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Monday, July 30, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Who is 40 today?
One of the coolest, cutest dad's on the blog block IMO:]
40 has never looked better.
I love you.
Happy Birthday PC!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Happy Camper
LB experienced his first camping trip last weekend- in a tent on an inflatable air mattress that kept going flat through the night. We rough'ed it while his grandparents & aunt/uncle/cousins (PC's side) stayed in their fancy campers, which we are now in the market for too since LB LOVED it! He slept better on the deflating air bed than he has at home in weeks and he only cried when his body reached the sleepy stage and he was too afraid to miss out on something.
His cousins (tween and teen) took him for stroller rides, fed him, and took turns changing diapers.
His grandparents fought over who he was reaching for and smiling at the most.
His aunt sang him to sleep and his uncle tossed him high up in the air.
With all of those helping hands, PC got to go on a few bike rides around the campground and I got to take a long shower, which felt good even in a bathhouse!
He had a bite of a peach, biscuit, blackberry jelly & strawberry shortcake.
He was big stuff in the swing!
He was big stuff in the pool!
There was a fair in town and LB was in awe of the sights and sounds. We "won" (okay, just paid $5 for the souvenir) a Boots inflatable and it made our little guy so happy. And guess what other souvenir LB came home with? A bottom tooth!!! Exciting times around here:]
His cousins (tween and teen) took him for stroller rides, fed him, and took turns changing diapers.
His grandparents fought over who he was reaching for and smiling at the most.
His aunt sang him to sleep and his uncle tossed him high up in the air.
With all of those helping hands, PC got to go on a few bike rides around the campground and I got to take a long shower, which felt good even in a bathhouse!
He had a bite of a peach, biscuit, blackberry jelly & strawberry shortcake.
He was big stuff in the swing!
He was big stuff in the pool!
There was a fair in town and LB was in awe of the sights and sounds. We "won" (okay, just paid $5 for the souvenir) a Boots inflatable and it made our little guy so happy. And guess what other souvenir LB came home with? A bottom tooth!!! Exciting times around here:]
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| Smiling because I finally cut that bottom tooth! |
Friday, July 20, 2012
Poop, it sometimes doesn't happen
Warning: A post about poop, or lack thereof.
Spoiler: We now have a regular little pooper:]
We have several baby "issues" that are a work in progress (sleep, teething, rashes, etc). But, for now, we are winning in the battle against constipation (knock on wood).
The problem: About a week into solids, LB started pooping about every 3 days. Day 3 was miserable, for him and for us. Very ill baby who would strain and whimper and look at us like "do something." :[ (Sh)It usually happened in the afternoon so we would put him on the changing table, move his legs in a "pedaling" motion and spend about 10-15 minutes there and this poor baby worked hard!
After a call to the pedi and some crazy advice from grandma, here is what got things err... moving... around here.
Diet change- eliminated rice and bananas. I found one website that said to remember no BRAT- banana, rice, apples, toast. Switched to oatmeal.
Pedi-lax glycerin suppositories- this was a recommendation from the pedi on those "day 3's" when LB was straining so hard. We used these grudgingly and sparingly but they worked instantly and provided him instant relief. They come 6 to a box and I would say that we used about 8-10 total over those first few weeks of working on the issues. We did not want him to become dependent on them so they were a last resort.
Prunes & apple prune juice- Daily. One small jar (or half) of the prunes and 3-4 ounces of watered down juice.
And last, you know grandma has to have a say about it. So she told me to pull out his little toilet (that she bought way too early because of her grand potty training plans) and just sit him on it when we started to see the strained look.
I'll be darn. For 21 days straight, he has sit on that potty, leaned on me, and pooped like a champ. PC would have a fit if I put the picture in its entirety here and it is a strange but pretty cute sight. All he needs now is a bathroom reader lol!
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Spoiler: We now have a regular little pooper:]
We have several baby "issues" that are a work in progress (sleep, teething, rashes, etc). But, for now, we are winning in the battle against constipation (knock on wood).
The problem: About a week into solids, LB started pooping about every 3 days. Day 3 was miserable, for him and for us. Very ill baby who would strain and whimper and look at us like "do something." :[ (Sh)It usually happened in the afternoon so we would put him on the changing table, move his legs in a "pedaling" motion and spend about 10-15 minutes there and this poor baby worked hard!
After a call to the pedi and some crazy advice from grandma, here is what got things err... moving... around here.
Diet change- eliminated rice and bananas. I found one website that said to remember no BRAT- banana, rice, apples, toast. Switched to oatmeal.
Pedi-lax glycerin suppositories- this was a recommendation from the pedi on those "day 3's" when LB was straining so hard. We used these grudgingly and sparingly but they worked instantly and provided him instant relief. They come 6 to a box and I would say that we used about 8-10 total over those first few weeks of working on the issues. We did not want him to become dependent on them so they were a last resort.
Prunes & apple prune juice- Daily. One small jar (or half) of the prunes and 3-4 ounces of watered down juice.
And last, you know grandma has to have a say about it. So she told me to pull out his little toilet (that she bought way too early because of her grand potty training plans) and just sit him on it when we started to see the strained look.
I'll be darn. For 21 days straight, he has sit on that potty, leaned on me, and pooped like a champ. PC would have a fit if I put the picture in its entirety here and it is a strange but pretty cute sight. All he needs now is a bathroom reader lol!
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
PAIL- July- Family Building
~Thoughts on the July PAIL theme ~
We are done with the life and part-time job that is otherwise known as ART. In my mind, that closes a door on additional children through the "good 'ol fashioned" way. Could it happen? Well, holding this baby makes me think anything is possible. But do I want to actively try by charting BBT and using OPKs and studying EWCM? Nope. I no longer want to be consumed with the acronyms!
We are done with the life and part-time job that is otherwise known as ART. In my mind, that closes a door on additional children through the "good 'ol fashioned" way. Could it happen? Well, holding this baby makes me think anything is possible. But do I want to actively try by charting BBT and using OPKs and studying EWCM? Nope. I no longer want to be consumed with the acronyms!
Child-spacing? Ha! That was truly my first thought. I remember when we first started TTC I wanted to plan the time of year the child was born to be more convenient with my work schedule. Ha again! It's sad that that's funny to me and funny that that's sad. It happens for so many right on schedule... I am still amazed. This topic brings so many TTC emotions to the surface and the bitterness- obviously it is still there- it's just not on the forefront as I am beyond grateful to have one. Repeat- beyond grateful to have one.
Our original plan was the white picket fence with 2.0 kids (girl & a boy no doubt) and a dog. The reality has become a black wrought iron fence with 1.0 IVF miracle baby and 3 dogs. Blessed. But IF threw us a curve ball. It meant we had discussions about having no children, about adoption and then we entered the world of ART. It means I have a blog of 4 years worth of trials, tears and then ultimately (thank you God) TRIUMPH!
Our original plan was the white picket fence with 2.0 kids (girl & a boy no doubt) and a dog. The reality has become a black wrought iron fence with 1.0 IVF miracle baby and 3 dogs. Blessed. But IF threw us a curve ball. It meant we had discussions about having no children, about adoption and then we entered the world of ART. It means I have a blog of 4 years worth of trials, tears and then ultimately (thank you God) TRIUMPH!
A family of 3 we will be and we are all smiles about that,
even though LB appears to be thinking it over lol.
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