Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Crying
Maddux is driving me nuts right now! He's doing that thing that babies do where they throw a tantrum because they are tired, so you put them down for a nap and they throw a bigger tantrum. I'm in a one bedroom apartment, so its not like I can just ignore him. He sounds so sad and I just feel like a terrible mommy for trying to put him down. I don't want to feel like I'm being selfish and trying to make him go away so I can get me time. I think I did everything I could before putting him down, i gave him crackers and put him in his toys and gave him his toys and fed him twice and nothing worked. he still ended up leaving these huge scratch marks on my neck. I just can't stand letting him cry like that! I really wish brandon were here to make me feel better! he gets home in 33minutes, or at least he gets off in that long.. I really need him!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Duck's Christmas List
Okay, I need to make a good sized Christmas list for my little Duck.
1. This thing :
or something like it. I need something maddux can play in and bounce in at the same time. I have an activity center for him, but it is hand-me-down and pretty old. most of the toys are either broken off or don't make much sense, so I would really like him to have one with all the toys and the added bouncing thing.
This is called Bounce A Bout from Bright Starts and it is $65. (its called a wish list for a reason... I can dream..)
2. I would love him to have a swaddler of come sort. Life would be much easier for me at the grocery store if I had 2 arms but he was still being held. he hates his car seat and I don't trust him to sit in the cart yet.
3. Story books for his age level. Either those cloth books, or books with like 1 to 2 sentences per page. I currently have about 2 like that.
4. The Curious George movie. He absolutely adores Jack Johnson music and he loves the Upside Down video which has the monkey in it.
5. Rattles and toys, just something he can play with. He has very few toys at the moment.
6. Toys that make noise. I know every parent hates the repetitive toys, but in the end we hate the crying more. those little piano toys would be perfect because he would be making the sound himself, also there is a crib light toy that you strap to the bars and it sings a soothing song when the baby touches the button, I already know he loves it, I just don't have one yet.
8. this thing is awesome! :
the sides can fold down or up so and its just full of awesome. just what my almost crawling kid needs!
its called the Baby's Play Place deluxe edition from Bright Starts. its $80 which is spendy, but its just so awesome....
9. I would love for him to have some kind of travel crib/ play pen. when he gets big enough to walk around i'm gonna need something to keep him in when i don't want him to get into anything. they have some that come with a changer which would be nice. i don't have a changing table, i just use my bed.
10. We could use something that will strap him in to his high chair. Its a family heirloom carved by hand and I love every thing about it accept that I have nothing to strap him in to it with. I am afraid I'll look away and he'll try to climb out and fall on his head. They have those cart covers out and i'm not quite sure if that would do the trick or not.
This is called Bounce A Bout from Bright Starts and it is $65. (its called a wish list for a reason... I can dream..)
2. I would love him to have a swaddler of come sort. Life would be much easier for me at the grocery store if I had 2 arms but he was still being held. he hates his car seat and I don't trust him to sit in the cart yet.
3. Story books for his age level. Either those cloth books, or books with like 1 to 2 sentences per page. I currently have about 2 like that.
4. The Curious George movie. He absolutely adores Jack Johnson music and he loves the Upside Down video which has the monkey in it.
5. Rattles and toys, just something he can play with. He has very few toys at the moment.
6. Toys that make noise. I know every parent hates the repetitive toys, but in the end we hate the crying more. those little piano toys would be perfect because he would be making the sound himself, also there is a crib light toy that you strap to the bars and it sings a soothing song when the baby touches the button, I already know he loves it, I just don't have one yet.
8. this thing is awesome! :
its called the Baby's Play Place deluxe edition from Bright Starts. its $80 which is spendy, but its just so awesome....
9. I would love for him to have some kind of travel crib/ play pen. when he gets big enough to walk around i'm gonna need something to keep him in when i don't want him to get into anything. they have some that come with a changer which would be nice. i don't have a changing table, i just use my bed.
