The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity, mobility & achievements for my Little Big Boy Liam - and this morning there was something else.
He was standing in his crib when I went to get him from his nap.
That means a number of things, the least of them being that he was able to pull himself up UNASSISTED by other humans. Now I get to add "worry about him flinging himself out of crib even though you lowered the mattress" to my List of Things I Cannot Control But Obsess Over Nonetheless. Lovely. Seriously, I am going to be OH SO MUCH FUN when this kid gets his driver's license. Also means we should probably take down that mobile. With that said, thankfully it was a gift that was bought heavily discounted (read: ebay) considering we just got it for him for Christmas...since we havent gotten very much "use" out of it...
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Cant hurt to start him young, can it?
It's official!
Liam's First Concert will be the 5th Annual Huey Lewis event at Wolf Trap on May 31st!
YAY!!
Grandma & Grandpa (funny how he joins us for everything now that the Fellow is here...) will be coming up for the show, staying the weekend (can you say "hit the pool"?) and then on Monday the three of us (no Fellows or Matiases) will be heading back to Wolf Trap to see Tony Bennett!
We are just going to do lawn for Huey since you have to buy a ticket even for "babe-in-arms" and since we dont really know how this will play out with the young Fellow we are just not going to take any chances - esp. with a $20 price difference in tickets :) He'll be just over 10 months at that point so, hopefully, maybe not walking yet...and we can still easily control him and enjoy ourselves somewhat!
So excited :)
Liam's First Concert will be the 5th Annual Huey Lewis event at Wolf Trap on May 31st!
YAY!!
Grandma & Grandpa (funny how he joins us for everything now that the Fellow is here...) will be coming up for the show, staying the weekend (can you say "hit the pool"?) and then on Monday the three of us (no Fellows or Matiases) will be heading back to Wolf Trap to see Tony Bennett!
We are just going to do lawn for Huey since you have to buy a ticket even for "babe-in-arms" and since we dont really know how this will play out with the young Fellow we are just not going to take any chances - esp. with a $20 price difference in tickets :) He'll be just over 10 months at that point so, hopefully, maybe not walking yet...and we can still easily control him and enjoy ourselves somewhat!
So excited :)
Friday, March 30, 2007
More on Sleep Schedules
I believe we have officially begun the Cry It Out portion of our program here at Casa Nino.
Liam has been a handful the past week. In between cutting a tooth, learning to sit in his crib & changing around his nap schedule he has begun to Manipulate the Arms that Rock Him.
This morning at 5:30am was the FINAL straw for me - Matias had already been in there from about 4:30 till 5:10 when he "woke up" again crying - I went in & he SMILED AT ME. That was it, I wasnt falling for that again. I got him back to sleep & left the room - he started crying right away. Not tears streaming down his face crying, but a pouty, noise making cry more akin to "where did you go?" than "I NEED YOU FOR SOMETHING". So I let him cry. And he did cry for more than 5 minutes, then the silence would come, then the lamenting, then the silence. Wash, Lather, Rinse, Repeat until 6:30am when I finally went in to see if he was hungry. He nursed like the Pimp that he is, smiled & coo'ed at me and went back to sleep. Until I put him down. But I walked away & left him crying. He was warm, feed & dry - my top three conditions for leaving him sobbing. But I'm not going to lie to you, I cried lying in bed, knowing that if I picked him up he would stop, but also because I knew he was playing us. We've created this problem by "loving him too much" & that sucks. I mean, he doesnt cry cause he's neglected, hurt or in pain, he cries because he WANTS US & is that REALLY a bad thing?
Yes, it is. When it happens 4097852 times during the night. And I'm going to say it again...Liam does NOT cry unless he REALLY, SERIOUSLY NEEDS SOMETHING. So the CIO method has NEVER appealed to us because why would we make him go through something that he normally avoids like peas? (peas are the new plague, fyi), so it's been really hard on us to come to this decision but when I told Matias that he smiled at me that sealed the deal for both of us.
I'm hoping it helps though because he should be sleeping longer during the night. And since I still worry about his weight, I'm not going to turn him away from the Juice, as long as he nurses properly. When he starts yanking my chain (wow, I really could have gone with a different word there but I'm keeping it clean, folks) about that, then I will cut him off.
So to recap last night - he was up twice before midnight, once at 1am to nurse, 4:30-5:10 he was sleeping in Daddy's arms, 5:30am smiling at me through his crocodile tears, 6:30am nursing, and then he did cry again at some point BUT we had to WAKE HIM UP AT 10AM. And I just dont know what to think about that...did he really fall back asleep in the early hours or was he just quietly defeated? Did he sleep right through till we woke him by standing over his crib and going "What?" out loud because he was tired from not sleeping most of the night? Did he just give up & realize we werent coming for him & just stayed there quietly until we came & got him? I'm telling you, none of those thoughts make me feel any less like crying myself.
And his crib was a disaster. Cuddle pillow was all jacked up at one end of the crib, Curious George was buried under his blankie that he was sleeping on top of on his stomach, chupies tossed everywhere...it looked like he sat there & just tossed everything in sight until he wore himself out or if he spent all his time playing. And ALL that makes me want to do is HOLD HIM ALL DAY TO MAKE UP FOR IT. But doesnt look like I'll get the chance seeing as he's been sleeping since noon & it's two o'clock now...
I know I'm not a bad mother. I know this. But I feel like I've let him down somehow & telling me I havent will not make me un-think that. And I feel like I have to shower him with affection all day to make up for the times I REFUSED to go cuddle him. See Mom, I feel guilt, I just dont do guilt trips! So, I'm a little down today when I should not be - we have so many exciting things happening now and in the coming week that I should be focusing on but it's hard. And my heart thump-thumped a little this morning when he tried to crawl into Daddy's lap to have a book read to him and Daddy didnt know what he was doing (usually does this with Mommy) and when I told him to put him in his lap, Liam turned and hugged on his neck before settling in for a reading of Animal Kisses.
Liam has been a handful the past week. In between cutting a tooth, learning to sit in his crib & changing around his nap schedule he has begun to Manipulate the Arms that Rock Him.
This morning at 5:30am was the FINAL straw for me - Matias had already been in there from about 4:30 till 5:10 when he "woke up" again crying - I went in & he SMILED AT ME. That was it, I wasnt falling for that again. I got him back to sleep & left the room - he started crying right away. Not tears streaming down his face crying, but a pouty, noise making cry more akin to "where did you go?" than "I NEED YOU FOR SOMETHING". So I let him cry. And he did cry for more than 5 minutes, then the silence would come, then the lamenting, then the silence. Wash, Lather, Rinse, Repeat until 6:30am when I finally went in to see if he was hungry. He nursed like the Pimp that he is, smiled & coo'ed at me and went back to sleep. Until I put him down. But I walked away & left him crying. He was warm, feed & dry - my top three conditions for leaving him sobbing. But I'm not going to lie to you, I cried lying in bed, knowing that if I picked him up he would stop, but also because I knew he was playing us. We've created this problem by "loving him too much" & that sucks. I mean, he doesnt cry cause he's neglected, hurt or in pain, he cries because he WANTS US & is that REALLY a bad thing?
