Leia has been a booger lately... :/ :)
She is doing fine with her fever. But we're still not sure if she had the fever because of the cold or because she is teething.
For the last two nights and days, she wants to be held constantly, and cries very easily. But she laughs and smiles and talks and all that.. So, we're not sure what she is trying to accomplish. :/ :) Fredrik and I think it is a growth thing. That she is going through a growth spurt (like that of earlier, when we had such a difficult time getting her to sleep and she cried all the time). It is easy to get her to sleep, but you have to hold her and not move her at all, and then she will sleep. She isn't sleeping very deeply. And she is constantly tired and wanting to sleep.
Yesterday during the day, Mormor held her for a long time, in the same position, and they napped together, to get Leia a long stretch of sleep. And we knew that Leia would not lay by herself last night, so Morfar stayed up with her all night, and held her during the night, while she slept. Fredrik and I really, really needed to get a full nights sleep. And we feel so much better this morning. We put so much effort into helping Leia feel better from her cold, that ours is taking forever to go away. We are feeling better, though. Fredrik's back hurts, but that is from having slept in a different bed for the last month. And I have had an upset tummy since yesterday afternoon. But besides that, I think we are doing much better.
There aren't that many fireworks that are legal in the US. Each State has their own laws and regulations about fireworks. And Ohio isn't one of the ones where you can get the big ones that explode in the sky. But there are always a few neighbors that bring them in from other States, and set them off anyways. :/ :)) In Sweden, I think most everything is legal in regards to fireworks.
Our goal today is to just make Leia lay by herself (in the baby gym, etc) as much as possible, even if we have to hover over her so that she feels content, so she can get away from her clingy-ness, so that she can hopefully start to sleep in her bed again. While she was sick, we held her so much, and she got used to that. But we think that because of teething or from a growth spurt that she is.. behaving a little differently. :)
But we are all doing well, on the road to recovery from all of our illnesses.. :)) It is that time of the year, though, when everyone gets sick, and there are probably going to be 20 more colds in our household now before Winter is done. :/ :)
Mormor and Morfar are soon going to the store to do some shopping for New Years and then I think Fredrik and I might try to go to the movies, to see a new movie with Johnny Depp. We'll see how we feel. :/ :))
We've almost got another box packed. And we've packed one more suitcase. We think we are going to borrow a suitcase from Mormor and Morfar, and then they can take it back with them when they come visit us this summer. (Even if it is a small suitcase.) We managed to get the vibrating chair in the box we are shipping, so that saves a lot of hassle.
Okay, now it is time to get ready and let Fredrik eat some breakfast.. :P
Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Yay!
At 22.30 last night, Leia's fever was at 98.4 ºF, a normal temperature. And it is still that way now. She feels fine to touch, and not clammy, so we are thinking that she is back to normal, or will be that way soon.
We had also bought some saline drops for her nose, yesterday. We didn't think they had done anything yesterday, but we are certain that they helped clear her passage way to breath better for today (only used them once!).
I'm also doing much better, but Fredrik is taking a little longer to recover. I'm thinking that he is over-tired, because he is having such a difficult time falling asleep.. :/ Even though he is dead tired.
She took a long nap (4 hrs) in the late afternoon yesterday (Friday), and that messed up her sleeping a bit for tonight. Especially since she is feeling better, and she wants to be a little more interactive. So, she hasn't slept very regular tonight.. :/ :) But we are certain that it will get fixed easily.
I gave Pappa his "baby-duty" shift off. :)) Even though I have to drive tomorrow, I know he desperately needs to sleep. Maybe he can sleep a little in the car tomorrow (although the drive isn't even a full hour away).
Thank you all for all the well wishes for Leia!
We had also bought some saline drops for her nose, yesterday. We didn't think they had done anything yesterday, but we are certain that they helped clear her passage way to breath better for today (only used them once!).
I'm also doing much better, but Fredrik is taking a little longer to recover. I'm thinking that he is over-tired, because he is having such a difficult time falling asleep.. :/ Even though he is dead tired.
