9 months ago today, Summer was born. This means she's been alive as long as I carried her. I cannot believe how cool she is. The things she can do are astounding. I am in awe of her. I know, I know, all parents say that after baby comes. So true.
She has started making different faces. She can scrunch her face up and make snorting noises and it's the cutest thing ever! She can also get frustrated now. Obviously frustrated, like when she wants out of her living room barricade and I move her, she starts to whimper and as bad as I feel for her, it's still so cute.
I love the way she launches her binky. She doesn't spit it out, she launches it a good foot! I also love the way she has learned to open a cabinet door but can't quite get her hand in to grab something before the door closes again (babyproofing time!!). I also love the way she smiles at me when she wakes up even though I made her cry for 20 mins before sleeping (ok that one's a selfish one but still).
She had her first actual hurtful experience today. She's fumbled before and has fallen on her diaper padded bum, cried and got over it, but today was different... So she's standing while laying her arms on top of her toybox... does it all the time. Today, though, she must have lost footing because she fell. She didn't fall hard or at an ackward angle, just straight down, but on the way down, she did hit her mouth on the toybox. I saw it and heard it and knew that this time was not the time to downplay- that one actually hurt! Poor sweetie. She's fine; no blood, not fat lip, but definitely a hurt little baby :(
Summer has experienced tons in her 9 months here, and so have I. I am proud of all of us (daddy and grandparents included). I can't wait to show her the world and I'm sure she can't wait to do the same.
HAPPY 9 MONTHS SWEET SUMMER :)
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
A new chapter
Well, as Summer grows and learns and becomes such an awesome little girl, things seem to be taking a twist. My once easy going, sleeps all night, falls asleep easily little baby is turning into a pouting, fussing, frustrated, never wants to sleep little 9 month old girl. Oh lord, she is definately a mini-me!
Miss Summer cut her first top tooth the other day. Poor girl definately needed some extra lovin and attention. She had a fever and was just plain cranky. She used to put herself to sleep if I put her in her crib drowsy. She'd play with one of her crib toys and nod off. Not while teething! Oh how she wailed! She used to whine and moan if she protested sleep pre-teething. Now she gets flat out hysterical! It's ok, mommy and papa are here to soothe her, of course.
Fast forward a few days. As I'm rocking her and helping her drift into dreamland for what seems like forever, foregoing all house duties, and my own need to soother the hunger causing my stomach to eat itself, to tend to my teething angel, I realize; crap I'm being played.
Her tooth has definatley broken through, her fever is gone, and she's a growing little baby (who seems more like a little girl each day but that's a whole other post). She wants to stay up longer and practice her new standing skills; she wants to learn anything; she wants to check out the butterflies on her wall a little longer; she does not want mommy to stop rocking her. I'm in the middle of the separation anxiety/I wanna play some more phase and I didn't even know it.
I am completely against the whole cry-it-out thing. How could anyone sit there and listen to their baby cry for so long when all that needs to be done is some cuddling and rocking, or maybe just letting baby play a little longer? So the time is here for us to decide... to cry or not to cry, that is the question (right)? We decided to let Miss Summer cry for a bit since she was obviously sleepy and not hungry, wet, hot, cold, or hurt. It's worked before- just a little protest cry and lights out. HA! What do we know?! This girl can wail! Full on "someone is stabbing my foot" crying! Of course, crying-it-out won't work, so we took her out to play some more. If she's not sleepy, let her play.
2 hours later, we're hungry, no chores are done, we're flat out tired, and Miss Summer's having a blast! She's been awake now for about 6 hours. We sucked it up and eventually she got SO tired that she cried for 2 mins in the crib before passing out. What kind of life is that for baby? She NEEDS sleep. Babies her age need 2 naps a day, which is what she'd been doing until now. It's essential to baby's well being. So, tonight, for all the world to know, I must admit, I let Summer cry-it-out and boy she had a ton of "it".
For 20 full mins, she cried so hard I thought she'd throw up a kidney. I went in a few times, held her and loved on her until she stopped crying (almost immediately cause I'm all she wanted), and put her back down only to reap the rewards of more hysterics. For the last hour, though she has been happily snoozing. I'm pretty sure she still loves me, and I'm pretty sure my glass of chardonnay will kick in soon and my "omg what did I just do to Summer" feelings will also fall asleep.