Yes, it is. When it happens 4097852 times during the night. And I'm going to say it again...Liam does NOT cry unless he REALLY, SERIOUSLY NEEDS SOMETHING. So the CIO method has NEVER appealed to us because why would we make him go through something that he normally avoids like peas? (peas are the new plague, fyi), so it's been really hard on us to come to this decision but when I told Matias that he smiled at me that sealed the deal for both of us.
I'm hoping it helps though because he should be sleeping longer during the night. And since I still worry about his weight, I'm not going to turn him away from the Juice, as long as he nurses properly. When he starts yanking my chain (wow, I really could have gone with a different word there but I'm keeping it clean, folks) about that, then I will cut him off.
So to recap last night - he was up twice before midnight, once at 1am to nurse, 4:30-5:10 he was sleeping in Daddy's arms, 5:30am smiling at me through his crocodile tears, 6:30am nursing, and then he did cry again at some point BUT we had to WAKE HIM UP AT 10AM. And I just dont know what to think about that...did he really fall back asleep in the early hours or was he just quietly defeated? Did he sleep right through till we woke him by standing over his crib and going "What?" out loud because he was tired from not sleeping most of the night? Did he just give up & realize we werent coming for him & just stayed there quietly until we came & got him? I'm telling you, none of those thoughts make me feel any less like crying myself.
And his crib was a disaster. Cuddle pillow was all jacked up at one end of the crib, Curious George was buried under his blankie that he was sleeping on top of on his stomach, chupies tossed everywhere...it looked like he sat there & just tossed everything in sight until he wore himself out or if he spent all his time playing. And ALL that makes me want to do is HOLD HIM ALL DAY TO MAKE UP FOR IT. But doesnt look like I'll get the chance seeing as he's been sleeping since noon & it's two o'clock now...
I know I'm not a bad mother. I know this. But I feel like I've let him down somehow & telling me I havent will not make me un-think that. And I feel like I have to shower him with affection all day to make up for the times I REFUSED to go cuddle him. See Mom, I feel guilt, I just dont do guilt trips! So, I'm a little down today when I should not be - we have so many exciting things happening now and in the coming week that I should be focusing on but it's hard. And my heart thump-thumped a little this morning when he tried to crawl into Daddy's lap to have a book read to him and Daddy didnt know what he was doing (usually does this with Mommy) and when I told him to put him in his lap, Liam turned and hugged on his neck before settling in for a reading of Animal Kisses.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
It's a sad day
Liam has a tooth. YAY!!! I'm so excited cause it is really darn cute poking through his little lower gum - it's not ALL THE WAY through yet but, trust me, it's there. Now if you asked Matias he would tell you that Liam does not have any teeth. Someone is in denial, to an extent. He would probably argue with me if he knew I said that because he "doesnt consider it a Tooth until it is ALL THE WAY THROUGH". OK whatEVER.
The Little Big Boy Liam has a tooth!
I'm guessing it will be through completely by the end of next week - just in time for Grandma & Grandpa to see it :) Unfortunately, GG & Auntie Carol might only know Liam with teeth - no gummy smile! And that's a little sad for me.
My Little Bebe is growing up & it's HARD, people!
The Little Big Boy Liam has a tooth!
I'm guessing it will be through completely by the end of next week - just in time for Grandma & Grandpa to see it :) Unfortunately, GG & Auntie Carol might only know Liam with teeth - no gummy smile! And that's a little sad for me.
My Little Bebe is growing up & it's HARD, people!
Notes on a Menu
Liam has been doing much better nursing wise now that I'm supplementing some of his meals with bottles & everyone is basically happier all around. He's happy when he nurses & I'm happy that he's happy & not totally off the Pimp Juice!
The peas did not go over "as well" the next day but that's ok, as long as I can get them in him every now & then, I'm ok with that.
I prepared him some kiwis yesterday & he's thinking about it. I'm sure the texture is testing him but he's doing ok getting them down. Let me tell you though - 3 kiwis only makes about 7-8 oz. of frozen cubes - that's not a whole lot, people.
Today, I'm going to start on some more veggies for him - eggplant & broccoli are just waiting to be cooked up for him!
I've got to start him on some more meats but I do not want to do deli meats unless they dont have any crap in it & I'm not sure how easy that is to find...
The peas did not go over "as well" the next day but that's ok, as long as I can get them in him every now & then, I'm ok with that.
I prepared him some kiwis yesterday & he's thinking about it. I'm sure the texture is testing him but he's doing ok getting them down. Let me tell you though - 3 kiwis only makes about 7-8 oz. of frozen cubes - that's not a whole lot, people.
Today, I'm going to start on some more veggies for him - eggplant & broccoli are just waiting to be cooked up for him!
I've got to start him on some more meats but I do not want to do deli meats unless they dont have any crap in it & I'm not sure how easy that is to find...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Baby Proofing
The baby gates are up after having to make a trip to the store to get those blasted extenders...which cost just shy of 1/2 the cost of the gate! What a racket!
I love them so far though because they didnt take any tools to install, and I did it with limited curse words & of course, because they function properly.
The cats are having a few issues - Monkey stalked the gate & tried to get through, under, over, around it multiple times (this is the one going upstairs) until I couldnt take it anymore and just shoved him through the banisters. Mystic watched the whole time from the dining room table so I'm assuming she took notes & will have no problem with going through the banister rungs...I REALLY dont need her trying to jump it.
I also put the socket covers on the other day - who knew we had so many outlets. Dont get me wrong, I know Liam would find them quicker than we would! And I also bought the cabinet locks for the kitchen. I'm not installing those though cause I just think they look like a pain in the ass & I'm not about to struggle with that :) I've put his Office, House, and gates together with no help, I think this is a good time for someone to do something on *their* own, dont you think?!
And sadly, I do think the best way to figure out what exactly needs baby proofing in your house is to just let them go for it - hear me out - you never see things the same way as a baby & what's interesting to them, you've probably been blind to for decades! Now, I'm not saying he's awalking crawling (BEEP!BEEP!) crash test dummy but it sure helps to see what he's going to go for & then just take care of it :) Like all those silly tags on those plastic pouches your sheets come in that state "this is not a toy"...who would have guessed that out of 5420375 toys in front of him he has to BEEP!BEEP! crawl and find the one thing that's not supposed to even be out. So I didnt let him put it on his head. I gave it to Monkey to play with. And then I wonder why he cant figure out how to get around a gate.
I love them so far though because they didnt take any tools to install, and I did it with limited curse words & of course, because they function properly.
The cats are having a few issues - Monkey stalked the gate & tried to get through, under, over, around it multiple times (this is the one going upstairs) until I couldnt take it anymore and just shoved him through the banisters. Mystic watched the whole time from the dining room table so I'm assuming she took notes & will have no problem with going through the banister rungs...I REALLY dont need her trying to jump it.
I also put the socket covers on the other day - who knew we had so many outlets. Dont get me wrong, I know Liam would find them quicker than we would! And I also bought the cabinet locks for the kitchen. I'm not installing those though cause I just think they look like a pain in the ass & I'm not about to struggle with that :) I've put his Office, House, and gates together with no help, I think this is a good time for someone to do something on *their* own, dont you think?!