She took a long nap (4 hrs) in the late afternoon yesterday (Friday), and that messed up her sleeping a bit for tonight. Especially since she is feeling better, and she wants to be a little more interactive. So, she hasn't slept very regular tonight.. :/ :) But we are certain that it will get fixed easily.
I gave Pappa his "baby-duty" shift off. :)) Even though I have to drive tomorrow, I know he desperately needs to sleep. Maybe he can sleep a little in the car tomorrow (although the drive isn't even a full hour away).
Thank you all for all the well wishes for Leia!
Leia update.
She slept very well during the night. She slept from 21.00-02.30 and then from 03.00-07.15. And then she had a short nap in the morning. And a short nap in the afternoon, which would have been longer but Pappa coughed really loud and woke her up. :)) But then she fell asleep again and slept for almost 4 hours.
Her fever hasn't gone above 100.4ºF (38ºC) today. And it got down to her average 99.4 (37,4) for awhile today. We haven't given her any medicine since 03.00 this morning, but we are going to give her some before she goes to sleep tonight.
She is eating very well. And she has gone through tons of wet diapers.
She hasn't pooed since 04.00 on Thursday morning, but she didn't eat much yesterday during the day. So, we're hoping she'll poo again soon. Her tummy is soft, though.
She is smiling and she is happy. She hasn't been very talkative, though. She gets grumpy easily, but not feeling well, who can blame her.. :/ :)
We are certain she is feeling better (not perfect of course), and of course we're hoping that she will get fully better soon and that the fever will disappear.
I'm doing much better, and Fredrik is still a little so-so.. :/ Which is strange because he has been taking tons of pills and all that, and I haven't taken anything..! :/ :)
Today we went and bought a digital video camera.. :) Expensive, but cheaper than in Sweden. We will definitely get use out of it.
And since Leia is doing better, Fredrik and I will drive a little farther tomorrow and do some shopping at a big shopping center. We'll spend the New Year holiday packing another big box to ship. And hopefully try to start packing some suitcases.
5 more days for us here. :/
I know that Mormor and Morfar are going to miss us, especially Leia, and we are going to miss them.
Even though it has been so much fun to be here and having the help with Leia, I do think that we miss home in åmål.. :/ Fredrik is going to have lots of catching up with information at work. :/ :) He's only received one phone call while here..! :) And the guy actually remembered the time difference and he waited until a good time to call.
Now it is time for me to go rest a bit.. :P
Her fever hasn't gone above 100.4ºF (38ºC) today. And it got down to her average 99.4 (37,4) for awhile today. We haven't given her any medicine since 03.00 this morning, but we are going to give her some before she goes to sleep tonight.
She is eating very well. And she has gone through tons of wet diapers.
She hasn't pooed since 04.00 on Thursday morning, but she didn't eat much yesterday during the day. So, we're hoping she'll poo again soon. Her tummy is soft, though.
She is smiling and she is happy. She hasn't been very talkative, though. She gets grumpy easily, but not feeling well, who can blame her.. :/ :)
We are certain she is feeling better (not perfect of course), and of course we're hoping that she will get fully better soon and that the fever will disappear.
I'm doing much better, and Fredrik is still a little so-so.. :/ Which is strange because he has been taking tons of pills and all that, and I haven't taken anything..! :/ :)
Today we went and bought a digital video camera.. :) Expensive, but cheaper than in Sweden. We will definitely get use out of it.
And since Leia is doing better, Fredrik and I will drive a little farther tomorrow and do some shopping at a big shopping center. We'll spend the New Year holiday packing another big box to ship. And hopefully try to start packing some suitcases.
5 more days for us here. :/
I know that Mormor and Morfar are going to miss us, especially Leia, and we are going to miss them.
Even though it has been so much fun to be here and having the help with Leia, I do think that we miss home in åmål.. :/ Fredrik is going to have lots of catching up with information at work. :/ :) He's only received one phone call while here..! :) And the guy actually remembered the time difference and he waited until a good time to call.
Now it is time for me to go rest a bit.. :P
Friday, December 28, 2007
Fever.
