My Poor Little Cherub

I think she's getting worse :(

She didn't make it that long in her bed last night. She did decent in the pack n play but I guess around 1ish I put her in bed with me and gave her Mr. B's area since he's oot. She did ok until 3 and she must have felt miserable because for an hour she tossed and turned on me....poor thing.

Her coughing got worse and it sounded bronchilar to me. I had the cool mist humidifier on but that didn't do much.

This morning of course when it was time to get up she was out like a light with both arms out creating a T...it was so cute.

I waited as long as I could and was just going to change her diaper but she did wake up all smiley as usual.

I put some Triaminic on my finger a couple of times and she let me put that in her mouth but who really knows how much got down her throat.

I put her in baby legs and like clock work I get her to daycare and get ready to pull her out and she pooped through again! This time just a tiny dot on them but the other day was the same as the first time everywhere.

I'm wondering if the elastic on her thighs is hitting a pressure point that relaxes and releases if you know what I mean haha

I was able to save them for at least her to wear this morning.

I called the doctors office to say hey she's not taking the Triaminic and I don't know what to do if I should bring her in or wait it out so a nurse will be calling me back.

If I had to guess they're going to have me do some breathing treatments with her. Poor little Cherub.

And I'm siging up with a company called VOT they do a ton of legite work from home stuff but the only thing is normally it's temp stuff. Some are temp to hire but theres a ton of stuff and most projects are 6 months long but I just don't know how Mr. B would feel about it.

I'd be looking strictly for data entry stuff because I clearly can't be taking customer service calls.
We'll see

It continues...

the lack of sleep that is.

Last night Ava sounded kind of congested (and since two boys were sick last week...one the mom was smart and pulled him out wed, thur, and fri...the other no he went on Thursday to the doc and they said he had Strep but the idiot doctor gave a note saying he could come back Friday and what do you know they brought him in)

So I tried giving her the Triaminic sp? (far to lazy to look it up) and she did NOT want to swallow it. In fact both times she held it in her mouth as long as she could and when she had to swallow she gagged herself and it came back up with some of her most recent meal while I was cupping it so it wouldn't get on her...awesome

But she was so tired and went down quite easily and actually slept better than normal and even woke up coughing once. She did 7-11. Then I brought her in and just held her a bit and put her in the pnp and she slept I think like an hour or maybe two hours??

I fed her and put her back in the pnp and I think she stayed there until 2 or 3. Honestly I can't remember but I brought her with me because she was whimpering y'all....broke.my.heart! She was even more congested so I held her where her head was more upright and I kind of slept sitting up/laying down/my neck was killing me.

She only woke up to eat at about 5:45 and then again at 6:15 when we were getting up. She still sounded bad but she was happy as ever like always.

I sucked a little out of her nose and just which she knew if she gave it a good cough and whatever you do when you have phlegm she could get some out.

I tried putting the Triaminic on my finger and putting that in her mouth....nope still not working.

I'm just worried it's in her chest and she could get pneumonia....I was in tears last night holding her as she was whimpering and coughing.

I told the teacher to watch for it and I'm going to see how she does today and make my decision on getting an appointment tomorrow or seeing how it goes.

I know they're going to say do Triaminic and that won't work so what's plan B?!

I'm going to bring in the cool mist humidifier into my room since Mr. B is oot because I know like every other night anyways she'll end up at least in the pnp and that way it's in my room so maybe that will help.

I know her room got cold too because we forgot to open it when we came to our room and the air was on so I'm sure that didn't help. I'm going to make sure it stays a little more warm tonight.

Enough of me blabbing about it.

Tired

Exhausted, Weary, Drained, Sleepy, Worn-Out....you get the picture? haha

Ava is still not sleeping well unless it's with me and even that is whatever. But with this damn time change it's even worse.

I normally get up at 6:25 and we can leave by 7 which is perfect but since the time change Ava is getting up at that time to eat because she still thinks it's her 5:30 eating session which runs me late and we get out the door 10-15 minutes later than normal.

I HATE HATE HATE waking up when it's dark. I'm sorry I'd rather have it be darker sooner at night than in the morning. They do have things called street lights and patio lights for playing or hanging out pleasure haha

So we set the pack n play back up last night in hopes that being in the same room as us will help. Honestly I hope it's the 4 month wakely but I'm worried she just wants me now...like it may have started off as that and transitioned to needing me.

She didn't nap yesterday either so she was really tired and went down without a fight around 7 and was sleeping good until about 11 which is better than it has been and I think I woke her up because I heard her rustling around in the bed and then nothing and my monitor beeped a few times so I was worried she was suffocating so I went in just at the door but had to push it a little and by the time I made it back to my bed she was up and I wanted to shoot myself.

