Adventures In Parenthood

I think Kayden likes to wait all day just to get all cozy in bed to poop....

For 4 nights in a row, we had crawled into bed and I was almost asleep when BBRRRRRRIPPPPPSSSHHH, full nasty diaper... she even smiled really big between grunts and wiggles...

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Since Christmas, we have been randomly giving her tastes of whatever we are eating... Recently, she has really been watching us as we eat so anytime we are eating something appropriately smooshy, we let her taste it. Mashed potatoes and gravy, cheesecake, BBQ sauce, marinara sauce, buffalo wings sauce, etc.

What did we learn this week?

Carrots + raspberries = mess

On 2/21, after a short nursing session, we gave her pureed carrots... she made a funny face and most of it dribbled down her chin but she consumed about 1/2 teaspoon of it...

On 2/23, again, after a short nursing session, I tried again... she actually opened her mouth and took the carrots off the spoon.... then she smiled real big and blew a raspberry at me that sprayed little orange speckles all over herself, me, the couch, and Bailey... She did it 2 more times over the next 3 bites... I finally gave up, but again, she probably got down about 1/2 teaspoon.

On 2/25, I fed her a little more. This time I got her before I nursed her so she was a bit hungrier. This time she took about a full teaspoon with only one raspberry episode...

I plan to keep feeding her a teaspoon of veggies at a time until she hits 6 months, then I will increase the amount a bit and mix in some cereal... We plan to add peas and squash to the mix soon.

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As I mentioned in a previous post, the freezer in the garage broke... the one FULL of my frozen milk... I am not sure how long it had been that way but when I opened it the smell was pretty bad... that's saying something since we were smack in the middle of almost 2 weeks of temps of 32 degrees or less... I tossed probably 4-5 gallons worth of partially thawed milk that had been separated into 2-3 oz portions... there was nothing else I could do... all that work and time and energy: gone with nothing to show for it...

I am keeping up with her with the fresh I pump at work and sometimes over night but it was heartbreaking to trash that much...

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Last Saturday morning, my husband had Kayden all by himself for the first time... it was only for a couple hours but I wondered if he'd change her diaper... it would've been his first... before she was born, he agreed to let me cloth diaper if he didn't have to change them... I had her in a sposie that morning just in case... I was almost sad that I wouldn't be there to take pictures...

When I got home, I discovered that although they survived, they never made it out of bed : -) They were playing with a stuffed dog when I got there...

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Kayden still doesn't roll over. She'll get about halfway and then lose interest. She rolled from her back to her front at the sitters once and about scared herself to death so she hasn't even attempted to in 3 weeks.

She isn't even close to crawling... she hates tummy time and we can only get her to do it for a few minutes at a time before she breaks down...

I am not worried, though, because she is almost sitting up by herself so I know her gross motor skills are developing okay in other areas.

The only problem is she has to be crawling in order to take the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) class that we are trying to enroll her in this May... I sure hope she is crawling by then...

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ISR pretty cool... ISR teaches infants and young children how to survive and save themselves if they fall into water... check it out at www.infantswim.com

I first heard about it a few years ago but the closest class at the time was 3 hours away. When I saw it advertised in our city, I was ecstatic!!!

It's expensive and intensive, though... $105 just to enroll... then $85 per week for 5-7 weeks... it's 5 days a week for 10-15 minutes per session. The place is a 45 minute drive from us as well... but with us living at a lake, I think it is totally worth it...

To me, it's necessary....

Undeserved Trust?

"I know God will not give me more than I can handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much" Unknown

Random Ramblings

I cut the crap out of my ankle while shaving this morning. I haven't cut myself shaving in years...

Kayden woke screaming the other night. It took 3 of the longest minutes of my life to calm her. I hope this isn't an early manifestation of night terrors.

Been feeling light headed this morning. Despite not taking my meds in weeks, my bp was 135/84 which is only slightly elevated for me... maybe I need to eat something.

Had a root canal on Thursday. God bless endodontists.

The freezer in the garage is broken. You know... the one FULL of my frozen milk.... not sure how long it had been that way... I think I may vomit....

I only have a pound and a half to go to my pre pregnancy weight. But 12 1/2 to my goal.

Latest guilty pleasures: Moving Up & Shear Genius.

I was on the phone with my boss in Florida yesterday and told her I may not work Monday because we were expecting a winter storm with ice and lots of snow. Her response: oh, that sucks... I am on my way to the beach...

Bitch.

I am so ready for spring.

What We Have Come To....

"Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off." Unknown

Hide the Pliers

I currently have a toothache so bad that I understand why some animals gnaw off their own limbs to get out of a trap...

So, here I am, at 1 am, complaining to my friends inside the computer, still waiting for the 2 extra strength Tylenol, 2 Advil, and 1 Darvocet (left over from my c-section) to take effect.

This thing makes 41 hours of unmedicated labor look like a tiny splinter :-(

Spoiled Part 2

So apparently my milk is no good in the frig either... fresh is supposed to last 8 days in the frig... mine only seems to last 4 or 5... I guess the taste changes gradually after it's expressed and the longer it sits, even in the frig, the more the taste deteriorates...

I can totally see why moms give up breast feeding once they go back to work... it's a pain in the gulu... I'm just too cheap to buy formula... especially when I can produce enough to keep up with her... I just hate having to throw it away...

Maybe I can start using it on my cereal?

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5 months today... 17lbs 5 oz.... time sure does fly...

Fell Thru The Cracks?!?!?!?

The lady shooter in Alabama shot and killed her brother in the 80s, sent a pipe bomb to a professor in the 90s, and now shot up a faculty meeting where she worked.... why wasn't she in jail again?

http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/amy-bishop-alabama-professor-accused-in-shootings-was-suspect-in-1993-mail-bomb-plot/19358072?icid=main|hp-desktop|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fcrime%2Farticle%2Famy-bishop-alabama-professor-accused-in-shootings-was-suspect-in-1993-mail-bomb-plot%2F19358072

De-Barking????

Not too sure about this one:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35219154/ns/health-the_new_york_times/?GT1=43001