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I suppose I should update since Em is now one month and 2 days old. :)
We are doing pretty good. She hasn't really figured out her sleep schedule. She does her big chunks of sleep in the evening and sleeps decently at night, usually falling asleep with me around midnight (or later, lol) and then waking up every 2-3 hours on a good night, every 45 mins to half an hour on a bad night (thankfully there have been few of these nights). I usually nap with her once during the day.
We went to the pediatrician yesterday to make sure her somewhat severe congestion is NOT from anything serious (ie some kind of sickness) and it appears to not be. Not sure WHAT is causing it, but I am thinking it may be related to her dairy intolerance. I'm on day 3 of little to no dairy (I've had it in some small things, like a slice of cake I had made with homemade chocolate buttercream ice cream) and it seems to be helping. She no longer has a red rash on her face or around her butt, she's not NEARLY as fussy, she hasn't spit up at all. The only thing that is still present is her congestion, which has improved a bit. But that was the first thing to show up as far as symptoms, so I figure it will be the last to go once the dairy is out of my system.
She got weighed and measured: she weighs 9 lbs, 4 oz and is 22.5 inches long. That is up almost 3 lbs from her birth weight (6 lbs, 6 oz) and an inch and a half longer than when she was born (21 inches). I had to buy size 1 diapers because the nb ones are getting too snug. I wanted to start using gdiapers but unfortunately can't afford to buy the inserts right now.
She has her next appointment on September 8th for her 2 month shots and well baby check up.
As far as "milestones" go:
She has been able to lift her head since birth, but in the last week or so she began to lift it up and keep it up with controlled movements. She can also lift her chest off the mat or me during tummy time, without the use of her hands.
She has smiled a few times when not gassy/sleeping. She smiled at Isaac a few days ago when he was rocking her and talking to her, and she smiles at me when I sing to her.
Today she started following me with her eyes when I moved. I was in the middle of suctioning her nose out with the bulb and noticed that when I moved my face to the left or right she followed me with her eyes. I'm pretty sure this is the first time she's done this.
She responds to sounds and has for quite some time. Usually when she's startled but sometimes you can talk to her from somewhere other than in front of her and she will turn to look at you.
She's big on being held upright against my chest, and let me tell you, she's headbutted me more times than I care to count. This kid has some strength. :)
It's too much of a pain in the ass to post a ton of pictures here, but I upload pictures on facebook like daily, so if you don't have one or haven't added me, DO IT NOW! Lol. Seriously. Facebook is fun.
These are all from the last month. :)
She stuck her tongue out at him, so he stuck his out at her. Lol.
My little piglet at the pediatrician yesterday.
Big yawns!
Sexy pose! Ignore my milk-stained shirt. Lol. Note to you new mommy's: grey clothes + breastmilk are a BAD combo.
After a bath. She actually likes baths. Which is good because we take them almost daily. Lol. I bring her in the bath with me.
She's quite the kicker. She sits and just kicks her feet almost like she's swimming.
Dad, Regina, Kiwi and Em.
More sexy pose. Lol.
I'm going to make an effort to start taking pictures with my digital camera so that I have better quality pictures. :)
I need more Ember icons!
In non-Ember news:
I gave Isaac until September 1st to decide if he wanted to be with me or Kristen. I said if he wanted to be with me he needed to leave her and move out of her house. If he decides not to move out or leave her, then I told him I wasn't waiting around anymore. It looks like he may not be leaving her. I don't want to go into the WHYs of that right now, but suffice to say I'm angry and hurt.
I go back to work on August 17th. I did not get to interview for that position as an assistant manager. The HR chick called me back to let me know they filled the position. Blah. So back to Barnes I go. I am going to try to have a very positive attitude about returning. I hope that I can rediscover my love of working there now that I have been gone for 4 months. If I can get my shit together and impress Betsy, I will likely be promoted to a management position within the next year. I just need to love my job again.
My goal for the rest of this year is to focus on Ember, work and my writing. I intend on sitting down and getting my novel written by the end of 2009. So basically I need to sit down and write it. My issue is that I sit down to write and hate what I wrote and end up rewriting the same three paragraphs five hundred times and then getting pissed off and giving up.
Sooooo, I'm going to just write and not read what I wrote. Not until I'm done with the entire chapter. Then I will go back and reread it before I continue. Hopefully I will be able to make progress that way.
I'm supposed to start school again end of this month but I am not motivated to do so. Shocking, I know. I'd like to go to culinary school but I don't think I will at this time in my life. Right now I need to focus on Ember and making a career out of my job at Barnes & Noble. I have all the time in the world right now, you know? And I want to watch Ember grow this first year of her life, when she needs me around the most.
