I just can't seem to get this thing updated. I usually post the important stuff on my Facebook.
I always have new pics on my FB site as well. Plus, both grandmothers joined FB, which makes it tons easier on me and them. As sad as I am to say it, maybe this site is going to come down. I don't have the time or energy to manage all of them! I guess I'll save what I've written here and direct my friends and family to my FB for further Maeby news and information!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Peas and Rolls
Maeby has become old hat at rolling over. Now she does it whenever you put her on her back...she immediately flips right over. However, she can't do back to front yet, so she gets really upset about being on her belly for any length of time. I've been trying to show her how to get herself back over, but she doesn't seem to get it yet.
We also started her on peas the other day. After the miserable failure of bananas (she just wasn't a huge fan), I figured we'd try a veggie next. Peas aren't too bad as far as sweetness goes, but I fully expected her to protest. To my surprise, she LOVED them. She even went as far as to grab the spoon as her Daddy was feeding her and shove it into her own mouth! Tonight will be day 3 of peas, and then if no problems show up as far as reactions and such, we'll start peaches or applesauce next!
She has been sleeping til 9 the last couple days. Nice, except I'm so used to her waking about 8, 8:30, that now I am up before she is! Still having some trouble keeping her in the co-sleeper all night, but seeing as we have to move her to a crib soon, it's not that huge a deal. We'll just have to get her used to the crib anyway!
We also started her on peas the other day. After the miserable failure of bananas (she just wasn't a huge fan), I figured we'd try a veggie next. Peas aren't too bad as far as sweetness goes, but I fully expected her to protest. To my surprise, she LOVED them. She even went as far as to grab the spoon as her Daddy was feeding her and shove it into her own mouth! Tonight will be day 3 of peas, and then if no problems show up as far as reactions and such, we'll start peaches or applesauce next!
She has been sleeping til 9 the last couple days. Nice, except I'm so used to her waking about 8, 8:30, that now I am up before she is! Still having some trouble keeping her in the co-sleeper all night, but seeing as we have to move her to a crib soon, it's not that huge a deal. We'll just have to get her used to the crib anyway!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Bratinsky!
I have been waiting and waiting for Moo to learn to roll over. I've stuck her on the floor, tempted her with toys, showed her how to roll over by gently rolling her back and forth, and nothing.
Wouldn't you know it, the little bratinsky learned to do it, and did it while NEITHER of us were present to watch the momentous milestone?
I had put her in her co-sleeper on her back and went into the upstairs bathroom to feed the upstairs cats when I heard her grunting in the next room. I didn't rush right in, as grunting is fairly normal for her, but when I got back into the bedroom, I see Maeby had rolled herself onto her belly all by herself and was busily trying to eat her blankie. Can't believe I missed that!
She hasn't done it since, so perhaps it was a fluke. But today I'm going to see if she'll do it for us!
Wouldn't you know it, the little bratinsky learned to do it, and did it while NEITHER of us were present to watch the momentous milestone?
I had put her in her co-sleeper on her back and went into the upstairs bathroom to feed the upstairs cats when I heard her grunting in the next room. I didn't rush right in, as grunting is fairly normal for her, but when I got back into the bedroom, I see Maeby had rolled herself onto her belly all by herself and was busily trying to eat her blankie. Can't believe I missed that!
She hasn't done it since, so perhaps it was a fluke. But today I'm going to see if she'll do it for us!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
4 Month Vaccine Appointment Highlights
OK, so here are Maeby's stats as of this morning:
She weighs 15 pounds, 8 ounces, which puts her in the 90% percentile (no problem with eating here!). Her height is 23 and 3/4 inches (she's only grown 3 and 3/4 inches since birth--shorty!), so she's in the 30-35% percentile there. And her head circumference is 40 cm or 15.7 inches (25% percentile). Everything seems to be going well and the doc said she is very strong, and so cute that she should be in commercials!
She got 3 shots and the Rotavirus cocktail and although she did scream like nobody's business, she wasn't as bad as I thought she might be. Glad we have two months until the next batch! Now we just have to watch for a fever or any reactions, but I'm not anticipating any problems with this round. She's been great all day since the shots (I gave her a preemptive Tylenol dose) and is currently playing in her Exersaucer.
Tonight we might try a bit more rice cereal and offer her a little banana to go with it. I bet she'll enjoy that!
She weighs 15 pounds, 8 ounces, which puts her in the 90% percentile (no problem with eating here!). Her height is 23 and 3/4 inches (she's only grown 3 and 3/4 inches since birth--shorty!), so she's in the 30-35% percentile there. And her head circumference is 40 cm or 15.7 inches (25% percentile). Everything seems to be going well and the doc said she is very strong, and so cute that she should be in commercials!
