Tuesday, July 30, 2013
BabyBot2 Drs Appt
So I had a check up again this morning for BabyBot2 and everything looks perfect. Her heartbeat was in the 140s and my blood pressure was 90s/70, so really good. It was with Dr Sun who I had never met before but she seemed nice. I didn't have any questions and was out within 20 minutes. I talked to her a bit about the heart scan for Monday and the growth scan that should occur around 28-32 weeks. She said i can schedule that in their office during one of the appts which would be convenient. But everything looks great!!
CIO Day 3
So Mike didn't get home until late last night so it was up to me to put Jemma to bed. I tried to do CIO but I cheated a little bit. I gave her a 6 oz bottle around 8pm and she started to fall asleep at the end. So I picked her up and took her upstairs (not trying to keep her asleep). I laid her in the crib and of course she started crying. I let her cry for a few minutes then went in there, laid her back down (since she was always standing) and patted her back. The last time she dropped the pacifier and I couldnt find it so I just let her go without it. I probably let her cry and check on her a few times for around 10 min total. The last time, she didn't fuss when I kept my hand on her back so i did that. I know it was bad but it helped and she went to sleep. She did wake up around 5am and Mike changed her diaper and she fussed for around 10 minutes again and Mike checked on her a few times before she fell back asleep. Not too bad so far.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Ferber Method
So we finally started sleep training Jemma. Mike really wanted to do it and I told him he had to read a book about it first. So I got him the Ferber Method book on tape and he listened to it. He wanted to start it before Detroit but i said that was a bad idea since she will be all over the place in Detroit. Then he wanted to start it after but she was getting a tooth so I thought that was a bad idea too. So ... finally ... Saturday night we did it. It said to let her stay up 30 min past her bed time, but since she doesn't have a set schedule, Mike let her stay up playing till around 10:30pm! I think this kid could play forever. She was clearly tired then. So Mike put her into bed. And less than 5 minutes later she was asleep! I think he only went in to check on her once! If i would have known it would be that easy, I would have done it before. She did wake up once at 5am and that was a little more difficult. Mike changed her diaper and she was still fussy so I ended up having to breastfeed her. It didnt put her to sleep but she clearly had been upset because she was making those hic-up sounds after crying so maybe she was hungry. She didnt fall asleep but it calmed her down enough that when we put her back in the bed, she only fussed a little before falling back asleep. That was about 15 minutes total of crying. But then she slept until 9am and we were late to visit Baby Benjy!!
Last night we did it again and we had her out all day, so around 8ish she was clearly tired. So we fed her and put her into bed then. She cried a little longer this time, probably around 15 minutes but she definitely went through periods of crying then stopping. Mike had to check on her probably about 4 times before she went to sleep. Then she slept all the way through the night until about 6:30! YAY! Hopefully this is working :)
Last night we did it again and we had her out all day, so around 8ish she was clearly tired. So we fed her and put her into bed then. She cried a little longer this time, probably around 15 minutes but she definitely went through periods of crying then stopping. Mike had to check on her probably about 4 times before she went to sleep. Then she slept all the way through the night until about 6:30! YAY! Hopefully this is working :)
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Facebook Official
So I (finally!) posted about BabyBot2 on facebook today. It took a few times to get the perfect picture but i finally got a picture of Jemma that just melts my heart announcing she will have a baby sister. It was very cute!
Benjy!
So Mike, Jemma and I went to meet Baby Benjy today and hang out with the Cohen's. It was nice, he is soooo little! Which is crazy because he was probably 9.5 lbs but seemed so tiny. They say 2 kids is definitely a handful and she isn't sure how it will work when Bret goes back to work but I think I can handle 2 kids ... hopefully!
Friday, July 26, 2013
10.5 Month Update
So Jemma is about 10.5 months old and she is such a cutie. She is getting more fun every day!
She smiles all the time. All I have to do is bounce her a few times on my hip and she is smiling and squealing with laughter.
She also has recently started making loud, happy noises. It started when we were in Detroit last weekend. She will screech super loud. She likes doing it in enclosed cars and in restaurants. It only happens when she is happy and she likes doing it. We keep saying we need to teach her to use indoor voices. It's not really appropriate to discipline her because she isn't doing anything wrong but it can be quite loud sometimes!