After we ran some simple errands today, Leia (who stayed home all day) ended up with a fever in the late afternoon. She was really warm, so we decided to take her to the ER. When we got to see someone, her temp was up to 102.5 ºF (39,1ºC). They gave her some infant tylenol and after 2 1/2 hours, her temp was down to normal. She got very smily and happy, her normal self, and you could tell she felt better. (But then she got cranky because it was past bedtime.) :)
Things in the US are a little different than in Sweden... :/ Lots of people think that in Sweden, doctors "under-medicate" and in the US they "over-medicate."
The doctor wanted to send Leia, by ambulance, to Rainbow Baby's Clinic in Cleveland (which is the best children's hospital in.. the country?), which... we thought was a little excessive with a cold and fever.. :/ So, we said no-thank you to the treatment and went home instead.
There was an older nurse that we had before shifts changed, and she thought it was a bit excessive, and told the doctor that, but he wouldn't listen. (The doctor was nice and all, from Madrid!)
Right now she is fine to touch (not warm) and we have of course been monitoring her temp rectally to make sure it doesn't go so high again. And we promised the doctor and nurse that if it goes up again and doesn't get better with the medicine, that we will rush right to the hospital (to Rainbow Baby's).
But we are all taking shifts staying up to keep an eye on her. She's been sleeping since we've been home.
Hopefully this will just be a funny story to tell her when she gets older... :P :)
Things in the US are a little different than in Sweden... :/ Lots of people think that in Sweden, doctors "under-medicate" and in the US they "over-medicate."
The doctor wanted to send Leia, by ambulance, to Rainbow Baby's Clinic in Cleveland (which is the best children's hospital in.. the country?), which... we thought was a little excessive with a cold and fever.. :/ So, we said no-thank you to the treatment and went home instead.
There was an older nurse that we had before shifts changed, and she thought it was a bit excessive, and told the doctor that, but he wouldn't listen. (The doctor was nice and all, from Madrid!)
Right now she is fine to touch (not warm) and we have of course been monitoring her temp rectally to make sure it doesn't go so high again. And we promised the doctor and nurse that if it goes up again and doesn't get better with the medicine, that we will rush right to the hospital (to Rainbow Baby's).
But we are all taking shifts staying up to keep an eye on her. She's been sleeping since we've been home.
Hopefully this will just be a funny story to tell her when she gets older... :P :)
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Not fun.
Not fun being sick. :/
I'm surviving, Fredrik is "dying," and Leia is worse than yesterday.
She did well yesterday. We thought she was on the way to getting better. She slept well during the day (5 hrs total) and last night she slept 7 hours straight and woke up at 04.00. I've been up with her since 4. She has slept, but I haven't. Her tummy is bothering her.. :/ And her nose is a little stuffed up. She won't let herself relax enough to try to go to the bathroom. :/ She wants to be held all the time, which is fine, but then you can't change position or move her.. :/ :) Or she starts to cry and it takes a couple of minutes to get her calmed down again.
I did get a couple of smiles out of her this morning.. :) But we are just going to have to wait this thing out for all 3 of us.
Not sure what the plan is for today... :/ But we definitely have to go to the post office and mail our enormous box.
I'm surviving, Fredrik is "dying," and Leia is worse than yesterday.
She did well yesterday. We thought she was on the way to getting better. She slept well during the day (5 hrs total) and last night she slept 7 hours straight and woke up at 04.00. I've been up with her since 4. She has slept, but I haven't. Her tummy is bothering her.. :/ And her nose is a little stuffed up. She won't let herself relax enough to try to go to the bathroom. :/ She wants to be held all the time, which is fine, but then you can't change position or move her.. :/ :) Or she starts to cry and it takes a couple of minutes to get her calmed down again.
I did get a couple of smiles out of her this morning.. :) But we are just going to have to wait this thing out for all 3 of us.
Not sure what the plan is for today... :/ But we definitely have to go to the post office and mail our enormous box.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Better.
Leia's doing better at least.. :/ :)
She slept a couple of hours while we were gone at the movies yesterday and she even ate before we got home. After that, when we got home, she was already in a better mood, smiling and talking a little.
