Thursday, February 23, 2012

10 weeks today!

My oh my!!! She is growing before my eyes and I'm constantly telling her to slow down! She LOVES sitting up, putting her fingers in her mouth (I caught her sucking her thumb last night!), talking to us, and watching the fans still and lights. She tries to take her daily poop first thing in the morning. Sometimes it happens and other times she just toots.
We're still not sleeping through the night, but I'm ok with that! I love getting up and snuggling with her. We're up between every 2-4 hours. She's usually in bed by 8:30-9 and we get up and get our day started between 5 and 6. So in that stretch, I'm up about twice. On Monday nights it's usually more often because she is coming off the weekend.
In the past month we have made a trip back to Illinois to say good bye to Great Grandpa Thomas. Her aunts, uncles, and cousins in Illinois were all very happy to see her and were amazed at how much she had grown. Her Auntie Em has come to see her several times. She got to see her Great Grandma Mulnix and spend some time with Great Grandpa Prouhet.
She also had her 2 month shots... and it was not good! The first was an oral vaccine and the nurse put the whole thing in her mouth at once, therefore 1/2 of the vaccine came out. Then she had her shot, just one, and she screamed and wouldn't take a breath, therefore turned blue. She didn't have any reactions to either one which was good. She did seem a bit fussy the next day, but nothing major. She weighed 11lbs 7oz and was 23.5 inches long. She was in the 85% for her height and 65% for her weight. She is my chubby little bunny! Her thighs are getting bigger and so is her belly! She had a little bit of ecezema on her neck which was cleared up quickly with a bit of baby aquaphor.
We go back at 3 months to get the other 2 shots their supposed to get at 2 months. I'm spreading them out because I don't know if I can handle 3 shots at once, plus I want to know which ones she is having a reaction to.
I'm still loving cloth diapering! I'm loving not having to spend money on diapers each month, although I have bought covers for her recently. The velcro ones don't work nearly as well as the snap ones; the velcro wears out too soon. She has had some cradle cap which I've tried a little bit of everything on. I tried vaseline first, which didn't work well. Then I tried olive oil, which worked ok. But what I've found really works well is baking soda paste. Rub that on her head, wash her hair, and when it dries brush it and it flakes right off. Of course, I need to be doing this for several days in a row but between doing supper, getting ready for the next day, and spending time with her it just doesn't get done.
Our little bug is getting so big and I'm loving every minute I get to spend with her! And miss her terribly when I'm at work!
Oh, and her second cousin was born this week! Walker Eugene Hempstead was born on Tuesday, weighing 8lbs 11oz (the same as Rae), 19 inches long! We can't wait to meet him!!!

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week! The weather is getting nicer (although I won't be liking the allergies and bugs to come this spring) and I'm hoping we can get outside more often.

Love,
The Thomas Family

PS: I wish I could write more often, but some little missy keeps me busy!!!