Bad Mama

I haven't been able to write cuz my bad Mama says she has been "dog tired" when she gets home from work and then she spends her night juggling me!!!
Mommy says that while I have physically changed quite a bit not a whole lot has changed around here.  I still am not fond of sleeping most of the time but in the last week I have actually slept through the night TWO times.  Mommy and Daddy are praying that I am finally starting to get a routine but we will see how I feel the next couple days.  I have been really cranky the last 2 days, no real reason but Daddy says that I just like to "bitch" whatever that means.  Mom said the last week or so it really seems that I have figured out what a smile is for and that I am smiling even when I fuss.  Mommy thinks it is funny "poop" when I have a big ol grin on my face but am screaming, Daddy however doesn't think it is so funny cuz I am almost always screaming at HIM!!!  I am eating a TON lately, I am now up to 5 to 6 ounces every 3 hours or so.  Daddy calls me his little piggy.... I don't think that's very nice but I will put up with it cuz I loves my Daddy.
I went and had my 2 month check up and shots... that just SUCKED.  I was OK with the shot part, Mommy cried WAY more than I did cuz I am a tough little girl but my Mommy... well she's a big wuss!!!  While they gave me the shots I was laying on Daddy's lap guzzling down my bottle so I barely noticed.  Daddy says I am not tough I am just a piggy so food is way more important than a silly needle.  My Dr said I am 100% healthy and said the fussing and farting I do is OK, she said she doesn't like to change formula unless it is really needed and she doesn't think it is.  Mommy still doesn't believe that but she is going to leave things alone and listen to the Dr for now.  I had been congested and had a cough for a few days before I went to the Dr and Mommy asked the Dr about it, she said I had a virus of some sort.  Mommy was worried maybe I was allergic to the cats or something but the Dr said that environmental allergies start later on so it was only a minor virus.  Mommy had called the after hours number a few days before we saw the Dr so she had been putting saline drops up my nose and sucking them out, I REALLY hated that and put a cool mist humidifier around me all day.  Dr said that was the best thing to do.  They weighed and measured me while I was there and I am 9 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long!!!  Mommy looked at the pictures of me when I was born and can't believe how much difference a couple pounds and a couple inches make!!!  After my shots I was HORRIBLE to my parents for about 4 days.  My tummy hurt and I had a fever so I cried pretty much full time, I didn't want to sleep so it was a LONG 4 days.  I am still a fussy pain in the butt now but I am not in pain so Mommy and I are happier.
I went with Daddy to see his neurologist today.  It was a long trip for me but it seems like Daddy is getting some of the answers he needs.  His Dr said she thinks he has Fibromyalgia and put him on Lyrica for a couple weeks to see if that is going to help.  If that works then his regular Dr can prescribe it regularly for him.  His neurologist was also concerned about his issues sleeping and is getting a sleep study authorized, she thinks that it may be sleep apnea.  Mommy has thought he may have apnea for quite a while so she is happy that they are going to look into it but when she found out that a sleep study is done AT HOME all she could do was laugh... How do they plan to study his sleep when NO ONE gets much sleep with me around???  Mommy is just plain rude LOL.
Mommy is also really happy with the way Daddy is with me, she said Daddy has taken to being my Daddy like a Duckie takes to water!!!  Mommy loves to watch me hang out with Dad, he makes up all kinds of silly songs and sings them to me, he holds me every chance he gets and he and I will sit and stare at each other till I fall asleep.  Mommy said she loves her little family.  Daddy does think that Mommy may be reacting to the stress I put on her cuz she has already planned my first birthday, right down to how to make a centerpiece with a rubber duckie.... Thanks to Grandma's friend Sharon I am now the proud owner of a HUGE rubber duckie collection so it seems to have become a theme around here.  Mommy is even looking into a cake decorating class cuz she wants to make a several tier cake with a 3D rubber duckie cake as the top tier!!!  I can hardly wait cuz by then I should be able to have some!!!  I am also concerned about Mama's sanity cuz she told me what she is dressing me up as for Halloween.... A SKUNK...  Mommy said I am a little stinker so I guess it is pretty fitting.
Mommy also found the way to make me LIKE bath time, Mommy and I take a bath together.  Once I learned how to kick my legs, wiggle my WHOLE body and realized that I liked the warm water and wanted to put my face in it Mommy started having a really hard time keeping my face out of the water, not dropping me AND getting me clean so she just gave up and climbed in the tub with me.  Mama said I am slippery when wet and she wasn't gonna risk something bad happening to me.  Now that Mommy is there with me and I can be in more water I LOVE bath time BUT I still scream and fuss I just wait till Mommy makes me get out!!!  LOL guess my Mommy just can't win!!!
Speaking of bathes, Mommy says it is time for mine.  Mommy said we will try to write more often but she is busting her bum at work lately so she makes no promises.  Nighty night!!!