She ate some more and then she slept from 20.00-02.30 (6 1/2 hrs) and Fredrik got up with her, and she fell asleep again around 03.30 and slept until I got up with her at 07.15! (3hr45min) And she ate when she got up, another big amount, like with Pappa, and now she is in her baby gym. We figured she would sleep a lot last night if she wasn't feeling too well. But we think she is feeling better now. So, that is all that matters. :)
My nose is runny AND stuffed up.. don't you love how that works?! My cold isn't that bad, it could definitely be worse, but it isn't something I want right now. :/ I am doing worse than Fredrik, and I really don't want to be in Leia's face too much. Fredrik can take all those awesome American get-better medicines that I can't take. :( (Cause of breastfeeding.) So, he is functioning a little better than me right now. :)
The plan for today:
- spend money! :)) The Christmas sales have started, and even though it will be crowded, Fredrik and I really need to get out and spend all the money and gift cards that we got for Leia's party. (We've already packed a LARGE box with stuff from the shower that we are going to ship over, and one suitcase..!)
- call my friend Amanda and have her visit with us. She is a teacher now in North Carolina, but she is up for the holidays (she joined us for the party, too), and we will have her come over (her family lives about a block over).. :)
And tomorrow we are going to go do some shopping with my parents and spend the rest of Leia's gift money. And get something for Aina for taking care of Caesar while we have been away, and the neighbor for watering our plants for the last month.
Now my baby wants me.. :) She is tired of her baby gym ... More soon!
She slept a couple of hours while we were gone at the movies yesterday and she even ate before we got home. After that, when we got home, she was already in a better mood, smiling and talking a little.
She ate some more and then she slept from 20.00-02.30 (6 1/2 hrs) and Fredrik got up with her, and she fell asleep again around 03.30 and slept until I got up with her at 07.15! (3hr45min) And she ate when she got up, another big amount, like with Pappa, and now she is in her baby gym. We figured she would sleep a lot last night if she wasn't feeling too well. But we think she is feeling better now. So, that is all that matters. :)
My nose is runny AND stuffed up.. don't you love how that works?! My cold isn't that bad, it could definitely be worse, but it isn't something I want right now. :/ I am doing worse than Fredrik, and I really don't want to be in Leia's face too much. Fredrik can take all those awesome American get-better medicines that I can't take. :( (Cause of breastfeeding.) So, he is functioning a little better than me right now. :)
The plan for today:
- spend money! :)) The Christmas sales have started, and even though it will be crowded, Fredrik and I really need to get out and spend all the money and gift cards that we got for Leia's party. (We've already packed a LARGE box with stuff from the shower that we are going to ship over, and one suitcase..!)
- call my friend Amanda and have her visit with us. She is a teacher now in North Carolina, but she is up for the holidays (she joined us for the party, too), and we will have her come over (her family lives about a block over).. :)
And tomorrow we are going to go do some shopping with my parents and spend the rest of Leia's gift money. And get something for Aina for taking care of Caesar while we have been away, and the neighbor for watering our plants for the last month.
Now my baby wants me.. :) She is tired of her baby gym ... More soon!
Colds.
I woke up during the middle of the night with a sore throat, knowing that it would turn to a cold. It is slowly going in that direction... :/ Fredrik also has a sore throat and we are certain he has a cold as well. And poor Leia, well, we are certain she has at least an upset tummy. :(
She has had trouble going to the bathroom, and she cries unless she is held all the time. It started today after she woke up after her morning nap. :( She hasn't eaten much today, so we are certain she has a touch of something we have. She isn't wanting to eat and is just wanting to sleep.
So we are all taking turns holding her and hoping she feels well soon.
Fredrik and I did go to the movies, though.. :P and we saw Alien vs. Predator 2, and it wasn't too bad I guess.. :/ :) Could have been worse..
She has had trouble going to the bathroom, and she cries unless she is held all the time. It started today after she woke up after her morning nap. :( She hasn't eaten much today, so we are certain she has a touch of something we have. She isn't wanting to eat and is just wanting to sleep.
