I don't feel like I have too many things to write about these days, just the ho-hum of our everyday. June has decided to bypass crawling in favor a scooting method. She learned how to push herself back up to sitting right as she was learning to crawl, so I think this deterred her from crawling because she would just get her pesky foot/leg in the way and it would put her back in sitting position. So now she uses that foot to push off and does a three-legged crawl. She's not super fast, but is a lot more mobile than I'm used to. I set her down next to me in the kitchen yesterday as I made dinner. A few minutes later I went to find her and she'd crossed out of the kitchen, through the living room, up the two little stairs to the foyer, and was heading into the bathroom! She's going to keep me on my toes.
Her diaper and clothing changes have become even more impossible to execute, if that's even possible. She'll also start shrieking like she's hurt herself, but I realized that she's just angry that she's not being allowed to flip over and start moving to reach her prize. Things are getting dicier with Willa as June makes a move for beloved (and unloved) toys. Willa's biggest argument against June grabbing something is, "That's NOT a toy!!" Which is funny because it usually is a toy that June is grabbing.
Willa has started saying, "Oh my, that is TERRIBLE." I have no idea where she picked it up but she's now used it several times and it cracks me up. We have daily fights about getting dressed in the morning and doing her hair. Both of us are pretty determined about it! I just appreciate having a child look presentable for the day; she appreciates the softness of jammies and not having her hair squirted with water. She also refuses to wear jeans or anything stiff that's not a soft knit fabric. Unfortunately, these also happen to be the cutest clothes that she owns, so often, even though she gets dressed it's not a huge improvement :). She also broke her glasses for the second time in the four months that we've had them. I was pretty angry, but thankfully we have a back-up pair. The store where we bought them (the good one that doesn't accept insurance) actually has a lifetime warranty on all glasses. So, when she breaks them, we just put them in a box and mail them back. The store mails us a new pair in about a week. It seemed expensive when we first bought the glasses, but going on our third pair... I think it was the right choice.
I've started training for the Red Rock Half Marathon in March. It was Ryan's idea (he was training too, but a sprained ankle has possibly taken him out of contention). I'm in such bad shape, the first long run was only six miles. I usually do only 2-3 miles every morning, but not longer. I was so tired after just six that my abs were even sore. It's embarrassing and I'm torn between wishing Ryan had never mentioned this race and happy that I'm getting a little out of my comfort zone. I'm up to ten miles now and still come back pretty sore. Sometimes I have to do my long running at night after the girls are in bed, which is the last thing I feel like doing by then. With Ryan out of commission, I've been going about 5 am. June has decided she'd rather not sleep through the night, so I'll feed her about 4:45 and then get ready and go.
Last night, she woke up at 3:45, so I put in my earplugs and thought she would go back to sleep, but an hour later she was still going at it, so I fed her and then went running. I so wish she was a better sleeper, but at the same time nursing a clean, soft baby in the middle of the night with their pudgy little hands is about the sweetest thing in the world. The main reason I try to have her cry it out is because I think she actually naps better when she's used to putting herself back to sleep during the night. Her naps are longer and she wakes up happier. Over the Christmas break she was like clockwork sleeping 12 + hrs each night and taking two long naps. I thought we'd conquered the sleeping beast, but apparently not. Aye, yei yei.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
What are you reading?
I'm always on the lookout for fun books to read to Willa. I don't do a lot of research and most of the time we accidentally stumble upon a gem, and then I go for a few months checking out every library book that the same author has written. Occasionally, someone will give us a book. And then I'll go to the library and check out every other book the author has written. Once I got a book at the Goodwill that we have loved, so now we go to the library and check out every book that that author has written. Catch the library theme?
I realized a year or two into our marriage that I LOVED the library. I've always liked the library, but I think I've figured out why it's even more enjoyable - and stress-relieving - to me now. Before we got married and had a serious budget, I liked shopping. Most people like shopping and buying new things. Once we got married, shopping just stressed me out because I knew that we couldn't/shouldn't afford to buy anything. It was just stressful to walk through the stores and feel like I wanted things but just couldn't have them.
