We started a complete bedtime routine.
We had to take the lil lady to the doctor today because her eye is just getting really gross. She has clogged tear ducts and apparently the yellow gooey discharge that she has been having is abnormal for a baby this age. So now we have to take her to the eye doctor next week to have it checked out-not excited at all.
On a good note she is gaining weight well-which for some reason is something the doctor seems so concerned about-she is 10 lbs 8 ounces! Little chunky monkey:) and everything else looks good so no physical abnormalities which is something he was also looking for since she has other issues like...
THROW UP! and lots of it-she finally threw up on Jeff for once today! But anywho-there are several possibilities as to why she is throwing up
1) she has acid reflux (this one is kinda iffy since she doesn't throw up after every meal nor does she even spit up after every meal)
2)she is too full-she doesn't poop as much on formula
3)she is developing a milk protein allergy
So we'll have to wait and see how this develops-at her next appointment we will reevaluate and quite possibly put her on soy formula.
And that is all for now, got to feed Ellie and try to put her back to bed!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
A glimpse into my day...
Wake up-6:30 or 7:30 depends on how our night went. Ellie generally wakes up every 3 hours so depending on when she goes to sleep we wake up at various hours. Sometimes she is super fussy so bedtime gets pushed therefore wake up time moves as well.
-Change her diaper
-Feed her
-Wash her face-she has baby acne so we try to keep her face as clean as possible (not washed with soap just plain old water)
-Clean out her goopy eye and rub her tear ducts-she has blocked tear ducts so we are trying to open them up. This happens often in newborns however it usually clears up around week 3 (she'll be 6 weeks on Wednesday).
-Wash bottles
-Play time until about 9:30-Ellie is generally happiest in the morning so I try to fit in as much play time as possible which includes tummy time
-Eat again
-Change diaper
-Change clothes
-More play time if she isn't fussy until about 10:30 or 11:00
-Nap time usually takes place around 11:30
-Wake up from nap around 1 ish (again depends when she went down for a nap, if she ate a full bottle etc)
-Eat again
-Change diaper-this is generally when we have a poopy diaper which is SUPER disgusting now that she is a formula babe
-Fussy time starts around 3:45 no matter how good of a day she has had
-From about 4-6 we do a lot of rocking, bouncy chair time, checking diapers, using a pacifier-really anything to make her stop crying
-She eats a couple ounces in between the crying but never a whole bottle until later
-7:00 we are starting to give her a bath around this time everyday
-After bath we rub her down w/lotion this usually calms her down and she seems to like smelling pretty :)
-7:30 or 8 supper time
-8-9 more fussing, so we sing some songs or read a book...she likes singing and walking (or as we call "the happy dance")
-Wash and prepare bottles for night time
-9:30 ish it is lights out-again sometimes it is earlier around 9 and it has been as late as 10:45 some nights
Now here is where Ellie is completely inconsistent. She has slept for 5 or 5 and a half hours before so she doesn't wake up until around 2-those are my most favorite nights. BUT for the majority of the time she wakes up like clockwork every 2 to 3 hours depending on how much of her bottle she eats. It is VERY hard to keep her awake at night to finish the bottle without inducing another episode of fussiness, so sometimes I'd rather sleep for just 2 hours than endure 2 hours of crying!!
And then we wake up and do it all over again!
-Change her diaper
-Feed her
-Wash her face-she has baby acne so we try to keep her face as clean as possible (not washed with soap just plain old water)
-Clean out her goopy eye and rub her tear ducts-she has blocked tear ducts so we are trying to open them up. This happens often in newborns however it usually clears up around week 3 (she'll be 6 weeks on Wednesday).