So we are all taking turns holding her and hoping she feels well soon.
Fredrik and I did go to the movies, though.. :P and we saw Alien vs. Predator 2, and it wasn't too bad I guess.. :/ :) Could have been worse..
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas!!!
For those that don't know, all presents are open on Christmas Eve in Sweden! So, it has been a long time since I've opened presents on Christmas morning. Fredrik and I can't decide which tradition to follow. :/ I'm sure we'll figure it out by next Christmas. :)
And I forgot to mention our anniversary.. it was awhile ago.. :/ :) On December 15th, Fredrik and I had our 9 year anniversary! That was when we met in 1998. A long time ago. :/ :)) And I realized that out of the last 9 years, I've only had 3 or so Christmas' in the US! I've always been in Sweden during that time of the year.
It is normal for children to wake up very, very early in the morning and go and wake their parents up and want to open presents.. :) Leia woke up at 5 this morning, and after I fed her, I was very tempted to go wake up my parents and demand that we open presents.. :D ..But I didn't.. :P And we didn't open until around 10.30 or so. Fredrik cheated and he showered before we opened presents..... Not supposed to do that!! Everyone has to look equally horrible for all the pictures.. :D
So, here are our pictures from Leia's First Christmas!
Ornament from Mormor and Morfar.
A teething ring that Leia will soon start to use.
A bib that says, "Feed me or nobody sleeps." :))
A beautiful dress from Baby Gap. And a sleeping Leia.
We all received some wonderful presents. :) Leia fell asleep while we were opening presents. But she really enjoyed looking at everything while she was awake.
Leia received some books from Mamma and Pappa. Soft ones that she can take in the bathtub and chew on and they won't get ruined. And we also bought her a small, green stuffed... thing that we are sure she will like. :)
Mormor and Morfar bought her some clothes, some books, and some toys. :)
Aunt Missy and her cousins got her a blanket and some clothes. And ex-uncle Paul got her a gift certificate to Amazon.com. And we hope to buy her some movies or cartoons, or mabye some books that aren't too heavy to take home.
Fredrik and I plan to go to the movies this afternoon after our traditional early dinner. It is so expensive to go to the movies in Sweden, about 120sek a ticket ($20), no matter what time of the day. In the US, if you go during the day, it is about 5$ (ca 32sek!!!!) a ticket and at night it is about 9$ (ca 60sek)!! So, we are wanting to go to the movies as much as we can while we are here, especially since we have live-in babysitters. :))
And I forgot to mention our anniversary.. it was awhile ago.. :/ :) On December 15th, Fredrik and I had our 9 year anniversary! That was when we met in 1998. A long time ago. :/ :)) And I realized that out of the last 9 years, I've only had 3 or so Christmas' in the US! I've always been in Sweden during that time of the year.
It is normal for children to wake up very, very early in the morning and go and wake their parents up and want to open presents.. :) Leia woke up at 5 this morning, and after I fed her, I was very tempted to go wake up my parents and demand that we open presents.. :D ..But I didn't.. :P And we didn't open until around 10.30 or so. Fredrik cheated and he showered before we opened presents..... Not supposed to do that!! Everyone has to look equally horrible for all the pictures.. :D
So, here are our pictures from Leia's First Christmas!
We all received some wonderful presents. :) Leia fell asleep while we were opening presents. But she really enjoyed looking at everything while she was awake.
Leia received some books from Mamma and Pappa. Soft ones that she can take in the bathtub and chew on and they won't get ruined. And we also bought her a small, green stuffed... thing that we are sure she will like. :)
Mormor and Morfar bought her some clothes, some books, and some toys. :)
Aunt Missy and her cousins got her a blanket and some clothes. And ex-uncle Paul got her a gift certificate to Amazon.com. And we hope to buy her some movies or cartoons, or mabye some books that aren't too heavy to take home.
