Also - I entered a picture of Abby into a contest on one of my Flickr groups, and it won! The theme was "Trick or Treat" and here is the shot:
Here is a new top-five picture from last weekend. I called it "Eyes Piercing the Fog"
Showing posts with label Teething. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teething. Show all posts
Friday, November 07, 2008
Teething - Again
We think Abby is breaking in her two year molars. She's running a fairly constant fever, she's cranky and she's not sleeping well. Hoepfully this means that we will not have too many more teeth to break through for a while....right?
Also - I entered a picture of Abby into a contest on one of my Flickr groups, and it won! The theme was "Trick or Treat" and here is the shot:
Here is a new top-five picture from last weekend. I called it "Eyes Piercing the Fog"
Also - I entered a picture of Abby into a contest on one of my Flickr groups, and it won! The theme was "Trick or Treat" and here is the shot:
Here is a new top-five picture from last weekend. I called it "Eyes Piercing the Fog"
Friday, October 03, 2008
Back to the Teething
We had a few nights of peaceful slumber - but then we discovered two more molars coming in on the bottom. Bad sign. Abby does not do well with teething. It's hard for us because when she does not sleep, we do not sleep. Often when she wakes up, she's in such pain that she wakes up screaming. Very few things will soothe her, so she get's a lot of extra cuddle time.
When she's awake enough to provide some real relief she has two things that work - and neither are teethers approved by any company. We've discovered that she has no use for the teething rings that you can buy in the store. What works for us is frozen banana spears and frozen blueberries. The real key for us is to balance the two because of what each does to Abby's digestion. (I'll let you take that and run with it)
The real problem with the timing is that we had finally gotten into a good routine for sleeping overnight. That's not to say that she didn't wake up at all, but when she woke up it was momentary and she got herself back to sleep. There were literally two nights where all three of us slept through the night. It was bliss. We know that this too shall pass, but it's hard to keep that in mind at 2:30 in the morning!
So - if you see us around and we look like we're dead tired and dragging one foot behind the other - know that all is well in our house, but we're just a bit tired.
When she's awake enough to provide some real relief she has two things that work - and neither are teethers approved by any company. We've discovered that she has no use for the teething rings that you can buy in the store. What works for us is frozen banana spears and frozen blueberries. The real key for us is to balance the two because of what each does to Abby's digestion. (I'll let you take that and run with it)
The real problem with the timing is that we had finally gotten into a good routine for sleeping overnight. That's not to say that she didn't wake up at all, but when she woke up it was momentary and she got herself back to sleep. There were literally two nights where all three of us slept through the night. It was bliss. We know that this too shall pass, but it's hard to keep that in mind at 2:30 in the morning!
So - if you see us around and we look like we're dead tired and dragging one foot behind the other - know that all is well in our house, but we're just a bit tired.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Some Brief Updates
On the Food front:
We tried egg yolk yesterday. That did not go over great, but she didn't gag like she did on Asparagus.
Her top two front teeth are through the gums, but barely. This creates many screaming fits.
On the Signing front:
Abby has picked up "Milk" and "Food" a few weeks ago. She now knows what each means, and is very adamant about being sure she gets what she's after.
We started giving her baths three weeks ago. We found it easier before that to pull her into the shower with one of us, but have decided that a bath fits better into a standard routine. Two weeks ago we found the sign for "Bath" and began using it. After one week, she has gotten that one down too!
On the Mobility front:
She has mastered crawling - and sometimes crawls too fast for the dog to get away!
She has mastered pulling herself up onto furniture and railings.
She is beginning to "cruise" things too. Last night it was a chair at Jae and Nadia's house. I think we're close to walking
On the Cute Picture front:
We tried egg yolk yesterday. That did not go over great, but she didn't gag like she did on Asparagus.
Her top two front teeth are through the gums, but barely. This creates many screaming fits.
On the Signing front:
Abby has picked up "Milk" and "Food" a few weeks ago. She now knows what each means, and is very adamant about being sure she gets what she's after.
We started giving her baths three weeks ago. We found it easier before that to pull her into the shower with one of us, but have decided that a bath fits better into a standard routine. Two weeks ago we found the sign for "Bath" and began using it. After one week, she has gotten that one down too!
On the Mobility front:
She has mastered crawling - and sometimes crawls too fast for the dog to get away!
She has mastered pulling herself up onto furniture and railings.
She is beginning to "cruise" things too. Last night it was a chair at Jae and Nadia's house. I think we're close to walking
On the Cute Picture front:
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
No Sleep and No TV Make Homer Something Something
Continuing Teething.....
On Sunday night we had one of those nights that we like to pretend never happen. Abby was tired when we got home from a gathering at church, so she ate and went to sleep without much coaxing at all. Even skipped the nightly bath/shower and did not notice.
She slept pretty soundly. Until 2:30 that is. Something happened at 2:30 that triggered play-time in Abby's mind. At first I tried all of the normal stuff: diaper, clean sinuses (Nose Sucking), 6 ounce bottle and rocking. Nothing would work, so I gave up and plopped her on the floor. She very much enjoyed playing on the floor for the next hour and a half!
Last night, though, we had sweet redemption. After going to sleep at an incredibly early 6:30, Abby slept in her crib until about 4:00. She coughed herself awake, so I picked her up and brought her into bed with us. I gave her some water to wet her throat, and she took a few swigs and went back to sleep. Until 5:45!
Here's hoping we get another one of those tonight.....
(For all of you that are mad at me for not posting pictures in April, please accept my apologies. I honestly have not even taken any, which I know makes me a bad dad. Trust me that she is still being cute. The problem is that she's so cute that I tend to play with her instead of make her pose for pictures.....)
On Sunday night we had one of those nights that we like to pretend never happen. Abby was tired when we got home from a gathering at church, so she ate and went to sleep without much coaxing at all. Even skipped the nightly bath/shower and did not notice.
She slept pretty soundly. Until 2:30 that is. Something happened at 2:30 that triggered play-time in Abby's mind. At first I tried all of the normal stuff: diaper, clean sinuses (Nose Sucking), 6 ounce bottle and rocking. Nothing would work, so I gave up and plopped her on the floor. She very much enjoyed playing on the floor for the next hour and a half!
Last night, though, we had sweet redemption. After going to sleep at an incredibly early 6:30, Abby slept in her crib until about 4:00. She coughed herself awake, so I picked her up and brought her into bed with us. I gave her some water to wet her throat, and she took a few swigs and went back to sleep. Until 5:45!
Here's hoping we get another one of those tonight.....
(For all of you that are mad at me for not posting pictures in April, please accept my apologies. I honestly have not even taken any, which I know makes me a bad dad. Trust me that she is still being cute. The problem is that she's so cute that I tend to play with her instead of make her pose for pictures.....)
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