Wow! What a crazy few weeks it has been! Wes and I have been swamped with work and just "stuff" over the last few weeks which is why I haven't posted in a while. Everything from baby showers, to birthday parties to working at night, to work parties, starting a new fitness program, etc. Shew! I am tired just thinking about how crazy it has been lately. But, we are doing well and Tiny is growing like a weed!
We have had a bit of a scare with H1N1 though. We got a letter in Tiny's daycare 'mailbox' that said that on Monday of this week, one of the teachers wasn't feeling well so she left early and went home. On Tuesday, she went to the doctors and tested positive for the H1N1 virus. We pretty much went into immediate panic mode and were discussing who was going to stay home with Tiny for the next two weeks haha. Then, we came to our senses a little bit and calmed down. I think the media has really blown a lot of the H1N1 stuff out of proportion. Yes, it is bad and yes people die from it but people also die every year (in the thousands) from the regular seasonal flu. And you never hear about the people who get H1N1 and are totally fine a week later, you only hear about the people who die (most who have had complications). So although we are concerned more so about Tiny then us, we know that daycare will do what they can to protect the little ones.
Emma has her four month appointment coming up on Tuesday, so poor little one will get some more shots!
She is working on the whole rolling over thing too! We are getting much better, although it hasn't happened yet. Emma doesn't really enjoy much tummy time (she usually just uses it as an excuse to be able to shove her fist in her mouth farther) so we are working on rolling back to front. She is getting there!
I am sure we have much more to talk about but I will have to leave that for another day! Stay tuned!
Busy Few Weeks!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
It has been getting colder and colder here but has been such a nice start to Fall lately. It's chilly in the morning and the evenings but still pretty warm during the day. Which means we get to put Tiny in lots of new fall clothes!! Yeah!!
We have had a great weekend so far. Tiny and I went to a Baby Shower yesterday so she got to spend some time with family which she always loves. She was a hit at the party in her new pink turtle neck and brown corduroys which were already skin tight! Today, we are heading off to Cousin Dana's Birthday party and we can't wait to help her celebrate! Right now, Tiny is all snuggled up with Daddy in the chair, fast asleep. Couldn't be happier.
We actually went to the Pediatricians office earlier this week because, well, basically because I am a first time mom and worried about everything ha! Tiny is such a good sleeper, not only at night but in the daytime too, that she started worrying me that she wasn't eating enough. I wasn't too concerned because she is clearly growing and thriving, but just to be sure nothing else was wrong we headed off to go see Dr. Pinto. He was really great and although he new everything was totally fine, he listened to all my concerns and questions and calmed all of my fears. At the end of the appointment he said to Emma "Mommy is going to regret this visit later when you start waking up in the middle of the night!" haha. He said that a lot of babies around 6 months old will start waking up and not sleeping during naps because they start to panic when Mommy or Daddy walks out of the room. He said, at that point, they don't understand that life is continuous and they think that as soon as they can't see you, you don't exist anymore and are never coming back! My poor baby!!! But, he said until that time, just enjoy how much she is sleeping because a lot of parents don't have it so easy haha. She continues to take several long days at daycare and pretty much no matter how much she naps, she always sleeps through the night until about 6:00AM now. That's my girl! She also weighs 12 lbs 13 ounces and is in the 50th percentile of weight. So she is clearly growing!!
I am so excited for the holidays to come so we can start some fun traditions. Although she won't remember any of them this year, I love to think of things we can do like going to Pumpkin Patches and starting Christmas traditions, etc. I can't wait to put her in her first Halloween costume either!!
Well, we have lots to do today before heading to Dana's party so I better get cracking. Have a good rest of the weekend everyone! Here are few more pictures of the little monster! You can tell I was trying out different camera settings haha.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Hi Everyone! I thought I would post an update on how things are going with us! I know I am slacking on the updates but life has been kind of crazy lately and doesn't look like it's going to slow down anytime soon!
We had a great weekend with Tiny last weekend. Saturday was our Family Day at my work which was pretty fun! We ended up having great weather that day and although I spent most of the morning volunteering at the Trade Show, Wes met Emma and I about noon and we got to enjoy some of the fun activities. Emma would have enjoyed it much more if she was a little older because they had a ton of activities for kids, like three legged races, spoon races, dunk tanks, obstacle courses, pony rides and fake tattoos. They also had a MD Police helicopter come land on campus and a local fire engine as well. Emma loved meeting all of Mommy's co-workers and I have to admit that Mommy loved showing her off haha! After that, we headed down to Uncle Andy's for some good food to celebrate his Birthday! Needless to say Emma was pretty tuckered out after such an eventful day so she crashed pretty early that night and slept until 7:00AM the next morning! That's my girl!