Fredrik and I plan to go to the movies this afternoon after our traditional early dinner. It is so expensive to go to the movies in Sweden, about 120sek a ticket ($20), no matter what time of the day. In the US, if you go during the day, it is about 5$ (ca 32sek!!!!) a ticket and at night it is about 9$ (ca 60sek)!! So, we are wanting to go to the movies as much as we can while we are here, especially since we have live-in babysitters. :))
Merry Christmas!!
Christmas Eve.
Tonight we opened a couple of presents for Christmas Eve and tomorrow morning we will open the rest. :)
Leia's onesie says, "All Mommy wants for Christmas is a Silent Night." :))
Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas in Toledo.
Yesterday we were able to go visit with my sister and her part of the family. :) We had such a great time. :))) There are lots of pictures.. so I need to give a run-down of who everyone is. :P :)
Roll-call:
Mormor: Hillary's mom.
Morfar: Hillary's dad.
Hillary:
Fredrik:
Leia:
Melissa: Hillary's sister, Leia's aunt.
Dustin: Melissa's boyfriend.
Amanda: Hillary's niece, Leia's cousin.
Alex: Amanda's boyfriend.
Hailey: Hillary's great-niece, Leia's 2nd-cousin, 3 years old.
Savannah: Hillary's great-niece, Leia's 2nd-cousin, almost 1 year.
Craig: Hillary's nephew, Leia's cousin.
Amber: Craig's girlfriend.
Lil' Craig: Hillary's great-nephew, Leia's 2nd-cousin, almost 1 year.
Josh: Hillary's nephew, Leia's cousin.
A(not sure how to spell her name.. will fix that later): Josh's girlfriend.
Isabella: Hillary's great-niece, Leia's 2nd-cousin (5 weeks younger than Leia).
Amanda, Leia, Josh, and Morfar.
Savannah.
Isabella.
Amanda, Leia, Mormor, and Little Craig.
Amber, Lil' Craig, Mormor, Leia, Craig, and Fredrik.
Leia, Craig, Fredrik and Mormor.
Leia, Craig, and Fredrik.
Hillary and Hailey.
Craig, Hillary, Hailey, Leia, and Fredrik.
Josh and Hailey.
Hillary, Leia, and Josh.
Leia, Hillary, Amber, Lil' Craig, and Hailey.
Fredrik, Leia, Hillary, Amanda, Savannah, and Hailey.
Leia, Hillary, Hailey, Savannah, Amanda, Amber, and Lil' Craig.
Craig, Dustin, and Melissa.
Hillary, Melissa, and Leia.
Leia and her Aunt Missy.
Craig, Melissa, Leia, and Hailey.
Melissa, Leia, and Hailey.
Lil'Craig, Savannah, Melissa, Leia, and Hailey.
Mormor, Morfar, and Leia.
A, Isabella, Josh, Hillary, and Leia.
Fredrik, Craig, Lil' Craig, and Amber.
Hailey, Hillary, and Leia.
In the back is Alex and Dustin. A in the chair with Isabella, and Josh. On the floor Amanda with Hailey and Savannah.
Amber, Lil' Craig, and Craig.
Morfar, Leia, Isabella, and Hailey.
Hillary with Isabella, and A with Leia.
Dustin and Alex being very silly. :)))
You can see that Hailey is in most of the pictures, if not all of them. :)) She ran around to where people were snapping pictures and made sure she was in them. :)) And of course there are lots of other pictures, but I can't put them all on.. :/ :)
It was so much fun chatting with Josh's girlfriend. Isabella is only 5 weeks younger than Leia so we she and I had plenty to chat about. :)
They will all be coming to visit us here on the 25th. Stopping by at different times while making their rounds visiting other family members. :)
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! :) And then presents on Tuesday morning! :) Leia's first Christmas. :)
Roll-call:
Mormor: Hillary's mom.
Morfar: Hillary's dad.
Hillary:
Fredrik:
Leia:
Melissa: Hillary's sister, Leia's aunt.
Dustin: Melissa's boyfriend.
Amanda: Hillary's niece, Leia's cousin.
Alex: Amanda's boyfriend.
Hailey: Hillary's great-niece, Leia's 2nd-cousin, 3 years old.
