So much has changed for sweet lyssa lou over the past month. She got over her colic and has become such a happy little girl. She is always smiling unless she is hungry or tired. I look forward to her smiling face when I pick her up each day!
She has grown increasingly aware of what's happening around her, so much that she is quickly losing interest in nursing:( I no longer can nurse her before bed or during the day because as soon as she hears any noise (aka her sister's voice) she has to see what is going on. It's pretty cute but also sad because I really enjoy nursing. I do continue to pump everyday while I am working and I am able to nurse her once in the middle of the night and in the early morning when she first wakes up.
Alyssa finally began falling asleep on her own a week after starting daycare. She was just over 3 months then. At 4 months, I moved her out of her bassinet and up to her bedroom and crib for nighttime and naptime. Before this, she would scream and cry when I'd try to lay her down in her own crib. Life quickly got so much better for us when she was sleeping in her own bed. She was waking up multiple times a night and really disrupting our sleep. Now she goes to bed around 7:30 and will usually sleep until 3 or 4ish, nurse and go right back to sleep. She sometimes will wake up a couple hours sooner and I am able to get her back to sleep just by sticking her binky back in her mouth and turning on her aquarium. Then, she will sleep until it is time to eat again, which is about 8 hours after going to bed.
She had her first ear infection a couple of weeks ago after catching a cold from Madelyn.Amoxicillan cleared it up but it was a rough process. This is what screwed up her good sleep habits in the night. Not that they were the greatest but she was sleeping in 6 hour stretches until the ear infection but after, it was 4 times a night or so. That's when something needed to be done:)
Likes:
rainforest playmat
jumperoo
any toy she can put in her mouth
watching the tv
watching and listening to her big sis
blanket over her face while falling asleep
binky
bottles (and she really likes formula)
baths
dislikes:
being in her carseat
straight breastmilk from a bottle
nursing when anything else is happening around her
will update stats after doctor's appt. next week.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Madelyn-3 year stats.
Lots of changes in the last year. I look at my baby and how much she has grown and can't help but picture her with her backpack on and entering her first day of kindergarten. It makes me sad how fast she has grown and turned into a little girl. She really is such a beautiful, sweet and kind-hearted child. She enjoys making others smile and is still such a little lover girl. She loves to snuggle and says the most hilarious things. I wish I had a book to record everything she says that makes me laugh but that would be a full time job.
She really enjoys daycare and her friends there. Some of her best friends there are Autumn, Macy, Kaleena, Logan, Vivi, Sophie, twins Jonah and Joshua. She has learned all of her letters (thanks to Penny) upper and lower case and associates many of them with a word beginning with that sound. One of her favorite things to do before bed is practice her letter flashcards with her daddy. She is also doing a great job with tracing. She enjoys tracing her name, letters, lines, shapes etc. Great skills for Kindergarten! :)
Numbers are more difficult for her to identify although she knows the 1,2 and is now learning the 3. She still counts to 13??
Madelyn is such a sweet big sister to Alyssa. She truly loves having her around and is always so eager to kiss and hug "baby Alyssa". She likes to talk about all the things baby Alyssa will be able to do when she gets a little bigger. It's pretty cute and I can't wait to see their sister bond form and grow in the coming years. What a blessing they will be to each other.
Weight:27 lbs (25th percentile)
Height: 36" (25th percentile)
Doctor says she is a petite little thing although doing great developmentally.
Milestones this year include potty training in August and quickly becoming a pro pee-er. She had some struggles with going poop due to her being constipated for a short while. After getting the constipatio under control, she remained scarred and put up a huge fuss every time she had to poo on the potty. A few accidents, miralax, tears shed, rewards and 5 months later I am happy to report we have MOVED ON. Literally, overnight she became pro pee-er AND pooper and has been now since about mid-January. Such a praise! I thought we'd never seen the day:)
She really enjoys daycare and her friends there. Some of her best friends there are Autumn, Macy, Kaleena, Logan, Vivi, Sophie, twins Jonah and Joshua. She has learned all of her letters (thanks to Penny) upper and lower case and associates many of them with a word beginning with that sound. One of her favorite things to do before bed is practice her letter flashcards with her daddy. She is also doing a great job with tracing. She enjoys tracing her name, letters, lines, shapes etc. Great skills for Kindergarten! :)
Numbers are more difficult for her to identify although she knows the 1,2 and is now learning the 3. She still counts to 13??