For me, library is like shopping for free. I get a little bit of a high when I walk in there. So many possibilities. I like to walk around, take my time, peruse the shelves. I get to put things in my little bag, check them out, and walk away scot-free. It has fulfilled that "shopping as stress-relief" need that I sometimes feel. Instead of binge-shopping, I binge-checkout at the library. I highly recommend it, very good for the wallet in most cases.
Anyway, I want to remember what Willa likes reading and I also want anyone to chime in with books that I haven't mentioned. Maybe you'll put me onto something new!
Willa loves Richard Scarry. It does my heart good to read these sweet books to her. I remember reading them and searching for Goldbug when I was little. I love the formal but simple language (it's always "mother") and all the fun characters. I especially love Willa using their names and talking about Huckle Cat, Sally, and Lowly.
Lianne sent Willa an Elephant and Piggie book for Christmas. This is what prompted me to write the post. These are the cutest books and I had never heard of them! We've read it many, many times already and have already gone to the library to check out more. Unfortunately, the library was out of all the Elephant and Piggie books, but they did have a lot more by Mo Willems. Current favorite of Willa's is Knuffle Bunny.
We also love Brownie and Pearl books. They get quoted a lot around the house while we are reading them.
Finally, we went through a big 123 - Peas phase about a year ago. Since I just check it out from the library, we don't actually own it - but believe me, there were many checkouts and renewals of this one. LMNO PEAS not as loved, for some reason.
We've tried the Olivia books and they are hit and miss for Willa. I think the good books for us right now are ones that have short, declarative sentences and that deal with issues we're going through. For example, our Elephant and Piggie book is entitled, Should I Share My Ice Cream?. Every toddler is forced to learn about sharing and every toddler loves candy and ice cream. There is a Richard Scarry book entitled Cake Soup that is also a big hit around here. Does anyone have any other recommendations? Feed my shopping at the library addiction. Help me avoid more Dora and Caillou books!
I realized a year or two into our marriage that I LOVED the library. I've always liked the library, but I think I've figured out why it's even more enjoyable - and stress-relieving - to me now. Before we got married and had a serious budget, I liked shopping. Most people like shopping and buying new things. Once we got married, shopping just stressed me out because I knew that we couldn't/shouldn't afford to buy anything. It was just stressful to walk through the stores and feel like I wanted things but just couldn't have them.
For me, library is like shopping for free. I get a little bit of a high when I walk in there. So many possibilities. I like to walk around, take my time, peruse the shelves. I get to put things in my little bag, check them out, and walk away scot-free. It has fulfilled that "shopping as stress-relief" need that I sometimes feel. Instead of binge-shopping, I binge-checkout at the library. I highly recommend it, very good for the wallet in most cases.
Anyway, I want to remember what Willa likes reading and I also want anyone to chime in with books that I haven't mentioned. Maybe you'll put me onto something new!
Willa loves Richard Scarry. It does my heart good to read these sweet books to her. I remember reading them and searching for Goldbug when I was little. I love the formal but simple language (it's always "mother") and all the fun characters. I especially love Willa using their names and talking about Huckle Cat, Sally, and Lowly.
Lianne sent Willa an Elephant and Piggie book for Christmas. This is what prompted me to write the post. These are the cutest books and I had never heard of them! We've read it many, many times already and have already gone to the library to check out more. Unfortunately, the library was out of all the Elephant and Piggie books, but they did have a lot more by Mo Willems. Current favorite of Willa's is Knuffle Bunny.
We also love Brownie and Pearl books. They get quoted a lot around the house while we are reading them.
Finally, we went through a big 123 - Peas phase about a year ago. Since I just check it out from the library, we don't actually own it - but believe me, there were many checkouts and renewals of this one. LMNO PEAS not as loved, for some reason.
