14 months!
~9 weeks!
Times flies, right?
Working is going a little more smoothly now, we're settled into a routine (I go to work early!). It still breaks my heart when I hear her say "Mama" over the phone though! (We have several phone calls throughout the day, that's nice)
Eating:
Good! She all of a sudden doesn't like sweet potatoes or squash...? I'm hoping this is just a passing fancy. Like avocado was - she's all over that now. She's been a bit fussier about eating her veg now.
Cloth Diapering:
Still good. I ordered a wool diaper cover, am quite excited about that. Going to try night diapering again. Also, I am trying to get involved with a charitable organisation around here that gives used cloth diapers to families in need.
Milestones:
She's saying many more words now, it is exploding all of a sudden in the last few days. They are still baby versions of things, but still cute. She's starting to repeat after us when we're like "Say banana!" she'll go "nana". Good enough! And so cute! In peekaboo songs, she'll now often go "peek boo". :)
Fav Songs:
"Rain is falling down, SPLASH" (specifically verse two about peekabooing). She's starting to get more interested in "Mr. Duck went for a walk" which is a fun puppet song (or hands, if no puppets available).
Baby Health;
Still excellent. Our normal easy sleeper has been taking a long time to put down lately. Let's hope this is just a stage! We're maybe shifting her bedtime up a bit to try and counter this?
She FELL OUT OF HER CRIB last week, ohmygoodness. We put a thin mattress on the floor in case she does a jail break again....we also try and put her in a summer sleep sac, but so far she breaks free of it every night (it's homemade). I'll keep you posted.
My Health:
Weirdly good. I don't feel pg most of the time. So far this has been much easier than the first time around. I do need to make sure I eat, but its really easy to avoid feeling sick, no big shakes. Last time there was high drama now and then.
Going for another u/s next week to check on dates. Oh, had first mw appt! That was fun. Mostly I have questions about nursing a toddler and a newborn. She's says that's tots ok. I still have some Qs.
I am so casual this pg, it's so weird. My Dad asked me how big the baby was, and he was expecting some kind of fruit answer, and I was just like "still really small".
Oh, and my mw went over my bloodwork with me. All good! I am particularly proud of my iron levels, I will commence bragging - 144! I guess it's all that grass fed beef? (Nah, I'm sure it has to do with body chemistry - I know beef farmer wives who have low iron). Anyhoo, no need for iron pills here. And since they do icky things, I feel quite happy skipping the whole caboodle.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Ninja's first u/s
7 weeks, 2 days
I had our first ultrasound earlier this week. Turns out I am now 7 weeks, 2 days, +/-3 days. Due date is January 21.
We sort-of saw a little heart-beat like flicker, but its rather early.
The Ninja is a singleton, good to know (twins frighten me).
That's about it!
I still don't "feel pregnant" mostly, but now we know that's probably because it's so early. Maybe.
Special thanks to Feather for coming up with "the Ninja" nickname - DH loves it. It's a good one, this baby is like a ninja, sliding in under the radar like that!
First midwife appt is in a week, I'm looking forward to that. I have about a billion fewer questions than last time! :) My main questions are about nursing while pregnant.
I am hooked up with our midwife from last time, that's great. We had a good experience, and of course the fewer people all up in your lady bits the better, IMHO.
Hooray! All is well! We're so blessed!
I had our first ultrasound earlier this week. Turns out I am now 7 weeks, 2 days, +/-3 days. Due date is January 21.
We sort-of saw a little heart-beat like flicker, but its rather early.
The Ninja is a singleton, good to know (twins frighten me).
That's about it!
Special thanks to Feather for coming up with "the Ninja" nickname - DH loves it. It's a good one, this baby is like a ninja, sliding in under the radar like that!
First midwife appt is in a week, I'm looking forward to that. I have about a billion fewer questions than last time! :) My main questions are about nursing while pregnant.
