Morgan is *almost* ready to roll over!! Right before bedtime she had her best effort yet - She turned onto her left side and instead of stopping, thinking about it, and then wiggling back onto her back, she turned her face into the floor and really tried to get there...and then back to her back. Ah! She was SOOOO close and I just KNOW it's going to happen very soon. We're really looking forward to it!
I bought Morgan her first rice cereal tonight. I'm going to try it with her tomorrow since we got home shortly after her bathtime was to have started so we'll see how it goes. Yesterday I played with the spoon in her mouth to be exposed and used to the sensation of it. I used formula for "flavoring" and she didn't do half bad. She did the typical "stick out my tongue when something's in my mouth" baby thing but she readily opened her mouth when the spoon came near and I got it in her mouth most of the time as some of the time she snuck her fists in ahead of the spoon. She seemed to really enjoy the attempts though and it was great fun.
Ok, I'm going to take a little snooze before Adam comes home from class. I went shopping with some friends today and I'm beat. It felt really good to get out for the day and do something "adulty" and not have to worry about someone else while shopping. :) I DID get her a little swimsuit for next year (on sale) but am still on the hunt for one for April when we travel to Kansas for my friend, Meg's wedding where Morgan will have the chance to go swimming at the hotel pool. Woo hoo...zzzzzzzzzz.
The Schmidt Family Grows: Adam, Liss, Morgan, Hadley, Maddie, & Jessie
Monday, February 15, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Visitors! Date night! Giggles!!
Grandma Sherri & Grandpa Al have come to visit us for the weekend! Hooray! We always love visitors, especially since we haven't seen any family since Christmas. They arrived around 6:15pm Friday night and since Miss Morgan was rather tired by then and not at all interested in a cat nap (like usual - she must have known there was fun coming), she was a little overwhelmed when they arrived. I believe she might be experiencing a little bit of stranger danger as she got upset near bedtime earlier this week when a friend (Jason) came over for dinner (he was "baching" it up - Adam's term for guy without his wife present for the night) and Morgan got upset when he said hi to her. Then when G&G came Friday night, they were SO happy to see her, she was tired, and all of a sudden this HUGE pout lip came flying out of nowhere and she was sad until one of us took her. It makes me feel good to know that she knows us so well that we calm her. I know this is normal but it still feels good. :) I'm hoping this isn't a permanent thing and that it's more related to her being tired and close to bedtime.
Friday, Morgan had her very first Valentine's Day Party at daycare. She brought valentines tied with ribbon to fruit snacks and received many of the same in return. She also got a bib that said "Mommy thinks she's in charge" from her friend, Brooklyn, and some yogurt bites from her good friend, Adelle, who says "The baby's here!" every time that Morgan shows up for daycare. We took pictures of Morgan with her valentines and I'll post it later. I don't know why but that's super adorable to me that she had a little v-day party. Mary also took (or tried) a picture of all the daycare kids so we'll get a copy when she has a chance. She wasn't sure if it would turn out b/c some of the kids are movers and shakers. :)
Speaking of daycare Friday, I showed up to bring Morgan home and asked how she'd eaten. Since getting sick, she'd only been eating about 2-4oz bottles each day at daycare; compare this to the almost 3-4oz bottles she'd been eating about 2 weeks before; and Mary smiles and reported that Morgan had not only (quickly) eaten the 2 bottles I had sent along (4oz each), but she'd also had 3oz from the frozen stash kept at her house! This was very bitter sweet - Yay! She is finally eating more again!! Boo - I canNOT keep up with a baby who eats more than 8-9oz a day at daycare b/c I'm only making about 8-10oz per day while pumping at work. Unfortunately, this has pretty much been the case of my "productivity" for the past month or two. I've also noticed a few times the past few nights that Morgan is still hungry after I'm done feeding her the last feeding for the night and needs 1-2oz of formula before going down for the night. :-( I knew this day was coming but it's officially here which means stinkier baby poop. I'm still going to go with the flow and keep pumping and feeding her as much as I can and only supplement her with formula as needed. My goal is to make it at least 6 months (only 2 to go!) and reassess at that time. Ideally I'd be breastfeeding her until I start back to work in August at which point I know I'm not pumping at work anymore. If she's still taking morning/bedtime feedings then, that's fine with me. She gets to start rice cereal (which is flakes mixed with milk/formula, for those of you who don't know - Adam didn't) in a few weeks when she's 4 months (on the 19th) after we go to her doctor's appt/well check on the 26th. I'm really excited to see what that does (sleeping through the night??? can a mother wish??)...
