The kids are getting bigger and bigger! Alaina had her two-month checkup on Tuesday, and she weighed in at 10 lbs 6 oz. She was diagnosed with acid reflux and put on Zantac. She will now actually be put down without breaking into hysterics. The doctor says that it should help with her sleeping habits, too, but that has yet to be seen!
Connor takes steps away from furniture on his own now. He doesn't get very far, but he thinks it is the most fun thing in the world. Yesterday he threw his first tantrum, over licorice! I had given him a little bite of a piece on Tuesday night, then left the piece on the table. When I sat down at the table the next morning to have my breakfast, he crawled over faster than I had even seen, stood up and pointed to the licorice on the table. I said, "No Connor, we do not have licorice for breakfast." He plunked down on his butt and screamed like a banshee. He's his mother's child.
I promise I will post pictures eventually, but Alaina is squawking grunting, hoping to be picked up!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
23!
Yesterday was my golden birthday, and I took Mary Ann's advice to have the entire day planned out, minute by minute. Unfortunately, life and mother nature had different ideas.
The day got off to a slower-than-anticipated start, so we nixxed the haircut plans. We headed off to a dollar store (very elusive in Colorado) that I had been wanting to go to for months. We got there, and they were closed SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. You tell me, how does a dollar store stay afloat on three days a week? Happily, there was a Big Lots next door, and I am addicted to that place, even if it only means a get a good deal on a mega can of Lysol.
Next, we continued the thrift-o-rama at the state's biggest Goodwill store. I was so excited to go, because of my fond memories of thrifting at D.I., but it was nothing like that. It was like D.I. rejects! Unimpressed!
We then hit the highlight of the day, the Motherhood Maternity store. After cutting holes in my shirts and trying to adapt regular clothes into nursing clothes, I was happy to find 2 cute nursing shirts - on clearance! Man, I sound cheap in this post.
We then stopped into my former Cheesecake stomping grounds to pass out some thank-you notes for baby gifts, give people updates, and have some appetizers.
After that, we drove to the awesome Imax theatre to see The Dark Knight. We figured that since it was a Wednesday and they had lots of Imax showings, it wouldn't be a problem getting tickets. WRONG! They were sold out for the whole day! Oh well, we got tickets to the regular show, then bided the time next door playing arcade games at Dave and Buster's. We left the arcade 30 minutes ahead of time to walk back next door, and it's a good thing we did...we got some of the last 2 seats together! It was pretty sad to see people walk in with their popcorn and sodas and not be able to get seats together.
About halfway through that LOOOONG movie, I started to get a very uncomfortable, nursing wise. I had been very diligent all day about pumping on schedule, but by the time we got back to the car, I knew something was amiss. We had planned to leave Alaina overnight with Anthony's parents, but I had read all about how clogged ducts could lead to serious infections, so we picked her up at 11:00 pm and left Connor there (never wake a sleeping toddler!). After a painful night, I called the doctor, and my suspicions were confirmed! At least I only have clogged ducts instead of mastitis (at this point anyway).
Wow, what a negative nancy post! Despite all of that, I really did have a great birthday! I can't believe I'm 23!
The day got off to a slower-than-anticipated start, so we nixxed the haircut plans. We headed off to a dollar store (very elusive in Colorado) that I had been wanting to go to for months. We got there, and they were closed SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. You tell me, how does a dollar store stay afloat on three days a week? Happily, there was a Big Lots next door, and I am addicted to that place, even if it only means a get a good deal on a mega can of Lysol.
Next, we continued the thrift-o-rama at the state's biggest Goodwill store. I was so excited to go, because of my fond memories of thrifting at D.I., but it was nothing like that. It was like D.I. rejects! Unimpressed!
We then hit the highlight of the day, the Motherhood Maternity store. After cutting holes in my shirts and trying to adapt regular clothes into nursing clothes, I was happy to find 2 cute nursing shirts - on clearance! Man, I sound cheap in this post.
We then stopped into my former Cheesecake stomping grounds to pass out some thank-you notes for baby gifts, give people updates, and have some appetizers.
After that, we drove to the awesome Imax theatre to see The Dark Knight. We figured that since it was a Wednesday and they had lots of Imax showings, it wouldn't be a problem getting tickets. WRONG! They were sold out for the whole day! Oh well, we got tickets to the regular show, then bided the time next door playing arcade games at Dave and Buster's. We left the arcade 30 minutes ahead of time to walk back next door, and it's a good thing we did...we got some of the last 2 seats together! It was pretty sad to see people walk in with their popcorn and sodas and not be able to get seats together.
About halfway through that LOOOONG movie, I started to get a very uncomfortable, nursing wise. I had been very diligent all day about pumping on schedule, but by the time we got back to the car, I knew something was amiss. We had planned to leave Alaina overnight with Anthony's parents, but I had read all about how clogged ducts could lead to serious infections, so we picked her up at 11:00 pm and left Connor there (never wake a sleeping toddler!). After a painful night, I called the doctor, and my suspicions were confirmed! At least I only have clogged ducts instead of mastitis (at this point anyway).
Wow, what a negative nancy post! Despite all of that, I really did have a great birthday! I can't believe I'm 23!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Alaina is seven weeks old now (look at that face chub!) and Connor is nearly 15 months old. This picture seems so innocent and loving, but it is pre-pinch and smack.
This little thing is full of attitude already!Updates: Connor isn't walking yet, but he is a cruising man! He has mastered our huge flight of stairs, which terrifies us, and can get into pretty much anything he wants to. He mimics our inflections of "Good job!", "Thank you!", and "Alaina." No definite words yet, but he seems to understand a lot of what we are saying. He definitely understands "NO!", but it doesn't seem to phase him much! He's still a great eater, but his tastes vary day to day. Still a great sleeper, averaging 10-11 hours at night and a total of 3 hours of napping a day.
Alaina has no semblance of a schedule yet, other than "MUST EAT ALL THE TIME". She insists on not being put down, and has a magical knack or knowing the second her bum touches a bouncer, swing, or carseat. She's increasingly more and more alert, smiling socially (but elusively), lifts her head for long periods of time, and is close to rolling from her tummy to her side.
It really is true that girls develop faster. Connor was such a blob at this age, but Alaina has things to do and people to see! She's still wobbly, but it's really cute and funny to see her crane her neck to look at things.
Mama (me) is doing well, trying to get back in some sort of routine. I'm averaging a total of 6 hours of sleep a night, which isn't nearly enough to keep me sane, but sufficient to keep me alive. The house is still MESSY, but getting CLEANER, if that makes any sense. Janet, I told you this last year, but your cookbooks have been saving my life - again! Anthony is grateful that it's not Totino's pizza or Hot Pockets every night! Despite me only having about 10 minutes of dinner prep time a day, we've indulged in awesome dinners 4x a week (yes, that's right, I take weekends off). :) Remind me to kiss your feet next time I see you!
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