Emma is doing really well still and continues to sleep through the night (thank goodness). I am actually taking her to her Pediatrician's office tomorrow for a quick weight check because she is such a good sleeper, that she sleeps A LOT during daycare so I want to make sure she is still right on track. Up until this point, we had asked her daycare teachers to just let her sleep and not wake her up because my thought was, that if she was sleeping that much it was because she needed it. Well, she is such a good sleeper that she now takes pretty much three naps a day (at daycare) and one of which is sometimes over 4 hours! I started to get a little concerned that she was sleeping too much and not eating enough so I called the Pediatrician's office and they said to bring her in just in case. They aren't worried (and I'm not too much) because she is clearly growing and thriving and is very alert and is learning new things every day. So it would be a little different if she was lethargic or not learning new things (like how to suck her thumb or hold on to toys, etc) so we will see what they say tomorrow. Since I made the appointment, we have also asked her teachers to wake her up after 3 hours which she seems to be doing well with.
We have a big weekend coming up too! It's off to a baby shower on Saturday then down to Aunt Mary and Uncle Brian's house to celebrate Cousin Dana's Birthday!
Wes and I are also doing well. Wes recently started a new position (in the same company) that allows him to work MUCH closer to home so his commute time is much shorter now. That has been such a big relief in several different ways. Not only do I get to see him more since he is home earlier and he doesn't have to spend 4 hours a day commuting, but he is now also able to drop off and pick up Tiny here and there which takes a load of off my shoulders as well.
We have also decided to get back into shape! Wes and I actually eat pretty good, minus the days where I go on travel for work and have a hard time saying no to all the snack foods and team dinners. :) I have a problem though with portion control which is something I am trying to work on now. We just ordered the P90X workout system which I have heard only good things about! I was doing really well pre-Emma going to boot camp 5 days a week (in the mornings which was REALLY hard considering I like my sleep...which also explains where Emma got it from haha) but have totally fallen off the wagon since Tiny was born. I have decided to stop making excuses about being too busy to exercise so I am now making it a priority!! I thought that if I blogged about it, it would help me to hold myself accountable rather then not telling anyone for fear that I wouldn't stick with it! So, stay tuned for our healthy lifestyle changes!!
I hope everyone has a great week!
We had a great weekend with Tiny last weekend. Saturday was our Family Day at my work which was pretty fun! We ended up having great weather that day and although I spent most of the morning volunteering at the Trade Show, Wes met Emma and I about noon and we got to enjoy some of the fun activities. Emma would have enjoyed it much more if she was a little older because they had a ton of activities for kids, like three legged races, spoon races, dunk tanks, obstacle courses, pony rides and fake tattoos. They also had a MD Police helicopter come land on campus and a local fire engine as well. Emma loved meeting all of Mommy's co-workers and I have to admit that Mommy loved showing her off haha! After that, we headed down to Uncle Andy's for some good food to celebrate his Birthday! Needless to say Emma was pretty tuckered out after such an eventful day so she crashed pretty early that night and slept until 7:00AM the next morning! That's my girl!
Emma is doing really well still and continues to sleep through the night (thank goodness). I am actually taking her to her Pediatrician's office tomorrow for a quick weight check because she is such a good sleeper, that she sleeps A LOT during daycare so I want to make sure she is still right on track. Up until this point, we had asked her daycare teachers to just let her sleep and not wake her up because my thought was, that if she was sleeping that much it was because she needed it. Well, she is such a good sleeper that she now takes pretty much three naps a day (at daycare) and one of which is sometimes over 4 hours! I started to get a little concerned that she was sleeping too much and not eating enough so I called the Pediatrician's office and they said to bring her in just in case. They aren't worried (and I'm not too much) because she is clearly growing and thriving and is very alert and is learning new things every day. So it would be a little different if she was lethargic or not learning new things (like how to suck her thumb or hold on to toys, etc) so we will see what they say tomorrow. Since I made the appointment, we have also asked her teachers to wake her up after 3 hours which she seems to be doing well with.
We have a big weekend coming up too! It's off to a baby shower on Saturday then down to Aunt Mary and Uncle Brian's house to celebrate Cousin Dana's Birthday!
Wes and I are also doing well. Wes recently started a new position (in the same company) that allows him to work MUCH closer to home so his commute time is much shorter now. That has been such a big relief in several different ways. Not only do I get to see him more since he is home earlier and he doesn't have to spend 4 hours a day commuting, but he is now also able to drop off and pick up Tiny here and there which takes a load of off my shoulders as well.
We have also decided to get back into shape! Wes and I actually eat pretty good, minus the days where I go on travel for work and have a hard time saying no to all the snack foods and team dinners. :) I have a problem though with portion control which is something I am trying to work on now. We just ordered the P90X workout system which I have heard only good things about! I was doing really well pre-Emma going to boot camp 5 days a week (in the mornings which was REALLY hard considering I like my sleep...which also explains where Emma got it from haha) but have totally fallen off the wagon since Tiny was born. I have decided to stop making excuses about being too busy to exercise so I am now making it a priority!! I thought that if I blogged about it, it would help me to hold myself accountable rather then not telling anyone for fear that I wouldn't stick with it! So, stay tuned for our healthy lifestyle changes!!
I hope everyone has a great week!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Here are some updated pictures of Tiny!! Enjoy!!
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