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SO Alexis is *finally* out of her 0-3 month clothes! Yes that's right folks, my little shrimp is actually growing LOL! I can't wait to find out what her stats are at her next ped appointment, which is at the end of Jan.
Daycare Update
Everytime I go to drop Alexis off or pick her up, she is all smiles. Obviously, she is too young to REALLY know what is going on, but it makes me feel a hell of a lot less guilty/better knowing that she is happy. Crap naps at daycare continue: 2 naps per day (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) - only 40 minutes each. Yesterday she managed to squeeze in a 3rd nap in the late afternoon. I've discovered that if she goes down after 2 hours of wakefulness, she is a happy camper.
I don't know if it's the crappy daycare napping or WHAT but her nighttime sleep has improved. Here is a HSHHC question (JEN, KRISTEN - need your help!). If DD goes down for a nap and said nap goes beyond say, 4 or 4:30pm or even 5pm, should I just let her keep sleeping? I have never woken DD up from a nap. I just wonder if she's jeopardizing her nighttime sleep by straddling her naptime so late like that. Last night she went down at 7:30PM, got up at 12:40AM to eat, then was up at 5:45AM. Another tiny nap from 7AM till 8AM. Pretty good, IMO, given that in the begining, she'd get up almost every hour. Now if we could only teach her to either (1) make do w/o her paci or (2) replace her own paci, we'd be golden! LOL :)
School Update
So I started winter quarter yesterday. Class from 7:10pm to freaking 9:45pm. I was so sleepy towards the end - don't get me wrong, my classes are actually really interesting this qtr. Channel mktg and product mktg. The hour is just kinda late for me tho. DH took care of DD last night and everytime he has baby duty, he does it all cheerfully and willingly but for some reason I feel bad - like I should be the one to take care of DD since afterall, I am on maternity leave. DH never complains, though, I know he tries to get work done at home in the evenings. Tomorrow (classes for me are M/W), we are skipping daycare. I am schlepping DD to San Jose where my sister will watch her while I go to school. Fun times for DD with auntie! :)
Weight Loss...or Lack Thereof
I've hit a plateu of 130lbs. It's not moving anywhere...the weight that is. Been doing cardio and slacking big time on the weights. I'm going to reincorporate weight training tomorrow. I'm still not dieting - but I've cut out all sweets since the holidays ended.
BFing
Last ditch effort since I figured I might as well finish up the MMT and fenugreek I have in the house. Boy, that stuff works like gangbusters. I just have to remind myself to pump during the day. So easy to forget. How often should I pump during the day while I am away from DD if I want to maintain some semblance of supply? Is 1x in the morning + 1x in the afternoon sufficient? I don't want to go nuts with the pumping...
Daycare Update
Everytime I go to drop Alexis off or pick her up, she is all smiles. Obviously, she is too young to REALLY know what is going on, but it makes me feel a hell of a lot less guilty/better knowing that she is happy. Crap naps at daycare continue: 2 naps per day (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) - only 40 minutes each. Yesterday she managed to squeeze in a 3rd nap in the late afternoon. I've discovered that if she goes down after 2 hours of wakefulness, she is a happy camper.
I don't know if it's the crappy daycare napping or WHAT but her nighttime sleep has improved. Here is a HSHHC question (JEN, KRISTEN - need your help!). If DD goes down for a nap and said nap goes beyond say, 4 or 4:30pm or even 5pm, should I just let her keep sleeping? I have never woken DD up from a nap. I just wonder if she's jeopardizing her nighttime sleep by straddling her naptime so late like that. Last night she went down at 7:30PM, got up at 12:40AM to eat, then was up at 5:45AM. Another tiny nap from 7AM till 8AM. Pretty good, IMO, given that in the begining, she'd get up almost every hour. Now if we could only teach her to either (1) make do w/o her paci or (2) replace her own paci, we'd be golden! LOL :)
School Update
So I started winter quarter yesterday. Class from 7:10pm to freaking 9:45pm. I was so sleepy towards the end - don't get me wrong, my classes are actually really interesting this qtr. Channel mktg and product mktg. The hour is just kinda late for me tho. DH took care of DD last night and everytime he has baby duty, he does it all cheerfully and willingly but for some reason I feel bad - like I should be the one to take care of DD since afterall, I am on maternity leave. DH never complains, though, I know he tries to get work done at home in the evenings. Tomorrow (classes for me are M/W), we are skipping daycare. I am schlepping DD to San Jose where my sister will watch her while I go to school. Fun times for DD with auntie! :)
Weight Loss...or Lack Thereof
I've hit a plateu of 130lbs. It's not moving anywhere...the weight that is. Been doing cardio and slacking big time on the weights. I'm going to reincorporate weight training tomorrow. I'm still not dieting - but I've cut out all sweets since the holidays ended.
BFing
Last ditch effort since I figured I might as well finish up the MMT and fenugreek I have in the house. Boy, that stuff works like gangbusters. I just have to remind myself to pump during the day. So easy to forget. How often should I pump during the day while I am away from DD if I want to maintain some semblance of supply? Is 1x in the morning + 1x in the afternoon sufficient? I don't want to go nuts with the pumping...