saturday evening and then went to bed.
Last night she slept from 8pm to 4:45am. Niiiiiiiiice. I slept like the dayd.
Not much new going on. She sits up all by herself, as some of you saw in one of the YouTube videos. She loves to stand with one of us giving her a little support or hand to lean on. This morning she went berserk in her bouncy monkey chair jump-jump thing. I put her in it and she immediately began bouncing around like a wild-girl, feet leaving the ground and everything. I have to upload that video and then it'll be posted as well.
Gaah ignore any typos, apparently I can't type this morning. Stupid fingers.
-t
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
AJ and the Applesauce
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
As you regular followers know, we had an epic battle with the peas a couple of weeks ago. They were of the fail. Needless to say, it was hilarious. If you managed to miss the video, here it is:
Two nights ago, we decided to try something different. Applesauce. We were so excited because babies LOVE applesauce. Right?
Applesauce... fail.
Today, I picked her up from daycare and came home. She was in an extraordinarily good mood (which is saying something because this child seems to always be in a good mood, this was just over the top silliness), so I put her in her monkey jump chair and washed her bottles. Remarkably, every single bottle was present. Usually, we have at least one AWOL bottle.
After I was done washing all of her stuff, I took her into the den and plopped her into her walker (which by the way, her feet do not reach the floor in that thing yet) and had some work to do on the computer. I decided to try a new snack that would also help her work on her grasping skills. They are these little yogurt snack things that melt in babies' mouths. Here is the result:
Food is an adventure.
Two nights ago, we decided to try something different. Applesauce. We were so excited because babies LOVE applesauce. Right?
Applesauce... fail.
Today, I picked her up from daycare and came home. She was in an extraordinarily good mood (which is saying something because this child seems to always be in a good mood, this was just over the top silliness), so I put her in her monkey jump chair and washed her bottles. Remarkably, every single bottle was present. Usually, we have at least one AWOL bottle.
After I was done washing all of her stuff, I took her into the den and plopped her into her walker (which by the way, her feet do not reach the floor in that thing yet) and had some work to do on the computer. I decided to try a new snack that would also help her work on her grasping skills. They are these little yogurt snack things that melt in babies' mouths. Here is the result:
Food is an adventure.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
I am a horrible blogger!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Life has been a little hectic around here lately, and the blog is usually the first to suffer. I don't even know where I left off!
February 10th was the last entry!?!? Wow I fail so hard.
Well, I'm over the daycare thing. No big deal. Besides, every pacifier that makes it home is added to the arsenal is randomly depleted due to AJ flinging them everywhere anyway, so no loss! Binkies are like magical little beings that disappear only to reappear later in a spot that is unexplainable. For example, she was napping on the couch and at some point, the yellow paci disappeared. We check the cushions, the blankets, her clothes, under the furniture. Nothing. Two weeks later it showed up... in the middle of the floor! *puzzled*
The latest big news is that we finally decided to trade in the Wrangler. It was a long and arduous decision and an even longer and more arduous process finding the right vehicle. I looked at the Jeep Commander more than once and was convinced I should buy that one. Yet I had a nagging feeling that it wasn't right. I decided to go look at Nissan Pathfinders and Toyota 4Runners if for no other reason than to eliminate them from the list of possibilities. I fell in love with a 2010 4Runner. After the first dealership lost our business, I went elsewhere and got a gun metal gray one that I dubbed Gandalf. LOL!
It's good for us though because the 2010 can do everything a Wrangler can do but with more comfort and more interior space. Score!
Dad is in town which is awesome. He was supposed to fly in last Sunday, but ended up surprising me by getting in on Friday evening. S-Factor, Sistah, and my friend J were all in on the surprise. He flies out tomorrow but he said he plans to come back out again for a while in July. Can't wait! It's going to be nice to actually get to do some hikes this summer haha!
Speaking of being outside, we bundled AJ up in her pram and went for a couple of walks this past weekend. That was fun. She slept through the first one but looked all around at Garden of the Gods. She's so funny.
But alas, today she has a fever of 102.9. I don't think it has anything to do with being outside because she was seriously bundled up like Ralphie in Christmas Story haha! Just another infant fever. Poor thing.
