March 31, 2011
March 19, 2011
10 Months!
Go Baby Go! You are an 10 amazing months today. I can't believe we're already starting to think about your 1st birthday...well, actually I can since your big sister is birthday obsessed (even for yours) and I'm rather forward thinking. But what a month, baby girl. You want to move so badly. Well, you are moving, just not in the right direction. You can't seem to get the hang of crawling forward. Most of the time your knee is in the way; and when you do get to your belly, you mostly scooch backwards. You are frustrated no end! But you're moving around and getting into things in a way you haven't done yet. You were crying earlier this evening and when I went to give you your binky, you were laying diagonally in your crib. Your dad moved your crib to the lowest setting last week because you have been flipping over more too.
You were a great traveler to Florida. You enjoyed being outside, playing in (and trying to eat) sand for the first time, and swimming in outside pools. You don't like sunblock at all! Your eyes got very red each time we put it on. You also figured out how to take off your hat on our trip. And down there you made it clear you're so done with baby food even though we sometimes have to give it to you if only to use it up. You have your first tooth and can eat most everything as long as it's small enough. You had your first fish stick today for lunch and seemed to like it. And you got really mad that everyone else was eating pizza for lunch. You love feeding yourself---you don't want to be fed unless you're super hungry or it's something super delicious like applesauce. Your hand-eye coordination is so much better too. You probably feed yourself 7 out of 10 Cheerios these days.
One of your favorite things to do these days is to give your paci to me or your dad. You think it's so funny when we have it in one of our mouths. You also laugh when I put a silly hat on. I love seeing your sense of humor develop.
You and your sister and dad all got a nasty stomach bugs when we got back from our trip. It was so sad having you so sick. But the next day, after being vomit-free for 12+ hours, you were hungry and SO mad when I tried to give you 50% formula (doctor's orders) or took away the pedialyte after a few ounces. Hopefully you won't get a bug like that for a long time.
You're starting to "talk." You like to say "da-da-da-da-da." When you say that The Bean says, "he's at work" or "I'm not da-da" or "that's mama, not da-da." You do say "ma-ma" but it tends to be when you're upset. You can also say "uh-oh" and "hi." You're a really good clapper now, too and starting to get the hang of waving. You seem very responsive to music and love shaking rattley things. You also love birds! You have this little noise you make when you see them.
For the most part, you are sleeping better. You've slept through the night a few times and before we left for Florida, you were taking one very long nap during the day. Since we've gotten back, your naps have gotten a little shorter and worse, you've taken to waking up at 4AM. It's much too early! We've been giving you a bottle at 5 AM, but I think we should try to make it even later.
You are such a big, strong girl! I don't put you in anything but 12 months and you can even wear some 18 month clothes. I ordered you a sweet little jumper in 18-24 months and hope that it will be warm enough for you to wear it on your bday. You are probably getting close to 24 pounds, honeybunch, and killing my back, but I wouldn't want you any other way.
xo,
mama
You were a great traveler to Florida. You enjoyed being outside, playing in (and trying to eat) sand for the first time, and swimming in outside pools. You don't like sunblock at all! Your eyes got very red each time we put it on. You also figured out how to take off your hat on our trip. And down there you made it clear you're so done with baby food even though we sometimes have to give it to you if only to use it up. You have your first tooth and can eat most everything as long as it's small enough. You had your first fish stick today for lunch and seemed to like it. And you got really mad that everyone else was eating pizza for lunch. You love feeding yourself---you don't want to be fed unless you're super hungry or it's something super delicious like applesauce. Your hand-eye coordination is so much better too. You probably feed yourself 7 out of 10 Cheerios these days.
One of your favorite things to do these days is to give your paci to me or your dad. You think it's so funny when we have it in one of our mouths. You also laugh when I put a silly hat on. I love seeing your sense of humor develop.
