In the middle of Monday night, I woke up with chills, a sore throat, sinus pain, the works. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and found out I had a fever of 102 and an intense sinus infection. Hal had gotten up with Ella that night, while I was feeling awful, and had spent over an hour getting her to go back to sleep. He also kept her on Tuesday morning while I was at the doctor, fed her, dressed her, and took her out to Grandmommy's house-who graciously took Ella for the day so I could stay home and rest.
I was pretty concerned about how Ella would react to spending the day without me, since I didn't even get to hug or kiss her before she left (didn't want to spread germs). However, she did beautifully. She drank 12 oz. from the bottle (more than every before) and was in a great mood for most of the day. She got home around 7 PM, and she was a happy, independent baby, who apparently does just fine without mommy (at least for a day).
This was a strange realization for me for two reasons. First, Ella is truly growing up and gaining independence. She's taking the bottle better, in part, because she's older and more willing. She can spend the day (and even the night) apart from me and she is no worse for wear. Secondly, I will miss attached-to-me Ella. She was just fine when she got home at 7; I was a nervous wreck and had been checking the window, watching for the car to pull up, for an hour before she got home. It turns out that I'm just as attached to her as she is to me. All this time, I've been saying how my daughter won't let me put her down, won't nap unless she's laying on me, etc. Maybe the truth is that I wouldn't have it any other way.
So, she's more independent. Good for her (and for me). The good news is that she still woke up this morning wanting nothing more than for me to love on her--which I willingly did.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sippy cups
Yesterday, Hal and I got home from work, and we were both sitting with Ella on the couch. Hal was holding her, and I was drinking water from a Mighty Fine Burgers cup (we're not above saving the plastic to-go cups). Well, Ella reached out for it and would not accept "no, you can't have this" for an answer. So, I held it up to her lips...and she DRANK FROM THE CUP!! I mean, she seriously put her top lip over the edge and took a few sips of water. She already knew how to do it...when did this learning occur?? Amazing. The girl won't take a bottle, but she'll take a cup???
Needless to say, I am excited to start putting milk (and some thinned out rice cereal) in her sippy cup and see if she'll drink from that. I don't expect her to take to it well right away or anything, but it was such an awesome view of things to come.
P.S. The moment was also bittersweet as I realized that our time of exclusively nursing (as taxing as that can be) is starting to come to an end. I hope to continue nursing for another couple of months--8 months was my original goal--but the more that she starts branching out with things like sippy cups, the more I realize that very soon I won't need to nurse her as often. This is a wonderful and a confusing thought.
Needless to say, I am excited to start putting milk (and some thinned out rice cereal) in her sippy cup and see if she'll drink from that. I don't expect her to take to it well right away or anything, but it was such an awesome view of things to come.
P.S. The moment was also bittersweet as I realized that our time of exclusively nursing (as taxing as that can be) is starting to come to an end. I hope to continue nursing for another couple of months--8 months was my original goal--but the more that she starts branching out with things like sippy cups, the more I realize that very soon I won't need to nurse her as often. This is a wonderful and a confusing thought.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
4 months
Ella is four months old today, and she is constantly doing new and exciting (for us and for her) things.
Here is a list of some of what she is up to these days:
1) "Talking", aka constantly making all kinds of noises at all different pitches and volume levels
2)Drooling--Today while I was holding her in the air and tickling her tummy, she drooled in my mouth...sick.
3)Laughing--see previous video post for a short clip of this preciousness.
4)Blowing "raspberries"
5)Working hard to get anything into her mouth, which now involves grabbing things with either hand and moving it rapidly towards her mouth, and then accidentally jacking herself in the face with either said object or said hand.
6)Still mostly refusing both bottle and pacifier--thus, the doctor told us today that it's time to begin the rice cereal process so that when I leave to go to work every other day, she doesn't just eat 3 oz. of milk in an 8 hour period (as she has been for the past two months), and then get home and want to nurse all night long.
7)Sleeping through the night--haha, just kidding. She's doing better, but her doc said that it's time to wean her from night feedings. That begins next week.
Bottom line: 4 months is awesome!! Pics to come.
Here is a list of some of what she is up to these days:
1) "Talking", aka constantly making all kinds of noises at all different pitches and volume levels
2)Drooling--Today while I was holding her in the air and tickling her tummy, she drooled in my mouth...sick.
3)Laughing--see previous video post for a short clip of this preciousness.
4)Blowing "raspberries"
5)Working hard to get anything into her mouth, which now involves grabbing things with either hand and moving it rapidly towards her mouth, and then accidentally jacking herself in the face with either said object or said hand.
6)Still mostly refusing both bottle and pacifier--thus, the doctor told us today that it's time to begin the rice cereal process so that when I leave to go to work every other day, she doesn't just eat 3 oz. of milk in an 8 hour period (as she has been for the past two months), and then get home and want to nurse all night long.
7)Sleeping through the night--haha, just kidding. She's doing better, but her doc said that it's time to wean her from night feedings. That begins next week.
Bottom line: 4 months is awesome!! Pics to come.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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