Today was Morgan's first day playing outside in the winter. Our friends, Jason & Julie, just bought a rather large plot of land (100+ acres) and we went out to see it...and brought Morgan along. Since her cold is doing fine and it was relatively warm out (27 degrees and super sunny), we bundled her up in fleece and a baby snowsuit and headed out. She did pretty well until she realized she was tired and slightly hungry at which point Julie & I headed back to the truck and I fed her some formula and we waited for the guys to return. Unfortunately, we forgot the camera so we couldn't take pictures of her in her little snowsuit playing outside for the first time. I'm SURE there will be many more times to come.
On the parent front, Adam & I got to go out for a "date night" for the first time in FOREVER. We've been able to go out for dinner in town here but it was usually rushed and we were worried about how Morgan was doing. So Grandma Sherri & Grandpa Al watched Morgan and we headed to the Quad Cities (woah - far far away...jk, it's only 30 minutes) to see Avatar and get some dinner. First of all, I must say that Avatar was THE coolest movie I have ever seen in my whole life on so many fronts. It took a while for my eyes to get used to the 3D effects/glasses but after they did, it was AWESOME. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who wants to see something cool. It was a little science-y, had a great story line, and had the best special effects I've ever seen. In other words, go see it. :) We then headed to BW3s (I'm the coolest wife ever for going there for V-day) and had some dinner before heading home. We got a good report of behavior from the G-parents and Morgan slept AWESOME last night - up for one feeding only for about 35 minutes - NO nuk replacements the ENTIRE night. Again - best. night. ever. :)
I suppose I should continue this good wife trend and go take something out for dinner. I don't have to work tomorrow b/c I took a non-contract day - my office was closed anyway - so I'm going "big girl shopping" with a few friends to the outlet mall in Williamsburg. I'm SO super excited about it and feel a little guilty about not bringing Morgan and instead sending her to daycare for a few hours while I'm gone. I think it's ok to take mommy time but I think I'm going to miss her while I'm gone.
Oh - two more things real quick - Morgan giggled for the first time yesterday! It was awesome. We (Al, Sherri, Adam, me, & Morgan) went bowling in the afternoon and Grandma Sherri decided it was time to kiss and nuzzle Morgan in the neck...and all of a sudden she giggled! I repeated it today doing the same thing and it was hilarious. We were all laughing at that point. Second thing - She's REALLY getting active on the floor. As in pushing her feet into the ground, lifting her butt up, rolling to her *side* and getting stuck for real today...I think it's coming soon. I just hope I get to see it!! Gotta go now...more later! Yay for a growing baby!
