You are my super big girl this week. You can balance better and better while standing, and you improvised a baby walker with an upside down laundry basket, so you have taken your first assisted steps. I know that you will be walking all by yourself soon and I am so proud to watch you discover how your body works. You turned 9 months old this week and I am trying to take more pictures of you again. I have had to resort to videos since you are always on the move!
You said your second word "baby" and you know that is means you. You are so verbal and I am breathlessly awaiting for you to say Momma.
I was officially adopted this week, babies aren't allowed in the courthouse and it was your nap time, so you could not be there. So Grandpa is legally your Grandpa now. I am so happy about this. It was so important to me.
You slept so well, in your crib, from 7:30 pm to 3 am last night. It was amazing for me to sleep that long, although I miss having you in my bed. I love nursing you right before putting you down for the night. I think of that time as a perfect moment. I try to drink it the feeling of it, the smell of you after your bath, the warmth of you curled into me nursing. I want to make a perfect memory of it so I can go back to that perfect time again and again. I love you so much baby.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Week Thirty Nine
Okay I have been trying to down play how often you say "Dada" I told myself that it was just meaningless babbling, but I cannot deny your first word any longer. You looked right and your Dad and said "Dada." You also now say Daddy as well. Sometimes you say it to me, so Mark tells me that it means parent to you, but I think that he is just sparing my feelings. It is nice in the middle of the night when you are crying and you say "Dadda, dadda, Daddy." I just tell Mark you are calling for him and I get a little extra sleep!
Sleep is something that has been in short supply. You want to practice pulling up to standing all the time, even in the middle of the night. You don't want to sleep in your crib, in the big family bed you try to crawl to the edge, so I was at a complete loss for what to do. I actually started sleeping on the floor of your room, so that if you wanted to crawl and practice standing you could, but I could take little cat naps too. Not the most comfortable, but at least you have a sheep skin rug that is pretty soft for a bed.
We have been walking more, at least once a day we pack you up in your stroller and off we go. You love it, you hold on and look at everything. The weather has been perfect and I love the time outside with you.
Sleep is something that has been in short supply. You want to practice pulling up to standing all the time, even in the middle of the night. You don't want to sleep in your crib, in the big family bed you try to crawl to the edge, so I was at a complete loss for what to do. I actually started sleeping on the floor of your room, so that if you wanted to crawl and practice standing you could, but I could take little cat naps too. Not the most comfortable, but at least you have a sheep skin rug that is pretty soft for a bed.
We have been walking more, at least once a day we pack you up in your stroller and off we go. You love it, you hold on and look at everything. The weather has been perfect and I love the time outside with you.
Week Thirty Eight
Well Bob is back. You starting talking about him again, I wish I knew what you meant by Bob... We started feeding you organic O cereal this week. I don't think that you like how it tastes, but you love to bite the pieces and crunch them. You also love to pick up the cereal and try to put it in your mouth. Unfortunately you aim is not so good and the cereal ends up all over. It is so cute to watch you eat and try to feed yourself. You amaze me.
This week was also your sister's 2nd birthday. It was emotional and hard and so sad. I wish that she could be here. I wish that you could know her as more than some pictures and an urn. I wish that I could have watched her grow, like I get to watch you. We had a picnic and I made a cake. Next year I would like to go on a Day trip to the arboretum or up north to the woods. I hope that you love Grace too. She was so special and she protects you from afar.
This week was also your sister's 2nd birthday. It was emotional and hard and so sad. I wish that she could be here. I wish that you could know her as more than some pictures and an urn. I wish that I could have watched her grow, like I get to watch you. We had a picnic and I made a cake. Next year I would like to go on a Day trip to the arboretum or up north to the woods. I hope that you love Grace too. She was so special and she protects you from afar.
Week Thirty Seven
This week Remi had his first big hip surgery. We had a mini veterinary hospital set up in the bedroom. The noise and the fluid pump did not keep you up and you were a good sleeper despite all the chaos. Poor Remi has to be kept on cage confinement for 2 weeks and it is hard to keep him quiet during your naps. If you tell him "the baby is sleeping." He actually settles!
