Well "crazy eye willy" is slowing becoming a thing of the past. Her crazy eyes are going away and she is starting to stare at things longer. Dave and I saw her reach for the bunny over her bouncer on Friday! It was so cool. We both reacted to it when we saw it. This is day 2 of her new medicine for her reflux and i think it's kicking in. She is much happier today. She attended her first baseball game last night and thanks to nana and Aunt Livvy we made it to the 9th inning. She was screaming a bit but we passed her around. She was going through a growth spurt and was just hungry.
In fact i'm going to wake her up now to feed her.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Two v.s. Four
Today Emery is 4 weeks old. There are some MAJOR differences between 2 and 4 weeks. The first 2 weeks Emery was home were pretty consistent. A lot of sleeping, and eating. The crying was a clear sign of hunger or a dirty diaper. But now, ahh things are different. The crying could be many things. hunger, dirty diaper, tired, gas, pacifier fell out, want to be held....well you get the picture.
So we try different things. The rocking chair, the swing, the vibrating chair, even the mummers strut. (for all you non-Philly people this is a dance/walk from the mummers parade in Philly) This was discovered by Dave's dad who turned to it in a panic when Emery wouldn't stop crying. It was successful. The rocking chair works, so I've been spending a lot of time in it, this would explain the fact that I started The Office season one last week and am now almost finished with season 2. Not to much else you can do in a rocking chair. Her crying isn't always because she's upset, a lot of the time she just wants attention. At her 3/4AM feeding she sometimes is wide awake and just wants to hang out. If you put her in her bassinet she gets pissed. It's a very simple, I'm not ready to go back to sleep right now.
Other then learning new ways of calming her, we're doing really great. She's getting big, it's so strange. People keep saying ohhh she's so small but she's more then a pound heavier then when she was born. Her eyes are changing color too. They are a light brownish color now. We're thinking they are going to be hazel. This morning we went on our first walk, we walked for about a 1/2 hour. i really needed it. It's good to exercise a little. My goal is to walk every morning then feed her and take her to my mom's so I can work. Emery is going to Nana's next week for 2 half days. We'll see how it goes. We are starting slow.
So we try different things. The rocking chair, the swing, the vibrating chair, even the mummers strut. (for all you non-Philly people this is a dance/walk from the mummers parade in Philly) This was discovered by Dave's dad who turned to it in a panic when Emery wouldn't stop crying. It was successful. The rocking chair works, so I've been spending a lot of time in it, this would explain the fact that I started The Office season one last week and am now almost finished with season 2. Not to much else you can do in a rocking chair. Her crying isn't always because she's upset, a lot of the time she just wants attention. At her 3/4AM feeding she sometimes is wide awake and just wants to hang out. If you put her in her bassinet she gets pissed. It's a very simple, I'm not ready to go back to sleep right now.
Other then learning new ways of calming her, we're doing really great. She's getting big, it's so strange. People keep saying ohhh she's so small but she's more then a pound heavier then when she was born. Her eyes are changing color too. They are a light brownish color now. We're thinking they are going to be hazel. This morning we went on our first walk, we walked for about a 1/2 hour. i really needed it. It's good to exercise a little. My goal is to walk every morning then feed her and take her to my mom's so I can work. Emery is going to Nana's next week for 2 half days. We'll see how it goes. We are starting slow.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Fussy
Yesterday Emery was 3 weeks old! Go Emery! Her eyes are changing and she looks bigger already. I think her eyes are going to be hazel.
The last few days I have had some stomach issues...so needless to say so has Emery. Poor little thing has diarrea and gas like no other. She gets frustrated when she can't get it out and gets very upset. It's really hard to watch b/c there is so little we can do for her. I got two hours of sleep for two nights in a row, so last night I went to bed at 9:00 and had left a bottle in the fridge. Dave stayed with her until 2:00AM so i could sleep. It was glorious! I was out cold.
Today we have part two of our Kayla shoot! We are heading over there soon and I'm wondering if Em is going to cooperate. She's sleeping in her swing right now, but is making all kinds of funny sounds.
The first Tuesday after I had her we went to a lactation support group at the hospital. There is a lactation consultant there and she answers questions and gives tips. Well I thought that since I really wasn't having that much trouble I really didn't need to go. So i skipped the next week. On Monday I talked to my friend Brook who was having some issues with breastfeeding so I told her about the group. I said we'd go together, and we did. I really had a nice time. There were more girls this time and it was nice to be with other new moms with small babies. Emery was no longer the youngest in the class. (in fact she was double the age of one baby) haha. I learned that some of Emery's gas might be b/c i wasn't pumping for a few days and my supply is very good. So she was getting too much milk at once causing her to eat to quick and get gas. So i'm back to pumping every day. Yesterday I got 5oz from one and 4 from the other. Apparently this is rare but very good. So no shortage here.
ok she's getting fussy. gota go
OH, I have been taking dozens of photos of her with the camera and my iphone. I've been uploading them to my site if your interested: http://picasaweb.google.com/melyssaferber/EmeryApril2010May2010#
The last few days I have had some stomach issues...so needless to say so has Emery. Poor little thing has diarrea and gas like no other. She gets frustrated when she can't get it out and gets very upset. It's really hard to watch b/c there is so little we can do for her. I got two hours of sleep for two nights in a row, so last night I went to bed at 9:00 and had left a bottle in the fridge. Dave stayed with her until 2:00AM so i could sleep. It was glorious! I was out cold.