Pics will be posted (either here or on FB) soon.
Much love!
-t
February 10th was the last entry!?!? Wow I fail so hard.
Well, I'm over the daycare thing. No big deal. Besides, every pacifier that makes it home is added to the arsenal is randomly depleted due to AJ flinging them everywhere anyway, so no loss! Binkies are like magical little beings that disappear only to reappear later in a spot that is unexplainable. For example, she was napping on the couch and at some point, the yellow paci disappeared. We check the cushions, the blankets, her clothes, under the furniture. Nothing. Two weeks later it showed up... in the middle of the floor! *puzzled*
The latest big news is that we finally decided to trade in the Wrangler. It was a long and arduous decision and an even longer and more arduous process finding the right vehicle. I looked at the Jeep Commander more than once and was convinced I should buy that one. Yet I had a nagging feeling that it wasn't right. I decided to go look at Nissan Pathfinders and Toyota 4Runners if for no other reason than to eliminate them from the list of possibilities. I fell in love with a 2010 4Runner. After the first dealership lost our business, I went elsewhere and got a gun metal gray one that I dubbed Gandalf. LOL!
It's good for us though because the 2010 can do everything a Wrangler can do but with more comfort and more interior space. Score!
Dad is in town which is awesome. He was supposed to fly in last Sunday, but ended up surprising me by getting in on Friday evening. S-Factor, Sistah, and my friend J were all in on the surprise. He flies out tomorrow but he said he plans to come back out again for a while in July. Can't wait! It's going to be nice to actually get to do some hikes this summer haha!
Speaking of being outside, we bundled AJ up in her pram and went for a couple of walks this past weekend. That was fun. She slept through the first one but looked all around at Garden of the Gods. She's so funny.
But alas, today she has a fever of 102.9. I don't think it has anything to do with being outside because she was seriously bundled up like Ralphie in Christmas Story haha! Just another infant fever. Poor thing.
Pics will be posted (either here or on FB) soon.
Much love!
-t
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I really don't expect much
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I think I'm pretty laid back when it comes to childcare. I know they can't pay attention to each infant every hour of the day, and I'm actually happy they don't. I feel babies need time where they must entertain themselves. I don't mind the days AJ spits up or has a blow out and comes home in strange pants, because I know the laundry gets done multiple times a day there.
However, I am not very thrilled by the idea of AJ coming home with someone else's pacifier. I don't know if it was a spare that has been sanitized because they couldn't find hers (two were in her car seat in the hall, and one was in her bottle carrier in the room), or if it was on the floor near her and they assumed it was hers.
It just gives me the willies. I know kids stick things in their mouths and she'll probably lick another kid's face later on down the road... but that's not something the day care can prevent. They CAN attempt to prevent the workers from randomly sticking some other kid's binky in my kids pie-hole.
Anyway, it's not that big of a deal, I just wanted to get that out.
The weekend was great. Unfortunately, we were so wrapped up in the game, we didn't take Superbowl pictures with all of our gear on. We will stage a photo shoot soon and post those pics here or on Facebook. I tend to update the blog during breaks at work, and I can't upload pics from here, which is why this blog has like none. Sorry!
A-Train is rolling over lately. Yesterday, she did it twice like she was "showing" me what she can do now. She would roll over and look up at me with this HUGE smile so of course I made a big show of it like she just won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. She only rolls to the left so far. She's not an ambi-turner.
10 points to whomever can name what movie that last line is inspired by ;)
-t
However, I am not very thrilled by the idea of AJ coming home with someone else's pacifier. I don't know if it was a spare that has been sanitized because they couldn't find hers (two were in her car seat in the hall, and one was in her bottle carrier in the room), or if it was on the floor near her and they assumed it was hers.
It just gives me the willies. I know kids stick things in their mouths and she'll probably lick another kid's face later on down the road... but that's not something the day care can prevent. They CAN attempt to prevent the workers from randomly sticking some other kid's binky in my kids pie-hole.
Anyway, it's not that big of a deal, I just wanted to get that out.
The weekend was great. Unfortunately, we were so wrapped up in the game, we didn't take Superbowl pictures with all of our gear on. We will stage a photo shoot soon and post those pics here or on Facebook. I tend to update the blog during breaks at work, and I can't upload pics from here, which is why this blog has like none. Sorry!
