Sunday, August 29, 2010

Still crying...

So I heard that around 3 months things are supposed to turn around and babies don't cry as much....
3 months and one week: I'm still waiting.
In fact this past week she's been even worse. Our day is pretty much this: Wake up, eat, happy!, sleep, scream, eat, scream, eat, scream, maybe sleep, scream, eat, scream, eat, scream, sleep.
Ok, those are maybe only the worst days. But still, better days are still not pleasant. It is very wearing.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Diaper Decisions...

So I had recommendations about which brand of diapers to use but in the beginning I thought "Does it really matter?"
Answer: YES
Different kids fit differently, but here is my take.
I have a little girl with (sorry this gets descriptive) runny, explosive bowel movements. Meaning it is very important to have the right diaper fit.
Huggies has one kinda with a little pocket in the back. They're most expensive version, but it held in her poop most of the time. I have really liked Pampers babydry (not the newest swaddlers, meaning they're a little cheaper) but I was still looking for a cheaper version. Its hard to know if store brands will hold up.
Well, I had recommendations to try Targets store brand and never try Walmarts. So I got the Target brand and have been very disappointed. Just about every poop comes out the leg. Somehow it doesn't fit my chubby-theighed, small bottom girl right.
I liked the Albertson's store brand fairly well, however that was just once while visiting my parents, since I don't have one around where I live.
My final conclusion was Luvs. They appear on the inside just like the Pampers BabyDry, but cheaper! The difference is that Pampers seem a little softer on the outside while Luvs have a little bit of a plasitc feel.

I must also say, just keep going up in size! She was leaking through newborn size like a pro. I moved her up to size 1 at 2 weeks and that was probably 1 week too late. She was out of size 1 around 1 1/2 months. However, size 2 have kept her contained for awhile now. And they finally actually fit. Probably about time to move up a size, haha!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Growth Spurt

Sam must be having a growth spurt. Shes about a week and a half from her 3 month mark, so I guess this is it.
She has eaten 5 times already today plus twice in the middle of the night (when she had been down to just once) and its only 4:30. She'll likely eat 2 more times before bed and then middle of the night again (or twice!)

Monday, August 9, 2010

My baby naps!

I gave up on the cry it out because I wasn't ready to do it. But I did discover that my child is sleepy when she's fussy, we can get a routine going and she LOVES her paci.
So she gets fussy, I go through the naptime routine, prop her paci in her mouth and she sleeps in her bed 3-4 naps a day.

And now I can get things done at home!
In fact, by nap #4, sometimes I'm bored :-)

Don't you wish...

Don't you wish that..
*Money really did grow on trees (and that I had a green thumb)
*You always had the right answer
*Children never cried
*Doing the right thing was easy
*Protecting the innocent didn't invade other's freedom

Monday, August 2, 2010

Sleeping...

So we're working on Samantha's sleeping skills. I think it was partially my fault, but a few weeks ago I realized I was quite irritated during the day because Sam would only sleep in my arms. She'd fall asleep there, I'd try to lay her down, I'd stay and pat and shush and she was asleep. So I thought. And then I'd walk out of the room only to find she'd wake up after a few minutes. It was wearing on me and she wasn't getting adequate naps because I was always trying to put her down and she would wake up quickly. Or I'd give in and let her sleep on my chest but then something would happen - phone, doorbell, dog, etc and I'd get up and she'd wake up and wouldn't settle back down.
So I should have started a better routine awhile ago and then maybe right now she'd be a great napper. But we're starting this week and in an effort to get her routine in place, I'm not doing much of anything else. Don't want to leave the house because I might stay out too long, she'd fall asleep in the car and that's not how the routine should work.
I know there are many theories out there, but I think what I'm trying will work for me. And already she slept wonderfully last night because she got a good late afternoon nap (ok it was later than it should have been and was an early evening nap) But bedtime was only about half an hour later than it usually is.
So hopefully this goes well and whether it was me not having a good routine or her not learning to sleep right, at the end of the week I'll let you know if I have a better sleeper on my hands.