It's been THAT long!!??

3/31/09 10:25am

Wow, what a slacker I AM! I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since my last post. If I've lost interested readers, hell, can't blame ya! But hopefully you'll bear with me and my absence.

My little wiggle worm is growing by leaps and bounds. Since I last wrote (hopefully the new updates aren't repeats of what she was doing last post) but she's definately found her giggle. I don't know a more beautiful sound in the world. Her tummy and under her chin are her giggle points. It wouldn't matter if the world was falling all around me. Hearing that laugh will cheer me up instantly.

She is able to pull herself up both into a sitting position (holding onto mine or Prestons hands) and a standing position. Dr. said that usually that hits at the 6 month mark so she's advanced at that aspect.

I was finally able to get rid of the CRADLE CRAP last night incorporating some advice from the doc at the 4 month visit. I took some baby oil and poured a good amount on her head and took one of those little baby combs that come with the soft bristle baby brushes and basically raked through her head getting all those little scales of dry skin off of her head. It worked like a charm! I was hesitant to give her a bath afterwards thinking the new skin might be sensitive to the baby shampoo, but she loved it.

It was also her FIRST BIG GIRL BATH!!! I finally unwrapped those mesh dojobbys that sit in the tub and she LOVED it. I think she will be just like her mama- a fish to water! She kicked and kicked...she was so happy. So (even though it KILLS my back) I think that is the way we will be taking baths from now on. It was funny tha teach time she kicked and got water in her face, she just had this wide-eyed look like OMG what was that hitting my face! But Mom had a dry washcloth to help dab away the drops. =)

We are still breastfeeding/pumping. I've decreased pumping at work to 1x a day for a couple of reasons. Work is tense and layoffs are immenant. Taking almost a 30 minute break (which should be 15) could draw unwanted attention to me....and even though I informed my manager of the extended time...still...I need my job. Enough said.

I fed her rice cereal for the first time on 3/14. She took to it like I thought- Food means Eat. She's even trying to hold the spoon...which of course creates a little (lot) more of a mess, but it's to be expected. I will be starting her on a couple of vegetables in the next couple of weeks. I know the traditional time is 6 months, but I think she is ready now. Fruits will wait until we've tried a good amount of veggies.

Her head control on her tummy is great. Sitting up in her bumbo seat is good...but she definately needs to be watched because she tends to topple over. She's learned a new trick though. I was in the shower last weekend, with her in her bopper (was going to bring her in the shower with me for convinience sake) and she has started to place her feet in a way to move her body forward. By the time you realize it, the little shit has almost managed to slide herself almost completely off of the bopper. It's a good thing that I was watching her.

Let's see...anything else...oh yeah. We have started to make the transition from bassinet in Mom and Dads room to crib. It's been going "ok", but she's been waking up at 2:30 in a crying fit, and I'm so tired by that point I've been bringing her into the bed with me. Not a good habit. I will try my damndest not to do it tonight. I haven't been sleeping (at all really) so it's difficult for me to function half awake. We will watch the DVD shortly here this week and make sure we are BOTH in it (so Mom isn't the only one getting up) and crossing all apendages, hoping it goes well.



Pres and I relationship has definately been suffering since baby. But we try. What else can we do? I think a date night is definately in order...for both our sanity.

Well, it's almost 11. I wanted to try to hit the hay a little earlier tonight so I'll sign off.

Here's to hump day and half the week is almost behind us! April arrives tomorrow!