So I was totally going to talk about my barbeque... or rainy day extravaganza... that we had on the weekend. And I may still mention it in passing, but first lets talk about other things.
The Good: I have managed to get myself back into my pre-pre-pregnancy pants! I haven't fit in them in almost 2 years now (with two pregnancies and all). Out of the 3 pairs of pants I have that I'm judging I have managed the low cut ones ('cause the belly goes a little over), and now the higher cut with a little stretch. I only have one more pair to go... the higher cut with no stretch. I am hoping that by the end of summer they will be a success too... YAY!
The Bad: I hate laundry! I have realized that I despise doing laundry in it's full capacity. The problem is that with a baby laundry is an everyday thing, and being I haven't been doing it every day I have quite the pile in my basement. I have to say today was a bad laundry day... Vi went through 4 outfits today, spitting up on one after the other, until I gave up and left her with only a diaper and a bunch of blankets for warmth. I also managed to go through 2 pairs of pants and 2 shirts with the joy of being peed on and spit up on... oh the fun!
The Cranky: My DAUGHTER! When a baby needs to poop or has gas and no matter what you try doesn't settle down, the stress level gets higher and higher. Today it took me quite a few hours and I finally got her to stop crying by laying her on me and giving her her bottle till she decided that sleep was better than eating. Then DID NOT move her to burp her, just held her and rubbed her back. What this means is that when she finally slept I could NOT MOVE. If a baby falls asleep in your arms and cries every time you try and move her, you just stop trying to move her and let her sleep in you arms.
So today was a stressful day. But she is asleep now and so is her Daddy :)
This is another thing I've been dealing with... Side, Back, Belly.
Vi does not sleep on her back... if I manage to get her to sleep on her back it only lasts about 20 to 30 minutes. When I try and prop her on her side she manages to get an arm free and flail it until she moves herself on her belly. So I have given up. She now sleeps almost exclusively on her belly. I know I know... the research says back only. Well my thought is that if so many people survived in past years sleeping on their belly that I'm not going to worry. It just gets stressy when the people go on and on about SIDS and act like you are a bad person for putting your baby on their belly. Well, I've given up on trying her back. She seems happy and it's not like I sleep that soundly anymore anyway lol. She also is now strong enough to turn her head from side to side and push her upper body up with her arms. I also always have her sleeping in our room and her crib is right beside me so I can reach her without getting out of bed. I feel like I'm justifying my decision to people all the time but it's ridiculous. SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.... what that means is... it happens suddenly without any reason. I truly believe they are grasping at straws on the reasons it happens. I know the whole idea of "why risk it" but if she's happy do I really have to make her unhappy by moving her all the time?
So I hope you all have a nice sleep and hopefully so will I.
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