February 11

Now that Mommy is feeling better and now that Mommy has her computer issue worked out I can finally start my blog again.  Mommy was sick for almost 2 weeks and with this being her first full week back to work as well she was just wiped out.  Mom says she is still not totally well and has a pretty nasty cough but she says her fever is finally gone and she has energy again.
I have not done anything to exciting.  Daddy has stayed up with me at night and home with me during the day so that Mommy can work.  I have still not been good about sleeping much.  Mommy says that I sleep fine as long as someone is holding me but if I have to try to sleep in my crib or basinett I wake myself up and cry loudly every half hour or so.  Mommy tried to start a "tough love" program and let me cry myself out but it didn't do any good.  I cried for over an hour before Mommy was crying too and had to come in and get me.  Mommy knows that I need to be able to cry from time to time but over an hour seems excessive.  Mom said we are going to try one last thing and then she is out of ideas and we will have to try the tough love again.  Mom said tonight I get to sleep with her and Daddy.  Mom has been afraid to try that cuz she worries about the doggies but she said she can barricade around me so they can't get so close.  I guess we will see if I sleep better in the big bed!!!
Mommy's stupid little doggie has "issues" lately.  I guess the dog is so upset by my presence she is actually pulling her hair out in clumps.  Mommy feels really bad and wishes she knew what to do.  I however did not mean to make the doggie pull her hair out, I was trying to get Daddy to!!!!
Tomorrow Daddy is going to an SCA event and leaving Mommy and I at home.  Mommy was not happy with the whole thing but then Grandma decided it was time to get my picture taken.  Tomorrow Grandma is going to come get us and take us to her house so Mommy can do some EBay pictures for Grandma, then after Mama gets a nap we are going to Sears to have my picture taken!!!    Mommy is excited to see how that goes, I am not usually very cooperative so we will see if I will even wake up for a picture.
Mom says she has some other stuff she needs to do before we feed me and try to go to bed.  I will be on more now that we have a good computer!!!!
Nighty night!

February 1

I haven't been able to post much and it may be a week or 2 before I can go back to posting full time.  Mommy got really sick and has either been taking care of me or sleeping as much as she can.  On our trip Mommy's computer died and it will be a couple weeks before they can get her a new one so she has to use Daddy's computer (which she finds hard to use).
We got home from our trip safe and sound.  I had a really good time and even met my great great Aunt and Uncle before I left and some friends of Grandma Judy's.  It was a LONG trip home, I did not feel like being strapped in a car seat and fussed most of the way home.  Mommy is just glad I will be a bit bigger before we have to do another trip like that and will be able to sleep through the night.  It makes for a long trip for them if I sleep the whole time in the car then stay up all night in the hotel.
We had been home a day when Mommy says I hit a milestone.  Daddy reached down and stroked my cheek and I giggled.  I have not done it since but Mommy and Daddy know what they heard!!!!
I have been really gassy and fussy the last couple days, Mom doesn't know if it was the change in the water they used for my formula, the long drive or what is causing it but she says it is making it really hard to get well when  no one in the house is allowed to sleep.  For the last 2 nights I even let out blood curdling screams in my sleep so even when I am sleeping I wake up Mom and Dad and they worry.  Mommy talked to my Dr today and they want her to feed me LESS and loosen up my diaper.  I had gotten to a point I was eating 5oz every 2 hours.  My Dr said that she thinks that maybe I am stretching my stomach and making myself uncomfortable before my brain is registering that my belly is full.  They want Mommy and Daddy to give me an oz when I am really hungry and get to where I am eating 4 oz every 3 to 4 hours.  Hopefully that will work cuz I think Mom and Dad may lose their minds if I keep this up!!!
Mommy says she is not feeling very good and wants to lay down so I guess I need to go.  Hopefully I can write again soon!!!  Nighty night!