You and your sister and dad all got a nasty stomach bugs when we got back from our trip. It was so sad having you so sick. But the next day, after being vomit-free for 12+ hours, you were hungry and SO mad when I tried to give you 50% formula (doctor's orders) or took away the pedialyte after a few ounces. Hopefully you won't get a bug like that for a long time.
You're starting to "talk." You like to say "da-da-da-da-da." When you say that The Bean says, "he's at work" or "I'm not da-da" or "that's mama, not da-da." You do say "ma-ma" but it tends to be when you're upset. You can also say "uh-oh" and "hi." You're a really good clapper now, too and starting to get the hang of waving. You seem very responsive to music and love shaking rattley things. You also love birds! You have this little noise you make when you see them.
For the most part, you are sleeping better. You've slept through the night a few times and before we left for Florida, you were taking one very long nap during the day. Since we've gotten back, your naps have gotten a little shorter and worse, you've taken to waking up at 4AM. It's much too early! We've been giving you a bottle at 5 AM, but I think we should try to make it even later.
You are such a big, strong girl! I don't put you in anything but 12 months and you can even wear some 18 month clothes. I ordered you a sweet little jumper in 18-24 months and hope that it will be warm enough for you to wear it on your bday. You are probably getting close to 24 pounds, honeybunch, and killing my back, but I wouldn't want you any other way.
xo,
mama
March 15, 2011
Puke: Not Just Another 4 Letter Word
Oh, man. March is the new February. On the good side of the month, our travels were a success---we sunned, swam, those 21 + drank copious amounts of pina coladas, those closer to 3 drank loads of pineapple juice and chocolate milk; there was much eating, a massage, a golf lesson, and even some childcare. Oh, and we rode in a Hummer Stretch Limo cuz that's how we roll.
The girls were troopers, great on both flights. And the sleeping wasn't as bad as I thought it might be considering we were all sharing a room.
The negative was that my brand new Verizon iPhone was lost/stolen with lots of our vacation pics on it:( And Miss Bean fell out of the bed twice! The good part was that she wasn't hurt either time .
On the bad side of the month, around 3AM on Sunday, our first night back in NH, I go into Miss Bean's room after hearing her yell for water a few times and discovered that she had puked great buckets all over her crib, wall, floor, and the 800 "lovies" she sleeps with each night.
I'm not all that squeamish about the puke thing, but this was so super gross. Her sheets had to be washed twice to get the stink out! And I kept finding puke hiding in the crevices of her crib.
She was low-energy on Sunday, but not too bad. All I wanted to do yesterday was go to the gym, you can only drink so many pinas without feeling a bit on the fat side, but N came home ashen and pukey and went straight to bed at 4:00 and then Miss Koala yaked up her entire dinner all over the high chair. I cleaned her up only to have her yak again and again..all over me, the living room rug, her rug and many articles of her clothing. I felt so bad for her...The Bean rarely pukes and never did as a baby. In fact, I think The Bean solely pukes in her crib, which while messy and gross is much more contained. Hmmm.....
Needless to say, I did not make it to the gym. Monday was puke fest 2011.
24 hours later, things are much better. Miss Koala was on liquids for most of the day, but was hungry for her dinner of chicken soup and toast which she kept down. N pushed through and gave his artist talk this afternoon and has been eating various crackery things this evening.
I finally made it to the gym too.
I better not get sick! March has already caused enough damage!
March 4, 2011
March!
Well, we made it through February. Although last year, March was the new Feb what with the broken back, the bronchitis, the bruised rib....but hopefully we'll get through this one better. N is now on spring break, The Bean has a new pair of striped shorts and a great stripy sweatshirt ( a bunch of other clothes) thanks to her generous grandparents, and Miss Koala is so ready to crawl...if only she could get that leg out of the way. Yikes.
We'll be heading down to Florida on Monday morning to relish in not wearing coats, mittens, or snow boots! Posting will be light to nil--perhaps a pic or two, so till then....goodbye NH and your relentless winter!
We'll be heading down to Florida on Monday morning to relish in not wearing coats, mittens, or snow boots! Posting will be light to nil--perhaps a pic or two, so till then....goodbye NH and your relentless winter!