So PNP didn't go great last night but that's going to be my goal this week. If that doesn't work we may try the carseat in her bed approach and if that doesn't work we'll buy a co-sleeper and do that and then put the co-sleeper in her bed until she doesn't need it anymore because that seems to have worked for many on the webz but we don't want to pay for anything we don't have to.

Last night was day 2 of brown rice cereal that I made with my new baby food processor. She did a tad better but is having trouble figuring it out haha which is fine. I'm not sure how much she's getting because that didn't fill her stomach up enough for a deep sleep I can assure you.

If it doesn't get better by weeks end we'll take a break from that and try it in a few weeks. I still don't feel good about it but agreed to try it out since I would make it myself.

We really haven't fooled around that much since pregnancy and we did this weekend and boy did it hurt. And then Ava started crying haha I see a lot of sprints in our future!

I have my yearly on the 18th which I'm not looking forward too....yes I know I had someone all up in my business towards the end of pregnancy and even when having her (I mean a lady shaved my lady parts before the section for crying out loud) but I just am not ready to have folks poking and prodding back in there just a few months later dang.

I hate my job folks...it's ridiculous. The new boss claimed she wasn't a micro manager and is one to a T and add in all her little quirks and thinking everything is black and white (and you should know I'm a huge rule follower and definitely like things black and white but know sometimes that's not the case) and she doesn't get it.

I'm desperately trying to find a part time stay at home solution to at least bring in some money because then I think Mr. B would go for it. Until then I'm stockpiling my check into savings so that when it's time for #2 (which I know this is crazy but I would be happy at anytime now) we can trade my car in since it's paid off and pay the rest in cash so I could stay at home in the future and not worry about a car note.

Anywho I have to go do a project on giving info on some trainings I took on what I learned and what I'd like added in the most creative way possible but DO NOT USE POWERPOINT...because that takes too long...but I've already spent a day trying to be creative without using a tool that makes creativity easy. Whatever

Hodge Podge

Ok got in the shoes and Baby Legs in of course when Mr. B got home early heh but you know what he actually liked the shoes! He didn't even look at the baby legs just a comment of "so basically they're leg warmers" well yes Mr. B to break it down...

So yesterday was Ava's 4 month check up. Things are great as usual.

15lbs 3oz
26 inches long
16.5 inch head

Up from her 3 month....
1lb 3oz
1.5 inches
.5 inches

I can't believe she's as long as she is...I guess it hasn't registered since I'm with her everyday.
The sleep thing yah still not happening and doc lady says it could be because she's hungry, could be going through a spurt, could be teething, could be congestion.

She wrote down some medicine that she liked that's a decongestant if we want to use that on particularly bad days as well as her Elephant Cool Mist Humidifier.

And gave the go ahead on solids if we want. She did say cereal but also said that if she doesn't like it to move on and either stop or try something different. Recommended veggies first just because of the sweetness in fruits but said her kids didn't like anything green and so she had to do fruits first.

She said in noway do we have to do this. And especially if it doesn't help Ava sleep any better she would recommend stopping for a couple of weeks or so.

So I do not want her to have store bought rice cereal...too much stuff in it and even the vitamins they put into it only like 8% is retained. So I bought the oatmeal one but it's just a little better.

But then I read I could make my own rice cereal from brown rice which is ideal since rice is the best as far as allergies go and she would be getting far more nutrients that way.

But then I thought do I REALLY need to do the cereal or maybe just jump to a sweet potato???

So I'm online now researching specific baby blenders and the cube trays and I'd want the single pack ones so I could take them to daycare.

You know you can get really sucked up in with folks saying "well my baby did this..or my baby eats this much"

There's a baby at daycare who just started (2.5 months) he eats 5oz every 3 hours.
Ava still doesn't do that. She eats anywhere between 4-4.5oz every 3-4 hours at daycare (always getting at least 12oz if not more).
Then eats twice before bed and of course in the middle of the night and morning.

But I could worry about am I feeding her enough but heck she gained over a pound in a month and she's not really showing signs of hunger. I'm not convinced that's her issue at night.

But we'll see.

I just booked our photography session for Ava's 6 month/Family portraits weeee! I would like to do it out at LSU's campus but depending on if it rains or it's too hot (since it will be in early May) that plan may not work. She does have a portable photography studio so she can do it at our house. We could always have her do that and then take some pictures in our back yard that show the lake...I would just have to see if she can edit out the houses.

I did it 2 days after she gets her ears pierced so hopefully she'll be fine.

Off to research more on making baby food.

Babysteals.com

I should advertise for them....(hmm I need to look into seeing if they do associate work) but today they had a playmat thingy and then I went back and checked and boom! Baby Legs! I've been wanting to get her some and even though they aren't the ones I wanted from the site (or the cheap ones I found on Amazon that carried a huge shipping tag) they are still cute.