We've tried the Olivia books and they are hit and miss for Willa. I think the good books for us right now are ones that have short, declarative sentences and that deal with issues we're going through. For example, our Elephant and Piggie book is entitled, Should I Share My Ice Cream?. Every toddler is forced to learn about sharing and every toddler loves candy and ice cream. There is a Richard Scarry book entitled Cake Soup that is also a big hit around here. Does anyone have any other recommendations? Feed my shopping at the library addiction. Help me avoid more Dora and Caillou books!
Friday, January 10, 2014
June 10 Months
June turned ten months old on Sunday. I can't believe it. She still seems like so much of a baby to me. The idea that she could theoretically be weaned in two short months is shocking. She won't be weaned because she loves to nurse, loves routine, and has very loud lungs - but she COULD be.
On Friday evening last week June finally made some scooting forward progress on her belly. Not quite crawling, but forward wiggles. She's still not there, but will probably be there soon. I thought for sure she would have crawled long ago because she is busy, busy. Obviously, not busy enough to care about getting anywhere - just busy enough to roll around and make it impossible to change her diaper, ever. Maybe she just hates being on her back?
I was thinking of the one thing that I really notice about June's personality. She loves cuddles and snuggles and soft things. If she sees a stuffed animal (preferably her Minnie Mouse) she won't reach out to grab it right away. First, she will attempt to lay her cheek down on the softness and will give a few contented sighs. If I'm wearing something soft, she likes to lay her cheek on it. If anyone else is wearing something soft, she'll lean in and lay her head on their arm or shoulder while I hold her. I sat her down next to a pile of newly folded blankets and she immediately leaned over and rested her head on them. She loves softies and snuggling, it is so sweet and often she will laugh a very sweet laugh as she snuggles up to things.
I should also mention that June's clinginess and separation anxiety reached a fevered pitch this month! I think our trip to Utah made her a little nervous. Nobody could hold her except me without eliciting intense anxiety and much crying- not Ryan, not grandmas, no one. She seems slightly better now, just slightly, but it sometimes wears me down.
Now for the pictures!
Unrelated photo of the Golden Plates cake from this year's Joseph Smith Birthday party. The party held up to all our hopes and expectations, the cake was delicious, and the memory game of church history was especially rousing - I think I may have even gotten my hand slapped when I accidentally encroached on Melinda's card duty, Whoops!
My girl in all her glory.
Trying to crawl, lots of rocking back and forth and a few sad face plants.
On Friday evening last week June finally made some scooting forward progress on her belly. Not quite crawling, but forward wiggles. She's still not there, but will probably be there soon. I thought for sure she would have crawled long ago because she is busy, busy. Obviously, not busy enough to care about getting anywhere - just busy enough to roll around and make it impossible to change her diaper, ever. Maybe she just hates being on her back?
I was thinking of the one thing that I really notice about June's personality. She loves cuddles and snuggles and soft things. If she sees a stuffed animal (preferably her Minnie Mouse) she won't reach out to grab it right away. First, she will attempt to lay her cheek down on the softness and will give a few contented sighs. If I'm wearing something soft, she likes to lay her cheek on it. If anyone else is wearing something soft, she'll lean in and lay her head on their arm or shoulder while I hold her. I sat her down next to a pile of newly folded blankets and she immediately leaned over and rested her head on them. She loves softies and snuggling, it is so sweet and often she will laugh a very sweet laugh as she snuggles up to things.
I should also mention that June's clinginess and separation anxiety reached a fevered pitch this month! I think our trip to Utah made her a little nervous. Nobody could hold her except me without eliciting intense anxiety and much crying- not Ryan, not grandmas, no one. She seems slightly better now, just slightly, but it sometimes wears me down.
Now for the pictures!
Unrelated photo of the Golden Plates cake from this year's Joseph Smith Birthday party. The party held up to all our hopes and expectations, the cake was delicious, and the memory game of church history was especially rousing - I think I may have even gotten my hand slapped when I accidentally encroached on Melinda's card duty, Whoops!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
For anyone who's ever written a research paper or bigger project...
lolmythesis.com
Ah the futility of it all. I think a Harvard student started this site. People boil their thesis subject and conclusion into one sentence and then post it. Not all of them are funny, but some of them are hilarious. Maybe some of my friends (Maria) could add to the pile?
