As baby grows, actions that may seem like defiance -- throwing food, banging objects, biting, pulling -- may really be his way of learning. Discipline is essential, but so is letting him explore. Trust your gut and stay consistent in your reactions, and over time, you and baby will both learn what works best.
Oh my gosh yes! In fact Ava just spit food all over my face and clothes last night and she did it to her daycare teacher the other day haha. But definitely banging different objects to hear the sounds, biting she has done a few times but we are very stern on the no with that one. We do take a laid back approach in letting her figure things out but there are area's that are a no go and we sternly tell her no, pick up her and move her and give her something else to do. She knows better at this point because most often than not she will look at us and slooooowly start to do whatever she shouldn't be doing haha.
Baby's personality and temperament are starting to show. Whether he's laid-back and shy or energetic and outgoing, this is your time to get to know him. The best part? Spotting the characteristics he inherited from you!
Ava can be so laid back sometimes it's awesome and then other's you better watch out haha....most of the time when she's upset it's because she's hungry or doesn't want to be in her crib/go to bed surprise surprise. Last night was night #2 of the CIO (which we absolutely hate but we have to get this figured out before the baby comes and I need sleep) and she cried on and off for 2 hours before I just went to get her at 4:45. I fed her and then she fell asleep but woke up right away when I put her in her crib so she came in with me at that point. We're going to keep at it though because we know it will take a bit and consistency is key.
The guilt has come back about bringing another baby into the house so early. This week I've been going to the daycare on lunch to feed Ava. That way she's only taking in formula for her afternoon feeding and I have been loving the extra time of how excited she is to see me but it's too much for me so I've been getting over the guilt of the giving more formula and it's not for much longer anyways. But when I'm spending those special moments with her I feel bad that I won't give her enough attention. I know I will.
Mr. B is excited for a second but he too the other day said "you know it will be great but I will miss just playing with her on the bed and having that 1:1 time."
I know what he means by that....others who don't have children or don't have them so close may think that sounds selfish but I get it. I follow a blog where they really had special roles with their children and one tended to favor one parent and the other child the other parent and so they made it a point a couple times a week to switch it up and play with the other and get quality time in and that really helped. This will definitely be the case with us especially when Mr. B will be out of town.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Sick of being sick
Oh my gosh y'all this M/S is no joke. I do remember dry heaving a lot more with Ava but I think that's because I tried that to see if I felt better. I don't remember it being this bad though. The pills they work for 4 hours but you can only take them every 8 so you know where that's going. Small meals only help sometimes and all the other fun remedies don't work either.
Today I actually felt pretty good with all the stuff I tried doing until 2 and at 2:30 I could take another pill and still nothing.
This is making it so hard to drink water because honestly the thought of it makes me want to projectile vomit at my desk.
I'm trying but again upset that I know I'm not getting enough. At night usually around 8 or so it seems to be ok for a couple of hours so I try and get 30oz in then.
And yesterday I was wearing this dress that always does seem to give me a pooch where the waist starts and I kept thinking man this is crazy and I kept pulling it down and I was very self conscious.
I get home and change clothes and look in the mirror and I'm like "whoa wait a second!" everyone there was a serious bump. It felt hard too. I was 1. A little taken aback that it was happening so fast and it wasn't bloat and 2. That I can feel it above my belly button. Maybe this has something to do with just having a child 10 months ago??? Maybe it's really twins haha
I won't lie I did get concerned for extra amniotic fluid already and what that could mean so soon since we don't get our ultrasound until next Friday.
I have no idea how I'm supposed to hide this from work for another month...I don't think it's going to happen honestly.
When I get home I'll upload the picture I took last night...it's the same today as well. oh boy!
Today I actually felt pretty good with all the stuff I tried doing until 2 and at 2:30 I could take another pill and still nothing.
This is making it so hard to drink water because honestly the thought of it makes me want to projectile vomit at my desk.
I'm trying but again upset that I know I'm not getting enough. At night usually around 8 or so it seems to be ok for a couple of hours so I try and get 30oz in then.
And yesterday I was wearing this dress that always does seem to give me a pooch where the waist starts and I kept thinking man this is crazy and I kept pulling it down and I was very self conscious.
I get home and change clothes and look in the mirror and I'm like "whoa wait a second!" everyone there was a serious bump. It felt hard too. I was 1. A little taken aback that it was happening so fast and it wasn't bloat and 2. That I can feel it above my belly button. Maybe this has something to do with just having a child 10 months ago??? Maybe it's really twins haha
I won't lie I did get concerned for extra amniotic fluid already and what that could mean so soon since we don't get our ultrasound until next Friday.
