And I Wake Up With a Black Eye

Alright you are probably wondering how I got a black eye, well let me start from the beginning.  After our 4 month Dr. appointment Dr. T suggested that we try not swaddling on one of the upcoming weekends.  Well for us that was this weekend.  We started to not swaddle AJ for her naps on Saturday.  She went down OK for the first nap and then about 40 minutes in I hear the worst cry she has ever made.  Her arms had woken her up and I think scared her half to death or just made her angry!  So I go in there and rub her belly she goes back down and finishes her nap.  I was thinking that wasn't too bad.  And then night came.  I think we were up more than we were asleep.  Her arms just kept getting in the way.  We did not give up and John and I took turns going in.  Well at 5:22 am it was my turn.  I go in, half asleep at this point, search the crib for the pacifier and couldn't find it while AJ is crying.  So I think it fell behind the crib.  I scoot the crib away from the wall a little bit, bend down to feel the floor, and WHACK!  I hit the corner of my eye on the top corner of the crib.  And the worst part is I did not even find the pacifier.  So now I am awake, a little angry, and still cannot calm AJ.  I yell for help and John comes in.  I go downstairs to get ice and a new pacifier in case John can't find it.  I go back up put the ice on my eye and John works at getting AJ back to sleep.  20 minutes later I just have this strange feeling that I left the freezer open in my tired state.  I go down to check and guess what, it is open a crack.  Goodbye frozen breast milk aka LIQUID GOLD!!!  This is not how I wanted to start my Sunday.  The eye really is not too bad and guess where the disappearing pacifier was...right above AJ's head.

Will My Sweet Tooth Ever Go Away?

So during my pregnancy I can't really say that I had any strange cravings, but I did somehow develop a rather large sweet tooth!  Especially for peanut butter cups.  Well now that AJ is 4 months old it still has not gone away!  Right now that is fine because I am breast feeding, but I am a little scared about what will happen when I stop that.  Maybe then the sweet tooth will diminish?  Let's hope so!  Oh, and my husband is not helping by coming home with my favorite sweets everyday, love you honey!

P.S.  I am also blaming this on my mother because I do really like chocolate now (even dark chocolate) and my mom loves her chocolate  :)

Anyone have good substitutes for sweets?

I think a Pterodactyl took over AJ!

Alright so my mom group friends had all been talking about the Pterodactyl talking that their babies had been doing.  I didn't quite understand what they meant until AJ started in on the fun!  Who knew a little 4 month old could be so loud.  Most of the time I love it, but hearing it at 2:00 am or 3 am not so much.  The other day my husband and I were in a small baby store and she was getting everyone's attention with her "talking."  Most couldn't believe it was this little baby.  Of course she is doing this with the biggest smiles, so who wouldn't love this.  Here is a video of my little Pterodactyl.  Love you AJ!  

Yikes...Can I be a grouch!

So I have always gotten a little crabby when I am lacking on sleep or hungry.  It is something I, and my family, are aware of.  So this lack of sleep with the new addition to our family can make me be a little crabby in the mornings, and unfortunately it is my husband who normally gets the text or call.

One of these moments happened yesterday.  I knew we had a big weekend (for us that is an activity at night on both Friday and Saturday) coming up so I was really trying to go to bed when AJ went to bed to stay rested.  Well AJ had some of her worst nights sleeping especially on Thursday night.  So needless to say when I got up on Friday with AJ, I was a little grouchy and so was AJ.  Not a good combination!  To top it off AJ really didn't want to nap that day either, which is how I was going to catch up on my sleep.  So this made me even crankier and that is when the text was sent to my husband.  Poor, John!

After taking a shower I did feel better and it has made me realize maybe I should always shower before sending that not so nice text to my husband.  I am going to try and live by this advice, but no guarantees John :)

We ended up having a wonderful dinner with friends and I made it through the night just fine with my lack of sleep.  We will see how late I make it out on our 2nd night!

My Very First Mother's Day

I feel like you cannot fully appreciate mother's day until you are a mother.  We always celebrated mother's day growing up with a card, gift, and normally making breakfast for mom.  I always enjoyed doing those things and do love my mom, but now after being a mother I can appreciate my mother event more.  It amazes me what we moms do on a daily (hourly) basis to take care of and love their children.  I know that my mom did these things and more for my sister and I and I hope she knows how much I am thankful for that.  (she will now as she is a follower)

I had the best first mother's day. It started with breakfast at home, a stroll and picnic through the conservatory and zoo, and ended with a yummy dinner at home.  My favorite part of the day was my husband's reaction to all the families at the conservatory and zoo.  You see my husband thought he came up with the most original idea of going to the conservatory.  I just had to giggle a little bit.  It didn't bother me that it was a common mother's day activity because it is something I love doing.  Anything to get outside and walk around downtown.  I was hoping that Adalyn was going to give me the gift of sleep, but no such luck, in fact she had one of her worst nights of sleeping.  Oh well, she made up for it with all of her smiles!  The big open mouth kind, my favorite!  Maybe the sleeping through the night will be my birthday gift.

Anyone else have a great mother's day?  And now I need to think about father's day...

Oh yeah, and Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the moms!  I think mother's should be celebrated a bit more often.  :)

AJ is rolling over!?

Alright so yesterday AJ was rolling over from her tummy to her back all day long like a pro.  Of course being the proud mama that I am I put it on video.  Now today I put her on her tummy and nothing.  It is like she has never rolled over.  I will keep trying and we will see what tomorrow brings.  Silly baby  :)

Sleep Stress

   Why do us new moms stress over sleep?  I would guess it is because not only does baby need it to grow, us moms need sleep as well.  It seems to me that sleep is the number one conversation at my mom meet ups, new mom's group, music class, and well just about everywhere AJ and I go!!!!  WHen does your baby go to bed?  How long will they sleep for?  Do they still eat at night?  How do you get them to do that?  These are the questions that keep coming up, and yes I ask them as well.  But I think all this talking about how my child "should" be sleeping is just stressing me out.  I know how important it is for AJ's health (and my sannity), but sometimes I just don't want to compare AJ's sleeping to other babies.  It either makes me feel good about how we are doing or like I am doing something wrong.

   With all of these sleep conversations I have heard many different ways to go about getting your child to sleep.  And all mom's swear by what they did.

   Last night was not a great sleep night for us, so I woke up a little stressed out.  Luckily my husband went in to work a little later than usual so I got a little sleep and a nice long shower.  It always amazes me how much a nice shower can improve your day.  AJ was a happy baby pretty much all day even with her lack of sleep.  I guess my husband is right she is only 4 months old and we shouldn't expect her to sleep the same every night.

  We go to the doctor this week we will have to get her opinion on AJ's sleeping and where we go from here.  I am ready for AJ to sleep through the night, but not sure if we can do it.  If the doctor says she doesn't need the feedings during the night, maybe then we will try and sleep through the night.

  Why can't babies just figure out this sleeping thing on their own?  :)