Post-vacation, first day back at daycare wore Piper out!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
When it's good it's great, and when it's bad...
Wee!
Hey, everybody, look at me!
The Johnny Jump-Up is SO FUN!
Until...
it isn't.
Hey, everybody, look at me!
The Johnny Jump-Up is SO FUN!
Until...
it isn't.Merry merry merry!
We had a fantastic holiday this year. Austin was great! We Minnesotans got some much needed Vitamin D, and Piper had a blast with her Oma and Opa, Mookie, cousins, Auntie Chris, and Uncle Tim.
Piper got some good bonding time in with Oma. Piper especially liked to grab her face. Oma and Piper would play together in the morning before everyone got up (or after some of us went back for a nap!). Piper likes that Oma holds her a lot, and is very calm :)
Mookie flew in after Christmas but in time to celebrate New Year's Eve with Miss P!
Piper also had some good bonding time with Auntie Chris and Uncle Tim. This was Tim's first time meeting Piper! Both Aunt and Uncle spoiled her with love, rocking to sleep, and lots of walks :)
Natalie and Nicole are babysitters in training. They helped with Piper's evening bath every night, diving up who would dry her off, apply her lotion, put on her diaper, dress her, and brush her hair.
They were also pros at making her bottles (without any help!) and with feeding her.
And of course, they entertained her endlessly. Piper loved watching her cousins run, sing, and dance around the house. And Natalie and Nicole loved pushing the stroller and taking Piper for walks and to the park.
They were so sweet to Piper. It was magical to see the three girls together - what a special relationship!
Piper also enjoyed her first Christmas. She got a beautiful ornament, and Santa even left her a stocking full of toys!
Our vacation was just long enough that we all had time to really relax, breathe, and SMILE. Dan and I loved spending so much quality time with our little bean!
We also loved the time we got to spend with Natalie and Nicole. They are wonderful girls and are so adorable, talented, and truly unique. Now that we've left Austin, we miss them terribly.
Chris and Tim set up everything so that it was so easy to settle in with Piper. She had a pack 'n play, a bassinet, a diaper station, a bath station, and so many burb clothes and towels and toys!
Since our flights to/from Austin were evening flights, those didn't go quite as well as Piper's initial airplane experience since our flights took off right at Piper's bedtime. Understandably, her threshold for just about everything is much lower after 6pm. But she was still, all things considered, a real trooper traveler.
We had one little snag where Piper had to make an emergency visit to a pediatrician for a bad cold, but some antibiotics quickly got her back on the right track and she was a pretty happy camper throughout it all.
All in all, a very Merry Christmas was had by all :) We can't wait to go back!!!
Piper got some good bonding time in with Oma. Piper especially liked to grab her face. Oma and Piper would play together in the morning before everyone got up (or after some of us went back for a nap!). Piper likes that Oma holds her a lot, and is very calm :)
Mookie flew in after Christmas but in time to celebrate New Year's Eve with Miss P!
Piper also had some good bonding time with Auntie Chris and Uncle Tim. This was Tim's first time meeting Piper! Both Aunt and Uncle spoiled her with love, rocking to sleep, and lots of walks :)
Natalie and Nicole are babysitters in training. They helped with Piper's evening bath every night, diving up who would dry her off, apply her lotion, put on her diaper, dress her, and brush her hair.
They were also pros at making her bottles (without any help!) and with feeding her.
And of course, they entertained her endlessly. Piper loved watching her cousins run, sing, and dance around the house. And Natalie and Nicole loved pushing the stroller and taking Piper for walks and to the park.
They were so sweet to Piper. It was magical to see the three girls together - what a special relationship!
Piper also enjoyed her first Christmas. She got a beautiful ornament, and Santa even left her a stocking full of toys!
Our vacation was just long enough that we all had time to really relax, breathe, and SMILE. Dan and I loved spending so much quality time with our little bean!
We also loved the time we got to spend with Natalie and Nicole. They are wonderful girls and are so adorable, talented, and truly unique. Now that we've left Austin, we miss them terribly.Chris and Tim set up everything so that it was so easy to settle in with Piper. She had a pack 'n play, a bassinet, a diaper station, a bath station, and so many burb clothes and towels and toys!