Here are some semi-funny ones:
Turns out if you want people to like you during a war, you probably shouldn't blow up their house.
- Political Science and History
Rocks that are next to each other in Massachusetts now were also next to each other 400 million years ago.
- Geology, Amherst College
People get really bored listening to beeping for an hour, but they’ll do it when professors require experiment credit.
- Psychology, University of Chicago
Once there were some lost lobsters who were maybe a tiny bit different from some other lobsters, so I killed lots of their larvae to find out if they were actually a tiny bit different. Turns out I don’t know, so I have to do it again.
- Earth Systems, Stanford University
I wanted to see if I could make a really really small circuit. I concluded that, yes, I can make a really really small circuit.
- Physics, Northwestern University
Look at this zombie. Isn’t it racist and sexist? Yes, it is.
- English Literature, DePaul University
Ah the futility of it all. I think a Harvard student started this site. People boil their thesis subject and conclusion into one sentence and then post it. Not all of them are funny, but some of them are hilarious. Maybe some of my friends (Maria) could add to the pile?
Here are some semi-funny ones:
Turns out if you want people to like you during a war, you probably shouldn't blow up their house.
- Political Science and History
Rocks that are next to each other in Massachusetts now were also next to each other 400 million years ago.
- Geology, Amherst College
People get really bored listening to beeping for an hour, but they’ll do it when professors require experiment credit.
- Psychology, University of Chicago
Once there were some lost lobsters who were maybe a tiny bit different from some other lobsters, so I killed lots of their larvae to find out if they were actually a tiny bit different. Turns out I don’t know, so I have to do it again.
- Earth Systems, Stanford University
I wanted to see if I could make a really really small circuit. I concluded that, yes, I can make a really really small circuit.
- Physics, Northwestern University
Look at this zombie. Isn’t it racist and sexist? Yes, it is.
- English Literature, DePaul University
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Happy Holidays
I keep putting off blogging because we're still in Utah and I don't have access to all my pictures and that puts me off kilter and out of order. I want to write about Christmas and being here, but I don't know where to start.
So, Christmas was great! Both girls slept in until 8:45 out of exhaustion from fun family parties for a few nights prior. We were all just kind of standing around waiting for them and then we just shrugged and went off to shower while we continued waiting. Christmas win #1 - even though my hair was wet, I was dressed and looked much more together in jeans and a shirt than I would have in my paisley pajamas.
We really haven't talked Santa up to Willa that much. This first child thing is kind of hard that way for me. She never knew to ask for presents and it wasn't until Christmas Eve (after watching the stop motion Rudoloph to introduce her to the idea of reindeer and sleighs and the misfit toys) that I explained to her about setting out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for Rudolph.
When Willa woke up, we thought she would have forgotten about everything and that we could eat breakfast before heading into the living room. The first words out of her mouth were asking if Santa ate the cookies, though, so that was Christmas win #2. We went straight into the living room to discover and play with the Santa toys. Then we had breakfast and headed back in to open presents.
Christmas win #3 - the look when Willa unwrapped this giant Costco princess art set. There was a sharp intake of breath and she could just not believe what she was looking at. This was followed by lots of whining to open the art set during the rest of the present unwrapping.
Christmas win #4 - we didn't get June any presents, but some of her aunts and uncles did. Mostly she played with wrapping paper and I pulled wet pieces of it out of her mouth the entire morning. BUT. But, there was one glorious moment when I unwrapped her present from Adam and Amanda. It was a Minnie Mouse and she literally squealed and started laughing. I kept tickling her with it and she kept squealing and laughing. It was about the most adorable thing ever.
