School has started and with it has come regression. Though I'm not entirely sure I can blame all of Aimee's new developments on my 'abandoning' her every day. I'm sure it has some to do with it, yes. But I also believe she's just growing, and I'll be the first to say she's not the average baby. In fact, she's probably about as far away from average as you can possibly get. She even stumps her pediatrician! But I digress to my real subject for this long procrastinated post.
As I have mentioned I am finally back in school, and for the first time in a long time I am loving it again. So, now comes the really tricky part. Wes is at school, too, and we are both still figuring out how this whole thing is going down. My mom has taken up the role of part-time mommy and takes care of little AJ in the morning while I'm at school. Then, I come back and proceed to carry out this juggling act I like to call 'homework/happy baby'. Each day brings new changes in both her development and her temperament as she grows and develops and gets used to this new routine we have thrown her in. In the week that school started alone, she learned to sit up independently, roll from her back to her stomach, and decide that all baby food was for the dogs. Soon this baby food for doggies could become a literal concept. So as I'm trying to handle a little one who's anxious to get things moving, I'm also balancing on a very small wire of 16 credits that could tumble at any moment. And yet, the further we get into this whole thing, the more realistic it becomes. It almost seems like we could pull it off.
Our nighttime sleeping routines could be compared to the ocean tides... Always coming and going. A good night's rest has evaded us for more than 7 months, now, and I have a hard time considering that I could ever sleep through the night again. The little one refuses to sleep for more than an hour at a time, and although this sounds grossly exaggerated, it's really not. Needless to say, dragging my butt out of bed in the morning is a feat of epic proportions and making it to school on time seems to be completely out of reach. But so far we've pulled it off and I have lots of hope for this coming semester. So much will be happening and little Aimee will surprise me every day with what she's learning. It will prove to be both busy and rewarding, and worth every little bit of the effort it takes to get through it. I'm looking forward to seeing where the next few months will take us. And I'll make sure to check in now and again... After all, the action in this family is not to be missed!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
My Baby's 6 Pack
Hello all! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. If you're like me, you love to see it come, enjoy it while it lasts and almost whoop in celebration when it's over. Our holidays were spent passing around a cold. Little Aimee got it first, with lots of coughing and wheezing on Christmas day itself. My cold quickly followed, and I spent New Year's Eve going through an entire box of tissues and trying not to sneeze all over the puzzle we were doing for entertainment. Wes came down with his a couple of days later and is taking longer to get over it than we would really prefer. I am happy to announce that Aimee has fully recovered and during the course of her illness has seen the wonders of napping. How wonderful it has been! Now we can only hope she continues this!
The title of this post seems strange at first, given the supposed chubbiness that every baby should possess. Don't get me wrong; my baby is not excluded from this category. But as her 6 month birthday came and went on Christmas Eve, little Aimee developed many new talents that she loves to show off to anyone who will look her way. These include sitting up, attempting to hold her own bottle, and just smiling for long periods of time to get a reaction. What we find as one of the funniest of these, however, is this semi-crunch, semi-situp that she does while grunting and squawking. This little maneuver of raising her head and feet to her chest has been named by my husband as the 'fat lady situp' and is now a common phrase in our house when we see her doing it. I am convinced these 'fat lady situps' are the reason for her increased strength and is probably the reason she seems so much more happy. Though this can't possibly seem any more politically incorrect there really isn't another term we can use to describe this act. And we see her doing it everywhere... In her car seat, in the tub, on the floor with her toys, in her crib in the morning when she wakes up. I walked into check on her during a nap and instead of sleeping, there she was, going through her aerobic exercise routine.
Now, make no doubt about it, this new talent has brought me to the realization that I am WAY behind in childproofing my home... And looking around I see so many hazards. I find myself panicking when I see a dime on the floor by my dresser, or a computer cord I can just imagine her trying to chew on. The thought of all the hazards in my home make me want to leave everything behind and go live in a sterile bubble... away from everything I have brought into the house that could harm my child. I have, however, determined that situation is far from reality and have done lots of research on childproofing, knowing that I may never be able to make my home a perfect sanctuary for babies. In light of this new realization I thought I would post a few websites I found helpful with tips on making your surroundings safe for the new mover in the home in case anyone else out there freaks out about it as much as I do! Anyway, happy new year, all! May 2012 bring you much happiness and lots of learning opportunities!
BabyCenter Tips
About tips
ParentWonder Tips
Parents Magazine Tips
The title of this post seems strange at first, given the supposed chubbiness that every baby should possess. Don't get me wrong; my baby is not excluded from this category. But as her 6 month birthday came and went on Christmas Eve, little Aimee developed many new talents that she loves to show off to anyone who will look her way. These include sitting up, attempting to hold her own bottle, and just smiling for long periods of time to get a reaction. What we find as one of the funniest of these, however, is this semi-crunch, semi-situp that she does while grunting and squawking. This little maneuver of raising her head and feet to her chest has been named by my husband as the 'fat lady situp' and is now a common phrase in our house when we see her doing it. I am convinced these 'fat lady situps' are the reason for her increased strength and is probably the reason she seems so much more happy. Though this can't possibly seem any more politically incorrect there really isn't another term we can use to describe this act. And we see her doing it everywhere... In her car seat, in the tub, on the floor with her toys, in her crib in the morning when she wakes up. I walked into check on her during a nap and instead of sleeping, there she was, going through her aerobic exercise routine.
Now, make no doubt about it, this new talent has brought me to the realization that I am WAY behind in childproofing my home... And looking around I see so many hazards. I find myself panicking when I see a dime on the floor by my dresser, or a computer cord I can just imagine her trying to chew on. The thought of all the hazards in my home make me want to leave everything behind and go live in a sterile bubble... away from everything I have brought into the house that could harm my child. I have, however, determined that situation is far from reality and have done lots of research on childproofing, knowing that I may never be able to make my home a perfect sanctuary for babies. In light of this new realization I thought I would post a few websites I found helpful with tips on making your surroundings safe for the new mover in the home in case anyone else out there freaks out about it as much as I do! Anyway, happy new year, all! May 2012 bring you much happiness and lots of learning opportunities!
BabyCenter Tips
About tips
ParentWonder Tips
Parents Magazine Tips
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)