February 25, 2011
February 19, 2011
Nine Months In! Nine Months Out!
My delicious Miss Koala!
You are a fabulous nine months today! You are rocking it, girl. It seems like so much has happened this month, this week even.
Moving: You still don't really like tummy time, but you have been scooching backwards. What you love is standing. You just want to stand stand stand and do a little walking. You can support yourself with the couch or table, but we still need to be really close to you. You've gotten to the point where you go rigid when we try to get you to sit down. If you weren't so big, you'd probably have an easier time pulling yourself up, but as this point you're still dependent on us. You're still a happy girl most of the time, but you are definitely more frustrated with your lack of movement than you were last month.
Eating: Today your dad gave you fruit and oatmeal and mini waffles for breakfast. For lunch you had a combo of quinoa, which gave you some funky gas, with pureed squash and zucchini. Since we were at a bday party, I gave you a little bit of cheese and a Triscuit, which you seemed to enjoy. For dinner your dad gave you a jar of spinach and potato and some mushy fruit thing. You love eating/sucking/gnawing on rice crackers these days. And you are crazy for bread and most especially pizza crust. I wish you'd get some teeth so I wouldn't have to keep pulling mushy chunks of bread from the roof of your mouth and watching you like a hawk.
Object Permanence: You are in the prime peek-a-boo stage. You also know that things aren't really gone when they're removed from your grip. This is why you cried when I took that pizza crust away to get you in the stroller. It's really interesting to watch you look for things that have been removed.
Toys: When you will sit down, you love going through boxes of different toys. You have strong opinions (it seems) about what makes a good toy. You like taking two different objects and banging them together. You also like knocking things down.
The Big Wide World: You're starting, like your sister and I, to get a little stir crazy. I try to do everything in my power to get you out to do something at least once a day. You enjoy looking out the window, but you seem to really love being outside...maybe because it seems so novel at this point in mid-February. You also really like music. You get into singing and dancing and clapping. You have the most wonderful smile.
Your Big Sister: There's been a shift this past month. Now I feel like your thing the most wonderful person in the world is, when you're not tired or cranky, your big sister. It's gotten to the point where I want Miss Bean to wake up from her long nap so you'll be entertained by her. I don't think there's been any violence against babies this month either. And Miss Bean now says that she loves you!
Sleep: Last night you slept till 3:30! That's 9.5 hours, girlie. I'm still nursing you once in the night, but it's just for comfort because you have bottles o' formula the rest of the day. I'm sure the doctor will say to cut it out when we go to your well-baby on Thursday, so we'll just wait till he does. I do hate hearing you cry during the sleep training though. No pressure, but The Bean did sleep entirely through the night on her 9 month day. Mama wouldn't mind a full night of sleep, baby girl.
Wow! So many big changes for my big beautiful girl! In a few weeks, we'll be going on a family vacation to Florida. I'm very excited that we'll be able to take you outside every day! I can't imagine what kinds of things you'll be up to next month, but I can't wait! Here's to a good month!
xo,
mama
You are a fabulous nine months today! You are rocking it, girl. It seems like so much has happened this month, this week even.
Moving: You still don't really like tummy time, but you have been scooching backwards. What you love is standing. You just want to stand stand stand and do a little walking. You can support yourself with the couch or table, but we still need to be really close to you. You've gotten to the point where you go rigid when we try to get you to sit down. If you weren't so big, you'd probably have an easier time pulling yourself up, but as this point you're still dependent on us. You're still a happy girl most of the time, but you are definitely more frustrated with your lack of movement than you were last month.
Eating: Today your dad gave you fruit and oatmeal and mini waffles for breakfast. For lunch you had a combo of quinoa, which gave you some funky gas, with pureed squash and zucchini. Since we were at a bday party, I gave you a little bit of cheese and a Triscuit, which you seemed to enjoy. For dinner your dad gave you a jar of spinach and potato and some mushy fruit thing. You love eating/sucking/gnawing on rice crackers these days. And you are crazy for bread and most especially pizza crust. I wish you'd get some teeth so I wouldn't have to keep pulling mushy chunks of bread from the roof of your mouth and watching you like a hawk.
