I didn't understand as a kid what this "Boogey ("Bogey"? "Boogie"?) Man" I was supposed to be afraid of was. Growing up in the 70's, "Boogie" had a fun connotation. Just dancing around. What's the fear with some guy dancing? I've since learned that a guy dancing can, indeed, be scary.
But anyway - LS had a different "boogey" issue recently. She didn't sleep well Sunday night. She uncharacteristically (at least for recently) woke up several times during the night. Mom hasn't been sleeping too well lately, but LS hasn't really had problems in that department.
The next day we think we figured out what the problem was. Her first case of the sniffles. It really isn't too bad, enough so you can hear the rattling in there when she breathes, and enough to make her uncomfortable now and again. Life is tough when you rely on breathing through your nose. I suppose even more so if you are breastfeeding.
We got to use the bulb syringe a couple times - and she isn't even scared of it. She seemed pretty good during the day today. A lot of time out in the stroller slightly inclined probably helps.
She was better last night than Sunday night, so our fingers are crossed for tonight to be even better still.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Stat Checks
A few days ago, LS had her 4-month pediatric checkup (this past Wednesday). All is well, and she took the shots like a trooper.
She didn't seem to have a good opinion of the "Rotavirus drink". But, really, can you imagine having a good opinion of something someone is trying to force you to drink and calling it "Rotavirus drink"? Mmmmm...
Weighing in at 11 lbs 15.1 oz, she still qualifies as a Flyweight. At the rate she's going, she'll be up to Bantamweight before we know it. Her length was 23 1/2 inches, giving her reasonable reach. At a head size of 41 cm (16.14 inches) she's got some weight to throw around there.
Recently we've adopted a periodic alternate bedtime routine that we call "pés na água" ("O laidinha! Queres pôr as pés na água?" - "Do you want to put your feet in the water?") that comes into play instead of a full time at the bath. This involves sitting at the edge of the bathroom sink and splashing her feet in the water. She also sits in the sink for some quick washing. It's a good fit for her actually.
She seems to like it, no?
She didn't seem to have a good opinion of the "Rotavirus drink". But, really, can you imagine having a good opinion of something someone is trying to force you to drink and calling it "Rotavirus drink"? Mmmmm...
Weighing in at 11 lbs 15.1 oz, she still qualifies as a Flyweight. At the rate she's going, she'll be up to Bantamweight before we know it. Her length was 23 1/2 inches, giving her reasonable reach. At a head size of 41 cm (16.14 inches) she's got some weight to throw around there.
Recently we've adopted a periodic alternate bedtime routine that we call "pés na água" ("O laidinha! Queres pôr as pés na água?" - "Do you want to put your feet in the water?") that comes into play instead of a full time at the bath. This involves sitting at the edge of the bathroom sink and splashing her feet in the water. She also sits in the sink for some quick washing. It's a good fit for her actually.
She seems to like it, no?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
year/3
120 days. 4 Months. 1/3 of a year. No matter how you slice it - wow.
LS has had a good day, but the significance of one day versus another doesn't exist for her.
Something happened this morning that would be nice if it was the start of a trend. LS took a 2+ hour nap. While she's generally slept well at night, the daytime naps have been very demanding - sometimes less than hour, and then sometimes less than an hour between them.
And this 2+ hour nap in the morning was after sleeping 11+ hours (8 hours in one stretch) last night.
Unfortunately, it seems that the more mom gets to sleep, the harder it is to get woken up from it. A cruel irony. Not that she's wishing for only getting sleep in 2 hour slices again!
Yesterday LS took her first walk out with dad. The weather had been nicer the day before, but it just didn't work out. With mom out with a friend, dad and LS decided to go for that walk. Instead of using the stroller, LS got to be carried and view all of the surroundings from a vertical vantage point.
There were so many things to take in! Trees, houses, cars, etc.. She seemed curious about all of it. LS decided we should bring the walk to the coffee shop, where mom was, for a quick hello. So it also became a bit of a visit with some of the townies while we were there.