And sadly, I do think the best way to figure out what exactly needs baby proofing in your house is to just let them go for it - hear me out - you never see things the same way as a baby & what's interesting to them, you've probably been blind to for decades! Now, I'm not saying he's a
Picture(s) of the Day
Liam gets to "choose his Chupie" before going to bed every night - here he is making the big decision!
In his crib, the first night his mattress got lowered with his first set of two piece jammies on
Hey! I've got a colander on my head! And I LIKE it!
We were listening to DMB & he kept turning his head to "look" at the music
My Little Big Boy Liam coming after the Paparazzi!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
P.S. on the peas
I somewhat force fed Liam 2 oz. of peas yesterday but he took them much better than the last few attempts plus I bribed him with yogurt as a reward after!
I'm sure it didnt hurt that I had DMB playing in the background and was chair dancing & singing like a fool - it had him laughing & moving around also - lots of opportunities to sneak the spoon in :)
I'm sure it didnt hurt that I had DMB playing in the background and was chair dancing & singing like a fool - it had him laughing & moving around also - lots of opportunities to sneak the spoon in :)
New addition to the Morning Routine
Every morning now, Daddy asks if Liam has any teeth! We both still really love that he's all gummy still & that his cavernous smile is still all pink inside. It will just be another milestone taking him further away from being our Bebe Nino and onto some other nickname I have yet to even contemplate.
Daddy even went as far as to say "YAY! That means your still our little baby!" so as you can see, I'm not the only one in this house having Issues with our Little Big Boy.
Daddy even went as far as to say "YAY! That means your still our little baby!" so as you can see, I'm not the only one in this house having Issues with our Little Big Boy.
Weekend at Camp Carolina
Preface - it is MUCH easier to now call Grandma, Grandpa & Auntie Leanne's Camp Carolina from here on out, I'm a lazy typer & that's a lot of typing :)
We ended up leaving earlier than I expected & were out the door at 2:06pm. Then we sat in HORRIBLE traffic & rain for the next three hours & that's how long it took us to get to Richmond. Usually it's a two hour drive to Richmond, then 20 minutes to 85, then two hours to Camp Carolina. This time we arrived at 8:20 when we should have gotten there at 6:30ish. A big BOO HISS to that.
With that being said, Liam did fantastically in the car. He didnt sleep for as long as we both would have preferred but Daddy kept him busy with books, laughing & a Baby Einstein on the laptop thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately, he did have a HUGE accident after drinking his bottle but we think he got a little carsick since we were still in stop & go traffic. I happen to be looking in the rear view at the exact moment he puked the entire contents of the newly digested bottle all over himself. Thankfully, we were at a rest stop exit & I quickly got off to take care of the boy. Well, Daddy took care of cleaning him up, I just drove or at that point sat in the front seat and felt bad for him.
Liam had a tad bit of "stranger anxiety" when we finally made it to Camp Carolina (is it possible that I am such a lazy typer that Camp Carolina might just become CC?) and saw everyone. It had been three months since Auntie had seen him but just a month since Grandma & Grandpa had visited so it just took a little clinging to Mommy before he warmed up and wanted someone else to hold him. We got him feed and in his jammies and down for the night he went. He slept pretty well that night, only waking at 4:30 or so and of course we just snuggled him into bed with us...
Saturday, St. Patrick's Day, we had some errands to run, hair to be cut, cakes to pick up, coffee & cheesecake to be found & book shopping/browsing to do. Liam was a REAL little trooper through it all - not once really fussing & he took a nap in his stroller in the reclined position at B&N. It was cold so we were not able to go on any walks :( But it was nice to be out of the house and have 3 other people ready & willing to take care of Liam if need be!
We had fantastic corned beef & cabbage - that according to Matias he looks forward to every year & started to get our drink on. I'll leave the rest of that story for my non-bebe blog though as it gets somewhat "adult" in nature ;) Liam stayed up with us to have his First St. Patrick's Day dinner and he was really funny at the table! He sat between Daddy & me in his bumbo seat on a regular chair but would only sit still/behave if he was playing with limes. And by playing with limes, I mean, dropping them on the floor as soon as you hand them to him.
Mommy was supposed to drive home the next evening but the events from the evning before had her on the couch in the fetal position for most of the day. I was lucky to go get my car inspected! It was Auntie's birthday (not going to tell you which one but it IS a DMB song...) so we were planning on an early dinner out so Liam could come too & not be butting up against his bedtime & cake at home. He was REALLY well behaved at the restaurant once we finally put him in the high chair and out of his bumbo - for some reason that went more smoothly. He had a bottle while we ate our dinners, played with some toys & checked out the basketball games in the bar with Daddy. No meltdowns or loud protesting screams! He stayed up for cake at home & attempted to nose-dive into the cake before we even got Happy Birthday to You out! Then it was night-night time for the Liam Fellow & we decided to stay over another night & drive home in the morning so Matias could work a 1/2 day from home...
Sunday, Liam was pretty much in the hands of Grandma & Auntie :) He played with his mixing bowls, took a nap with Auntie on the floor, etc., etc., etc. Sadly, I cannot REALLY tell you everything they did cause I was in that fetal position I mentioned earlier...
We had a great time hanging out with everyone & celebrating birthdays & St. Patrick's Day at Camp Carolina :) Liam did really well on the drive home too, but again only slept for about 45 minutes - this time the drive was only the regular 4 hours and change - so it didnt make that much difference. We came home, feed him, ruffled the cats fur, took him around to show him that he was Home & that everything was still here, and then got him down for a nap.
It was a THREE HOUR NAP. Thankfully! I got to rest on the couch and then I had the energy I needed for Mothering the rest of the day :) One of the good things about driving at night is that you can get to your destination, get settled, probably nurse him & go to sleep for hours...driving during daylight (sounds like a good name for a horror movie about infants who hate their car seats...) you still have to be Mommy & Daddy when you get "there" for god knows how many more hours & traveling can wear one out - especially if it takes over 6 hours for a normally 4 1/2 hour trip! But Liam is a Liam Fellow so I really do not have anything to complain about - minus that whole car sick incident.
My mom got some really great pictures that I will hopefully get copies of next week when they are here (or is it the week after that?) ((goddamn there are FIVE weekends in March...)) and I will share with y'all. He got a neat little "piano" that my mom had stashed from when Kyle was a babe - still in its packaging! Liam was having a ball playing with that & Auntie actually let him play the REAL piano with her :) He got some REALLY cool nesting blocks also & was getting the hang of them, but was also really enjoying checking out all the pictures on them! Grandma & Grandpa got him some REALLY cute books too! And we are adding to our Pooh collection too! Liam TRULY loves books. More so than any other toys he has! YAY!! That makes Mommy & Daddy both thrilled. As an aside - he will dig for his books in his toy baskets and throw his "toys" aside to get to them :) The only difficult thing is rotating new books in - he's got his Favorites and has a tough time cycling new ones in...just takes some diligence from Mommy though!
and ALSO, before I forget...Liam TOTALLY copies his Grandma's coughcough. He's been doing that for a while, around Thanksgiving, but he STILL does it & it's just the cutest little fake cough you ever will hear! And for some reason he went STRAIGHT for Auntie's glasses while NEVER having touched Grandpa's...I think it's because my dad has those invisible frames while my sister actually has the "frames"...