I am hooked up with our midwife from last time, that's great. We had a good experience, and of course the fewer people all up in your lady bits the better, IMHO.
Hooray! All is well! We're so blessed!
Monday, June 2, 2014
A leeetle joke
Just plain ol' skip this post if you're IF. Skip. It's not really that funny,
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So at my cousin's wedding on the weekend, they had one of those complimentary baskets in the ladies room. You know what I'm talking about? With bobby pins and hair spray and handcream and things - you know, things you may need at a wedding. Well, in their ladies room basket was also a pregnancy test!
I kind of laughed when I saw it - as if you'd need to check if you were pg at a wedding! I thought to myself "this is totally a gag!". So I went and told DH about it, and how it was funny, and together we sort of concocted a plan that I should take it!
DH really had to talk me into it, but in the end I agreed it would be funny. So I went and took the test (it was still positive, thankgoodness!) and then DH wrote a little note "No drinking for me tonight I guess!" and we put in on the counter.
Then we acted like it wasn't us. The bride and the bridesmaids were all whispering, and I had to look away guiltily. At one point the bride said "CS, was it you?" and I was all "What?" with what I was hoping was an innocent look, but probably I looked super guilty because I'm not much of a liar.
The bride went up to the mic and asked who it was (because she wanted to congratulate them, she loves babies), but still I said nothing.
After a bit I went over and told her, and we had a good laugh (we saw your gag gift, we thought we'd raise you one!). I did say she couldn't publicly congratulate me, but she understood it's early. Phew! I was worried she wouldn't find it funny, but she totally did (they are VERY easy going people). And I think her and my cousin will work on their own new baby very soon - we even did a "wouldn't it be fun to have babies the same age!?" thing.
Funny. Or maybe you had to be there!
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So at my cousin's wedding on the weekend, they had one of those complimentary baskets in the ladies room. You know what I'm talking about? With bobby pins and hair spray and handcream and things - you know, things you may need at a wedding. Well, in their ladies room basket was also a pregnancy test!
I kind of laughed when I saw it - as if you'd need to check if you were pg at a wedding! I thought to myself "this is totally a gag!". So I went and told DH about it, and how it was funny, and together we sort of concocted a plan that I should take it!
DH really had to talk me into it, but in the end I agreed it would be funny. So I went and took the test (it was still positive, thankgoodness!) and then DH wrote a little note "No drinking for me tonight I guess!" and we put in on the counter.
Then we acted like it wasn't us. The bride and the bridesmaids were all whispering, and I had to look away guiltily. At one point the bride said "CS, was it you?" and I was all "What?" with what I was hoping was an innocent look, but probably I looked super guilty because I'm not much of a liar.
The bride went up to the mic and asked who it was (because she wanted to congratulate them, she loves babies), but still I said nothing.
After a bit I went over and told her, and we had a good laugh (we saw your gag gift, we thought we'd raise you one!). I did say she couldn't publicly congratulate me, but she understood it's early. Phew! I was worried she wouldn't find it funny, but she totally did (they are VERY easy going people). And I think her and my cousin will work on their own new baby very soon - we even did a "wouldn't it be fun to have babies the same age!?" thing.
Funny. Or maybe you had to be there!
Friday, May 23, 2014
13 months and back to work!
[I wrote this piece on the weekend in anticipation of being being busy on her actual 13th-month-day. How a second line changes things! I've had to edit it! :)]
Well, I'm back to work as of May 20th. I can't believe it's already been 13 months. Well, technically I've taken a little more time off...it's probably more like 13.5months, because she was overdue and whatnot. Sorry no pic this month!
Some working-mom whining, you can skip:
I was having a lot of trouble dealing with going back to work. I haven't been away from my baby girl for more than a few hours, ever! And now I'm supposed to leave her all day?! A LARGE part of me wants to sell the house and move somewhere rural and live off the land. But DH isn't so into that. And I mean, I'm SUPER lucky he will be staying home with her. But still...I want it to be me! Think of all the baby smiles I will be missing. Poot. And it's been a GREAT year - best year ever, hands down. If we are good and pay our mortgage off DH says I can retire. :) I really really like being a Mom. I even like changing her diaper. I still am in shock sometimes this is our life now. Love it. We've been so blessed. Even having DH home most of the year with me has been such a blessing.
