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!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
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?).
Monday, July 11, 2011
4th of July weekend
We spent 4th of July weekend in Mt Home at Norfork Lake. We met some awesome friends up there - Patrick and Kristen Murphy. And then my cousins - Richard and Kristy Wright and their two boys Richard Wayne and Brody, Bart and Sarah Wright, Kelsey Wright and their parent's Butch and GiGi Wright. There was plenty of fun in the sun and swimming in the lake. Jane Ellis was awesome! Bless her, she was exhausted by the end of the weekend but sweetgirl loved the water. And as long as she had some snacks and her water she was set.
And we're off!
Friday, July 1st - Jane Ellis is officially a crawler! Now, she's been mobile for some time, scooting around on her little belly... and her favorite thing to do is get on her hands and knees and push her butt up in the air so that she's on her toes. It's very cute, and she always smiles and seems very proud of herself. But back to her crawling- we were actually packing to go to Mt Home for 4th of July weekend, she was in our bedroom floor playing and I was in the bathroom, she kept whining for me and I just got down in the floor and said "no, maam, you come to me!" So she did! lol Cutest thing I've ever seen! She hasn't stopped since!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Happy Father's Day.... to a daddy of 2!!
Soooo, here's the story:
Friday night I went out with some friends from work to say a final farewell to a great friend and co-working, Jessica Schmitt. I had had a few drinks and we were all talking about babies, and being pregnant- and not being pregnant. On the way home, I started to think about how I'm still nursing JE, how she's almost 7 months and how I still haven't gotten a period (sry boys!) Anyway, I couldn't get the thought of making sure I wasn't preggers out of my head - so on the way home I decided to stop off at walgreens and get a test. I didn't say anything to Robert because I just KNEW it was going to be negative. We were taking precautions - even though I wasn't on anything- JE was still nursing and I hadn't started. WELLLLL, apparently God had other plans, because it was positive. Now, I'm not going to lie, we were less than thrilled - very upset would be the word. This was not in our plans. But not just that, I really wanted JE to be the only baby for a while. I feel like I work so much already, that I want all my time to be given to her. However, the more we thought about it and talked about it, the more excited we became. Now there would be 4 cousins - all under the age of 2! And I loved being close in age to all my cousins growing up. So we started to make some plans - we're selling the house and moving out to my grandma's house - oma's. This will eliminate our mortgage and allow for me to eventually go part-time! I'm so stinkin excited about this - however, it's going to be a HUGE adjustment. The house is much smaller, the closets are much smaller, the master BR is much smaller. But- it's a sacrifice we're willing to make to save some money! Anyway, we decided to tell our parents that weekend since it's father's day weekend. They were thrilled! So, next step- find out how far along I am. I went to the doctor that next week, we found out I'm 8 weeks and due Feb 7! I just can't get a summer baby! Oh well! Bring on my valentines baby!!
Friday night I went out with some friends from work to say a final farewell to a great friend and co-working, Jessica Schmitt. I had had a few drinks and we were all talking about babies, and being pregnant- and not being pregnant. On the way home, I started to think about how I'm still nursing JE, how she's almost 7 months and how I still haven't gotten a period (sry boys!) Anyway, I couldn't get the thought of making sure I wasn't preggers out of my head - so on the way home I decided to stop off at walgreens and get a test. I didn't say anything to Robert because I just KNEW it was going to be negative. We were taking precautions - even though I wasn't on anything- JE was still nursing and I hadn't started. WELLLLL, apparently God had other plans, because it was positive. Now, I'm not going to lie, we were less than thrilled - very upset would be the word. This was not in our plans. But not just that, I really wanted JE to be the only baby for a while. I feel like I work so much already, that I want all my time to be given to her. However, the more we thought about it and talked about it, the more excited we became. Now there would be 4 cousins - all under the age of 2! And I loved being close in age to all my cousins growing up. So we started to make some plans - we're selling the house and moving out to my grandma's house - oma's. This will eliminate our mortgage and allow for me to eventually go part-time! I'm so stinkin excited about this - however, it's going to be a HUGE adjustment. The house is much smaller, the closets are much smaller, the master BR is much smaller. But- it's a sacrifice we're willing to make to save some money! Anyway, we decided to tell our parents that weekend since it's father's day weekend. They were thrilled! So, next step- find out how far along I am. I went to the doctor that next week, we found out I'm 8 weeks and due Feb 7! I just can't get a summer baby! Oh well! Bring on my valentines baby!!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Bowling Green bound!
