BEFORE
AFTER
What I thought might have been a roll a couple of weeks ago, has progressed to this, this morning she has done it about five or six times!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Three Months
It is hard to believe that Abby has been with us for three months, that is three amazingly wonderful months. Time has flown, I have been back to work for 4 weeks now and I am continuing my search for a Dental Assisting job, I have had one interview and have sent my resume into many offices without any response, people are not joking when they say that finding a job right now is difficult. I am sure I will eventually find a job, but in the meantime I am greatful for the job I have, even though it is not what I want to be doing forever.
Abby is continuing to grow and become more and more fun and interactive. I love hearing her make all of the cute noises she is discovering she can make. She is trying to figure out how to laugh it is so cute! she loves baths, kicking and splashing are among ther favorite things to do.
Abby has alos been sleeping through the night for about 4 weeks or so, what a blessing that has been. I love that she is a very well tempered baby. I am afraid that means that the next one will be a terror, we will just have to wait and see.
I hear so many mothers talking and complaining about pumping milk for their babies, I am greatful that I have been able to do so. Nursing did not work well for Abby and I ( I tried for over two weeks), we weren't able to get her to gain weight, so I began exculsively pumping ( yes I said exclusively pumping) and giving her bottles, it worked like a charm and she started to grow like a weed! At first I was amazed at how much I was able to produce, but now I am thrilled to know that I have about 2 1/2 - 3 months worth of milk frozen and stored. I should be able to stop pumping when she is about 9- 10 months old :). I am just now paranoid about keeping good supply coming. However it does make me feel good when people find out that is what I am doing they tell me that I am really good to be able to do that. I know that pumping can become a hassle for some, but I think about it this way, not only is it free and I have already saved myself thousands of dollars in formula cost but I am doing the best I can for my baby, and it makes me feel good that I can provide adequate nutrition for her.Doing so has also helped me get back to my pre pregnancy weight/ size much faster than if I had not been pumping thisway. I am aware though that not every mother is able to do this but I a glad that I can.
I am loving our little family of three and can't wait to see what is in store for us in the coming months, years and so on.
Abby is continuing to grow and become more and more fun and interactive. I love hearing her make all of the cute noises she is discovering she can make. She is trying to figure out how to laugh it is so cute! she loves baths, kicking and splashing are among ther favorite things to do.
Abby has alos been sleeping through the night for about 4 weeks or so, what a blessing that has been. I love that she is a very well tempered baby. I am afraid that means that the next one will be a terror, we will just have to wait and see.
I hear so many mothers talking and complaining about pumping milk for their babies, I am greatful that I have been able to do so. Nursing did not work well for Abby and I ( I tried for over two weeks), we weren't able to get her to gain weight, so I began exculsively pumping ( yes I said exclusively pumping) and giving her bottles, it worked like a charm and she started to grow like a weed! At first I was amazed at how much I was able to produce, but now I am thrilled to know that I have about 2 1/2 - 3 months worth of milk frozen and stored. I should be able to stop pumping when she is about 9- 10 months old :). I am just now paranoid about keeping good supply coming. However it does make me feel good when people find out that is what I am doing they tell me that I am really good to be able to do that. I know that pumping can become a hassle for some, but I think about it this way, not only is it free and I have already saved myself thousands of dollars in formula cost but I am doing the best I can for my baby, and it makes me feel good that I can provide adequate nutrition for her.Doing so has also helped me get back to my pre pregnancy weight/ size much faster than if I had not been pumping thisway. I am aware though that not every mother is able to do this but I a glad that I can.
I am loving our little family of three and can't wait to see what is in store for us in the coming months, years and so on.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Thumb
This week has been crazy and will continue to be for a few more days, Jeff has been picking up extra shifts at the hospital and has started classes for his bachelors degree which are at night. Today is going to be one of those long days for him, getting up at 5:30 am to go to work, then straight to class, and not getting home until after 10 pm. Yesterday we celebrated Valentines Day early, since I am on call on Valentines Day, we took the money that Jeff got from selling some of his school books from last term and bought each other gifts. We went to best buy and split up, meeting back at the car when we were finished and exchanged gifts, it was pretty fun.
Abby continues to be the light in our lives, and is so much fun, I can't remember what we used to do without her, sure it makes things alittle more complicated at times, but she is worth it.
I caught her sucking her thumb last night as she was falling asleep, hopefully it will not become a habit for her.
Abby continues to be the light in our lives, and is so much fun, I can't remember what we used to do without her, sure it makes things alittle more complicated at times, but she is worth it.
I caught her sucking her thumb last night as she was falling asleep, hopefully it will not become a habit for her.
Isn't she the cutest !
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Back to work
Last Wednesday night was my first shift back to work, it went well, although it was much harder to leave Abby than I thought it would be. I am so greatful for an amazing husband who has been such a great help and an amazing father to Abby. I love just watching the two of them play. Abby has grown so much and each day she is discovering new things to look at and new sounds to make. I could not ask for a better baby, she sleeps for about 6 hours at night then goes right back to sleep until morning. We have had a few stumbling blocks ( nursing did not work out for us, we were having a hard time getting her to gain weight, so I am pumping and feeding her breastmilk in a bottle, which is a little extra work but Abby is worth it!)
I had an interview today for a dental assisting job, it went well now I just wait to hear back, hopefully something will come of it, in the meantime I am going to keep applying for jobs and soon enough something will work out and I will be able to put my hard earned degree to work!
I had an interview today for a dental assisting job, it went well now I just wait to hear back, hopefully something will come of it, in the meantime I am going to keep applying for jobs and soon enough something will work out and I will be able to put my hard earned degree to work!
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