Another busy weekend here at the Wade residence...
Sydney got her shots on Friday and of course was fussy and had a little temp. I had just placed her down for a nap and our realtor called and said a family that just flew into town wanted to see our house in an hour. Can we say #@*! As I went into full panic, she called right back and said that the people were going to come see the house tomorrow instead and that she would call me back with a time. Well, we didn't hear back. Sat. morning came along and we had just gotten out of the shower. I was in my rob and Greg was in pants and Jordan was packing up getting ready for a soccer game. All of a sudden the dogs started going nuts downstairs so we started walking down to see what was happening and imagine our surprise when there stands a realtor and a family in our living room!!! No one called us to tell us that they were coming to show our house! We were pissed!!! They said they would come back in an hour so we quickly had to get us ready, get the house ready, get the baby ready and load everything up - all in an hour!!
The good news is that the people narrowed their decision down to our house and one other and they came back today at 1pm to see it again. It is now 6pm and we are still waiting to hear back! This selling crap sucks!!!
In the meantime, Sydney is doing well with all of the commotion and interferances to her schedule. She doesn't seem too concerned about it all!
Lastly, Sydney is already getting stronger during our increased belly time and last night when we went in to check on her before we went to bed, she was sleeping on her side!
Until next time...wish us luck!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
6 Month Checkup
I walked out of the doctors office today feeling like a horrible Mommy...
I walked in with my list of questions and was eager to get Sydney's measurments. Unfortunately, the doctor was running really late so I had to keep Sydney occupied in the small cold room until the doctor could see us. This was no easy task! Finally, the doctor came in and we started our appointment. He did all of the measurments:
17.6 pounds (she was 15.5 at her 4 month old checkup)
27 inches (she was 26 inches at 4 months)
Size wise she is doing well....now the "horrible mommy" stuff...
The doctor brought up her flat head again. It hasn't gotten any worse but it hasn't gotten any better. He immediately started talking helmet to fix it. I am very hesitant about jumping right into a helmet. Many people I have talked to have said that the flatness will dissapate as she is less on her head, which she now is starting to do. I guess it was the tone in his voice, as if I am doing something aweful by not putting a helmet on her. I know that this technique has been successful for many children and I am not against it by any means. I just think other options need to be tried first in Sydney's case since there are no other medical issues causing the flatness.
He then asked if she was rolling over yet. Again, "horrible mommy" echoed through my head. Well, she started rolling over at 3 months but then stopped. She rolls half way and then just hangs out there. The doctor said her head would do a lot better if she were sleeping on her tummy at night but that we cannot put her on her tummy since she isn't rolling over on her own. So, I guess we will be doing even MORE tummy time!
We then discussed feedings. At least I am doing the solid thing right. I explained that she is eating 3 solid meals a day and breast feeding in between. He then asked about the bottle and I explained to him all of the ways in which we have tried to get her to take a bottle. Basically, what it came down to was that he said if we wanted her to take the bottle, we needed to skip meals until she was hungry enough to take the bottle. Basically, we are to use the "cry it out" method.
And lastly, we discussed night time sleeping. Again, he said we needed to use the "cry it out" method and quit going in to her room to sooth her. He said there is no reason why I should be getting up to feed her. I know he is right and I know that I shouldn't go in to feed her, I guess I just suck at all of this...I just totally feel like such a failure right now. And then to end a perfectly depressing appointment, Sydney got 2 more shots! So now we are home, fussy, feeling down, and tyring to figure out how to fix all of this...because that's my personality - I need to "fix" things!
This day sucked!!
I walked in with my list of questions and was eager to get Sydney's measurments. Unfortunately, the doctor was running really late so I had to keep Sydney occupied in the small cold room until the doctor could see us. This was no easy task! Finally, the doctor came in and we started our appointment. He did all of the measurments:
17.6 pounds (she was 15.5 at her 4 month old checkup)
27 inches (she was 26 inches at 4 months)
Size wise she is doing well....now the "horrible mommy" stuff...
