Holly had developed a cough and what sounded like rattle-y breathing over the weekend, so we finally got her into the doctor today to have her checked out. Her pediatrician was not concerned about her cough at all, stated that her lungs were clear and that we do not need to continue to prop her bed up at night (although the vaporizer is definitely a keeper). However, she told us that Holly does have (as Pat terms it) a really rather crappy ear infection in her left ear and is starting on one in her right. Other than that, Holly checked out a-okay!
Our child has not been complaining, whining, refusing to eat or tugging at her ears. She showed no indication of having the symptoms of an ear infection and quite frankly, she demonstrated the opposite! She was always her happy, cooing self despite moments of demanding immediate gratification and attention - pronto! I don't know what that means for future ear infections (I know I can say that I hope she doesn't have any, but that's like saying it's not going to rain EVER again), but we'll find out when we get there.
In other news - she weighed in at 17 pounds, 3 ounces today. She's a healthy sized baby, no doubt! She's due back at the pediatrician on March 16th for her 6 month appointment. She get another round of vaccinations and will also get a follow-up x-ray on her hips to ensure that the ultrasound that she had previously definitely confirmed nothing amiss.
Other than that, our little munckin is peachy! (Well, except for the spots that the peaches leave on her rear end ... for that, we just decided to skip feeding her peaches until a little while later.)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Farm Yard Giggles
I discovered quite by accident tonight that Holly is amused by my goat impersonation. She's not nearly as amused as she is in the video posted awhile ago with post-dinner mouth washing, but she's cute anyway. :)
She also celebrated her first holiday while at school, which would be Valentine's Day. Pat made us all matching shirts for the occasion, much to the amusement of my co-workers. :) Holly, of course, slept through most of her class's party.
It's difficult to see in the picture, but Holly's onesie is also sporting the looping LOVE in hot pink (Pat found the idea from someone's tattoo on the internet and did her shirt first, then modeled our shirts off hers).
My child has also discovered how delicious her toes are. Must be chocolate. ;)
She also celebrated her first holiday while at school, which would be Valentine's Day. Pat made us all matching shirts for the occasion, much to the amusement of my co-workers. :) Holly, of course, slept through most of her class's party.
It's difficult to see in the picture, but Holly's onesie is also sporting the looping LOVE in hot pink (Pat found the idea from someone's tattoo on the internet and did her shirt first, then modeled our shirts off hers).My child has also discovered how delicious her toes are. Must be chocolate. ;)
Friday, February 10, 2012
To sleep, perchance to dream
I don't want to brag - OR jinx myself! - but this is day two of Holly putting herself to sleep successfully. She was at her grandparents' yesterday and when I went to pick her up after work, I was informed that she had put herself to sleep for one of her naps.
Now, Pat and I have not actively started to train her to go to sleep on her own yet and it was something I was definitely not looking forward to. The training part, not the ultimate result. I was definitely looking forward to being able to kiss her goodnight, lay her down and letting her go to sleep on her own.
I was NOT expecting her to teach herself before we even started (not that I'm complaining, mind you!) the process. When I got her home last night, she took an evening nap and put herself to sleep and then did it again when it was time for bed. I was positively delighted at the progress. By the way, she turned 5 months yesterday, so what a gift!
Today I took her to school with me and told her teachers to just put her in her crib, give her her paci and her fleecie and let her go to sleep on her own. She took her usual multiple half hour naps during the day - after putting herself to sleep! She was tired this evening and I think she got the barest amount of shut-eye during dinner when I had put her in her pack'n'play (wasn't even out for ten minutes) and I accidentally woke her when I went to cover her up with her blanket (or when I changed the load of laundry from the washer to dryer - not sure which was the culprit). However, we continued with our evening with playing, fed her her bottle at 6:40, bath at 7:20 and then put her down in her bed by 7:40. She was asleep not five minutes later.
I am one VERY happy mama! Pat and I are most certainly blessed and I thank our lucky stars every day for our little angel.
Now, Pat and I have not actively started to train her to go to sleep on her own yet and it was something I was definitely not looking forward to. The training part, not the ultimate result. I was definitely looking forward to being able to kiss her goodnight, lay her down and letting her go to sleep on her own.
I was NOT expecting her to teach herself before we even started (not that I'm complaining, mind you!) the process. When I got her home last night, she took an evening nap and put herself to sleep and then did it again when it was time for bed. I was positively delighted at the progress. By the way, she turned 5 months yesterday, so what a gift!
Today I took her to school with me and told her teachers to just put her in her crib, give her her paci and her fleecie and let her go to sleep on her own. She took her usual multiple half hour naps during the day - after putting herself to sleep! She was tired this evening and I think she got the barest amount of shut-eye during dinner when I had put her in her pack'n'play (wasn't even out for ten minutes) and I accidentally woke her when I went to cover her up with her blanket (or when I changed the load of laundry from the washer to dryer - not sure which was the culprit). However, we continued with our evening with playing, fed her her bottle at 6:40, bath at 7:20 and then put her down in her bed by 7:40. She was asleep not five minutes later.
I am one VERY happy mama! Pat and I are most certainly blessed and I thank our lucky stars every day for our little angel.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Giggles
I'll always make a fool out of myself if it makes Holly giggle and laugh!
In other news, Holly has had lots of success with eating carrots, sweet potatoes and bananas. So far her favorite is most definitely sweet potatoes and she'll open her mouth wide and lean forward when she's ready for the next bite (which is typically as soon as the previous bite has been demolished). Last night's dinner and today's lunch we tried her on green beans and she ate them well enough, but tonight she had no interest in them whatsoever. So I went ahead and gave her some carrots instead and she gobbled them down. We'll try the green beans again in another day and see how that goes. Still in the line-up (on our pantry shelf) are sweet potatoes & corn, squash and peas.
In other news, Holly has had lots of success with eating carrots, sweet potatoes and bananas. So far her favorite is most definitely sweet potatoes and she'll open her mouth wide and lean forward when she's ready for the next bite (which is typically as soon as the previous bite has been demolished). Last night's dinner and today's lunch we tried her on green beans and she ate them well enough, but tonight she had no interest in them whatsoever. So I went ahead and gave her some carrots instead and she gobbled them down. We'll try the green beans again in another day and see how that goes. Still in the line-up (on our pantry shelf) are sweet potatoes & corn, squash and peas.
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