I have no idea how I'm supposed to hide this from work for another month...I don't think it's going to happen honestly.
When I get home I'll upload the picture I took last night...it's the same today as well. oh boy!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Week 6/7 Update
Week 6/7 Update
How far along?: 6 Weeks 2 Days or 7 Weeks 0 days
How big is baby: .25inches long and the size of a Sweet Pea
Maternity clothes: Nope but late last week things did start to feel tight...however now things are fine again because I've been sick and haven't kept things down or been eating like normal
Sleep: Having a 10 month old who loves to co-sleep doesn't warrant the best sleep because I've been trying to let her cry it out for a bit and wean her of that. This has nothing to do with being pregnant though haha
Best moment this week: Getting through another week
Movement: None
Food cravings: None so far
Food aversions: Nothing per say but I'm feeling sick a lot
Gender: Won't know that for awhile.
Labor signs: None for a long long time please!
Belly button in or out?: Innie
What I miss: I'll miss eating my steak at medium rare and having to heat up deli meats, and watching cheeses. (This will probably stay because I have barely drank as it is with BF'ing so that isn't that big of a deal)
What I am looking forward to: September 16th when we can see our little one.
Weekly Wisdom: I haven't gotten any yet since I really haven't told anyone. But you better believe I'll be asking about the 2 under 18 months folks.
Milestones: Another week closer to seeing our baby!
Weight: 161.2 So we're talking ounces so I would say could've dropped a tad from being sick but it could just be the scale.
For a minute I thought maybe I wouldn't get morning sickness (we all know with me it's not in the morning it's a 24/7 thing) but I started to not feel so great on Thursday and then it snowballed throughout this weekend. I got bad sick here at work today. That's the stuff that's hard to hide. This feeling is I think worse than with Ava..which is hard to believe. It's making it worse running after her and trying to get her to sleep in her crib all night so we're up a lot. I called the nurse and she called in a prescription for me. Not sure what she prescribed. Last time it didn't work but I'm hopeful.
Ava's daycare teacher said her sister used to get sick a lot and her doctor told her before getting out of bed in the morning to suck on a Hersey's kiss until it dissolves and that really helped her. I'm up for trying anything.
Looks like soup for me tonight!
How far along?: 6 Weeks 2 Days or 7 Weeks 0 days
How big is baby: .25inches long and the size of a Sweet Pea
Maternity clothes: Nope but late last week things did start to feel tight...however now things are fine again because I've been sick and haven't kept things down or been eating like normal
Sleep: Having a 10 month old who loves to co-sleep doesn't warrant the best sleep because I've been trying to let her cry it out for a bit and wean her of that. This has nothing to do with being pregnant though haha
Best moment this week: Getting through another week
Movement: None
Food cravings: None so far
Food aversions: Nothing per say but I'm feeling sick a lot
Gender: Won't know that for awhile.
Labor signs: None for a long long time please!
Belly button in or out?: Innie
What I miss: I'll miss eating my steak at medium rare and having to heat up deli meats, and watching cheeses. (This will probably stay because I have barely drank as it is with BF'ing so that isn't that big of a deal)
What I am looking forward to: September 16th when we can see our little one.
Weekly Wisdom: I haven't gotten any yet since I really haven't told anyone. But you better believe I'll be asking about the 2 under 18 months folks.
Milestones: Another week closer to seeing our baby!
Weight: 161.2 So we're talking ounces so I would say could've dropped a tad from being sick but it could just be the scale.
For a minute I thought maybe I wouldn't get morning sickness (we all know with me it's not in the morning it's a 24/7 thing) but I started to not feel so great on Thursday and then it snowballed throughout this weekend. I got bad sick here at work today. That's the stuff that's hard to hide. This feeling is I think worse than with Ava..which is hard to believe. It's making it worse running after her and trying to get her to sleep in her crib all night so we're up a lot. I called the nurse and she called in a prescription for me. Not sure what she prescribed. Last time it didn't work but I'm hopeful.
Ava's daycare teacher said her sister used to get sick a lot and her doctor told her before getting out of bed in the morning to suck on a Hersey's kiss until it dissolves and that really helped her. I'm up for trying anything.
Looks like soup for me tonight!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Ava's Weekly Update- 43 Weeks
Baby's first birthday is approaching, and infantdom is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Now that she can feed herself with her fingers and hold a cup, watch out for food fights. Baby loves throwing things, but not because she's trying to drive you mad -- taking action and watching its immediate effects actually help her learn.
We have taking the whole solid's thing pretty slowly. She hated the brown rice cereal that I ground up and cooked (shame on her hah) but love's puree's. This weekend I'm actually going to introduce soft sliced carrots and maybe apples and avocado's to her since she likes all of those things in puree form.
