The Toes Have It!

I love the warmer weather - it means pretty painted toes!! And cute, chubby baby toes, and long, awkward toddler toes too!!

Solid Foods - UPDATE!

So we've come a long way from several months ago when I was struggling to get my baby (now 9 months old) to eat solid foods. She loves her food now! A friend suggested I try mixing everything together - cereal, veggie & fruit - sounds disgusting I know - but it worked! She's been eating great now for the past 2 1/2 months or so. She has moved onto puffs and Cheerios as well as drinking water from a sippy cup. She is in food envy in that she is very interested in what the rest of us are eating and wants to try some. I let her try tiny bites of things here and there to give her a taste but still a little nervous about letting her try other fingers food at this pointing. Soon enough!!

So Sick of Cold & Flu Season!!

When will we be done with this winter and therefore this awful cold and flu season!?!? Less than a month ago we were dealing with two ear infections (both my girls had them - my poor babies!). I was also the lucky one to get that cold then - ugh! Now we are dealing with what the doctor's term RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) - in my mind it's a cold. Coughing, wheezing, sticky mucus (yes - tons of fun) and temps for several days. My kids have been through enough already! Let's be done with this year's cold and flu please!!! (On a side note, this cold seems to have bypassed me and gone right to my husband - let me knock on wood just to be safe!)

SLEEP - Update!!

So I thought we were getting somewhere when my 6 - now almost 7 month old started sleeping until 6am a few mornings a week. Then - this past week - she has decided that 4:30AM is a good time to wake up - EVERY DAY!!! UGH!!!

Facebook Status & Comments - Sleep & Kids

ME:
Getting ready for the day after a not so great night of sleep.

Friend One:
why is someone sick?????

Friend Two:
Join the club! My boy was up three times last night. Once he flung himself up and over me while I was sleeping...trying to get into the big bed. The second time he woke up screaming about big bugs. The third time, I ended up in his bed with him! UGH!

Friend Three:
Big Bugs? Well didn't DADDY the Exterminator get rid of them lol..and he has a few "Uncles" that can help out with the BUG issue lol...Kids and their imaginations. My girl has done that a few times. Says she had a big bug in her bed..to the point I had to go get her a new blanket to sleep with cause she wouldn't use the one that had the "bugs" on them lol.

ME:
No one is sick - just my girl was restless - up constantly from 1am-5am - then at 5am decided to sleep for another 1 1/2 hours - great for her but stinks for us (my husband & I) as we had to get up to get ready for work. UGH!Yeah Friend Two - I definitely with Friend Three on the Big Bugs theory - have Daddy scare them away next time!!

Friend Four:
I feel your pain...although my girl slept well last night she just didn't fall asleep until 10:30PM. It could have been that 3 hour nap her father let her take 4-7PM!!!

ME:
Ugh!! Doesn't he know that there is NO Napping after 4pm (unless it's like a 20 minute cap nap). I hope you made him stay up with her.

Solid Foods

How to get a 6 month old to enjoy eating solids? That is the question. We started feeding my daughter solid foods around 4 months old. She was taking the rice cereal great at first. We tried a few fruits (pears, bananas, apples) and veggies (peas, sweet potatoes, squash); she would make weird faces and gag at first but then seem to like them. Now, she seems to take the bottle fine for the most part (4-6 oz every 4 hours during the day) but when it comes time to eat the solid foods she flat out refuses. Clamps her mouth shut and will not willingly open for anything. I've tried distracting her by giving her a spoon of her own to play with then shovel a bite in when she goes to chew on the spoon. I've also recently tried helping her to feed herself (with me holding her hand with the spoon and guiding it to her mouth) as she seems to have food envy when she watches my husband, her big sister and I eat. This seemed to work OK but I'm thinking there's got to be an easier way! Any suggestions?