We are getting ready to leave for our family trip to Florida! I am so excited! I will post pictures and hopefully get some video while I'm there and update when I get back. I'm not sure how the drive will go, it takes a around 8 hours to get there and we are leaving tonight after work. Evening drives usually work best for Aidan, hopefully it will be the same for Emma. Once it gets dark I'm hoping they will drift off to sleep. But, then again 8 hours is still a long time in the car whether you're sleeping or not! ugh!
If you are wondering where we go in Florida...its to Chris's Aunt and Uncle's house on Kingsley Lake, right outside of Jacksonville. We go every year and stay for a week, we hardly ever leave the house, which is the way I like it. Its so relaxing! It will be great to catch up with everyone and it will be the first time the Fl relatives have seen Emma. I can't wait for them to meet her in person! I'll post some pics when I can!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sweet Emma
Emma is such a good baby, so happy and chatty! She's changing everyday and is really trying to roll over but has only gotten from her back to her side and she loves playing with her feet. She's become very observant and loves to watch her brother playing and talking. When I go to get her out of her crib in the mornings she always has the biggest grin on her face. Here is a picture I took of her yesterday, she loves laying on the changing table and esp. loves getting her diaper changed. I didn't realize until after I took the pic that she was still commando, whoops. Let's hope she doesn't continue this trend in adulthood (pullin a britney!) ha! ha!
Here is a video I took of her yesterday at her Gramma's house when I went to pick her up from work.
Here is a video I took of her yesterday at her Gramma's house when I went to pick her up from work.
Monday, July 28, 2008
4 months old
Well, I can't believe my Emma is 4 months old. Time is really going by so fast with her. She is really changing so much lately. She is so much more interactive with us and is such a happy girl. She has discovered her feet and is desperately trying to put them in her mouth. She has recently started sucking her thumb and I think she will continue to do it, which is fine with me b/c I can't nurse her constantly like she wanted to in the beginning and she never took to a paci. She laughs and talks a lot now and is so curious of everyone around her. She has started really trying to grab at toys and of course once she gets something it goes straight for her mouth. We are still doing great nursing, but she tends to like the left side over the right, which if I'm near a pump is not usually a problem. But, if I'm away from home and she refuses to take that side I start to get engorged I start to get a little panicky. Sometimes she will take the right side with no problem, but there are times where she will kick and scream when I'm trying to get her to latch on and if I switch to the other side she is totally fine? Isn't that crazy, I don't remember Aidan doing anything like that. I'm not sure what's going on there? Have any of you other BF moms experienced anything like this?
my cute chunky monkey!
Emma and her cousin Matti playing
oops I didn't mean to cut her head off in this one!
sitting up with assistance
Here is a video of her laughing at her Nana B. Its a little dark, but so cute!
trying to roll over
my cute chunky monkey!
Emma and her cousin Matti playing
oops I didn't mean to cut her head off in this one!
sitting up with assistance
Here is a video of her laughing at her Nana B. Its a little dark, but so cute!
Friday, July 18, 2008
pink eye
one more thing that Emma has gotten from her brother. Aidan had to go to the dtr on Wed. and we were told that he definitely had pink eye and was not allowed to go to school the next day. When I went to pick up Emma Wed. afternoon it looked like someone had punched her in the eye, it was pitiful. So, I took her to the dtr yesterday morning and she also has it. I was glad to go to also ask them about her still being congested and having to clean her nose out constantly. They told me they weren't concerned as long as she didn't have a temp and wasn't coughing with every breath. I'm not sure if that really makes me feel better or not, I guess I will just continue to do the same thing I've done and hope that it clears up soon. The Medicine they give you for pink eye really works fast, both of their eyes already look better. Even though its more than difficult to put eye drops in both an infant and a toddler, talk about torture! I'm so paranoid about touching my eyes now and I think my hands are going to dry out from putting anti-bacterial gel on them. But, other than her eye and a little congestion they said she was very healthy and they were happy to see she was still gaining weight throughout all of these boughts of sickness. She was still wearing her clothes and diaper, but she weighed in at 16lbs! My big girl. I wonder if she'll be any heavier when we go back for her 4 month check up in two weeks?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I worry...
I worry about so many things these days, I'm truly feeling like a mom. I worry that I'm not bonding with Emma the way I should or that I'm not spending enough time with her. But, that's because Aidan is very clingy to me lately and wants my undivided attention which I want to give him, but then I feel guilty for putting Emma down to tend to Aidan. Having two children is definitely a challenge and I love it, but at times it can be very stressful. This is usually in the evening when Emma wants to nurse and Aidan wants me to pay attention to him. Chris does his best to intervene but both of them usually want me, which makes me feel wonderful but I end up being pulled in two directions and not sure what to do. I usually end up going to Aidan because he is the one saying "Mommy, Mommy" and Emma has to wait until I can get to her. I worry that I'm doing the right thing, but like my Mom told my cousin on her blog "Go with your heart" and that's what I'm trying to do. When you have one child it seems so difficult and crazy and you can't imagine having another, then you have your second child and its an even wilder and crazier ride that seems to be a whirlwind at times. I'm so glad I had both my babies close together and I've heard that its tough at first but it will be easier when they are older. We'll see...
