Carrots

This weekend we attempted giving Parker carrots.  She always seems hungry and we thought that some solid food may fill up her little belly better.  She also stares down whatever is on our plates.  It seemed she may be ready. 

I pureed some carrots in my  new Baby Bullet (see previous post) and we got her ready.  High chair, bib, little rubber spoon and some mashed up, yummy, carrots.

It started out ok.  She wasn't too upset.  She also didn't get ANY of it down.  It all came back out with her little tongue reflex.  After a little bit, the newness wore off and she was just mad.  Then, after we stopped with the carrots she reverted to, normal, happy baby.

Very 1st Bite

Thinking About It

Not Too Sure

Momma and Parker

Carrots are Gross

Where's My Milk?

No More Carrots!? YAY!

Attempt 1

Parker doesn't sleep and she eats every two hours.  We're thinking she's just hungry and that's waking her up.  It's not just that she's comforting herself...she's really hungry!  So I went and bought a Baby Bullet.  It was a little set of stuff and essentially just a small blender with cutesy containers to store the food. 

We had carrots in our fridge so I steamed em up.  I pureed them and packed them up very neatly.  Now, we wait.  Parker is sleeping, but as soon as she wakes up, it's CARROT TIME!!!

Carrots and a little water.  It seems so healthy that I even thought of eating the mashed up goodness.  We'll see how this all works out.  I think once I get the hang of things it will definitely save some money and be super healthy for our little one.

Zoey

This past weekend I noticed Zoey had a sore on her side.  It progressively got worse because she sat there and licked at it.  I had an appointment for her yesterday and they couldn't do anything.  She wouldn't let them.  I could hear her screeching and howling from the back of the vet office.  SO, today I took her back so that they could sedate her and do everything they needed to.  They were also vaccinating her while she was under and because of her age, doing blood work.  Apparently she's of "mature" age.  Thinking about it, she's about 12 years old.

They said she'll be ready around 4:30 or 5p this afternoon.  She looked pretty pathetic in her cone of shame last night, but I had to keep her off of it.  I think the worst part for her was she couldn't eat.  

Cone of Shame - Kitty Style

4 Month Dr. Visit

What do you get when you take a baby that is overly tired, has stranger danger, two shots and having to be naked in a cold room?  Parker.

Today was our 4 month check up.  She's growing well.  Coming in at a whopping 12 pounds she rounds out the 16% of babies her age.  They say that her 24.5 inches in length is the 56% but our dr. didn't seem too impressed and said that a flexed foot could be the difference in half an inch. 

After some real tears and screaming and a mini nap in mommy's arms we were finished.  The verdict is that at 13 pounds babies start sleeping through the night.  So, my goal is to feed her the entire time she is awake.  Put weight on this girl!

They also said that we can begin foods anytime we want, but that there isn't a rush.  Rice or orange vegetables. 

I'm thinking of making my own baby food.  How hard can it be, really?  One ingredient, blended, packaged. We'll see.  Christian's all for it, but is a bit skeptical.  I don't blame her.  I have a hard time planning meals for us.

4 Months Old!

I can't believe it's already been four months since our little one arrived.  It seems like just yesterday.  That could be from the lack of sleep though.

Parker is a fun little girl.  She really enjoys being outside.  She tries to giggle when the wind blows and her hair goes with it.  This girl has some hair.  It's mostly on the top and if you comb it just right she looks like a 70 year old man trying to keep each strand of hair on his head. 

She's been making more noises and talks to her little bugs hanging from her car seat.  She loves it when you sing to her and fortunately she doesn't understand tone yet. 

Sleep is still hiding from us.  She's not eating as much throughout the night but she manages to escape from her swaddle and that makes her mad.  So a re-swaddle will typically get her back to dreamland. 

She's been sleeping in her very own room in her crib.  The first few nights we missed her tremendously.  Now, it seems normal.  She sleeps really well in her crib and we're able to watch tv in bed and not worry about lights or making noise. 

Tomorrow is her 4 month dr. checkup.  We'll see if she's ready for some sleep training or if we should wait a bit longer.  We tried some cry-it-out methods and neither one of us could last very long.  She got REALLY upset.  Trial and error...

Parker Update

Our little one gets more and more amazing as the days go by.  She has a little schedule that she likes and when we deviate from it she gets a little cranky.  She LOVES to sleep in her crib, our bed and her pack and play, but that's really it.  She'll sleep in her car seat if necessary but I'm pretty sure she hates it.  She does love her bugs that hang from her car seat.  She's been talking to them and smiling at them. 

She's talking a lot more lately.  To us, her bugs and I think even the dogs.  We've almost gotten a giggle, but nothing consistent or super obvious.  I think it was mostly just her talking quickly. 

She still loves her baths but doesn't like to get out and be cold.  Fortunately she lives in Texas and we can stay inside for the 4 days of cold that we have.  She loves to take baths with her momma but that's all speculation as she doesn't express much yet about it.  The crying only happens when she gets out and that's a good sign.

We also got her a Bumbo to sit in.  It's a molded soft plastic seat and she does surprisingly well in it.  At any given time she will give us about 10-15 minutes before she freaks out and cries.  She's strong enough to sit in it but not strong enough to launch herself out of it yet.  It'll happen.  Eyes are constantly on her.

Slacker

I'd like to use the excuse of my 3.5 month old daughter as to the reason my blog is out of date, but my Words with Friends, Dice with Friends, Scramble with Friends, Pet House and Tiny Tower are all doing very well, so it's not Parker's fault.  I'm lazy I suppose.  When I get time to sit at the computer I have lots to say but wish it would just get from my mind to my blog without all of the typing.

Grandma and Grandpa were here to visit.  They got to meet their first great grandchild.  It was a great trip.  Grandma ended up at the hospital having trouble with her esophagus, but it all ended up ok.  Grandpa loved to make silly noises at Parker and Parker enjoyed every minute of it. Almost.  Grandma declared them as Grams and Pops to Parker.  Although she couldn't even remember and kept calling herself grandma to Parker.  It was funny.  They would sing to her and I'm pretty certain she liked it.  She likes to be sung to.  She also enjoyed watching golf with Pops.  We're not letting her watch tv for awhile, but she loved the green of the grass and a few minutes didn't hurt her.  It was sad to see them leave.  They headed down to Rockport to visit my Great Aunt.

Parker with her Grams and Pops

Two days later, on Friday I was talking to Jill and she expressed interest in visiting.  She had found a great fare for the next day and I told her to book it.  After some thought, she did!  Then I received a text that Mom was coming too.  It was an unexpected and great time.  They were only here for 4 days, but it was nice to see them and Parker loved them too.

Squishies!!!