OH and ALSO, this was the funniest thing to happen all weekend - Auntie was holding Liam, Grandma was in front of them (facing them) and I was behind Grandma...he reached out to Grandma, she reached to take him AND THEN HE PUSHED HER ASIDE TO GET TO ME! HA!
My little boy. Mommy loves you too :) But dont be a stinker to the counselors at Camp Carolina!
We ended up leaving earlier than I expected & were out the door at 2:06pm. Then we sat in HORRIBLE traffic & rain for the next three hours & that's how long it took us to get to Richmond. Usually it's a two hour drive to Richmond, then 20 minutes to 85, then two hours to Camp Carolina. This time we arrived at 8:20 when we should have gotten there at 6:30ish. A big BOO HISS to that.
With that being said, Liam did fantastically in the car. He didnt sleep for as long as we both would have preferred but Daddy kept him busy with books, laughing & a Baby Einstein on the laptop thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately, he did have a HUGE accident after drinking his bottle but we think he got a little carsick since we were still in stop & go traffic. I happen to be looking in the rear view at the exact moment he puked the entire contents of the newly digested bottle all over himself. Thankfully, we were at a rest stop exit & I quickly got off to take care of the boy. Well, Daddy took care of cleaning him up, I just drove or at that point sat in the front seat and felt bad for him.
Liam had a tad bit of "stranger anxiety" when we finally made it to Camp Carolina (is it possible that I am such a lazy typer that Camp Carolina might just become CC?) and saw everyone. It had been three months since Auntie had seen him but just a month since Grandma & Grandpa had visited so it just took a little clinging to Mommy before he warmed up and wanted someone else to hold him. We got him feed and in his jammies and down for the night he went. He slept pretty well that night, only waking at 4:30 or so and of course we just snuggled him into bed with us...
Saturday, St. Patrick's Day, we had some errands to run, hair to be cut, cakes to pick up, coffee & cheesecake to be found & book shopping/browsing to do. Liam was a REAL little trooper through it all - not once really fussing & he took a nap in his stroller in the reclined position at B&N. It was cold so we were not able to go on any walks :( But it was nice to be out of the house and have 3 other people ready & willing to take care of Liam if need be!
We had fantastic corned beef & cabbage - that according to Matias he looks forward to every year & started to get our drink on. I'll leave the rest of that story for my non-bebe blog though as it gets somewhat "adult" in nature ;) Liam stayed up with us to have his First St. Patrick's Day dinner and he was really funny at the table! He sat between Daddy & me in his bumbo seat on a regular chair but would only sit still/behave if he was playing with limes. And by playing with limes, I mean, dropping them on the floor as soon as you hand them to him.
Mommy was supposed to drive home the next evening but the events from the evning before had her on the couch in the fetal position for most of the day. I was lucky to go get my car inspected! It was Auntie's birthday (not going to tell you which one but it IS a DMB song...) so we were planning on an early dinner out so Liam could come too & not be butting up against his bedtime & cake at home. He was REALLY well behaved at the restaurant once we finally put him in the high chair and out of his bumbo - for some reason that went more smoothly. He had a bottle while we ate our dinners, played with some toys & checked out the basketball games in the bar with Daddy. No meltdowns or loud protesting screams! He stayed up for cake at home & attempted to nose-dive into the cake before we even got Happy Birthday to You out! Then it was night-night time for the Liam Fellow & we decided to stay over another night & drive home in the morning so Matias could work a 1/2 day from home...
Sunday, Liam was pretty much in the hands of Grandma & Auntie :) He played with his mixing bowls, took a nap with Auntie on the floor, etc., etc., etc. Sadly, I cannot REALLY tell you everything they did cause I was in that fetal position I mentioned earlier...
We had a great time hanging out with everyone & celebrating birthdays & St. Patrick's Day at Camp Carolina :) Liam did really well on the drive home too, but again only slept for about 45 minutes - this time the drive was only the regular 4 hours and change - so it didnt make that much difference. We came home, feed him, ruffled the cats fur, took him around to show him that he was Home & that everything was still here, and then got him down for a nap.
It was a THREE HOUR NAP. Thankfully! I got to rest on the couch and then I had the energy I needed for Mothering the rest of the day :) One of the good things about driving at night is that you can get to your destination, get settled, probably nurse him & go to sleep for hours...driving during daylight (sounds like a good name for a horror movie about infants who hate their car seats...) you still have to be Mommy & Daddy when you get "there" for god knows how many more hours & traveling can wear one out - especially if it takes over 6 hours for a normally 4 1/2 hour trip! But Liam is a Liam Fellow so I really do not have anything to complain about - minus that whole car sick incident.
My mom got some really great pictures that I will hopefully get copies of next week when they are here (or is it the week after that?) ((goddamn there are FIVE weekends in March...)) and I will share with y'all. He got a neat little "piano" that my mom had stashed from when Kyle was a babe - still in its packaging! Liam was having a ball playing with that & Auntie actually let him play the REAL piano with her :) He got some REALLY cool nesting blocks also & was getting the hang of them, but was also really enjoying checking out all the pictures on them! Grandma & Grandpa got him some REALLY cute books too! And we are adding to our Pooh collection too! Liam TRULY loves books. More so than any other toys he has! YAY!! That makes Mommy & Daddy both thrilled. As an aside - he will dig for his books in his toy baskets and throw his "toys" aside to get to them :) The only difficult thing is rotating new books in - he's got his Favorites and has a tough time cycling new ones in...just takes some diligence from Mommy though!
and ALSO, before I forget...Liam TOTALLY copies his Grandma's coughcough. He's been doing that for a while, around Thanksgiving, but he STILL does it & it's just the cutest little fake cough you ever will hear! And for some reason he went STRAIGHT for Auntie's glasses while NEVER having touched Grandpa's...I think it's because my dad has those invisible frames while my sister actually has the "frames"...
OH and ALSO, this was the funniest thing to happen all weekend - Auntie was holding Liam, Grandma was in front of them (facing them) and I was behind Grandma...he reached out to Grandma, she reached to take him AND THEN HE PUSHED HER ASIDE TO GET TO ME! HA!
My little boy. Mommy loves you too :) But dont be a stinker to the counselors at Camp Carolina!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Mommy likes
One of the cutest things Liam has started doing the past couple days is backing up towards me when I'm sitting on the ground with him & then turning around to situate himself in my lap then handing me a book to read to him.
My little boy is climbing into my lap so I can read to him. Do y'all understand the fluttering that occurs when that occurs?!!?
Read that sentence again & if your ovaries dont flip, then your heart is dead.
;)
My little boy is climbing into my lap so I can read to him. Do y'all understand the fluttering that occurs when that occurs?!!?
Read that sentence again & if your ovaries dont flip, then your heart is dead.
;)
Thursday, March 22, 2007
This Time Last Year
A fun new segment I might continue to do :) something I'm going to call This Time Last Year & then post a snippet from my blog from [come on, guess...] This Time Last Year!
