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Thursday, July 7, 2011
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Teething and other topics
Well, I'm like 99% sure that Stella is teething. Here's why:
1) Tylenol actually helps.
2) She chews on her hands constantly.
3) Is refusing the pacifier more than ever. It appears to make her mouth hurt when I try to get her to take it.
4) It totally feels weird when she nurses, like she's scraping my boob.
5) Is insanely fussy.
I had thought this was the "meat" of her 3 mos. growth spurt, but after begging for help on Facebook yesterday, it seems that I'm wrong. My mom has been insisting for about a week that she's teething. She saw the video of Stella chatting, and, in my most eloquent Pam vernacular, said, "With the way she's a'slobberin', she's teethin', Mindy." So, I looked up the symptoms.
When I say that she feels different nursing, it just feels like she's almost chewing on my boob. I know that seems weird, but I can tell her gums feel different. One of my old coworkers (who is an expert baby advisor) said to feel her gums. I didn't usually stick my finger in her mouth, so I didn't have a good point of reference. They just felt like baby gums to me. Yesterday, I noticed a different "feel" to her nursing, so I think I can safely say her gums are different.
The fussiness is insane. I mean absolutely insane. Derek came home last night, and I was like, "Today was one of those days where I wish I could have some whiskey straight right now." It was rough. My back was aching from carrying her around all day. Obviously, she was in pain and wanted to be held for comfort. I can't blame her, but it is physically difficult to cart around a nearly 14 lb baby all day.
I guess we'll see if a little tooth pops through soon. I hope it does since everyone has been telling me that the pain subsides then. I just wasn't expecting to go through teething issues already, but I guess every baby is different and there are many babies who teeth at this age.
Thanks, everyone, for your advice yesterday. I sincerely appreciate it, and I do think the Tylenol is helping. She's at least able to be pleasant after she has it.
In other news, Kaylie - our nanny - came yesterday. It was sort of like a "Stella Orientation" for her, heh. I showed her around our house, and I showed her how we do things. I have a dr appointment today at 2, and she's coming at 1. We'll see how she does with Stella on her own. I have some pumped milk in the fridge, and I already sat out some disposable diapers for her. I hope I don't scare her away! She's super sweet!
And lastly: Wow. Last night was crazy. After Derek came home and I complained for a good twenty minutes, he was sitting on the couch with Stella. I was eating, and he goes, "You're pooping, aren't you?" I was like, "She hasn't pooped in a couple days." Well, he checked. It was an all-out insane poop. Her poops have become crazy. She poops about every 3 days or so, and when she does, you need to call in reinforcements. Derek had to do a wardrobe change, and we had to wash all of her changing table stuff. He gave her a bath right away, too. Everyone said this would happen, but just wow. I had no idea it could be that crazy.
I also think it's pretty darn funny that she waited until her dad had her ;) Maybe she was sparing me because she knew I had a rough day, haha.
Stella seems to be waking up from her morning nap, so I need to run. I hope the teething is over soon! My poor girl is miserable! :(
1) Tylenol actually helps.
2) She chews on her hands constantly.
3) Is refusing the pacifier more than ever. It appears to make her mouth hurt when I try to get her to take it.
4) It totally feels weird when she nurses, like she's scraping my boob.
5) Is insanely fussy.
I had thought this was the "meat" of her 3 mos. growth spurt, but after begging for help on Facebook yesterday, it seems that I'm wrong. My mom has been insisting for about a week that she's teething. She saw the video of Stella chatting, and, in my most eloquent Pam vernacular, said, "With the way she's a'slobberin', she's teethin', Mindy." So, I looked up the symptoms.
When I say that she feels different nursing, it just feels like she's almost chewing on my boob. I know that seems weird, but I can tell her gums feel different. One of my old coworkers (who is an expert baby advisor) said to feel her gums. I didn't usually stick my finger in her mouth, so I didn't have a good point of reference. They just felt like baby gums to me. Yesterday, I noticed a different "feel" to her nursing, so I think I can safely say her gums are different.
The fussiness is insane. I mean absolutely insane. Derek came home last night, and I was like, "Today was one of those days where I wish I could have some whiskey straight right now." It was rough. My back was aching from carrying her around all day. Obviously, she was in pain and wanted to be held for comfort. I can't blame her, but it is physically difficult to cart around a nearly 14 lb baby all day.
I guess we'll see if a little tooth pops through soon. I hope it does since everyone has been telling me that the pain subsides then. I just wasn't expecting to go through teething issues already, but I guess every baby is different and there are many babies who teeth at this age.
Thanks, everyone, for your advice yesterday. I sincerely appreciate it, and I do think the Tylenol is helping. She's at least able to be pleasant after she has it.
