Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sleeping Through the Night
I'm a very lucky mom in the fact that Lucy has been sleeping through the night (as in 7+ hours straight) since she was 8 weeks old. The last time I got to sleep more than 7 hours straight? Ummmmm 2nd trimester? Let me tell you I'm literally tired of getting up in the middle of the night to pump. Even though I just recently dropped down to 5 pumps per day (with only a loss of maybe an ounce in production) I think I need to drop my MOTN pump. I will probably end up losing a few more ounces in my production but I just can't worry about that anymore. I have no energy to do anything. I barely make it through work every day. At this point, Lucy eats an average of 20 oz a day (plus 2 meals of solids) and I know I can easily make that. And if it gets to the point where I can't, well I have quite a bit of freezer stash to dip into. I'm hoping that maybe dropping the night pump will be freeing enough for me to keep going with EPing. My goal is still a year.....
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Happy 1/2 Birthday to Lucy!
11 days late but things were crazy around here last week...
Weight: 14 lbs 2.5 oz
Height: 25.25"
Oh my shrimpy girls......but technically she is my "fat" baby considering her growth percentiles are still higher than Taylor's, although not by much. Besides, have you seen the rolls on this child? I can't get over how chunky her legs are; I love it!
What she's doing: sitting up all by herself! She started doing this a few days before she turned 6 months. Now she can sit up for pretty long periods of time. I still think she prefers being on her tummy though. Maybe that's because she seems to be working hard on crawling. So far all she can do is push herself backwards. She has managed to push herself onto all fours a few times but it never lasts long. Lucy also can bring her pacifier to her mouth now which is great. I kinda wish she would hold her bottle better by herself. Not that we don't enjoy feeding her, but it would make our mornings easier when we're all trying to get out the door by 7:15.
What she's saying: a whoooole lot! Lucy is starting to do some syllables like "ma-ma-ma"....well actually it comes out more like "maaaaaaaaa-maaaaaaaaaa-maaaaaaaaaaa" She really seems to enjoy drawing out her voice, and loudly!
What she's eating: breastmilk mostly still. She also eats oatmeal and fruit/veggies at the sitter's every day for lunch. Sometimes at night we'll give her more fruit and veggies but not always. The great thing is now that she doesn't need as much breastmilk I'm outproducing her which means my freezer stash is growing nicely. Could this mean I get to stop pumping early? Oh I can only hope!
No teeth yet which surprises me. Lucy has been drooling a ton and chewing on everything for well over a month now. But I guess Taylor's took a long time to break through as well.
We're still dealing with the eczema unfortunately. And Lucy seems to be in the middle of an outbreak right now. I can't imagine how bad it's going to be this winter when the air gets super dry.
Weight: 14 lbs 2.5 oz
Height: 25.25"
Oh my shrimpy girls......but technically she is my "fat" baby considering her growth percentiles are still higher than Taylor's, although not by much. Besides, have you seen the rolls on this child? I can't get over how chunky her legs are; I love it!
What she's doing: sitting up all by herself! She started doing this a few days before she turned 6 months. Now she can sit up for pretty long periods of time. I still think she prefers being on her tummy though. Maybe that's because she seems to be working hard on crawling. So far all she can do is push herself backwards. She has managed to push herself onto all fours a few times but it never lasts long. Lucy also can bring her pacifier to her mouth now which is great. I kinda wish she would hold her bottle better by herself. Not that we don't enjoy feeding her, but it would make our mornings easier when we're all trying to get out the door by 7:15.
What she's saying: a whoooole lot! Lucy is starting to do some syllables like "ma-ma-ma"....well actually it comes out more like "maaaaaaaaa-maaaaaaaaaa-maaaaaaaaaaa" She really seems to enjoy drawing out her voice, and loudly!
What she's eating: breastmilk mostly still. She also eats oatmeal and fruit/veggies at the sitter's every day for lunch. Sometimes at night we'll give her more fruit and veggies but not always. The great thing is now that she doesn't need as much breastmilk I'm outproducing her which means my freezer stash is growing nicely. Could this mean I get to stop pumping early? Oh I can only hope!
No teeth yet which surprises me. Lucy has been drooling a ton and chewing on everything for well over a month now. But I guess Taylor's took a long time to break through as well.
We're still dealing with the eczema unfortunately. And Lucy seems to be in the middle of an outbreak right now. I can't imagine how bad it's going to be this winter when the air gets super dry.
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