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We gave Jenna her first serving of cereal last night. Here's a little video that we took - pretty boring to everyone but us!!! :-P
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Out with the old and in with the new
It seems that I skipped over a few thoughts when I did yesterday's post....just blame the mommy brain!!!
3-6 month clothing out....6-9 and 6-12 month clothing in, about one month 'ahead of schedule'.
Baltic Amber necklace in. Jenna has been wearing an infant-sized amber necklace for a few weeks now, and I am sold. Prior to wearing the necklace, Jenna constantly had her hands in her mouth so she could chew on her fingers, which I assumed was for soothing of her gums. Since putting the necklace on her, her hands are in her mouth much less. She's still drooling like crazy and chewing on other things as she sees fit, but the hands are spending much less time in her mouth. This means less chapped cheeks and hands!!
Boobs out. Sadly, I think my boobs are old news for Jenna. Over the last week and a half, she's been sleeping later in the morning, and consequently sleeping through the window that I have to do our morning cuddle/nursing session. Bed time has been going so well that I decided that it wasn't worth disrupting the routine to replace the lost morning nursing session with an evening session. I am now rethinking that decision. Jenna has refused to nurse every time it has been offered to her each of the last 3 days, and has instead screamed until given a bottle of mamma's milk. She's still getting my milk, which I guess is the bottom line, but there's something just a little disconcerting about the fact that she doesn't want it from me anymore...
3-6 month clothing out....6-9 and 6-12 month clothing in, about one month 'ahead of schedule'.
Baltic Amber necklace in. Jenna has been wearing an infant-sized amber necklace for a few weeks now, and I am sold. Prior to wearing the necklace, Jenna constantly had her hands in her mouth so she could chew on her fingers, which I assumed was for soothing of her gums. Since putting the necklace on her, her hands are in her mouth much less. She's still drooling like crazy and chewing on other things as she sees fit, but the hands are spending much less time in her mouth. This means less chapped cheeks and hands!!
Boobs out. Sadly, I think my boobs are old news for Jenna. Over the last week and a half, she's been sleeping later in the morning, and consequently sleeping through the window that I have to do our morning cuddle/nursing session. Bed time has been going so well that I decided that it wasn't worth disrupting the routine to replace the lost morning nursing session with an evening session. I am now rethinking that decision. Jenna has refused to nurse every time it has been offered to her each of the last 3 days, and has instead screamed until given a bottle of mamma's milk. She's still getting my milk, which I guess is the bottom line, but there's something just a little disconcerting about the fact that she doesn't want it from me anymore...
Sunday, February 20, 2011
The Game Face Growl
The last couple weeks have been pretty uneventful around here, but the end of this week brought a little bit of excitement and a few noteworthy events.
Jenna can now put each foot in her mouth! This is big time stuff!! She's been grabbing both feet during diaper changes for a little while now (it sure is nice to have some help with that!), but the mouthing is new in the last few days!!
Jenna has figured out how to growl. For a couple of months Jeff has been doing "game face" with her, which ends with a growl...so he is thrilled with this development. The only thing left is for him to figure out how to get her to do it on command. (The video is more or less just for the sound effects)
We attended the local March for Babies kick-off event last Thursday. It was a neat little event. We were introduced as this year's Ambassador family, and we presented our story to those in attendance. At the end of the night we found out that we were one of the top 5 fund raising teams for last year's local walk. I thought that was kind of neat, but also thought that it was just a little bit sad, since our team raised just over $1500. Hopefully this year's fund raising will go a bit better.
The last, but certainly not least, item really has nothing to do with Jenna...but it was the most exciting event of the week around here. As I was about 4' from walking out the door to go to work on Thursday morning, a car hit our house. Another 20-30 seconds and I would have watched it happen as I was opening the door. The driver blacked out, drifted across the street, and BAM! He sustained a broken wrist and a likely totaled car. DH, Jenna and I were not hurt, but our house needs a big band-aid. It doesn't look terribly bad from the outside, but the impact pushed the front part of our house about 2" across the foundation, and we have 3 damaged foundation walls...it's going to be a major repair project. :-(
Jenna can now put each foot in her mouth! This is big time stuff!! She's been grabbing both feet during diaper changes for a little while now (it sure is nice to have some help with that!), but the mouthing is new in the last few days!!
Jenna has figured out how to growl. For a couple of months Jeff has been doing "game face" with her, which ends with a growl...so he is thrilled with this development. The only thing left is for him to figure out how to get her to do it on command. (The video is more or less just for the sound effects)
We attended the local March for Babies kick-off event last Thursday. It was a neat little event. We were introduced as this year's Ambassador family, and we presented our story to those in attendance. At the end of the night we found out that we were one of the top 5 fund raising teams for last year's local walk. I thought that was kind of neat, but also thought that it was just a little bit sad, since our team raised just over $1500. Hopefully this year's fund raising will go a bit better.
The last, but certainly not least, item really has nothing to do with Jenna...but it was the most exciting event of the week around here. As I was about 4' from walking out the door to go to work on Thursday morning, a car hit our house. Another 20-30 seconds and I would have watched it happen as I was opening the door. The driver blacked out, drifted across the street, and BAM! He sustained a broken wrist and a likely totaled car. DH, Jenna and I were not hurt, but our house needs a big band-aid. It doesn't look terribly bad from the outside, but the impact pushed the front part of our house about 2" across the foundation, and we have 3 damaged foundation walls...it's going to be a major repair project. :-(
Sunday, February 6, 2011
It's All Over
I believe the match point goes to my daughter...for the next 18-22 years, at least. She has really discovered her voice, and she's not afraid to use it. She has realized that she can squeal, shriek and yell to get our attention in a hurry. And....she is also becoming mobile. She's been rolling over in the crib, and occasionally on her floor gym, but now she's really moving. When I went into the kitchen to get a drink yesterday, she was in the middle of the floor gym on her back; when I came back about 2 minutes later, I found her here... Getting here from where she was when I left the room required at least two rolls and a spin.
Aside from this, there isn't much new in our world. Here are a few new pics taken over the last month or so...
take on 9/21 (6 days old) taken 1/31/11 (4.5 months)
Aside from this, there isn't much new in our world. Here are a few new pics taken over the last month or so...
Morgan loves the floor gym!!
And, for size comparison....
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