The New Computer...

You may have noticed a blog post today....yeah, that's because after 6.5 years with my handy dandy computer, I have finally retired her in favor of the my new love, Hamlet. Yes, I named my computer Hamlet and well, I probably would've been more productive during the past 9.5 weeks of my maternity leave if Hamlet had joined my life sooner. The screen, the speed, everything just makes my heart sing. I've been more productive today than I have been all week b/c I HATE SLOW COMPUTERS. So, expect me to finally catch up on the 30 blog posts I have waiting to finish for the past month.

Anyway, since Monday night failed miserably at trying to recreate the luxurious sleep we had over our Christmas break at my parents' house and we didn't get B to bed last night until 9:15 after feeding her at 8:45 since we were out restocking the shelves, we didn't do a dream feed last night and well, I'll be, she slept until 3:15 (are you following? That's 6+ hours!!!). I can handle that! Then, she was up again at 7:30 and we brought her into bed with us for our cuddle time and pillow talk. I'll refrain from commenting on what time we eventually got out of bed out of fear of jealously when I reread this blog in the future.

I spent some time catching up on some things that were due while Old Faithful (my nickname for my old computer) was under the weather. Finally, we got ready for the day and after some play time and Bumbo time, we headed out the door.

B had her 2 month visit today (she's officially 9.5 weeks old or 2 months and 5 days old).

She weighed in at................drumroll..............
2 month stats: 10lbs, 12 oz, 22 3/4 inches

For the recap:
1 month stats: 8lbs, 1 oz, 21 1/4 inches
Birth stats: 7lbs, 1 oz, 19 3/4 inches

Needless to say, the peanut has become a little lug. She finally has filled out the baby fat and she's growing well. The pedi addressed all of our concerns and pretty much reassured me that we are not sending B down a pathway toward lifelong psychotherapy for not meeting her every need. She kinda laughed when I said about her 10 minutes of fussing here and there, mainly before feeding and said that they really don't get concerned at her age until that's about an hour or more. Um, yeah, we're lucky. I did ask about Gripe Water and Mylicon and as I suspected, she supported my decision in that there are no studies that show any benefit (although there is one that suggests Gripe Water may help). I think we'll stick with what's working and getting us through the day. She was impressed at the production of 30-ish ounces of milk per day. As long as I can maintain the 3-4 pumping sessions a day, I hope I can still provide the sole source of nutrition for at least the next 2 months until we introduce cereal and given B's successful weight gain the past month, she appears to getting more than adequate nutritional intake despite her shrieking cries at the end of every bottle.

What was hilarious was that B was smiley, giggly, and so happy while it was just she and I in the room. Even when the doctor walked in, she still was happy and laughing at herself in the mirror. As soon as she sat down next to her and B took one look at the doctor, she had the biggest pout and then started crying. It was as if she knew the doctor was the bearer of impending doom.

B then proceeded to fuss until I fed her. She checked out well except for some rashes under her arms and around her baby fat of her neck. Dr. J recommended using Lotrimin as this looked a little yeast like (but her diaper area looks great) and since I was on dicloxacillin for mastitis earlier in the month, it's better to just treat for yeast than let it continue (cue the: I-feel-like-a-crappy-mother feeling....do you know how hard it is to keep an infant dry when they're constantly spitting up and it settling into the folds of baby fat???)

After Dr. J left, in walked the nurse. She got her oral polio vaccine and then her shots for DTaP, Pneumococcal, and Rotavirus. She turned a deep shade of purple and let out a shriek. Then after some shushing, cuddling and singing, she quickly calmed down and was asleep by the time we got to the car.

I then finally picked up What to Expect the First Year and bought some baby signing books as that will be on the horizon before we know it. We picked up some Lotrimin at Target and got a Godfather sub from DiBella's on the way home.

We spent the evening cuddling downstairs as a family with daddy and Roo Roo (aka Crosby). We watched the Pens unfortunately lose to NJ and then watched the Truman Show. I think she is feeling a little sick from the shots as she's just not interested in eating much and spit up what I would call most of the bottle from earlier in the evening. While we like to put her down so she can play in her bouncer or on her mat, I gave her a reprieve tonight because of the shots and just laid here with her.

Dr. J did give us the reassurance that for now, while she's still doing 3-4 naps per day, that we don't have to have her in bed at 8pm. If we kept her up until 9 or 10 or even later at this point, then maybe she'll go back to those 7 hour nights like she did at home over Christmas.


December 30 Ad. What advertisement made you think this year?
2 of them...the one I liked the best I don't think ever was on TV...it was the T-Mobile Dance in the metro station where one person danced then slowly everyone else joined in. It made me think of how one person can make a change in a lot of people, how one's actions may affect dozens or hundreds down the line....it's the snowball effect

The other ad that makes me cry every time I see it is for the Animal Rescue where they show all of these sick dogs and cats that need adopted and I just want to bring all of them home. I know how much we love Crosby and how she is such a part of our family and I just don't know why some people don't care for their dogs or bring too many pets haphazardly into life. Then, it makes me think of all the unloved pets out there and then all the unwanted children and it just brings me to tears thinking about Crosby and Brooklyn and how much we love them and they are a part of our family. I can't believe how much these 2 beings have transformed our lives completely over the past 18 months...they've taught us such a deep understanding and form of love. Wow...it's powerful.