Friday, Morgan had her very first Valentine's Day Party at daycare. She brought valentines tied with ribbon to fruit snacks and received many of the same in return. She also got a bib that said "Mommy thinks she's in charge" from her friend, Brooklyn, and some yogurt bites from her good friend, Adelle, who says "The baby's here!" every time that Morgan shows up for daycare. We took pictures of Morgan with her valentines and I'll post it later. I don't know why but that's super adorable to me that she had a little v-day party. Mary also took (or tried) a picture of all the daycare kids so we'll get a copy when she has a chance. She wasn't sure if it would turn out b/c some of the kids are movers and shakers. :)
Speaking of daycare Friday, I showed up to bring Morgan home and asked how she'd eaten. Since getting sick, she'd only been eating about 2-4oz bottles each day at daycare; compare this to the almost 3-4oz bottles she'd been eating about 2 weeks before; and Mary smiles and reported that Morgan had not only (quickly) eaten the 2 bottles I had sent along (4oz each), but she'd also had 3oz from the frozen stash kept at her house! This was very bitter sweet - Yay! She is finally eating more again!! Boo - I canNOT keep up with a baby who eats more than 8-9oz a day at daycare b/c I'm only making about 8-10oz per day while pumping at work. Unfortunately, this has pretty much been the case of my "productivity" for the past month or two. I've also noticed a few times the past few nights that Morgan is still hungry after I'm done feeding her the last feeding for the night and needs 1-2oz of formula before going down for the night. :-( I knew this day was coming but it's officially here which means stinkier baby poop. I'm still going to go with the flow and keep pumping and feeding her as much as I can and only supplement her with formula as needed. My goal is to make it at least 6 months (only 2 to go!) and reassess at that time. Ideally I'd be breastfeeding her until I start back to work in August at which point I know I'm not pumping at work anymore. If she's still taking morning/bedtime feedings then, that's fine with me. She gets to start rice cereal (which is flakes mixed with milk/formula, for those of you who don't know - Adam didn't) in a few weeks when she's 4 months (on the 19th) after we go to her doctor's appt/well check on the 26th. I'm really excited to see what that does (sleeping through the night??? can a mother wish??)...
Today was Morgan's first day playing outside in the winter. Our friends, Jason & Julie, just bought a rather large plot of land (100+ acres) and we went out to see it...and brought Morgan along. Since her cold is doing fine and it was relatively warm out (27 degrees and super sunny), we bundled her up in fleece and a baby snowsuit and headed out. She did pretty well until she realized she was tired and slightly hungry at which point Julie & I headed back to the truck and I fed her some formula and we waited for the guys to return. Unfortunately, we forgot the camera so we couldn't take pictures of her in her little snowsuit playing outside for the first time. I'm SURE there will be many more times to come.
On the parent front, Adam & I got to go out for a "date night" for the first time in FOREVER. We've been able to go out for dinner in town here but it was usually rushed and we were worried about how Morgan was doing. So Grandma Sherri & Grandpa Al watched Morgan and we headed to the Quad Cities (woah - far far away...jk, it's only 30 minutes) to see Avatar and get some dinner. First of all, I must say that Avatar was THE coolest movie I have ever seen in my whole life on so many fronts. It took a while for my eyes to get used to the 3D effects/glasses but after they did, it was AWESOME. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who wants to see something cool. It was a little science-y, had a great story line, and had the best special effects I've ever seen. In other words, go see it. :) We then headed to BW3s (I'm the coolest wife ever for going there for V-day) and had some dinner before heading home. We got a good report of behavior from the G-parents and Morgan slept AWESOME last night - up for one feeding only for about 35 minutes - NO nuk replacements the ENTIRE night. Again - best. night. ever. :)
I suppose I should continue this good wife trend and go take something out for dinner. I don't have to work tomorrow b/c I took a non-contract day - my office was closed anyway - so I'm going "big girl shopping" with a few friends to the outlet mall in Williamsburg. I'm SO super excited about it and feel a little guilty about not bringing Morgan and instead sending her to daycare for a few hours while I'm gone. I think it's ok to take mommy time but I think I'm going to miss her while I'm gone.
Oh - two more things real quick - Morgan giggled for the first time yesterday! It was awesome. We (Al, Sherri, Adam, me, & Morgan) went bowling in the afternoon and Grandma Sherri decided it was time to kiss and nuzzle Morgan in the neck...and all of a sudden she giggled! I repeated it today doing the same thing and it was hilarious. We were all laughing at that point. Second thing - She's REALLY getting active on the floor. As in pushing her feet into the ground, lifting her butt up, rolling to her *side* and getting stuck for real today...I think it's coming soon. I just hope I get to see it!! Gotta go now...more later! Yay for a growing baby!