We can't wait for Spring to arrive. Then walks will be warm, birds will sing, and LS can explore beyond the inside of the house.
LS has had a good day, but the significance of one day versus another doesn't exist for her.
Something happened this morning that would be nice if it was the start of a trend. LS took a 2+ hour nap. While she's generally slept well at night, the daytime naps have been very demanding - sometimes less than hour, and then sometimes less than an hour between them.
And this 2+ hour nap in the morning was after sleeping 11+ hours (8 hours in one stretch) last night.
Unfortunately, it seems that the more mom gets to sleep, the harder it is to get woken up from it. A cruel irony. Not that she's wishing for only getting sleep in 2 hour slices again!
Yesterday LS took her first walk out with dad. The weather had been nicer the day before, but it just didn't work out. With mom out with a friend, dad and LS decided to go for that walk. Instead of using the stroller, LS got to be carried and view all of the surroundings from a vertical vantage point.
There were so many things to take in! Trees, houses, cars, etc.. She seemed curious about all of it. LS decided we should bring the walk to the coffee shop, where mom was, for a quick hello. So it also became a bit of a visit with some of the townies while we were there.
We can't wait for Spring to arrive. Then walks will be warm, birds will sing, and LS can explore beyond the inside of the house.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
In Her Own Words
LS wanted to do her own post, to reach out directly to her fans. Since she hasn't learned to type quite yet, we agreed a video entry would probably be best.
Whatever it is she's saying, it's difficult to argue with her cuteness.
Whatever it is she's saying, it's difficult to argue with her cuteness.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Redacted
A couple weeks back LS got her first official government identification. She may look a little suspicious in the picture, but we're pretty sure it was just gas.
Dad wonders if she'll have to take her shoes off when going through the security check. Or whether she'll be questioned about what her business was in the other country upon her return.
We just hope they take "a gurgy glurgy gurg" as a valid answer...
First Giggle
Even though it's been a while since posting anything, things haven't gotten any less surreal around here. Mom and Dad are still often found to say, seemingly from nowhere: "we have a daughter". Yeah, it'll sink in eventually.
LS has been doing pretty well. We think she must be having a growth spurt in the last few days though. It really seems like she doesn't want to nap during the day much at all. The night sleeping is usually pretty good though.
Today was particularly challenging. None of the naps were longer than 45 minutes it seems. And then an hour after getting up, LS seemed to want to sleep again. And she ate and ate. And ate. This was all very tiring for mom.
LS has usually been doing pretty well on the night sleeping though. A stretch of close to 8 hours is pretty common now. Not tonight so far though. After getting to sleep at 8:10pm, LS woke up at 11:20pm - do Dad gave her the bottle and let Mom sleep. She went back to bed pretty well, although she seemed to lay there and talk to herself for a while. By 12:15am she was back to sleep though. If LS chooses that stretch to be 8 hours, then Mom will *really* get a good night of sleep!
There's no audio or video of it, but today also brought LS's first giggle - perhaps 5 "he"s long (he-he-he-he-he). That was it, no more after that. Dad was holding LS and making a stuffed bear ("o Orso") dance to the music we were listening to. LS loves o Orso, so it isn't a surprise that he was the target of her first laugh. That his head rattles is clearly in his favor.
There's been lots of pictures taken and little video clips made lately, and hopefully Dad will soon make some time to get those online for those LS fans out there. He knows that the longer he waits the more keep piling up on top.
LS has been doing pretty well. We think she must be having a growth spurt in the last few days though. It really seems like she doesn't want to nap during the day much at all. The night sleeping is usually pretty good though.
Today was particularly challenging. None of the naps were longer than 45 minutes it seems. And then an hour after getting up, LS seemed to want to sleep again. And she ate and ate. And ate. This was all very tiring for mom.