10. We could use something that will strap him in to his high chair. Its a family heirloom carved by hand and I love every thing about it accept that I have nothing to strap him in to it with. I am afraid I'll look away and he'll try to climb out and fall on his head. They have those cart covers out and i'm not quite sure if that would do the trick or not.
Monday, November 21, 2011
A TOOTH A TOOTH!!
Maddux finally has a tooth coming through his gums! I can feel the little sharp points of it through his gums, but I can't see it yet. Yay Duck!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Christmas Pictures!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Praise
Maddux just lights up when I tell him he did a good job! He makes this growling sound that I don't really understand. But he's starting to understand what he has to do to get praise, so now he does those things randomly. He's so close to figuring out how to clap his hands and I try to encourage him to keep trying. I tried to teach him how to do the knuckles thing that people do after high-fives, and he didn't get what we were doing, but he thought it was hilarious! he just laughed and laughed at me. hopefully eventually he will understand it. He is absolutely adorable!
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Friday, November 18, 2011
8 Months Old
Maddux is learning things so much faster these days. He's very close to crawling. He has the general idea, he just doesn't know how to lift himself up on his hands and knees just yet. If he wants to get to something, he will find a way. He already has little rug burns on his knees! I put lotion on them so it doesn't hurt too bad.
We went to WIC yesterday for his normal appointment. When they weighed him they noticed that he's only gained a few ounces in the last 3months. I was told to start feeding him more baby meat and less breast milk and apple juice. So now, I have an entire shelf in the cupboard thats just full of baby food. The first time I fed him a mixture of baby ham and sweet potatoes he made the FUNNIEST face! Meat has a different texture than the fruits and veggies he's used to. He just froze! It took him a long time to get through his food that time, but I was laughing the whole time. The dog was hovering around the whole time just waiting for me to look away so he could lick Maddux's face clean, and he did get away with licking the tray on the baby walker that Maddux was sitting in when I was feeding him. Duck is starting to understand the walker. Its a hand-me-down and it sat in our storage unit for a while because Maddux was too small for it. I finally cleaned it and washed the cloth seat and put him in it about a week ago. He's pretty good at backwards.
Maddux doesn't like it when I put him down and I know that I have to just put him down and let him cry sometimes so that he understands I can't hold him all the time, but its really hard to listen to him cry for too long at the same time. Usually he'll be okay with me just being in the room, but that makes it impossible to get chores done. So basically our apartment stays messy all the time. Maybe its just me always having an excuse because I absolutely hate chores! But I also won't let it get too dirty. I'll like keep it at a happy medium, a few things on the floor and some dishes in the sink, but not like smelly and flies every where. I really want to move back to utah pretty soon. I think I could really use the help from my little sister and my mom and mother-in-law with Maddux. Even if someone just came over and held the baby while I did the chores. In Wyoming all I have is my older sister Amanda, but she already has her own 2 kids so she's got her hands full. She babysits Duck while I'm in school and I pay her and I am very grateful for that. I recently learned how impossible it is to find a daycare. I really miss my friends and people I can stay up all night talking to in those deep conversations where you don't notice the time going by. I desperately miss my sister Courtney! She's growing up to be the best friend I've always wanted. I have other best friends who are amazing too, but I just never expected Courtney and I to get along so well. She makes me feel excited about life. I really miss her.
It is amazing how much time has passed. 8 months already! It seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital getting ready to deliver him. I can see so much of Brandon in Maddux. He has Brandon's smile. I held a picture of Brandon when he was a kid up next to Maddux and made him smile, it was almost identical. In 4 months he will be a year old already! Some times Brandon and I think about not having anymore kids. We think that we might be able to give Maddux a fuller life if we have enough money for all he needs. But sometimes I think of how I have always wanted a little girl named Michelle. Its a problem because there's no promise that I'll have a girl if I get pregnant again. We definitely won't get pregnant again until Maddux is 5 because I am busy with college. I just wonder what we will end up choosing. Is it wrong to only want one child? Will he be lonely if we raise him by himself?