Friday, February 12, 2010
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today, we began a new chapter in our lives with the news of my pregnancy. February 12th, 2009 will always be a great day in the Schmidt family chapters....and now she's here! I told Adam on our birthdays (feb 5 & 10th) that I couldn't believe that one year ago at that time, we had no idea we would be parents by our next birthday. We are so blessed and lucky. And wow, look what a year can do! :)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Poor, Sad, Sick Baby
She's sick. Morgan's sick. :-( The poor thing has a very runny nose that she does NOT like to be wiped or suctioned. She is very good at moving her head out of the way when she knows it's coming and even immediately following the start of nose attention. This terrible runny nose also makes for some bad coughing at times. We've been watching her closely and she doesn't have a fever, she's still really happy (save for anything to do with her nose), and is eating/peeing/pooing like normal. We called the Ask A Nurse hotline today to make sure that we weren't waiting too long or anything like that, and for the millionth time this weekend, we were told it sounds like Morgan just has a bad cold. The nurse gave us things to watch for and just do the regular elevated head while sleeping, humidifier blasting, and suction to keep her nose clear. So that's what we're going to do. I still feel bad though b/c it's so pathetic to hear her breathing that way knowing we can't do anything about it. :-/
We had a busy weekend! It was my birthday on Friday and kind of last-minute, we decided to go to the Quad Cities for dinner. We invited a ton of friends, not really sure who would come on such short notice. Come to find that there were lots of people ready and willing to go as our group was up to 17 by the time dinner rolled around (included 4 kids) and it was a great time! The drive back was a little tricky as the roads were glass for a ways, but great fun! Then Saturday evening we had our annual Chili Cook off at some friends' house and Morgan did very well (again, save for nose attention) and we went through her normal bedtime routine and she slept there while we had a good time (Adam had a super good time with all the beer pong). Tonight we went to a Super Bowl party for a bit and then headed home for a normal bedtime routine for Morgan before the start of the work week. I'm guessing by the weather forecast that we'll have another odd week b/c I may be involved in either an early out, late start, or snow day at some point this week. I hope it's one or both of the former 2 and not the latter of the three. I have WAY too much to do and catch up on (still) at work so that time away is awful for me.
Ok, battery on the laptop is dying and I'm too tired/lazy to plug it in. More soon...especially if there's a snow day. :-/
We had a busy weekend! It was my birthday on Friday and kind of last-minute, we decided to go to the Quad Cities for dinner. We invited a ton of friends, not really sure who would come on such short notice. Come to find that there were lots of people ready and willing to go as our group was up to 17 by the time dinner rolled around (included 4 kids) and it was a great time! The drive back was a little tricky as the roads were glass for a ways, but great fun! Then Saturday evening we had our annual Chili Cook off at some friends' house and Morgan did very well (again, save for nose attention) and we went through her normal bedtime routine and she slept there while we had a good time (Adam had a super good time with all the beer pong). Tonight we went to a Super Bowl party for a bit and then headed home for a normal bedtime routine for Morgan before the start of the work week. I'm guessing by the weather forecast that we'll have another odd week b/c I may be involved in either an early out, late start, or snow day at some point this week. I hope it's one or both of the former 2 and not the latter of the three. I have WAY too much to do and catch up on (still) at work so that time away is awful for me.
Ok, battery on the laptop is dying and I'm too tired/lazy to plug it in. More soon...especially if there's a snow day. :-/
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Gassy little baby
Poor Morgan. She's got so much air in her little body I think she's going to explode. :-/ Mary called me at work today just after 1pm to report that Morgan had NOT eaten more than 1 oz of milk the whole day. What?!? Where is my hungry little monkey? That's not my kid...so anyway, she asked if Morgan could have some Tylenol b/c she was so upset and feeling icky every time Mary presented her with the bottle and I told her go for it. By the time I got to Mary's to pick her up, Morgan had eaten 1.5 bottles, or around 6 ounces. This is about half of what she normally eats on a 3 bottle day; occasionally she'll be ready to eat when I get there and has only had 2 bottles, but today was a new low. Hopefully this was all a result of her crazy gas today (Deb, my work friend who watched Morgan tonight while Adam and I went to volleyball, said that Morgan belched like Elf did (in the movie) when he does the long, drawn out belch...and then slumped over all tired. :) Atta girl.