Savannah: Hillary's great-niece, Leia's 2nd-cousin, almost 1 year.
Craig: Hillary's nephew, Leia's cousin.
Amber: Craig's girlfriend.
Lil' Craig: Hillary's great-nephew, Leia's 2nd-cousin, almost 1 year.
Josh: Hillary's nephew, Leia's cousin.
A(not sure how to spell her name.. will fix that later): Josh's girlfriend.
Isabella: Hillary's great-niece, Leia's 2nd-cousin (5 weeks younger than Leia).
You can see that Hailey is in most of the pictures, if not all of them. :)) She ran around to where people were snapping pictures and made sure she was in them. :)) And of course there are lots of other pictures, but I can't put them all on.. :/ :)
It was so much fun chatting with Josh's girlfriend. Isabella is only 5 weeks younger than Leia so we she and I had plenty to chat about. :)
They will all be coming to visit us here on the 25th. Stopping by at different times while making their rounds visiting other family members. :)
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! :) And then presents on Tuesday morning! :) Leia's first Christmas. :)
Sunday, December 23, 2007
13 pounds.
We threw Leia on the scale with Fredrik and all that, and she weighs 13 pounds..! (6kg) Of course not extremely accurate, but still..
10 weeks cont.
I remembered something last night that I had forgotten, about Leia!
She started drooling on the plane ride over..! And she makes bubbles here and there. :/ :) We have been able to feel bumps on her gums where her teeth are, since she was born. There are little holes and you can see her teeth. The dentist said because of that, her teeth might come in slightly earlier than normal. She has started chewing on everything she can guide into her mouth with her hand. Sometimes she does well with the guiding, and sometimes she punches herself in the nose.. :D
I'm up early.. :P It is 05.30.. :T
Last night she went to sleep at 21.00 (on her own! it isn't uncommon to just put her in her crib awake and she will fall asleep) and slept until 03.30 (6 1/2 hrs). And then Pappa takes the first shift, and he fed her and put her back down (she usually easily goes back to sleep). She obviously wasn't tired and just laid in there and talked up a storm (possibly to her Tummen pull-string music toy that plays You Are My Sunshine -- we play that for her at home during diaper changings and she LOVES it, so we brought it with us). And she was talking and talking, so Pappa got up and fed her again (she eats like a cow, constantly). And she still wasn't interested in sleeping.
So, it was my time, so I put her in her swing, and she fell asleep before I even finish strapping her into the seat.. :D
That is where she usually finishes her night sleeping at home, and where she sometimes finishes her sleeping since we've been here. And now it is time for me to crawl into the big comfy chair and nap while Leia is sleeping. :)
Pictures tomorrow!
Oh yeah - we are expecting some bad weather today (Sunday)...... :P
She started drooling on the plane ride over..! And she makes bubbles here and there. :/ :) We have been able to feel bumps on her gums where her teeth are, since she was born. There are little holes and you can see her teeth. The dentist said because of that, her teeth might come in slightly earlier than normal. She has started chewing on everything she can guide into her mouth with her hand. Sometimes she does well with the guiding, and sometimes she punches herself in the nose.. :D
I'm up early.. :P It is 05.30.. :T
Last night she went to sleep at 21.00 (on her own! it isn't uncommon to just put her in her crib awake and she will fall asleep) and slept until 03.30 (6 1/2 hrs). And then Pappa takes the first shift, and he fed her and put her back down (she usually easily goes back to sleep). She obviously wasn't tired and just laid in there and talked up a storm (possibly to her Tummen pull-string music toy that plays You Are My Sunshine -- we play that for her at home during diaper changings and she LOVES it, so we brought it with us). And she was talking and talking, so Pappa got up and fed her again (she eats like a cow, constantly). And she still wasn't interested in sleeping.
So, it was my time, so I put her in her swing, and she fell asleep before I even finish strapping her into the seat.. :D
That is where she usually finishes her night sleeping at home, and where she sometimes finishes her sleeping since we've been here. And now it is time for me to crawl into the big comfy chair and nap while Leia is sleeping. :)
Pictures tomorrow!
