All the things she can do

It seems this last month has been one of many new things for Miss C. She rolls over a lot from her tummy to her back and from her back to her side. We've noticed she likes to sleep on her left side and has taken to rolling herself into that position at night.

Her hands and fingers are her new favorite things and they spend a lot of time covered in drool and in her mouth. We think she might be teething because of all the drool.

Everything within reach now ends up in her hands, blankets, bibs, clothes, toys, etc. She's even managed to get ahold of Ms Panda and pull her onto the changing table so we had to move her a little higher.

And talking, wow, she's gonna be a talker. I swear when she was sick this week her cry sounded a lot like a MAWWWMAWWW sound but everyones says I am crazy for thinking that. Anyway, she jibbers and jabbers all the time.

Then there's the laughing. Her high pitched squeals of delight are contagious. The sillier you are the funnier she thinks it is.

Overall it's been a good month for her and I know there's so much more to come.

First illness down

This last week was a rough one. Miss C started to appear to be getting sick on Saturday when we attempted to get her 3 Month pictures and pictures with Mia, Aunt Dawn and Granny. THAT, was an adventure filled with an uphappy and crying baby. I am surprised we got any good pictures at all, but we did.

By Sunday, she was snotty and coughing and running a low temp. The rest of the week involved her not sleeping, crying a lot, having diarrhea, not eating much, etc. I am very blessed to have the family I do, because Nana and Papa came up on Tuesday to stay with her so we didn't have to send her to day care Tuesday or Wednesday. Wednesday night, after much debate and guilt on my part, we decided to listen to the doctor's recommendation and Miss C went to Louisville with Nana and Papa so we could keep her out of day care all week.

Friday night she stayed with Granny, Grampy and Janet and I picked her up today. Finally, she is starting to look and sound like she is feeling better but she still has a cough and is still a little snotty. But, she's on her way to getting better thanks to my family pitching in when I needed them the most.

Sick

Miss C is sick. Nana and Papa came up today to watch her so she didn't have to go to day care. We are taking her to the doctor because she's got a nasty little cough to go along with her runny nose and low grade fever.

You did it!!!

One of the many ridiculous things that people ask you when you have a baby is if the baby is sleeping through the night. In the beginning you want to tell them to go jump off a bridge because NO ONE is sleeping through the night.

Then, you might get lucky and go for a night of a full 5 or more hours, then another, and another until it's been a week, then 2 weeks, then longer. Apart from the minor hiccup this becomes the routine and you get sleep and the baby sleeps and you shock people with this revelation.

For awhile now Miss C has been sleeping in her car seat because, well, she SLEPT and I was afraid she would choke on her spit-up during the night. It worked. She goes to "bed" between 9:30 and 10:30 and sleeps until 5;30, has a bottle and then sleeps again until 7:30 or 8.

But this week, well, this week has been all about doing new things and one of them has been Miss C sleeping like a big girl in her crib without the car seat. We have now made it almost a full week and I am so excited.

Cross your fingers it continues because as Dawn and I have joked, I don't think it's going to be appropriate for a teenager to sleep in a car seat.

Scarey but worth a shot

In a parenting magazine this week they had a little blurb on websites for babysitters. While Amy will be starting in June, I think we need someone we can call on for date night or some other event when we need a sitter. Also, right now, with SP's arm injury, he can't safely do much with Miss C, so I am doing it all and this girl needs a P*lates class or a bike ride.

So, I am trying out one of the services. I have contacted one of the girls (She's 24 but I call everyone girl.) and her references. I'll keep you posted.

Topsy Turvy

It seems Miss C was having a party in her crib last night and decided to invite me. Her invitation came via crying. After I pulled my tired ass out of bed for about the 5th time I found her kicking up a storm and laughing her little head off. The party sure looked fun, but I wasn't in the partying mood.

This week has been rough and it's only Tuesday. Miss C's schedule is all wacky with day care. It seems she sleeps very little there, too much going on for our social butterfly. Yesterday we were not prepared for this or for the fact that she had missed her sleep window and cried from sheer exhaustion.

We worked hard to stick to her schedule with feeding, playing and bathing before bed. As tired as she was, I figured she'd sleep straight through until morning. I HOPED she would, because work is already kicking my butt, but, she woke up every hour on the hour leading up to her "party" thus waking me in the process.

So, I am tired and feel like I am catching a cold which won't do any of us any good. I have been doing this night time thing and early morning feeding thing on my own for over a month. It was ok when I didn't have to work or think during the day and could nap when she napped. But now, my brain needs to function at full speed and it doesn't do that on little sleep. SP and I will work it out, we always do, hopefully before I have a complete meltdown.

It does help though that Miss C is doing well at day care. They love her and her big personality. She's starting doing things in the last two days that she hasn't really done regularly and I wonder if she sees the other babies do them or it's just her developing more. Either way she now pulls her pacifier out of her mouth and passes it to her other hand. She also has found her fingers and sucks to her hearts content on all of them, not just her thumb when she would get lucky and it would end up in her mouth. Everything she can get her hands on gets held and those legs, wow! they only stop when she's asleep.

3 Month Observations of Miss C

Dear Little Bit,

Tomorrow you will be 3 months old and I cannot hold back the tears as I reflect on these last twelve weeks. So much has happened and changed since you were born. Those first couple of weeks are such a blur of you crying, me crying and neither of us sleeping or eating well. That seems so long ago now as you and I both have gotten to know each other and adjusted quite nicely. Now, I want another 12 weeks to just hang out with you and watch you become your own little person.



So much has happened this month that I am not even sure where to begin. But as with last month, your smile continues to melt my heart and makes everything seem just a little easier to handle. I needed that this month, because Baby Girl, it was a hard one on Mom with Dad injuring his shoulder and having surgery. We managed to get through it together and that smile and the way your eyes light up when you see me, well, I needed that.



Here are some highlights of the last month in your life:

• You successfully rolled over 3 times unassisted because you were completely and utterly pissed off that I had you on your belly.


• I think my laughing and cheering you on didn't help.


• We worked on holding the bottle and you shocked both Dad and me when you held it by yourself...once.


• We went rollar blading and I nearly busted my bum trying to skate and push the stroller. You thought that was funny.


• We took you to the bike trail and I road my bike while Dad pushed the stroller.


• You loved the trail with all the trees and animal sounds.


• We also bought a new carrier and I have carried you all over the neighborhood.


• It's leg kicking galore around here whenever you are lying on your back. Your favorite is when I get you ready for your bath and let you just kick away at my belly. I am sure at some point that will hurt.


• You also like kick and swatting at the various toys hanging from your exercise mat.


• When Dad lays on the floor with you and sings you get all excited and those limbs are going a mile a minute complete with sound effects.


• We took you to K*ings Island for the first time with your bro and your cousins. Despite the rain and all the loud rides and kids you did great.


• You spent time with Granny, Aunt Dawn and Nana and Papa.


• I had to clear out some of your newborn clothes because you are growing like a weed.


• We celebrated our first Mother's Day together and I enjoyed every minute of it.


• You went to Day Care for the first time and came back in one piece. You will be happy to know I didn't cry once, but I attribute that to your Dad taking you.


• You slept in your bed and not in your car seat through the majority of the night.


• Speaking of sleeping, we have that 6-8 hour night going great. Keep it up!

You seem to have your Dad's easy going nature because you are just rolling with whatever changes come your way. I hope you keep that as you grow up. This next month should be even more exciting as it warms up and we get to go swimming and do other warm weather things together. I can't wait!

Love,

Mom