Kate is eating like a big girl now! This is a video of lunch from the other day. On the menu....steamed organic carrots, cantaloupe, pasta and I think a few Cheerios for good measure. She does very well now with getting the food in her mouth AND chewing! It's so cute to see her chewing and looking intently at her tray deciding which morsel she'll choose next.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Adjusting
We have made it. Totally adjusted to this major change. Kate and I are officially getting along great. This change has been so wonderful for us.
She is now a VERY regular napper, and I am able to do stuff while she is sleeping so when she wakes up we are both happy. She no longer wakes up from a short nap to a crabby mommy who is sleep deprived. I now have at LEAST 8 hours of sleep every night, and time to myself during the day...what could be better?
The only issue is that if she doesn't get her naps on a fairly regular basis, she isn't happy, so I'm trying my best to see to it that we stick to her schedule. It's not hard.
I'm really loving my time with Jon in the evenings too. I just hope hope hope that this situation will work for our family financially and that we can be like this until Kate goes off to school.
Just thought I'd update you on how it's going.
She is now a VERY regular napper, and I am able to do stuff while she is sleeping so when she wakes up we are both happy. She no longer wakes up from a short nap to a crabby mommy who is sleep deprived. I now have at LEAST 8 hours of sleep every night, and time to myself during the day...what could be better?
The only issue is that if she doesn't get her naps on a fairly regular basis, she isn't happy, so I'm trying my best to see to it that we stick to her schedule. It's not hard.
I'm really loving my time with Jon in the evenings too. I just hope hope hope that this situation will work for our family financially and that we can be like this until Kate goes off to school.
Just thought I'd update you on how it's going.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Hungry Much?
I think Kate is ready for her third solid meal during the day...which will be at lunch. How do I know this? Because for the past couple of days when I hold her between 12 and 1, she CHOMPS on my shoulder...HARD! She's left little teeth marks each time! So, I decided to, um well, feed her and it turns out that I think she was just hungry.
Today was fun....we went to her little friend Oliver's house today and then we went to their pool. Kate LOVED the water! We had a great time! We know Oliver (and his awesome mom) from Gymboree.
New for today as well: Kate ate a huge piece of cantaloupe out of the mesh feeder and LOVED it! And she clapped today too!
So, it was a fun day of discovery and firsts. I'm so lucky I get to be there for it all!
Today was fun....we went to her little friend Oliver's house today and then we went to their pool. Kate LOVED the water! We had a great time! We know Oliver (and his awesome mom) from Gymboree.
New for today as well: Kate ate a huge piece of cantaloupe out of the mesh feeder and LOVED it! And she clapped today too!
So, it was a fun day of discovery and firsts. I'm so lucky I get to be there for it all!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Busy Day!
Wow! Who knew stay-at-home Mommy-ness could be so busy? I sure didn't. Before we knew it, the day was over.
Kate and I hit the hills early and did our 4 1/2 miles...most of which I ran (yay me). We were back for her breakfast and then playtime until she was ready for a nap...which she did for an hour and a half (yay me again). During that time, I showered and got ready for the day and filed for unemployment (yay a third time)! Then Nia (my now FORMER co-worker) came by and we went to lunch. Kate napped after lunch (whoot whoot) and then her friend Libby and her mom Lauren came over and we all played on the front lawn until almost bath time.
Unfortunately, unlike last nights dreamy feed before bed, Kate was still wired from the day, so she bit a little while nursing. I was so happy last night when she nursed as she used to, all sleepy and cuddly and eventually falling totally asleep. Tonight, I put a wiggly Kate into her crib still very much awake. The bad news: she maybe starting a trend where she doesn't nurse all cuddly-like which is heart-breaking. The good news: at least I know I have a baby who I can put down still awake and she's able to put herself to sleep...which I know, in the future will be HUGE!
Oh, and as a sidebar....I hope the *&#!@#^&* -ing ice cream truck drives off a cliff. TURN OFF YOUR DAMN MUSIC! If it wakes the baby, trust me, the dude will have more than melted ice cream to worry about. Sheesh!
Kate and I hit the hills early and did our 4 1/2 miles...most of which I ran (yay me). We were back for her breakfast and then playtime until she was ready for a nap...which she did for an hour and a half (yay me again). During that time, I showered and got ready for the day and filed for unemployment (yay a third time)! Then Nia (my now FORMER co-worker) came by and we went to lunch. Kate napped after lunch (whoot whoot) and then her friend Libby and her mom Lauren came over and we all played on the front lawn until almost bath time.
Unfortunately, unlike last nights dreamy feed before bed, Kate was still wired from the day, so she bit a little while nursing. I was so happy last night when she nursed as she used to, all sleepy and cuddly and eventually falling totally asleep. Tonight, I put a wiggly Kate into her crib still very much awake. The bad news: she maybe starting a trend where she doesn't nurse all cuddly-like which is heart-breaking. The good news: at least I know I have a baby who I can put down still awake and she's able to put herself to sleep...which I know, in the future will be HUGE!
Oh, and as a sidebar....I hope the *&#!@#^&* -ing ice cream truck drives off a cliff. TURN OFF YOUR DAMN MUSIC! If it wakes the baby, trust me, the dude will have more than melted ice cream to worry about. Sheesh!
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