Knowing I'm pg makes going back to work way easier. In my head when things are already getting crazy at work, I'm like "I'm here for like 8 months, yo." - helps not to be too invested in things.
Eating:
Still great! She's even moved up from 15% on the weight chart, which doc says is very good. We are so lucky to have a good eater - she's really been enjoying her barley lately.
Cloth diapering:
Still great! We had a little rash, but it disappeared in a day or so.
Milestones:
Walking like a prostar! (Well, actually, toddling like a toddler) She's a great walker now - not that she doesn't fall every now and then, but still having her walking is great. I would say easier than before.
She says about 8 words now: Dad/Daddy, Mama, Up, Happy, Baby, Uh-oh, Hi, Baby and Pippa (but it sounds like Peee-pa - close enough). We have a "my first 20 words" page up on the fridge, that's fun.
She's not doing too many baby signs these days, but we're still using them. She kinda does "water", but it's rather vague. (You use your W hand and tap your chin - she just sort of roughly aims at her mouth area). Because she eats like a maniac, she's been forced to do "more" so we don't cut her off early. Because we feed her a ton of food, and think that little baby tummy must be full, but she wants more!
Fav Songs:
I think "How many days does my baby to play?", "Ride, Horsie, Ride", and "Nelly goes 'cross the ocean". DH will be taking over going to baby singing class now - I'm JEALOUS. But we have a great book (What to do with the Baby-o) which is basically the same as the class, so I can keep up. The song "Boom boom boom" made me break down in tears yesterday.
Baby Health:
Good! She had her MMR vaccine last week, it (I think) made her a bit fussy at times, but we seem to be past it.
My Health:
Still no AF! -> Because of my BFP! Because I never had AF visit, I don't have too much idea about how pg I am. Dating ultrasound is scheduled for in two weeks, my doc hopes that will hit 7 weeks.
I don't have too many symptoms yet - but unlike last time, I'm relaxed/happy about that. I know that symptoms may come (or may not, each pg is different, right?), so no need to wish them to happen. Puking in the parking lot at work is less fun than it sounds, I'm ok if that doesn't happen this time. ;) But I sort of expect it, so will at least be prepared. No worries.
I'm not showing yet or anything. But I do think I'm starting to have cravings. Poor DH. Oh, and I've been sleeping like it's going out of style. Seriously, like 7pm kind of sleeping.
Sleeping:
Great. She was up twice a night for the last week, but she's back to magic. I think being up was maybe just from the MMR vaccine making her a bit fussier. She's back to - sleep all night until ~6am, nurse, back to sleep until ~9am. So far me going back to work has not influenced her schedule.
Well, I'm back to work as of May 20th. I can't believe it's already been 13 months. Well, technically I've taken a little more time off...it's probably more like 13.5months, because she was overdue and whatnot. Sorry no pic this month!
Some working-mom whining, you can skip:
I was having a lot of trouble dealing with going back to work. I haven't been away from my baby girl for more than a few hours, ever! And now I'm supposed to leave her all day?! A LARGE part of me wants to sell the house and move somewhere rural and live off the land. But DH isn't so into that. And I mean, I'm SUPER lucky he will be staying home with her. But still...I want it to be me! Think of all the baby smiles I will be missing. Poot. And it's been a GREAT year - best year ever, hands down. If we are good and pay our mortgage off DH says I can retire. :) I really really like being a Mom. I even like changing her diaper. I still am in shock sometimes this is our life now. Love it. We've been so blessed. Even having DH home most of the year with me has been such a blessing.