Today we have part two of our Kayla shoot! We are heading over there soon and I'm wondering if Em is going to cooperate. She's sleeping in her swing right now, but is making all kinds of funny sounds.
The first Tuesday after I had her we went to a lactation support group at the hospital. There is a lactation consultant there and she answers questions and gives tips. Well I thought that since I really wasn't having that much trouble I really didn't need to go. So i skipped the next week. On Monday I talked to my friend Brook who was having some issues with breastfeeding so I told her about the group. I said we'd go together, and we did. I really had a nice time. There were more girls this time and it was nice to be with other new moms with small babies. Emery was no longer the youngest in the class. (in fact she was double the age of one baby) haha. I learned that some of Emery's gas might be b/c i wasn't pumping for a few days and my supply is very good. So she was getting too much milk at once causing her to eat to quick and get gas. So i'm back to pumping every day. Yesterday I got 5oz from one and 4 from the other. Apparently this is rare but very good. So no shortage here.
ok she's getting fussy. gota go
OH, I have been taking dozens of photos of her with the camera and my iphone. I've been uploading them to my site if your interested: http://picasaweb.google.com/melyssaferber/EmeryApril2010May2010#
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Vistors
Yesterday Dave's Dad and Kathleen came to visit. We went to the mount pleasant pier and then to Wild Wings. Today Joe and Dave went kayak fishing and Kathleen, Emery and I went to the farmers market downtown and then went to see Liv at the roof top. Tonight we are making shrimp kabobs.
Around 4:00 today Dave and I went to the pool and left Emery with her grandparents. It wasn't easy, but we were super close and only went for an hour. I had only left her one other time with my parents for about an hour, but that was easier I guess b/c it was MY parents and she wasn't fussy. I think b/c of the Thrust and her tummy she's been upset the last few days. I learned my lesson on onions. No more of those. Man did she not like them. We both had stomach issues. (i will spare you the details of that one)
Joe and Kath are totally in love with her and have taken dozens of photos of her to show off to their friends. It's so cool she has so much love in her life already. She's one lucky kid! (and so damn beautiful!)
Around 4:00 today Dave and I went to the pool and left Emery with her grandparents. It wasn't easy, but we were super close and only went for an hour. I had only left her one other time with my parents for about an hour, but that was easier I guess b/c it was MY parents and she wasn't fussy. I think b/c of the Thrust and her tummy she's been upset the last few days. I learned my lesson on onions. No more of those. Man did she not like them. We both had stomach issues. (i will spare you the details of that one)
Joe and Kath are totally in love with her and have taken dozens of photos of her to show off to their friends. It's so cool she has so much love in her life already. She's one lucky kid! (and so damn beautiful!)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Pregnancy Tips
When you're pregnant people feel the need to say random things to you and give you tips. So instead of doing the same thing I thought I'd write down what I learned. I'm sure I'll continue to add to this list but here's the start.
Pregnancy Tips in no particular order
- get a belly band (this allowed me to wear some of the larger maternity pants before I got huge, but it was to the point i couldn't wear my normal clothes. I think i wore it every day)
- After you deliver your baby you bleed...alot. so know this. (i did not and told Dave to get the nurse b/c it looked like a crime scene in the bathroom)
- Wait until your +2/+3 to push if you can (this made pushing a lot quicker)
- buy maternity clothes on ebay and craigslist. I found a few local girls selling their stuff for super cheap. (brand new stuff is WAY expensive)
- There is nothing wrong with pitocin IF you are full term (i was scared of it, but it got my contractions rolling and allowed me to delivery vaginally; my water had already broke)
- ignore all the nah-sayers (people tell you how tired you'll be, how your life is over, how everything changes...blah blah blah. what they don't tel you is how much you're going to love this little person and that even when you don't get a lot of sleep it doesn't matter. so when people go there, just smile and nod and feel sorry for them)
- toughen up your nipples. pull on them, pinch them, do whatever to make they a bit more durable. (this will help greatly when it comes to a little person sucking at full speed on them)
Pregnancy Tips in no particular order
- get a belly band (this allowed me to wear some of the larger maternity pants before I got huge, but it was to the point i couldn't wear my normal clothes. I think i wore it every day)
- After you deliver your baby you bleed...alot. so know this. (i did not and told Dave to get the nurse b/c it looked like a crime scene in the bathroom)
- Wait until your +2/+3 to push if you can (this made pushing a lot quicker)
- buy maternity clothes on ebay and craigslist. I found a few local girls selling their stuff for super cheap. (brand new stuff is WAY expensive)
- There is nothing wrong with pitocin IF you are full term (i was scared of it, but it got my contractions rolling and allowed me to delivery vaginally; my water had already broke)
- ignore all the nah-sayers (people tell you how tired you'll be, how your life is over, how everything changes...blah blah blah. what they don't tel you is how much you're going to love this little person and that even when you don't get a lot of sleep it doesn't matter. so when people go there, just smile and nod and feel sorry for them)
- toughen up your nipples. pull on them, pinch them, do whatever to make they a bit more durable. (this will help greatly when it comes to a little person sucking at full speed on them)
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