-Wash bottles
-Play time until about 9:30-Ellie is generally happiest in the morning so I try to fit in as much play time as possible which includes tummy time
-Eat again
-Change diaper
-Change clothes
-More play time if she isn't fussy until about 10:30 or 11:00
-Nap time usually takes place around 11:30
-Wake up from nap around 1 ish (again depends when she went down for a nap, if she ate a full bottle etc)
-Eat again
-Change diaper-this is generally when we have a poopy diaper which is SUPER disgusting now that she is a formula babe
-Fussy time starts around 3:45 no matter how good of a day she has had
-From about 4-6 we do a lot of rocking, bouncy chair time, checking diapers, using a pacifier-really anything to make her stop crying
-She eats a couple ounces in between the crying but never a whole bottle until later
-7:00 we are starting to give her a bath around this time everyday
-After bath we rub her down w/lotion this usually calms her down and she seems to like smelling pretty :)
-7:30 or 8 supper time
-8-9 more fussing, so we sing some songs or read a book...she likes singing and walking (or as we call "the happy dance")
-Wash and prepare bottles for night time
-9:30 ish it is lights out-again sometimes it is earlier around 9 and it has been as late as 10:45 some nights
Now here is where Ellie is completely inconsistent. She has slept for 5 or 5 and a half hours before so she doesn't wake up until around 2-those are my most favorite nights. BUT for the majority of the time she wakes up like clockwork every 2 to 3 hours depending on how much of her bottle she eats. It is VERY hard to keep her awake at night to finish the bottle without inducing another episode of fussiness, so sometimes I'd rather sleep for just 2 hours than endure 2 hours of crying!!
And then we wake up and do it all over again!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Video of Ellie on a Saturday morning :)
So after a pretty terrible night of little to no sleep we finally went back to bed this morning and slept until 10:30-it was wonderful! Then Ellie threw up her whole bottle-it even came out her nose!! GROSS!!! But she doesn't seem to be too affected by it all...just check out the video (or bideo as Brady would say, although he is getting better)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Money SUCKS
So yesterday I had a laundry list of things to do...
-Make my 6 week postpartum doctor's appointment (oh joy, I get to be poked and prodded again-free)
-Make Ellie's 2 month well check-can you believe she will be 2 months in a 3 weeks??(whatever the copay is probably $30-$60)
-Call Pontiac and place an order for a new tail light cover, there were 2 different types that could be ordered and of course my car had to have the most expensive one ($240 to be exact, and a $50 installation fee on top of that) I'll get that done tomorrow so I can pass inspection ($30)
-I had to buy windshield wipers-that was about $20
-Set up a payment plan for Ellie and my hospital bill ($260 a month for 12 months)
Are you keeping track of all the money steadily flowing out of my bank account? So far we have...about $630 that I have or have already paid this week. That really sucks when you are on UNPAID maternity leave.
-Then the mortgage is due this week ($810)
-Water bill, which is irregularly high-do you know how much laundry you do when you have a baby?!?! (about $100)
-More hospital/doctor bills from lab tests, blood tests, pediatrician etc.. ($90)
-Credit card payment ($60)
AHAHGAHGAH and I'm sure there will only be more to come.
Anyone want to donate to the Amanda had a baby and has no money fund?
-Make my 6 week postpartum doctor's appointment (oh joy, I get to be poked and prodded again-free)
-Make Ellie's 2 month well check-can you believe she will be 2 months in a 3 weeks??(whatever the copay is probably $30-$60)
-Call Pontiac and place an order for a new tail light cover, there were 2 different types that could be ordered and of course my car had to have the most expensive one ($240 to be exact, and a $50 installation fee on top of that) I'll get that done tomorrow so I can pass inspection ($30)
-I had to buy windshield wipers-that was about $20
-Set up a payment plan for Ellie and my hospital bill ($260 a month for 12 months)
Are you keeping track of all the money steadily flowing out of my bank account? So far we have...about $630 that I have or have already paid this week. That really sucks when you are on UNPAID maternity leave.
-Then the mortgage is due this week ($810)
-Water bill, which is irregularly high-do you know how much laundry you do when you have a baby?!?! (about $100)
-More hospital/doctor bills from lab tests, blood tests, pediatrician etc.. ($90)
-Credit card payment ($60)
AHAHGAHGAH and I'm sure there will only be more to come.
Anyone want to donate to the Amanda had a baby and has no money fund?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Pictures
Got pictures done of Ellie today-I'm not going to post all of them on here because that would take forever so hopefully you are friends w/me on facebook so you can see the rest!! She is just getting cuter and cuter everyday I can't wait to watch how beautiful she will become :)
Friday, March 4, 2011
New opportunities
My dad is a pastor. When pastors want to switch churches/jobs or a church needs a new pastor they extend what we call a "call", in which the church interviews several potential candidates and selects the pastor they think best fits their church. The pastor then visits, interviews, asks questions etc...and then decides if they want to take the call. Pastors can also put their names on a call list or contact the district president informing them that they would be interested in changing churches.