Oh yeah - we are expecting some bad weather today (Sunday)...... :P
10 weeks!
Leia is 10 weeks old today! :) Here is a picture of her with a candy cane. :) No worries..! The wrapping is still on the candy cane.. A little while yet before she gets to taste her first. :) But she enjoyed holding it and as soon as she got it in her hand, she put it in her mouth. :)She is doing so well! She is sleeping between 6-8 hours straight every night. Usually falls asleep around 19-21.00 and sleeps until 01-04.00 in the morning. And then she will wake up always around 05.30-06.00, and then she wants to stay awake for a little while, and then she usually naps with me for an hour or two in a comfy chair or couch. She averages 1 wake-up during the night.. and we definitely can't complain about that!! Sometimes she naps during the day and not often does she nap for more than 1 hour at a time, but sometimes it happens that it is a little longer.
She is extremely alert and uninterested in sleeping during the day. She is content with just eating and talking and looking around at everything. :)
She talks up a storm! She is extremely vocal and has an extensive vocabulary. She doesn't use the same noises over and over again, she makes complete sentences, with exclamations and facial expressions. You can easily tell if she is upset or happy when she talks. :) She is most talkative during her diaper changings.. then she is very chit-chatty. :) She laughs all the time and loves to stick her tongue out (still). She loves it more if you stick your tongue out. :) And she really likes it if you put your face close to hers while she talks, and then she will touch your face and hold it, and pat it or rub. :)
She holds her head very well and she can sit pretty well, too, she is getting better. She is starting to lift herself up. If she is leaning back, she will raise herself up to a sitting position.
Trying to think if there is anything else I am missing. :)
Most of the time she prefers to drink from a bottle (which she holds herself, and if the bottle comes out of her mouth, she can easily guide it back into her mouth). So, I pump milk and give it to her. But sometimes she prefers and wants to nurse. I know when because she will start to lick my sleeve.. :)
We are hoping and thinking she will get more into breastfeeding again when we get home and things settle down a little. :) We are so busy and seeing so many people, it is just easiest to use a bottle right now anyways.
We are very curious as to how much she has grown within the last weeks. It has been quite a while since she has had a weigh-in with the BVC.. probably about 4 weeks! So, we are thinking about throwing her on the scale with one of us, to get an idea of how heavy she is.
Today we had Christmas in Toledo, with my sister and my niece and nephews, and all their signifcant others and children. :) So, I have TONS of pictures! And I'll try to get those on tomorrow!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Greatest friends in the World!
I honestly have to have the greatest friends in the World!
My friend Carie flew in from Kansas, my friend Amanda came in from North Carolina, and my bestest friend in the World, Amber, drove up from Southern Ohio to come see us!
Amber drove up with her sister, Aubrie, all the way from Cincinnati to come see us, and our new addition, Leia. :) And they brought Leia some beautiful presents as well!
Amber, Leia, and Hillary.
Aubrie, Hillary, and Amber.
Leia loves to lay in my beanbag chair! :) I spent many hours sitting in this chair playing my playstation when I was in high school. :))
And my really good friend from University, Michele, sent Leia a present as well. :) She and her husband, Alex, had a little boy, Jack Harrison (love the name!!), and he is about 2 months older than Leia! Michele wanted desperately to come to the baby shower and bring Jack with her, but she wasn't able to make it and we really missed her!
My friend Carie flew in from Kansas, my friend Amanda came in from North Carolina, and my bestest friend in the World, Amber, drove up from Southern Ohio to come see us!
Amber drove up with her sister, Aubrie, all the way from Cincinnati to come see us, and our new addition, Leia. :) And they brought Leia some beautiful presents as well!
Leia loves to lay in my beanbag chair! :) I spent many hours sitting in this chair playing my playstation when I was in high school. :))
And my really good friend from University, Michele, sent Leia a present as well. :) She and her husband, Alex, had a little boy, Jack Harrison (love the name!!), and he is about 2 months older than Leia! Michele wanted desperately to come to the baby shower and bring Jack with her, but she wasn't able to make it and we really missed her!
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