3 pair for 16 when they normally sell for 11+ each. So hey good deal had by all.

I love that site because they usually do 3-4 different offers a day and it's a nice surprise.

Have I said lately how miserable I am here...ugh all I do is shop now.

Teething+4 Monthly Wakely=Miserable Sleep Deprived Mama

Oh yes indeed.

Saturday Ava kind of fell asleep at 7ish but then she was up (she napped late) but she was so fussy y'all. And it just kept getting worse she would NOT go to sleep and faught it...2 hours later we finally gave her a very small dose of tylonel (well a different brand that my doctor sold me that wasn't recalled) and that did NOTHING to her or to eliviate the pain which is at that time what we figured it was...teething!

She was up pretty much no lie from 8pm-4am when Mr. B finally told me to bring her in with me and then she finally slept and slept until 9am...so did I haha

I felt so bad for the poor thing.

Then we took an early nap and when she woke at about 2pm she was fussy the rest of the afternon and night and I could see the whites of her two bottom teeth.

Of course she's drooling like mad, has her hands or anything she can grab onto in her mouth at all times, wants her paci or my boob any chance she can get for sucking purposes to eliviate that pain, and will gum down on my finger if I put it in there.

Sunday was no better for sleep but I brought her in much sooner.

But Sunday she was up sooo much eating and last night she went down at 7, then up at 10:30, then up at 12:30, then up at 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, and finally 6:30 when we got up for good. This folks is called 4 Month Wakeling and I want to shoot myself. And this can last the entire 4th month possibly into the 5th month. Up all these hours wanting to eat and she ate each time at least 2oz if not more...I don't know I tend to fall asleep haha

I really hope it gets better because I can't get up every hour and feed her and surely can't stand over a crib patting her until she fully falls asleep but I also don't want her used to sleeping with me/on me on the couch, love seat, rocker, floor, bed, on the car hah where ever seems to be pleasing her at the time.

I want my old girl back of sleeping a good 6-7 hours then up to eat and back down until 6:30 when we get up.

We have her 4 month on Friday so I'll chat with the doc about this.

I'll also be talking to her about solids. Let me say this I do not judge anyone who gives solids before me I just like my bond with her right now and if she doesn't need them I don't want to give them just yet...it's selfish I know but hey haha now if doc says she needs them I will for sure.

But I'm wondering if I can scoot past the cereal and go onto homemade food that I make...I'd feel better about it. I have read online that I can but I want to check with the pediatrician because I trust her more than the interwebs

Well I better get going on some work...here's a recent picture of my munchin

I think this one is hilarious...not sure why. I'm sure it has to do with she's my child haha

And since I can't split the other two apart....the 2nd was on Saturday when we went to visit Mike the Tiger and she was supporting the basketball and baseball team

3rd she loves Man Vs Food folks...it's scary really haha...and don't judge our recliner. It was a hand me down and so comfy. It's on the list probably for Father's Day

Hair Loss

Well I still haven't heard anything about the job...oh well. Maybe they have someone but maybe it won't work out and then they'll contact me and it'll be a big surprise to me when they do haha I'm trying to stay positive.

Well any who today on babysteals.com they had some Baby Soles Crib Shoes for 1/2 price. The one's I really wanted were already snagged up (you have to be so quick with that site) but there were some other cute ones. Now that Ava is about to be fully sitting on her own I want her to have shoes at daycare since the one little boy loves to pull her socks off and this way they can stay on and she'll have something not to get her feet dirty...I'm strange I know haha

Here they are

15 bucks normally 31. whoot

I also bought a Groupon for a Specialty Meats store here and I checked out their menu....Oh mah gah yum! Can't wait to use that sucker!

Ok so onto something serious...my hair is falling out folks. I have very thick hair and I shed a lot...like a lot I'll admit it and it always gets worse when I haven't had a cut/thin in awhile. But this is like globs coming out like when I'm done showering and squeeze out the water or when I brush my hair or when I take the pony tail holder out to redo my hair...it's scaring me

So I just got onto Mayo Clinic's site and here are some of the things it says can cause it

3-4 months after a major surgery (Makes sense being I had a c-section 4 months ago)

Post-Partum 3 months (eh this just started a week ago) however it says that once your levels get back to normal is when the hair falls out so maybe my levels are just getting back in sync

Birth Control Pills (I've been taking it for 2 cycles now but maybe it's just finally in my system enough)

So all of those could be it. I did notice it happening a little after I started drinking Mother's Milk tea so I have stopped that because I surely don't want it happening if that's it. But if it's not I'd like to go back to drinking it to help my supply. I bought Milk Thistle to help though.

I have my yearly on the 18th of this month (can not believe it's March already) and I'll definitely be asking her about it.