In other news, Kaylie - our nanny - came yesterday. It was sort of like a "Stella Orientation" for her, heh. I showed her around our house, and I showed her how we do things. I have a dr appointment today at 2, and she's coming at 1. We'll see how she does with Stella on her own. I have some pumped milk in the fridge, and I already sat out some disposable diapers for her. I hope I don't scare her away! She's super sweet!
And lastly: Wow. Last night was crazy. After Derek came home and I complained for a good twenty minutes, he was sitting on the couch with Stella. I was eating, and he goes, "You're pooping, aren't you?" I was like, "She hasn't pooped in a couple days." Well, he checked. It was an all-out insane poop. Her poops have become crazy. She poops about every 3 days or so, and when she does, you need to call in reinforcements. Derek had to do a wardrobe change, and we had to wash all of her changing table stuff. He gave her a bath right away, too. Everyone said this would happen, but just wow. I had no idea it could be that crazy.
I also think it's pretty darn funny that she waited until her dad had her ;) Maybe she was sparing me because she knew I had a rough day, haha.
Stella seems to be waking up from her morning nap, so I need to run. I hope the teething is over soon! My poor girl is miserable! :(
Sunday, July 3, 2011
So I hops in my Schwinn!
Wow, so much to blog about!
I'll tell more about our big "date" but first I have to share a few pictures and tell about our snazzy jogger! Stella and I went for our first run together this morning, and it was great! I ordered this jogger the other day at a super huge bargain! It was 50% off at Amazon! That is why I love, love, love Baby Cheapskate! Well, it came on Wednesday, but Derek and I hadn't had time to put it together. On Friday night, Derek and I assembled it while Stella took a nap...
We had big plans of getting up and going for a Saturday morning run together, and we spent most of the assembly time talking about how excited we were. BUT we didn't think about the tires needing air... boo! :( So on our date last night, we picked up a bike pump. After Stella woke up from her little snooze, we popped her in to make sure everything fit well and we had the straps safely adjusted:
Well, Derek filled the tires last night, and this morning, Stella and I went for a short run while Derek cut the grass. I LOVED it! I am SO pleased with this jogger. I had heard fabulous things about BOBs since one of my former coworkers had a BOB Revolution. Let's be honest, BOBs are crazy expensive, like 400-450 dollars! Also, we had read that a swivel front wheel can be dangerous if you're running fast enough and turning quickly, so we checked out Consumer Reports. It rated this one as the number one jogger, so we waited for a good sale. And when I saw 50% off, I knew I couldn't beat that!
It's absolutely perfect. It turns easily, and it's SUPER light. Stella just lays back and bounces along! I had asked Dr. DeMauro about joggers a while back, and he had recommended just waiting until she could hold her head up. He also mentioned laying it ALL the way back so she gets a swinging effect. It worked perfectly. We only ran maybe 2-2.5 miles since I wanted to be careful. I didn't want to be far away from our house and Stella have a complete meltdown or anything.
I am SO pleased and I cannot recommend this jogger enough! I am in love! I'm so happy that I can run in the mornings now when Derek goes to work. I had been waiting for Derek to come home, but it's so hot here that I hadn't been running. It gets so hot during the day that the other day I thought my brains were cooking. Running in 100 degrees sucks.
Anyway, so excited! :D
As for our date! Wow... we both nearly chickened out at the last minute. At around 3, Derek came in the nursery as I was playing with Stella, and said, "I am so sad. I just don't think I can leave her." I flipped. I was like, "I'm calling Ashley. We're not leaving." Well, we decided to be tough and just get it over with. Ashley came at 4:45, and we showed her around and left around 5pm. We had some dinner (which was mostly spent talking about Stella!) and then went to Target to get a bike pump and a few other things.
We wanted to get some onesies and sleepers for Stella and we figured we'd just pick some up there. We had these grand plans of going to the outlet mall, but the road into HHI was insane. It was bumper to bumper and all of Hilton Head was packed for the holiday weekend. We opted for good ol' Target. We can take the back roads there super easily. Besides, we love Target stuff. It's always super cute and at a good price!
Derek had been wanting to buy Stella some plain white onesies since she was born, and I kept telling him that it was dumb. I finally indulged him after he said, "You could take a fabric marker and draw on it!" Haha! He likes to keep things simple, so I probably won't draw on them. I mostly gave in because I want her to have things that he picks out, too. I shouldn't hog that privilege. We bought size 6 mos. onesies, and they totally fit. I can't believe how big she is!
We also bought a Halo Sleepsack since Stella hulks out of her old swaddlers. We want her to be warm at night, and we thought this was a good option. They had one on clearance, so bonus for finding a good sale!
