Laundry Again...Seriously???
I'm sure all moms can relate...doesn't it seem like laundry is your life? I don't mind doing the laundry, folding laundry is actually very relaxing as well. It's the putting away of clothes that I loathe. Someone was trying to help me by scattering the very carefully folded clothes. I gave up and just put her in the middle of it!
Party: My Crib @ 3 a.m.
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| Sacked out. The late night partying takes it toll... |
This is what is has been like for the past 3 weeks or so. Since Little P had her back-to-back colds/congestion/runny nose for the past month, I think this is why she has been getting up a few times throughout the night. It has been a sorry state of affairs for mommy dearest's sleep patterns. Since her crib is up in our bedroom, I've been getting up as soon as I hear her cry. I pick her up and put her on my chest to sleep. Everytime I put her back in her crib, she sits back up and refuses to sleep! I don't want to wake RT up, so I take her back into bed with me and let her sleep in between us. I know. I know. Bad idea. Really bad.
On top of that, she's been waking up at 3 a.m., wanting to be fed. Have you seen our little girl? She can stand to go without an additional feeding! I've been so lazy and tired that I've just been nursing her in bed. She eventually falls asleep and then 5 a.m. brutally comes knocking on my door pretty quick!
Well, now that the antibiotics have kicked in, her breathing is better and shouldn't interrupt her sleep, but I think she's gotten used to this schedule.
Also, because she has been standing up in her crib, I have been hesistant to let her "cry" or "soothe" herself because I was afraid that I'd fall asleep waiting and then she'd stand up and fall out! RT finally lowered her crib, so all is safe again.
Tonight, I am going to try and let her cry it out. RT is sleeping downstairs and since I've got the next couple of days off, who needs sleep? Hopefully we can re-adjust to the oh-so-heavenly pattern of sleeping through the night!
Let the games begin!
Lucky 7
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| All clean! |
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| Daddy bought her a new toy! |
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| Skyping with Obachan. |
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| At daycare hanging out... |
- Sitting up on her own.
- Laughing at us without us physically touching/tickling her.
- Clucking sound with her tongue, trying to copy Daddy.
- Started drinking water.
- Experienced rain.
- Crawling--army crawl to get toy away from Ben.
- Rolling over in the changing table and fighting to stay turned over.
- Runny nose that never seems to go away! (It's been about a month now, is this normal?
- Playing independently in her playpen.
- Likes when stuffed animals “talk” to her.
- Trying to stand on her own a couple weeks ago, by now she is grabbing ahold of something and standing on her own! (Way too early for that...babyproofing is on our to-do list this weekend!)
First Bites, Part III
We're still at the stage where we're just trying the mild, easier to digest foods. Depending on which resource you read, it seems everyone has different opinions. The route I took was to introduce the foods with the yellow and orange colors. So far, Little P seems to like food. She definitely likes her rice cereal!
It has been so fun to make her food and witness her reaction to the first bites.
The one book I've been referring to is called Organically Raised: Conscious Cooking for Babies & Toddlers. She makes a good point about making your baby's food fresh and not freezing them into the ice cube trays. Do you want to eat frozen, thawed out food every night? Another good comment a friend pointed out was that we're teaching P to like fresh food.
I was hand-mashing her food, but figured with some veggies, I need a finer strain. So, I went out and bought a food mill. Right now, it's fun, and I look forward to making her meals. There is something to making her food that evokes a tender emotion within me as I'm peeling the skin off the pear or mashing up a banana. Even better, seeing the vibrant bright colors of the produce and their freshness and knowing there are no pesticides, it gives me hope that we are giving her a "leg up" for her health and wellness. It's working out well so far. Belonging to a CSA helps so we can use the fresh produce towards her meals. We'll see how things progress and how much time I can keep dedicating to this.
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| [Sweet Potato] Hmm...not sure if I like this!  |
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[Bananas] Hmmm...this one is better! Everything tastes better when you're camping! |
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| [Yams] Mmm...yammy! |
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| [Pears] Why are you taking pictures of my food?  |
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| [Peas] Do you think she likes peas? |
Ladybug Ladybug Fly Away Home
I started cleaning out some of Lil P's clothes to make room for the new wave of clothes at this stage. One of my favoriite newborn outfits was this ladybug one. I was pleased to discover that a recent gift from one of my mom's friends was the same ladybug pattern, but it was in the 9 month-old size. So, I thought it'd be fun to do a little comparing!
It's hard to believe she was that little not too long ago.
She's A Happy Camper☺
Little P did such a great job when we camped. She and I spent a lot of time in the back of the bus. RT had put some pretty thick foam to cushion the back, so it was like having a playpen where she could just hang out and have fun. Plus, with Mommy so near, what more could a baby want?
I think being in the fresh outdoor air was a nice change of pace for her. She slept pretty well throughout the night. It was pretty tight quarters sleeping all together in the bus, but she probably loved it having us both on either side of her! (Hopefully, she won't get used to that!!).
We kept it pretty close to home--a few miles away at Montana de Oro, in case we had to go home for whatever reason. We had such a good time and felt so proud of ourselves for having ventured out with her that we're already planning another one in a few weeks to Big Sur--a little further away from home.
The love of the outdoors for Little P starts...now!
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