LS has usually been doing pretty well on the night sleeping though. A stretch of close to 8 hours is pretty common now. Not tonight so far though. After getting to sleep at 8:10pm, LS woke up at 11:20pm - do Dad gave her the bottle and let Mom sleep. She went back to bed pretty well, although she seemed to lay there and talk to herself for a while. By 12:15am she was back to sleep though. If LS chooses that stretch to be 8 hours, then Mom will *really* get a good night of sleep!
There's no audio or video of it, but today also brought LS's first giggle - perhaps 5 "he"s long (he-he-he-he-he). That was it, no more after that. Dad was holding LS and making a stuffed bear ("o Orso") dance to the music we were listening to. LS loves o Orso, so it isn't a surprise that he was the target of her first laugh. That his head rattles is clearly in his favor.
There's been lots of pictures taken and little video clips made lately, and hopefully Dad will soon make some time to get those online for those LS fans out there. He knows that the longer he waits the more keep piling up on top.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Rough Week
It was a rough week for dad anyway. LS was actually fine.
But dad spent the whole week sick. Finally on the upswing. The worst part was not wanting mom or LS to get sick - so not being to hold LS for days now. There'll be serious cuddling to do when this passes!
LS has been doing just great sleeping. More often than not this week there has been an 8 or so hour stretch of sleep to start the night. We seem to be in a real rhythm figuring out this sleep thing. For now. Usually this sleep period starts around 6pm to 7pm. The daytime napping is still broken up, but we're working on consolidating those a little bit with some success.
More than once we've put LS down at 5-something in the afternoon thinking and hoping that it is the last day nap and not the first long night sleep. And then, uh oh, she keeps sleeping. And sleeping. And sleeping. Kind of a De-Energizer Bunny.
This week LS started a new little quirk when being put down for a nap or bedtime. Mom would sing to her once putting her down to sleep. And LS would soon smile, then turn her head to sleep. How cute!
There's also been great progress on the figuring-out-what-to-do-with-hands front. LS is spending more time bringing her hands up to her face and gnawing on them. We know that this means soon there will be things in those hands that she'll be gnawing on!
Something else developed in about the last week that is a good measure of how much LS has grown. A common breastfeeding technique now employed is for LS to sit on mom's lap and breastfeed! This is quite a sight - we'll see about some appropriate pictures of this soon maybe.
The picture below was captured just yesterday. Her eyes look particularly huge in this one. This is how she is now - just taking in the whole world.
Oh - and LS's hair is just the *tiniest* bit thicker these days. It's hard to imagine what she'll look like with hair though!
But dad spent the whole week sick. Finally on the upswing. The worst part was not wanting mom or LS to get sick - so not being to hold LS for days now. There'll be serious cuddling to do when this passes!
LS has been doing just great sleeping. More often than not this week there has been an 8 or so hour stretch of sleep to start the night. We seem to be in a real rhythm figuring out this sleep thing. For now. Usually this sleep period starts around 6pm to 7pm. The daytime napping is still broken up, but we're working on consolidating those a little bit with some success.
More than once we've put LS down at 5-something in the afternoon thinking and hoping that it is the last day nap and not the first long night sleep. And then, uh oh, she keeps sleeping. And sleeping. And sleeping. Kind of a De-Energizer Bunny.
This week LS started a new little quirk when being put down for a nap or bedtime. Mom would sing to her once putting her down to sleep. And LS would soon smile, then turn her head to sleep. How cute!
There's also been great progress on the figuring-out-what-to-do-with-hands front. LS is spending more time bringing her hands up to her face and gnawing on them. We know that this means soon there will be things in those hands that she'll be gnawing on!
Something else developed in about the last week that is a good measure of how much LS has grown. A common breastfeeding technique now employed is for LS to sit on mom's lap and breastfeed! This is quite a sight - we'll see about some appropriate pictures of this soon maybe.
The picture below was captured just yesterday. Her eyes look particularly huge in this one. This is how she is now - just taking in the whole world.
Oh - and LS's hair is just the *tiniest* bit thicker these days. It's hard to imagine what she'll look like with hair though!
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