January 26

Sorry I haven't written but we have been pretty with our trip to visit my Grandma and Great Grandma.  We made it here safe and sound and are having a good time but boy was it a long trip.
I kept Mommy up all night before we left (she got a full hour and a half of sleep).  Mommy thought that maybe she would be able to get a little bit of sleep in the car but I had other plans!!!!  We left early Monday morning, Daddy wanted to be on the road at 8 but we didn't quite leave so early... It took a bit longer to pack my "gear" than Daddy hoped.  We had a nice drive, I made sure everyone got out and stretched their legs every 2 hours or so and while they were at it they could give me a bottle and change my stinky.  Mommy tried to sleep in the car but every time she pulled out her pillow and got comfy I decided it was time for us all to get out and I would start crying.  Mommy swears I am psychic and wait just for the moment she tries to sleep to cry... I will never tell anyone my secret!!!  We drove ALL day until we got just outside of Bakersfield and we hit fog so thick Daddy could hardly see the cars in front of us.  We stopped and Mommy and Daddy had dinner at Denny's then checked into a hotel for the night.  Mom and Dad were wiped out and hoped they could get some sleep but after sleeping in the car all day I just didn't feel like sleeping and I stayed up fussing all night.  Mom felt really bad cuz Daddy was doing the driving and with us all staying in one room there was no way for her to let him sleep when I was crying all night.  Mommy said Daddy was really great about it and at one point Mommy and Daddy turned around in the bed and put their pillows at the foot of the bed and they both were trying to sleep while they each had their hand on my bouncy and trying to keep me busy.  Mommy and Daddy even tried putting me in the bed between them and cuddled with me to get me to sleep but I just felt more like fussing.  I finally was tuckered out around 530 and fell asleep, they got a whole 2 and a half hours of sleep before the wake up call came and we got on the road again.  When we got up it was still really foggy but they could see about 200 feet in front of us so we went ahead and left.  We listened to the radio and the fog was SO bad that a few miles away in Fresno they actually canceled 22 flights out of the airport and were not letting anything land until about 3 that afternoon!!!
We finally got to Grandma's about 2pm.  Grandma and Great Grandma were THRILLED to see me!!!  I totally LOVE all the fuss everyone is making over me of course.  I stayed awake to get to know them most of the day.  My Great Uncle Warner and Daddy's Cousin Pat even came to meet me.  I was a hit as usual.  Mommy and Daddy had a really nice dinner with the family and then I fell asleep.  Mommy and Daddy had just finally gone to bed when I decided I felt like a bottle so I had Daddy get up for me.  I was a really good baby and went right back to sleep after my bottle and then I didn't wake anyone up until 530.  Mommy said she was actually happy I slept that long but I didn't feel like going back to sleep until about 7.  I woke Daddy up again about 830 but Grandma was up and she took care of me so Mom and Dad could sleep.... I guess I must have really been pushing Mom and Dad the last few weeks cuz since they didn't have to get up with me they actually slept till 230 in the afternoon!!!  Mommy couldn't believe they slept that long but was SOOOOO grateful for the sleep.
When Mom and Dad finally got their lazy butt's out of bed we all went out to Walmart and did some shopping then came home and had dinner.  Mom felt bad we wasted a day of our trip but I got to hang out all day with my Grandma and Great Grandma so it was not a waste for us!!!
Tomorrow we are going sight seeing and Grandma said there is more family coming to meet me.  Mommy and Daddy brought the stupid mini doggies with us so they have been trying to get more attention than me.... Silly doggies!!!!
I guess I better try to get some sleep so I can be my adorable self in the morning!!!  Nighty night!!!

January 24

Today was a really nice day.  I had a GREAT time at my shower.  Everyone took turns holding me and telling me how adorable I was.  Mommy said all the stuff that we got was really great.  I have been told that I have got so many nice clothes now I will be the best dressed kid for a long time to come.  I met some really nice people today too!!!  Mom said we should be grateful to have such wonderful people who care about us.
We did some last minute shopping on the way home and Mommy says that except for the last minute things (like my changing pad and Mommy's makeup) that we are all packed and ready to go.  Mom said we have to get up really early cuz Daddy wants to leave for California at 8 in the morning.  I got a bit wound up today and don't feel like sleeping so maybe instead of Mommy having to get up so early we can just stay up!!!  (Mommy doesn't look happy with that idea but as she knows it is no longer up to her!!!)  Daddy wants to get at least halfway to Grandma's house tomorrow so it is going to be a really long day in the car.  Mommy said they almost need a trailer to take all the stuff that me and the doggies need for a week.  Mommy has a tendency to over pack for herself and now finds that she barely has room for her things at all.
Mommy said we have to try to get me to sleep since tomorrow morning is gonna be early.  Nighty night!

January 22

I had a really nice day today!  We all went to our SCA event where I was totally adored (as it should be.)  I got called up in front of the court and got my SCA baby booties.  I was just not that into it so I slept through that part.  Daddy was really excited and I did hear the crowd cheer in whisper for me!!  Everyone spent the day cuddling with me.  Mommy said it was really nice to keep me entertained and happy all day.  Mommy thought Daddy was just as cute as I was today cuz he bundled me all up and had to walk me around and show me off.  I did spend a bunch of the day in my stroller cuz it has sun and wind shade and Mommy was worried with my really fair skin I would get burned so I just kicked back and enjoyed the ride, the only one who got a sunburn was my Mommy who has a very interesting tan line now from her sun glasses....  Daddy of course thought that was "funny poop."
Tonight I am just to exhausted to even fuss.  Mommy is enjoying how nice and calm I am.  I took a bottle and before Mommy could even get me in my bouncy seat I was sound asleep and not even doing my usual sleep fussing.  Mommy thinks that maybe this will be another night that I sleep really good.
Tomorrow morning Mommy says I have to get a bath, she was going to give me one tonight but I am just to wiped out.  After my bath Mom says we are going to a baby shower for me.  I can't wait!!  Another day of attention is always a good thing.  Mommy is really excited that her friends get to meet me.  Auntie Bethie is even coming up to meet me!!!  After my shower Daddy is going to bring the big brown doggie (they CALL him a doggie but I think he may be a pony.... I have every intention of riding him when I grow up a bit) over so Auntie Bethie can take him to "boarding school" where he will stay while we go to California for the week.
Mommy says we still have a ton of stuff to do before our trip, she says she needs to get all my laundry ready to go but she wanted to wait to do that until after the party tomorrow.  I guess Mommy needs something to do at night while she is up with me!!!
I am just exhausted so I am going to go to bed for the night.  Night night everyone!!!!

