I cannot believe she's 9 months old already. OK, what I really can't believe is that she's 9 months old and only slept through the night 2-3 times. UGH.
But, enough of that - here's her stats:
26 3/4 inches tall
15 0.8 oz.
16.25 head circumference
She's finally on the chart for head circumference (3rd percentile) and is 5th percentile for everything else. She's tiny, but mighty. She's on track for all her developmental milestones.
No shots this time, but they did a finger prick test for iron and she's a little low (they want 11, she was 9.75 or some such). Not a big deal, but she is already constipated and taking iron will not help that. We have to lay off the bananas, increase her prune intake and see if she'll start drinking water (she is not a fan of juice) to try and alleviate the issue. She's pooping once a day but they are hard as rocks.
Anyway - all in all we're doing OK. Kieran has overcome his bout with pinkeye, Amelia no longer has thrush and I am clearing up the yeast infection that Mia gave me (thanks, baby girl). Ken is finally back to exercising after breaking his ribs though they still seem to pain him a bit. Been a bad year for us medical-wise. I'm hoping that turns around.
Doctor wants me to try and transition Amelia to a lovey to see if that will help her start sleeping through the night. I'm hopeful and will try it all. Most nights she's only up once, but lately she's been up a few times. I think she may be teething, but she's so even-keeled during her awake time it's hard to tell (Kieran was heck on wheels all the time when teething).
We're just about ready to sign Kieran up for his summer camp - Karate and swimming. He's very excited. I'll be happy that both kids will be near the office and I won't have to do the crazy running around to pick them both up on nights when Ken works late (or is away at a conference). That's enough for now - I promise more stories of kids later.
Love to all, blog again sometime.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sleep is NOT Overrated
I don't think I can stress that enough. A good night's sleep is everything. Unfortunately, Amelia seems to think that I can get by without it. She is wrong. Oh, so wrong.
I'm not sure if it was just because she's congested (Kieran, Amelia and I are all coming down with this cold at the same time), she had a strange day (napped late, Becca party and watching people at the aquarium), or just because she wants to eff with me. Whatever the reason, she didn't fall asleep until 9 PM last night, then was up multiple times. So many times that I really don't remember. My brain is fuzzy today and I am sucking down the coffee to keep my brain afloat.
Kieran, on the other hand, managed to do much better this weekend than he has in awhile. After threatening to keep him home from the birthday fun on Sunday unless he got his act together, Kieran listened well and followed directions all day Saturday (and Sunday too). As a reward I showed him the new Despicable Me 2 trailer on YouTube last night. He and I have now watched it about 5 times and still giggle each time we see it.
Unfortunately, when I dropped him off this morning he was already starting in with his need to entertain. He was singing the "let's get together and kill Barney" song as he walked in the door today. I reprimanded him and the teacher also indicated she was very tired of that particular tune. Still hoping he'll have a good day... we'll see.
I'm not sure if it was just because she's congested (Kieran, Amelia and I are all coming down with this cold at the same time), she had a strange day (napped late, Becca party and watching people at the aquarium), or just because she wants to eff with me. Whatever the reason, she didn't fall asleep until 9 PM last night, then was up multiple times. So many times that I really don't remember. My brain is fuzzy today and I am sucking down the coffee to keep my brain afloat.
Kieran, on the other hand, managed to do much better this weekend than he has in awhile. After threatening to keep him home from the birthday fun on Sunday unless he got his act together, Kieran listened well and followed directions all day Saturday (and Sunday too). As a reward I showed him the new Despicable Me 2 trailer on YouTube last night. He and I have now watched it about 5 times and still giggle each time we see it.
Unfortunately, when I dropped him off this morning he was already starting in with his need to entertain. He was singing the "let's get together and kill Barney" song as he walked in the door today. I reprimanded him and the teacher also indicated she was very tired of that particular tune. Still hoping he'll have a good day... we'll see.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Guess What?
This is Kieran's new favorite catch phrase. He will start a story this way and then for each sentence he'll end with "... and guess what?" I think he just wants to be sure we're paying attention.
He told us that "you kiss people you love, and you only kiss if you're married". Then he proceeded to tell us that he was going to marry Gracie (friend at school). When asked about it, he confessed that Gracie told him they would be married. Later, I wanted to know if he wanted to marry Gracie. He said "I will." I reiterated that I knew he said he would marry her but I wanted to know if he wanted to marry her. He smiled and said again that he would marry her.
Ken said he's not telling Gracie's dad any of this.
He told us that "you kiss people you love, and you only kiss if you're married". Then he proceeded to tell us that he was going to marry Gracie (friend at school). When asked about it, he confessed that Gracie told him they would be married. Later, I wanted to know if he wanted to marry Gracie. He said "I will." I reiterated that I knew he said he would marry her but I wanted to know if he wanted to marry her. He smiled and said again that he would marry her.
Ken said he's not telling Gracie's dad any of this.
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