Next up: Crabcakes!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
First Food
We tried giving Abby some rice cereal as her first food. She did alright for the first time. We gave it to her a few more times then but only a little got down, with more on her face. She has to get used to the spoon and the whole procedure. We attempted carrots too but again, more on the face, less in the mouth. She's still only 4.5 mo. old so we'll probably attempt it again down the road. We are currently putting some of the rice cereal in her bottles though... we make sure it's not too thick. And no, I'm sure it won't lead to Abby being obese (in some writings it states that putting cereal in w/ the milk bottles can lead to obesity) - whatever!
Next up: Crabcakes!
Next up: Crabcakes!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Abby's Baptism
Abby got baptized on Sunday, September 19th at Edgeboro Moravian Church in Bethlehem.
We chose to have her baptized at the 11am service which was more contemporary. She wore the beautiful eyelet dress and bonnett that I wore 30 years ago... she looked like a little doll! Pastor Chris Geisler performed the service.
Chris and Jennifer came up for the event from Virginia and had a part in the ceremony as Abby's Godparents. The rest of the family was there too!
After getting some pictures outside of the church, we all headed over to Starters Riverport in Bethlehem for some lunch.
It was a beautiful day and I thought a moving baptismal ceremony!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Formula Frenzy
As most of you are well aware, I am breastfeeding exclusively. A few times here and there though in the past couple weeks, it seemed as though Abby was still hungry and not getting enough. We thought maybe we should start supplementing a little bit with formula to hold her over.
Per the pediatrician's suggestion, we started with Similac Advance. She got 3oz. after a regular feeding. She took it from the bottle fine and then eventually she fell asleep in her crib. About 3 hours later in the middle of the night, I heard her making noises so I went into her room, only to find puke everywhere - on her mouth, all over her outfit, down her back on the crib bedding, etc. She was gagging a little and sputtering and threw up once or twice after that. Poor thing!
The pediatrician then said to try Similac Soy but only about 2oz. after having breastmilk. Peter tried to give it to her but she just kept turning her head away and didn't want anything to do with it. There are some people against soy for a few reasons, but nothing is 100% proven or clinically proven - I'll spare the details and save it for some other time but I'm not against occasional soy formula use.
The third shot at formula was Similac Sensitive. Nana was watching Abby one day and gave her the formula after having some breastmilk. So it was mixed in as breastmilk-formula-breastmilk. She took it well but then about 2 hours later she threw it up. What can I say, she prefers her mommy's milk!
I hate formula!!!
I'm not sure what to do now at this point. We don't want to keep jumping from formula to formula but it'd be good to have her used to SOME kind of formula as a back-up just in case she is still hungry and I can't provide much else, or if I get sick and have to take meds that shouldn't be passed onto her. We might try the soy again since she didn't actually digest any, just refused to take any.
Actually, I don't blame her for not taking the formula - that stuff smells nasty!
Per the pediatrician's suggestion, we started with Similac Advance. She got 3oz. after a regular feeding. She took it from the bottle fine and then eventually she fell asleep in her crib. About 3 hours later in the middle of the night, I heard her making noises so I went into her room, only to find puke everywhere - on her mouth, all over her outfit, down her back on the crib bedding, etc. She was gagging a little and sputtering and threw up once or twice after that. Poor thing!
The pediatrician then said to try Similac Soy but only about 2oz. after having breastmilk. Peter tried to give it to her but she just kept turning her head away and didn't want anything to do with it. There are some people against soy for a few reasons, but nothing is 100% proven or clinically proven - I'll spare the details and save it for some other time but I'm not against occasional soy formula use.
The third shot at formula was Similac Sensitive. Nana was watching Abby one day and gave her the formula after having some breastmilk. So it was mixed in as breastmilk-formula-breastmilk. She took it well but then about 2 hours later she threw it up. What can I say, she prefers her mommy's milk!
I hate formula!!!
I'm not sure what to do now at this point. We don't want to keep jumping from formula to formula but it'd be good to have her used to SOME kind of formula as a back-up just in case she is still hungry and I can't provide much else, or if I get sick and have to take meds that shouldn't be passed onto her. We might try the soy again since she didn't actually digest any, just refused to take any.
Actually, I don't blame her for not taking the formula - that stuff smells nasty!