Christmas win #5 - This actually happened the day after Christmas. One of Willa's Santa presents was a little tent to play in. The day after Christmas she wanted to play with it, so we went into the living room. She stood by the little opening and said, "Welcome to my castle, that Santa gave me," and then she gave a little bow. I did a double take. It was so hilarious. I've been wracking my brains to figure out where she learned that. I think it must have come from an episode of Daniel Tiger when he goes fruit picking at the castle and meets King Friday (obviously, I have all these episodes memorized). I seem to talk a lot about the t.v. that we watch. Really, we don't watch that much. Okay, some days we do, but other days we hardly watch any. If someone has a better idea about how to entertain a toddler on Sunday with 1:30 pm church when a nap is missed, you're welcome to write it in the comments :).
Finally, the pictures. Knoles Family Christmas Nativity on the 20th. Starring June Daniels (youngest baby present) as the Reason for the Season. June stole the show by sitting up in the manager and sucking on her pacifier like Maggie Simpson. Various cousins in mangering and wising garb.
Photo from Hogle Zoo yesterday. Love the zoo, but hate the crowds? Might I recommend going when it's 20 degrees outside? We nearly had the place to ourselves. You can see by the unflattering photo of everyone but Ryan, that it was chilly. June was a little snow queen in her cream snowsuit. Despite a grumpy beginning (photo obviously taken at the beginning), Willa ended up having a blast and when she got in the car she kept saying, "Mommy/Daddy, thanks for a great day." That was a sweet and adorable phrase to end the trip and helped me be a little more patient when she immediately started whining for a snack after. The cherry on top? Both girls stayed awake in the car and then crashed for long naps when we got home. Saweet!
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Ryan drove back to Las Vegas this morning to get back to everything. I'm staying an extra week for Dr. Alyson's bridal shower that my mom is throwing. That's right! My favorite pediatrician, Hot Lips, MD is getting married. We are so happy for her and I'm so excited to be in town to help with shower.
So, Christmas was great! Both girls slept in until 8:45 out of exhaustion from fun family parties for a few nights prior. We were all just kind of standing around waiting for them and then we just shrugged and went off to shower while we continued waiting. Christmas win #1 - even though my hair was wet, I was dressed and looked much more together in jeans and a shirt than I would have in my paisley pajamas.
We really haven't talked Santa up to Willa that much. This first child thing is kind of hard that way for me. She never knew to ask for presents and it wasn't until Christmas Eve (after watching the stop motion Rudoloph to introduce her to the idea of reindeer and sleighs and the misfit toys) that I explained to her about setting out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for Rudolph.
When Willa woke up, we thought she would have forgotten about everything and that we could eat breakfast before heading into the living room. The first words out of her mouth were asking if Santa ate the cookies, though, so that was Christmas win #2. We went straight into the living room to discover and play with the Santa toys. Then we had breakfast and headed back in to open presents.
Christmas win #3 - the look when Willa unwrapped this giant Costco princess art set. There was a sharp intake of breath and she could just not believe what she was looking at. This was followed by lots of whining to open the art set during the rest of the present unwrapping.
Christmas win #4 - we didn't get June any presents, but some of her aunts and uncles did. Mostly she played with wrapping paper and I pulled wet pieces of it out of her mouth the entire morning. BUT. But, there was one glorious moment when I unwrapped her present from Adam and Amanda. It was a Minnie Mouse and she literally squealed and started laughing. I kept tickling her with it and she kept squealing and laughing. It was about the most adorable thing ever.
Christmas win #5 - This actually happened the day after Christmas. One of Willa's Santa presents was a little tent to play in. The day after Christmas she wanted to play with it, so we went into the living room. She stood by the little opening and said, "Welcome to my castle, that Santa gave me," and then she gave a little bow. I did a double take. It was so hilarious. I've been wracking my brains to figure out where she learned that. I think it must have come from an episode of Daniel Tiger when he goes fruit picking at the castle and meets King Friday (obviously, I have all these episodes memorized). I seem to talk a lot about the t.v. that we watch. Really, we don't watch that much. Okay, some days we do, but other days we hardly watch any. If someone has a better idea about how to entertain a toddler on Sunday with 1:30 pm church when a nap is missed, you're welcome to write it in the comments :).
