I've seen a lot of people write this post. It is my turn now because I for sure won't remember all the cute little things our baby girl is up to:
1. For the last 2-3 weeks she is been practicing grabbing toys and giving them to me or Mr. V. She stands next to the couch, grabs a toy then turns and gives it to me. And on to the next one... Then she'll drop the toy on purpose and will bend over to get it and that will happen 10 more times. Mr. V and I joke that she'll be working in a cafeteria when she grows up if she won't stop this getting/giving thing.
2. She's been getting up from the sitting position when she holds on to something. Before she got up with our help and for the last few days she did it on her own.
3. She says mum, yum, mamama. I love hearing her little words!
4. She doesn't want just any food, she wants food from our plate. She doesn't want any special treatment/diet just as long as she gets a bite of our food she'll eat, otherwise, forget it.
5. We are still not crawling at this stage. I keep hearing that some babies just skip this stage. Maybe she'll be one of them.
6. We still don't have any teeth, but she is teething alright. Everything goes into her mouth. Her chin and tops are always wet. She cries at night but we can hear that is not just a typical cry. I can feel that she is in pain so we give her baby orajel once in a while.
7. For the last couple of days, she's been getting from a sitting position to all fours.
8. She walks when we hold her arms. Althoug sometimes she steps on her foot and sometimes she waddles from side to side. She looks like a little drunk person and/or a penguin.
9. She loves her activity center where she runs in circles. I have to say she is super fast. We play a catch game and she is always right behind me. She also loves her walker. It gives the opportunity to follow us around the house and be independent.
I love, love, love watching her learn new things. It seems like a light bulb lights up when she figures stuff out. And I can see/feel her proud smile. But I can't believe she is growing up so fast and soon she'll be walking on her own and won't need my help.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Little Self Esteem Boost
As I was walking toward the kitchen, one of my co-workers (guy) turned around and said "I can't believe you had a baby. You look so thin!".
I seriously wanted to hug and kiss him but the company policy on sexual harrassment was right there in from of my eyes along with other Hot Line and HR numbers.
He also used his hands when he said "thin". He sort of showed the rails or so it seems to me. Now it also got me thinking..... I hope he didn't mean that I look like a stick. I mean my boobs are actually bigger (thanks to breastfeeding" and I do have a butt. There is no way that I look like the "rails gesture". I've been hiding my baby belly too, so nobody is been able to see it. I am starting to do some exercises at home to get ready for our upcoming family vacation. I better be in good shape for that!!!
I seriously wanted to hug and kiss him but the company policy on sexual harrassment was right there in from of my eyes along with other Hot Line and HR numbers.
He also used his hands when he said "thin". He sort of showed the rails or so it seems to me. Now it also got me thinking..... I hope he didn't mean that I look like a stick. I mean my boobs are actually bigger (thanks to breastfeeding" and I do have a butt. There is no way that I look like the "rails gesture". I've been hiding my baby belly too, so nobody is been able to see it. I am starting to do some exercises at home to get ready for our upcoming family vacation. I better be in good shape for that!!!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thank Yous In Our House
I've noticed that we are a lot more thankful in our V house lately. Here are a few of them for the record:
1. Thank you for taking care of A in the morning and letting me sleep for another hour
2. Thank you for feeding A at 4 or 6am
3. Thank you for keeping an eye on A and letting me use a restroom
4. Thank you for diner
5. Thank you for getting me a fork
6. Thank you for getting up and getting the remote
7. Thank you for placing your plate into the sink (double thank you points for washing the dishes)
8. Thank you for buying new windshields
9. Thank you for helping me get A to sleep when she refuses
10. Thank you for poopy diaper (that is for you miss A, after scaring mommy for not going for 3 days straight)
11. Thank you miss A for not crying and letting me make diner
12. Thank you miss A for your smile and giggles
That is all I remember from last week... I hope we'll continue to be thankful and appreciate everything we do for each other.