Madelyn is such a sweet big sister to Alyssa. She truly loves having her around and is always so eager to kiss and hug "baby Alyssa". She likes to talk about all the things baby Alyssa will be able to do when she gets a little bigger. It's pretty cute and I can't wait to see their sister bond form and grow in the coming years. What a blessing they will be to each other.
Weight:27 lbs (25th percentile)
Height: 36" (25th percentile)
Doctor says she is a petite little thing although doing great developmentally.
Milestones this year include potty training in August and quickly becoming a pro pee-er. She had some struggles with going poop due to her being constipated for a short while. After getting the constipatio under control, she remained scarred and put up a huge fuss every time she had to poo on the potty. A few accidents, miralax, tears shed, rewards and 5 months later I am happy to report we have MOVED ON. Literally, overnight she became pro pee-er AND pooper and has been now since about mid-January. Such a praise! I thought we'd never seen the day:)
Friday, January 28, 2011
Alyssa @ 2 months
This morning I took Alyssa in for her 2 month well baby check. I can't believe we made it out the door and there by 8:30 am. I was even wearing makeup and had my hair down. (although, i showered last night) Anyway, I had just made this appt. yesterday since she was originally scheduled for the same day and time ( in a couple of weeks) as Madelyn for her 3 year check up. I didn't want to deal with 2 screaming girls in the same visit and thought it would be nice for Madelyn to have a positive visit to the doctor for once.
Alyssa was little miss smiley this morning and in a great mood as Dr. Williams was checking her out. Her immediate comment was "Wow, she has really nice skin!" So little one, you have beautiful skin, I hope you always do...:)
We also talked about how she still likes to wake up every 3-4 hours in the night. She suggested that I cut the 2nd feeding short in the night to try and train her to just skip it all together. So we will try that but I am not expecting much. If she is still not sleeping longer at 3 months, she said to call again so we can talk about other ways to get her doing so. hmmmm
Last came the not so fun part. 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She cried, naturally and had tears in her eyes:(
My sweet little peanut has grown A LOT!
weight: 12 lbs. 8 oz. (75%)
height: 24" (90%)
Alyssa was little miss smiley this morning and in a great mood as Dr. Williams was checking her out. Her immediate comment was "Wow, she has really nice skin!" So little one, you have beautiful skin, I hope you always do...:)
We also talked about how she still likes to wake up every 3-4 hours in the night. She suggested that I cut the 2nd feeding short in the night to try and train her to just skip it all together. So we will try that but I am not expecting much. If she is still not sleeping longer at 3 months, she said to call again so we can talk about other ways to get her doing so. hmmmm
Last came the not so fun part. 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She cried, naturally and had tears in her eyes:(
My sweet little peanut has grown A LOT!
weight: 12 lbs. 8 oz. (75%)
height: 24" (90%)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
twins?...no, sisters.
The first is a picture of Alyssa at 8 weeks andd the second is Madelyn at 8 weeks.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Madelyn's THIRD birthday party
We celebrated the big birthday the day before her actual birthday, Saturday, Jan. 8th. This year for Madelyn's birthday she wanted to have a unicorn party. She is really into unicorns, princesses, fairies...that kind of thing. So we went with the unicorn theme. It was a lot of fun because she has been so fascinated by birthdays over this last year so when it came time for her's to arrive, you can bet it was talked about months prior. She wore a very cute little pink "princess dress" for her special day. (which was a christmas gift from the Archer family)
I made cupcakes again this year, nothing special, just pinks and whites with rainbow and strawberry chip cake mix. I also made "fairy wands" (pretzel rod dipped in white chocolate and covered in sprinkles) and butterfly sugar cookies with pink frosting. We had a 6 ft. party sub from Subway, which was a huge hit with everyone, meatballs, chips, trailmix and punch. We had lots of family present and enjoyed being together with everyone to celebrate Madelyn's life.