She got 3 shots and the Rotavirus cocktail and although she did scream like nobody's business, she wasn't as bad as I thought she might be. Glad we have two months until the next batch! Now we just have to watch for a fever or any reactions, but I'm not anticipating any problems with this round. She's been great all day since the shots (I gave her a preemptive Tylenol dose) and is currently playing in her Exersaucer.
Tonight we might try a bit more rice cereal and offer her a little banana to go with it. I bet she'll enjoy that!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Bad mom, I know...
I have been horrible about keeping this up. It has been a little difficult as Maeby is demanding lots more of my time, so I've had to forgo updates. But, now that I have a moment, let me just inform you of the latest stuff:
--She tolerates dairy now. Yay! This makes my life SOOO much easier.
--She has learned to grasp, grab, put things in her mouth, squeal, giggle, scream and has ALMOST learned to roll from her back to her front. She hates tummy time, so I'm not sure if she can roll from front to back, but I'm pretty sure she could if she'd let me do tummy time with ehr for more than a few minutes without getting mad.
--Still teething, but no teeth. The pain seems to come and go.
--Started offering her little bits of rice cereal. She seems to enjoy it, although yesterday after a particularly energetic feeding, she redeposited the cereal on my shoulder an hour later. At Boston market the other day, I gave her a tiny amount of sweet potatoes, and she responded very well to those. If she could have yelled, "YUM, Mom! Gimme more!" I think she would have.
--She has grown out of half her wardrobe already. LOL! At last weight, which was about a week ago, she was 15 lbs.
--She is close to moving up to size 3 diapers already! Fat legs. :-)
--Geoffrey the Giraffe is still her very favorite toy, although she really enjoys being in her exersaucer and will gladly entertain herself for short periods of time (roughly 10-20 minutes depending on her mood and the time of day).
Maeby is still co-sleeping with us...although I have been trying to get her to stay in her co-sleeper at night, she usually wakes within three hours and won't return to her own bed after her feeding without a LOT of fuss. I figure we need our sleep, so since she's still little and feeding roughly every two to three hours, it won't hurt to keep her in bed with us for a little while longer, until the feedings back off a bit. I can't wait to have my bed back to myself, though! She's a bed HOG. Worse than her father!!
Hope this finds everyone well. Will try and keep updating as I can!
--She tolerates dairy now. Yay! This makes my life SOOO much easier.
--She has learned to grasp, grab, put things in her mouth, squeal, giggle, scream and has ALMOST learned to roll from her back to her front. She hates tummy time, so I'm not sure if she can roll from front to back, but I'm pretty sure she could if she'd let me do tummy time with ehr for more than a few minutes without getting mad.
--Still teething, but no teeth. The pain seems to come and go.
--Started offering her little bits of rice cereal. She seems to enjoy it, although yesterday after a particularly energetic feeding, she redeposited the cereal on my shoulder an hour later. At Boston market the other day, I gave her a tiny amount of sweet potatoes, and she responded very well to those. If she could have yelled, "YUM, Mom! Gimme more!" I think she would have.
--She has grown out of half her wardrobe already. LOL! At last weight, which was about a week ago, she was 15 lbs.
--She is close to moving up to size 3 diapers already! Fat legs. :-)
--Geoffrey the Giraffe is still her very favorite toy, although she really enjoys being in her exersaucer and will gladly entertain herself for short periods of time (roughly 10-20 minutes depending on her mood and the time of day).
Maeby is still co-sleeping with us...although I have been trying to get her to stay in her co-sleeper at night, she usually wakes within three hours and won't return to her own bed after her feeding without a LOT of fuss. I figure we need our sleep, so since she's still little and feeding roughly every two to three hours, it won't hurt to keep her in bed with us for a little while longer, until the feedings back off a bit. I can't wait to have my bed back to myself, though! She's a bed HOG. Worse than her father!!
Hope this finds everyone well. Will try and keep updating as I can!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The Joys of Teething
Yes, our little Miss Thang has apparently begun teething. Between the drooling, hand sucking, finger biting, nipple crushing, and incessant whining, it's pretty certain she's due to develop some actual teeth here shortly.
I bought her some Baby Orajel yesterday and gave her some baby Tylenol, which seemed to help a little bit. I can't see anything breaking through the gums yet, but I'm sure that's on its way. Today she seems more comfortable than she has in the past few days and isn't quite as complainy, which is a huge plus.
Also, on August 2nd, she laughed for the very first time! Thankfully her daddy was here to catch it. It was very cute, almost like a chuckle, but with a big ol' grin attached. She does it once in a while, but it hasn't progressed to full-on giggling just yet. I can't wait for that to happen!
OH, and as for the dairy and soy free crap...the soy free diet is OVER. I tested her with Luna bars two weeks ago, which are basically all soy, and she hasn't had a single spot of blood, so soy is NOT the problem. I haven't tested her with dairy yet, but the plan is to eat something that is made with a milk product (like a cookie with milk, or milk chocolate, or sauce with cheese in it) and see what happens. If there is no problem, I will then challenge her system by eating a small amount of butter or cheese. And if there's no problem with that, we'll try some skim milk next. I'm betting her system has matured enough to start handling the proteins now. However, I will limit my dairy intake to a very small amount daily or weekly depending on how she reacts, so as not to overload her system before it's ready to do what it needs to do.