Finally, the pictures. Knoles Family Christmas Nativity on the 20th. Starring June Daniels (youngest baby present) as the Reason for the Season. June stole the show by sitting up in the manager and sucking on her pacifier like Maggie Simpson. Various cousins in mangering and wising garb.
Photo from Hogle Zoo yesterday. Love the zoo, but hate the crowds? Might I recommend going when it's 20 degrees outside? We nearly had the place to ourselves. You can see by the unflattering photo of everyone but Ryan, that it was chilly. June was a little snow queen in her cream snowsuit. Despite a grumpy beginning (photo obviously taken at the beginning), Willa ended up having a blast and when she got in the car she kept saying, "Mommy/Daddy, thanks for a great day." That was a sweet and adorable phrase to end the trip and helped me be a little more patient when she immediately started whining for a snack after. The cherry on top? Both girls stayed awake in the car and then crashed for long naps when we got home. Saweet!
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
June 9 Months!
I'd say that this darling girl is overdue for a nine month update. Also, probably better to have a new post on top of that last rather icky one.
I mean, could this baby be any cuter? I posted one of these on FB already, but they were just all so cute, I needed to put them on the blog for forever.
June could not be any cuter, but she could definitely be a little sweeter. She is so sweet to me, but she has developed a real antipathy towards being held by Ryan most of the time. She'll go in spurts when it's okay, but lately it seems she is getting worse. Or, maybe her temper is just increasing? Her screams are shrill and you can tell very much that she is ANGRY, not sad, tired, sick, etc. She's mad, MAD! So even though I love all the sweet little cuddles she gives me and how she lays her head on my shoulder and sighs and murmurs with contentment, sometimes I wish she could share a little love with her daddy. At first I thought maybe it was just all strangers, but then she has gravitated towards and allowed herself to be held by some women at church, Rebecca, and a few others. Ryan and I wonder if she's just starting to dislike men! The women she allows to hold her all have dark brown hair too, so I wonder if that is comforting to her because it looks more like me. I don't know, all I know is that she is so adorable, but a real stinker-pants sometimes.
June also gets very MAD in the middle of the night if she doesn't get picked up when she wants to. We go through good spurts of 1-2 weeks of solid 10-12 hour sleep at night. Then she'll get sick or something and she gets off. Then we have to start the sleep training all over. Ear plugs are my new best friend because most of the time she will go back to sleep for several more hours. Call me a bad mother.
She still very much loves Willa and has lots of laughs and smiles for her. They are starting to get along a little better now and it's very cute. Most of the time, though, when she smiles at Willa, Willa responds by grunting and yelling, "That makes me so ANGRY!!!" I'm so glad that Daniel Tiger has given her the appropriate words to express her feelings :).
Lastly, June very much wants to crawl, but not enough to actually do it. She'll get up on all fours for quite a while and eventually cry because she's not quite sure how to make it happen. If she put as much effort into crawling as she does into flipping over when I lay her on the changing table, then we'd be in real trouble.
Here's a little video Ryan took when he was getting her out of bed. A rare moment of smile for him, probably because he thought she had just woken up so he went in to get her, but really I had just laid her down. Stinker, got out of that last nap!
I mean, could this baby be any cuter? I posted one of these on FB already, but they were just all so cute, I needed to put them on the blog for forever.
June also gets very MAD in the middle of the night if she doesn't get picked up when she wants to. We go through good spurts of 1-2 weeks of solid 10-12 hour sleep at night. Then she'll get sick or something and she gets off. Then we have to start the sleep training all over. Ear plugs are my new best friend because most of the time she will go back to sleep for several more hours. Call me a bad mother.
