blissful sleep

Adia woke up about a hour after I laid her in her crib. She was screaming. I picked her up and rocked her, but the screaming just got louder. I rubbed some orajel into her gums, which made her mad at first, but the second it kicked in, she closed her eyes. She fell asleep almost immediately so now we know it's her teeth that are bothering her. She then slept until 1:30. At 1:30 Scott took her and gave her a bottle. She drank all 4 ounces and fell right back to sleep. She then slept until 6:30. When I went to get her, she was laying on her tummy, trying to roll over, but not having any luck. I changed her diaper and set her in the jumperoo. She was playing with the toys more than jumping.

Within minutes though, she was grunting and just seconds later she wanted out. The moment I picked her up, I could smell it. I looked at the back of her pjs, but didn't see anything. I was hoping it was all in the diaper, but it wasn't. It was all the way up her back and partially around the sides. Once again, a pamper. I'm still waiting for the rest of her nighttime cloth dipes to arrive before she wears them at night too. I put her in cloth and got ready to feed her breakfast. She had sweet potatoes, pears and oatmeal again. She enjoyed the sweet potatoes, but wasn't really interested in the pears or oatmeal today. It was then time to get her ready for our walk.

I had to super bundle her today because it was so cold out. She had on a long sleeved onesie, cotton pants that I tucked into her uggs, a sweater, hat, the hoodie on her sweater pulled up and a blanket wrapped around her legs. She didn't look happy about it, but she liked playing with her chicken and keys. They kept her busy for part of the way and then she started crying. At first I thought her mouth was bothering her, even though she had teething tablets and Tylenol before we left, but she was just tired. Once she fell asleep (maybe 5 minutes later) everything was fine. She slept all the way back and through me carrying her up the stairs. She would have slept longer, but the sound of my key going into the lock woke her. She woke up happy, but seemed to have no idea where she was. I unbundled her and her feet, hands and face were ice cold, but the rest of her was fine.


She got a quick diaper and cover change. The cover she was wearing is a size too big and way bulky. She was only wearing it because I couldn't find the smaller cloth diapers when I put it on her earlier. I did find a smaller one at this diaper change though so she went into a smaller cover. She seemed very happy about it and was all smiles while laying on the changing table.


being silly while getting changed
I threw her diapers in the dryer (I was smart to wash them while we were walking) and headed for the shower. She wasn't happy to be in the bouncy chair, but made it through me shower. She only started crying when I got out. Five ounces and a snugly blanket later, she was taking a nap on the couch while not on top of me! She woke once, but after trying to sit up, she laid back down, closed her eyes and went back to dreamland. She ended up sleeping for over two hour and a half hours! I'm really liking this regular nap thing. I hope she keeps it up. It's good for both of us. It was cute when she woke up though. Her eyes were slightly open, not really focusing on anything until I came into view. Then both eyes popped right open and she smiled. Obviously she had a long enough nap.


We did a quick diaper change and it was soaked. There were no leaks though and the cover wasn't even damp. She was all smiles while being changed, and I almost got her laughing with belly blows. We then went and saw daddy in the bathroom. He was shaving and getting ready to take a shower. She was all grins for him, showing off her new tooth. It looks like she's getting the one next to it, but not the front middle one, instead it's the one to the right of it. She enjoyed whispering to mirror baby and making faces at me. Then we headed out to the living room. She's only had a few brief seconds to play with her toys today so she was happy to see them all. She was even happier when Scott got on the ground with her to play. She was standing, only holding onto his hair or ears.


We left early to take Scott to work so we could go to the post office. Adia was fascinated by the post office. She was staring intently at the clerk. She probably liked him so much because he had a beard, just like her Gampa G. After the post office we dropped Scott off. Adia cried part of the way home before falling asleep. Once again, traffic was awful. She didn't wake up when I opened the car door so instead of risking waking her by picking her up, I took her out in the car seat. That's a full body exercise to carry that up the stairs. Once in the house, I made myself something to eat, in the hopes that Adia would sleep for awhile. She woke up about 5 minutes later and wanted to play.


She also seemed hungry so I made her a bottle. I showed her the bottle and asked if she wanted it. She grabbed it and shoved it in her mouth. She was holding it all by herself! She wasn't drinking though. She just kept smiling at me and drooling milk down her chin. I took it away and she sat up by herself. She's growing up so fast.