From March 22, 2006
You Know You're Hormonal When
...you find yourself seriously choking back tears and thus saving yourself from choking on your sammich while listening to Red Rocks Best of What's Around on your and chair dancing away at work...
From March 22, 2006
You Know You're Hormonal When
...you find yourself seriously choking back tears and thus saving yourself from choking on your sammich while listening to Red Rocks Best of What's Around on your and chair dancing away at work...
Hey la.
Can I get a "Hey la"?
Picture of the Day
Taken during play time on his Sock Monkey quilt (thanks, grandma!) with his cake pan, colander & many, many assorted toys. Please note that this picture depicts the reasons why I do not think he looks like a Bebe anymore but is now my Big Boy.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Liam Robert is 8 Months Old!
It’s amazing to me that Liam has hit so many milestones in the past 3 days. It’s upsetting to me also that I feel like I’m losing my bebe, he was just only a wee nino, wasn’t he? Now who is this kid who needs his crib lowered so he doesn’t fling himself out, who outgrew ALL his pajamas over the weekend & is now wearing TWO PIECE PJ sets in 18 MONTH SIZE, who is this little boy who goes straight for electrical cords when he’s BEEP!BEEP! crawling around the house? I barely recognize him. And my heart breaks just a little bit – I never thought I would love & miss him being a bebe SO much.
time year? I’m sure your Daddy will too though.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
And he's off!
Liam is in full on BEEP!BEEP! crawl mode!! SO EXCITING! But wow! I really wasnt prepared to lose my little bebe yet :(
He even mastered SITTING UP from a crawl position this weekend at Camp Carolina! What a shock! I didnt realize it was such a big accomplishment! He was SO proud of himself & all the clapping and cheering encouraged him too!
He's almost got the crawl forward but still working on that. He's good at lunging forward from the proper position but still wobbly on pulling himself forward. I dont think he's far from it though!
And with that said, Matias found him sitting up in his crib last night - needless to say tonight we are changing his mattress position. Another milestone Mommy isnt ready for :(
He's also favoring drinking directly from a cup instead of a sippy cup - he's much better & eager to do that so we might forgo sippy cups altogether. Still waiting to confirm that though!
He's all over the place now :) SO QUICKLY TOO! He BEEP!BEEP! crawled out of his house this morning & all over his quilt upstairs - all the way to the window again where he sat up and tried to stand up to look out the window. He LOVES to pull himself to standing once he gets seated again too!
But before I get carried away with this quick post, I owe Liam/y'all an 8 Month Gushfest!! I hope to get to that today or tonight :)
He even mastered SITTING UP from a crawl position this weekend at Camp Carolina! What a shock! I didnt realize it was such a big accomplishment! He was SO proud of himself & all the clapping and cheering encouraged him too!
He's almost got the crawl forward but still working on that. He's good at lunging forward from the proper position but still wobbly on pulling himself forward. I dont think he's far from it though!
And with that said, Matias found him sitting up in his crib last night - needless to say tonight we are changing his mattress position. Another milestone Mommy isnt ready for :(
He's also favoring drinking directly from a cup instead of a sippy cup - he's much better & eager to do that so we might forgo sippy cups altogether. Still waiting to confirm that though!
He's all over the place now :) SO QUICKLY TOO! He BEEP!BEEP! crawled out of his house this morning & all over his quilt upstairs - all the way to the window again where he sat up and tried to stand up to look out the window. He LOVES to pull himself to standing once he gets seated again too!
But before I get carried away with this quick post, I owe Liam/y'all an 8 Month Gushfest!! I hope to get to that today or tonight :)
Friday, March 16, 2007
Going to Grandma & Grandpa's (and Auntie's!)
We are leaving this afternoon to go to NC for a quick little visit :) I was not expecting to leave until bedtime but Matias bribed said that if my mom could get him a haircut appointment for tomorrow he would not have to do that today so we could leave early...yeah that got taken care of in record time!
I'm just packing up all our Stuff & waiting on the little Fellow to finish his nap, no rush!, so I can get his stuff in his room.
He slept in this morning, 9am, so he didnt go down for his nap until 11am! I dont know what came over him but it was fine with me! He's been a HUGE Mommy's Boy the past couple days & will only calm down/go back to sleep for Momma so I've been up every.single.time with him for this entire week. I get a tad cranky about that.
And not to babble on about his sleep schedule, BUT, he has been waking 1-2 times a night (including the SitFG) to be nursed but other than that when he finally goes down and stays down he sleeps well past 8am. If he sleeps through the night, with either no wakings or only 1, he wakes at 7am. Real Catch-22 in this house.
I'm just packing up all our Stuff & waiting on the little Fellow to finish his nap, no rush!, so I can get his stuff in his room.
He slept in this morning, 9am, so he didnt go down for his nap until 11am! I dont know what came over him but it was fine with me! He's been a HUGE Mommy's Boy the past couple days & will only calm down/go back to sleep for Momma so I've been up every.single.time with him for this entire week. I get a tad cranky about that.
And not to babble on about his sleep schedule, BUT, he has been waking 1-2 times a night (including the SitFG) to be nursed but other than that when he finally goes down and stays down he sleeps well past 8am. If he sleeps through the night, with either no wakings or only 1, he wakes at 7am. Real Catch-22 in this house.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Street Walkers
Liam & I have been taking afternoon walks the past couple of days since the weather turned oh so Spring like & he's been LOVING it! He sings in his stroller & holds onto his cup holder with one hand and the side with the other - it's too cute! Sometimes he turns around to smile at me from underneath his [favorite] baseball cap & my heart just melts (and hopefully during all this walking some "muffin top" melts away also...) a little bit. He watches everything around him & watches as cars/trucks/buses pass by us. Yesterday we saw a HUGE dog & he got all sorts of excited - babbling away & turning to smile at me, mouth agape. We "followed" the dog & when they turned up their driveway, I made a point of saying that this was the first dog he had seen & what a gorgeous dog he was - he was a HUGE horse of a dog, dark gray with light gray spots. He smiled & babbled the entire minute it took me to talk to the Dog Mommy.
We were all set to go to a play date at the park this afternoon & I mean All Set - as in heading out the door, trying to beat any rain when it started raining :( I even had his little rain jacket paced in case we got caught in it. I had his blanket, books, his ball & some toys ready to go - dreaming of lounging on the grass, helping him practice his BEEP!BEEP! crawl. It rained for about 10 minutes but by that time Liam was ready for another nap (his first PM nap was just over an hour) so I just opted to keep him in & have him take another nap. I might take him out for a walk when he wakes up depending on the weather, of course.
Stupid, stupid rain ruining my afternoon at the park with my boy. If that does not work out, I can just plan on a walk tomorrow. We did get out today though since I had to make a quick WALMART run & he LOVED riding in the car - thank you buddha - so it's not like we've been cooped up all day when it's been almost 80 degrees here! But still...the park, it would have been lovely.