She has a little wheeled thing that she sits on and we pull her down the hallway and she loves it. She has learned to pick her feet up when she is going to that they don't drag on the floor. She can even get onto it by herself now. Her feet can't quite touch the ground when she's on it though but I think she is going to love being on that thing as soon as they do.
She is getting way pickier about food! She spits stuff out all the time now. It can be quite frustrating. I fed her potatoes with beef the other day and she swallowed all the potatoes and spit out the beef. She seems to only eat meat if it is pureed with other stuff. We have these little yogurt puffs that sometimes she likes and sometime she spits out. She doesnt seem to like the cereal puffs anymore either. She LOVES fruit though and yogurt. She seems to be bottomless when it comes to them. She is getting pretty good at feeding herself and I have been giving her a spoon recently to try out also. She does ok with getting it in her mouth but it might turn upside down and a million other ways first, then she wont give the spoon back so I have to get another one to keep feeding her. I had high hopes of making Jemma all her food but that idea sort of hit the fan. When I was morning sick i just didnt have the energy after work so we started using jars of baby food. They work well.
Cloth diapering is going ok but is getting a little frustrating. They have started to get smells that I cant seem to get out. I let them air in the sun and put vinegar in the wash and some still have a mildewy smell. I wonder if that is cause it is summer and humid. I don't know ... They arent really stained though which is good. I have been using the dryer a lot lately too due to laziness instead of hanging them up. I used disposibles the entire time we were in Detroit and, honestly, it was kinda nice.
I am still breastfeeding Jemma but only once a day, in the morning when she first wakes up. I'm not sure how much actually comes out though but I know she is getting something. She seems to have no interest in it in the evenings. I have completely stopped pumping as well. With the next baby, I want to try and make it to a year, but with Jemma, that just wasn't possible.
Her favorite toys now are doggie, a blue and pink inflatable ball, stacking cups and her chairs. She LOVES sitting on things, including the ball, chairs and even dogs.
Silky does not seem to like her and growls at her all the time. It makes me worried sometimes that silky will bite her one day. Jemma is definitely getting better about being gentle with her but sometimes still pulls on her ears on tails. But it is super cute when she stands there and pets the dog.
She is also getting pretty good at walking! She can easily go over 10 steps and does it pretty repeatedly. She then falls on her butt. But she is definitely getting there!
She smiles all the time. All I have to do is bounce her a few times on my hip and she is smiling and squealing with laughter.
She also has recently started making loud, happy noises. It started when we were in Detroit last weekend. She will screech super loud. She likes doing it in enclosed cars and in restaurants. It only happens when she is happy and she likes doing it. We keep saying we need to teach her to use indoor voices. It's not really appropriate to discipline her because she isn't doing anything wrong but it can be quite loud sometimes!
She has a little wheeled thing that she sits on and we pull her down the hallway and she loves it. She has learned to pick her feet up when she is going to that they don't drag on the floor. She can even get onto it by herself now. Her feet can't quite touch the ground when she's on it though but I think she is going to love being on that thing as soon as they do.
She is getting way pickier about food! She spits stuff out all the time now. It can be quite frustrating. I fed her potatoes with beef the other day and she swallowed all the potatoes and spit out the beef. She seems to only eat meat if it is pureed with other stuff. We have these little yogurt puffs that sometimes she likes and sometime she spits out. She doesnt seem to like the cereal puffs anymore either. She LOVES fruit though and yogurt. She seems to be bottomless when it comes to them. She is getting pretty good at feeding herself and I have been giving her a spoon recently to try out also. She does ok with getting it in her mouth but it might turn upside down and a million other ways first, then she wont give the spoon back so I have to get another one to keep feeding her. I had high hopes of making Jemma all her food but that idea sort of hit the fan. When I was morning sick i just didnt have the energy after work so we started using jars of baby food. They work well.
Cloth diapering is going ok but is getting a little frustrating. They have started to get smells that I cant seem to get out. I let them air in the sun and put vinegar in the wash and some still have a mildewy smell. I wonder if that is cause it is summer and humid. I don't know ... They arent really stained though which is good. I have been using the dryer a lot lately too due to laziness instead of hanging them up. I used disposibles the entire time we were in Detroit and, honestly, it was kinda nice.
I am still breastfeeding Jemma but only once a day, in the morning when she first wakes up. I'm not sure how much actually comes out though but I know she is getting something. She seems to have no interest in it in the evenings. I have completely stopped pumping as well. With the next baby, I want to try and make it to a year, but with Jemma, that just wasn't possible.