We also picked up some different pacifiers that mimic boobs. I'm trying to break her of the habit of sucking her lips. Sounds weird, I know. She does this thing where she starts sucking her bottom and top lips, and I want her to use a pacifier. Derek thinks it's totally fine for her to do that and says she'll likely stop when she has teeth. It just freaks me out for some reason, but she won't give in on the pacifiers. :( She hates them -- even the new ones!
We had a lot of fun, but we definitely missed her. It was super hard to be away from her. It was the first time she wasn't with one of us since she was born. She's only been away from me for an hour or so when I've been running and Derek has watched her. I definitely don't want to do it all the time, but it was a good treat to get to eat in peace and just chat with Derek.
Anyway, I want to get back to relaxing while Stella naps this afternoon! :)
I'll tell more about our big "date" but first I have to share a few pictures and tell about our snazzy jogger! Stella and I went for our first run together this morning, and it was great! I ordered this jogger the other day at a super huge bargain! It was 50% off at Amazon! That is why I love, love, love Baby Cheapskate! Well, it came on Wednesday, but Derek and I hadn't had time to put it together. On Friday night, Derek and I assembled it while Stella took a nap...
We had big plans of getting up and going for a Saturday morning run together, and we spent most of the assembly time talking about how excited we were. BUT we didn't think about the tires needing air... boo! :( So on our date last night, we picked up a bike pump. After Stella woke up from her little snooze, we popped her in to make sure everything fit well and we had the straps safely adjusted:
Well, Derek filled the tires last night, and this morning, Stella and I went for a short run while Derek cut the grass. I LOVED it! I am SO pleased with this jogger. I had heard fabulous things about BOBs since one of my former coworkers had a BOB Revolution. Let's be honest, BOBs are crazy expensive, like 400-450 dollars! Also, we had read that a swivel front wheel can be dangerous if you're running fast enough and turning quickly, so we checked out Consumer Reports. It rated this one as the number one jogger, so we waited for a good sale. And when I saw 50% off, I knew I couldn't beat that!
It's absolutely perfect. It turns easily, and it's SUPER light. Stella just lays back and bounces along! I had asked Dr. DeMauro about joggers a while back, and he had recommended just waiting until she could hold her head up. He also mentioned laying it ALL the way back so she gets a swinging effect. It worked perfectly. We only ran maybe 2-2.5 miles since I wanted to be careful. I didn't want to be far away from our house and Stella have a complete meltdown or anything.
I am SO pleased and I cannot recommend this jogger enough! I am in love! I'm so happy that I can run in the mornings now when Derek goes to work. I had been waiting for Derek to come home, but it's so hot here that I hadn't been running. It gets so hot during the day that the other day I thought my brains were cooking. Running in 100 degrees sucks.
Anyway, so excited! :D
As for our date! Wow... we both nearly chickened out at the last minute. At around 3, Derek came in the nursery as I was playing with Stella, and said, "I am so sad. I just don't think I can leave her." I flipped. I was like, "I'm calling Ashley. We're not leaving." Well, we decided to be tough and just get it over with. Ashley came at 4:45, and we showed her around and left around 5pm. We had some dinner (which was mostly spent talking about Stella!) and then went to Target to get a bike pump and a few other things.
We wanted to get some onesies and sleepers for Stella and we figured we'd just pick some up there. We had these grand plans of going to the outlet mall, but the road into HHI was insane. It was bumper to bumper and all of Hilton Head was packed for the holiday weekend. We opted for good ol' Target. We can take the back roads there super easily. Besides, we love Target stuff. It's always super cute and at a good price!
Derek had been wanting to buy Stella some plain white onesies since she was born, and I kept telling him that it was dumb. I finally indulged him after he said, "You could take a fabric marker and draw on it!" Haha! He likes to keep things simple, so I probably won't draw on them. I mostly gave in because I want her to have things that he picks out, too. I shouldn't hog that privilege. We bought size 6 mos. onesies, and they totally fit. I can't believe how big she is!
We also bought a Halo Sleepsack since Stella hulks out of her old swaddlers. We want her to be warm at night, and we thought this was a good option. They had one on clearance, so bonus for finding a good sale!
We also picked up some different pacifiers that mimic boobs. I'm trying to break her of the habit of sucking her lips. Sounds weird, I know. She does this thing where she starts sucking her bottom and top lips, and I want her to use a pacifier. Derek thinks it's totally fine for her to do that and says she'll likely stop when she has teeth. It just freaks me out for some reason, but she won't give in on the pacifiers. :( She hates them -- even the new ones!
We had a lot of fun, but we definitely missed her. It was super hard to be away from her. It was the first time she wasn't with one of us since she was born. She's only been away from me for an hour or so when I've been running and Derek has watched her. I definitely don't want to do it all the time, but it was a good treat to get to eat in peace and just chat with Derek.
Anyway, I want to get back to relaxing while Stella naps this afternoon! :)
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