And Adam and I got to go play volleyball for our league team and it was awesome. Adam was hitting the daylights out of the ball and I *finally* hit the floor to get a few balls. FINALLY. I've been so chicken and frustrated at myself for not falling/diving for balls, so I was pretty proud that I finally did it! I figured this - I haven't been allowed to fall for just over a year so it was a hard habit to break. Woo hoo! And we won all three. What a great night.
Now it's time to pump (since she had a bottle for her last feeding instead of nursing), double check that things are ready for tomorrow, and then head to bed. Miss Morgan was up at 3:20am last night to eat - not unusual, no real problem there...until it was time for her to go back down and all she did was smile up at me from her crib. So I bounced her on the ball. For 15 minutes. Nothing. Still awake. I called Adam up for his turn since I'd been up for 45 minutes at that point and still had to pump b/c she hadn't eaten enough (although she'd eaten a ton). After pumping I went back to bed but couldn't sleep b/c I heard Adam and Morgan fighting each other upstairs through the monitor. He finally came down to bed at 4:45am and we then listened to Morgan making noises for the next half hour so when she was finally quiet at 5:15am, I was spent b/c I knew my alarm would be going off in 15 minutes. So yup, I'd been up since 3:20am. And worked a full day. And played volleyball. It's amazing what this thing called "motherhood" can make your body handle. Craziness. And did I mention she's getting cuter by the day? Oh, Morgan's getting cuter by the day. And we love her so much!
And Adam and I got to go play volleyball for our league team and it was awesome. Adam was hitting the daylights out of the ball and I *finally* hit the floor to get a few balls. FINALLY. I've been so chicken and frustrated at myself for not falling/diving for balls, so I was pretty proud that I finally did it! I figured this - I haven't been allowed to fall for just over a year so it was a hard habit to break. Woo hoo! And we won all three. What a great night.
Now it's time to pump (since she had a bottle for her last feeding instead of nursing), double check that things are ready for tomorrow, and then head to bed. Miss Morgan was up at 3:20am last night to eat - not unusual, no real problem there...until it was time for her to go back down and all she did was smile up at me from her crib. So I bounced her on the ball. For 15 minutes. Nothing. Still awake. I called Adam up for his turn since I'd been up for 45 minutes at that point and still had to pump b/c she hadn't eaten enough (although she'd eaten a ton). After pumping I went back to bed but couldn't sleep b/c I heard Adam and Morgan fighting each other upstairs through the monitor. He finally came down to bed at 4:45am and we then listened to Morgan making noises for the next half hour so when she was finally quiet at 5:15am, I was spent b/c I knew my alarm would be going off in 15 minutes. So yup, I'd been up since 3:20am. And worked a full day. And played volleyball. It's amazing what this thing called "motherhood" can make your body handle. Craziness. And did I mention she's getting cuter by the day? Oh, Morgan's getting cuter by the day. And we love her so much!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Lefty?
Few quick things - I finally started moving on my weight loss again (not thanks to any working out, mind you...lacking in motivation there...but come March it will be a different story thanks to a beautiful bridesmaid dress that needs to be worn April 10th...) and am now down to about 10 lbs left to go...well, really it's 8lbs but I had 2 lbs I was trying to shed just after Christmas 2008 and before I got all knocked up and stuff :-) so we're going for those two pounds too. Hopefully my stretch marks will continue to fade and after the weight is gone, I'll be back to semi-normal. I'll take it. :)
Morgan has enjoyed sucking on her hands in the past few weeks, but she's apparently taken a liking to her left pointer finger. I often find her with just that one finger in her mouth while she's hanging out being all cute and such. Adam just gets all excited b/c it's her left hand (it's a baseball thing). :)
Ok, off to stuff diapers. Which I still love despite the *mild* extra work involved. Then it's time to hit the hay for me...sleepy momma!
Morgan has enjoyed sucking on her hands in the past few weeks, but she's apparently taken a liking to her left pointer finger. I often find her with just that one finger in her mouth while she's hanging out being all cute and such. Adam just gets all excited b/c it's her left hand (it's a baseball thing). :)
Ok, off to stuff diapers. Which I still love despite the *mild* extra work involved. Then it's time to hit the hay for me...sleepy momma!
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