She definitely wanted to play so I set her down on the floor. She played with her cd player and then started chewing on a mixing bowl. Her teeth are bothering her again. I usually only give her Tylenol right before bed and when she wakes up. During the rest of the day she seems ok. She didn't last long on the floor. I scooped her up and gave her a bottle, hoping she'd sleep. She didn't, but was ready to play again when done. While she played, I washed her diaper covers, new pocket dipes and the inserts. I can't wait for the rest of it to come. Something tells me I'm going to like pocket diapers more that prefolds with covers. At least I can use them with the next baby too and any others after.

Dinnertime was interesting. Adia was crying. I thought it was because her teeth hurt, but after her first bite, she got excited. I guess she was just hungry. It sounds like she says mmm when she tastes the sweet potatoes. It's really cute. She ended up eating 1/2 jar of sweet potatoes, a tablespoon of pears and some oatmeal. As soon as she finishes the jar of pears, I think I'm going to try applesauce or squash. She was in a grabby mood during dinner and kept trying to steal the spoon. I had to sidetrack her with a different spoon, but she managed to get food all over. She had fluoride after dinner and then we headed for her bath.

When I walked into the bathroom, Adia was clinging to me. The second she saw mirror baby, I no longer existed. It was funny to see how excited she was to see mirror baby. She talked to the mirror while I got everything ready. When I set her in the tub, she grabbed two cups and started banging them together. I washed her hair and under her chin. She was all smiles. I didn't think she'd ever want out. Eventually she did and while I was dressing her, she blew a raspberry on my arm! She's never done that before. I'm not sure if it was by accident or she was copying what Scott and I do to her.

After her bath, I gave her Tylenol and teething tablets. She gagged after the Tylenol, but kept it down. She only drank an ounce before falling asleep. I hope we have a good sleeping night.

co sleeping it is

I tried laying her down 3 times last night before finally giving up. There was no way she would stay asleep without being against me. Scott took her briefly so I could brush my teeth and then into bed by 10:30 Adia and I went. She slept until 1:30. Then drank 3 ounces and was back out until 4. At 4 she only woke up long enough to wake us, but I managed to get her back to sleep. She up for the day at 6 though. I got some sleep, but not a ton. I couldn't move or shift without risking waking her. Then every time she moved, I'd wake. There's a reason we don't co sleep anymore.

After getting up at 6, Adia played in the jumperoo for a long time. I could hear her usual grunting noises and wasn't looking forward to the present in her diaper. However, there was no blowout today. In fact, it looked very much like adult human poop. It seems that pears don't upset her tummy, they may actually constipate her a bit. I put her in a cloth dipe after the change and stripped her to get ready for breakfast. The second I set her in the high chair though, she started screaming. She was grabbing her lower gums and screaming at the top of her lungs. Obviously breakfast was out and maybe even our walk. I gave her Tylenol, orajel and a bottle. She was out. Keep in mind she's still just in a diaper so I wrapped her in a soft fuzzy blanket too. She slept for over 2.5 hours. I got a 45 minute nap. She woke, crying, a few times, but went back to sleep. She woke up disoriented, but happy.



After a diaper change (she was soaked!), my friend and her husband came over for a visit. They haven't seen Adia in at least 3 months. We talked for awhile and played with Adia. Then we all headed to Toys R Us. Adia got some new clothes, a Christmas Sing Along CD, more little mermaid sippy cups and a new toy. She really seemed to be enjoying herself until she got hungry. After Toys R Us, we headed to the mall. Adia got a new shirt and ate while in the bijorn. Then Scott and I went to lunch. Adia was in a happy, silly mood. She kept sticking her tongue our and blowing bubbles at people.



She did start to have a meltdown before we were done eating though. She was getting really tired. She snuggled up on the way out to the car and fell asleep in the car seat on the way home. She didn't wake up when I got her out of the car seat either. We got in the house and I thought I might be able to lay her down in her crib. The first attempt ended in open eyes and a whimper. I picked her back up and she fell right back to sleep. She hasn't wanted to lay flat lately. I grabbed her boppy and set it in her crib. Then I laid her down and she stayed asleep. I turned on her lullaby cd just in case. My only worry was I didn't get a chance to change her diaper before her nap. She had to have been pretty wet when I laid her down. She woke up after 30 minutes, crying and confused. I changed her diaper and she was soaked. She cried through the diaper change and just when I'd fastened the clean diaper she peed, soaking it and the towel she was laying on. She then cried through the next change as well.