You are more and more verbal. Babbling away in your baby language that no one understands and likely has no meaning. Every once in a while you end up saying a real word, which is very exciting for us, even if it does not count as your first word. We have decided that your first word has to be something that you say and know what it means. You have said "okay" "haiku" and "I love you."
Your physicality is also improving by leaps and bounds. You are pulling up to squatting and even standing all the time. I am afraid that you will be walking soon and you will be such a big girl and my little baby will be gone.
You are more and more verbal. Babbling away in your baby language that no one understands and likely has no meaning. Every once in a while you end up saying a real word, which is very exciting for us, even if it does not count as your first word. We have decided that your first word has to be something that you say and know what it means. You have said "okay" "haiku" and "I love you."
Your physicality is also improving by leaps and bounds. You are pulling up to squatting and even standing all the time. I am afraid that you will be walking soon and you will be such a big girl and my little baby will be gone.
Week Thirty Six
So much has happened and no matter how hard I try to dedicate a few minutes every week to blog about you and your adventures I seem to get more and more behind. I have decided that I am going to try and enjoy you and everything about this first year and then if I have time to write about it. Perhaps for your second year, which is coming up so fast, I will try and write once a month!
This week teething continued and I thought that your 5th tooth came in, but with a few more weeks under my belt I think that this tooth probably was just starting this week! It was your left central incisor and it is so big, much bigger than your other teeth. You decided that you no longer want milk in a bottle. You Dad had to give you the bottle first, before solids, to make sure that you drank it all. You still love to nurse, although you get distracted easily. I guess that I am relieved since I am able to pump less and less, I can only get one session in most days, but sad too. Sad that this phase of your babyhood is coming to a close, sad that you are becoming such a big girl. I want to bottle up the incredible babiness of you and be able to hold on to it forever.
This week teething continued and I thought that your 5th tooth came in, but with a few more weeks under my belt I think that this tooth probably was just starting this week! It was your left central incisor and it is so big, much bigger than your other teeth. You decided that you no longer want milk in a bottle. You Dad had to give you the bottle first, before solids, to make sure that you drank it all. You still love to nurse, although you get distracted easily. I guess that I am relieved since I am able to pump less and less, I can only get one session in most days, but sad too. Sad that this phase of your babyhood is coming to a close, sad that you are becoming such a big girl. I want to bottle up the incredible babiness of you and be able to hold on to it forever.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Week Thirty Five
What a crazy busy week with so many developments! You officially turned 8 months old, you are starting to sit without support, you got your 4th tooth and you can STAND on your own holding on to something. It is like every day you do something even more amazing. I was nursing you before work and you said "Hi, Hi, Hi" and then "I love you." I nearly fell off my chair. I know that you don't know what you are saying, but you can mimic us so well.
Also the sitting thing is huge for me. I have been freaking out a little that you could not do this. It seems like all the other babies were sitting around 6-7 months old and here you are flopping onto your tummy every time I would try to get you to sit. I was starting to get phobic about developmental delays. You just did this at your own pace, and although you are not as stable as other babies when sitting you can do it!
The downside of all this activity and all these developments is well your sleep, or lack thereof. You are refusing naps on a fairly regular basis. Which leads to a cranky little miss and tired Mom and Dad, since your nap time gives us time to get things done or mostly just recharge ourselves. Luckily so far your night time sleep has still been good. We thought that it was teething at first since you have three teeth all trying to come in at once, but even after your upper right lateral incisor cut through there was no improvement with your naps. I think that you just want to practice all your amazing new skills instead of sleeping.
The upside of the nap problem is that your Dad is finally not swaddling you since you just scream when he tries. I mostly end up just putting you in your crib when you are tired and letting you fuss/cry until you fall asleep which takes less than 5 minutes. The more I try and rock you, pat you or nurse you the more you cry when I try and put you down!