Knowing I'm pg makes going back to work way easier. In my head when things are already getting crazy at work, I'm like "I'm here for like 8 months, yo." - helps not to be too invested in things.
Eating:
Still great! She's even moved up from 15% on the weight chart, which doc says is very good. We are so lucky to have a good eater - she's really been enjoying her barley lately.
Cloth diapering:
Still great! We had a little rash, but it disappeared in a day or so.
Milestones:
Walking like a prostar! (Well, actually, toddling like a toddler) She's a great walker now - not that she doesn't fall every now and then, but still having her walking is great. I would say easier than before.
She says about 8 words now: Dad/Daddy, Mama, Up, Happy, Baby, Uh-oh, Hi, Baby and Pippa (but it sounds like Peee-pa - close enough). We have a "my first 20 words" page up on the fridge, that's fun.
She's not doing too many baby signs these days, but we're still using them. She kinda does "water", but it's rather vague. (You use your W hand and tap your chin - she just sort of roughly aims at her mouth area). Because she eats like a maniac, she's been forced to do "more" so we don't cut her off early. Because we feed her a ton of food, and think that little baby tummy must be full, but she wants more!
Fav Songs:
I think "How many days does my baby to play?", "Ride, Horsie, Ride", and "Nelly goes 'cross the ocean". DH will be taking over going to baby singing class now - I'm JEALOUS. But we have a great book (What to do with the Baby-o) which is basically the same as the class, so I can keep up. The song "Boom boom boom" made me break down in tears yesterday.
Baby Health:
Good! She had her MMR vaccine last week, it (I think) made her a bit fussy at times, but we seem to be past it.
My Health:
I don't have too many symptoms yet - but unlike last time, I'm relaxed/happy about that. I know that symptoms may come (or may not, each pg is different, right?), so no need to wish them to happen. Puking in the parking lot at work is less fun than it sounds, I'm ok if that doesn't happen this time. ;) But I sort of expect it, so will at least be prepared. No worries.
I'm not showing yet or anything. But I do think I'm starting to have cravings. Poor DH. Oh, and I've been sleeping like it's going out of style. Seriously, like 7pm kind of sleeping.
Sleeping:
Great. She was up twice a night for the last week, but she's back to magic. I think being up was maybe just from the MMR vaccine making her a bit fussier. She's back to - sleep all night until ~6am, nurse, back to sleep until ~9am. So far me going back to work has not influenced her schedule.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Today turned from Sad to Glad with a Big Fat.....
POSITIVE!
OMG. Yes, you read that right - we are expecting again!
I was expecting to be all "woe is me" - work starts tomorrow. I was very sad/nervous/upset about going back to work.
I am seriously the most blessed/lucky/fortunate lady in the world. It's no big shakes going back to now - its only for 9 months! And we have to pay the mortgage/save up for the next mat leave.
OMG. Next mat leave. Wow! It seems unbelievable!
I know that there are no guarantees this pg will stick, so we'll take it one day at a time. And this is NOT yet confirmed by a blood test. It's a holiday here today, so we'll have to fit that in sometime this week.
Wow, I totally have been wishing I could say to my boss when we talked about what I'd be doing back at work, tell her I was pg and only going to be there for 9 months. Amazing. And how lucky - its really best for her for planning to be able to know this upfront. That's actually why I tested today - so I would know for sure when I was going back to work. I didn't even pray for this or anything, it seemed way too greedy.
Remember I've had no AF (still nursing), so we have no idea about dates or anything. But I tested sometime last month, so it's probably a few weeks along max. I feel super un-pregnant, which is why I'm maybe still feeling a bit of shock. Then again, I had a massive crying jag while watching 'Call the Midwife' (best show ever, btw) on Wednesday, but that was maybe pg hormones. I even said to DH, "I haven't cried that hard since I was pg!"
Wow. Wow wow wow. Half of me wants another girl, the other half wants a boy. Ha!
