I'm really going to try to do better, especially since we're not taking as many pictures, or we are, but just taking longer to get them on flickr. The pictures can only say so much about how amazing little Paige is. I know every parent gushes over their child -- and we are no different =)
I'll try to fill everyone in on her milestones .. and hopefully I'll get around to adding them to her Baby's First Year Calendar as well.
Paige is still doing great with C who keeps her while I'm in class or working at the hospital. Paige loves the interaction with C's two children who are 1 and 2.5 y.o. I like that she isn't around a bunch of infants doing the same things they're doing, but around older kids getting more interaction. =)
On 1/27 - she put herself to sleep twice. I don't remember how long she slept, but it was a step in a good direction! =)
On 1/30 - she spent her first all day with daddy - she gave him a run for his money at times, but they both survived and enjoyed the time together =)
The last couple of weeks of Jan. she was finding her fingers and intentionally sucking them more often - which meant mommy and daddy had to step up their game of intervention with paci =)
She also started blowing bubbles more - so cute!
The first week of February she began to pay more attention to mommy's shirt designs while nursing and would play with the shirt while eating.
For Valentine's weekend - Michael surprised us with a trip to the Inn on Biltmore Estate. He planned it while mommy was at clinical and we left right after mommy took a shower after getting home =)
Paige slept through the night on 2/19 and 2/20 from about 8-6 or 7 each night, which meant mommy woke up very sore. She's tried a few more times, but doesn't usually make it past about 4am.
On 2/25, she rolled from her tummy to her back for the first time. She's done it only a couple times since. She can hold her head up well, but hates tummy time, so we don't make it last too long.
We have been borrowing the Bumbo from C and she usually likes sitting in that for a while.
Around the time she turned 4 months we let her try some banana because she acted very interested. She liked it alot and so every now and then we left her have a taste. Mommy also let her try some oatmeal on 3/20 which she also enjoyed =)
We just got back this morning from a trip to Cincinnati to see Michael - which makes her 3rd? plane trip with a total of about 8 times on a plane I think. She loves it for the most part. She usually sleeps and has only cried on a couple of them. Most people comment on how great she does and some have even said they forgot a baby was on board because she hardly made any noise =)
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Major update
Wow. It's been a while.
Babies take up a lot of time. lol. Paige just turned 2 months or 10 weeks - whichever way you want to count. She's growing fast - mommy milk is powerful stuff. She had her 2 month check up and weighed in at 10 lbs, 10oz. A whopping 4 lb gain since birth. She's also stretched out about 2 1/4 inches.
She is making eye contact more and more these days and we've decided to try to sign with her. Michael first brought it up when I was pregnant - I think - so we're going to give it a try. If nothing else, the hand motions give her a good laugh. haha. We've started with the basic things that she cries for - milk, diaper, and sleep. I've also added in hello and i love you. We'll add in others as she begins to pay more attention and encounter new things.
She hates tummy time, but can hold her head up pretty good - I'm guessing it's from the time she spends in the Moby wrap. Some days she loves the Moby and some days she hates it. Like most things with her. haha. I got her some rattles and colorful hand toys to look at when she lays on her tummy but they didn't make her more interested.
Her sleeping is great! She sleeps great at night - she stirs just enough to wake me up so I can feed her and she falls asleep eating. I consider it sleeping through the night because she doesn't scream or play and we all wake up rested - aside from school days.
Her latest accomplishment is falling asleep by herself!!! It's still of a challenge for her sometimes - like right now - but it usually doesn't take long if her tummy is topped off and she has something soft to hold.
She has found her thumb =( We try to intervene with paci but sometimes that makes her mad. I finally found a paci she'll take other than the one she favored since 2 weeks old - that's been recalled. I'm very happy we found a replacement. Now I just have to go buy more of the new kind before they stop selling them. haha.
I've started school which means Paige is now being cared for during the days by someone else. We were going to do daycare, but only because that seemed like our only option. Michael and I really wanted someone to keep her though. Luckily we found someone!!! She lives about 5 minutes from the school, has 2 young children of her own (2.5 & 10 months), and has also had homebirths. So far it's been great. =) And Michael keeps her on his days off.
Michael's still flying - back to high speeds though. I have one more semester. 6 weeks of clinical and then 120 hours with a "preceptor" between spring break and graduation. Luckily it's someone I know and it should be a wonderful experience =). And its on an OB ward!!! =)
Babies take up a lot of time. lol. Paige just turned 2 months or 10 weeks - whichever way you want to count. She's growing fast - mommy milk is powerful stuff. She had her 2 month check up and weighed in at 10 lbs, 10oz. A whopping 4 lb gain since birth. She's also stretched out about 2 1/4 inches.
She is making eye contact more and more these days and we've decided to try to sign with her. Michael first brought it up when I was pregnant - I think - so we're going to give it a try. If nothing else, the hand motions give her a good laugh. haha. We've started with the basic things that she cries for - milk, diaper, and sleep. I've also added in hello and i love you. We'll add in others as she begins to pay more attention and encounter new things.
She hates tummy time, but can hold her head up pretty good - I'm guessing it's from the time she spends in the Moby wrap. Some days she loves the Moby and some days she hates it. Like most things with her. haha. I got her some rattles and colorful hand toys to look at when she lays on her tummy but they didn't make her more interested.
Her sleeping is great! She sleeps great at night - she stirs just enough to wake me up so I can feed her and she falls asleep eating. I consider it sleeping through the night because she doesn't scream or play and we all wake up rested - aside from school days.
Her latest accomplishment is falling asleep by herself!!! It's still of a challenge for her sometimes - like right now - but it usually doesn't take long if her tummy is topped off and she has something soft to hold.
She has found her thumb =( We try to intervene with paci but sometimes that makes her mad. I finally found a paci she'll take other than the one she favored since 2 weeks old - that's been recalled. I'm very happy we found a replacement. Now I just have to go buy more of the new kind before they stop selling them. haha.
I've started school which means Paige is now being cared for during the days by someone else. We were going to do daycare, but only because that seemed like our only option. Michael and I really wanted someone to keep her though. Luckily we found someone!!! She lives about 5 minutes from the school, has 2 young children of her own (2.5 & 10 months), and has also had homebirths. So far it's been great. =) And Michael keeps her on his days off.
Michael's still flying - back to high speeds though. I have one more semester. 6 weeks of clinical and then 120 hours with a "preceptor" between spring break and graduation. Luckily it's someone I know and it should be a wonderful experience =). And its on an OB ward!!! =)
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