I missed them
I went on an overnight business trip yesterday and just got home. DH and DS are not home yet. Although it was very nice to have last evening and this morning "off" from child care duties, I am very anxious for them to get home so I can see them again. I missed them both very much!
Friday, May 30, 2003
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Bunsteads, Haircut, Zoo, and Picnic
It has been quite a weekend! DS ate bunsteads for the first time on Saturday. ((They are a family recipe tuna, egg, cheese salad heated in a hotdog bun.) Daddy gave him his first haircut. It looks pretty good. We've learned a few things. Next time he'll do better around DS's ears and probably won't go directly over his cowlick. Yesterday we went to the zoo and DH carried DS around in the petting farm area. DS didn't actually pet any of the animals, but he was very interested in watching them. He was eye to eye with the cow and the horse, and enjoyed watching other children feed the lambs and kids. After the zoo, we had a barbeque picnic in the park. DS ate half of a hot dog, some baked beans, and some potato salad. So far we haven't found anything that he absolutely won't eat, although some things are definitel last choices if favorites are available. What a great weekend!
It has been quite a weekend! DS ate bunsteads for the first time on Saturday. ((They are a family recipe tuna, egg, cheese salad heated in a hotdog bun.) Daddy gave him his first haircut. It looks pretty good. We've learned a few things. Next time he'll do better around DS's ears and probably won't go directly over his cowlick. Yesterday we went to the zoo and DH carried DS around in the petting farm area. DS didn't actually pet any of the animals, but he was very interested in watching them. He was eye to eye with the cow and the horse, and enjoyed watching other children feed the lambs and kids. After the zoo, we had a barbeque picnic in the park. DS ate half of a hot dog, some baked beans, and some potato salad. So far we haven't found anything that he absolutely won't eat, although some things are definitel last choices if favorites are available. What a great weekend!
Thursday, May 22, 2003
All night
For the 2nd night in a row, DS was in his own bed when it was time to get up in the morning! The night before last, he woke up around 11pm. We were still up, so DH gave him a bottle and got him back to sleep. Last night DS slept all night, from about 9pm until past 6:30 when my alarm went off. I could get used to this! (Cuddling with DS is great, but I sure sleep better these days when he stays in his crib.)
For the 2nd night in a row, DS was in his own bed when it was time to get up in the morning! The night before last, he woke up around 11pm. We were still up, so DH gave him a bottle and got him back to sleep. Last night DS slept all night, from about 9pm until past 6:30 when my alarm went off. I could get used to this! (Cuddling with DS is great, but I sure sleep better these days when he stays in his crib.)
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
An update
It has been so long between updates that I'm not even going to try "catching up". This entry is about crying. DS cried unconsolably yesterday evening for about 5-10 minutes. It sure seemed like much longer, but that's all it was. I think we just waited too late for supper. He was very happy and playful when we got home after work and daycare. He was starting to get fussy, so DH changed his diaper while I was fixing dinner. Then DS would not stop crying. He didn't want a bottle; he didn't want Cheerios; he didn't want to play. So I just held him and rocked (which he didn't seem to like much either) and talked to him softly. Eventually he calmed down, but would start crying again without any apparent provocation. We gave him some Tylenol because we are pretty sure he is teething (lots more drool & now sucks / chews on all 4 fingers at a time instead of just 2). A few minutes after the Tylenol, when I had started eating while holding him, DS seemed interested in eating, too, so I gave him some of my potatoes. After that he ate a lot! I guess his little tummy tolerates being empty not even as well as my pregnant tummy does. :-(
It has been so long between updates that I'm not even going to try "catching up". This entry is about crying. DS cried unconsolably yesterday evening for about 5-10 minutes. It sure seemed like much longer, but that's all it was. I think we just waited too late for supper. He was very happy and playful when we got home after work and daycare. He was starting to get fussy, so DH changed his diaper while I was fixing dinner. Then DS would not stop crying. He didn't want a bottle; he didn't want Cheerios; he didn't want to play. So I just held him and rocked (which he didn't seem to like much either) and talked to him softly. Eventually he calmed down, but would start crying again without any apparent provocation. We gave him some Tylenol because we are pretty sure he is teething (lots more drool & now sucks / chews on all 4 fingers at a time instead of just 2). A few minutes after the Tylenol, when I had started eating while holding him, DS seemed interested in eating, too, so I gave him some of my potatoes. After that he ate a lot! I guess his little tummy tolerates being empty not even as well as my pregnant tummy does. :-(
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Food Remedies: Constipation -- I sure wish the literature agreed on what helps and what hurts constipation. This says pears and canned fruit in general make constipation worse! It does say that magnesium has laxative properties, and that chocolate is a leading source of magnesium. I knew that chocolate had laxative properties, and I suspect that the chocolate icing on DS's birthday cake a week ago might have been the trigger that loosened him up.
Growth and Development - Constipation -- DS is still having constipation problems. He hasn't had a good sized BM in a week, his appetite is low, and his abdomen is bloated. We have started the mineral oil up again.
Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Catching up
Last Friday I nursed DS for the last time in a long time. After putting off my doctor for about 6 weeks, we decided that it was time for me to start taking blood pressure medicine again. We did several searches and found some meds that were okay for nursing, and some that were okay during pregnancy, but couldn't find any that we were convinced were safe for both. I had anticipated this, and since my supply had be getting lower and lower, when I nursed DS Friday night I told him to enjoy it because it was the last time for a while.
Over the weekend DS vomitted for the first time. We introduced cows' milk Saturday -- only about 1-2 ounces. He threw up during the night. His appetite Sunday was very low. Then Sunday night he threw up 4 more times, once in bed, twice on his dad, and once on me. A couple of times over the weekend he nuzzled and pulled on my shirt, and I know he was wanting to nurse and couldn't figure out why I wouldn't comfort him that way, like I always have comforted him when a hug and a kiss aren't enough. I felt sad about that. There have been stomach bugs going around (according to both our doctor and day care), but since he didn't have diareaha or a fever, we are pretty sure the vomitting was just a reaction to the milk.
We had DS's 1 year pictures taken at J C Penney yesterday evening. I was concerned that we might not get good smiles if he was still feeling bad, but he was a charmer, as usual!
Last Friday I nursed DS for the last time in a long time. After putting off my doctor for about 6 weeks, we decided that it was time for me to start taking blood pressure medicine again. We did several searches and found some meds that were okay for nursing, and some that were okay during pregnancy, but couldn't find any that we were convinced were safe for both. I had anticipated this, and since my supply had be getting lower and lower, when I nursed DS Friday night I told him to enjoy it because it was the last time for a while.
Over the weekend DS vomitted for the first time. We introduced cows' milk Saturday -- only about 1-2 ounces. He threw up during the night. His appetite Sunday was very low. Then Sunday night he threw up 4 more times, once in bed, twice on his dad, and once on me. A couple of times over the weekend he nuzzled and pulled on my shirt, and I know he was wanting to nurse and couldn't figure out why I wouldn't comfort him that way, like I always have comforted him when a hug and a kiss aren't enough. I felt sad about that. There have been stomach bugs going around (according to both our doctor and day care), but since he didn't have diareaha or a fever, we are pretty sure the vomitting was just a reaction to the milk.
We had DS's 1 year pictures taken at J C Penney yesterday evening. I was concerned that we might not get good smiles if he was still feeling bad, but he was a charmer, as usual!
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