The highlight of the party, other than playing with all her cousins, was the unicorn pinata we set up in the basement. I didn't get a chance to video tape Madelyn hitting it but was able to get Nic, Noah and Reilynn. It was a lot of fun and Madelyn had us all cracking up with her "HUUUGH!!" each time she would wack the pinata. Noah broke the unicorn in half and then finished it up letting all the candy fall to the ground. The kids swooped in and filled their bags.
She recieved lots of nice gifts from everyone and thanked everyone after opening each gift. When it came time to sing and blow out the candles, she was ALL smiles. She loved the attention and wouldn't stop grinning from ear to ear.
What an amazing (not so) little girl I have and an amazing journey our life with her has been. I love you so very much my Maddy- boo! Happy Birthday babe!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Alyssa @ 1 month
What a whirlwind of a Christmas season we had this year. The month leading up to Christmas this year has been one like no other. It's been an exhausting month but full of blessings.
When we first came home from the hospital, Alyssa was nursing every 3 hours or so (normal) but was waking up every couple of hours in the night. Oh my, I have never been so completely tired in my life. I wasn't getting to bed until 2am at night and then getting sleep for an hour-hour and half at a time for a total of maybe 4 hours a night. A girl cannot function on that little of sleep and expect to steer clear of the winter crud and sicknesses lingering everywhere. I felt the aches and pains throughout my body for the first couple of weeks and then came a horrible head cold/cough that contaminated the Miller Christmas party a week before Christmas. Madelyn developed croup and strep and felt miserable also. Thankfully, Alyssa *and Robert) remained healthy and still is. (knock on wood)
This little girl likes to be held ALL THE TIME. I never wanted to be that parent of a child who cannot be content sitting in a bouncy seat or swing some of the day. I realize now that it is not a result of parenting and that some babies just decide for themselves whether they prefer to snuggle with a human. When she is not being held, she is exercising her vocal cords and my oh my does she have some strong lungs. She will scream her cute little head off until someone comes to pick her up. This makes it very difficult for me to get much done during the day. sooooooooo frustrating at times. However, I am trying to treasure this snuggle time with her while it lasts:)
a few things bullet style:
When we first came home from the hospital, Alyssa was nursing every 3 hours or so (normal) but was waking up every couple of hours in the night. Oh my, I have never been so completely tired in my life. I wasn't getting to bed until 2am at night and then getting sleep for an hour-hour and half at a time for a total of maybe 4 hours a night. A girl cannot function on that little of sleep and expect to steer clear of the winter crud and sicknesses lingering everywhere. I felt the aches and pains throughout my body for the first couple of weeks and then came a horrible head cold/cough that contaminated the Miller Christmas party a week before Christmas. Madelyn developed croup and strep and felt miserable also. Thankfully, Alyssa *and Robert) remained healthy and still is. (knock on wood)
This little girl likes to be held ALL THE TIME. I never wanted to be that parent of a child who cannot be content sitting in a bouncy seat or swing some of the day. I realize now that it is not a result of parenting and that some babies just decide for themselves whether they prefer to snuggle with a human. When she is not being held, she is exercising her vocal cords and my oh my does she have some strong lungs. She will scream her cute little head off until someone comes to pick her up. This makes it very difficult for me to get much done during the day. sooooooooo frustrating at times. However, I am trying to treasure this snuggle time with her while it lasts:)
a few things bullet style:
- weight 10.5-11ish lbs.
- nurses well- every 2-3 hours
- sleeps in 4hour stretches at night
- cannot tolerate caffeine in my diet what-so-ever :( she was screaming for 2-3 hours inconsolably in the evening until I figured this out and cut it out completely.
- is sensitive to some dairy in my diet, still trying to figure that out but it seems to be cheeses. make her belly hurt and she has lots of cottage cheese like spit-up.
- smiles inconsistently while awake but I think they are real smiles, not just gas. (so close!)
- wearing 3 month clothes day after Christmas.
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