Her favorite toys now are doggie, a blue and pink inflatable ball, stacking cups and her chairs. She LOVES sitting on things, including the ball, chairs and even dogs.
Silky does not seem to like her and growls at her all the time. It makes me worried sometimes that silky will bite her one day. Jemma is definitely getting better about being gentle with her but sometimes still pulls on her ears on tails. But it is super cute when she stands there and pets the dog.
She is also getting pretty good at walking! She can easily go over 10 steps and does it pretty repeatedly. She then falls on her butt. But she is definitely getting there!
Climbs onto sofa
So Jemma can now get onto the sofa from the floor. She needs to pull on something to help her up but after a few days of trying, she finally got it!
First Tooth!!!
So guess who finally got her first tooth?!?!! That's right, Jemma!! Only took 10.5 months ... :)
You
can't quite see it yet but you can definitely feel the sharp tip of it
(if she lets you and doesn't stick her tongue out and pull away).
It came in yesterday although we had been on
tooth watch for 2 days prior. She had a little slit in her gum that
looked very ominous.
She was at Becky's yesterday and Becky called Nick during the day to let us know that she thought Jemma was getting a tooth.
Teething hasn't been bad at all ... she slept completely through the night the last 2 nights. She didn't want to go to bed until late but she wasn't fussy about it, just wanted to keep playing. If we didn't feel a tooth in there, I don't think we would even know she was teething. She is drooling just as much as she always does and is still chewing on everything! She did get some diaper rash but I don't know if that was from the teething or the sauerkraut.
Official WALKER!!
So apparently growing a tooth has caused Jemma
to be a walker!! She was up to about 10-15 steps before today, but as of
today, she is walking everywhere. She can walk all over the house and
walks way more than she crawls. :) She walked all the way from my
parents living room into the kitchen, even stepping over the baby gate
bottoms on her way.
It has been a busy 2 days for our little girl ... first she gets her first tooth and the very next day she becomes an official walker :)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
154.4
So I am 20.5 weeks and I weighed in this morning at 154.4 lbs ... this is not good considering at this point in my last pregnancy I was 140.7 ... I am almost 15 lbs heavier than last time!!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Detroit Trip!
So Mike, Jemma and I just went to Detroit with Mike's parents to check out the Henry Ford museum. In general, it was a very good trip!
Thursday:
We left Thursday after work around 6pm (a little later than planned since Mike ended up with a water leak in the basement when he was fixing a pipe). We picked up Jemma at Beckys around 6:30 and stopped on route 40 at a Wendy's for dinner. After driving for a few hours, we stopped in Somerset, PA at a hotel for the night. We had a bit of a wrong turn and ended up in the mountains on some back roads, but that just added to the adventure.
Friday:
We got a little bit of a late start but that's ok. Jemma started to get tired of being in the carseat and getting fussy, so we decided just to stop at the Cayahoga National Park for the day and not try and make it to Detroit in time for the factory tour. The park was very nice and we took a scenic train ride and saw a stunning waterfall! Then we headed up the road to Detroit and checked into the hotel and got dinner at a nice Italian restaurant near the hotel.
Saturday:
We went to the museum and got breakfast there in the little eatery (not good for breakfast) then toured the Rouge plant which I think is really interesting! Then we spent the afternoon touring the museum before heading out at closing time. For dinner, we went to Mallie's which is the home of the largest hamburgers in the world! I tried to talk everyone into a 10 lb burger but no one wanted it and Mike and I ended up getting a 3lb burger to share. It wasn't great but it was HUGE!
Sunday:
Today was the day for Greenfield village. We got there and the train was waiting so we decided to ride the train first thing. Unfortunately, I got a cinder in my eye during the train ride and after a few hours of pain and having security perform an eye wash on me, Mike ended up taking me to the emergency room right after we ate lunch while Jemma stayed with Mike's parents. The doctor said I scratched it up pretty bad but there wasn't much I could do about it so I went back to the hotel and just laid there with my eyes shut. We ate left overs at the hotel that night and I laid in bed while Mike and Jemma hung out in his parents room.
