Soothers

In honor of my first all-nighter since college, I decided to dedicate this post to the things that we have found soothe baby Kate...

- top fav is sleeping on people
- second up is being swung in her carseat (Daddy P discovered this one) which led to this novel creation, courtesy of Daddy P...



(and yes, we do own a swing, but apparently the frequency of the oscillation is not to her specific demands... she prefers a person-length arm from the center of gravity, and manually swinging a carseat gets really exhausting so Daddy P hung the carseat in our bedroom. we've since had to adjust the chain shorter to a person-length arm, of course...)
- being walked under the bathroom fan (thanks for this one, Cat and Noble!)
- sitting in the swing while Mamacita blow-dries her hair
- car rides
- eating (of course, aren't we all really just emotional eaters?)
- bouncing (but, not in the bouncer... no, she likes to be held perfectly horizontal and bounced by hand)
- being cuddled by Daddy P

Sweet Reprieve

Last night, Daddy P took care of all the feedings/burpings/changings. It was heavenly. I got to stay in bed for a full six hours and only had to wake up enough to roll on my side to feed the baby. Daddy P's surprisingly chipper today, and seems unscathed by the experience. There's some hope he might even do it again! Although, there's a story about his first time that I will let him share that might get in the way of it...

The trade-off was that I do diaper duty all weekend. So far this is proving to be a deal that is well worth it!

Fashion Faux Paux

Well, for those keeping track, the gDiapers don't quite fit yet... as I found out the hard way through a leak all over my lap. And, Daddy P pointed out that I put them on backwards. "G" in the back, so they say...

Fashion Sidebar

Time to talk fashion for a minute.

Not that either Kate or I really have any sense of it. Daddy P seems to be better at coordinating Kate's outfits than I but regardless...

I bought Kate some baby leggings for the upcoming cooler months. Since she has mostly onesies and dresses, I thought some leg protection was in order. They look a little silly (like she should know Jane Fonda personally) but they are sooo nice since there is no fumbling with buttons or snaps to get at the diaper. I'm a big fan. Plus they come in all sorts of cool patterns. Daddy P picked out a pirate print for a present for Kate's friend Samantha.



Meanwhile, Mamacita is having more trouble in the fashion realm. I am in that painful in-between phase of clothing. Nothing really fits right. So, I have pulled out my trusty BellaBands again. Not only are they helping with the whole keeping-my-pants-up problem, but I am finding they are great for nursing with a crowd since they cover the tummy if I have to hitch up my shirt to take care of business. Too graphic? Yeah, I thought so... oh well... never been one for censorship! I'm quite happy I have two more months to try to regain some of my figure (16 lbs to go! Halfway there!) and will have a shot at fitting into work clothes. My current uniform wouldn't quite work for seeing clients I'm afraid...

Kate's going through about 5-6 outfits a day (depending on how good we are at keeping her in dry clothes) due to her spit-up problem. Doc says it isn't really a problem unless she's in pain (not at all) or she's losing weight (NOT at ALL). I believe his words were: "Wear cotton and don't get the floors cleaned for a year." Thanks, Doc...

Wandering Eyes

Just this week Kate has gotten really good at tracking faces; moving not only her eyes to follow you but controlling her head enough to turn it with her gaze. She's quite an impressive young lady!

Since today is her 1 month mark, we decided to follow little Maddie's lead and pose Kate by an object so that we can track how much she's growing. Since she's destined for the AVP (per Daddy P... she has a hope even with our genes since Misty May Turner is only 5'9"...), what better to use as a comparison than a volleyball!



Oh, and we found out today that she weighs 8.3 lbs! Up two pounds in a month!