August 2011
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Again?
Last night was part two of get-B-to-sleep-all-night. We put her in her cradle at 9pm with her pacifier. She was wide-awake but quiet as a mouse, looking around at everything around her. Her eyes started to droop but the pacifier kept falling out of her mouth and waking her up. I stood above her and helped her keep it in until she fell asleep. She wasn’t fast asleep when I left her side, but...
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Sleep
As most of you know by now, sleep has been a bit of a challenge to us these last 8 weeks. I’ve done a terrible job of creating good sleep habits and schedules, and this kid is spoiled rotten.
She falls asleep easily and maintains a pretty consistent schedule on her own, waking every 4 hours. My physicians told me not to expect her to sleep a full night until she reaches 10 pounds, so I try...
Alarms
Bebe and my second baby (the blog) have made me a bit obsessed with stalking other mom bloggers. They are full of tips, tricks and insight that are viable today. I love my own mothers insight, but she hasn’t had a baby in 18 years, and times have changed a bit since then.
Today Amanda at Chasing Twins in Louboutins shared a trick to keep almost-three-year-old twin tantrums at bay. She sets...
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On Time
I’ve never been known for my timeliness even though I TRY not to run everywhere in a late frenzy. A baby takes this to a whole new level and I’ve now done my share of walking out the door with my hair wet or putting makeup on in the car (while John drives of course).
Here’s what you have to do if you want to look presentable when going somewhere:
Figure out how much time it...
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Home
I’m in my hometown this week for the funeral of a dear friends’ father. The circumstances suck and have made me uber aware of the fact that we’re not kids anymore and our parents aren’t as young as they used to be.
Still, I always love being home. This is why:
my mom cooks for me and does my laundry when Beatrice destroys 3 outfits in 24 hours
there is no shortage of...
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Caring for Beatrice
John and I have been seeking childcare options for months it seems. We alternate between a lackluster approach because neither one of us is too keen on having some stranger watch our precious little pumpkin, to feelings of complete anxiety over the fact that our little summer-of-Bebe is almost over and we still don’t have a plan.
Now here’s the thing, if Beatrice could talk, this...
Beatrice's One Month Photo Shoot
The following photos were taken by Stephanie DeBolt of Black Sheep Studio in Northern Indiana. She did a great job and was awesome, especially when my girl wasn’t cooperating. What can I say - Beatrice just isn’t much of a fan of the indoors (hence all of the outdoor shots).
Get ready, these are pretty much the cutest things ever…
Darling, right?
Here’s a few of...
Goodbye Maternity Leave
Today marked the end of my marvelous maternity leave. Next time I have a baby, I’m thinking that we should move to Sweden or Norway or some other country that treats their mothers with proper maternity leaves.
Thankfully, my employer is letting me ease into my return by working from home for the next 6 weeks. I would probably have a nervous breakdown without this. Last night John took care...
The Worst Day of B's Life
Yup, that sums up today. Her worst day ever.
Let me first note that she slept awesome last night - perhaps the best sleep she’s ever had. Apparently good nights = bad days? Yeah, I don’t understand either. Our day was filled with meltdowns that were calmed by me pacing the neighborhood with her in the Moby.
Something about the outdoors is an instant calmer to her and the blessed...
Happy Birthday to Me
Today I had the most unanticipated birthday of all time. Normally I’m either overly excited or overly stressed, but this year with my baby and lack of need for a calendar, I could have sailed right past it without even realizing what the date was. No excitement, no stress.
John put a toothpick in my cereal to represent a birthday candle. He bought me a swank new laptop that I don’t...
Naps
Bebe has a late afternoon meltdown most days. I feed her, bounce her around the house, take her outside, and eventually she succumbs to sleep.
The last two days I’ve fallen asleep right along with her and John has come home from work to the sight of his girls napping on the couch.
Then he makes us dinner because I obviously haven’t. Oops.
I love our little naps. I mean seriously,...
Being Pregnant Sucks
Dear Pregnant Girl,
You know those crazy ladies who tell you that being pregnant was the best time of their lives? Are you trying to figure out why this time was so wonderful for them? Don’t worry, they are probably too old to remember that being pregnant sucks. I don’t miss it one bit and this is why:
IT LASTS FOREVER
waking up every hour to pee and getting restless, uncomfortable...
Today's Lessons
Family restrooms would be a lot more family friendly if they contained a chair so that mothers with hungry babies don’t find themselves sitting on the floor of a Kohls family restroom in the middle of the day.
When at a Kohls with a non-nursing-friendly family restroom, the fitting room would be a good place to go to feed your child. Next time I will remember this.
Huggies are better than...
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One Month
Today was B’s one-month check-up. She’s now a whopping 8 pounds, 7 ounces - up from 7 pounds, 1 ounce just two weeks ago! I swear, her little cheeks are chubbing up before my eyes.
The rash on her face/head/chest/arms is seborrhea. It will eventually go away on it’s own and she didn’t get it because of me doing something careless like dragging her around in the...
