Bottle Update

It actually wasn't too bad. My MIL came a few mornings in a row so I'd leave with Avah for a few hours then my mom came for 5 days. Each day Addy improved and now she is taking at least 5-6 bottles each 5 oz. I nurse if she wakes up at night and sometimes once a day.. What a relief! I was also able to get a lot of time to myself when my mom was here which was wayyy over do. (Pedi/mani, beach morning, shopping & dinner out) David and I even got a date night ( first one in 9 months) wow!! Sometimes I don't know how we do it.. In our normal fashion we ate some delicious pasta at the OC.. I took down at least a 3 glasses of Pinot then we headed to Barnes and Noble. Every date night always ends with coffee & dessert at the book store. ;) 

Here are some recent pics..

What's new!

Haven't updated for a while about our big girl so here it is..

Books- Llama Llama & Berenstein Bears (whom she calls Polar Bear Books) 

Food- breakfast.. Grits, eggs, frozen yogurt Lunch.. Place: Chick fil a.. Or Chx nuggets, chicken salad.. Loves hummus.. Any fruit.. Mash up pouches Dinner.. Anything David makes, pasta, grilled chicken, chips & salsa 

Snacks- loves some apples with pb! 

Things she loves to do- play doctor, paint, babies, be chased outside, read books, build with Legos, visit the library, trains & of course anything water related or physical! 

Cute things she says..

Sometimes when you ask her a question she'll say "ummm, maybe over there" "let me think about it" " I'm busy" for example today David asked " do you know where my work is" she replied " ummm I'm thinking, it's around here somewhere" lol she sounds so grown up all of a sudden!

She's in love with doc mcstuffins this month. 

She makes Addy laugh alllll the time & they've really started playing together in the last month or so-

Very protective over her too. Esp if a stranger talks to Addy. 

We haven't had any potty accidents in a realllly long time, yay!!!! Even at night!  (But my rugs are still ruined) ;) 

Her stuffed animals go everywhere with her! 

Fav song is Beachin It ( country) will ask for "more tan lines mama!" When the song goes off on the radio 

She just got one of her first molars on the bottom right.. Very painful! Her second denist appt went very well! Awesome! 

Some nights she stays in her bed other nights she's at our door around 4/5 am wants some milk and to snuggle. Then goes back to sleep. 

K that's about it for now.. All over the place but had to jot these down while I could remember! 

Not again

The great bottle battle.. So basically when Addy was 4 weeks I tried to offer pumped bottles- she always refused. I chose to exclusively breastfeed because I do love everything about it.. Only that I can't go far but internally I kept thinking this might be my last baby so I'm going 100% exclusive and I just quit trying the bottle... I'll get my "me" time in a year.  Well the older Addy gets we can't help but notice how tiny she is compared to others. So we made another appointment and wouldn't ya know she isn't even on the charts anymore- like a neg percentile ( if that exists) I know this issue isn't unheard of but this is one example of how completely stressful motherhood can be that no one tells you about. It took all my emotional power to

Not break down right there when she says your not giving her enough calories she has to supplement. All bc I knew what was ahead- lots of crying! And to be honest I've been okay with exclusively bfing and wouldn't trade it for the world! I guess I'm just not ready for it to be over, this sucks! 

So I'm out having one on one with Avah- which I'm super excited about! While hoping Addy is at home getting use to a bottle with formula :/ ugh!! 

Mommy & Avah morning

Addy gets her one on one time with mama every tues and thurs while Avah is in preschool. So I'm really trying to make time in each week for just me and my big girl. Each night after addy goes to sleep we at least get 30 mins but that's usually spent brushing teeth and reading books. On Friday I had my MIL come over so we could just have some fun! First we went to the beach then the park and lastly for ice cream & coffee! Avah is growing up so fast and each day I swear she gets smarter! On the way home we passed by a rental my mom and aunts stayed in months ago & says " I want to go to Mimi's!" I explained that was just a rental- so on the way to school I pointed down 210 that goes to 40 and said remember we took that road really really far to Ohio, that's where Mimi is.. And wouldn't you know today in the car she points down 210 as we drive by and says " go to

Ohio" I'm beginning to think she has a very picturistic memory. 

Addy 6 mos (really late) & Avah starts school!

Addy at 6 mos weighs 12 lbs13 oz... She's a teeny tiny babe! This was at her check-up a month ago. Between then and now she's started crawling, eating yogurts dips,avacado along with lots of baby food. I haven't found anything she hasn't liked this far. She loves playing with Avah's phone that has the strong and you pull it. She also loves listening to the guitar. 

We spent most if August in Ohio deep in the country. We had a great time, Avah fell in love with the cats and enjoyed riding on the gator. We took daily walks down the dirt road and she's just throw the hay in the air- reminded me what child hood use to look like. I played a lot outside with just nature around me.. My mom didn't take me to play dates or "play places" I'd play in the dirt, rain water, fields etc. Avah was def in her element with tons of room for roaming! We ended our last night with a cook out and fire. 

Now we are back to preschool, she's going 2 days a week 9-12pm. I joined a local gym where they have child care. Will be nice to get in a workout class a couple times a week too! 

 

So big yet still so small

{Always forever my baby you'll be}

Painting toes, asking for pony tails & braids.. Please slow down! 

And above all else for the first time in a longgggg time she sleeps by herself!

We read some books, I tuck her in and that's it! It hasn't always been this easy and esp with bringing addy home we tried locking her in.. letting her cry. The timing was all wrong! One night I just decided I was TIRED & I didn't want to lay down with her and wait until she fell asleep to shower..clean-up etc. so I brought out one of her fav books-pointed out that if she slept in her bed and went to bed alllll by herself there would be a prize in the morning. She whined a bit..I laid her down and that was it. She doesn't even try to get up and I only left a pink painted penny the first night. We keep saying "is this real life??" Haha- it could not be this easy! It must have just been the right time for her, previously she there was too much change Im thinking...

I look forward to our special mommy and Avah time each night. I know she loves it and craves the attention so it's good for her! 

I think I can.. I think I can..

11 days. 11 days & my mom, aunt and great- aunt will come to visit to then drive the girls & myself back to Ohio! Yay! We'll be living the farm life until Avah starts preschool.. In a few short weeks. We are going on month 4 of David working 9-10 (that's the early side) & I'm tired! We have done just about everything this summer and I'm needing some help lol One can only entertain little ones day after day for so long. Once we return the restaurants will be slowing down and we will see him more! :) 

It's amazing how much you miss your mom once you become one. I'd just enjoy and appreciate her being able to say "come over for dinner tonight" or "let's go shopping" (extra hands while running errands is always appreciated) OR not having to think about cooking solo is always nice too!  I miss her so much, especially when it's been a longgg day. This week was a little bit of a doosey, addy has a cold & isn't sleeping.. Avah was recovering from running a temp all weekend so that lives me with no patience and exhausted! I know if she lived close she'd come to my rescue!

Avahs last day at Hullabaloo camp was today. Now I've started thinking what's on the agenda for next week??!! Hmmm...