What a morning! I want to test again to make sure! :) (and obvi blood test!) It still seems so unreal. OMG, our little family is growing! We are so blessed. Like I've said before, we would be happy with just our baby girl, but we did want more than one if we were so blessed.
PTL!
OMG. Yes, you read that right - we are expecting again!
I was expecting to be all "woe is me" - work starts tomorrow. I was very sad/nervous/upset about going back to work.
I am seriously the most blessed/lucky/fortunate lady in the world. It's no big shakes going back to now - its only for 9 months! And we have to pay the mortgage/save up for the next mat leave.
OMG. Next mat leave. Wow! It seems unbelievable!
I know that there are no guarantees this pg will stick, so we'll take it one day at a time. And this is NOT yet confirmed by a blood test. It's a holiday here today, so we'll have to fit that in sometime this week.
Wow, I totally have been wishing I could say to my boss when we talked about what I'd be doing back at work, tell her I was pg and only going to be there for 9 months. Amazing. And how lucky - its really best for her for planning to be able to know this upfront. That's actually why I tested today - so I would know for sure when I was going back to work. I didn't even pray for this or anything, it seemed way too greedy.
Remember I've had no AF (still nursing), so we have no idea about dates or anything. But I tested sometime last month, so it's probably a few weeks along max. I feel super un-pregnant, which is why I'm maybe still feeling a bit of shock. Then again, I had a massive crying jag while watching 'Call the Midwife' (best show ever, btw) on Wednesday, but that was maybe pg hormones. I even said to DH, "I haven't cried that hard since I was pg!"
Wow. Wow wow wow. Half of me wants another girl, the other half wants a boy. Ha!
What a morning! I want to test again to make sure! :) (and obvi blood test!) It still seems so unreal. OMG, our little family is growing! We are so blessed. Like I've said before, we would be happy with just our baby girl, but we did want more than one if we were so blessed.
PTL!
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
First Birthday!
We just celebrated our baby girl's first birthday, can you believe it?! Yikes! Love her! We're still so thankful for her everyday. We often just stop and say..."Can you believe we're parents?!"
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We made a cake to match her dress. It was tasty and pretty, we're so happy about how everything turned out. We had a little party at our house, mostly family and a few friends. Fun! I didn't want to go overboard on a one year old's birthday party. But birthday cakes are very important to DH and I (it's always a big deal what kind of cake you will choose for your bday), so we put a lot of effort into her cake.
I did also end up making some whole-wheat sourdough bread and kefir-cultured butter for the party. :)
Eating:
Still good. We're lucky she's such a good eater! I did end up giving her the sourdough bread I've been making this month to ready myself for the party. I think her fav food right now are still mangoes. I really try to make sure she eats a lot of veggies at every meal, but that can be tough. She loves chicken as well.
We generally feed her what we're eating - but not if it's too salty.
Cloth Diapering:
Still am so happy we're doing it. Our dryer is working again, so I've moved back to drying them in the dryer. Also it's (finally!) getting warmer out, meaning our basement isn't quite so dry, so hanging them inside isn't as good an option any more. Soon they can go outside!
I kind of don't understand why people (who having washers and dryers in their homes) don't cloth diaper. I've been thinking about this a lot. It's cheaper, much more environmentally friendly, good for babes bums...win-win-win. I think it seems hard, but if you tried it for a week you'd see it's no big shakes. There needs to be more diaper trial places out there, so you can see for yourself.
Milestones:
Walking! She's just about there. Can take 4-5 steps on her own. Right now she still prefers if you hold her hand while she walks, but every day she gets a bit better! You should see her in singing class, she's all over the room! (She's the aggressive kid, visiting every baby/Mom pair)
Her first actual steps on her own were maybe 2 weeks ago. Both DH and I were there to see it. We were like "Did you see that?! She just walked! Woohoo!"
Fav Songs:
Hrmm...I think "Mr Duck went for a walk". At Church on Easter it was pretty cute, she was clapping along as the choir sang a song. A lady in the choir who sits behind me pointed it out, and we both pretty much had a cute-attack.