January 21

I didn't make Mommy write last night cuz I was a boring baby all day.  Yesterday all I did all day was nap and then spent all last night driving Daddy nuts!!  After a full day of sleep the last thing I wanted to do was sleep through the night!!!
Mommy went and saw her Doctor yesterday and that is the last time that she has to go back until we get back from our trip.  Her Doctor said she is really happy with how Mommy is healing and thinks that she will be all better the next time she sees her.  Mommy said she hopes it is healed cuz she is tired of going to the Doctor every day!!!!
Today Mommy had to go and groom her silly white and grey doggy (the one I like to spit up on) and Daddy's funny looking doggy.  While she was doing that I spent the day hanging out with Grandma.  Grandma says that I smile when she talks to me but Mommy says that Grandma only is seeing what she wants to see... I am NOT telling anyone who is right, it is way more fun to keep them guessing.  I didn't feel like sleeping while I was at Grandma's very much so Mommy hopes that means I will sleep through the night.  Mom says that Daddy may lose his mind if I am as fussy as I was last night!!!
Tomorrow we are going to an SCA event so Mom and Dad can show me off!!!  I will go anywhere as long as I get to be the center of attention!  Sunday Grandma's friend Lisa is throwing a shower for me so I get to be the center of attention there too... It is gonna be a good weekend for me.
Monday we leave for California.  Mommy has most of my laundry done for the trip and hopes she has thought of everything that I need.  Mommy said she is a little nervous about how traveling with me is going to go so I guess we will see.  All I know is it will be a car FULL!!!  We are going in Daddy's little car and it will be the 3 of us (and all our baggage) plus the 2 dogs.  It should be an interesting week for all of us!!!!
Mom says we have to get up early in the morning so I guess I will let her try to sleep.  Nighty night!!!

January 19

Can you believe I am three weeks old today??? Amazing how quick time is going!!!
Mommy is really happy cuz I slept again last night.  I slept from about midnight to 3 and then Daddy gave me my bottle and put me back to bed and I slept from about 330 until 9!!!  Mommy said that was a great thing for them and they may actually get their sanity back.
We really didn't do anything fun today.  I just spent the day hanging out with Mom and Dad.  Mommy decided she needed "Mommy" time so she left me with Daddy and went shopping.  Mommy was in a good mood when she got home cuz she found out that she was skinnier than when she got pregnant with me!!!  Mom was really happy to have new clothes.  Mommy and Daddy spent the evening playing with me and I am just wiped out tonight.  Mommy is happy cuz she says I am more fun to play with now.
Mom says tomorrow is a busy day for her, she is grooming one of our dogs, then she sees her Doctor and then she has to go buy WIC, so she says we should go so she can go to sleep.
Nighty night!!!

January 18

Mommy made a BIG fuss this morning.  She said she was thrilled cuz she and I both slept last night.  Daddy had the late night shift with me cuz Mama couldn't stay awake and passed out at 930 last night, I got up for a bottle around 10 or 1030, slept until about 3 when Daddy gave me an ounce more bottle and then I went back to sleep and slept until 6!!!  Daddy said I didn't fuss at all and went right back to sleep!!! Mommy said she HOPES this is the start of a new pattern.  When I got up at 6 Mommy turned all the lights on really bright, she said so I knew it was daytime and should be up and she sat and babbled with me for quite a while.  Mommy did say she doesn't know whether she loves Daddy or hates him for this, she can't believe I will sleep for him and not her but she is just so grateful for sleep.  Daddy agreed to take the late nights with me for a few days to see if he can get the routine to sink in.  Mommy is SO grateful for Daddy!!!!
Mommy and I went out to lunch today with her friend Denise.  Mommy said she hasn't been out for Greek nachos in MONTHS and was thrilled to get out for a bit.  I sat in my car seat at the table while they ate and I just couldn't close my eyes.  I got a bit tired and cranky but there is just TOO much to see!!!
Mommy says the rest of our week is going to be a bit busy.  We are going to go and do a bit of shopping this week, then she has to groom the mini dogs (she wants them to be pretty for our trip to California to meet my Grandma Judy) then we are going to an SCA event on Saturday (that funny hobby of Mom and Dad's) then a shower for me on Sunday and we leave for California on Monday.  Mommy hopes she is physically ready to be this busy, it has been a while since she has had so much going on.
Daddy gets to stay up with me tonight, Mama wants to see if I will be a good girl and sleep again.  I haven't decided which way to go!!!!  Mama will let you know tomorrow!!!
Nighty night!!!

January 17

I kept Mommy up ALL night last night.  I am not crying or really to fussy, I just really don't want to sleep.  Mommy and Daddy are really trying everything they can.  Mommy and Daddy talk to me and mess with me every time I am up and awake during the day and then turn the lights down really low and don't talk to me at night and I still won't sleep.  Mommy said she may be bald from pulling her hair out before I sleep at night.  Daddy even tried to sleep in the recliner and hold me for a bit but that didn't last long.  I did notice Daddy has a very hairy face so I wrapped my little hand up in his beard while he held me.
Today I got some "tummy time" and "nakie bum" time.  Mommy said I have a couple small spots of diaper rash that she wanted to get some air.  We were using the generic diaper cream but Mommy has learned there really is a difference, the generic stuff won't cover the rash.  Mommy switched to some samples of "Butt Paste" that the Doctor gave us so hopefully that will help.
Mommy saw her Dr today and they said that it looks like her ouchie is much better.  Hopefully by the end of this week she will be done going in every day to see them.  Mommy took me with her cuz the nurses said she was not allowed back without me.  I got passed around the office again and had everyone fussing over me.  Mommy told the nurses that for delivering a bunch of babies they sure act like they have never seen one before and they told my Mommy that they see babies every day but not one as special as I am.
Mommy is really tired tonight so I am going to let her stop typing.  She is letting Daddy nap so he can take the night shift with me!!!  Daddy was gone most of the day so I can't wait to keep him up all night!!!!

