But it's good she seems better, since I have a hot date tonight.
Happy anniversary, my love...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Better, I think
Munch seems a little more herself. I think we might have been the victims of over-reactive parenting, a super dry house, and a new baby growth spurt. I should have seen the spurt coming, since she always has nasty spitup for about two weeks before a good one. But that would explain a bit of the listlessness -- that and the fact that she's started eating an extra bottle's worth of food for the last three days, on TOP of her new addition of cereal.
But it's good she seems better, since I have a hot date tonight.
Happy anniversary, my love...
But it's good she seems better, since I have a hot date tonight.
Happy anniversary, my love...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Shhh...sleeping
Munch seems to have a bit of a cold today. Little stuffy and kind of wheezy. Smartie stayed home to help me since I'm really swamped today already. Hoping the nap she finally went down for helps, since when daddy's home all she wants to do is smile and play with him.
More later if there's time. Does anyone have recommendations for a stuffy nose besides a humidifier?
More later if there's time. Does anyone have recommendations for a stuffy nose besides a humidifier?
Monday, April 28, 2008
I eat solids - A photojournal
I eat cereal...
I eat it by myself...
Cereal is good...
(right now I am crying so more later...)
I eat it by myself...
Cereal is good...
(right now I am crying so more later...)
Friday, April 25, 2008
Baby Beauty
With a week of every other day nail cutting (yes, I'm getting over my phobia) and her new ointment, Munch no longer looks like she got caught in a bar brawl.
Tonight, a dinner party with two of our favorite pregnant couples. Tomorrow, I have a bit of a girls' day arranged, with some pampering and a glass of wine after.
Tonight, a dinner party with two of our favorite pregnant couples. Tomorrow, I have a bit of a girls' day arranged, with some pampering and a glass of wine after.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Prison
I'm trying to get Munch a little more used to the playpen, now that she rolls all over the place. When she's in, she's less likely to practice scoots, which makes her mad (and loud) really quickly. So the playpen makes for a better hangout when I'm on calls, which seems to be happening more and more lately.
Sadly, I think she just started yelling for parole again...
More later. I have a deadline on a project for the Center this morning that I haven't quite wrapped up yet.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Vi Scoots -- a Vi-deo - updated
She doesn't really go anywhere yet, but not for lack of trying...
(I guess the video didn't make it through last night, so here's a second try)
(I guess the video didn't make it through last night, so here's a second try)
Weekend Update
It was a very busy weekend in Munchie land. Saturday, we were supposed to go to the park and clean for Earth Day. We got there and no one was there, so we picked it up ourselves. Then I realized that our park was Hi-Park and we were supposed to be at Columbia Park. We went there, and once again, no one there. So we picked up some trash and went home. Turns out we were supposed to be at the Columbia Park Pavilion behind the golf course. But since we actually use the Hi park, and not the others, it seems like a good trade off.
Then yesterday we had the grandparents and uncle over for dinner. Munch spent a good portion of the day screaming, much as she had the day before. I'm not completely sure what happened, but ever since her shots she's been a lot more tired, a lot more fussy, and having a once or twice daily bout of vomiting. No, not spitup, actual projectile, which I haven't seen since she was 6 weeks old. We're thinking the screaming is the gas, so we did tummy drops, and took the rice cereal back out of her bottle, although the vomiting started before we added it in the first time. My guess is she's having another growing spurt, since she always seems to get nasty stomach for about 2 weeks around each spurt. I'm hoping that one of these times she might grow out instead of just up. I went and looked at her checkup stickers, and at her 2 month she was 80% height, 60% weight, and now at her 4 month she's 90% height, 50% weight. Which means at this rate at her 6 month she'll be 100% height, 40% weight, and soon after she'll be like Mike TV after the stretched him in Willy Wonka.
She's still in a good mood most of the day, it just seems to upset her most at the end of the day when the spitup is worse (probably because her tummy is more full) and when she's tired and over stimulated. And when it comes out her nose, which is still gross, but much less shocking now.