1. Thank you for taking care of A in the morning and letting me sleep for another hour
2. Thank you for feeding A at 4 or 6am
3. Thank you for keeping an eye on A and letting me use a restroom
4. Thank you for diner
5. Thank you for getting me a fork
6. Thank you for getting up and getting the remote
7. Thank you for placing your plate into the sink (double thank you points for washing the dishes)
8. Thank you for buying new windshields
9. Thank you for helping me get A to sleep when she refuses
10. Thank you for poopy diaper (that is for you miss A, after scaring mommy for not going for 3 days straight)
11. Thank you miss A for not crying and letting me make diner
12. Thank you miss A for your smile and giggles
That is all I remember from last week... I hope we'll continue to be thankful and appreciate everything we do for each other.
Swimming
Yesterday, we had our first swim class and Ariela did great. There were two other babies in the class who were a bit older and more "experienced". We did some exercises in the water with a teacher and had some free time to play. It was hard to read my girl's face. Did she like it or not? She seemed a bit at lost first. After all it was a new environment for her. Then all of a sudden she would smile and make other parents and the teacher smile. She also got a few compliments from the teacher
I felt so unprepared at the end of the class. I didn't take the body wash, so A and I smelled like chlorine until we got home. Mental note for next time!
Mr. V took some pics of us. His words were "it looked like you were having more fun then Ariela". Duh...I tried to be happy for her, so that she wouldn't be afraid and would enjoy this new experience.
We'll go for another three weeks and will decide if it is something we want to continue doing :)
I felt so unprepared at the end of the class. I didn't take the body wash, so A and I smelled like chlorine until we got home. Mental note for next time!
Mr. V took some pics of us. His words were "it looked like you were having more fun then Ariela". Duh...I tried to be happy for her, so that she wouldn't be afraid and would enjoy this new experience.
We'll go for another three weeks and will decide if it is something we want to continue doing :)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Updates on Miss A
Here are the latest updates:
1. Miss A turned 8 months last week. I can't really believe that she is almost a toddler. She is still my baby and will always be my little girl.
2. Baby girl is now eating a lot more solids. She loves peaches. It is still her favorite. She tried peas, chicken with sweet potatos (yesterday), cheese, yogurt, and squash. She is not the best eater lately. Lately, she is eyeing our plates and starts to "scream" at us, basically telling us that she wants what we eat.
3. As I mentioned in my previous post, baby girl had roseola after going to a kid's bday party. I am so glad it is over. It was so hearbreaking watching her being sick. She just wasnt' herself. But who is when you have a fever. I am so happy to see a smile back on her face.
4. The scar from the burn are completely gone. Feee, what a relief.
5. Miss A is not crawling. She is not even interested in crawling. In fact, she is not interested in laying on her tummy at all. Lately, she is all about standing. She is starting to pull herself up but she is not a pro at it yet. When I come home, all we do is play on the mat next to her activity center. She tries to pull up but the center is too high for her. She turns to my and raises her hands so that I could help her to get up. She gets up easily and I make her take a few steps to the activity center (evil mommy!) and she just stand on her own until her little, cute butts hits the floor. And that is what we do now every evening.
6. She is not STTN. In theory, she sleeps long hours, from 9-9:30 till 8-8:30. but she wakes up during the night and starts to cry and looks for her pacifier. This leaves me with about 5-6 hours of interrupted sleep and hubby about 6-7 hours of interrupted sleep. I forgot what it feels like to have a restful sleep. She sleeps better when I (or hubby) put our hand under her butt. I can't really explain it but it works! :)
7. A few days ago, I was cooking diner and was holding Miss A. As I was flipping over the cutlets, baby girl obviously got bored and wanted attention. She started playing with my bangs at first and then with her little arm she turned my face around so that I'll be looking directly at her. I could see that she had the satisfaction in her eyes when I stared at her. It was exactly what she wanted. I turned off the stove and went to play with my baby girl.
Till next time :)
1. Miss A turned 8 months last week. I can't really believe that she is almost a toddler. She is still my baby and will always be my little girl.