We were all set to go to a play date at the park this afternoon & I mean All Set - as in heading out the door, trying to beat any rain when it started raining :( I even had his little rain jacket paced in case we got caught in it. I had his blanket, books, his ball & some toys ready to go - dreaming of lounging on the grass, helping him practice his BEEP!BEEP! crawl. It rained for about 10 minutes but by that time Liam was ready for another nap (his first PM nap was just over an hour) so I just opted to keep him in & have him take another nap. I might take him out for a walk when he wakes up depending on the weather, of course.
Stupid, stupid rain ruining my afternoon at the park with my boy. If that does not work out, I can just plan on a walk tomorrow. We did get out today though since I had to make a quick WALMART run & he LOVED riding in the car - thank you buddha - so it's not like we've been cooped up all day when it's been almost 80 degrees here! But still...the park, it would have been lovely.
8 Month Menu
Foods I'm Going to Buy for Liam next week!
And, on a somewhat related note...I'm beginning to wonder if I need to start feeding him more at mealtimes.
This is what his Menu consists of at the moment:
Breakfast -- cereal with 2 oz. of fruit mixed in it & then another 2 oz. of a different fruit after
Lunch -- 4 oz. of fruit or yogurt
Dinner -- 4 oz. of veggies & cereal (not mixed together cause EWWW)
Every once in a while he gets those Gerber Puffs & avocado or grapes for Finger Foods as a snack but I'm wondering if I either need to bump up the ounces at mealtime or give him a heartier snack in the afternoon....
- broccoli
- mango
- asparagus
- dried lentil beans
- eggplant
- white potato
- blueberries
- kiwi
- cantaloupe
- honeydew
- watermelon
And, on a somewhat related note...I'm beginning to wonder if I need to start feeding him more at mealtimes.
This is what his Menu consists of at the moment:
Breakfast -- cereal with 2 oz. of fruit mixed in it & then another 2 oz. of a different fruit after
Lunch -- 4 oz. of fruit or yogurt
Dinner -- 4 oz. of veggies & cereal (not mixed together cause EWWW)
Every once in a while he gets those Gerber Puffs & avocado or grapes for Finger Foods as a snack but I'm wondering if I either need to bump up the ounces at mealtime or give him a heartier snack in the afternoon....
We are SO going to be one of "those parents"
Admittedly, I thought I would be one of "those parents" who yells at people to shut up while their baby is napping or smears poopy diapers on annoying, stupid, CRXs across the street for reeving their engine THREE TIMES to pull into the stupid driveway or punching you in the throat for making my baby cry what I didnt expect is that Matias would be one of "those parents" also!
HORRAY!!
Last night while he was putting Liam down for the night, these three kids were outside playing kickball at 8pm IN THE DARK. They live 5 houses up & were playing RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. And banging on the mailbox FOR FUN.
He yelled down to me to tell thosepieces of shit kids children to go home but I didnt have to cause he went into the guest room & YELLED AT THEM FROM THE WINDOW TO BE QUIET. The super stupid kids brainiacs from down the street could NOT figure out where this command was coming from! It was so hilarious to watch them from the library not having a clue about its origins!
And I also found it HIGHLY amusing that Matias turned into one of "those parents", it's not that I didnt expect it, I just wasnt sure how & when it would manifest itself considering his family was probably out & about making a ruckus "after hours" so I kind of figured it would be considered status quo, you know?
HORRAY!!
Last night while he was putting Liam down for the night, these three kids were outside playing kickball at 8pm IN THE DARK. They live 5 houses up & were playing RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. And banging on the mailbox FOR FUN.
He yelled down to me to tell those
And I also found it HIGHLY amusing that Matias turned into one of "those parents", it's not that I didnt expect it, I just wasnt sure how & when it would manifest itself considering his family was probably out & about making a ruckus "after hours" so I kind of figured it would be considered status quo, you know?
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
He needs the BEEP! BEEP! horn
Our little Liam Fellow is growing up. He's crawling. In reverse. He's been doing very well at spending time in the crawl position & started rocking to get things out of his reach for a few days now but last night he took his first REAL crawl steps...in reverse.
We were upstairs playing in our bedroom on my quilt & he just up & started moving in the backwards direction! And he was making a lot of progress - not just 'oh I happen to move 1/2" that time by accident' kind of way either - he made his way from the middle of the room to the wall, then played along the wall for a bit attempting to pull down the drapes and turn on his favorite lamp (it's a foot switch), then he BEEP!BEEP! crawled over to the nightstand! I tried to get him to move FORWARD by bribing him with BOOKS. The kid responds to Book Bribes! That a boy! He moved about 2 strides forward and then grew REALLY frustrated & I also think he was getting tired. The other night when practicing crawling forward he literally broke a sweat. This crawling is a LOT of work, people!
We'll practice more BEEP!BEEP! crawling tonight after we get home from our afternoon walk. It's too nice to stay inside if we arent napping!
Our little boy, he is growing up so fast :(
We were upstairs playing in our bedroom on my quilt & he just up & started moving in the backwards direction! And he was making a lot of progress - not just 'oh I happen to move 1/2" that time by accident' kind of way either - he made his way from the middle of the room to the wall, then played along the wall for a bit attempting to pull down the drapes and turn on his favorite lamp (it's a foot switch), then he BEEP!BEEP! crawled over to the nightstand! I tried to get him to move FORWARD by bribing him with BOOKS. The kid responds to Book Bribes! That a boy! He moved about 2 strides forward and then grew REALLY frustrated & I also think he was getting tired. The other night when practicing crawling forward he literally broke a sweat. This crawling is a LOT of work, people!
We'll practice more BEEP!BEEP! crawling tonight after we get home from our afternoon walk. It's too nice to stay inside if we arent napping!
Our little boy, he is growing up so fast :(
The Future...
I feel I must share this dream simply because it's funny & shows JUST HOW MUCH MATIAS WANTS A BABY GIRL!
He had a dream we had another child and it was a girl (YAY) but she came out with a full on mustache - and Matias said "just cut it off".
Guess he really wants his girl, eh?
He had a dream we had another child and it was a girl (YAY) but she came out with a full on mustache - and Matias said "just cut it off".
Guess he really wants his girl, eh?
Monday, March 12, 2007
Yo, Baby!
Liam had his first Yogurt today (blueberry) and LOVED it! He CRIED when it was finished, all 4 oz., and I would normally give him more but I want to wait until we have passed the 3 day rule test.
I kept telling him he was a Big Boy eating yogurt just like Mommy's & he was grinning & eating it all up :)
I kept telling him he was a Big Boy eating yogurt just like Mommy's & he was grinning & eating it all up :)
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Book Shopping
We took Liam to B&N today and spent an hour and a half there! He LOVED every second of it and really only started getting whiny when we'd obviously been there too long for any activity.
We went through all the board books to find the ones he really loved. And he sat on the floor with Daddy & "road tested" them all before deciding on 4 books. 2 Baby Einstein, one that he cried when Mommy was holding it & a Animals Peek A Boo by the same person who did the Animal Kisses one that he loveslovesloves. And then the piece de resistance - Z is for Zamboni & it's an alphabet book ALL CENTERED AROUND HOCKEY! I used a gift card that I was holding onto from Grandma & Grandpa that they had given him for Halloween & I LITERALLY jumped up and down and hugged it to my chest when I found it.