Object Permanence: You are in the prime peek-a-boo stage. You also know that things aren't really gone when they're removed from your grip. This is why you cried when I took that pizza crust away to get you in the stroller. It's really interesting to watch you look for things that have been removed.
Toys: When you will sit down, you love going through boxes of different toys. You have strong opinions (it seems) about what makes a good toy. You like taking two different objects and banging them together. You also like knocking things down.
The Big Wide World: You're starting, like your sister and I, to get a little stir crazy. I try to do everything in my power to get you out to do something at least once a day. You enjoy looking out the window, but you seem to really love being outside...maybe because it seems so novel at this point in mid-February. You also really like music. You get into singing and dancing and clapping. You have the most wonderful smile.
Your Big Sister: There's been a shift this past month. Now I feel like your thing the most wonderful person in the world is, when you're not tired or cranky, your big sister. It's gotten to the point where I want Miss Bean to wake up from her long nap so you'll be entertained by her. I don't think there's been any violence against babies this month either. And Miss Bean now says that she loves you!
Sleep: Last night you slept till 3:30! That's 9.5 hours, girlie. I'm still nursing you once in the night, but it's just for comfort because you have bottles o' formula the rest of the day. I'm sure the doctor will say to cut it out when we go to your well-baby on Thursday, so we'll just wait till he does. I do hate hearing you cry during the sleep training though. No pressure, but The Bean did sleep entirely through the night on her 9 month day. Mama wouldn't mind a full night of sleep, baby girl.
Wow! So many big changes for my big beautiful girl! In a few weeks, we'll be going on a family vacation to Florida. I'm very excited that we'll be able to take you outside every day! I can't imagine what kinds of things you'll be up to next month, but I can't wait! Here's to a good month!
xo,
mama
February 18, 2011
February In Verse: 2
It's hard to believe
that the man-made mountains of snow
will ever melt
I believe it will take 80 days of 80 degree weather and then
there will be still enormous puddles in
all the parking lots
that the man-made mountains of snow
will ever melt
I believe it will take 80 days of 80 degree weather and then
there will be still enormous puddles in
all the parking lots
February 16, 2011
February in Verse: 1
oh,
how I long to
rush you kids outside
in only your stroller
no coats hats gloves socks boots scarves snowsuits booties snowpants mittens earmuffs
oh no,
it will just be you and the clothes you have on
dashing into the dazzling hot hot summer sun
although perhaps maybe i'll stop long enough to put
flip-flops
on our
feet
how I long to
rush you kids outside
in only your stroller
no coats hats gloves socks boots scarves snowsuits booties snowpants mittens earmuffs
oh no,
it will just be you and the clothes you have on
dashing into the dazzling hot hot summer sun
although perhaps maybe i'll stop long enough to put
flip-flops
on our
feet
February 4, 2011
Friday February Books!
Yeah, I still do read. Probably as much as you do and on less sleep too! Not to make you feel bad about yourself or anything.
Now, thanks the awesomeness of Xmas, I can read on my Kindle. Didn't think I would, but I kind of love it. Reading Anna Karenina on it now and for the foreseeable future. That's a long book and I'm in the farming/Levin part, which is slightly as tedious as they say, but I am enjoying the romance. I also read Room and I Remember Nothing on the Kindle. The Ephron wasn't worth it. I liked I Feel Bad About My Neck, but this one felt like I Still Feel Bad About My Neck Except I Already Made A Killing Off This Idea Before So Maybe If I Call It Something Else But Keep It Very Similar No One Will Catch On. IRN made me question if I would actually like Nora if we were to say, meet and have coffee. Room is a total head trip. A very fast read, certain to give you 1-2 nights of weird dreams, but something you really can't stop reading. Also, it gave me A LOT of perspective on being housebound with kids. If you think your place is small, imagine an 11X11 foot shed.
