I feel bad & guilty for not keeping track of my days for the last what? 20ish days. I meant to keep writing things down but I always procrastinate. Usually I write about things that have happened lately when I feed Elsie or if I have everything done & Elsie is taking a nap but lately I've been reading instead. Elsie actually lets me read now when she is nursing and I enjoy reading when everything else is taken care of, so it is easy to put off writing & keeping track of what happens which day. I know its only been 3 weeks & I could've done wayyy worse.. but still I've missed precious times I can never get back. I know Elsie has laughed one time & I forgot which day it was. & I guess it was one time so maybe it wasn't a "real" laugh so I can always pass off her second laugh as the first one.. but still! Or the first time she rolled over. I guess I can look back at the picture I took to find out what day it was.. but still! I feel like a slacker. I don't want to forget this time as a first time mother. I don't want Elsie to feel like I didn't care because I care more than she will ever know. I want to be able to tell her stories when she asks about things when she is older & know the exact date.. & the exact story not some jumbled up I-am-unsure-if-this-is-all-
Just to put this out there.. Elsie is such a good sleeper now!! My sister gave me the best advice ever. She told me to make sure to put her in her own room once she started sleeping well otherwise when she realizes we are there she will wake up & want to be in bed with us. She has been in her own room since the beginning of the month.. I couldn't tell you which day because I suck & haven't been jotting things down. ): she sleeps 5-9 hours straight then 2-3 more hours after she eats. Always 8-10 hours total!! So nice(: I love the nights now because she sleeps 7-9 hours! Amazing!!
Today has been a good day. Elsie took a 40 minute nap around 10ish.. then a 30 minute nap around 11:30 & then a 2.5 hour around 1:30ish. Letting me have a 40 minute nap. She doesn't always nap good during the day.. but we figured out how to get her to nap somewhat better during the day... Socks on her feet(: In the beginning she was never happy if her feet were covered, so we just got used to it and didn't have her feet covered for naps. It took a while but we finally figured that that was the reason she kept waking up from her naps. If we wrapped her feet in a blanket she would just kick until her feet were free, but then she would wake up.
Today has been a good day. We took Elsie swimming for the second time. She didn't like it at first.. probably because the water was a little cold & she hated the sun in her eyes. But she warmed up to it pretty fast. So I would say it was definitely a success! She fell asleep while I was holding her in the water.. it was soo cute!! I can't wait until she is 6 months so she can learn how to "swim". Well that is if Butte has the program! I want all my children to learn how to swim.. well what I mean is float when they're 6 months.. & learn to swim very young like between 1-4. I think it is so important & can definitely save their lives!!
Dee & I went on our second date without Elsie. It is so hard to leave her! I obviously know it'll get easier & easier.. it was nice for me to be alone with hubby even though I was thinking about Elsie the whole time. Its crazy how kids take over your life. I have a feeling I will always be thinking/worrying about Elsie! Even when she's 40..
Elsie also slept so good last night! She fell asleep before I could even give her a bath!! She must have been worn out from swimming or something! She slept a little over 12 hours. 11 hours straight.. then after she ate she slept for almost a hour & a half more! Maybe she needed that sleep because she was having a big growth spurt or something? Who knows! All I know is she woke up super happy! She was smiling so big & cooing & kicking her legs! I got some super cute pictures!(: she didn't laugh until later though..
It definitely is not fun having a sick baby. Okay obviously I knew having a sick baby would not be a fun thing.. but still I didn't realize how hard it would be. All they do is cry & freak out.. want to be held. & they throw up (or spit up.. how do you even tell the difference??) All over you more than usual. They don't want to stop eating for any reason.. & they don't wake up happy. They wake up crying. She doesn't have a fever or anything.. but her nose is all stuffed up & she is extra extra cranky & needy.. so I know something is up! Poor baby. I wish I could make her feel better. But I guess for now I will just let her keep eating.. even though it isn't fun when she eats for longer than 30 minutes.
I Think Elsie did end up having a fever today. She was pretty warm.. but by the time Dee went & bought a thermometer she was only 97.4 so her fever went away after I gave her a bath around 5:30 & then she finally took a nap for about a 1 & a half.. I think that helped her. Poor Elsie ):
She was super cuddly yesterday.. It was super cute & sweet but I definitely knew she wasn't feeling well because she doesn't really cuddle anymore.. she likes to explore/look around now. She is doing SO much better today so far. I'm glad whatever was wrong didn't last long. Such a sad day ):
Monday, May 26, 2014:
Elsie updates: 3 months today!
She plays while she eats.
She can roll over.. well she only did it one time & she was on the bed so I guess maybe she doesn't know how to roll over?
If we put her on her back she lifts her legs & head off the ground as if she is trying to get up.
She gets frustrated easily.
She sleeps in her own room now (since the beginning of May).
She likes when we hold her facing away from us so she can look around.
She sleeps through the night. 5-9 hours then 2-3 more hours. Always 8-10 hours total.
Lifts her bum up when she doesn't want to do something. i.e when we try to put her in her carseat
She has noticed her hands but she doesn't have full control of them yet.
She still loves bath time. I give her long baths so she can get all her energy out kicking her legs & moving her arms so she will sleep good at night.
She hates getting lotion rubbed on her now.. but I think its because she wares herself out in the bath resulting in her being cranky & starving.
She smiles at us when she sees us. i.e when we go check on her in the morning when she wakes up.
She loves being nakey.
She is wearing size 2 diapers now (this happened really recently).
Still wearing 0-3 month clothing.. but I think in the next week or two she will be in the next size!
Pretty sure she knows who we are. When we come home from a date or pick her up after a date she smiles & coos at us. (We have only gone on 2 dates without her though..)
She takes a bottle from only me or Dee.
She doesn't like to be on her belly for very long
She holds onto my shirt while she is nursing.. it is so cute!!
She is "talking" a lot more
She blows bubbles with her spit.. I do not know that it is intentional though.
She hates car rides.. especially when we are in my car.
She can play with toys now & I must say it is the cutest thing ever!
Dee can rock her to sleep.. but she wont let me do it. She thinks she has to eat to go to sleep with me. (That is when it is night/bed time. Sometimes she will just fall asleep in my arms or on her own during the day though).
She weighs 13.4 lbs & she is about 26 inches... She gained 1 lb (idk how accurate that is though..) & she gained about 3 inches since last month! Holy moly!
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