As for today, we're going to go for a walk later, but mostly we'll just chill, and maybe read a book.
Oh, and a special message to my father...Munch has developed this funny little habit lately that when left with a blanket when she's napping, she likes to pull it over her head to sleep. Go figure...
Then yesterday we had the grandparents and uncle over for dinner. Munch spent a good portion of the day screaming, much as she had the day before. I'm not completely sure what happened, but ever since her shots she's been a lot more tired, a lot more fussy, and having a once or twice daily bout of vomiting. No, not spitup, actual projectile, which I haven't seen since she was 6 weeks old. We're thinking the screaming is the gas, so we did tummy drops, and took the rice cereal back out of her bottle, although the vomiting started before we added it in the first time. My guess is she's having another growing spurt, since she always seems to get nasty stomach for about 2 weeks around each spurt. I'm hoping that one of these times she might grow out instead of just up. I went and looked at her checkup stickers, and at her 2 month she was 80% height, 60% weight, and now at her 4 month she's 90% height, 50% weight. Which means at this rate at her 6 month she'll be 100% height, 40% weight, and soon after she'll be like Mike TV after the stretched him in Willy Wonka.
She's still in a good mood most of the day, it just seems to upset her most at the end of the day when the spitup is worse (probably because her tummy is more full) and when she's tired and over stimulated. And when it comes out her nose, which is still gross, but much less shocking now.
As for today, we're going to go for a walk later, but mostly we'll just chill, and maybe read a book.
Oh, and a special message to my father...Munch has developed this funny little habit lately that when left with a blanket when she's napping, she likes to pull it over her head to sleep. Go figure...
Friday, April 18, 2008
New Goals
I've mentioned walks a couple of times in the last few posts.
I recently learned that my cousin-in-law is participating in the Breast Cancer 3 day 60 mile walk. Needless to say, I was pretty inspired, and went on to donate.
But reading about her training has made me decide I need to try and do a little training as well. So starting on Monday, Munchie and I started going on daily walks. We walk down to Columbia Park, then around the walking path a few, and then back up the block to circle around and get back home.
Monday, being the first time we tried this, I learned that it had been a long time since I'd been walking, and that the baby is much heavier than I ever suspected. We made one lap around the path, with her strapped to me in the baby bjorn. The next day I tried again with her in the stroller, and we did 4 laps (which I'm assuming is a mile). Wednesday we did another 4 with daddy, then went back later and did 8 when the Munch wouldn't stop crying (Wednesday was shots day). Yesterday we did another 3 miles, this time all at once, after I wrapped up my work for the day.
Today, we got ready to go, but Munch fell asleep. I'm waiting for her to have another cranky bout so we can strap in and try again. She does her best walking when she's cranky, since that's when she finds chilling out in the stroller, watching birds and chewing on taggy-lion to be its most satisfying.
So we're going to try and keep up and do three miles a day when Laurie does. And when she does more, well, right now we'll just keep doing our three miles. And although the exercise is good, and the fresh air is nice, and I get to listen to some tunes and let my mind wander a bit, we also find that we get to see the most interesting things on our walks. Like this:
I recently learned that my cousin-in-law is participating in the Breast Cancer 3 day 60 mile walk. Needless to say, I was pretty inspired, and went on to donate.
But reading about her training has made me decide I need to try and do a little training as well. So starting on Monday, Munchie and I started going on daily walks. We walk down to Columbia Park, then around the walking path a few, and then back up the block to circle around and get back home.
Monday, being the first time we tried this, I learned that it had been a long time since I'd been walking, and that the baby is much heavier than I ever suspected. We made one lap around the path, with her strapped to me in the baby bjorn. The next day I tried again with her in the stroller, and we did 4 laps (which I'm assuming is a mile). Wednesday we did another 4 with daddy, then went back later and did 8 when the Munch wouldn't stop crying (Wednesday was shots day). Yesterday we did another 3 miles, this time all at once, after I wrapped up my work for the day.