You have gotten so good, so quickly at pulling up we have had to retire your co-sleeper bassinet, it is just not safe for you any more. We ordered a second crib for our bed room that you can sleep in at night (until you wake up and come into bed with me). I should be assembling it right now, but I wanted to write a little something to you first.
Another funny story and then I have to get back to work! I had some minor surgery on my toe this week and I took you to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for this. You were flirting so much with the pharmacist and her assistant they were laughing and could not stop looking at you! It made my consult not very informative, but I love watching you charm every one you meet!
Also the sitting thing is huge for me. I have been freaking out a little that you could not do this. It seems like all the other babies were sitting around 6-7 months old and here you are flopping onto your tummy every time I would try to get you to sit. I was starting to get phobic about developmental delays. You just did this at your own pace, and although you are not as stable as other babies when sitting you can do it!
The downside of all this activity and all these developments is well your sleep, or lack thereof. You are refusing naps on a fairly regular basis. Which leads to a cranky little miss and tired Mom and Dad, since your nap time gives us time to get things done or mostly just recharge ourselves. Luckily so far your night time sleep has still been good. We thought that it was teething at first since you have three teeth all trying to come in at once, but even after your upper right lateral incisor cut through there was no improvement with your naps. I think that you just want to practice all your amazing new skills instead of sleeping.
The upside of the nap problem is that your Dad is finally not swaddling you since you just scream when he tries. I mostly end up just putting you in your crib when you are tired and letting you fuss/cry until you fall asleep which takes less than 5 minutes. The more I try and rock you, pat you or nurse you the more you cry when I try and put you down!
You have gotten so good, so quickly at pulling up we have had to retire your co-sleeper bassinet, it is just not safe for you any more. We ordered a second crib for our bed room that you can sleep in at night (until you wake up and come into bed with me). I should be assembling it right now, but I wanted to write a little something to you first.
Another funny story and then I have to get back to work! I had some minor surgery on my toe this week and I took you to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for this. You were flirting so much with the pharmacist and her assistant they were laughing and could not stop looking at you! It made my consult not very informative, but I love watching you charm every one you meet!
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Week Thirty Four
You have been working so hard at pulling yourself up this week. You grab onto anything that is within your reach and PULL. The dog crate has been an absolute favorite, although the railing of your bassinet is a close second. You seem so big when you do this, more like a toddler than a baby. I feel like your babyhood is ending and I am soooo not ready for that. I have been thinking more and more about having a little brother or sister for you, but yikes I am so tired already!
This week we also adopted a new dog, another reason for feeling tired. We got him at the local animal shelter and he is only 1 year old so I hope that he can live and be healthy to be the dog of your childhood. He has severe hip dysplasia and will need several surgeries to correct the problem so there is some risk that he might not grow up to be the dog that I dream of for you. However he has a wonderful personality and is so patient with you and just wants to kiss you and love on you. I think that he is worth the risk and I am pretty sure that no one else would have adopted him.
You keep randomly saying words and phrases, which I know are likely just mimicking us and not real talking. However sometimes you say the neatest stuff. One night this week, after a diaper change, your Dad brought you back to bed, and as I pulled up my sleep top to nurse you looked at my breast and I kid you not said "Oh Yum!" Baby I love you even if soon you won't be a baby anymore.
This week we also adopted a new dog, another reason for feeling tired. We got him at the local animal shelter and he is only 1 year old so I hope that he can live and be healthy to be the dog of your childhood. He has severe hip dysplasia and will need several surgeries to correct the problem so there is some risk that he might not grow up to be the dog that I dream of for you. However he has a wonderful personality and is so patient with you and just wants to kiss you and love on you. I think that he is worth the risk and I am pretty sure that no one else would have adopted him.
You keep randomly saying words and phrases, which I know are likely just mimicking us and not real talking. However sometimes you say the neatest stuff. One night this week, after a diaper change, your Dad brought you back to bed, and as I pulled up my sleep top to nurse you looked at my breast and I kid you not said "Oh Yum!" Baby I love you even if soon you won't be a baby anymore.
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