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I don't have photos. Wish I did (especially of that play mat incident today - just kidding), but I don't. I need to make a list of things to take pictures of because I always forget. At some point I want to sneak in Millie's room while she's sleeping (preferably during the day without the flash) to snap a photo of her napping and also a photo of her all swaddled up. Although, I do have a picture of her swaddled self...it's just from when she was first born. Anyway, maybe I'll make up for not having photos next time and I'll overload you with photos.
Some milestones I need to document:
- Just in the last few days Amelia has started to snuggle with me. She'll lay her head on my shoulder or bury her face in my neck. The pediatrician told us at her 4 month checkup that she noticed a bit of stranger anxiety in Amelia already. She said it was early, but that it's a good sign. My favorite is when she burps in my face (Amelia, not the pediatrician).
- Amelia has recently taken a very noticeable interest in our pup, Tess. I must get a photo of this. It's so cute how Amelia stares at Tess and her eyes follow the pup around the room. I call Tess over and let Amelia touch her...the kid is mesmerized by that dog.
- It is no longer possible to bathe our baby without getting completely drenched ourselves.
- The nursing thing is going "only okay". Everyone says it's the most natural thing in the world but for something so natural it sure can be difficult. I nurse her exclusively during the day but at night she gets a bottle of my milk. I pump a couple of hours after she goes to bed and by then I have enough to more than fill her (more than a usual feeding). We store it and she has it the next night before bed since that's when she seems to need the most.
- It bears repeating: my kid has the cutest giggle.
- We try rice cereal every few days and so far she hasn't shown much of an interest. But, as I read in my Parents magazine, you're supposed to try a new food 6-10 times before ruling it out. Most babies will like (even love) a food if you are persistent and don't give up after just a few tries. So, upward and onward. I'll probably try it again tomorrow night.
- Last night Amelia slept for 10 1/2 hours. That marks the first time she's ever slept more than 9 hours for us. Please, Millie, let this be the new "norm".
Not much else to report. I got some gDiapers off BabySteals and I'm going to try to make the inserts for them soon. This will be our first foray into cloth diapering so we'll see how it goes. I'm pretty excited.
Bring on the holidays! I can't believe it's already mid-November.
I finally wrote a short (obviously relative) post,
2 comments commented:
The car seat is giving me some anxiety and my kid isn't even here yet! I need to go by the fire station to see if we installed it correctly. It just doesn't seem right.
Yay for over 10 hours of sleep!!
I haven't been over here in way too long. Your little girl is adorable!! I have to say, though, that I'm keeping my little girl in the car seat as long as possible. Although it's so hard to haul over 20 lbs around (with her and the car seat) it's so much easier to keep her strapped into the car seat than it is to keep her sitting down in a cart!
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