Today, we got ready to go, but Munch fell asleep. I'm waiting for her to have another cranky bout so we can strap in and try again. She does her best walking when she's cranky, since that's when she finds chilling out in the stroller, watching birds and chewing on taggy-lion to be its most satisfying.
So we're going to try and keep up and do three miles a day when Laurie does. And when she does more, well, right now we'll just keep doing our three miles. And although the exercise is good, and the fresh air is nice, and I get to listen to some tunes and let my mind wander a bit, we also find that we get to see the most interesting things on our walks. Like this:
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
4 month well baby
Today was the well baby 4 month checkup. Munchie took this round of shots like a champ so far -- tears on the table went away after a bit of airplane, and we drove around for a half an hour after the appointment so she could sleep off the worst of it. So far the rest of the day has been eating and sleeping, with a walk around the park thrown in. Fussy, but not quite as inconsolable as last time
We went in with a ton of questions, got a lot of answers. Most of them not exactly what we wanted to hear. We asked about putting the baby on the handlebars of the bike (in a SEAT, of course), and he looked at us like we talked about sacrificing puppies. He said bike trailer only, and only after 6 months old. Swimming is good whenever, although it should be only with us holding her, as she's too young for any sort of flotation devices. No sunlight, no sunscreen, just floppy hats and light cottons, which could be a bit of a pain because Munchie LOVES her new daily walks (more about that in another post), and I don't know how he excepts her to hang out in the neighborhood kiddie pool that way, but I guess we'll cross that bridge later.
On the health front, turns out she has a mild case of baby eczema, which explains why her forhead is so dry, the little chapped patch on her cheek, and why her ankles have always been really dry (one cracked one day, too). We need to pick up some cream and keep her in mittens at night until that goes away. Also, she is NOT getting molars, she actually has Epstein's Pearls, and they should go away on their own.
She is now officially 25 1/2 inches long, and 13lbs 12oz (yes, that is two ounces lighter than when we went in two weeks ago, but they weighed her in full clothes and diaper, where as my regular doc does totally naked baby). That puts her in the 90% for height, and 50% for weight among girls her age. That also makes her a beanpole who doesn't fit into her clothes because she's too long for 3-6 month sleepers but the older you go in clothes, the more they adjust in the waist instead of the length. Luckily, spring and summer is coming, so we can start giving her more onesies and bottom combos. Onesies are less bulky in the middle, and if you buy older girl pants they tend to be elastic and a better fit. As for her sleepers, I may just cut the feet off the bottoms and let her wear them a few months more until they get too warm.
I was hoping that we'd be given the green light to do solids, but the doctor thinks we should wait another few weeks until she's closer to 5 months before we start giving her cereal by bowl. Since she's a bit disproportionate, he'd like her to keep on all formula since the calories are so much more bulky, and he's worried that the time spent spoonfeeding with less caloric cereal would slow down her gain. He did recommend adding some cereal to her bottle both to add some extra bulk and get her used to the taste. And yes, that is the exact opposite of everything they told me to do in the parenting books, but then again, what hasn't been so far?
But for today -- nothing but snuggles, naps, regular food, and maybe another walk. Fully clothed. Under a canopy. With a big floppy bonnet. Just like the doctor ordered.
You know...if she ever wakes up again.
We went in with a ton of questions, got a lot of answers. Most of them not exactly what we wanted to hear. We asked about putting the baby on the handlebars of the bike (in a SEAT, of course), and he looked at us like we talked about sacrificing puppies. He said bike trailer only, and only after 6 months old. Swimming is good whenever, although it should be only with us holding her, as she's too young for any sort of flotation devices. No sunlight, no sunscreen, just floppy hats and light cottons, which could be a bit of a pain because Munchie LOVES her new daily walks (more about that in another post), and I don't know how he excepts her to hang out in the neighborhood kiddie pool that way, but I guess we'll cross that bridge later.
On the health front, turns out she has a mild case of baby eczema, which explains why her forhead is so dry, the little chapped patch on her cheek, and why her ankles have always been really dry (one cracked one day, too). We need to pick up some cream and keep her in mittens at night until that goes away. Also, she is NOT getting molars, she actually has Epstein's Pearls, and they should go away on their own.