So I was supposed to work mon, tue and wed nights, then leave for Bowling Green, KY thur at noon. But a wonderful friend - Jessica Schmitt - worked for me wed night. So I had all day wed to wash clothes, clean the house and pack - but not without loving on JE and Emma first! Emma, Elsie, Shannon and my mom stopped by to play in the water for a little while.
Ok, back to Jane Ellis' first road trip. So thursday at noon, I packed my car full of luggage, shoe cakes (more on that in a bit) baby diapers, and the baby- along with my MIL and her mom. And off we started for Bowling Green for Robert's cousin, Sarah Schmitt's (no relation to Jessica) wedding. JE was awesome! She slept most of the way and only required us to stop twice :)
Ok, back to Jane Ellis' first road trip. So thursday at noon, I packed my car full of luggage, shoe cakes (more on that in a bit) baby diapers, and the baby- along with my MIL and her mom. And off we started for Bowling Green for Robert's cousin, Sarah Schmitt's (no relation to Jessica) wedding. JE was awesome! She slept most of the way and only required us to stop twice :)
Meeting her cousin Erin for the first time
The high heel shoe cakes by Cakes by Mom and Me were a HUGE hit!
Sarah's wedding shoe; can you say precious!
I absolutely adore this little girl!
The next day, Jane Ellis decided to take a nap right before we had to leave for the rehearsal. So I just said I'd stay with her until she woke up. Then I realized Robert had my car keys, So I decided to take advantage of the lighting and play around with my camera :)
The wedding was beautiful and the reception was sooo much fun! JE was awesome the whole weekend and I think she really loved all the attention :)
A picture of all the cousins
A quick diaper change and a nice stretch before getting back on the road. I guess something was funny :)
Such a good girl!
6 months, really!
June 25 - Is my sweet little wonderful Jane Ellis really 6 months already! You have accomplished so much!
* You are already 18 lbs!
* You have started trying to crawl - you can scoot on you belly great and you love to get up on your tippy toes with you butt up in the air.
* You eat twice a day most days. You like oatmeal mixed with things like applesauce, yogurt, sweet potatoes. Anything that gives it flavor. For dinner, I either make you something pureed, or give you something like steamed veggies, avacado, or bananas that you can play with and feed yourself. We've also discovered Sprouts meals - they are organic and healthy and you love them. So when we go out to eat this is your meal of choice :)
* You are still nursing! That was a big goal of mine - to get you to 6 months. You nurse before every meal, before and after naps and really just anytime you start to fuss and seem hungry. Now let's see if we can go a whole year!
* You need some big girl toys. You are quickly becoming bored with your baby toys. I see a trip to target or toys-r-us in your near future!
* You are still an awesome sleeper! You still sleep in your co-sleeper by my bed, you have started to pull up some, but not in your bed yet. I can see you starting that very soon though, so I'm cautiously waiting for it.
* You LOVE your daddy! Everytime you see him you grin and giggle so big! I know it just melts his heart.
* You are really starting to notice Daisy and orange kitty and you LOVE them too! Though they are just starting to pay any attention to you!
* You are saying ba ba and sometimes ma ma. But you love saying ba ba ba ba and just babble and giggle. I have heard you say da da once our twice. We're still working on it ;)
* You are still the light of our lives and we love you more and more each and everyday!
* You are already 18 lbs!
* You have started trying to crawl - you can scoot on you belly great and you love to get up on your tippy toes with you butt up in the air.
* You eat twice a day most days. You like oatmeal mixed with things like applesauce, yogurt, sweet potatoes. Anything that gives it flavor. For dinner, I either make you something pureed, or give you something like steamed veggies, avacado, or bananas that you can play with and feed yourself. We've also discovered Sprouts meals - they are organic and healthy and you love them. So when we go out to eat this is your meal of choice :)
* You are still nursing! That was a big goal of mine - to get you to 6 months. You nurse before every meal, before and after naps and really just anytime you start to fuss and seem hungry. Now let's see if we can go a whole year!
* You need some big girl toys. You are quickly becoming bored with your baby toys. I see a trip to target or toys-r-us in your near future!
* You are still an awesome sleeper! You still sleep in your co-sleeper by my bed, you have started to pull up some, but not in your bed yet. I can see you starting that very soon though, so I'm cautiously waiting for it.
* You LOVE your daddy! Everytime you see him you grin and giggle so big! I know it just melts his heart.
* You are really starting to notice Daisy and orange kitty and you LOVE them too! Though they are just starting to pay any attention to you!
* You are saying ba ba and sometimes ma ma. But you love saying ba ba ba ba and just babble and giggle. I have heard you say da da once our twice. We're still working on it ;)
* You are still the light of our lives and we love you more and more each and everyday!
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