Twinkle Toes is THREE months old today!

So, what are you up to these days?????

·    You are starting to be in a pretty good routine - you have started taking naps every day sometimes as much as 4 hours!

·    You have started smiling and it is such an amazing thing!

·     You like to stick your legs straight out (especially during diaper changes) and stretch! 

·    You can lift and move your head from side to side while doing tummy time!  We love to cheer you on too!

·    You are starting to coo back to mommy and will follow us with your eyes.

·    You sleep every night from 8:30 to 3:30 am. Not through the whole night yet. Just like clockwork you get me up at 11:30 and 3:30 to eat.

·    You get mad if I leave you in your bed too long before responding.  You like to flail your arms and legs – its actually kinda funny.

·    You are wearing size 1 diapers and we’ll find out how much you weigh on Weds.   I think it could be around 11 pounds.

·    You are in between Newborn and 3 months sized clothes - right on target.

·    You are starting to enjoy your bath more and more!

·    You like riding in the car and most of the time you fall asleep in the car.

·    You are still on the oxygen but that may be gone very soon.

·    You enjoy your pacifier at times but you don’t have to have it.

·    Your eyes are still blue - but I'm wondering if they will turn.

·    You are growing way too fast. :-)

·    You have brought more joy to your daddy and me than we could have ever imagined!

Wordless Wednesday for 10/20/2010

High Ho, High Ho it's back to Work I go

Yep, that's right!  Yesterday was the first day back to work for me.  It wasn't as hard as I expected but maybe that due in part that I bawled most of Friday, had a meltdown on Saturday and finally worked my way past the "bad mommy" feelings on Sunday.

Mister B and I have been really good about preparing everything and packing as much as possible the night before.  Mister B is off on Monday's which is great as it reduces daycare costs and he gets one-on-one time with Twinkle Toes. 

I am happy to report that both, Mister B and Twinkle Toes, did well with each other.  I did have to laugh though.  Mister B called me around 2 pm to tell me he'd need a break once I got home.  Fat chance was my first thought given he'd never given me a "break" while I was home alone with her.  Oh well!  We worked it out once I got home and all was well.

And as a bonus for reading, here is a recent picture of Twinkle Toes!  She has only worn this outfit once and she is already too long for it.  What a bummer, since it's so cute and was a gift from a dear friend!  The feet say "Kiss"  and "Me"  Just too darn cute!

Reflux sucks - Have I mentioned that before?

The saga with the reflux continues.  As of Monday, Twinkle Toes is now on Prevacid, so we'll give that some time to see if it works.

We have come to realize that thickening her milk with Oatmeal Cereal is a must.  When she nurses or is given a bottle of straight milk its not good.  Spit up, powerful vomits and reflux is soon to ensue! 

I've realized that I just need to be slow and steady and very patient with all of this.  Her little body needs to grow and get strong and soon enough, she'll be past this.  And it's so heartwrenching when she is having a reflux episode! 

I've cried many times lately.  Part of that is due in part to my return to work on Monday!  Ugh, I'm not looking forward to that.  Just makes me tear up thinking about that!  I need to move past that.

Well, until next time - Momma J

Product Review - Babee Light

I've been using the Babee light for a few weeks after finding it in the One Step Ahead catalog.  This light is perfect for those late night diaper changes when you don't want to wake up the kiddo!  It has two brightnesses and an auto shut-off which is nice when you're sleep deprived.

I have been in contact with the owners as I've had a minor issue with my light and their customer service has been amazing! 

This is one product that I'd highly recommend every Mom and Dad have.  Heck, I may even buy a second one and the price point is $14.95 (plus shipping and handling) at One Step Ahead.

Check out their website here for more uses and information! 

Introducing....Wordless Wednesday

I follow a TON of blogs!  The blog roll to the right only shows those that pertain to this blog and it really is insane how many others I read.  My google reader constantly reminds me that I have over 100 unread entries. But quite a few of the bloggers do a feature on Wednesday called Wordless Wednesday. I wanted to join so here is my first post. 

The Game

Twinkle Toes has a new game and I don't consider it to be fun AT ALL!

When Twinkle Toes is sleeping, it is not uncommon for her nasal cannula to come out of her nose.  So I'll gently put it back in her nostrals.  Well today she pulled it right back out.  I put it back in, turn around and watched her pull it back out.

So, I got the medical tape out, carefully repositioned the cannula and taped it.  I no more than get stood up and Bam! she yanked it out again and this time, her tongue is sticking out!  Like nah, nah, boo, boo!  Little stinker!

Oh well, we'll deal with it.