As far as drinking she does bottle of course at daycare but we haven't started her on the sippy cup yet. I'm going to put a little water in it or BM if I have enough to see how she does.
From playing patty-cake to holding out her arms while you get her dressed, baby's growing up in little ways every day. Her vocabulary is also expanding -- expect to hear more than "mama" and "dada" pretty soon. Your words are starting to make more sense to her too, so keep up your end of the chatter as much as possible.
I've definitely noticed this past week that Ava is learning a ton of things. I have been working on hello and bye bye (she flails her arm about but I know what she's trying to say...she doesn't do it every time but she's getting there), also doing high five (she will remember after we do it a few times but hours later I can't randomly ask for a high five and she'll remember).
She is chattering a ton and good to know that soon she really will say mama and dada and mean it. Whenever I say mama and do the sign for it she smiles so big...she's been smiling at that for a couple months now.
We say a prayer for Tripp Roth and the family twice a day and every time I say "Ava do you want to say a pray for Tripp?" (specifically in the car where I can see her but she can't see me) she smiles big.
I really have been talking to her a lot these past few months and will ramp it up from now on.
Serve baby's food in a bowl rather than a plate to help contain the mess. Using bowls that suction onto the high chair table will also keep things (relatively) clean.
This should be interesting but I'll give it a whirl.
Ava now has her top left front tooth and both bottom teeth. I noticed that her top right tooth is about to cut. The past two weeks she had been teething bad but that's all that I see coming in.
She now crawls everywhere! And I mean the real crawl not fast army crawling.
She is pulling herself up on anything and everything and wants to be in the know of everything as well.
Last weekend I put the things on the cabinets that tie two together. I left the really heavy drawers accessible and the pots and pans open because if she wants to get in there and make noise I'm fine with that.
She is so nosy and I know she get's that from me. She will tilt and turn her head just to see who walked by...haha it's really funny.
She also will get on all 4's sort of like the crab walk and she's trying to figure out how to stand up and let her hands go but isn't quite there yet.
We put a baby gate in front of the fireplace so of course she's no longer interested in that, but her new hobby is to push the receiver buttons and bang on the Blue Ray player...oh joy.
I can not believe she's almost 10 months.
I have started planning her 1st birthday party....The Hungry Caterpillar theme. I will be going overboard of course but oh well.
We have taking the whole solid's thing pretty slowly. She hated the brown rice cereal that I ground up and cooked (shame on her hah) but love's puree's. This weekend I'm actually going to introduce soft sliced carrots and maybe apples and avocado's to her since she likes all of those things in puree form.
As far as drinking she does bottle of course at daycare but we haven't started her on the sippy cup yet. I'm going to put a little water in it or BM if I have enough to see how she does.
From playing patty-cake to holding out her arms while you get her dressed, baby's growing up in little ways every day. Her vocabulary is also expanding -- expect to hear more than "mama" and "dada" pretty soon. Your words are starting to make more sense to her too, so keep up your end of the chatter as much as possible.
I've definitely noticed this past week that Ava is learning a ton of things. I have been working on hello and bye bye (she flails her arm about but I know what she's trying to say...she doesn't do it every time but she's getting there), also doing high five (she will remember after we do it a few times but hours later I can't randomly ask for a high five and she'll remember).
She is chattering a ton and good to know that soon she really will say mama and dada and mean it. Whenever I say mama and do the sign for it she smiles so big...she's been smiling at that for a couple months now.
We say a prayer for Tripp Roth and the family twice a day and every time I say "Ava do you want to say a pray for Tripp?" (specifically in the car where I can see her but she can't see me) she smiles big.
I really have been talking to her a lot these past few months and will ramp it up from now on.
Serve baby's food in a bowl rather than a plate to help contain the mess. Using bowls that suction onto the high chair table will also keep things (relatively) clean.
This should be interesting but I'll give it a whirl.
Ava now has her top left front tooth and both bottom teeth. I noticed that her top right tooth is about to cut. The past two weeks she had been teething bad but that's all that I see coming in.
She now crawls everywhere! And I mean the real crawl not fast army crawling.
She is pulling herself up on anything and everything and wants to be in the know of everything as well.
Last weekend I put the things on the cabinets that tie two together. I left the really heavy drawers accessible and the pots and pans open because if she wants to get in there and make noise I'm fine with that.
She is so nosy and I know she get's that from me. She will tilt and turn her head just to see who walked by...haha it's really funny.
She also will get on all 4's sort of like the crab walk and she's trying to figure out how to stand up and let her hands go but isn't quite there yet.