January 16

Before I went to bed last night I got another bath but this one was different.  Mommy said she thought that the way they told her to bathe me in the hospital was a load of poop and did it "her" way and I really loved it.  In the hospital they had me barely in the water at all (like an inch of water in the bottom of my tub) and Mommy decided as long as she was holding me up it was OK to have more water.  I actually got to lay back and "float" in Mommy's hands.  I LOVED all the warm water!!!!  After my bath Mommy lotioned me up and tried to put me to bed...  She may have a way to make me like the bathes but I still hate bedtime!!!!

Today was another quiet day.  Mommy and Daddy kind of took turns taking naps but they are still exhausted tonight!!!  I on the other hand slept all day so I am totally ready to be up ALL night for my Mommy.

Tonight we went over to Grandma's so Mommy and Daddy could have dinner and Grandma could have "TWC" otherwise known as time with Chloe.  I did what I do best and slept the whole time we were there.  Mommy offered to let Grandma keep me for a full 8 hours since I seem to like to sleep at Grandma's but Grandma turned it down.

When we got home from Grandma's I slept for a while in my car seat, Mommy and Daddy let me sleep and enjoyed the quiet for a bit.  Mommy said waking me up is like "poking a lion with a stick" whatever that means.  Just cuz I get a bit cranky when woken up... Not like I actually bite but Mama said my roar sure is mighty!

My grand finally for the night was my late dinner.  Mommy tried laying me on my belly on her lap to try to get me to burp, (she usually puts me on her shoulder but I didn't want to burp that way tonight.) So I laid down on her lap and as she was patting me on the back Mommy's silly little grey and white dog came up and laid down next to us.  I really don't think I like the doggy so I once again let her know by spitting up on her and Mama.... Sooner or later maybe the doggy will get the point!!!  Daddy was laughing so hard when I did that!!!!  I don't think Daddy likes the doggy either!!!!

Mommy said it is time to try to get me to sleep.  Silly Mommy.... hope she got enough naps in today!!!!  Daddy has a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning in Flagstaff (about an hour away) so for the night and morning tomorrow I am all Mommy's... heeheehee this should be fun!!!!

January 15

Today was a good day.  Mommy said I am a much nicer baby on my new formula and now we can start trying to get my days and nights figured out.  I like a long nap in the afternoon then a couple short ones in the evening.  I take a bottle at 10 or 11 then I nap until 1or 130 but after that I won't go back to sleep until at least 3 if not 4 in the morning.  Mom said that is still better than when they brought me home and I would get up at 1 and stay up until 7.
Today some of my Daddy's friends were up from Phoenix so we all drove out to Groom Creek to see them.  I had a nice time, they fed me a bottle then I fell asleep until it was time for us to go home.  I just love everyone telling me how adorable I am!!!!
Mommy said she is amazed at how quick I am changing, she can't believe how alert and smart I am.  I now sit and "talk" to Mama, Daddy or the dogs... (anyone who will listen.)  I spend my time awake just taking in everything around me, I just can't seem to get enough.  Mommy also said that my little head is not so bald anymore, my hair is growing so quick!!!  Mommy did say that they are going to have to start strapping me into my bouncy seat SOON.  I kick my covers off and scoot down in the seat.
Mommy is once again tired tonight (she says that even the chunks of sleep she gets still don't quite do the job)  I know is SHOULD sleep more for them but I just don't wanna!!!!
Mommy told me tomorrow night we are going to Grandma's.  Mom said she knows what is going to happen, I am gonna be a pain in the bum all day tomorrow then turn into an angel when we get to Grandma's.... Mommy said that seems to be what always happens!!!  (She doesn't know Grandma and I planned it!!!)
I guess it is time for a bottle then for Mom and Dad to pray for sleep!!!!  Nighty night!!!

January 14

Mommy is exhausted today so I promised to keep it short.  Mommy said I was a much better baby today and didn't seem so unhappy.  She also said that my gas is pretty much gone and I don't really fuss.  I still am fighting sleep tonight but Mommy thinks when I finally stop fighting it I will give them a nice night.  I have been sitting up in my bouncy "talking" all day.  I took a couple hour nap when Mommy and Daddy had to go shopping but other than that I have been up all day.  Mommy said they finally got the good baby back!!!!  I did find out that Mommy's hair is really fun to pull today, I was drinking my bottle and just reached out, grabbed her hair and yanked.
Mommy saw her Dr today and was told that her ouchie looks really good and that they think it will actually be healed next week.  That made Mommy really happy.  At the Dr's office the office manager told Mommy that she will not be allowed back in the building unless she brings me with her so I guess I am goin to the Dr on Monday!!!
I am gonna let Mommy go to bed and spend some quality time with my Daddy but I will be back tomorrow!!!!