I bought her some Baby Orajel yesterday and gave her some baby Tylenol, which seemed to help a little bit. I can't see anything breaking through the gums yet, but I'm sure that's on its way. Today she seems more comfortable than she has in the past few days and isn't quite as complainy, which is a huge plus.
Also, on August 2nd, she laughed for the very first time! Thankfully her daddy was here to catch it. It was very cute, almost like a chuckle, but with a big ol' grin attached. She does it once in a while, but it hasn't progressed to full-on giggling just yet. I can't wait for that to happen!
OH, and as for the dairy and soy free crap...the soy free diet is OVER. I tested her with Luna bars two weeks ago, which are basically all soy, and she hasn't had a single spot of blood, so soy is NOT the problem. I haven't tested her with dairy yet, but the plan is to eat something that is made with a milk product (like a cookie with milk, or milk chocolate, or sauce with cheese in it) and see what happens. If there is no problem, I will then challenge her system by eating a small amount of butter or cheese. And if there's no problem with that, we'll try some skim milk next. I'm betting her system has matured enough to start handling the proteins now. However, I will limit my dairy intake to a very small amount daily or weekly depending on how she reacts, so as not to overload her system before it's ready to do what it needs to do.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Updates, few and far between
I'm sorry for the lack of updates. The kiddo keeps me busy!
I'll keep this short. This is what has happened since my last post:
--Maeby did GREAT with my mom while we went to our friends' wedding. She ate from a bottle (breastmilk only) and never complained once. Everyone enjoyed her and lavished her with love and attention. She met her aunts Amy and Mal, all of her cousins, her Papa (Grandpa) Rich, and her great aunts Ann and Donna and Great Uncle Fran, as well as great cousins Molly, Katie and Carli. She had her first portraits done (you can see them on the slideshow in the corner there) also!
--We did the Neocate trial. Seemed to work, blood was pretty much gone except for one spot on Day Three. The GI doc told me it was fine to go back to breastfeeding, stay away from dairy and soy, but don't restrict my diet any further. Maeby has been doing well since. Still a few spots of blood in the diapers, but the GI folks weren't too concerned.
--She discovered her hands. She likes to hold them up right in front of her face and stare at them.
--She has started to coo and babble a lot more! It's so funny to watch her hold conversations with her daddy!
--We "interviewed" a new pediatrician as our current one has left us feeling less than satisfied. We both agree that the new doctor seems better suited to our personalities and our needs as new parents.
--She likes to stick her tongue out at us...a LOT. She does the "WHAZZUUUUUP!" tongue as well as an impressive Gene Simmons impression. Also she will just sit there with the tip of her tongue poking out at us for periods of time. She thinks it's humorous and grins at us when we laugh at her.
Basically, all is well! She's a happy, pleasant, and friendly kid with a huge smile and the sweetest little voice. She doesn't need to see the doc until her next set of shots (1.5 months away). Eventually Tony will put more pics up on the Picasa site to share with y'all!
I'll keep this short. This is what has happened since my last post:
--Maeby did GREAT with my mom while we went to our friends' wedding. She ate from a bottle (breastmilk only) and never complained once. Everyone enjoyed her and lavished her with love and attention. She met her aunts Amy and Mal, all of her cousins, her Papa (Grandpa) Rich, and her great aunts Ann and Donna and Great Uncle Fran, as well as great cousins Molly, Katie and Carli. She had her first portraits done (you can see them on the slideshow in the corner there) also!
--We did the Neocate trial. Seemed to work, blood was pretty much gone except for one spot on Day Three. The GI doc told me it was fine to go back to breastfeeding, stay away from dairy and soy, but don't restrict my diet any further. Maeby has been doing well since. Still a few spots of blood in the diapers, but the GI folks weren't too concerned.
--She discovered her hands. She likes to hold them up right in front of her face and stare at them.
--She has started to coo and babble a lot more! It's so funny to watch her hold conversations with her daddy!
--We "interviewed" a new pediatrician as our current one has left us feeling less than satisfied. We both agree that the new doctor seems better suited to our personalities and our needs as new parents.
--She likes to stick her tongue out at us...a LOT. She does the "WHAZZUUUUUP!" tongue as well as an impressive Gene Simmons impression. Also she will just sit there with the tip of her tongue poking out at us for periods of time. She thinks it's humorous and grins at us when we laugh at her.
Basically, all is well! She's a happy, pleasant, and friendly kid with a huge smile and the sweetest little voice. She doesn't need to see the doc until her next set of shots (1.5 months away). Eventually Tony will put more pics up on the Picasa site to share with y'all!
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