Baby Health:
Some teething trouble this month, we had a few rough days, but then she was ok. She has 4 teeth coming in on top - two are mostly through already. We both got colds, and are both over them. I actually think it was worse for me, I had a fever, she had no fever (good!). She still hasn't had a fever yet - knock on wood!
My Health:
Still no AF. A few weeks ago we were visiting friends, and it turns out they have #3 in the oven! We got to talking about AFs, and she says she hasn't had an AF in 4 years (due to baby baking and milking)! NICE, right?! Another friend and I made those ridiculous plans that fertile people make, that if we got pg she'd get pg too so we could be on mat leave together. Ridiculous. But I'd LOVE that. My IF brains says "ha! It's probably not going to be so easy!"... but one can hope. She's only giving me I think 5-6 months to get pg, then they'll probably go for it. Hahaha. Fertile people! I was inspired by all of this fertility that maybe I was pg already...but BFN. AF really just isn't back yet.
I nurse far less than I used to, so maybe she'll be back...I suppose when I start work (planning on nursing still 2x a day then). The good thing (besides the obvious) about her being gone are that at least we're not worrying about #2 not arriving yet. For I do want another baby in my belly pronto! It would have been nice to go back to work pg, but it looks like that's not going to happen. Which is ok and all. I mean, if we don't end up having another we'll still be happy with our adorable baby. But I'd like another (at least. truth be told we're hoping for 3). They are cute. And the diaper are then even cheaper because they will work for the next baby, should we be so blessed.
Sleeping:
Still a champ! Still about 12 hrs + 2 naps. 2 or 3 bad days while sick/teething, then back to her normal self. :) I think she secretly loves sleeping, or her crib toys or something, she normally doesn't kick up too much fuss when she goes down. Good girl!
We made a cake to match her dress. It was tasty and pretty, we're so happy about how everything turned out. We had a little party at our house, mostly family and a few friends. Fun! I didn't want to go overboard on a one year old's birthday party. But birthday cakes are very important to DH and I (it's always a big deal what kind of cake you will choose for your bday), so we put a lot of effort into her cake.
I did also end up making some whole-wheat sourdough bread and kefir-cultured butter for the party. :)
Eating:
Still good. We're lucky she's such a good eater! I did end up giving her the sourdough bread I've been making this month to ready myself for the party. I think her fav food right now are still mangoes. I really try to make sure she eats a lot of veggies at every meal, but that can be tough. She loves chicken as well.
We generally feed her what we're eating - but not if it's too salty.
Cloth Diapering:
Still am so happy we're doing it. Our dryer is working again, so I've moved back to drying them in the dryer. Also it's (finally!) getting warmer out, meaning our basement isn't quite so dry, so hanging them inside isn't as good an option any more. Soon they can go outside!
I kind of don't understand why people (who having washers and dryers in their homes) don't cloth diaper. I've been thinking about this a lot. It's cheaper, much more environmentally friendly, good for babes bums...win-win-win. I think it seems hard, but if you tried it for a week you'd see it's no big shakes. There needs to be more diaper trial places out there, so you can see for yourself.
Milestones:
Walking! She's just about there. Can take 4-5 steps on her own. Right now she still prefers if you hold her hand while she walks, but every day she gets a bit better! You should see her in singing class, she's all over the room! (She's the aggressive kid, visiting every baby/Mom pair)
Her first actual steps on her own were maybe 2 weeks ago. Both DH and I were there to see it. We were like "Did you see that?! She just walked! Woohoo!"
Fav Songs:
Hrmm...I think "Mr Duck went for a walk". At Church on Easter it was pretty cute, she was clapping along as the choir sang a song. A lady in the choir who sits behind me pointed it out, and we both pretty much had a cute-attack.