January 13

Can you believe I was 2 weeks old yesterday????  Holy cow time flys!!!!  I don't have much to talk about today, not much happened.  I was horribly fussy this morning, Mama tried EVERYTHING and I was even yelling while I had my bottle.  (Mama said that was a new one for me, usually a bottle and having Mama talk to me and hold me calms me down.)  Once Mama got me fed and changed she and I went to Grandma's for a while, Mommy had some things to do while we were there so Grandma sat and held me.  I had been up fussing ALL night again but calmed down while I was at Grandma's and was a nice baby for Mom and Dad the rest of the day.  Mommy really does think that all my fussing is from my formula, Mommy says I have been having "machine gun gas" that she didn't realize wasn't normal while my digestive system got on it's feet.  Hopefully my new formula will sort that out, my Dr said it would take a couple days to see how it works.  All Mommy knows for sure is that while I had naps this afternoon there was no sleep fussing.  Mommy said the last few days I would be totally asleep and scream or cry in my sleep and either stay asleep or cry so loud I woke myself up. Mommy also said that the machine gun gas wasn't so bad.
While I was a good baby Mama finally got a nice quiet nap in and Daddy actually got some "work" that he needed to do for the SCA done (the SCA is some funny hobby that Mommy and Daddy play).  Mommy said she was SO happy to have just a few hours of peace to sleep.  Mommy said lately when I cry I am so loud that even if Daddy has me so the monitor is turned off she can hear me in her sleep.
Tomorrow my Auntie Bethie was supposed to come see me but she let Mommy know she couldn't come tomorrow.  Mommy was really bummed cuz she wants Auntie to finally meet me!!!  Mommy said that she thinks Auntie Bethie has been waiting just as long for me to come as my Mommy has.  Mommy said it was OK though, that we would just have a nice day at home and since my bum was a bit red tonight she is gonna put down a "puppy training pad" for me on my tummy mat, take off my diaper and let me have some nakie baby time to air out my bum.  I do resent that she is using a "puppy pad" but as long as Mommy turns up the heat for me it should be fun.
Mommy said some days I just kill her, she said she just feels so frustrated cuz she just loves me SOOOOOO much and when I scream like that she knows something is not right and there is nothing she can do.  She says in all her life she has never loved anyone as much as she loves me!!!!  Grandma said Mommy just needs to relax a bit.... I totally disagree Grandma!!!!  As long as Mommy is stressed then I get ANYTHING I WANT!!!!  Mommy has even offered me ponies, kitties, ice cream, jewelry and even my own CAR if I would stop crying!!!!  I am just building her up till she offers me a house and THEN I will be a good baby!!!!!
Ok, Mommy says it is time for a bottle and then hopefully bedtime..... we will see how I feel after a bottle and then I will decide whether Mama get's to sleep or not.  Nighty night!!!!

January 12

Mommy said to let everyone know that Daddy and I edited my profile here and added some new favorites so I hope everyone checks it out.  Mommy sat up with me last night, no matter what she did I was fussy, even when she gave me a bottle!!!  Finally about 130 she turned off all the lights and turned on the classical music station and sat with me for an hour and a half till I passed out.  Once I finally fell asleep I slept until about 730 when Daddy got up with me so at least everyone got some sleep.
I went and saw my Dr today.  I now weigh 6 pounds 1 ounce.  My Dr says I am doing really good, my rash is still there but it is going away and she said Mama is doing the right thing taking care of it.  Mommy and Daddy talked to her about my night time fussiness and the Dr said she thinks more than anything I have my days and nights screwed up.  She put me on sensitive stomach formula to see if maybe that would help but wants Mommy and Daddy to give me as much light as they can during the day and then put me to bed in pitch black.  Mommy says they want to "reboot" my schedule!!!
Mommy has had so much fun with me and my new "buddy."  Tonight I was sitting in my bouncy and Mommy went to move my kitty and I screamed, she put it right back and the screaming stopped, then I actually reached out and grabbed it.  Mommy is making a very big fuss about this even though Daddy was not quite as excited.  Mommy says it is just so fun to see the little ways I am growing every day.
Mommy saw her Dr today too.  They did more work on her ouchie but they think we are making some progress in getting her healed up.  It is still gross but not near as gross as it was.  Mommy said right now life is really about the little things.
Mommy gave me another of those dang bathes tonight.... WHAT PART OF I HATE BATHES DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND MOM????  It was NOT fun but I am totally wiped out from screaming at this point so I am going to bed.... Mom hopes for at least 6 hours.... Daddy is gonna read me Rumpelstiltskin then it is lights out.... Nighty night!!!!