2. Baby girl is now eating a lot more solids. She loves peaches. It is still her favorite. She tried peas, chicken with sweet potatos (yesterday), cheese, yogurt, and squash. She is not the best eater lately. Lately, she is eyeing our plates and starts to "scream" at us, basically telling us that she wants what we eat.
3. As I mentioned in my previous post, baby girl had roseola after going to a kid's bday party. I am so glad it is over. It was so hearbreaking watching her being sick. She just wasnt' herself. But who is when you have a fever. I am so happy to see a smile back on her face.
4. The scar from the burn are completely gone. Feee, what a relief.
5. Miss A is not crawling. She is not even interested in crawling. In fact, she is not interested in laying on her tummy at all. Lately, she is all about standing. She is starting to pull herself up but she is not a pro at it yet. When I come home, all we do is play on the mat next to her activity center. She tries to pull up but the center is too high for her. She turns to my and raises her hands so that I could help her to get up. She gets up easily and I make her take a few steps to the activity center (evil mommy!) and she just stand on her own until her little, cute butts hits the floor. And that is what we do now every evening.
6. She is not STTN. In theory, she sleeps long hours, from 9-9:30 till 8-8:30. but she wakes up during the night and starts to cry and looks for her pacifier. This leaves me with about 5-6 hours of interrupted sleep and hubby about 6-7 hours of interrupted sleep. I forgot what it feels like to have a restful sleep. She sleeps better when I (or hubby) put our hand under her butt. I can't really explain it but it works! :)
7. A few days ago, I was cooking diner and was holding Miss A. As I was flipping over the cutlets, baby girl obviously got bored and wanted attention. She started playing with my bangs at first and then with her little arm she turned my face around so that I'll be looking directly at her. I could see that she had the satisfaction in her eyes when I stared at her. It was exactly what she wanted. I turned off the stove and went to play with my baby girl.
Till next time :)
"Little" Updates
It is been a while again since my last post. But to my excuse I've been extremely busy at work and at home. I started reading the blogs that I follow first and then time just flies and I don't have time to jot my thoughts down in my own blog.
So, here are some of the updates from last time:
1. Ariela went to her first kid's birthday party. One kid was sick and started an epidemic. Miss A had a fever for 4 days. Mr. V and my mom took her to a doctor (our pediatrician wasn't available). The doc examined her and wasn't happy that we decided to bring her in, since she was "fine". I wanted to punch him after I heard it. I am paying a lot of money for insurance and I have every right to bring my daughter in if I think she is not feeling well, especially for 4 days. Anyways, the fever stopped and she had a rash after. Apparently, my baby had roseola, which is pretty common in kids. But come on, she was only 7.5 months. She is too little to be sick.
2. I am slowly getting into a routine. I know, it took me a while! Miss A has been going to bed around 9-9:30. It is still late for a baby but it is so much better then her 12-12:30 time. I wash the bottles, prepare lunches for next day, pump, sometimes watch a movie with hubby, and go to sleep.
3. Miss A is getting used to sleeping in our bed. It is sooo not something I wanted but what can you do? She sleeps for about 2 hours and then start to scream around 11-12am (sometimes 2am) and it is easier for us to let her sleep with us then get up every 30 minutes to soothe her and help her fall back asleep.
4. Work has been crazy. Too many changes and too much expectations. I am so over this job. I wish I could just win the lottery and quit.
5. I've lost all of my pregnancy pounds and maybe even more. But I still have a baby belly which doesn't go away. It is absolutely driving me insane. It is not fat. It is the skin that stretched out for 9 months. It probably won't go away on its own, so I should really stop complaining and start doing some exercises.
6. I feel better about my body, even though I still can't wear tight tops (see #5). I fit into my jeans and pants and some of them are even big on me.
7. I still continue to pump. I didn't expect to last that long but it is part of my routine already and I can't even imagine my day without my black little bag with pump. It is my tail that follows me around everywhere I go.