Monday:
I felt much better today although my eye was horribly swollen and we went back to Greenfield Village. I asked the guy for another pass for the 4 of us to ride the rides that day and he gave it to us since we didn't get to use it the day before. The first thing we did was ride in a real Model T! Then we walked around the village for a while. Mikes parents went into the museum around lunch and Mike and I kept walking around the village. We then spent the last few hours of the day in the museum before heading out. Our legs were pretty tired in the end. We started down the road heading home and ate dinner in a rest stop.
Tuesday:
We stopped for lunch and shopping at the Haggerstown outlets before heading home.
It was a nice trip!
Thursday:
We left Thursday after work around 6pm (a little later than planned since Mike ended up with a water leak in the basement when he was fixing a pipe). We picked up Jemma at Beckys around 6:30 and stopped on route 40 at a Wendy's for dinner. After driving for a few hours, we stopped in Somerset, PA at a hotel for the night. We had a bit of a wrong turn and ended up in the mountains on some back roads, but that just added to the adventure.
Friday:
We got a little bit of a late start but that's ok. Jemma started to get tired of being in the carseat and getting fussy, so we decided just to stop at the Cayahoga National Park for the day and not try and make it to Detroit in time for the factory tour. The park was very nice and we took a scenic train ride and saw a stunning waterfall! Then we headed up the road to Detroit and checked into the hotel and got dinner at a nice Italian restaurant near the hotel.
Saturday:
We went to the museum and got breakfast there in the little eatery (not good for breakfast) then toured the Rouge plant which I think is really interesting! Then we spent the afternoon touring the museum before heading out at closing time. For dinner, we went to Mallie's which is the home of the largest hamburgers in the world! I tried to talk everyone into a 10 lb burger but no one wanted it and Mike and I ended up getting a 3lb burger to share. It wasn't great but it was HUGE!
Sunday:
Today was the day for Greenfield village. We got there and the train was waiting so we decided to ride the train first thing. Unfortunately, I got a cinder in my eye during the train ride and after a few hours of pain and having security perform an eye wash on me, Mike ended up taking me to the emergency room right after we ate lunch while Jemma stayed with Mike's parents. The doctor said I scratched it up pretty bad but there wasn't much I could do about it so I went back to the hotel and just laid there with my eyes shut. We ate left overs at the hotel that night and I laid in bed while Mike and Jemma hung out in his parents room.
Monday:
I felt much better today although my eye was horribly swollen and we went back to Greenfield Village. I asked the guy for another pass for the 4 of us to ride the rides that day and he gave it to us since we didn't get to use it the day before. The first thing we did was ride in a real Model T! Then we walked around the village for a while. Mikes parents went into the museum around lunch and Mike and I kept walking around the village. We then spent the last few hours of the day in the museum before heading out. Our legs were pretty tired in the end. We started down the road heading home and ate dinner in a rest stop.
Tuesday:
We stopped for lunch and shopping at the Haggerstown outlets before heading home.
It was a nice trip!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
It's a ... GIRL!!!
So we found out today at our 20 week ultrasound that BabyBot2 is a girl!! So it looks like Jemma is going to have a little sister. I can tell that Mike is a little dissapointed that he isnt getting his boy but while we were in the doctors office he did say that he sort of figured that it would be a girl. I think this is good news for Jemma, hopefully she will be very close with her sister since they will be so close in age.
But the ultrasound went smoothly and everything looked perfect! The baby weighs 11 oz and is growing well.
She was very wiggly the entire time and was not originally cooperating with the ultrasound tech for us to see her gender (unlike Jemma who made it very obvious). They also didn't give us great pictures, just some head shots. But that's ok. She is perfect and that's all that matters.
This next baby seems like she is going to be just as active and wiggly as Jemma!
They also offered another blood test to screen for genetic abnormalities and I said yes just to make me feel better. The results said that there is even less of a chance of any abnormalities than the initial screen which is great news!
But the ultrasound went smoothly and everything looked perfect! The baby weighs 11 oz and is growing well.
She was very wiggly the entire time and was not originally cooperating with the ultrasound tech for us to see her gender (unlike Jemma who made it very obvious). They also didn't give us great pictures, just some head shots. But that's ok. She is perfect and that's all that matters.
This next baby seems like she is going to be just as active and wiggly as Jemma!
They also offered another blood test to screen for genetic abnormalities and I said yes just to make me feel better. The results said that there is even less of a chance of any abnormalities than the initial screen which is great news!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Mike felt BabyBot2 move
So Mike finally got to feel BabyBot2 move! The baby is very active but Mike is usually not around when that happened so it took a while.
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