February 23, 2012
February 9, 2012
What's New?
I feel like I haven't written in a while. Work is very busy for me so I don't have time to do personal stuff during the day. :)
Natalie seems to be doing well at day care. No picking up illnesses yet though she seems to have congestion that waxes and wanes. She is drinking a lot while there - much more than I am producing naturally so we will soon be supplementing with formula. I hope that is not an issue with her. I don't remember Lexi having a problem switching from breast milk to formula. I will continue to use the breast pump though as I really like the convenience of nursing when I am with Natalie. Bothering with bottles is a pain.
Stephen is 39 today and Lexi is 4 and a half. She continues to evolve. Now she is into wearing dresses again. Good thing as most of the pants that she wants to wear have holes in the knees. I finally threw them out and got some more of the type that she likes to wear. We are continuing with the swimming lessons. After one lesson where she got really freaked out, I managed to coax her to go back for the next lesson and she has continued to do well. Last time, we even went in the really deep end (12 ft) and she swam with this noodle floaty thing around her waist for quite a distance. She hasn't quite figured out how to kick her legs in the most efficient way but she tries with gusto.
Natalie seems to be doing well at day care. No picking up illnesses yet though she seems to have congestion that waxes and wanes. She is drinking a lot while there - much more than I am producing naturally so we will soon be supplementing with formula. I hope that is not an issue with her. I don't remember Lexi having a problem switching from breast milk to formula. I will continue to use the breast pump though as I really like the convenience of nursing when I am with Natalie. Bothering with bottles is a pain.
Stephen is 39 today and Lexi is 4 and a half. She continues to evolve. Now she is into wearing dresses again. Good thing as most of the pants that she wants to wear have holes in the knees. I finally threw them out and got some more of the type that she likes to wear. We are continuing with the swimming lessons. After one lesson where she got really freaked out, I managed to coax her to go back for the next lesson and she has continued to do well. Last time, we even went in the really deep end (12 ft) and she swam with this noodle floaty thing around her waist for quite a distance. She hasn't quite figured out how to kick her legs in the most efficient way but she tries with gusto.
February 1, 2012
4-month stats
Natalie went to the pediatrician yesterday, just two days after her 4-month birthday.
Her stats:
Weight: 15 lb 5 oz
Height: 26.5 inches
Head circumference: 43 cm
Here is her photo at 4 months:
We have her wearing the bib because she can be quite drooly to the point to soaking her shirt front. It's kind of gross.
We need have her do more tummy time says the doctor. She often doesn't seem to like it so we tend to not leave her there too long.
She seems to be adapting well to day care and while we have had some sporadic sleeping at night, last night she went for 7 hours without needing to eat. Hoorah! Hoping for more nights like this.
Her stats:
Weight: 15 lb 5 oz
Height: 26.5 inches
Head circumference: 43 cm
Here is her photo at 4 months:
We have her wearing the bib because she can be quite drooly to the point to soaking her shirt front. It's kind of gross.
We need have her do more tummy time says the doctor. She often doesn't seem to like it so we tend to not leave her there too long.
She seems to be adapting well to day care and while we have had some sporadic sleeping at night, last night she went for 7 hours without needing to eat. Hoorah! Hoping for more nights like this.
January 28, 2012
January 23, 2012
Back at work, daycare and sick Lexi
Tuesday was my first day back at work. Natalie, of course, chose Monday evening to not sleep very well meaning mom did not sleep very well. I did manage to get through the day at work but felt pretty tired. No one expected too much of me though so it worked out ok. I managed to get through a good portion of my emails. People were happy to see me back and I found a bunch of stuff that didn't get done while I was away. Ugh. I was hoping to avoid having to touch a lot of it again!
Natalie did ok at day care. She ate fine (phew!) but didn't sleep very good; just 20-30 minutes at a time. That improved throughout the week so I feel she was adjusting ok. She was definitely happy to see me when I picked her up. Dad is dropping her off every morning while Mom deals with Lexi and then Mom picks up both girls at the end of the day.
Lexi woke up on Thursday and vomited a little so Dad stayed home with her. She was sluggish all day and did lots of napping though didn't have a temperature until late in the day. Friday was an inservice day so she was going to stay home anyway. She has seemed mostly normal since then but with not much of an appetite and getting tired easily. Today (Monday) there was also no school and I hope when she wakes up tomorrow she feels normal again.