Once I picked her up, she was happy. I took her back to the living room and lunged for her toys. She didn't have much playtime today so she was desperate. She spent the next hour and a half playing with her toys. Scott played with her while I made dinner. Of course Adia had too poop at that moment. It's amazing how one extra serving of solids will completely change what comes out. The more adult like poop is much easier in cloth though. It's easy to dump it in the toilet and you don't have to work so hard to get it off.

Despite the poopy diaper, it was still dinner time. We got ourselves cleaned up and ate. Adia finished off her oatmeal, pears and sweet potatoes. She opened her mouth every time and didn't gag on the pears at all. She only got fussy after she finished. I cleaned her hands and face and then Scott held her. While he was holding her, I gave her some fluoride. It was the first time she had it and she fought it at first. Once she tasted it she didn't mind it. She looked really surprised to discover it wasn't cherry flavored Tylenol.


On the way to the bathroom she started crying again. Scott put her in the bebpod, but it didn't matter. She was grabbing her lower gums and saying, "mamamama." I picked her up and she quieted. I thought it would be better to give her Tylenol then than after her bath. She gagged when I gave it to her and did not look happy. She stopped crying though. She was a cutie in the bath. She sat and played with her toys. Then I laid her back to wash her hair and under her chin. When I sat her back up, she wanted out. She reached for the side of the tub to pull herself up, but she slid instead and hit her forehead. I quickly grabbed her and surprisingly she didn't cry.

We got her dried and dressed. When Scott handed her to me, she had her tongue sticking out with a giant grin on her face. It was one of those expressions that makes everything wonderful. She snuggled up, drank 3 ounces and fell asleep. I'm thinking about laying her down, but I'm also a little scared to try. I think I'll give it a few tries and if I don't succeed, she'll be co sleeping again tonight.

Last night was even worse than the night before. I honestly didn't think that was possible. After going to bed at 8, she was up at 9. I managed to rock her back to sleep, but she woke up 10 minutes later. That time rocking wouldn't work. I gave her Tylenol, teething tablets and a bottle and back out she went. For 10 more minutes. After that, it was constant screaming. She didn't want a bottle, she didn't want to be rocked. She screamed being held or left in her crib. We eventually couldn't take it anymore and tried the whole cry it out thing. Can we say disaster? She stopped crying for a few seconds once I closed the door and left the room, but then it turned into hyperventilating, hysterical, gagging crying. I was seriously losing it. I was already sleep deprived from the night before and her crying wasn't helping. Scott said he'd take her for a bit and try to get her to sleep. The second my head hit the pillow, I was out. Scott managed to get her to sleep for a little bit, but at 12:30 I woke to her blood curdling screams. This time Scott was losing it. I fixed a bottle, grabbed Adia and brought her back to bed with me. I fell asleep feeding her and she must have fallen asleep eating because when I woke at 4am, the bottle was still in her mouth. That grossed me out and made me worry about her tummy and teeth, but everything seems to be ok today. She normally finishes the bottle and drops it. This time, 3 hours later, she still had a death grip on it. I pulled hard enough and got it out of her mouth. Since it didn't wake her, and I was totally sore from sleeping in the same position for so long, that I thought I'd try to lay her in her crib. I succeeded and hoped I wouldn't hear anything until 6:30. She woke at 5:30, bright eyed and bushy tailed. It was still dark out! I tried to get her back to sleep, but it was no use.

Just like every morning, into the jumperoo she went. She started jumping like crazy and then the grunting started. I thought it was all sound because I didn't hear anything else so I let her jump a little longer. She wasn't complaining. Big mistake. When she did start to fuss and did pick her up, I could see the stain starting on the back of her pjs. "This is gonna be bad," was all I could think. Sure enough, when I opened her diaper and rolled her onto her side, I saw that there was more poop on her pjs than there was in her diaper. It was everywhere. I stripped her and cleaned her off without spreading it too much. Into cloth she went and I had a definite load for the washing machine. At least my experience with poopy cloth dipes helps me get the poop out of clothes. There had been so much poop on the pjs though that it soaked through to the towel that covered her changing pad. That got thrown into the wash too.