I'll do a little update on Miss A in a different post.
So, here are some of the updates from last time:
1. Ariela went to her first kid's birthday party. One kid was sick and started an epidemic. Miss A had a fever for 4 days. Mr. V and my mom took her to a doctor (our pediatrician wasn't available). The doc examined her and wasn't happy that we decided to bring her in, since she was "fine". I wanted to punch him after I heard it. I am paying a lot of money for insurance and I have every right to bring my daughter in if I think she is not feeling well, especially for 4 days. Anyways, the fever stopped and she had a rash after. Apparently, my baby had roseola, which is pretty common in kids. But come on, she was only 7.5 months. She is too little to be sick.
2. I am slowly getting into a routine. I know, it took me a while! Miss A has been going to bed around 9-9:30. It is still late for a baby but it is so much better then her 12-12:30 time. I wash the bottles, prepare lunches for next day, pump, sometimes watch a movie with hubby, and go to sleep.
3. Miss A is getting used to sleeping in our bed. It is sooo not something I wanted but what can you do? She sleeps for about 2 hours and then start to scream around 11-12am (sometimes 2am) and it is easier for us to let her sleep with us then get up every 30 minutes to soothe her and help her fall back asleep.
4. Work has been crazy. Too many changes and too much expectations. I am so over this job. I wish I could just win the lottery and quit.
5. I've lost all of my pregnancy pounds and maybe even more. But I still have a baby belly which doesn't go away. It is absolutely driving me insane. It is not fat. It is the skin that stretched out for 9 months. It probably won't go away on its own, so I should really stop complaining and start doing some exercises.
6. I feel better about my body, even though I still can't wear tight tops (see #5). I fit into my jeans and pants and some of them are even big on me.
7. I still continue to pump. I didn't expect to last that long but it is part of my routine already and I can't even imagine my day without my black little bag with pump. It is my tail that follows me around everywhere I go.
I'll do a little update on Miss A in a different post.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
First Trip to the Hospital
Well, the title just says it all. It'll be a month tomorrow since our first ER trip.
What happened and how you might ask? Here are the details of that awful evening.
On Sunday night, we usually go to my parent's house for diner. But that Sunday we decided to go out instead to a sushi restaurant. We got a big table and Mr. V took Miss A from me and had her on his lap. The waitress brought tea and cups. I poured down the tea and gave everyone a cup. Now, the cups were pretty far away from Miss A. I would say somewhere in the middle of the table. Miss A, being her curious self, tried to reach for a plate, then chopsticks, and then one short second later she finally a cup of hot tea. The tea spilled on the table and reached my precious little girl. She started screaming and yelling. Honestly, I was so shocked that I had a very slow reaction. I took Miss A and ran to the bathroom with her like a maniac woman. I pulled paper towels and wet them with cold water and applied to the area where she got burned. She couldn't stop crying. She had tears pouring down her cute "little" cheeks and I didn't know what to do. I, the mother of this child, did not know what to do. I was lost. My mom and my brother were running back and forth. I kept asking to bring her diaper bag and they brought me my bag. Mr. V was on the phone calling our pediatrician but since it was after hours he wasn't able to reach anyone. Oh, and I guess he doesn't know about the option of a live nurse. I figured he was just as shocked as I was and totally didn't listen to all of the options on the phone.
I sat on the toilet holding my baby girl who couldn't calm down. She looked at me and I felt useless and helpless. She was waiting for me to soothe her and relief her from the pain but I didn't know how to do it. Finally, we decided to go to ER.
Ugh, I can't even describe what I felt as I walked into ER holding my baby, who by the way calmed down in the car and fell asleep. (I had to held her during the car ride. There was no way, I could strap her in the car seat. She needed me). After waiting for about an hour, the doctor looked at the burn area (little bit on the arm and a little more on her left side of the stomach), put some neosporin, gauze and tape, and off we went. The doc said it happens a lot. Geez, that didn't make me feel better.