A-Train is rolling over lately. Yesterday, she did it twice like she was "showing" me what she can do now. She would roll over and look up at me with this HUGE smile so of course I made a big show of it like she just won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. She only rolls to the left so far. She's not an ambi-turner.
10 points to whomever can name what movie that last line is inspired by ;)
-t
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Rollie Pollie Ollie
Thursday, February 4, 2010
She rolls over now! Not consistently, and sometimes she needs a little help, but she's getting there.
I also have a couple of pics to share of her holding her own bottle for the duration of the six ounces she consumed. More later!
:)
-t
I also have a couple of pics to share of her holding her own bottle for the duration of the six ounces she consumed. More later!
:)
-t
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Friday, January 29, 2010
The worst has passed... for now
Friday, January 29, 2010
AJ is doing much MUCH better. The verdict was that she has an ear infection in each ear, and they were bad. She is on the kick butt antibiotics now until they run out and it is obvious they are helping. She is happy and smiley again, and she's sleeping better.
The downside of the kick butt antibiotics is that they cause the worst diaper rash on her little hiney :( So bad, in fact, that a blister on her bum is leaking fluid. She cried inconsolably when I changed her and put a fresh new diaper on. I put her on a waterproof mat yesterday for about an hour without a diaper just so she would be a little more comfortable. Of course, to her, this meant TIME TO PEE AND POOP ELEVENTY BILLION TIMES. hahaha But I think airing out the rash helps it heal faster and it was already looking better today.
My Mom, AJ's GrandMaMa, is in town and they are lovin' each others' company. A-Train smiles and giggles whenever GrandMaMa makes silly faces, and she has G-MaMa completely wrapped around her tiny little fingers. They're hanging out in the mornings while I work half days at work and they will also be chillin' together tomorrow evening when S and I go out for my BFF's birthday (Roller Derby WOO!).
It's nice having family in town :)
-t
The downside of the kick butt antibiotics is that they cause the worst diaper rash on her little hiney :( So bad, in fact, that a blister on her bum is leaking fluid. She cried inconsolably when I changed her and put a fresh new diaper on. I put her on a waterproof mat yesterday for about an hour without a diaper just so she would be a little more comfortable. Of course, to her, this meant TIME TO PEE AND POOP ELEVENTY BILLION TIMES. hahaha But I think airing out the rash helps it heal faster and it was already looking better today.
My Mom, AJ's GrandMaMa, is in town and they are lovin' each others' company. A-Train smiles and giggles whenever GrandMaMa makes silly faces, and she has G-MaMa completely wrapped around her tiny little fingers. They're hanging out in the mornings while I work half days at work and they will also be chillin' together tomorrow evening when S and I go out for my BFF's birthday (Roller Derby WOO!).
It's nice having family in town :)
-t
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Can't catch a break
Monday, January 25, 2010
When it rains it pours... cats and dogs.
I know that having a child in daycare means the child will catch whatever's going around, but it really gets under my skin to see the daycare worker do nothing to separate the child with a contagious respiratory cough from the rest of the kids. Now, I know you can't segregate the lil dude, but here's the kicker: He was climbing ON TOP of A-Train last week. So I knew it was inevitable. Luckily, that particular daycare worker is no longer employed there. The rest seem to have decent brains in their heads. This was also the same worker who let AJ sleep all day every time she worked.
That's another rant, maybe. Today blog post is an update on Tiny Hiney's condition.
She got The Cough starting on about Thursday. No big deal, it didn't seem that serious. She didn't sleep well, of course, because of the phlegm and snot-factory she had become. Naturally, Thursday and Friday nights were pretty sleepless. I knew not what I had in store for me.
Saturday morning, AJ was lying on her back on the floor. I was propped up next to her, getting ready for our weekend morning ritual of playing and some tummy time. Not this time.
She projectile vomited INTO MY MOUTH!!! *cue freakout dance* S-Factor took her while I showered and brushed my teeth since it was in my mouth, eyes, hair, down my shirt, etc. She threw up a couple of more times that morning, and twice in the evening. It was bad.