On Saturday morning, we woke up to a sprinkling of snow on the ground. It had frozen on top though so it was rather crunchy on the grass. Lexi stomped around in it a bit then declared she was cold and had to go back inside. We had lesson #2 of her swimming lessons; it did not go smoothly. Lexi was excited to go and did the first thing just fine but then pretty much cried and protested through the rest of it. I think it was a combination of feeling cold (the kids sat on the ledge of the pool while the teacher explained something) and then being scared. I am praying that next week goes better. I really don't want her to be scared of the water.
Natalie did ok at day care. She ate fine (phew!) but didn't sleep very good; just 20-30 minutes at a time. That improved throughout the week so I feel she was adjusting ok. She was definitely happy to see me when I picked her up. Dad is dropping her off every morning while Mom deals with Lexi and then Mom picks up both girls at the end of the day.
Lexi woke up on Thursday and vomited a little so Dad stayed home with her. She was sluggish all day and did lots of napping though didn't have a temperature until late in the day. Friday was an inservice day so she was going to stay home anyway. She has seemed mostly normal since then but with not much of an appetite and getting tired easily. Today (Monday) there was also no school and I hope when she wakes up tomorrow she feels normal again.
On Saturday morning, we woke up to a sprinkling of snow on the ground. It had frozen on top though so it was rather crunchy on the grass. Lexi stomped around in it a bit then declared she was cold and had to go back inside. We had lesson #2 of her swimming lessons; it did not go smoothly. Lexi was excited to go and did the first thing just fine but then pretty much cried and protested through the rest of it. I think it was a combination of feeling cold (the kids sat on the ledge of the pool while the teacher explained something) and then being scared. I am praying that next week goes better. I really don't want her to be scared of the water.
January 13, 2012
Fun Friday
I spent some time at Lexi's school this morning, the last time for a while as I won't be available during the day anymore. When she signed in, she wrote her whole first name without any help! Hoorah! She's finally got it - she used to get half way through and then need assistance with which letter came next.
I went to the All School Meeting with her class. All grades up through 2nd grade meet in the gym where they have a "meeting". The agenda is posted up front so everyone can see it and they go in order. Awards are given out for kids who have been nice or worked hard, people who had birthdays in December were recognized and everyone brought a book and spent 3 minutes reading (after singing a chant about reading). It was neat to see Lexi participating - doing hand signs when called for, chanting along with everyone else.
I told the class after snack time that this would be the last time that Natalie and I would be coming in as I had to go back to work.
At recess, I noticed that Lexi does seem to be quite popular. She was certainly leading the pack around the playground.
Yesterday they had International Food Day and asked us to bring something in so there would be a little bit for everyone to try. I brought in couscous. They had so much food, the couscous was consumed today. Many kids told me that they had never had it before.
Natalie has been particularly vocal today. Not sure if it is because of going to school or what.
I went to the All School Meeting with her class. All grades up through 2nd grade meet in the gym where they have a "meeting". The agenda is posted up front so everyone can see it and they go in order. Awards are given out for kids who have been nice or worked hard, people who had birthdays in December were recognized and everyone brought a book and spent 3 minutes reading (after singing a chant about reading). It was neat to see Lexi participating - doing hand signs when called for, chanting along with everyone else.
I told the class after snack time that this would be the last time that Natalie and I would be coming in as I had to go back to work.
At recess, I noticed that Lexi does seem to be quite popular. She was certainly leading the pack around the playground.
Yesterday they had International Food Day and asked us to bring something in so there would be a little bit for everyone to try. I brought in couscous. They had so much food, the couscous was consumed today. Many kids told me that they had never had it before.
Natalie has been particularly vocal today. Not sure if it is because of going to school or what.
January 12, 2012
Sleep patterns
Natalie can go for 5.5 hours without eating. Sounds good right? Unfortunately, that is happening during the day (early morning) and not during the night time hours when I would like it too. I have been trying to get her out of that pattern this week by feeding her a little earlier than she is asking to eat during the evening. Not sure if that is really working though last night she did manage two 4 hour stretches of sleep before she needed to eat again. Who knows what going to the day care will do for her patterns? I hope she will take the bottle for them. We haven't tried again in over a week but the last 3 times we tried, she refused - except from me. She drank from the bottle when I held it. Go figure.
Natalie is also a very wet baby. She drools a lot and is constantly putting her hands in her mouth. Then she wants to grab your hand and you end up with a really gross hand! We have been putting bibs on her so she doesn't soak her clothes and the bibs end up drenched within hours it seems like.
Natalie is also a very wet baby. She drools a lot and is constantly putting her hands in her mouth. Then she wants to grab your hand and you end up with a really gross hand! We have been putting bibs on her so she doesn't soak her clothes and the bibs end up drenched within hours it seems like.
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