She still very much loves Willa and has lots of laughs and smiles for her. They are starting to get along a little better now and it's very cute. Most of the time, though, when she smiles at Willa, Willa responds by grunting and yelling, "That makes me so ANGRY!!!" I'm so glad that Daniel Tiger has given her the appropriate words to express her feelings :).
Lastly, June very much wants to crawl, but not enough to actually do it. She'll get up on all fours for quite a while and eventually cry because she's not quite sure how to make it happen. If she put as much effort into crawling as she does into flipping over when I lay her on the changing table, then we'd be in real trouble.
Here's a little video Ryan took when he was getting her out of bed. A rare moment of smile for him, probably because he thought she had just woken up so he went in to get her, but really I had just laid her down. Stinker, got out of that last nap!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Rota wha?
Warning: disgusting bodily functions featured in this post!
I keep meaning to post about June since she is now a big nine month old! However, we've all been taken down by various illnesses.
On Sunday, Ryan woke up not feeling well. He wanted to stay home from church except that we were speaking. He went home right after Sacrament meeting and was looking pretty bad by the time I got home later. On Monday he went to Instacare and got diagnosed with strep. We were pretty sure that was what it was, but the doctor didn't even have to do the lab. He just smelled his breath :)!
Meanwhile, June's poop has been getting runnier and runnier and so I think she's got some sort of rotavirus right now, that she may or may not have passed on to me. It feels kind of like the stomach flu except out the other end. Actually, poor June's has been coming out both ends. She had two baths this morning before 8:00 am. When she woke up she was covered in poop (so sad, she even has a diaper rash all up her tummy from laying in it) and then she vomited all over me and her fresh clean clothes a little while later. Luckily the vomiting has only happened twice and she's a little more cuddly than normal but not horribly sad, so that's good. Solids are out, but breastmilk is in and thankfully she will still nurse a lot.
To top it all off, Willa has a nasty snot nose and until today, hadn't pooped in eight days. What are the odds? One can't keep it in and one can't let it out. After prune juice and lots of apple juice, we resorted to a suppository this afternoon. Usually, those work within minutes with her, but this one took over an hour - that's how bad she was. There were a lot of tears and grabbing of the tummy until she finally worked it out. I think potty training has thrown her bowels for a loop and she hasn't quite figured it out yet so she just holds it, fabulous.
I've been doing laundry like a mad woman and spraying lysol everywhere. Here's to hoping that we don't catch what the other one's got!
I keep meaning to post about June since she is now a big nine month old! However, we've all been taken down by various illnesses.
On Sunday, Ryan woke up not feeling well. He wanted to stay home from church except that we were speaking. He went home right after Sacrament meeting and was looking pretty bad by the time I got home later. On Monday he went to Instacare and got diagnosed with strep. We were pretty sure that was what it was, but the doctor didn't even have to do the lab. He just smelled his breath :)!
Meanwhile, June's poop has been getting runnier and runnier and so I think she's got some sort of rotavirus right now, that she may or may not have passed on to me. It feels kind of like the stomach flu except out the other end. Actually, poor June's has been coming out both ends. She had two baths this morning before 8:00 am. When she woke up she was covered in poop (so sad, she even has a diaper rash all up her tummy from laying in it) and then she vomited all over me and her fresh clean clothes a little while later. Luckily the vomiting has only happened twice and she's a little more cuddly than normal but not horribly sad, so that's good. Solids are out, but breastmilk is in and thankfully she will still nurse a lot.
To top it all off, Willa has a nasty snot nose and until today, hadn't pooped in eight days. What are the odds? One can't keep it in and one can't let it out. After prune juice and lots of apple juice, we resorted to a suppository this afternoon. Usually, those work within minutes with her, but this one took over an hour - that's how bad she was. There were a lot of tears and grabbing of the tummy until she finally worked it out. I think potty training has thrown her bowels for a loop and she hasn't quite figured it out yet so she just holds it, fabulous.
I've been doing laundry like a mad woman and spraying lysol everywhere. Here's to hoping that we don't catch what the other one's got!
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