January 11

Today was the day I was SUPPOSED to be born!!!  Mommy is really grateful that they let me come early.  I see my pediatrician tomorrow and Mommy and Grandma Williams have a bet as to how much weight I have gained.  I am already taking 3oz bottles and Mommy didn't think I was totally full this morning.  Mommy says this is a good thing.  I added a new profile picture, it is of me and my new "buddy."  My Grandma's friend sent me a blankie that has a stuffed kitty attached in the middle with a rattle.  I was really fussy this morning and Mommy put it in my reach in my bouncy seat where I could look at it and grab it if I wanted but I would actually have to reach for it.  I sat and looked it over REALLY good then grabbed it and spent at least and hour touching and rubbing it before I tried to nap with it.  It is SO soft, plush on one side and satin on the other.  I really like it!!!!!
Mommy went to her Dr again today, she is really tired of seeing the Dr but for right now she has to go in every day.  While she was there she decided to be brave and see what the scales said.  Mommy was very happy to find that even wearing a bulky sweat shirt and jeans she only gained ONE pound with me!!!!  Her Dr said that she would still be losing some more weight over the next few weeks so in fact she may have actually LOST weight.  Her Dr said that was great and meant she had actually done better than almost all the pregnant women they treat and told her it really is not uncommon for them to see women who 2 weeks after they delivered their baby still have 20 or more pounds!!!  I guess Daddy can't say much now about all the cravings Mama had LOL.
Daddy has been so good with all my fussing.  Mommy said we really need to mention that.  Last night he stayed up pretty much all night to try to let Mama sleep.  Daddy said I was pretty tough to take last night, he would get me to sleep and put me in my crib, wait a bit and then go to bed and by the time he made it into the bed I was screaming so we would repeat the cycle.  Mommy said she doesn't know what she would do without him.
Mommy also said we will be talking to my Dr tomorrow about all my fussing.  Maybe the Dr knows how to get me to sleep.... YA RIGHT....

January 10

I think I finally made Mommy and Daddy totally happy!!!  Mommy tried a new night time routine and she doesn't know whether it was the routine or just the fact that I was a cranky fuss ball for 2 days and was  exhausted but last night when they FINALLY got me to sleep (a little after 1 am) I then slept THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!  Mommy said she heard me really fuss and got up about 530 or so and made me a bottle, then she went in to get me and my eyes were closed so she tip toed back out and sat and waited for me to really cry through the monitor.  Mommy said she waited and I would fuss a bit but not like usual so she waited more until about 6am when she decided to take the monitor and go back to bed.  She finally woke up to me crying about 9 am so I slept a full 8 hours, Mommy didn't get all that sleep but she hopes this is the start.
Mommy had given me my bath last night and put me to bed, I slept for a tiny bit then woke up fussing so Daddy came in and read me a story then sang me to sleep and that was all it took!!!
I didn't do anything fun today, I was still a bit of a fuss ball today.  Mommy had a Dr appointment and when she got home they tried to put me down for a nap and I just wouldn't have it, I would sleep for no more than 10 minutes and wake up crying until Daddy wrapped me up like a burrito and put me on his chest and we both napped.  Mommy went and napped in bed, they are still messing with her ouchie and she is not in great shape when she gets home from the Dr.
Mommy is not feeling much like typing today so I am going to let her off the hook and have them put me to bed. Daddy did say he really hopes that people will click on the the button to follow my blog so we know who is reading it!!!!  Nighty night!!!

January 9

We went to Grandma's this morning for breakfast, I of course was a little angel while we were there and I totally fooled Grandma.  Mommy tried to tell her that I am really not as sweet as she thinks and Daddy said I need a little black mustache cuz I rule the same way Hitler did.  Grandma just laughed and said Mommy and Daddy worry to much.  I totally have Grandma fooled hahahhahahahaha.... My plan worked!!!!
Last night Mommy figured out that she is NOT unfit, the monitor they had for me was defective.  Daddy (although he had said he would get up with me) had Mama get up when I woke up at 530.  Mama fed me, changed my stinky and then laid me in my crib.  She brought the monitor from the bedroom and set it next to her in the living room.  (After Mama lays me down she usually sits and waits to see if I am gonna sleep for about 15 minutes before she goes to sleepy.) Mama was really happy cuz the monitor only made it's usual humming that it made when it was on.  She was just getting ready to go to bed when she heard me crying loudly through my nursery door yet the monitor was quiet.  She took the monitor up by my door and listened through the door, I was still crying, she switched the monitor off then on and still no sound.... Mama was SO mad.  At least Mama doesn't feel so bad about what happened the other morning cuz she know it was not her fault.  She did feel bad that the gift cards that were given to me had to go to a new monitor instead of anything fun for me but they got me a great new monitor that doesn't buzz and Mama even had Daddy stand next to the receiving end and took her cell phone into my room, she did NOT turn her phone on speaker just left it like normal but played a voice mail, she started with the phone a quarter inch from my monitor and slowly walked backwards and Daddy could hear every word of the message until Mama was over 2 feet from the base.  Now they will KNOW what I am up to and that made Mama feel good.  Our new monitor is a Sony Baby Call and Mommy and Daddy are really happy they got it.  While they were out shopping they also got more bottles for me.  Mama said she was surprised that there really IS a difference in bottles.  Mommy said we should also pass on our "wisdom" as we find things out cuz you never know who is having a baby or a Grand baby and maybe we can help.  When Mama found out she was having a little girl her friend Tammy had a TON of things for her Granddaughter that were no longer needed.  (When Mama says a TON she means it, a whole minivan FULL to the roof of things for me.)  In it were a bunch of bottles.  Mama found a few that were really strange looking, they were angled with this rubber "vent" in the bottom.  I LOVE them, I don't get as gassy when they use them.  They are made by Playtex and are called VentAire Advanced and they are GREAT!!!!
We also went over to PetCo while we were out cuz before I was born Mommy bought an aquarium for my room which they hadn't set up yet and they are thinkin of puttin fishies in it now.  Mommy hoped I would see something that would get my attention but I was to busy contemplating the wonders of my hand to pay any attention.  Mommy said that all the baby books say that babies like "droning" noises and that the hum of an aquarium may help me sleep.... Hahahahaha that is what Mommy THINKS but I know better!!!!
Mommy and Daddy didn't get much sleep last night so when we got home they tried to get me to nap for a while so they could actually sleep in the same bed for a bit but I just wasn't feelin like a nap.  Daddy let Mommy go to bed while he "tried" to get me to sleep, he thought he had it and he made it as far as the bedroom but that was as far as he got.  I kept him up for a couple more hours before he laid back in the recliner and I went to sleep on his chest and he napped a bit like that as well.  I guess Mommy and Daddy will have to settle for sleeping at the same time in the same house.
Tonight Mommy gave me a bath before she puts me to bed... Tonight was my very FIRST big girl bath in the tub that Mommy's good friend Ali gave me.  It is a really cute tub, it is shaped like Winnie the Pooh and has a newborn "sling" for me to sit in and it is Winnie the Pooh with his arms stretched out.  It even comes with TOYS for when I am older.  I still cried about it but Mommy thinks I liked it more than the other bathes.  I actually got to put my bum in the nice warm water while Mommy washed me.  It was kind of nice but I intend to scream through bathes cuz I just like being a dirty baby.
Mommy put me in my crib after my bath and Daddy was gonna read me a story but I fell asleep to quick.  Mommy hopes that maybe I will sleep better and said we may do a bath every night if it helps me sleep.... I really don't think I like this idea!!!!