Emma has been such a good baby so far. I hate that she has gotten sick from her brother being in daycare, but what can you do. She still seems congested and I'm constantly putting saline up her nose and suctioning. I also put a blanket under one side of her mattress to elevate her and have a humidifier in her room to help her at night. I'm not sure what else to do? How long is she going to be like this, I know the dtr said that colds last longer in babies but this is ridiculous! ugh! Even though she has been snotty and congested she is always in the best mood and she has been the best sleeper, I'm trying not to get used to it b/c i know this will not last, but I usually nurse her on and off for about two hours in the evening, then put her in her crib around 9:30 and she sleeps until 6:00 in the morning, crazy I know! I can't believe she will be 4 months on July 27th. She is such a talker lately. I never remember Aidan making so much noise and babbling like she does. I have a feeling she is going to be a little chatterbox! I also think she "talks" so much b/c she is making sure we know she is around! She has really become aware of her surroundings lately, she smiled at our dog Macy the other day and loves watching her brother and he gets a kick out of getting a reaction from her, very cute! I put her in the bumbo seat the other day and she seems to like sitting up, she's still a little wobbly but likes the view she has. I will try to get a video of her in it soon and of her talking up a storm.
Well, I'm starting to understand the worry that my own mother has endured for over 36 years with me and my sister. You can't seem to stop yourself even if you want to.
I worry about my babies....
Emma has been such a good baby so far. I hate that she has gotten sick from her brother being in daycare, but what can you do. She still seems congested and I'm constantly putting saline up her nose and suctioning. I also put a blanket under one side of her mattress to elevate her and have a humidifier in her room to help her at night. I'm not sure what else to do? How long is she going to be like this, I know the dtr said that colds last longer in babies but this is ridiculous! ugh! Even though she has been snotty and congested she is always in the best mood and she has been the best sleeper, I'm trying not to get used to it b/c i know this will not last, but I usually nurse her on and off for about two hours in the evening, then put her in her crib around 9:30 and she sleeps until 6:00 in the morning, crazy I know! I can't believe she will be 4 months on July 27th. She is such a talker lately. I never remember Aidan making so much noise and babbling like she does. I have a feeling she is going to be a little chatterbox! I also think she "talks" so much b/c she is making sure we know she is around! She has really become aware of her surroundings lately, she smiled at our dog Macy the other day and loves watching her brother and he gets a kick out of getting a reaction from her, very cute! I put her in the bumbo seat the other day and she seems to like sitting up, she's still a little wobbly but likes the view she has. I will try to get a video of her in it soon and of her talking up a storm.
Well, I'm starting to understand the worry that my own mother has endured for over 36 years with me and my sister. You can't seem to stop yourself even if you want to.
I worry about my babies....
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Interesting blogs
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
just a quck post about pumping
wow! I just pumped this morning and got a little over 13 ounces at one session, what the %@*#?
That seems like a lot to me, is it not?! I pumped for over a year with Aidan, 3 times a day at work and the most I ever got at one session was like 8 or 9, but then again Aidan never drank as much as Emma seems to need. Mommy's hungry girl! I guess I am pumping more b/c she needs more, man I wonder what I'll be pumping in the next month or two. Of course you always pump more in the mornings, so my next two sessions today should be no more than 5 ounces each. I have to thank my sister for giving me the "hands free" pumping band, that helps sooo much and keeps my mind off of pumping. The only problem I have is not paying attention and one of my bottles starting to over flow, I hate when that happens, I don't want to lose one drop of the milk. Well, Yea for lots of milk today, I wonder if this means Emma's going through a growth spurt. hmmm...I may have to change my guess on her weight to more like 16 lbs! My sweet chunky monkee! :)
That seems like a lot to me, is it not?! I pumped for over a year with Aidan, 3 times a day at work and the most I ever got at one session was like 8 or 9, but then again Aidan never drank as much as Emma seems to need. Mommy's hungry girl! I guess I am pumping more b/c she needs more, man I wonder what I'll be pumping in the next month or two. Of course you always pump more in the mornings, so my next two sessions today should be no more than 5 ounces each. I have to thank my sister for giving me the "hands free" pumping band, that helps sooo much and keeps my mind off of pumping. The only problem I have is not paying attention and one of my bottles starting to over flow, I hate when that happens, I don't want to lose one drop of the milk. Well, Yea for lots of milk today, I wonder if this means Emma's going through a growth spurt. hmmm...I may have to change my guess on her weight to more like 16 lbs! My sweet chunky monkee! :)
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