In book form, I just finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. I liked it, in a quiet, comforting way. It took me longer to read than it should have. I think it would be an excellent book for a trans-Atlantic flight, which isn't meant as a dis in any way because I did like it.
And I've finally read all of the Diary of A Wimpy Kids in the past two or so months, which is good because it's been kind of embarrassing checking them out of the library when it's obvious that The Bean is just not reading yet. They are funny. And you can read one in about an hour, which is pretty much my standard these days.
Now, thanks the awesomeness of Xmas, I can read on my Kindle. Didn't think I would, but I kind of love it. Reading Anna Karenina on it now and for the foreseeable future. That's a long book and I'm in the farming/Levin part, which is slightly as tedious as they say, but I am enjoying the romance. I also read Room and I Remember Nothing on the Kindle. The Ephron wasn't worth it. I liked I Feel Bad About My Neck, but this one felt like I Still Feel Bad About My Neck Except I Already Made A Killing Off This Idea Before So Maybe If I Call It Something Else But Keep It Very Similar No One Will Catch On. IRN made me question if I would actually like Nora if we were to say, meet and have coffee. Room is a total head trip. A very fast read, certain to give you 1-2 nights of weird dreams, but something you really can't stop reading. Also, it gave me A LOT of perspective on being housebound with kids. If you think your place is small, imagine an 11X11 foot shed.
In book form, I just finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. I liked it, in a quiet, comforting way. It took me longer to read than it should have. I think it would be an excellent book for a trans-Atlantic flight, which isn't meant as a dis in any way because I did like it.
And I've finally read all of the Diary of A Wimpy Kids in the past two or so months, which is good because it's been kind of embarrassing checking them out of the library when it's obvious that The Bean is just not reading yet. They are funny. And you can read one in about an hour, which is pretty much my standard these days.
January 25, 2011
It's the end of January and I haven't mentioned all the freaking snow!?
I don't know what's up with that.
Let me describe the inconvenience that is snow. I have to climb a mountain of it just to strap Miss Bean into her car seat from my driveway. Then we go to the library and all the layers have to come off all of us girls: 1 snowsuit, 2 coats, 3 hats, 6 gloves, 1 scarf, 2 booties, and please Bean could you keep the boots and socks on? No, of course not. Then of course all those layers have to go back on and when Miss Koala is snow suited in her new appropriate warmth level snowsuit, she's too puffy to sit so splat. Then I had to wrangle the toddler back into ALL of her clothes. Then because I was parked on a snowbank, I had to leave her on the sidewalk, sit the Eskimo baby in her car street, survive the whizzing traffic, get Miss Bean back, put her in the minivan from the whizzing car side, follow her inside the van and wrangle her into her car seat that way.
A big old pain the butt!
This afternoon The Bean wore boots with no socks! We're getting desperate.
And you know what else.
It's fucking cold.
-25, baby.
Sorry for the cursing moms, but -25?!
Let me describe the inconvenience that is snow. I have to climb a mountain of it just to strap Miss Bean into her car seat from my driveway. Then we go to the library and all the layers have to come off all of us girls: 1 snowsuit, 2 coats, 3 hats, 6 gloves, 1 scarf, 2 booties, and please Bean could you keep the boots and socks on? No, of course not. Then of course all those layers have to go back on and when Miss Koala is snow suited in her new appropriate warmth level snowsuit, she's too puffy to sit so splat. Then I had to wrangle the toddler back into ALL of her clothes. Then because I was parked on a snowbank, I had to leave her on the sidewalk, sit the Eskimo baby in her car street, survive the whizzing traffic, get Miss Bean back, put her in the minivan from the whizzing car side, follow her inside the van and wrangle her into her car seat that way.
A big old pain the butt!
This afternoon The Bean wore boots with no socks! We're getting desperate.
And you know what else.
It's fucking cold.
-25, baby.
Sorry for the cursing moms, but -25?!
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