Six Month Doctor's Appointment

Can you believe Noelle is already six months?  Time flies by, but I also can't remember life without her.  It's as if she has always been here.  The best six months EVER!

Yesterday we had her doctor's appointment. It was downpouring out.  Even though we have moved to the burbs (aka New Jersey), her doctor is still in the city.  It is so difficult to get around in the rain.  I had two options on how to transport her there.

Option 1:  Bring her big stroller (has a really good rain guard), get off the 72nd stop (only stop that has an elevator), and walk to 87th street - while being blown around in the wind with the umbrella.
Option 2: Put her in the Baby Bjorn and get off at the 86th stop.  She may get a little wet and my back will hurt for a week... but she will be out of the bad weather for most of the time.

I chose Option 2.  We survived!

We did have an eventful time at the doctor.  She was given three shots and only cried for 10 seconds - literally (what a trooper). She was supposed to get her ears pierced.  However, the doctor who pierces them was not in.  Bummer - we go next Wednesday!!!  Now for her status report...  She is only 18% for height and weight.  We have a tiny little one.  The doctor said I need to put butter in her vegetables (remember - I am making her baby food) and give her high-calorie food.  She needs to be on a mostly solid food diet vs. liquid.  I was so worried it was my fault.  I am always worried about something.  The doc said she could be petite like her mommy, so don't worry.

Goal = fatten up baby!

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

"No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk..." WHATEVER!

Whomever coined that phrase never breastfed.  Besides my family, the most precious thing in our house is breastmilk!  I am so sad when I spill milk.  I worked so hard to create it.  I am kind of a freak when it comes to storing milk.  You can never have enough in your freezer.  You never know when you will need 20 gallons.

Any who... we just got back from Florida.  Noelle had a great time.  She met all the Disney Princesses and swam everyday.  We spent time with her cousins, aunts, grandma, and papa.  The weather was perfect.  I applied 100 SPF every hour on Noelle, went inside every couple of hours to make sure she wasn't overheating.  She wore a tee-shirt and big hat all the time.  She has fair skin... I didn't want her to get burned.  I love it that they invented 100 SPF!

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Midnight Poos

For the past couple of weeks, Noelle has been pooing in the middle of the night.  I have woken up to the beautiful diarrhea sound more than once.  I am just so tired that I try shoving her pacifier back in her mouth and say "Go back to sleep, sweetie."  Well that doesn't work.  Noelle doesn't cry - she just squawks when she has a dirty diaper.  She just squawks and squawks (saying "Change my diaper, mommy!").  I end up changing her diaper in her bedroom (remember - she sleeps in our room), so we don't wake up daddy.  She is then wide awake, so I rock her to sleep.  One poo = 30 minutes.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

I really need to get out more...

Somedays you really need social interaction with adults...

This week, Freddy had a funeral for a coworker's brother (say a little prayer for their family).  He told me he was going to come home change and then head to the viewing.  I offered to go with him.  We would get home late (past Noelle's feeding schedule and bedtime).  He said that he would just go - pop in, saying his regards, and leave.  I told him I really need social interaction and would like to attend the viewing with him.  We were going back and forth.  Bottom line - he couldn't leave me!  I needed adult time!  If the only way I was going to get social interaction was by attending a funeral - by golly - let a girl go!  I was fighting to go to a funeral for someone I didn't know just to get out of the house.  Hmmmm... what have I turned into?  I need to start meeting new people in NJ. Funeral crashing should NOT be the way to meet people.

Step 1:  Let hubby go to funeral by himself.  Hold yourself together!
Step 2:  Go to the gym to meet other mommies / friends.
Step 3:  Get therapy... and read what you just wrote.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

We have a swimmer!

In preparation for our trip to Florida next week, I took Noelle swimming today.  She LOVED it!  The lifeguards mentioned how rare it is to find a baby that loves that water as much as she does. Ellie Bird giggled/screeched the whole time.  It was so much fun.  I am going to start taking her swimming a couple of times a week.  She took such a great nap afterwards too.  I will take plenty of photos next week of her in the pool.  Stay tuned...

PS:  What is up with the darn fire alarm in our building?  It went off AGAIN (while I writing this post).  The dog is flipping out.  He first was on top of Noelle and then jumped on the back of my neck.  Jeepers creepers.  You think they could give us a little warning.  I will need to get the doggie some anxiety pills if this keeps happening.

PSS:  The ladies in the gym's daycare keep telling me how blessed I am and that Noelle is such a good baby.  I know:)

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Gym - What's that smell? Oh my daughter...

Noelle and I joined a gym to meet new people and be social.  I put her in the daycare (on all the workout equipment you can view the daycare room).  I thought that she would cry when I left.  We are together 24/7 - literally.  Noelle didn't even know I was gone.  She just played on the exersaucer staring at the other kids. The ladies in the daycare mentioned that they do not change dirty diapers.  If she needed a diaper change, they would come and find me.  Well wouldn't cha know...  After 30 minutes they had to come get me because her diaper had an explosion.  And did it smell!  

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

The Big Debate

So we officially moved to NJ!  I am missing the city; however, we have more space for the baby and animals.  My goal is to head to the city at least once a week.  The big question...where will Noelle sleep?  She has her own room now, but she is just so comfortable in ours.  Daddy feels that she is old enough to sleep in her own bedroom (5 1/2 months old).  I really can appreciate his thoughts on this one...however, she likes sleeping in our room.  I can just pop my head up and see her precious little body sleeping (breathing, crying, smiling, did I mention breathing?).  Is it really that big of a deal to have her sleep in our room forever?  I don't think so.  Right now I am winning the debate... I don't know for how long:)

Love, 

Noelle's Mommy