I absolutely cannot wait until Christmas! Maddux's first Christmas! Its going to be amazing! I already have this huge list of toys I'm going to get him and Tootie, Brandon's mom, said that she's planning on spoiling him too. He's her only grand child after all. We are going to go to Utah the night of December 23rd. The next morning Brandon and his dad are going to go skiing while me and possibly Tootie go shopping at IKEA for toys for Maddux. We're gonna wrap them and then celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, as is their family tradition. Then I'm gonna head up to Layton, where courtney lives and give her my present. Thats the plan, but its not set in stone yet. I'll post pictures after.
Here are some halloween pictures. Maddux was a duck for Halloween!
We went to WIC yesterday for his normal appointment. When they weighed him they noticed that he's only gained a few ounces in the last 3months. I was told to start feeding him more baby meat and less breast milk and apple juice. So now, I have an entire shelf in the cupboard thats just full of baby food. The first time I fed him a mixture of baby ham and sweet potatoes he made the FUNNIEST face! Meat has a different texture than the fruits and veggies he's used to. He just froze! It took him a long time to get through his food that time, but I was laughing the whole time. The dog was hovering around the whole time just waiting for me to look away so he could lick Maddux's face clean, and he did get away with licking the tray on the baby walker that Maddux was sitting in when I was feeding him. Duck is starting to understand the walker. Its a hand-me-down and it sat in our storage unit for a while because Maddux was too small for it. I finally cleaned it and washed the cloth seat and put him in it about a week ago. He's pretty good at backwards.
Maddux doesn't like it when I put him down and I know that I have to just put him down and let him cry sometimes so that he understands I can't hold him all the time, but its really hard to listen to him cry for too long at the same time. Usually he'll be okay with me just being in the room, but that makes it impossible to get chores done. So basically our apartment stays messy all the time. Maybe its just me always having an excuse because I absolutely hate chores! But I also won't let it get too dirty. I'll like keep it at a happy medium, a few things on the floor and some dishes in the sink, but not like smelly and flies every where. I really want to move back to utah pretty soon. I think I could really use the help from my little sister and my mom and mother-in-law with Maddux. Even if someone just came over and held the baby while I did the chores. In Wyoming all I have is my older sister Amanda, but she already has her own 2 kids so she's got her hands full. She babysits Duck while I'm in school and I pay her and I am very grateful for that. I recently learned how impossible it is to find a daycare. I really miss my friends and people I can stay up all night talking to in those deep conversations where you don't notice the time going by. I desperately miss my sister Courtney! She's growing up to be the best friend I've always wanted. I have other best friends who are amazing too, but I just never expected Courtney and I to get along so well. She makes me feel excited about life. I really miss her.
It is amazing how much time has passed. 8 months already! It seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital getting ready to deliver him. I can see so much of Brandon in Maddux. He has Brandon's smile. I held a picture of Brandon when he was a kid up next to Maddux and made him smile, it was almost identical. In 4 months he will be a year old already! Some times Brandon and I think about not having anymore kids. We think that we might be able to give Maddux a fuller life if we have enough money for all he needs. But sometimes I think of how I have always wanted a little girl named Michelle. Its a problem because there's no promise that I'll have a girl if I get pregnant again. We definitely won't get pregnant again until Maddux is 5 because I am busy with college. I just wonder what we will end up choosing. Is it wrong to only want one child? Will he be lonely if we raise him by himself?
I absolutely cannot wait until Christmas! Maddux's first Christmas! Its going to be amazing! I already have this huge list of toys I'm going to get him and Tootie, Brandon's mom, said that she's planning on spoiling him too. He's her only grand child after all. We are going to go to Utah the night of December 23rd. The next morning Brandon and his dad are going to go skiing while me and possibly Tootie go shopping at IKEA for toys for Maddux. We're gonna wrap them and then celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, as is their family tradition. Then I'm gonna head up to Layton, where courtney lives and give her my present. Thats the plan, but its not set in stone yet. I'll post pictures after.
Here are some halloween pictures. Maddux was a duck for Halloween!
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