Developments/Milestones:
my freak out from last week update: Of course Riley is getting enough to eat, she is gaining weight, she is healthy and active and she eats till she cant eat anymore. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER. i am just paranoid and i want to make sure that i don't over look something. i want her to be the healthiest she could possibly be.
Riley is learning how to sit on her own (and is doing a great job). She will be crawling/army scooting any day now. she has been scooting in a circle (to reach what she wants) for the past couple weeks and each day gets a little faster at it, and each day she can hold herself up on her (extended) arms longer.
Riley is talking more, moving more, understanding how the world works a little bit more. She gives kisses now (the baby drooly ones...but they still are the sweetest) she hugs and holds me. she becomes more of a person every day. from one day to another what she learns is amazing.
Her favorite thing to do at the moment is to walk in her walker. she has an absolute blast chasing the dog around the house arms out flailing, screaming on the top of her lungs with a huge grin on her face, running as fast as her little legs will let her after the poor dog. It makes my life soooo much easier. Riley has always loved to stand up and walk ... she has since she figured out at 6 weeks...why wouldnt she love her walker! i can clean the house, cook dinner, do my hair, take a shower, do what ever it is i need to do and she will just follow me around the house in the walker. i dont mind the cuts and scrapes from her running me over or the bruise on my feet from running them over....she is entertained, occupied and is getting excercise.
Bath time is also another favorite now-a-days. i use to have to make bath time a fast thing, get her in and out before she started fussing. but now its like 20 minutes of calm play time/entertainment. .the simple things are amazing life savers!
DRAMA QUEEN is what baby girl is. she has this new thing when she gets upsets or cries
(its pretty darn cute but all i see is trouble later on in life) she puts her hand across her forehead or eyes (back of head to head) and throws herself backwards and lets out a cry. its horribly... but very funny. i laugh every time and then she laughs so it works out.
Our excitement of the week:
John is coming down today (ETA 430...3 hours from now!). I can't believe it has been 5 weeks, and i cant believe we haven't seen him in that long. Papa and Tanya also get back tonight. A FULL HOUSE! i have been waiting for a full house, company someone to talk to....and a 5 minute break.
Friday we will be making our way back to N.C. for 3 weeks. Hope to see everyone while we are there!
Showing posts with label 5 months. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5 months. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
5 months: week 2
Developments:
So i was laying in bed last night thinking about how much Riley eats. (because that's what we all do right?) only to discover that there is no way my child is eating enough. she is still on a 3 hour schedule at 5 months old. i am estimating that she eats 3 0z each feeding and has 6-7 feeding a day. puts her at a max of 21 oz when she should be eating 32 oz. she is gaining weight (i think). So i am going to start pumping and feeding her from bottle so i can monitor how much she is actually eating and try to get her to eat more each feeding, or go back to sleepless nights and wake her up to feed her throughout the night.
it would be nice if i could take her to the doctors, but since i don't have her insurance card yet (i have request 4 of them so far) i cant make her an apt. because i will have to pay 800 dollars out of pocket which i don't have.
Our excitement of the week: The Fourth of July.
we went into Orlando with Rudy (the dog) to spend the fourth of July with my family. Riley absolutely loves them all.
It is so amazing to me to watch how she interacts with other people. With my dad, she "flirts" by smiling at him then tucking her head in to my shoulder and looking at him out of the corner of her eye. When he holds her she is just all smiles. Hayden (little sister) can make my child smile 10x more than she already does (didn't think it was possible) Hayden is like her little mommy, anytime she cried she was the first to shout something out in order to fix the problem! and i don't think she left that baby's side the entire time they were in the house together. And of course Riley loves her "Mimi" (Lisa) who always takes good care of her when we come to visit, although Riley was very very upset with her during our trip to the mall, Lisa gave her some ice cream that ended up all over her face and down her shirt, Riley was sooo upset she started screaming and crying while she just starred at Lisa, i walked away and she calmed down the second i walked back towards Lisa she started screaming again. and Auntie Rye...Anytime i talk to Ryan on the phone Riley starts to smile and get all giddy. She loves her Auntie Rye who gives her all the kisses and squeezes her a whoole lot!
Auntie Rye (big sister) came over with Auntie Feather (sisters friend) so Heather could meet baby Riley. Riley for the first time in 5 weeks was separated from me so i could go out to lunch with sister and friend with out child (it was nice to be able to eat my lunch with out having to tend or entertain someone else) we saw Auntie Rye and Mimi at work before leaving to go back to Melbourne, back to our routine of napping and playing and quiet time. i think the first then we accomplished when we walked in the door is take a 3.5 hour nap, id have to say it was the best nap i have taken in a loong time.
In Other News:
Riley gets to see her daddy in one week from today! She is so excited she keeps peeing herself.