We took shifts Saturday night, hanging out with her all swaddled up on the couch. She slept fitfully, which means whoever was on shift slept fitfully, as well as anyone within earshot. In other words, even the dog got no sleep.
Sunday morning/afternoon, she was lethargic and just had zero energy. Didn't feel like eating much. I picked up some Pedialyte to help keep her hydrated. Her fever was around 99 both days (Saturday and Sunday).
Around 4 or 5 pm (right around the time for kickoff for the Saints/Vikings game), she started cooing, squealing, and blowing raspberries. We were thrilled! Our little personality was back! She was smiling and playing and even laughing. The bedtime routine went as per normal albeit a little later than usual (had to watch the Saints game!).
About half an hour after we put her to bed, she woke up and simply would not stop crying. It wasn't an ear-splitting wail, just that constant whine/cry when they feel really sick. S took the first shift so I could get some sleep. He even took her for a drive in the Jeep to try to get her to sleep. He says she took about a 2 hour nap so he was able to nap some too.
But then HE started feeling bad around 1 am. Dry scratchy hurty throat and headache. Great. Fantastic. It was time for my shift anyway, so he took some Nyquil and went to bed while I camped out with AJ on the couch.
No rest for the weary.
She still had a fever of about 99.5 this morning, which isn't enough to keep her out of daycare, so we dropped her off till we could get her a doctor's appointment. No dice. 45 minute after I dropped her off, they called to say she had a temperature of about 102. So S went to pick her up and her appointment is in half an hour or so.
Fun times.
I know that having a child in daycare means the child will catch whatever's going around, but it really gets under my skin to see the daycare worker do nothing to separate the child with a contagious respiratory cough from the rest of the kids. Now, I know you can't segregate the lil dude, but here's the kicker: He was climbing ON TOP of A-Train last week. So I knew it was inevitable. Luckily, that particular daycare worker is no longer employed there. The rest seem to have decent brains in their heads. This was also the same worker who let AJ sleep all day every time she worked.
That's another rant, maybe. Today blog post is an update on Tiny Hiney's condition.
She got The Cough starting on about Thursday. No big deal, it didn't seem that serious. She didn't sleep well, of course, because of the phlegm and snot-factory she had become. Naturally, Thursday and Friday nights were pretty sleepless. I knew not what I had in store for me.
Saturday morning, AJ was lying on her back on the floor. I was propped up next to her, getting ready for our weekend morning ritual of playing and some tummy time. Not this time.
She projectile vomited INTO MY MOUTH!!! *cue freakout dance* S-Factor took her while I showered and brushed my teeth since it was in my mouth, eyes, hair, down my shirt, etc. She threw up a couple of more times that morning, and twice in the evening. It was bad.
We took shifts Saturday night, hanging out with her all swaddled up on the couch. She slept fitfully, which means whoever was on shift slept fitfully, as well as anyone within earshot. In other words, even the dog got no sleep.
Sunday morning/afternoon, she was lethargic and just had zero energy. Didn't feel like eating much. I picked up some Pedialyte to help keep her hydrated. Her fever was around 99 both days (Saturday and Sunday).
Around 4 or 5 pm (right around the time for kickoff for the Saints/Vikings game), she started cooing, squealing, and blowing raspberries. We were thrilled! Our little personality was back! She was smiling and playing and even laughing. The bedtime routine went as per normal albeit a little later than usual (had to watch the Saints game!).
About half an hour after we put her to bed, she woke up and simply would not stop crying. It wasn't an ear-splitting wail, just that constant whine/cry when they feel really sick. S took the first shift so I could get some sleep. He even took her for a drive in the Jeep to try to get her to sleep. He says she took about a 2 hour nap so he was able to nap some too.
But then HE started feeling bad around 1 am. Dry scratchy hurty throat and headache. Great. Fantastic. It was time for my shift anyway, so he took some Nyquil and went to bed while I camped out with AJ on the couch.
No rest for the weary.
She still had a fever of about 99.5 this morning, which isn't enough to keep her out of daycare, so we dropped her off till we could get her a doctor's appointment. No dice. 45 minute after I dropped her off, they called to say she had a temperature of about 102. So S went to pick her up and her appointment is in half an hour or so.
Fun times.
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