Since our flights to/from Austin were evening flights, those didn't go quite as well as Piper's initial airplane experience since our flights took off right at Piper's bedtime. Understandably, her threshold for just about everything is much lower after 6pm. But she was still, all things considered, a real trooper traveler.
We had one little snag where Piper had to make an emergency visit to a pediatrician for a bad cold, but some antibiotics quickly got her back on the right track and she was a pretty happy camper throughout it all.
All in all, a very Merry Christmas was had by all :) We can't wait to go back!!!Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Little snot
Poor Piper has been having a little snot lately (not being one). Last week at our friends' Christmas party I put her into Carter's exersaucer only to be informed - as I watched Piper chewing on the very same toy Carter had been drooling on moments before - that Carter was sick. Shortly thereafter, so was Piper. She's toughing it out, but it's been a long week+ of stuffy nose and much elevated levels of crank. :(
But on the bright side, today Santa comes to daycare! So more to follow soon (with pictures of course!)!
But on the bright side, today Santa comes to daycare! So more to follow soon (with pictures of course!)!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Fill 'er up, I'm ready for bath time!
Piper's favorite bath toy: her washcloth. Hands down. Every time. She puts it in her mouth and sucks the water out of it. And trust me, you don't want to be the one to wrestle it away from her when it's time to rinse off.
Friday, December 17, 2010
6 months old!
Piper had her 6 month check up today. She's doing great. Here are her stats:
Head circumference: 16.5cm (30-40th percentile)
Weight: 14 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile)
Height: 25.5 inches (50th percentile)
She's officially been given the green light to start solids (such as they are for babies, more so pureed food than solid food, but the spoon is apparently KEY!), and the goal will be to get her up to 3 meals per day of solid foods, separate from the bottle. She can have bottles when she is hungry in between. At 8 months, we start the sippy cup. Big things to come!
As far as introducing solids, the current recommendation is to throw everything at the baby at once (whereas in the past they recommended starting only 1 new food each week or so to make sure there isn't an allergy). Dr. P warned us against determining too early that she 'likes' or 'doesn't like' certain foods. He said often what is off putting initially is the newness of the flavor, not the flavor itself. So we can't deem her a picky eater until we've allowed her to try each food many times over and spit it out just as often ;)
She has a little cold right now, so she was not so receptive to Dr. P nor the male nurse who did her vaccinations. She got 3 pokes today, and screamed at the top of her little lungs. (Of course, in true Piper fashion, before the hypodermics had even reached the bioharzardous waste container, her tears were dry.)
A good report, and lots to look forward to! We'll keep you all posted on her culinary preferences as we experiment!
Very uncertain about the peas...
Head circumference: 16.5cm (30-40th percentile)
Weight: 14 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile)
Height: 25.5 inches (50th percentile)
She's officially been given the green light to start solids (such as they are for babies, more so pureed food than solid food, but the spoon is apparently KEY!), and the goal will be to get her up to 3 meals per day of solid foods, separate from the bottle. She can have bottles when she is hungry in between. At 8 months, we start the sippy cup. Big things to come!
As far as introducing solids, the current recommendation is to throw everything at the baby at once (whereas in the past they recommended starting only 1 new food each week or so to make sure there isn't an allergy). Dr. P warned us against determining too early that she 'likes' or 'doesn't like' certain foods. He said often what is off putting initially is the newness of the flavor, not the flavor itself. So we can't deem her a picky eater until we've allowed her to try each food many times over and spit it out just as often ;)
She has a little cold right now, so she was not so receptive to Dr. P nor the male nurse who did her vaccinations. She got 3 pokes today, and screamed at the top of her little lungs. (Of course, in true Piper fashion, before the hypodermics had even reached the bioharzardous waste container, her tears were dry.)
A good report, and lots to look forward to! We'll keep you all posted on her culinary preferences as we experiment!
Very uncertain about the peas...
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