For the next 2 weeks, we washed the burn area twice a day, applied neosporin, and placed the dressing on her wounds. I cried for the first two days when I changed her. My baby's girl skin was burned because I wasn't looking. I wasn't fast enough to reach that cup first. I wasn't thinking two steps ahead when I poured that tea. Her perfect and precious white skin had blisters and red spots on it. I felt guilty and I still do. My eyes are all watery as I type this. I felt even worse when both of my sister-in-laws told their families and friends what happened and they started calling us to check how Miss A was doing. I felt like people were judging me. I felt like I didn't deserve to be a mother. I felt like the whole world around us will think of us careless parents.
Now, the wounds and blisters are gone. She still has a little bit of red left on her stomach and hand but it is nothing comparing to what it was like before. I aim pretty sure it'll heel in the next few weeks. i bought a cart/high chair cover and that is what we use when we go out now. Oh and now we take turns drinking hot tea if Miss A is next to us. I wish we wouldn't have to learn from these kind of mistakes, but it happened and there is no way I can go back and change what happened that evening.
What happened and how you might ask? Here are the details of that awful evening.
On Sunday night, we usually go to my parent's house for diner. But that Sunday we decided to go out instead to a sushi restaurant. We got a big table and Mr. V took Miss A from me and had her on his lap. The waitress brought tea and cups. I poured down the tea and gave everyone a cup. Now, the cups were pretty far away from Miss A. I would say somewhere in the middle of the table. Miss A, being her curious self, tried to reach for a plate, then chopsticks, and then one short second later she finally a cup of hot tea. The tea spilled on the table and reached my precious little girl. She started screaming and yelling. Honestly, I was so shocked that I had a very slow reaction. I took Miss A and ran to the bathroom with her like a maniac woman. I pulled paper towels and wet them with cold water and applied to the area where she got burned. She couldn't stop crying. She had tears pouring down her cute "little" cheeks and I didn't know what to do. I, the mother of this child, did not know what to do. I was lost. My mom and my brother were running back and forth. I kept asking to bring her diaper bag and they brought me my bag. Mr. V was on the phone calling our pediatrician but since it was after hours he wasn't able to reach anyone. Oh, and I guess he doesn't know about the option of a live nurse. I figured he was just as shocked as I was and totally didn't listen to all of the options on the phone.
I sat on the toilet holding my baby girl who couldn't calm down. She looked at me and I felt useless and helpless. She was waiting for me to soothe her and relief her from the pain but I didn't know how to do it. Finally, we decided to go to ER.
Ugh, I can't even describe what I felt as I walked into ER holding my baby, who by the way calmed down in the car and fell asleep. (I had to held her during the car ride. There was no way, I could strap her in the car seat. She needed me). After waiting for about an hour, the doctor looked at the burn area (little bit on the arm and a little more on her left side of the stomach), put some neosporin, gauze and tape, and off we went. The doc said it happens a lot. Geez, that didn't make me feel better.
For the next 2 weeks, we washed the burn area twice a day, applied neosporin, and placed the dressing on her wounds. I cried for the first two days when I changed her. My baby's girl skin was burned because I wasn't looking. I wasn't fast enough to reach that cup first. I wasn't thinking two steps ahead when I poured that tea. Her perfect and precious white skin had blisters and red spots on it. I felt guilty and I still do. My eyes are all watery as I type this. I felt even worse when both of my sister-in-laws told their families and friends what happened and they started calling us to check how Miss A was doing. I felt like people were judging me. I felt like I didn't deserve to be a mother. I felt like the whole world around us will think of us careless parents.
Now, the wounds and blisters are gone. She still has a little bit of red left on her stomach and hand but it is nothing comparing to what it was like before. I aim pretty sure it'll heel in the next few weeks. i bought a cart/high chair cover and that is what we use when we go out now. Oh and now we take turns drinking hot tea if Miss A is next to us. I wish we wouldn't have to learn from these kind of mistakes, but it happened and there is no way I can go back and change what happened that evening.
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