After that nasty diaper, I thought we'd try breakfast since she was only in a cloth diaper anyway. She ate 1/3 jar of sweet potatoes and a few bites of pear mixed with oatmeal. She gave me a funny face with the first bite, but didn't mind the next few. She managed to get sweet potatoes up her nose again. I dressed her and she played on the floor awhile before our walk. Since it was cold and drizzly this morning, she wore a lomg sleeved thermal onesie, denim overalls, uggs, her pink sweater and pink hat. She looked so cute bundled up. I'm glad she doesn't mind the hat. Our walk went really well too, despite the weather. She fell asleep within 10 minutes of leaving and slept until we got back. Her cheeks got flushed from the cold and her hands and feet were like ice. Grandma DiDi was waiting when we got back and I think Adia was surprised to see her.


before and after, she woke up before I could take a picture
I took my shower when we came back and Adia played with DiDi. Then we had to pick up some cloth dipe stuff. We transferred Adia's car seat to my mom's car and off we went. She smiled and played in the backseat. After picking up the order, we headed to Walmart to do a little shopping. I forgot to Bijorn and her cart cover so we had to carry her. 15 lbs gets heavy fast. My mom and I had to keep trading back and forth. On our way back from Walmart, Adia fell asleep. I didn't want to wake her so for only the second time, I took the car seat out of the car with her still in it. If I thought 15lbs was heavy, Adia and the car seat was much harder to carry. I got her upstairs and inside with only a couple breathers. She continued sleeping for maybe another 15 minutes, but I had to ruin her nap by taking a picture of her. Whoops. She woke up happy at least.


asleep in the living room
Adia hung out with DiDi and Scott for a little bit. She also ate some lunch while sitting on DiDi's lap. We wouldn't have done any solids, but Adia kept reaching for the slice of pear my mom was eating. She ate 1/3 jar of sweet potatoes and a few bites of pear. It was her first midday solids experience. Shortly after eating, Gamma G and Auntie Colie arrived. She was happy to see them and couldn't stop staring at Colie. She's always fascinated with her. We left for Costco shortly after. Adia loves Costco and her love of it is doubled by being in the Bijorn. She started kicking her feet and squealing in delight. I also managed to feed her a bottle while walking around, which knocked her right out. Her head was at the oddest angle because she was facing out. People kept pointing and smiling at her. Everyone always comments on how cute she is. She may be a little full of herself when she's older if people keep it up.

After Costco, my mom went home to see Tanae and we spent time with Scott's mom and sister. They made a stop at shopko while we went into Petsmart. We showed Adia the hamsters and guinea pigs, but she absolutely loved the birds and fish. I think we'll have to get a fish tank one of these days. She'd be entertained for hours by one. Scott was holding her up to the tank and she got so excited that she kicked, hitting the glass and scattering the fish. After that stop, we went to eat dinner at Olive Garden. Normally she'll sit in the high chair and happily play with her toys, but this time was different. As soon as she saw us eating, she wanted to be held and fed too. I tried holding her and eating, but soup and babies don't mix. Scott's mom took her and held her through the rest of the meal.


eating a coaster at the Olive Garden
After Olive Garden, we went to the mall. Colie and I were supposed to get pedicures, but it was getting late and they were swamped. While she primped, the rest of us went the JC Penny. Scott's mom got her a couple cute onesies and a sweater. Adia was starting to get cranky, so we said goodbye and headed home. Once home, Adia had her dinner. She ate another 1/3 of a jar of sweet potatoes. She opened her mouth big every time, but she had other opinions about the pears. She got two bites down, but on the third she gagged and I honestly thought she was going to puke. She didn't, but now likes to brandish her tiger like a mace. It makes feeding her rather interesting and dangerous.




Bath time went well. She sat for all of it and started banging cups together. She would be eating one and then grab another cup and bang it against the one she was eating. She was loving the noise she was making. I gave her Tylenol afterwards and tried to feed her, but she wouldn't settle. I gave up and let her get on the floor and play. She didn't really get all her normal playtime today. She played for at least 30 minutes by herself, but then fell over and started fussing, Scott got on the ground with her and she attacked him. She was all smiles and near giggles before acting really tired. She drank 4 ounces before falling asleep. I put her in bed at 9, but she woke back up at 9:15. When I picked her up, she let out a big burp, but then started screaming. Nighttime baby orajel, teething tablets and another ounce later, she's asleep in my lap. I'm hoping I can lay her down and she'll sleep for at least a few hours. Otherwise, I guess we're co sleeping.