My dad received a call to Aurora, IL. This is about 40 minutes or less from where I grew up which is extremely intriguing to my parents. My mom wants to move out of Texas (which so do I) and my dad really needs a change of pace. They are going to visit Aurora for the 2nd time during spring break and then I believe my dad will make his decision sometime before the end of April. I really hope that this church presents the opportunity for both my parents to get out from underneath all the stress that they endure on a daily basis. My parents are both getting old and their health is starting to decline; my mom's diabetes is just going to get worse if she continues to be stressed out and my dad's overeating due to stress will slowly put more and more strain on his already damaged heart. They really need to be in a better environment so I hope this is Aurora.
With that said, Jeff and I have talked about moving as well. To be honest if my parents left (Josh and Brady would probably follow) I would be pretty upset. I never got along or agreed with my parents but now that Ellie is around they really help out and I have grown very close to my mom-if they left we would suffer. We wouldn't move all the way up to Aurora because a) it is too expensive, b) that would be very far away from Jeff's parents and c)I don't necessarily want to live in the same town as my parents I just want to live close.
I'm not sure what we are going to do-if we are going to do anything at all. I don't want to live in Texas for the rest of my life. I would miss my friends, but my family is well...my family. I want to have big family holidays and celebrate birthdays with them, if they moved that wouldn't be possible.
I don't know...I would like a new opportunity, a new job, a new surrounding...I like a good change of pace.
My dad received a call to Aurora, IL. This is about 40 minutes or less from where I grew up which is extremely intriguing to my parents. My mom wants to move out of Texas (which so do I) and my dad really needs a change of pace. They are going to visit Aurora for the 2nd time during spring break and then I believe my dad will make his decision sometime before the end of April. I really hope that this church presents the opportunity for both my parents to get out from underneath all the stress that they endure on a daily basis. My parents are both getting old and their health is starting to decline; my mom's diabetes is just going to get worse if she continues to be stressed out and my dad's overeating due to stress will slowly put more and more strain on his already damaged heart. They really need to be in a better environment so I hope this is Aurora.
With that said, Jeff and I have talked about moving as well. To be honest if my parents left (Josh and Brady would probably follow) I would be pretty upset. I never got along or agreed with my parents but now that Ellie is around they really help out and I have grown very close to my mom-if they left we would suffer. We wouldn't move all the way up to Aurora because a) it is too expensive, b) that would be very far away from Jeff's parents and c)I don't necessarily want to live in the same town as my parents I just want to live close.
I'm not sure what we are going to do-if we are going to do anything at all. I don't want to live in Texas for the rest of my life. I would miss my friends, but my family is well...my family. I want to have big family holidays and celebrate birthdays with them, if they moved that wouldn't be possible.
I don't know...I would like a new opportunity, a new job, a new surrounding...I like a good change of pace.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A little help
It is so nice when Ellie has been screaming on and off since 6 to be offered no help, no break, no is she okay or are you okay.
It's 10:41 and there seems to be no consolation for this child in sight. Looks like he'll get to sleep tonight again and I get to be awake. Awesome.
Needless to say I'm freaking pissed
It's 10:41 and there seems to be no consolation for this child in sight. Looks like he'll get to sleep tonight again and I get to be awake. Awesome.
Needless to say I'm freaking pissed
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
It is 4 am and I'm awake...
We switched the little lady over to formula in attempts to help with the fussiness...well she isn't fussing right now but she sure isn't going back to sleep. I'm pretty sure she may have her days and nights mixed up!!
I'm glad she isn't screaming and crying, but I would really like to go back to sleep...now I have to figure out how to fix this problem. How do you tell a 1 month old that when it is dark we sleep and when it is light we stay awake and play...
I guess you can't!
Thank you for not crying Ellie...mommy really appreciates it!
I'm glad she isn't screaming and crying, but I would really like to go back to sleep...now I have to figure out how to fix this problem. How do you tell a 1 month old that when it is dark we sleep and when it is light we stay awake and play...
I guess you can't!
Thank you for not crying Ellie...mommy really appreciates it!
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