HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Aubrey's first flight was on November 22nd and she was awesome! She slept almost the whole way. We really lucked out with not getting a seat for her, because since the flight was not completely sold out--they ended up letting her have her own seat! :)
We spent a wonderful extended Thanksgiving weekend with Mimi and Gramps and had a lot of fun. The food was wonderful and the wine was flowing, as always. Brady has had some sleep problems and we tried to transition him to his big boy bed, prior to Aubrey's arrival (we tried more than two months out, to give him some time), but he was not interested. He wanted nothing to do with the crib on this trip and ended up sleeping on the floor in our room, sometimes ending up partially under the bed! He moves A LOT when he sleeps! He did seem to sleep better when he was near us, though.
Aubrey was very happy, with limited colicky moments when we were in Easton. She's a very relaxed baby, which is awesome...I think she sees her funny (crazy) brother and lets him take over. :) It will be very interesting to see how she is when she's Brady's age-since he was a very calm baby as well.
On Saturday, we went to an event called "Candy Cane Lane" that is a part of their local "Festival of Trees". Brady had a wonderful time watching the trains on the big train table and making a bell necklace, bird seed and peanut butter covered pine cone for Mike and Cheryl's tree and personalized ornaments. They also had several games that he was able to participate in! It was a lot of fun!
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Trial and Error
Today we took our lovely lil' Aubrey to the pediatrician for her one month check-up! I can't believe it has already been over a month! For all of my prego and new mommy friends--treasure every moment, before you know it your baby will be a crazy, active two year old! :) Here are her previous stats:
8/13/11 (Birth): 7 lbs, 9.3 ozs, 20.5 inches long, 14 cm head circumference
8/17/11 (Newborn first appt at Dr.'s office): 6 lbs., 14 ozs
8/26/11 (2 week check-up): 6 lbs., 15 ozs
8/31/11: 7 lbs., 9 ozs
9/17/11: 9 lbs, 5 ozs, 22 inches long, 15.5 cm head circumference
That means in a little over two weeks time, Miss Aubrey has gained close to two pounds! WOW! :) Baby girl is a-growin'! This is wonderful, but it also means that her little tummy/digestive system has not caught up yet--which the doctor was able to tell by listening to her guts. The pediatrician has asked us to try a few things before we start on infant Zantac for reflux. He gave us two sample cans of Nutramigen to try temporarily to help in the digestive process and has also told us to give her half of a teaspoon of Maalox four times a day and if the Maalox works they will start the Zantac. He said after we get her digestive system back on track that we should be able to go back to the Gentlease since Nutramigen is VERY expensive! Hopefully we are on the right track! It is all about trial and error with these little ones.
After our trip to the pediatrician, we picked Brady up from Uncle Buzz and Aunt Meggie's, in Kirkwood, we decided to go to the Greentree Festival Parade and then the Greentree Festival. Brady enjoyed his first Tootsie Roll and DumDum sucker! :) He has recently started with a fear of loud noises and when the marching bands, police motorcade, ambulances and firetrucks came through- he was a little freaked out!
After the parade we headed to Kirkwood Park for the Greentree Festival and enjoyed walking around and enjoying the sights and sounds of the festival. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed an adult refreshment (wine for me and beer for Chris) and gyros, while our little dude enjoyed a hot dog.
After a loooooong day that began around 3 a.m.-ish we are looking forward to a Saturday evening and Sunday of NOTHING!!! :)1
xxx
S
8/13/11 (Birth): 7 lbs, 9.3 ozs, 20.5 inches long, 14 cm head circumference
8/17/11 (Newborn first appt at Dr.'s office): 6 lbs., 14 ozs
8/26/11 (2 week check-up): 6 lbs., 15 ozs
8/31/11: 7 lbs., 9 ozs
9/17/11: 9 lbs, 5 ozs, 22 inches long, 15.5 cm head circumference
That means in a little over two weeks time, Miss Aubrey has gained close to two pounds! WOW! :) Baby girl is a-growin'! This is wonderful, but it also means that her little tummy/digestive system has not caught up yet--which the doctor was able to tell by listening to her guts. The pediatrician has asked us to try a few things before we start on infant Zantac for reflux. He gave us two sample cans of Nutramigen to try temporarily to help in the digestive process and has also told us to give her half of a teaspoon of Maalox four times a day and if the Maalox works they will start the Zantac. He said after we get her digestive system back on track that we should be able to go back to the Gentlease since Nutramigen is VERY expensive! Hopefully we are on the right track! It is all about trial and error with these little ones.
