Little update
I've wanted to post a big update, but now Abigail's five weeks and I realize that between taking care of her, working, and trying to maintain some sort of relationship with Jason, I have NO time to take a good hour or so to make the post I want to make. Ah, well. I'll figure it out soon enough.
First, another link to my Flickr site. Because I have an adorable baby and all must admire her adorableness. My Flickr page. There!
After a month off, I went back to work on June 19, from home (thank God!). Things have been really good since then - near the end of that month I had off, I started to feel like I didn't have much of a purpose. Now that I'm trying to balance taking care of Abigail, keeping the apartment in order, paying attention to Jason (because I've found it's really easy to ignore him in the attempt to keep the baby happy), and saving some time just for me, I feel quite fulfilled. We're not doing great as far as money goes, and honestly I do wish we'd waited a bit longer to get pregnant, but oh, well. We have an absolutely beautiful baby girl, and even though she's a bit colicky (dear God save us from the COLIC!), she's the best thing that's ever happened to us.
About our little stinkerbutt... she's got an EXTREMELY sensitive stomach - I had to quit breastfeeding because it was just too stressful. When I ate lasagna, it upset her stomach. When I ate Tostidos cheese dip, it upset her stomach. When I ate garlic, it upset her stomach. After I cut all spicy stuff out of my diet and she was still crying constantly, I decided it was time to switch to formula, because the only other option was to cut out dairy. Now, when I got pregnant, I decided I'd breastfeed for at least two months. It's better for the baby, gives baby and Mom a better bond, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than formula feeding. However, I didn't think I'd have a kid with the world's most sensitive stomach on my hands. She's calmed down since I switched to formula, but we've had to put her on the most gentle of formulas, the one with the proteins already partially broken down. Still she has excessive gas and cries for at least two hours every day. Still, though, she's a great little stinker, and I love her SO MUCH.
Milestones we've reached so far: she's cooing & aahing, she follows visual and auditory cues, she's sleeping fine in both her swing and her bassinet, she only poos ONCE per day (a nice side effect of switching to formula...), she sleeps for at least three hours at a time - sometimes as many as five, and she's the cutest damn thing I've ever seen.
Speaking of the stinkerbutt, she's stirring, so I'm going to get a bottle ready. I'm more used to the crying than I was when she was two weeks old, but I still hate to leave her sitting while I make her bottle. Usually, I pick her up and then make the bottle. With the complicated, five-part bottles we got, that's quite a challenge!
First, another link to my Flickr site. Because I have an adorable baby and all must admire her adorableness. My Flickr page. There!
After a month off, I went back to work on June 19, from home (thank God!). Things have been really good since then - near the end of that month I had off, I started to feel like I didn't have much of a purpose. Now that I'm trying to balance taking care of Abigail, keeping the apartment in order, paying attention to Jason (because I've found it's really easy to ignore him in the attempt to keep the baby happy), and saving some time just for me, I feel quite fulfilled. We're not doing great as far as money goes, and honestly I do wish we'd waited a bit longer to get pregnant, but oh, well. We have an absolutely beautiful baby girl, and even though she's a bit colicky (dear God save us from the COLIC!), she's the best thing that's ever happened to us.
About our little stinkerbutt... she's got an EXTREMELY sensitive stomach - I had to quit breastfeeding because it was just too stressful. When I ate lasagna, it upset her stomach. When I ate Tostidos cheese dip, it upset her stomach. When I ate garlic, it upset her stomach. After I cut all spicy stuff out of my diet and she was still crying constantly, I decided it was time to switch to formula, because the only other option was to cut out dairy. Now, when I got pregnant, I decided I'd breastfeed for at least two months. It's better for the baby, gives baby and Mom a better bond, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than formula feeding. However, I didn't think I'd have a kid with the world's most sensitive stomach on my hands. She's calmed down since I switched to formula, but we've had to put her on the most gentle of formulas, the one with the proteins already partially broken down. Still she has excessive gas and cries for at least two hours every day. Still, though, she's a great little stinker, and I love her SO MUCH.
Milestones we've reached so far: she's cooing & aahing, she follows visual and auditory cues, she's sleeping fine in both her swing and her bassinet, she only poos ONCE per day (a nice side effect of switching to formula...), she sleeps for at least three hours at a time - sometimes as many as five, and she's the cutest damn thing I've ever seen.
Speaking of the stinkerbutt, she's stirring, so I'm going to get a bottle ready. I'm more used to the crying than I was when she was two weeks old, but I still hate to leave her sitting while I make her bottle. Usually, I pick her up and then make the bottle. With the complicated, five-part bottles we got, that's quite a challenge!