Baby Health:
Some teething trouble this month, we had a few rough days, but then she was ok. She has 4 teeth coming in on top - two are mostly through already. We both got colds, and are both over them. I actually think it was worse for me, I had a fever, she had no fever (good!). She still hasn't had a fever yet - knock on wood!
My Health:
Still no AF. A few weeks ago we were visiting friends, and it turns out they have #3 in the oven! We got to talking about AFs, and she says she hasn't had an AF in 4 years (due to baby baking and milking)! NICE, right?! Another friend and I made those ridiculous plans that fertile people make, that if we got pg she'd get pg too so we could be on mat leave together. Ridiculous. But I'd LOVE that. My IF brains says "ha! It's probably not going to be so easy!"... but one can hope. She's only giving me I think 5-6 months to get pg, then they'll probably go for it. Hahaha. Fertile people! I was inspired by all of this fertility that maybe I was pg already...but BFN. AF really just isn't back yet.
I nurse far less than I used to, so maybe she'll be back...I suppose when I start work (planning on nursing still 2x a day then). The good thing (besides the obvious) about her being gone are that at least we're not worrying about #2 not arriving yet. For I do want another baby in my belly pronto! It would have been nice to go back to work pg, but it looks like that's not going to happen. Which is ok and all. I mean, if we don't end up having another we'll still be happy with our adorable baby. But I'd like another (at least. truth be told we're hoping for 3). They are cute. And the diaper are then even cheaper because they will work for the next baby, should we be so blessed.
Sleeping:
Still a champ! Still about 12 hrs + 2 naps. 2 or 3 bad days while sick/teething, then back to her normal self. :) I think she secretly loves sleeping, or her crib toys or something, she normally doesn't kick up too much fuss when she goes down. Good girl!
Monday, March 24, 2014
11 months!
Like, a few days late. Sorry! I feel like I write these in my head all month, but when it gets down to it I haven't had much computer time lately.
That's not her "official" 11 month photo (it's a few days before) - but dang if it just doesn't tug at my heart strings every time I see it!
Eating
She generally eats everything now. I haven't given her wheat (besides the 'floor toast' incident at play group). I think I will wait until her first birthday, she'll get to have a bit of her birthday cake. Also, I'm starting a huge kefir kick, and did you know you can make kefir sourdough bread? Like, for reals. Coolio. So she may get some of that. (I am aiming to have some homemade kefir-sourdough bread and butter for her birthday. Neat, right? If I was super fancy I'd make some kefir-cultured butter too. Woah.)
She doesn't like avocado! She's like, the only person ever to not like avocado, right? hahah. She seems to like everything else. Well, besides some of the packet babyfood. But in all fairness, some of them sort of are icky. We mostly only eat those in a pinch.
Cloth Diapering
Still good! Our dryer broke several weeks ago. I thought this was going to slay me, but it turns out I just have to be a wee bit less lazy and a tiny bit more creative, and we're good to go! Diapers take ~24hr to dry (in our basement in the current weather), so I have to plan for an extra day of diapers. It just means I use covers once in a while. And I gave up our fancy inserts for a while, I was worried about them drying too slowly. I use prefolds as inserts, size 2. They can hold like 5000 cups of liquid. :) I may never go back.
Milestones
She seems like she 'gets' more communication with us now. Like if I say "Come here, Mommy will read you a book." she knows what's up, and she comes on over.
Speaking of "up" - she can totally say "up" and she knows what it means. :) First "real" word, I would call it. She says "hi" appropriately too, come to think of it.
She is very solid on the 'milk' babysign now. We babysign lots of foods at her, but none are coming back yet. Many are a bit tricksy to do, I wouldn't expect them for a few months. I would think maybe 'cheese' would come next? (Still an excellent hi-fiver and bye-byer)
She's not walking yet, but getting there. A very good cruiser. We can play "walk to Mommy" game, but that's mostly her falling at me and getting cuddles.
Favourite Songs
This french song a friend taught us. Very fun. Pirouette Cacaheaute. We sing a slightly different tune though, haven't found it on youtube yet.