She is now officially 25 1/2 inches long, and 13lbs 12oz (yes, that is two ounces lighter than when we went in two weeks ago, but they weighed her in full clothes and diaper, where as my regular doc does totally naked baby). That puts her in the 90% for height, and 50% for weight among girls her age. That also makes her a beanpole who doesn't fit into her clothes because she's too long for 3-6 month sleepers but the older you go in clothes, the more they adjust in the waist instead of the length. Luckily, spring and summer is coming, so we can start giving her more onesies and bottom combos. Onesies are less bulky in the middle, and if you buy older girl pants they tend to be elastic and a better fit. As for her sleepers, I may just cut the feet off the bottoms and let her wear them a few months more until they get too warm.
I was hoping that we'd be given the green light to do solids, but the doctor thinks we should wait another few weeks until she's closer to 5 months before we start giving her cereal by bowl. Since she's a bit disproportionate, he'd like her to keep on all formula since the calories are so much more bulky, and he's worried that the time spent spoonfeeding with less caloric cereal would slow down her gain. He did recommend adding some cereal to her bottle both to add some extra bulk and get her used to the taste. And yes, that is the exact opposite of everything they told me to do in the parenting books, but then again, what hasn't been so far?
But for today -- nothing but snuggles, naps, regular food, and maybe another walk. Fully clothed. Under a canopy. With a big floppy bonnet. Just like the doctor ordered.
You know...if she ever wakes up again.
Monday, April 14, 2008
4 months old
Munchie turned 4 months old this weekend, and we celebrated by not leaving the house. Instead of going out to watch cartoons again (I will write a review of Suburban World cartoon mornings sometime this week, I promise), we had a disk of old Bugs Bunny delivered and watched at home while having breakfast. In some ways I think Munchie enjoyed that more, since she could play more at home than she could at the theater. And we make better bloody marys, anyway...
Saturday afternoon I put together Munchie's high chair (thanks, Grandma W!) for the first time, and let her hang out in it with a few utensils so she wouldn't be overwhelmed once we try her with cereal. I think she had a good time:
She's definitely growing, and starting to get independent. We bought a set of gates that can be made into a "pen" for when she starts moving around more, but I think that may be today. This morning I couldn't find her on her blanket when I looked over. She had rolled herself over to the rocking chair and was sucking on the runner.
Until we can get the gates up, her play area has been expanded, with toys strewn about everywhere to hopefully distract her or buffer her from rolling away.
But for all her rolls, whines and spitups, she's still our adorable little girl, although a big girl now...
And a hungry one, it seems. Must go feed now.
Saturday afternoon I put together Munchie's high chair (thanks, Grandma W!) for the first time, and let her hang out in it with a few utensils so she wouldn't be overwhelmed once we try her with cereal. I think she had a good time:
She's definitely growing, and starting to get independent. We bought a set of gates that can be made into a "pen" for when she starts moving around more, but I think that may be today. This morning I couldn't find her on her blanket when I looked over. She had rolled herself over to the rocking chair and was sucking on the runner.
Until we can get the gates up, her play area has been expanded, with toys strewn about everywhere to hopefully distract her or buffer her from rolling away.
But for all her rolls, whines and spitups, she's still our adorable little girl, although a big girl now...
And a hungry one, it seems. Must go feed now.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Hate the game, not the player...
Today, Munchie rolled herself three times until she made it to a toy.
That's happened before.
However, once she got there, she figured out how to release two of the animals inside.
That's new.
Then she tried to eat them.
She's the queen of the jungle.
Munchie will turn 4 months old tomorrow.
That's happened before.
However, once she got there, she figured out how to release two of the animals inside.
That's new.
Then she tried to eat them.
She's the queen of the jungle.
Munchie will turn 4 months old tomorrow.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Sorry
With my mother in town and work and all, I was too busy to keep the site up.