The doctor brought up her flat head again. It hasn't gotten any worse but it hasn't gotten any better. He immediately started talking helmet to fix it. I am very hesitant about jumping right into a helmet. Many people I have talked to have said that the flatness will dissapate as she is less on her head, which she now is starting to do. I guess it was the tone in his voice, as if I am doing something aweful by not putting a helmet on her. I know that this technique has been successful for many children and I am not against it by any means. I just think other options need to be tried first in Sydney's case since there are no other medical issues causing the flatness.
He then asked if she was rolling over yet. Again, "horrible mommy" echoed through my head. Well, she started rolling over at 3 months but then stopped. She rolls half way and then just hangs out there. The doctor said her head would do a lot better if she were sleeping on her tummy at night but that we cannot put her on her tummy since she isn't rolling over on her own. So, I guess we will be doing even MORE tummy time!
We then discussed feedings. At least I am doing the solid thing right. I explained that she is eating 3 solid meals a day and breast feeding in between. He then asked about the bottle and I explained to him all of the ways in which we have tried to get her to take a bottle. Basically, what it came down to was that he said if we wanted her to take the bottle, we needed to skip meals until she was hungry enough to take the bottle. Basically, we are to use the "cry it out" method.
And lastly, we discussed night time sleeping. Again, he said we needed to use the "cry it out" method and quit going in to her room to sooth her. He said there is no reason why I should be getting up to feed her. I know he is right and I know that I shouldn't go in to feed her, I guess I just suck at all of this...I just totally feel like such a failure right now. And then to end a perfectly depressing appointment, Sydney got 2 more shots! So now we are home, fussy, feeling down, and tyring to figure out how to fix all of this...because that's my personality - I need to "fix" things!
This day sucked!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
6 Months Old Today!!!
Half a year old...my baby girl is growing up! She is at such a fun age right now. She is starting to giggle more often which just melts our hearts. We find that we do the silliest things in public just to get her to giggle...many people probably think we are nuts!! She is also in a reaching stage...she will reach for everything and anything - I learned this the hard way at the grocery store! She has also become very cuddly at nap times...this I love!!
Unfortnately, she is still teething quite badly which breaks my heart. We have a doctors appointment this week and I will be able to answer the most asked question in regards to Sydney..."How much does she weigh?"
Greg and I stopped by my old gym yesterday to see the owner and to introduce her to Sydney. They were all so happy to see her. I worked with Denise, the owner, for 2 years and she was working with me during both miscarriages. They were amazed at my size and wanted to weigh me and check my body fat...Wow, even I was amazed! I am smaller now than I ever have been! I wonder how much this will change when I stop breastfeeding. I am going to start working with her again once a week...I am very excited! Lastly, I finally got to go shopping yesterday and buy some clothes that fit. It's very exciting for me to have clothes that fit!
Enjoy the pictures...
Sydney in her stroller
Mommy and Sydney at the park eating apple sauce!
First time eating in my new high chair...Mmmm, prunes!
Reaching for the camera!
Look at my rolly-pollies!!!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Busy Day
Sydney got her 2nd tooth today, right next to her first one (two bottom teeth). She had all of the symptoms: drooling, ear grabbing, rosy cheeks with a rash, and irritablity. What really sucked was that we couldn't be home because we had showings on our house all day! So, we had to get up early, stage the house, pack up the dogs, all of Sydney's stuff, and us and leave for the day. We went to Jordan's soccer game. Since I still breastfeed exclusively, I had to be creative for Sydney's feedings during the soccer game. I breastfed her in the car and then I fed her apple sauce outside by the field! All in all, what could have been an incredibly stressful day, ended up only being a little stressful!
Oh, and Jordan won his soccer game!
It is now 9pm and we are completely exhausted so it's off to bed!
Oh, and Jordan won his soccer game!
It is now 9pm and we are completely exhausted so it's off to bed!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
"Kick Back" Weekend!
Big day today...Sydney's first tooth broke through. I noticed after she chomped down on my finger and I felt something sharp! And then I noticed again when I was feeding her before bed...can we say "OUCH"!!!!
Yesterday during our open house, we took Sydney to the park for the first time. Daddy took her on the swings and on the slide. I will try and post pictures later this week as my battery is dead and I cannot load them to the computer yet.