'Mr Bears says Hello' (cutest name ever for a class, right?) starts this week, so I'm sure we'll be learning new songs soon. Any good advice on a days of the week song?
Baby Health
Fantastic. Nothing to see here. ;)
Seriously, super good all month. She still has just her two little bottom teeth, so no teething even.
My Health
Remember I said you should go see a Pelvic Floor Physio? Yes. Do. She fixed my lady problems. I am going to cancel the gyno appt. (Don't need any more peeps up in my lady parts, you know?)
Still no sign of AF. I plan to return to work on May 20th.
Sleeping
She is lately a sleeping CHAMPION. This is a really great phase for us. She now sleeps from about 7:30pm to about ~6am. She'll feed, and then go down again until 8-9am. :) AND, she takes two 2hr naps in the day. Without much fussing usually.
Magic. I am almost afraid to speak of it lest it disappear. I know babies go in phases and this won't last forever, but we're enjoying it for now.
Eating
She generally eats everything now. I haven't given her wheat (besides the 'floor toast' incident at play group). I think I will wait until her first birthday, she'll get to have a bit of her birthday cake. Also, I'm starting a huge kefir kick, and did you know you can make kefir sourdough bread? Like, for reals. Coolio. So she may get some of that. (I am aiming to have some homemade kefir-sourdough bread and butter for her birthday. Neat, right? If I was super fancy I'd make some kefir-cultured butter too. Woah.)
She doesn't like avocado! She's like, the only person ever to not like avocado, right? hahah. She seems to like everything else. Well, besides some of the packet babyfood. But in all fairness, some of them sort of are icky. We mostly only eat those in a pinch.
Cloth Diapering
Still good! Our dryer broke several weeks ago. I thought this was going to slay me, but it turns out I just have to be a wee bit less lazy and a tiny bit more creative, and we're good to go! Diapers take ~24hr to dry (in our basement in the current weather), so I have to plan for an extra day of diapers. It just means I use covers once in a while. And I gave up our fancy inserts for a while, I was worried about them drying too slowly. I use prefolds as inserts, size 2. They can hold like 5000 cups of liquid. :) I may never go back.
Milestones
She seems like she 'gets' more communication with us now. Like if I say "Come here, Mommy will read you a book." she knows what's up, and she comes on over.
Speaking of "up" - she can totally say "up" and she knows what it means. :) First "real" word, I would call it. She says "hi" appropriately too, come to think of it.
She is very solid on the 'milk' babysign now. We babysign lots of foods at her, but none are coming back yet. Many are a bit tricksy to do, I wouldn't expect them for a few months. I would think maybe 'cheese' would come next? (Still an excellent hi-fiver and bye-byer)
She's not walking yet, but getting there. A very good cruiser. We can play "walk to Mommy" game, but that's mostly her falling at me and getting cuddles.
Favourite Songs
This french song a friend taught us. Very fun. Pirouette Cacaheaute. We sing a slightly different tune though, haven't found it on youtube yet.
'Mr Bears says Hello' (cutest name ever for a class, right?) starts this week, so I'm sure we'll be learning new songs soon. Any good advice on a days of the week song?
Baby Health
Fantastic. Nothing to see here. ;)
Seriously, super good all month. She still has just her two little bottom teeth, so no teething even.
My Health
Remember I said you should go see a Pelvic Floor Physio? Yes. Do. She fixed my lady problems. I am going to cancel the gyno appt. (Don't need any more peeps up in my lady parts, you know?)
Still no sign of AF. I plan to return to work on May 20th.
Sleeping
She is lately a sleeping CHAMPION. This is a really great phase for us. She now sleeps from about 7:30pm to about ~6am. She'll feed, and then go down again until 8-9am. :) AND, she takes two 2hr naps in the day. Without much fussing usually.
Magic. I am almost afraid to speak of it lest it disappear. I know babies go in phases and this won't last forever, but we're enjoying it for now.
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