I tried letting Summer make her rules, but comprimise is key in any relationship. However, the night is young :)
Miss Summer cut her first top tooth the other day. Poor girl definately needed some extra lovin and attention. She had a fever and was just plain cranky. She used to put herself to sleep if I put her in her crib drowsy. She'd play with one of her crib toys and nod off. Not while teething! Oh how she wailed! She used to whine and moan if she protested sleep pre-teething. Now she gets flat out hysterical! It's ok, mommy and papa are here to soothe her, of course.
Fast forward a few days. As I'm rocking her and helping her drift into dreamland for what seems like forever, foregoing all house duties, and my own need to soother the hunger causing my stomach to eat itself, to tend to my teething angel, I realize; crap I'm being played.
Her tooth has definatley broken through, her fever is gone, and she's a growing little baby (who seems more like a little girl each day but that's a whole other post). She wants to stay up longer and practice her new standing skills; she wants to learn anything; she wants to check out the butterflies on her wall a little longer; she does not want mommy to stop rocking her. I'm in the middle of the separation anxiety/I wanna play some more phase and I didn't even know it.
I am completely against the whole cry-it-out thing. How could anyone sit there and listen to their baby cry for so long when all that needs to be done is some cuddling and rocking, or maybe just letting baby play a little longer? So the time is here for us to decide... to cry or not to cry, that is the question (right)? We decided to let Miss Summer cry for a bit since she was obviously sleepy and not hungry, wet, hot, cold, or hurt. It's worked before- just a little protest cry and lights out. HA! What do we know?! This girl can wail! Full on "someone is stabbing my foot" crying! Of course, crying-it-out won't work, so we took her out to play some more. If she's not sleepy, let her play.
2 hours later, we're hungry, no chores are done, we're flat out tired, and Miss Summer's having a blast! She's been awake now for about 6 hours. We sucked it up and eventually she got SO tired that she cried for 2 mins in the crib before passing out. What kind of life is that for baby? She NEEDS sleep. Babies her age need 2 naps a day, which is what she'd been doing until now. It's essential to baby's well being. So, tonight, for all the world to know, I must admit, I let Summer cry-it-out and boy she had a ton of "it".
For 20 full mins, she cried so hard I thought she'd throw up a kidney. I went in a few times, held her and loved on her until she stopped crying (almost immediately cause I'm all she wanted), and put her back down only to reap the rewards of more hysterics. For the last hour, though she has been happily snoozing. I'm pretty sure she still loves me, and I'm pretty sure my glass of chardonnay will kick in soon and my "omg what did I just do to Summer" feelings will also fall asleep.
I tried letting Summer make her rules, but comprimise is key in any relationship. However, the night is young :)
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Where to start?
Hi everyone!
I have been wracking my brain to try to figure out how to incorporate the last 8 months of Summer's life and stories, while keeping you up to date on her current goings-on. I just can't do that... it takes too much time and doesn't make sense to keep trying to post about the past, SO I will start from today. I will add some past tid bits, but will go forward.
Miss Summer is almost 9 months old now! I can't believe how fast the time flys! A few things about her to get started:
She is an absolute charm; such a chill baby. If she cries- it's not for nothin!
She cut her first tooth at 5 months
She started crawling at 6 months
She started pulling herself up to standing at 8 months
She loves to be surprised
She is fearless! So adventurous!
Well I could go on, but she is waking up.
Today Summer gets to help me clean house and do paperwork.
Till next time :)
I have been wracking my brain to try to figure out how to incorporate the last 8 months of Summer's life and stories, while keeping you up to date on her current goings-on. I just can't do that... it takes too much time and doesn't make sense to keep trying to post about the past, SO I will start from today. I will add some past tid bits, but will go forward.
Miss Summer is almost 9 months old now! I can't believe how fast the time flys! A few things about her to get started:
She is an absolute charm; such a chill baby. If she cries- it's not for nothin!
She cut her first tooth at 5 months
She started crawling at 6 months
She started pulling herself up to standing at 8 months
She loves to be surprised
She is fearless! So adventurous!
Well I could go on, but she is waking up.
Today Summer gets to help me clean house and do paperwork.
Till next time :)
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