After our trip to the pediatrician, we picked Brady up from Uncle Buzz and Aunt Meggie's, in Kirkwood, we decided to go to the Greentree Festival Parade and then the Greentree Festival. Brady enjoyed his first Tootsie Roll and DumDum sucker! :) He has recently started with a fear of loud noises and when the marching bands, police motorcade, ambulances and firetrucks came through- he was a little freaked out!
After a loooooong day that began around 3 a.m.-ish we are looking forward to a Saturday evening and Sunday of NOTHING!!! :)1
xxx
S
Friday, September 16, 2011
Sleep-Who needs it?
When having a child...or two, you learn to give up things that you once could not live without! When you are pregnant there are dietary (and liquid) sacrifices that you make-it is similar when you little one finally enters the world. While your body prepares you during pregnancy by not allowing you to sleep as soundly, having a crying baby in your house (or in our room in this case) doesn't even compare.
Having been a mommy for the last two years, you would think that I would know the tricks of the trade and I don't! I remember when Brady was born and everyone told me to "sleep when he sleeps!" Well, that never happened and two years later with the arrival of Aubrey--that still isn't happening!
When my kiddos nap, my mind races about everything that needs to be done! Is the laundry finished? The dishes need to be unloaded/loaded. There is more laundry to do (it's never ending!) Oh, the baby announcements and Baptism invitations came in the mail--I need to address them, more dishes, folding laundry, etc., etc., ad nauseum. It's crazy! I wish that I could shut my mind off for a twenty minute nap, but it doesn't wok that way for me.
The hard part about when I am running around the house like a crazy person when Aubrey (and Brady when he is not in school) are napping is that I want to crash at like 8 p.m.
In the last month since Aubrey was born I have started drinking plain, ol' regular coffee in the morning to help me function. Previously, the only coffee that I was interested in was of the fancy Starbucks espresso-variety (although an occasional pumpkin spice doesn't hurt!). Coffee definitely helps me get though the day!
Aubrey's current schedule is her final feeding before "bed time" is at around 11:00, then she gets up about 2:00, and then around 5:00 or 5:30. Well, last night she ate at 11:00 and then slept until 4:30! This was after close to an hour straight of crying and drawing her legs up.
Tomorrow we take Aubrey to the doctor for her one month check-up. I am anxious for this appointment because our little sweetie is still having quite a few tummy issues. She continues to be very gassy/fussy/colicky and has started having stools that are a little more firm than I think they should be (like a little ball). She also grunts a lot and sounds like she is always straining to pass gas and stool. I hope that we are able to get some answers and although I know we are probably going to have to change her formula again, I really don't want to because I think that making changes like that can upset her tummy even more. I will post her one month stats at some point tomorrow! :) Wish us luck!
xxx
S
Having been a mommy for the last two years, you would think that I would know the tricks of the trade and I don't! I remember when Brady was born and everyone told me to "sleep when he sleeps!" Well, that never happened and two years later with the arrival of Aubrey--that still isn't happening!
When my kiddos nap, my mind races about everything that needs to be done! Is the laundry finished? The dishes need to be unloaded/loaded. There is more laundry to do (it's never ending!) Oh, the baby announcements and Baptism invitations came in the mail--I need to address them, more dishes, folding laundry, etc., etc., ad nauseum. It's crazy! I wish that I could shut my mind off for a twenty minute nap, but it doesn't wok that way for me.
The hard part about when I am running around the house like a crazy person when Aubrey (and Brady when he is not in school) are napping is that I want to crash at like 8 p.m.
In the last month since Aubrey was born I have started drinking plain, ol' regular coffee in the morning to help me function. Previously, the only coffee that I was interested in was of the fancy Starbucks espresso-variety (although an occasional pumpkin spice doesn't hurt!). Coffee definitely helps me get though the day!
Aubrey's current schedule is her final feeding before "bed time" is at around 11:00, then she gets up about 2:00, and then around 5:00 or 5:30. Well, last night she ate at 11:00 and then slept until 4:30! This was after close to an hour straight of crying and drawing her legs up.
Tomorrow we take Aubrey to the doctor for her one month check-up. I am anxious for this appointment because our little sweetie is still having quite a few tummy issues. She continues to be very gassy/fussy/colicky and has started having stools that are a little more firm than I think they should be (like a little ball). She also grunts a lot and sounds like she is always straining to pass gas and stool. I hope that we are able to get some answers and although I know we are probably going to have to change her formula again, I really don't want to because I think that making changes like that can upset her tummy even more. I will post her one month stats at some point tomorrow! :) Wish us luck!
xxx
S
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