Dork? Ah, who cares :) My SON has a hockey alphabet book :)
We went through all the board books to find the ones he really loved. And he sat on the floor with Daddy & "road tested" them all before deciding on 4 books. 2 Baby Einstein, one that he cried when Mommy was holding it & a Animals Peek A Boo by the same person who did the Animal Kisses one that he loveslovesloves. And then the piece de resistance - Z is for Zamboni & it's an alphabet book ALL CENTERED AROUND HOCKEY! I used a gift card that I was holding onto from Grandma & Grandpa that they had given him for Halloween & I LITERALLY jumped up and down and hugged it to my chest when I found it.
Dork? Ah, who cares :) My SON has a hockey alphabet book :)
That thing we dont talk about
So that thing that we have not been talking about & I'm not even talking about it now, you know, BUT it HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST THREE NIGHTS.
But, seriously, I have no idea what I'm talking about.
But, seriously, I have no idea what I'm talking about.
Photo(s) of the Week
Quick recap of our week - photo journal style
Liam playing in his house & getting one more wear out of that shirt
Liam drinking his dinner bottle ALL BY HIMSELF! So much by himself that he didnt even want me to hold him. That stinker.
Liam pulled himself up and hugged that banister like it was his new best friend!
Happiness is eating...
...and drinking! He's gotten so much better with his sippy these days! Actually drinking from it!
Liam playing in his house & getting one more wear out of that shirt
Liam drinking his dinner bottle ALL BY HIMSELF! So much by himself that he didnt even want me to hold him. That stinker.
Liam pulled himself up and hugged that banister like it was his new best friend!
Happiness is eating...
...and drinking! He's gotten so much better with his sippy these days! Actually drinking from it!No Shots Have Been Dropped!
It appears we have exceeded our FREE bandwidth with Drop Shots, I knew that time would come soon enough! We are going to go on and upgrade to the Star Account but as you can tell from the lack of updates we have not done so yet.
I know you must be jonesing for NEW Liam FOOTAGE!!!
I know you must be jonesing for NEW Liam FOOTAGE!!!
Stupid Stupid Time Change
Someone was up at 6am this morning & it was not an adult.
Edited to note: I went upstairs to check on the ever quiet bedroom & discovered Liam COVERED in his "bed toys" and asleep. In my attempt to get the toys off of him for safety's sake, I woke him up. And he's been playing & eating up a storm ever since. It's now 11am & he does not seem ready for his nap yet.
Edited to note: I went upstairs to check on the ever quiet bedroom & discovered Liam COVERED in his "bed toys" and asleep. In my attempt to get the toys off of him for safety's sake, I woke him up. And he's been playing & eating up a storm ever since. It's now 11am & he does not seem ready for his nap yet.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Dream the impossible dream
Matias woke up this morning & told me that he had a dream that Liam had grown four teeth overnight.
Don't worry, he checked when he got him up - nothing STILL!
Don't worry, he checked when he got him up - nothing STILL!
Two Things
In the course of making Liam's papaya I discovered/noticed two things -
1) Papaya seeds look like caviar
2) Papaya kind of smells after it has been steamed & pureed
I would not say Liam LOVES papaya but we have not had any bad diaper incidents & he continues to open his mouth to eat it. Thankfully we have another meal to add to his menu, sadly Papaya turns a dark orange when steamed & pureed.
1) Papaya seeds look like caviar
2) Papaya kind of smells after it has been steamed & pureed
I would not say Liam LOVES papaya but we have not had any bad diaper incidents & he continues to open his mouth to eat it. Thankfully we have another meal to add to his menu, sadly Papaya turns a dark orange when steamed & pureed.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
A word to the wise
The prunes. Dude, the prunes.
ONLY GIVE YOUR BABY ONE TABLESPOON OF PRUNES NOT FOUR OUNCES
We had a blow out to the extent I have never witnessed before in my LIFE. It was everywhere. Down his socks, up his neck. Ended up SMASHED into the changing pad cover, SMEARED on the changing pad strap.
I rinsed everything in the sink right away [that was sick] & then threw it in the washer. Nothing seems to have stained but let's be frank here, there was no time to "set in". The changing pad strap was soaked in bleach & water - thankfully that came out - and is now soaking in water to get the bleach out since Liam will sometimes put it in his mouth.
It was out.of.control.
Then Kym told me that she learned the hard way too, and paid for it a couple times throughout the day - THANKFULLY we only had this one instance.
Sorry about that Liam. It's strange though cause usually you will get "helpful hints" like this in your research findings but all I got that was REALLY stressed was to add a LOT of liquid to the puree so that it didnt turn to paste, NOTHING about serving size!
Let this be your warning, you mommies with little tykes behind Liam, ONLY ONE TABLESPOON!
I cannot even tell you if it smelled - I was too busy trying to get it OFF of everywhere & off of HIM before he got it on his hands, feet --> mouth to stop and smell the prunes.
He liked eating them though! Too bad it just cannot count as another meal...
ONLY GIVE YOUR BABY ONE TABLESPOON OF PRUNES NOT FOUR OUNCES
We had a blow out to the extent I have never witnessed before in my LIFE. It was everywhere. Down his socks, up his neck. Ended up SMASHED into the changing pad cover, SMEARED on the changing pad strap.
I rinsed everything in the sink right away [that was sick] & then threw it in the washer. Nothing seems to have stained but let's be frank here, there was no time to "set in". The changing pad strap was soaked in bleach & water - thankfully that came out - and is now soaking in water to get the bleach out since Liam will sometimes put it in his mouth.
It was out.of.control.
Then Kym told me that she learned the hard way too, and paid for it a couple times throughout the day - THANKFULLY we only had this one instance.
Sorry about that Liam. It's strange though cause usually you will get "helpful hints" like this in your research findings but all I got that was REALLY stressed was to add a LOT of liquid to the puree so that it didnt turn to paste, NOTHING about serving size!
Let this be your warning, you mommies with little tykes behind Liam, ONLY ONE TABLESPOON!
I cannot even tell you if it smelled - I was too busy trying to get it OFF of everywhere & off of HIM before he got it on his hands, feet --> mouth to stop and smell the prunes.
He liked eating them though! Too bad it just cannot count as another meal...
Monday, March 05, 2007
Shakespearean into the Forest Gang explained
One of the main themes in Shakespeare is that the city is oppressive & the forest/nature allows for more freedom in your life, be it escape from sexism, hierarchal familial roles, love relationships, education...
If you go into the forest you are free to be the person you REALLY want to be, as opposed to remaining in the city where laws & norms are thrust upon you by a variety of enforcers.
Most of the "forest time" happens at night because it's easier to escape at that time...
I believe that Liam is being lured into the forest by the Shakespearean Sprites nightly in order to "fulfill" his "Sprite-ness" outside the confines of his home.
That Roll Call seems to happen nightly between 11:15 & midnight.
Make sense now? Or am I just the Crazy English Major Mommy?
If you go into the forest you are free to be the person you REALLY want to be, as opposed to remaining in the city where laws & norms are thrust upon you by a variety of enforcers.
Most of the "forest time" happens at night because it's easier to escape at that time...
