Pacifier

This morning, after Laila's pacifier fell out of her mouth, she grabbed ahold of it and tried with all her might to get it back into her mouth. The only problem, her aim was a bit off. Every time she put it against her head she opened her mouth in hopes that it would go in. Good job Laila, good job.

My First Mother's Day

This past Sunday was my first Mother's Day as a mom! Last year I was pregnant, and my dad bought me some flowers, but this was my first official Mother's Day. I made myself a mother's day card, using Laila's footprints as a heart - nothing crazy but just a little cute card to put in Laila's baby book. Enzio thinks it is funny that I made myself a card, but whatever, I like it! And she kind of made it for me, in that they are her footprints! lol

Enzio took the morning off from work to spend some time with me, and we went to the mall and I bought myself a pair of jeans lol ... Enzio had bought me a Mother's Day present but not until the day before Mother's Day, so it didn't come until yesterday night! He got an infant care troubleshooting flowchart, a notebook to keep all my passwords in, and a necklace. The necklace is obviously my favorite one - it is one of those necklaces that has a meaning - the one I got is "quiet courage". I love it!

So, I realize it is a few days late, but happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers out there!

Rice Cereal

So I tried giving Laila rice cereal for the first time today! My husband got the camera ready, we were both so excited, and then ... she cried! I mean, she really cried. So, that didn't work out. I had fed her some breast milk not that long before, and she was a bit tired, so we were thinking that perhaps that was why she wasn't into it. So, after her nap we thought we would try again. Nope. She did immediately fall back to sleep again, so perhaps she was just tired ... but perhaps being so upset about getting fed the cereal is what made her tired. Since there is no way to know, I'm going to take it as a sign that Laila just isn't ready for rice cereal yet.
The other reason she might not be that into it is that she is still a bit sick. She slept until 10am and then woke up grumpy, which isn't her normal way at all. It is not 2:40 and she is on her third nap of the day (though the first one was only about 20 minutes long)... I was thinking that maybe it was because we are now starting to ween her off of being swaddled, but she is still stuffed up and has a little cough, so I'm thinking that she might just be feeling crappy and is not wanting to deal with anything new. I am going to wait until she is all cleared up and sleeping well to try again, and hopefully she will actually enjoy it then!

Swaddling & Solid Food

Today was Laila's 4 month Drs appointment. She goes every month, which isn't the norm, but I actually prefer it. Anyway, she got another shot and an oral vaccine which she hated. The nurse was surprised, because it's sweet and apparently a lot of babies like it, but not Laila. She weighs 12.13 pounds, is 25 inches long, and her head circumference is 16 inches. Her weight went from being in the 9th percentile last time, to being back in about the 15th percentile, as it had been before. So that is very good.

Two bits of big news from the doctor today. One, it's time to stop swaddling Laila. Awesome. This is going to be a ton of fun. Two, we can start feeding Laila solid food! Well, try at least. She said that if she gags or pushes it all out with her tongue or something than she just isn't ready and to try again a different time. That is very exciting! I can't wait!

My last entry was about Laila being sick... well, her fever didn't last long, it was gone by the next day, but she is still very congested and is now getting a little cough. Poor little thing. I honestly don't know who it is harder on, her or me. I hate listening to her all stuffed up and coughing. I just want her to get over it, and fast.

First Fever

Laila has her first fever! I last took it an hour ago and it was 101.4! I called the Dr and he said to give her baby tylenol - which of course I don't have! I only have ibuprofen, which apparently you can't give to babies that are younger than 6 months. Right now Enzio is heading home from work, and he is going to get some baby tylenol on his way.

Laila is slightly grumpy, but mostly she is just tired. She has been sleeping a lot more than usual, and sleeping deeply. I am going to call her doctor tomorrow (since the Dr I talked to before was just the on call Dr, not her own) and see if I should bring her in for a checkup or if she is fine staying home.

Ugh. I just hope she feels better soon... poor little thing. I'm not sure exactly where she got the fever - maybe it is something I brought home from work? I have been feeling like I am fighting something off for the past couple of days, so maybe she caught what I am fighting off?