We put a baby gate in front of the fireplace so of course she's no longer interested in that, but her new hobby is to push the receiver buttons and bang on the Blue Ray player...oh joy.
I can not believe she's almost 10 months.
I have started planning her 1st birthday party....The Hungry Caterpillar theme. I will be going overboard of course but oh well.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Week 5/6 Update
Week 4/5 Update
How far along?: 5 Weeks 1 Days or 5 Weeks 6 days
Maternity clothes: Nope but I have won a few things on Ebay so I'm pretty excited to be a little more stylish this time around haha
Sleep: Having a 9.5 month old who loves to co-sleep doesn't warrant the best sleep because I've been trying to let her cry it out for a bit and wean her of that. This has nothing to do with being pregnant though haha
Best moment this week: Getting through another week
Movement: None
Food cravings: None so far
Food aversions: Nothing so far
Gender: Won't know that for awhile.
Labor signs: None for a long long time please!
Belly button in or out?: Innie
What I miss: I'll miss eating my steak at medium rare and having to heat up deli meats, and watching cheeses. (This will probably stay because I have barely drank as it is with BF'ing so that isn't that big of a deal)
What I am looking forward to: September 16th when we can see our little one.
Weekly Wisdom: I haven't gotten any yet since I really haven't told anyone. But you better believe I'll be asking about the 2 under 18 months folks.
Milestones: Another week closer to seeing our baby!
Weight: 161.4 (Last week should've been more like 161 instead of 160)
How far along?: 5 Weeks 1 Days or 5 Weeks 6 days
Maternity clothes: Nope but I have won a few things on Ebay so I'm pretty excited to be a little more stylish this time around haha
Sleep: Having a 9.5 month old who loves to co-sleep doesn't warrant the best sleep because I've been trying to let her cry it out for a bit and wean her of that. This has nothing to do with being pregnant though haha
Best moment this week: Getting through another week
Movement: None
Food cravings: None so far
Food aversions: Nothing so far
Gender: Won't know that for awhile.
Labor signs: None for a long long time please!
Belly button in or out?: Innie
What I miss: I'll miss eating my steak at medium rare and having to heat up deli meats, and watching cheeses. (This will probably stay because I have barely drank as it is with BF'ing so that isn't that big of a deal)
What I am looking forward to: September 16th when we can see our little one.
Weekly Wisdom: I haven't gotten any yet since I really haven't told anyone. But you better believe I'll be asking about the 2 under 18 months folks.
Milestones: Another week closer to seeing our baby!
Weight: 161.4 (Last week should've been more like 161 instead of 160)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Guilt
So I have started asking around to folks who have 2 under 2 or roughly around that time frame and ask if they have guilt over having a second child so quickly because let me tell you...2.5 seconds after I got over the shock and became happy I immediately felt sadness and guilt in my heart for Ava. She has been getting my attention sometimes literally 24/7 and don't get me wrong I always wanted to provide her with a brother or sister but so soon??? Will she feel sad like the dog? Will I not be able to love her as much, or stop and smile at her then she reciprocates, will I not be able to get down on the floor and play with her, or her watch me play a game. Will we not have that moment to touch noses and gaze into each other's eyes and right before she turns away she gives me that sly smile like "I really love you with everything mommy"....le sigh I know this guilt will pass but I worry about it.
Someone said "your love doesn't divide it multiplies" and I know it will. I am excited to give her a brother or sister because I think she'll be a wonderful big sister.
So I have decided which I should've been doing the whole time (but in my defense was so busy all these months at work and had my own app for a baby journal for Ava) but I'm going to do a weekly update of Ava on a different day so I can continue to mark her progress as well.
Of course Mr. B says we should spend the same amount on baby furniture as we did Ava and while I'm not against it geez that was 2k. It is fantastic quality though.
We did get a flier in the mail from BRU yesterday that if you bought a set on some you got the crib for free or a really nice chair/glider and ottoman for free. The price range for the free product was about 500 dollars which is nice. They now offer layaway which is great because same with the other place we wanted to pick it out and start saving but didn't have room for it until we cleared out the room.
I haven't come up with a nickname for this little one yet but that currently is our guest room so we'll have to get rid of all of that stuff and that closet was our storage closet with suite cases and all...oh boy.
I'm going to be going through a bunch of our clothes in our closet and will actually put the desk in there I think since the desk is small and we don't use it that much.
Someone said "your love doesn't divide it multiplies" and I know it will. I am excited to give her a brother or sister because I think she'll be a wonderful big sister.