Back to Charlotte we go (for 3 weeks at least).
So i was laying in bed last night thinking about how much Riley eats. (because that's what we all do right?) only to discover that there is no way my child is eating enough. she is still on a 3 hour schedule at 5 months old. i am estimating that she eats 3 0z each feeding and has 6-7 feeding a day. puts her at a max of 21 oz when she should be eating 32 oz. she is gaining weight (i think). So i am going to start pumping and feeding her from bottle so i can monitor how much she is actually eating and try to get her to eat more each feeding, or go back to sleepless nights and wake her up to feed her throughout the night.
it would be nice if i could take her to the doctors, but since i don't have her insurance card yet (i have request 4 of them so far) i cant make her an apt. because i will have to pay 800 dollars out of pocket which i don't have.
Our excitement of the week: The Fourth of July.
we went into Orlando with Rudy (the dog) to spend the fourth of July with my family. Riley absolutely loves them all.
It is so amazing to me to watch how she interacts with other people. With my dad, she "flirts" by smiling at him then tucking her head in to my shoulder and looking at him out of the corner of her eye. When he holds her she is just all smiles. Hayden (little sister) can make my child smile 10x more than she already does (didn't think it was possible) Hayden is like her little mommy, anytime she cried she was the first to shout something out in order to fix the problem! and i don't think she left that baby's side the entire time they were in the house together. And of course Riley loves her "Mimi" (Lisa) who always takes good care of her when we come to visit, although Riley was very very upset with her during our trip to the mall, Lisa gave her some ice cream that ended up all over her face and down her shirt, Riley was sooo upset she started screaming and crying while she just starred at Lisa, i walked away and she calmed down the second i walked back towards Lisa she started screaming again. and Auntie Rye...Anytime i talk to Ryan on the phone Riley starts to smile and get all giddy. She loves her Auntie Rye who gives her all the kisses and squeezes her a whoole lot!
Auntie Rye (big sister) came over with Auntie Feather (sisters friend) so Heather could meet baby Riley. Riley for the first time in 5 weeks was separated from me so i could go out to lunch with sister and friend with out child (it was nice to be able to eat my lunch with out having to tend or entertain someone else) we saw Auntie Rye and Mimi at work before leaving to go back to Melbourne, back to our routine of napping and playing and quiet time. i think the first then we accomplished when we walked in the door is take a 3.5 hour nap, id have to say it was the best nap i have taken in a loong time.
In Other News:
Riley gets to see her daddy in one week from today! She is so excited she keeps peeing herself.
Back to Charlotte we go (for 3 weeks at least).
Saturday, July 3, 2010
5 months: week 1
A busy month already!
The day before her official 5th month Riley took her first and hopefully last ride in the ambulance to the ER. Seizure/Shakes what ever it turned out to be, it scare me to death. The last place you want to be with your 5 month old is sitting in the hospital waiting for hours for someone to tell you what is going on...and then not get any answers... Turns out it was the shakes (thank you Randolph Peds. for walking me through a sick childs body)
By the time Riley and I were done being sick a tooth poped up! The bottom right (her right not yours)..then 2 days later the bottom left is poking up!
Im amazed each month how much she grows, how much longer she seems and how much weight she gains. but it wasnt till that first tooth popped up that it really really hit me. My little baby is a big girl now.
In her 4th month my little baby could form an opinion about things, entertin herself, decide what she thinks is funny... or not so funny....and the worse one throws fits when you take a "toy" from her. BUT NOW WITH TEETH
(oh gooodness) who knew i would cry over teeth!!
no one warns you how bitter sweet it is watching your baby grow! Its the hardest most exciting thing that you will never be able to figureout what emotion fits for this process.
The day before her official 5th month Riley took her first and hopefully last ride in the ambulance to the ER. Seizure/Shakes what ever it turned out to be, it scare me to death. The last place you want to be with your 5 month old is sitting in the hospital waiting for hours for someone to tell you what is going on...and then not get any answers... Turns out it was the shakes (thank you Randolph Peds. for walking me through a sick childs body)
By the time Riley and I were done being sick a tooth poped up! The bottom right (her right not yours)..then 2 days later the bottom left is poking up!
Im amazed each month how much she grows, how much longer she seems and how much weight she gains. but it wasnt till that first tooth popped up that it really really hit me. My little baby is a big girl now.
In her 4th month my little baby could form an opinion about things, entertin herself, decide what she thinks is funny... or not so funny....and the worse one throws fits when you take a "toy" from her. BUT NOW WITH TEETH
(oh gooodness) who knew i would cry over teeth!!
no one warns you how bitter sweet it is watching your baby grow! Its the hardest most exciting thing that you will never be able to figureout what emotion fits for this process.
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