Saturday, August 22, Shannon and I participated in our first ever 5K. The Forrest Spence 5K. Forrest was an infant who was brought to us just hours after he was born - his mom was GBS positive (after testing negative) and he had contracted this as well. He spent just a few short weeks in our unit before going home to be with the Lord. But the impact that little boy had on out heart and on other patient's and their families lives will forever be felt. Here's a link to the reason we did it:
http://www.forrestspencefund.com/
It was so much fun to get the girls out of the house on such a nice cool morning. Shannon was able to borrow a double jogging stroller and I brought mine. My time was 50.12 and Shan's was 50.14. Afterwards, they had donuts, fresh fruit, and rolls. Along with water. I also brought the kids some snacks, so we were able to have a little picnic afterwards.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
9 months
Oh how bittersweet this time is. My little helpless baby is starting to become more dependent every day. Here are some milestones we are hitting:
* She's mastered pulling up and walking around the table. And she has learned how to walk behind a push car. She crawls after me alllll over the place and still prefers to be held when I'm doing anything, but she likes to stand at her exersaucer and activity table.
* She's eating everything she can get her hands on. She loves potatoes anyway you can cook them- mashed, fried, baked. Steamed veggies and fruits. Our typical breakfast is a fruit - banana, grapes, or kiwi- cherrios, and either oatmeal, a blueberry waffle with cream cheese or a piece of wheat toast with cream cheese. The cherrios are to buy me some time while I fix the rest of her breakfast! For lunch she likes some veggies and either a ham and cheese sandwich, cheese and crackers, something leftover from the night before - like pasta, or a sprouts dinner. And for Dinner she pretty much eats whatever we eat, especially the veggies. She always has a huge dinner. In between her meals she still nurses - first thing in the morning, before her nap, then after her nap which is when she eats lunch. Then another time during the afternoon. And then either before dinner and/or before bed. She gets sleepy around 630-700 so that's when she starts to eat supper, then a bath in the sink. She's normally in bed by 8-830 and doesn't wake back up till 8-830. Sometimes after 9!
* Now the fun stuff... She is talking. She says mama, and dada. She only says mama if she's hurt - like when she falls, or when her little finger got pinched in the door. Or when she wakes up from her nap. But she says dada all the time - especially when she sees Robert :) And she says Daydee for Daisy! Cutest. Thing. Ever!! Whenever she wakes up, we always go back to my bed and cuddle while she nurses; and when she's done she rolls over and says "Daydee!!!" I call Daisy up on the bed and they play:) It's so sweet lol Emma taught her to say uh-oh, and she's learned to say it after she throws something on the floor. And she loves to wave bye-bye - ofcourse she turns her hand like she's waving bye-bye to herself, but she knows she's cute and knows when someone says hi or bye she's supposed to wave.
*Mimicking: She shakes her head no when you do it... very cute! Ask her a question - she'll shake her head. "Do you love Daisy more than mommy?" she shakes her head. "Do you think daddy's funnier than mommy?" she shakes her head. It's pretty awesome lol
We switched doctors and practices all together. I really liked Dr. Scott at peds consultants. And the location was def convenient, but I feel like All Better is more suited for us. So, we had been battling her first diaper rash (ever) and I felt like I was losing, so I called the dr and made an appt - that was on monday. Wouldn't you know by tuesday her diaper rash was SOOOOO much better, and by wed pretty much gone. But she hadn't been to the Dr since she was six months, so I decided to keep the appt. We met Dr Folz, and she did a little exam on her. Which came back perfect :) She's 20 lbs and 27.5 inches of alll sweetness. And we don't have to go back till 12 months! And no vaccines this visit!
* She's mastered pulling up and walking around the table. And she has learned how to walk behind a push car. She crawls after me alllll over the place and still prefers to be held when I'm doing anything, but she likes to stand at her exersaucer and activity table.
* She's eating everything she can get her hands on. She loves potatoes anyway you can cook them- mashed, fried, baked. Steamed veggies and fruits. Our typical breakfast is a fruit - banana, grapes, or kiwi- cherrios, and either oatmeal, a blueberry waffle with cream cheese or a piece of wheat toast with cream cheese. The cherrios are to buy me some time while I fix the rest of her breakfast! For lunch she likes some veggies and either a ham and cheese sandwich, cheese and crackers, something leftover from the night before - like pasta, or a sprouts dinner. And for Dinner she pretty much eats whatever we eat, especially the veggies. She always has a huge dinner. In between her meals she still nurses - first thing in the morning, before her nap, then after her nap which is when she eats lunch. Then another time during the afternoon. And then either before dinner and/or before bed. She gets sleepy around 630-700 so that's when she starts to eat supper, then a bath in the sink. She's normally in bed by 8-830 and doesn't wake back up till 8-830. Sometimes after 9!
* Now the fun stuff... She is talking. She says mama, and dada. She only says mama if she's hurt - like when she falls, or when her little finger got pinched in the door. Or when she wakes up from her nap. But she says dada all the time - especially when she sees Robert :) And she says Daydee for Daisy! Cutest. Thing. Ever!! Whenever she wakes up, we always go back to my bed and cuddle while she nurses; and when she's done she rolls over and says "Daydee!!!" I call Daisy up on the bed and they play:) It's so sweet lol Emma taught her to say uh-oh, and she's learned to say it after she throws something on the floor. And she loves to wave bye-bye - ofcourse she turns her hand like she's waving bye-bye to herself, but she knows she's cute and knows when someone says hi or bye she's supposed to wave.
*Mimicking: She shakes her head no when you do it... very cute! Ask her a question - she'll shake her head. "Do you love Daisy more than mommy?" she shakes her head. "Do you think daddy's funnier than mommy?" she shakes her head. It's pretty awesome lol
We switched doctors and practices all together. I really liked Dr. Scott at peds consultants. And the location was def convenient, but I feel like All Better is more suited for us. So, we had been battling her first diaper rash (ever) and I felt like I was losing, so I called the dr and made an appt - that was on monday. Wouldn't you know by tuesday her diaper rash was SOOOOO much better, and by wed pretty much gone. But she hadn't been to the Dr since she was six months, so I decided to keep the appt. We met Dr Folz, and she did a little exam on her. Which came back perfect :) She's 20 lbs and 27.5 inches of alll sweetness. And we don't have to go back till 12 months! And no vaccines this visit!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The big latch on!
On August 6th, at 1030, Shannon and I nursed Elsie and Jane Ellis into the Guiness Book of World Records. There were 25-30 nursing moms, dads and babies. As well as a silent auction and cupcakes! It was so nice to see other nursing mammas. Here's a link to the newspaper article from the Commercial Appeal:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/01/moms-hope-to-set-breast-feeding-record/
Today Big Latch On announced the final count of actual nursing mothers was 4,123. The Big Latch On took place in 294 locations across the globe! Unfortunately we did not break the current world record which is 15,128 women in 295 sites across the Philippines on May 2, 2007. Even though we did not break the record, we did make people aware (with the help of the media) of how very natural and important breastfeeding is and that it should be appreciated (which I think was the whole point, right?).
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/01/moms-hope-to-set-breast-feeding-record/
Today Big Latch On announced the final count of actual nursing mothers was 4,123. The Big Latch On took place in 294 locations across the globe! Unfortunately we did not break the current world record which is 15,128 women in 295 sites across the Philippines on May 2, 2007. Even though we did not break the record, we did make people aware (with the help of the media) of how very natural and important breastfeeding is and that it should be appreciated (which I think was the whole point, right?).
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