Lastly, Greg and I got a real laugh yesterday at Nana and Paps. Sydney was laying on her back on the floor and wanted to get to the big screen TV so, using her legs, she scooted all the way across the floor, on her back, to the TV. It looked so funny! That little stinker...she is a Leo which means she will do what she wants to do and will do it her own way! Gives new meaning to "kicking back"!
Yesterday during our open house, we took Sydney to the park for the first time. Daddy took her on the swings and on the slide. I will try and post pictures later this week as my battery is dead and I cannot load them to the computer yet.
Lastly, Greg and I got a real laugh yesterday at Nana and Paps. Sydney was laying on her back on the floor and wanted to get to the big screen TV so, using her legs, she scooted all the way across the floor, on her back, to the TV. It looked so funny! That little stinker...she is a Leo which means she will do what she wants to do and will do it her own way! Gives new meaning to "kicking back"!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Updates
I know I will regret saying this someday; however, I am so happy now that Sydney has gained some independence and can entertain her self some. I feel like some of my sanity has been regained. I realize this is only short term! She is so active that I know I am in trouble once she can crawl and walk!
I always thought that I would be one of those parents that wouldn't let my kid watch TV for awhile...YA RIGHT!! Sydney's favorite thing to do right now is to be in her Jumper watching Baby Einsteins Baby's First Moves! She goes crazy and is able to be active and learn at the same time. You should see how she focuses on the babies crawling and walking! And when the puppets come on the screen she gets this huge smile on her face and jumps and jumps!! I get tired just watching her. Of course, I cannot leave her in the Jumper for too long or she gets way over stimulated.
The last couple of days I have been trying to work on her rolling more. She does great rolling from side to side but just doesn't seem too interested in rolling from front to back. We have also been working on nap times. She still does her morning nap with me but her afternoon nap has been in her swing listening to music. She takes awhile to go to sleep but will usually sleep for an hour once she is out.
Last night was a tough one. She went to bed at 7:30pm but was up at 10 and again a couple more times until around 12pm. Each of those times, Greg rocked her back to sleep - no feeding. She was then up again at 2am, I think! I fed her and rocked her but once I put her in her crib, she decided she was wide awake and wasn't going back to sleep. I don't want her to get in the habit of thinking we are going to rock her to sleep all night long, so I left her crying in her crib. Greg checked in on her a few minutes later and she was still crying so he rocked her for a few minutes and put her back in her crib. I lose track of time at this point but lets just say that we really didn't sleep last night. At 3am we just let her cry herself to sleep. It was soooo hard to do but there was nothing wrong with her and we all needed sleep! I feel like I am a good Mommy and have the hang of most things but I am horrible with this night stuff! I need my sleep!
We will definitely be focusing on naps today!!
I always thought that I would be one of those parents that wouldn't let my kid watch TV for awhile...YA RIGHT!! Sydney's favorite thing to do right now is to be in her Jumper watching Baby Einsteins Baby's First Moves! She goes crazy and is able to be active and learn at the same time. You should see how she focuses on the babies crawling and walking! And when the puppets come on the screen she gets this huge smile on her face and jumps and jumps!! I get tired just watching her. Of course, I cannot leave her in the Jumper for too long or she gets way over stimulated.
The last couple of days I have been trying to work on her rolling more. She does great rolling from side to side but just doesn't seem too interested in rolling from front to back. We have also been working on nap times. She still does her morning nap with me but her afternoon nap has been in her swing listening to music. She takes awhile to go to sleep but will usually sleep for an hour once she is out.
Last night was a tough one. She went to bed at 7:30pm but was up at 10 and again a couple more times until around 12pm. Each of those times, Greg rocked her back to sleep - no feeding. She was then up again at 2am, I think! I fed her and rocked her but once I put her in her crib, she decided she was wide awake and wasn't going back to sleep. I don't want her to get in the habit of thinking we are going to rock her to sleep all night long, so I left her crying in her crib. Greg checked in on her a few minutes later and she was still crying so he rocked her for a few minutes and put her back in her crib. I lose track of time at this point but lets just say that we really didn't sleep last night. At 3am we just let her cry herself to sleep. It was soooo hard to do but there was nothing wrong with her and we all needed sleep! I feel like I am a good Mommy and have the hang of most things but I am horrible with this night stuff! I need my sleep!
We will definitely be focusing on naps today!!
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