Rolling On The River
Abby rolled over completely for the first time on Tuesday, September 14th! Peter was home with her and she rolled both ways on her playmat; back to belly and belly to back. Big girl!
Later on in the middle of the night I heard her making some noise in her crib so I went to go check it out, thinking I was going to feed her. I walked in to see her flipped over on her tummy! It was kind of surreal to all of a sudden see her on her belly lifting herself up on her arms and hands when all she was able to do before was lay on her back. I think she confused herself too and was like 'what the heck did I just do'?
Ever since then she's been rolling all around, consciously rolling and playing.
Later on in the middle of the night I heard her making some noise in her crib so I went to go check it out, thinking I was going to feed her. I walked in to see her flipped over on her tummy! It was kind of surreal to all of a sudden see her on her belly lifting herself up on her arms and hands when all she was able to do before was lay on her back. I think she confused herself too and was like 'what the heck did I just do'?
Ever since then she's been rolling all around, consciously rolling and playing.
3 Month Check Up
Abby's 3 month check-up (which was September 8th) went well. Her weight was 10lb., 5oz. so a bit smaller than I thought (5 %) and 24" (25%). She got 2 shots.
Peter took her by herself this time since I was at work and all went well!
Peter took her by herself this time since I was at work and all went well!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Days With Nana
Well I guess I'm kind of in the swing of things, being back at work and being a full-time working mommy. The first week was hard but I'm slowly getting the hang of it. I get sooo sleepy at work and it's hard to stay awake! I think I mentioned it before but when I come home, the evenings go by so incredibly fast.
We are extremely lucky enough to have my mom (aka Nana) come down to watch Abby 2-3 days during the week while Peter and I are at work. She has been retired but now she has this new baby-sitting gig! Janet (aka Granma) was also able to come down a few days to help which was great - she will be going back to work as a teacher eventually.
Abby has been continuing to grasp objects pretty well, focus on her toys and stuffed animals, play on her back and tummy on the playmat and blankets, lift her head (when she feels like it), hold her head w/o support for the most part, sometimes suck her thumb, tons of smiles and cooing and "talking", starting to roll onto her side, listens to classical music and watches her Baby Einstein dvd, etc.
I'm so excited for the next 3 months for fall weather so that we can enjoy the outdoors more. We like taking walks around the neighborhood and I can now function with pushing the stroller and walking Sophie at the same time.
When Nana comes down to our place, she has a guestroom to sleep in and keep her things. She is welcome to our food but insists on bringing her own lunch and eats maybe two bites of turkey and cheese and a Coke. If it's nice she takes Abby on a walk and they have playtime and lots of reading. She gets two bottles of milk a day while I'm at work. Sometimes my Dad (aka Pop Pop) comes down too and keeps Nana and Abby company and helps out with the baby tasks - or sometimes he just holds her for an hour when she falls asleep. On the nights Nana sleeps over, Peter and I cook dinner or figure out somewhere for us all to go eat.
We are extremely lucky enough to have my mom (aka Nana) come down to watch Abby 2-3 days during the week while Peter and I are at work. She has been retired but now she has this new baby-sitting gig! Janet (aka Granma) was also able to come down a few days to help which was great - she will be going back to work as a teacher eventually.
Abby has been continuing to grasp objects pretty well, focus on her toys and stuffed animals, play on her back and tummy on the playmat and blankets, lift her head (when she feels like it), hold her head w/o support for the most part, sometimes suck her thumb, tons of smiles and cooing and "talking", starting to roll onto her side, listens to classical music and watches her Baby Einstein dvd, etc.
I'm so excited for the next 3 months for fall weather so that we can enjoy the outdoors more. We like taking walks around the neighborhood and I can now function with pushing the stroller and walking Sophie at the same time.
When Nana comes down to our place, she has a guestroom to sleep in and keep her things. She is welcome to our food but insists on bringing her own lunch and eats maybe two bites of turkey and cheese and a Coke. If it's nice she takes Abby on a walk and they have playtime and lots of reading. She gets two bottles of milk a day while I'm at work. Sometimes my Dad (aka Pop Pop) comes down too and keeps Nana and Abby company and helps out with the baby tasks - or sometimes he just holds her for an hour when she falls asleep. On the nights Nana sleeps over, Peter and I cook dinner or figure out somewhere for us all to go eat.
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