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| this hair. this face. too much! |
The boo!!! My baby is growing up so fast! So cute these days! I'm still working on settings on my new camera so bare with me while I take photos with poor lighting, shadows and interrupting cats...
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| here's Rose as he investigates his baby |
I started this post the week before Jameson turned 4 months old so I had to do some updates to my previous statements (that's how much she changes week to week!). I've had a crazy week or 2 at work so I've been slacking on the blog. I was hoping to post weekly...but I'm not even close! Not to mention, the Daddy went out of town for 4 whole nights and days. This was our first time mostly alone (Mimsy came to help Thursday and Friday night :)) But Saturday was just us gals. We had a nice little visit with Bethany and Kirsten at Chick-fil-a and then a neighborhood stroll. It was sooooo nice this weekend. Anywho, we survived and here are our photos to prove it!:
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| Being a big girl without her car seat carrier. |
The verdict is still out on riding in the stroller without her carrier...the first time she did it she was fussy but also hungry. The second time, she was fussy and had a ridiculously full diaper. So I'm hoping she was just fussy by coincidence. Also, she doesn't like the sun in her eyes but her shades are too big for her peanut head still. No idea where this small head came from...weird that her head is the only thing she's got measuring in the 50th percentile. Haha.
Bethany gave Jameson a quick foot massage after J slept through most of lunch...and then tried to steal her sock. They were so cute together.
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| such pretty eyes! we might have some trouble with those brows though!....jk |
Sleep: We were all over the place! It seems like just when we were making progress on sleeping through the night she would get sick or we would travel with her and she would get all thrown off! For the past 2-3 weeks we have been having a bottle of formula (GASP!!!) before bed and then waking up for a "dream feed" at 11pm. The formula seems to help her sleep longer so we are sticking to that. Now she is in the habit of getting the dream feed so we will keep it up until she grows out of it. We also tried early bedtimes, late bedtimes, and bedtimes in our room. It took a few weeks but we finally found a routine that works. One of the first things my lactation consultant AND pediatrician both said was that "she will sleep through the night when she is ready". They told me not to worry about trying to train her because she will eventually just do it when she is ready and that babies that are "sleep trained" just coincidentally got into their routine (I was doubtful). Even though we didn't really stick to anything strict...they were exactly right! One day after daycare she started showing us how sleepy she was by rubbing her eyes and it was 7:30....and the next day it was 7 and the next was 6:30! It came out of nowhere! Now I find myself rushing home because she gets so sleepy!
Size: 12lbs 5.5oz. Still a little nugget but 23.75" long! Good job bubba! She is still in the 10-25th percentile for everything except her noggin! Head circumference is in the 50th percentile! Haha, Sonefeld head!
Clothes: Baby clothes are the dumbest. Carter's makes 3 month clothes and 0-3 month clothes and then 6 month and 3-6 month sized clothes so I never know what is going to fit until I actually get her in it. I will just say she is wearing clothes at this point...since everything seems to fit and not fit at the same time.
Diapers: Size 1 but after we run out of these I think we will go ahead and graduate to size 2! We still use Swaddlers in the day time and the 12 Hour Baby Dry at night. Those things will hold so much pee that it's like handling a grenade once you take it off......don't make any sudden movements or that thing will explode!!!!
Eating: 5 ounces...I'm thinking it's time to move up another bottle nipple size (side note: don't ever google "size 3 nipples" while you're at work...unless you want to be contacted by HR). She takes the full 5oz but sometimes she gets worn out before she finishes and takes a little break and then comes back...I'm thinking she is having to work too hard! Oh and like I said before, we are eating 6-7 bottles a day depending on when you start your day (ahem....3am??) and one of those bottles is formula. For anyone reading this that hasn't had the pleasure of smelling a formula burp or fart....you are one of the lucky ones. So, so, so sick. That smell alone is enough to make me change my mind about weening off the breast milk....
**update** Since I first typed this up, little bebe has started solids! Rice cereal and applesauce more specifically! She seems to like the rice cereal best. We have a few bites before bedtime and then her bottle. I'm guessing it is helping her sleep a little better. When she gets better at eating we will send her to "school" with some for breakfast and lunch! Little bebe is getting so grown up!
Likes: Baths, Bearic, Sophie, daycare (I guess) and hilarious dance moves. That is her dad's specialty. I think we might need to invest in some bath toys...she is stating to play and splash. It's so cute!
Dislikes: Burping halfway through her bottle...you would think we were pinching her! She squeals and whines when we take the bottle out! Diva. Still hates being buckled in her car seat. Still hates the bulb syringe and hates taking any sort of medicine...even when it tastes like bubble gum.
Other: So drooly right now. She puts everything in her mouth. Her hand, my hand, Bearic's "hand", and if she could reach...probably her feet. She does a small amount of babbling, which is hilarious...even at 4am when she thinks it's time to play. She also likes to use her nails to scratch any surface. It makes Will's skin crawl and makes me laugh. I love it...so stupid looking but cute!
Milestones: We made it a full week of daycare (twice)! She also had her first hotel stay. She handled that like a champ...I didn't. I went stir crazy and made us go home a night early. Two nights were enough for me! She slept through an earthquake and the loudest thunderstorm EVER. Good work bub. Oh, and solids!
Me: I seem to have plateaued at 154....I'm hoping the last 6-10lbs just magically disappear. I started playing coed soccer again...I'm so dreadful though. I know it will take time but I'm impatient. Hopefully once baby sleeps through the night without the dream feed, I will have enough energy to run/workout when I get home. Right now I play with Jameson, eat, put Jameson to bed, pump, dream feed and pass out. The mom life! I just bought a work out DVD so hopefully I'll actually do it!!
**Bonus**
Mommy Fail(s): So this is new but I feel like it is necessary...I will look back and these and laugh one day but, for now, I will count them as "mommy fails". This month's fail is brought to you by: Chicco Key Fit Car Seats.
For the past few days Jameson has had RAGE when I put her in her car seat. We even had to pull over on the way home from daycare Thursday. She always fidgets when I put her in her seat but this time it was screaming when I put her in the seat. Sometimes she falls asleep but these past few times she has NOT. Sooo I was telling Kirsten during our lunch Saturday that Jameson screamed the entire 2 miles to Chick-fil-a and she mentioned that there are adjustments for the shoulder straps. DUUUUUUUUUUUUMB. Not like just tightening and loosening the straps but turning the thing over and moving the straps up a notch. How did I NOT know this? More importantly, why did this never cross my mind?? Mommy brain is worse than pregnancy brain I swear! I mean, in hindsight, obviously a newborn and 6 month old wouldn't have the same size requirements but I just didn't occur to me to even look for an adjustment. I just kept cramming that poor baby down in there. Poor Bub. Luckily, she won't remember these Mommy Fails at all :)
DISCLAIMER
This post was mostly written and edited late at night while watching Too Fast, Too Furious...sooo there are probably tons of typos as I was distracted by the amazing plot twists and the incredible acting styles of Chis "Ludacris" Bridges. Yes, I hate myself for wasting 2 hours of precious sleep time on it, and no, this is not the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd time seeing this movie. But definitely less than my 5th time....
R.I.P. Paul Walker!