We are doing pretty good. She hasn't really figured out her sleep schedule. She does her big chunks of sleep in the evening and sleeps decently at night, usually falling asleep with me around midnight (or later, lol) and then waking up every 2-3 hours on a good night, every 45 mins to half an hour on a bad night (thankfully there have been few of these nights). I usually nap with her once during the day.
We went to the pediatrician yesterday to make sure her somewhat severe congestion is NOT from anything serious (ie some kind of sickness) and it appears to not be. Not sure WHAT is causing it, but I am thinking it may be related to her dairy intolerance. I'm on day 3 of little to no dairy (I've had it in some small things, like a slice of cake I had made with homemade chocolate buttercream ice cream) and it seems to be helping. She no longer has a red rash on her face or around her butt, she's not NEARLY as fussy, she hasn't spit up at all. The only thing that is still present is her congestion, which has improved a bit. But that was the first thing to show up as far as symptoms, so I figure it will be the last to go once the dairy is out of my system.
She got weighed and measured: she weighs 9 lbs, 4 oz and is 22.5 inches long. That is up almost 3 lbs from her birth weight (6 lbs, 6 oz) and an inch and a half longer than when she was born (21 inches). I had to buy size 1 diapers because the nb ones are getting too snug. I wanted to start using gdiapers but unfortunately can't afford to buy the inserts right now.
She has her next appointment on September 8th for her 2 month shots and well baby check up.
As far as "milestones" go:
She has been able to lift her head since birth, but in the last week or so she began to lift it up and keep it up with controlled movements. She can also lift her chest off the mat or me during tummy time, without the use of her hands.
She has smiled a few times when not gassy/sleeping. She smiled at Isaac a few days ago when he was rocking her and talking to her, and she smiles at me when I sing to her.
Today she started following me with her eyes when I moved. I was in the middle of suctioning her nose out with the bulb and noticed that when I moved my face to the left or right she followed me with her eyes. I'm pretty sure this is the first time she's done this.
She responds to sounds and has for quite some time. Usually when she's startled but sometimes you can talk to her from somewhere other than in front of her and she will turn to look at you.
She's big on being held upright against my chest, and let me tell you, she's headbutted me more times than I care to count. This kid has some strength. :)
It's too much of a pain in the ass to post a ton of pictures here, but I upload pictures on facebook like daily, so if you don't have one or haven't added me, DO IT NOW! Lol. Seriously. Facebook is fun.
These are all from the last month. :)
She stuck her tongue out at him, so he stuck his out at her. Lol.
My little piglet at the pediatrician yesterday.
Big yawns!
Sexy pose! Ignore my milk-stained shirt. Lol. Note to you new mommy's: grey clothes + breastmilk are a BAD combo.
After a bath. She actually likes baths. Which is good because we take them almost daily. Lol. I bring her in the bath with me.
She's quite the kicker. She sits and just kicks her feet almost like she's swimming.
Dad, Regina, Kiwi and Em.
More sexy pose. Lol.
I'm going to make an effort to start taking pictures with my digital camera so that I have better quality pictures. :)
I need more Ember icons!
In non-Ember news:
I gave Isaac until September 1st to decide if he wanted to be with me or Kristen. I said if he wanted to be with me he needed to leave her and move out of her house. If he decides not to move out or leave her, then I told him I wasn't waiting around anymore. It looks like he may not be leaving her. I don't want to go into the WHYs of that right now, but suffice to say I'm angry and hurt.
I go back to work on August 17th. I did not get to interview for that position as an assistant manager. The HR chick called me back to let me know they filled the position. Blah. So back to Barnes I go. I am going to try to have a very positive attitude about returning. I hope that I can rediscover my love of working there now that I have been gone for 4 months. If I can get my shit together and impress Betsy, I will likely be promoted to a management position within the next year. I just need to love my job again.
My goal for the rest of this year is to focus on Ember, work and my writing. I intend on sitting down and getting my novel written by the end of 2009. So basically I need to sit down and write it. My issue is that I sit down to write and hate what I wrote and end up rewriting the same three paragraphs five hundred times and then getting pissed off and giving up.
Sooooo, I'm going to just write and not read what I wrote. Not until I'm done with the entire chapter. Then I will go back and reread it before I continue. Hopefully I will be able to make progress that way.
I'm supposed to start school again end of this month but I am not motivated to do so. Shocking, I know. I'd like to go to culinary school but I don't think I will at this time in my life. Right now I need to focus on Ember and making a career out of my job at Barnes & Noble. I have all the time in the world right now, you know? And I want to watch Ember grow this first year of her life, when she needs me around the most.