So I have decided which I should've been doing the whole time (but in my defense was so busy all these months at work and had my own app for a baby journal for Ava) but I'm going to do a weekly update of Ava on a different day so I can continue to mark her progress as well.
Of course Mr. B says we should spend the same amount on baby furniture as we did Ava and while I'm not against it geez that was 2k. It is fantastic quality though.
We did get a flier in the mail from BRU yesterday that if you bought a set on some you got the crib for free or a really nice chair/glider and ottoman for free. The price range for the free product was about 500 dollars which is nice. They now offer layaway which is great because same with the other place we wanted to pick it out and start saving but didn't have room for it until we cleared out the room.
I haven't come up with a nickname for this little one yet but that currently is our guest room so we'll have to get rid of all of that stuff and that closet was our storage closet with suite cases and all...oh boy.
I'm going to be going through a bunch of our clothes in our closet and will actually put the desk in there I think since the desk is small and we don't use it that much.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Week 4/5 Update
Yes you read that right...I'm pregnant!
Week 4/5 Update
How far along?: 4 Weeks 2 Days or 5 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Nope
Sleep: Having a 9.5 month old who loves to co-sleep doesn't warrant the best sleep because I've been trying to let her cry it out for a bit and wean her of that. This has nothing to do with being pregnant though haha
Best moment this week: Finding out I was pregnant!
Movement: None
Food cravings: None so far
Food aversions: Nothing so far
Gender: Won't know that for awhile.
Labor signs: None for a long long time please!
Belly button in or out?: Innie
What I miss: I'll miss eating my steak at medium rare and having to heat up deli meats, and watching cheeses.
What I am looking forward to: September 16th when we can see our little one.
Weekly Wisdom: I haven't gotten any yet since I really haven't told anyone. But you better believe I'll be asking about the 2 under 18 months folks.
Milestones: BFP!
Weight: 160
Is everyone as shocked as I am to see this?! Based on my LMP my due date actually would be April 24th and that would put me at 5 weeks today however I'm pretty sure I ovulated late and I'm going with April 24th and then I'd be 4w2d. This is surreal.
Just like with Ava I randomly said hmm have I gotten a period (last month was my first real one) so I had a tiny bit of bleeding around the 4 week mark if you use my LMP which was like Ava so I assume it was implantation bleeding. So I took a test on a whim. I am shocked.
The whole 2 under 2 thing is crazy but Ava will be 17.5 months if I go full term. Which I have just started reading about VBAC's and it seems they don't recommend a VBAC if between the 1st section and 2nd would be less than 18 months. So I'll have to chat with my doctor about that. I know many states are regulating when doctors can schedule sections and only do it at 39 weeks and if it's less there's a reason for it. Which 39 weeks is fine. I went until 38w5d so what's 2 days difference.
We shall see. I am going to be telling Mr. B here in a minute...wish me luck haha
Week 4/5 Update
How far along?: 4 Weeks 2 Days or 5 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Nope
Sleep: Having a 9.5 month old who loves to co-sleep doesn't warrant the best sleep because I've been trying to let her cry it out for a bit and wean her of that. This has nothing to do with being pregnant though haha
Best moment this week: Finding out I was pregnant!
Movement: None
Food cravings: None so far
Food aversions: Nothing so far
Gender: Won't know that for awhile.
Labor signs: None for a long long time please!
Belly button in or out?: Innie
What I miss: I'll miss eating my steak at medium rare and having to heat up deli meats, and watching cheeses.
What I am looking forward to: September 16th when we can see our little one.
Weekly Wisdom: I haven't gotten any yet since I really haven't told anyone. But you better believe I'll be asking about the 2 under 18 months folks.
Milestones: BFP!
Weight: 160
Is everyone as shocked as I am to see this?! Based on my LMP my due date actually would be April 24th and that would put me at 5 weeks today however I'm pretty sure I ovulated late and I'm going with April 24th and then I'd be 4w2d. This is surreal.
Just like with Ava I randomly said hmm have I gotten a period (last month was my first real one) so I had a tiny bit of bleeding around the 4 week mark if you use my LMP which was like Ava so I assume it was implantation bleeding. So I took a test on a whim. I am shocked.
The whole 2 under 2 thing is crazy but Ava will be 17.5 months if I go full term. Which I have just started reading about VBAC's and it seems they don't recommend a VBAC if between the 1st section and 2nd would be less than 18 months. So I'll have to chat with my doctor about that. I know many states are regulating when doctors can schedule sections and only do it at 39 weeks and if it's less there's a reason for it. Which 39 weeks is fine. I went until 38w5d so what's 2 days difference.
We shall see. I am going to be telling Mr. B here in a minute...wish me luck haha
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