Sunday, July 13, 2003
Your father is upstairs feeding and shushing you - it's the 11:30p feeding and wakeup... I think you still do this just because you like to see us. I can hear your little sleepy sounds so clearly through the monitor... but I must stay downstairs now, lest you wakeup too much to go back to sleep.
You aren't sleeping through the night yet bunny-mine - but we think it's just around the bend. You are starting to get the sleep thing a little better... it's just not the easiest thing apparently.
Meanwhile - food is fine. You seem to like veggies much better than fruit (unlike other babies) and Daddy and I think it's because you associate "fruit flavor" with medicine. Of which you've had so much in your short life already!! The daily Prevacid for acid reflux - used to be 'minty fresh' Zantac - but it wasn't strong enough for you... so we moved to the "Orange Stuff" which worked so much better.
Now you're on Zyrtec too. The allergy thing was just stomping on you sweetie-pie. Last week, your sinuses were draining down your throat so constantly that your poor little sore throat made you cry every time you tried to eat! :( While the Tylenol helped, we didn't feel like dosing you every day for the rest of your life and risking liver damage! So Zyrtec it is...
It works well for both Mommy and Daddy - and seems to do the trick for you too... But it's one more medication... Sigh. On the plus side tho - it also seems to be helping battle your eczema!!
Today was your first "full" roll over... where you started going in one direction, and kept going until you had rolled over 360 degrees. You've been doing the occasional roll over, roll back thing - but this was the first indication that pretty soon you'll be zooming around on your own...
Which we can't wait for - except that you're growing so big so fast!!!!
Oh my little girl. You're not so little anymore. Already you are trying hard to figure out this talking thing... and you want to sit up and go do your own thing! If only your body would listen to what your brain keeps insisting it should be able to do!!
But for now, Mommy still loves holding you close, and having your little head burrow into my shoulder for 'safety' as we climb the stairs together.
I love you my darling daughter. You are the joy of my days and the light of my world.
Thank you for being our daughter!!!!
xoxox
Mama