I believe that Liam is being lured into the forest by the Shakespearean Sprites nightly in order to "fulfill" his "Sprite-ness" outside the confines of his home.
That Roll Call seems to happen nightly between 11:15 & midnight.
Make sense now? Or am I just the Crazy English Major Mommy?
Alert! Alert!
We are going to have PRUNES for lunch today! I'll let you know how that "turns out" :)
Friday, March 02, 2007
And let me introduce to you the one and only...
...Matthew's Technicolor World! My oldest friend, who now lives in Bloomington, has FINALLY started a blog for her son, Matthew. YAY!
I've added her link to the right there so please go pay her a visit :)
(and you thought I was going to go on about the Beatles, didn't you?)
I've added her link to the right there so please go pay her a visit :)
(and you thought I was going to go on about the Beatles, didn't you?)
The Karmic Bitch Slap
I *swear* every time I mention his sleep schedule (and lord knows I mention it enough), Liam KNOWS.
I say he naps perfectly then the past two days his naps have been horrible. Two 40 minute naps a day, that's it. And he's horribly cranky & terrificly teething for the last 2-3 hours of his day. Almost falling asleep in his oatmeal and going to bed early.
The other night while Matias was at a lecture, I was charged with putting Liam down for the night. Matias came home, we had dinner, were sitting our asses on our couch & we looked at the clock, looked at each other and THOUGHT ABOUT commenting that it was past the Shakespearean into the Forest Gang Roll Call time. I instantly made Matias bite his tongue and not let the words past his lips, but it was too late. The THINKING ABOUT IT was enough. Not five minutes later, at twenty past twelve, did the Sprites induce our Fellow into the Forest.
So I'm going to stop talking about "certain things" cause there's some weird, mind-reading business going on & I'm not going to continue to tempt him.
Instead, I'm going to write & talk about things like " dont eat your peas", "dont take longer naps", & "I hope these teefies NEVER come in!" & see what comes of it.
Ergo (that's my fancy thesaurus.com way of not saying "so" so much...), Liam please do not eat your peas! Please do not take any naps longer than 40 minutes! And finally, I hope you live forever with your gummy toothless mouth!
I say he naps perfectly then the past two days his naps have been horrible. Two 40 minute naps a day, that's it. And he's horribly cranky & terrificly teething for the last 2-3 hours of his day. Almost falling asleep in his oatmeal and going to bed early.
The other night while Matias was at a lecture, I was charged with putting Liam down for the night. Matias came home, we had dinner, were sitting our asses on our couch & we looked at the clock, looked at each other and THOUGHT ABOUT commenting that it was past the Shakespearean into the Forest Gang Roll Call time. I instantly made Matias bite his tongue and not let the words past his lips, but it was too late. The THINKING ABOUT IT was enough. Not five minutes later, at twenty past twelve, did the Sprites induce our Fellow into the Forest.
So I'm going to stop talking about "certain things" cause there's some weird, mind-reading business going on & I'm not going to continue to tempt him.
Instead, I'm going to write & talk about things like " dont eat your peas", "dont take longer naps", & "I hope these teefies NEVER come in!" & see what comes of it.
Ergo (that's my fancy thesaurus.com way of not saying "so" so much...), Liam please do not eat your peas! Please do not take any naps longer than 40 minutes! And finally, I hope you live forever with your gummy toothless mouth!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Contain your excitment - it's a post about sleep schedules!
I'm only going to say this once [this week] but we seem to have gotten his sleep schedule under control.
YAY. Mommy REALLY enjoys the uninterrupted sleep.
He still wakes up at either 11:19 or 11:21 (I suppose it depends on what clock you are looking at cause heaven forbid any of our clocks sync up...) for his Shakespearean into the Forest Gang Roll Call (please leave me a comment if you know what I mean by that...turns out neither my mom or Matias understood...) but then quickly goes back into a nice, deep slumber.
Until 2:30 when he eats for 30 minutes and is back into a nice, deep slumber.
Until 7:40 when he wakes up for the day.
Like I said earlier, I'm fine with the nighttime nursing, if he's hungry, I'm feeding him. Bottom Line. End of Story. LALALA I'm Not Listening to You. And I dont mind that he sleeps until almost 8 either - no complaints from me!
Mommy is getting about 9 hours of sleep actually & THANK YOU JESUS! Cause then I'm on the clock from 7:40 till 8pm and that makes for a really long day - gee, you think??
So with that Most Obvious Statement of the Year sitting up there I will leave this with saying - thank you, Liam, for getting back onto a NORMAL sleep schedule, even if it does still include a Roll Call from your Sprites & a mid-night feeding.
YAY. Mommy REALLY enjoys the uninterrupted sleep.
He still wakes up at either 11:19 or 11:21 (I suppose it depends on what clock you are looking at cause heaven forbid any of our clocks sync up...) for his Shakespearean into the Forest Gang Roll Call (please leave me a comment if you know what I mean by that...turns out neither my mom or Matias understood...) but then quickly goes back into a nice, deep slumber.
Until 2:30 when he eats for 30 minutes and is back into a nice, deep slumber.
Until 7:40 when he wakes up for the day.
Like I said earlier, I'm fine with the nighttime nursing, if he's hungry, I'm feeding him. Bottom Line. End of Story. LALALA I'm Not Listening to You. And I dont mind that he sleeps until almost 8 either - no complaints from me!
Mommy is getting about 9 hours of sleep actually & THANK YOU JESUS! Cause then I'm on the clock from 7:40 till 8pm and that makes for a really long day - gee, you think??
So with that Most Obvious Statement of the Year sitting up there I will leave this with saying - thank you, Liam, for getting back onto a NORMAL sleep schedule, even if it does still include a Roll Call from your Sprites & a mid-night feeding.
What's in YOUR freezer?
Here's another rendition of the contents of our freezer:
I'm selfish like that.
- carrots, of course
- squash, but running out and Daddy is getting more tonight
- sweet potato
- those dreaded peas
- those dreaded bananas - they live together in misery, shelved in that useless little bin on the door
- apples
- pears
- peaches
- nectarines
- plums
- avocado
- chicken
- prunes - cannot wait to see how these effect his daily constitution
- papayas
I'm selfish like that.
SWAK
The Valentine's Day Cards FINALLY went out today. I had a really tough time making them because I had all these really spectacular visions of using my new stamps to create my own cards and BAH, I sucked at it. Hard core, sucked at it. So I was disappointed & wallowed in my disappointment while the cards sat there, finished but not how I wanted them to look, just waiting for me to send them out. And even though it's MARCH, I'm sending them. And if you happen to have a problem with that, I have a big bucket of Suck It for you. *grin*
Now, I have to think of a 'scene' for our St. Patrick's Day cards. HA. What a fool I am! I do think we have left over sparkly headband Shamrock thingies from Days at the Tavern's Past but I do NOT think Liam has a single stitch of green clothing...
Now, I have to think of a 'scene' for our St. Patrick's Day cards. HA. What a fool I am! I do think we have left over sparkly headband Shamrock thingies from Days at the Tavern's Past but I do NOT think Liam has a single stitch of green clothing...
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