Today I'm getting my nest back in order, and trying to get a little more work done before the storms roll in. It's sort of hard to do, thought. Munchie got so spoiled with a grandma to play with constantly for the last 4 days that she cries if she's not hanging out in my lap.
Today I'm getting my nest back in order, and trying to get a little more work done before the storms roll in. It's sort of hard to do, thought. Munchie got so spoiled with a grandma to play with constantly for the last 4 days that she cries if she's not hanging out in my lap.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
officially not sick
Pooping probably caused by excessive tummy time and a little body adjusting to a much greater level of energy. Height and weight still right on (height is now 24 inches, weight is 13 lbs 12 oz with clothes), so we'll check her again in 2 weeks at her 4mo checkup to see if we still have a problem. He suggested a little bit of pedialyte for the possible dehydration if I get worried.
Also, he confirmed that she appears to be growing molars -- which makes no sense to any of us, since the molars aren't supposed to come in until 2-3 years old. So we're supposed to keep an eye on that, too, and make sure they don't seem to come in funny or make her jaw or gums swell. But he's never heard of any disorder that involved teeth coming in in the wrong order -- even as wrong as this. So no big deal for now.
Now prepping, since grandma is driving up to stay with us for a few days...
Also, he confirmed that she appears to be growing molars -- which makes no sense to any of us, since the molars aren't supposed to come in until 2-3 years old. So we're supposed to keep an eye on that, too, and make sure they don't seem to come in funny or make her jaw or gums swell. But he's never heard of any disorder that involved teeth coming in in the wrong order -- even as wrong as this. So no big deal for now.
Now prepping, since grandma is driving up to stay with us for a few days...
poop
Literally
Munchie's gone from her standard 1 poop a day that she had been doing for at least 2 months to 2-3 poops a day in the last week or so. And every day they've been getting just a little bit runnier. We thought it might just be the drool from the teething loosening it up, and the fact that she's spending so much time on her belly making effort now was working it out more quickly.
But now she's getting really fussy, really tired, and, in the last day, losing her appetite. She'd been eating 27 or 28 oz a day, and yesterday she only wanted 23. Today, she's only had 7 so far, when usually she's closer to 10.
On top of all of that, she's not making as many wet diapers. So now I'm concerned she might be dehydrated. And our thermometer broke, so I don't know if she has a temp or now.
Why yes, I am the mom who runs to the Dr at the drop of a hat. I make your medical insurance premiums soar. But gosh darn it, she's just a baby.
Try denying this face medical care when she's acting sicky.
I can't do it.
Munchie's gone from her standard 1 poop a day that she had been doing for at least 2 months to 2-3 poops a day in the last week or so. And every day they've been getting just a little bit runnier. We thought it might just be the drool from the teething loosening it up, and the fact that she's spending so much time on her belly making effort now was working it out more quickly.
But now she's getting really fussy, really tired, and, in the last day, losing her appetite. She'd been eating 27 or 28 oz a day, and yesterday she only wanted 23. Today, she's only had 7 so far, when usually she's closer to 10.
On top of all of that, she's not making as many wet diapers. So now I'm concerned she might be dehydrated. And our thermometer broke, so I don't know if she has a temp or now.
Why yes, I am the mom who runs to the Dr at the drop of a hat. I make your medical insurance premiums soar. But gosh darn it, she's just a baby.
Try denying this face medical care when she's acting sicky.
I can't do it.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Catch up -- no, wait, fast forward...
I had this cute little post planned about our caucus adventure this weekend, and how Munchie was fawned on (my favorite part -- when the chairperson saw that our subcaucus ended upstairs in the auditorium, and yelled out "Oh no, we sent the Powerbaby to the balcony!"). Then I was going to do a bunch of pictures and such.
Then Munchie decided to take this morning to stun me yet again...
Remember, this baby isn't even 4 months until the 12th.
And it's not a fluke. She's done it at least 6 times already.
Then Munchie decided to take this morning to stun me yet again...
Remember, this baby isn't even 4 months until the 12th.
And it's not a fluke. She's done it at least 6 times already.
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