Jemma

So Jemma was soooo tired last night that she was literally falling asleep in her high chair!! It was so cute, I got a movie of it.

Also, she likes this new game of chasing after her telling her that "I'm gonna get you" and stomping your feet. She walks away super fast (almost running!) giggling her little head off then rolls on the floor when you get her. It is super cute!

BabyBot2 Appt

So this morning I had an appt with Dr Baras and everything looks perfect! My BP was 110/90 and I weighed 164 (gasp!!). Her heartbeat was 150 and sounded good! I asked about the bruising from crossing my legs and she said my blood work looks good so there is nothing to worry about and that happens. I also asked about the veins popping out and varicose veins and she also said they are all superficial and hopefully will go away but is nothing to worry about it. I also asked about the soreness in my upper inner thighs and she said its normal and that I can take a hot bath and Tylenol if I need. I can also take benadryl before bed to help me sleep! I thought that was crazy but I may have to try it one day if I am having trouble sleeping more.

Jemma's Normal Day

So since we Ferberized Jemma, she has been on a much more regular schedule.

6:15 typical wake up time, she wakes up, stands up in her crib and jumps up and down fussing until we get her

She gets her diaper changed then usually showers with one or both of us in the morning. She loves showers and fusses outside the shower until we let her in. We have some toys she plays with in there and she likes standing even though we keep telling her not to.

Then she plays around the bedroom and in the bathroom until we are ready and take her downstairs.

We then mix a formula bottle and make some baby cereal with it for breakfast. She gets 2 tbsp of cereal with about 1-2 oz of formula for breakfast and then as much fruit as she wants. Typically its banana but she likes any fruits (pears, apricots, peaches, plums, etc). Then she plays for a little until she finishes the rest of the bottle.

She then plays around until around 10-11 when she gets another bottle and goes down for her morning nap. The nap can be anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours long typically.

She then wakes up and eats lunch which is typically a jar of baby food and fruit or table food. She plays around for a little while before getting another bottle. She also likes to rinse her food down with her sippy cup of water.

Her afternoons are a lot less predictable and sometimes she naps but sometimes she doesn't.

I usually get home around 5-5:30 and then she is usually ready for dinner around then. So I feed her dinner, which is typically a baby food jar that has meat in it and some table food. She tries pretty much everything we eat although she spits a lot of it out, especially the meats. She gets a bottle around then too. She then plays until around 8-8:30 when we give her another bottle and around 8:30 we put her into bed.

She is very flexible though and really goes with the flow a lot. She lets us put off her naps without being very fussy and she sleeps good in the car. She also does pretty good when we have to wake her up from a nap and isnt too mad about that.

She really is wonderful!

First Fever ....

So Jemma got her first fever today. The digital head thermometer didn't seem to work so my mom went out and bought a new one at CVS. She has a fever of 100.2 :/ Poor baby! Her nose started running yesterday and was like a faucet this morning. She got boogers all over her bed and they were covering her face when she woke up this morning. She was also very piddly in bed this morning and was awake but just laying there at 7:30, which is very unlike her! It was a little nice to sleep in a bit though even if I was late getting in to work. She was extra fussy last night before bed but went to bed with no fussing at all. Mike laid her in bed around 8:45 and she made some playing noises but then slept through the night. Hopefully she feels better soon!

2 Words!!

So Jemma now has 2 words!! She says "Uh-Oh" and "Kitty Cat." She has been saying "Uh-Oh" for a while now but she is definitely saying it in the correct context now. Such as when she drops something or something makes a loud noise. She can say it very clearly and she will repeat it to you if you say it as well. She has also been saying Kitty Cat for a while too but just recently we realized that she was actually referring to Libby Cat. She sort of whispers it and says it super fast but she is definitely saying Kitty Cat!!

Weaning off Bottle

So we have started to try and wean Jemma off the bottle and it isnt going well. She will drink a little formula but then stop and toss the sippy cup on the floor. I have tried a few different types. Erin said her daycare would give Ethan the sippy cup for 15 minutes then move it to the bottle if he didn't drink that. Maybe we will have to try that.

Ferberize Jemma Update

So it has been over 2 weeks now since we started the Ferber method and I am pleasantly surprised by the results. Some nights are still worse than others but in general she only cries for a few minutes before going to sleep. It also has had some additional benefits. She now sleeps through the night almost every night and is on a more regular sleep schedule (8:30pm - 6:15am). We haven't quite made it work yet for daytime naps, maybe that will happen soon. But her daytime schedule is so different, it would be kind of hard to implement.

156.7

So I weighed myself this morning at 156.7 lbs and I am 23 weeks and 4 days. With Jemma at this same time I was 145.5 ... so I am about 11 lbs heavier. That is still pretty significant but considering a few weeks ago I had a 15 lbs difference, that isn't so bad :) I don't know why but this pregnancy I am not as weight conscious as I was last time. I literally weighed myself every day last time and kept track in an excel. This time, I weigh myself like once a month.

Stressed and mini Breakdown ...

So I had to take today off work, I was just way too stressed out. My parents have been in FL for over a week now and we have been watching Silky. About a week ago Mike let Silky in and she came and laid by my feet on the carpet in our living room. I started smelling something terrible and realized that Silky had rolled in poop and then laid on the carpet. I FLIPPED OUT! Mike took her outside and gave her a bath and I started going crazy about how gross the house was and about how I hated pets and I never wanted them. It has been all downhill since then. I decided we needed to shampoo every carpet in the house. I gathered up all Jemma's toys and sorted them and cleaned and sanitized every one of them. We then vacuumed and shampooed the carpet in our living room. This was several evening after work during the week. Mike took Friday off and mowed the lawn in the morning saying I would have all Saturday to do what I wanted. I then took Jemma to a playgroup while Mike went to Home Depot. Afterwards we picked up the new TV and had to go to the Howard Street house because the people were moving in the next day and we had to get the last items out of the house. Ben and Karen came over that night and we hung out with them. Then on Saturday Mike wanted to install the new TV and started around 10am and didn't finish until 6pm. There was no baby proof areas in the house to take Jemma so I was constantly chasing after her so I was so sore and exhausted. I had a mini breakdown that night and told Mike I couldn't go to his grandfathers birthday on Sunday because the house was such a mess. I ended up going on Sunday with the agreement we would leave by 4pm. Of course, we didn't leave till 6 because Mike's mom needed Mike to install the new Blu-Ray player and his dad wanted him to see stuff in the garage. I was so pissed on the way home. When we got home, Jemma was with the MP and Pops, so Mike and I started cleaning the house. Mike cleaned the bathrooms while I vacuumed and cleaned all the rugs and carpets and blankets. I was tired and so incredibly sore. I woke up Monday still stressed out and Mike said I should just stay home. I didn't have the leave for it so I felt bad but I knew it was for the best because my parents were gone and Jemma was with Mike's mom. I worked more around the house, doing laundry, cleaning the hardwood floors and organizing my scraproom. I'm glad I stayed home from work because otherwise, I would have just been a big ball of stress all week.