formula a no go

Alder had a little rash all over the night that she had formula. So we decided to steer away from formula right now since we don't NEED it. We will just use the breast milk and cereal. Oh, and daddy says the formula poo's are hideous.

full tummy

trying to keep Adler full these days we have added a tablespoon of cereal to her breast milk bottles. now, today i added a few ounces of formula to the mix as well. All of this in hopes to keep her full. We have almost gone though all of our back log of milk from when i was totally engorged and could pump 6 oz in 5-10 mins. Now at work i am lucky to pump 4 oz a time. this is not enough to keep her full when i am not around. I HATE supplementing with formula but i don't want hungry baby either. I am going to have to do more research on what can help keep my milk supply up. I drink at least 64oz of water between pumping/feeding and this is just not enough to increase my milk supply.

1st visit

Alder made her first visit to see mommy at work today. daddy was out running errands with the girls and they stopped in to see mommy. Mommy got to show her off (actually both of them off) to all of her co-workers. Alder was so very cute and wide eyed trying to figure out what was going on and who all of these people were. Thanks Daddy for bringing my girls in, that is always such a special treat.

set a schedule

We are going to have to work up a hard and fast schedule for Alder as she was miserable this weekend. I know it was because she did not get adequate sleep during the day. we have a very established schedule for nights. dinner sitting at the table with mom and dad, bath time, mommy feeding, then in bed to put herself to sleep at 7p. she is then up normally for a feeding at 11p, 2a, and 6a. this is normally when the schedule falls apart and we go off of what she "feels like" we then feed on when she is hungry let her sleep when she is sleepy. So there is no standard eat or sleep time and if we miss her cues or misread them then she is over tired or over hungry and fussiness sets in and this could literally last ALL DAY LONG. I think this is what happened on Saturday so i spent the good share of the day with the rocking chair in the middle of the living room holding Miss Alder rocking and shhhhhh-ing her.

chopper

Chopper either HATES Adler or is DEATHLY AFRAID of her. He shakes, barks, and generally just freaks out. He was the same with Rigby but I don't get it. the girls don't bother him for the most part but he does not like when anyone picks up or puts Adler down. i have found him in the wee hours of the morning, when daddy lets Chopper roam the house so he has time outside the cage to stretch his legs and get to eat and drink freely, he is in Adler's room on the floor or couch with a death stare on that bassinet. thank God he has not tried to make a jump into the bassinet with her. I try to keep him out of the same room for both of their safety.

snuggle-sleeper

Adler woke up at 5am today and it seemed like she just wanted to play. she was not hungry and she was NOT about to stay in her bassinet. so i picked her up and brought her back to the master bedroom with me. i turned on the news and laid her down next to me and we cooed and cuddled and talked. next thing i knew though i heard Rigby screaming for mommy. I rolled over and looked at the clock at it was 7:15a, definably time to wake up. I look down and there is my little baby asleep we were just enjoying snuggle-sleeping. i was able to get the TV on for Rigby and a super quick shower in before Miss Adler woke up and wanted to eat, change, and play.

mean girl

Adler has taken to pulling hair. she also claws, scratches, pinches, and bites. it HURTS. ugh, this is not a favorite phase of babyhood. I get the brunt of it and i am not a fan of little people inflicting pain on me.

giggles

Adler has the BEST giggle. it is instantly heart warming. if you blow in her face or raspberry on her tummy she will giggle, and giggle. i love it!

rolly-polly

so i still have not witnessed it but daddy said that Adler is a rolly-polly champ today. I put her on the floor just before i walked out of the house to leave and before i even got to work daddy was sending me text messages that she was rolling around on the floor like a big girl. he said he was finally able to capture it on video so we can keep it for posterior's sake.

breaking news

I just got a text from daddy that Adler rolled over. this is the 1st time. this makes me very happy and very sad all at once. Happy that she has learned how to roll over, but sad as this is the beginning of the end of baby stage. As of right now this is the end of the babies so i wont get to relive this again...although i was not there for her 1st i hope to be there to see it many more times before it becomes old hat. I love you, Adler Nicole Scott!!!!!!!!

shedding problem

this time it is not Adler but mommy that is loosing her hair. i guess month 4 is when you loose what ever hormone it is that stop hair from falling out and looking nice. i have had at least 2 weeks of bad hair days and when i wash, condition, comb, brush, dry or anything else with my hair i almost always pull back a handful of hair. it is gross and i HATE it. i know it will only get worse before it levels off but that is one of my FAVORITE side effects from pregnancy is good hair. errrrr.....

tv hound

Adler is already turning into her sister and loves her early morning cartoons. this is NOT by design. but there is only so much a mama can do while the kids are are up and she has to get ready for work. I try to keep Adler's back to the TV so she is not forced to stare at it, but even with her back to the TV she cranes her neck to see the cartoons. we are just going to have to introduce a strick no TV poilicy and shut the thing off all together in order to get my girls to stop watching it. I know i was the exact same way when i was a kid so i dont really thing that much has changed.

meeting new peeps

Adler is a very good baby. this weekend she got to meet good friends of mommy and daddy. Aunt Katie and Uncle Dan where here from California and both loved to hold, snuggle and hug on Miss Adler. Adler also got grandparent love from Katie's mom and daddy they too had to take turns holding and hugging. It was great to see them and they gave us some wonderful news that it will take a year or so but they are moving home. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!! mommy is a happy.

kung foo grip

Adler can really grab on to things now. Things include but are not limited to fingers, hair, clothes/blankets, and toys. i love the gesture of her holding on to one or two of my fingers, with that tight grasp.

hairy situation

Alder's hair is starting to grow back in. It is still merely just peach fuzz but she no longer looks like a monk with only that band by her ears and the bottom of her neck. there is a bald spot on the back of her head that she has warn off by thrashing her head back and forth when laying down, but i think that is normal. this morning i was teasing her because she likes to grab mommy's hair and pull that she must be jealous that she does not have any hair YET to play with. i am sure it wont be long before we have something that we can put a pretty barrette or comb in.

vitamin D

Adler's doc said that she needed to be taking vitamin D supplements as she does not get enough via breast milk. Daddy bought online and it is a little 1 or 1.5 ML dropper we give her daily. i don't know if it is the vitamins or just normal but her finger nails are growing at an alarming rate and as you know from previous posts they are as sharp as razors. she has been doing a little damage to her face lately as when she gets frustrated she starts rubbing her face a little like one of the three stooges but she is not careful about it and slices and dices her poor skin. ugh!!!

fussy bussy

yesterday afternoon Miss Adler was extremely fussy and nothing was seeming to help including Tylenol, swing, held, or bottle/boob. it was very frustrating to mommy as she herself had a horrible headache that just would not go away. after all possible avenues were taken i knew that it was most likely she was sleepy but fighting it. so i put her in the bassinet and went to the kitchen/laundry room so i would not have to hear her. the fussing was grand but eventually wore her out and she did go to sleep.

mmmmmmmmmm................

Adler is right there....almost ready to say mom, ma, mum, something along those lines. she will hold her "m" for a long time. And sometimes she ends it with an "umm" so it can sound like mom. yea!!!!