January 8

Hahahahahaha my plan is working!!!!  Mommy and Daddy think they may be going insane!!!!  I REFUSE to sleep at night.  I start fussing around 7pm and don't stop till the sun comes up!!!!  Mommy was crying this morning cuz she thinks she is "unfit."  She opened a new can of formula this morning (a different brand than we were using) and was really happy as the new brand would last 2 times as long cuz it only required ONE scoop for every 2 oz of water.  When Mommy got up this morning she told Daddy about this and Daddy said.... "Um... Babe.... Our old brand was ONE scoop as well."  Turns out Mommy was doubling up on the amount of formula and making my bottles really thick.  Mommy keeps crying about the whole thing, she is convinced this is what is making me so fussy and gassy.  Daddy said it was a mistake and I am OK so it is not a big thing but Mommy said I have been hurting from the gas and it was all her fault..... Mommy also made another boo boo this morning.  Daddy said it was not a big deal but once again Mommy won't listen.  Mommy tried to go to bed about 6 this morning.  She put me in my crib and went to her room and turned on the monitor.  I let Mama sleep for about an hour and woke her up screaming a few minutes after 7.  Mommy turned down the monitor so I wouldn't wake up Daddy and got up with me.  Mommy changed my diaper and gave me a bottle, she sat with me for a few minutes then told me I HAD to go to bed.  Mommy laid me in my crib then went to her bed.  Mommy saw the monitor was on and passed out.  Daddy woke up about 930 and came out to the kitchen.  Daddy said he could hear me crying through my bedroom door which was really strange cuz Mama always comes running.  Daddy walked back to check on Mama and found the volume on the monitor turned down.  Daddy fixed me my bottle and changed my stinky and everything was fine.  Daddy said this was not a big deal as I am very fussy and there was  no reason for me to need to get up less than 2 hours later.  Mommy is just inconsolable, she says she is the worst Mommy in the world.
Once Mommy got up this morning we went to see my Grandma and Grandpa Williams and my Great Uncle Craig and Aunt Joan.  Mommy was really pleased that they came up to meet me.  Great Aunt Joan knitted me a bigger blankie for when I am a bit older, she said everyone give you tiny blankets when you have a baby but no one gives you the "in between sizes" when I am to big for the receiving blankets but don't need the bigger blankies for a toddler bed.  Mommy said it is a really nice blankie for me.  Mommy was also thrilled cuz one of her clients she grooms for actually sent home a baby gift with my Grandpa, she sent me a nice fleece onesie and a baby doll.  Grandpa said that a second client of Mama's asked him for the spelling of my name and when I was born, he said Mama's client was almost in tears she was so happy for Mama..... I guess Mama must be a really good groomer to make people she sees once every 6 weeks or so thinks so much about her.  It has really touched Mama.  I also got a nice gift bag from a good friend of my Grandma Williams.  Her friend Ann sent me a bag with a cute little security type blankie that has a stuffed cat attached to it and some very cute clothes and bibs.  Mommy also found out today that a friend of my Grandma's is doing another shower for ME on the 23rd of this month.  Mommy said it is going to be a small thing but Mommy is happy.
I was a very good baby while at my Grandma's and while Mommy and Daddy went grocery shopping but I was only waiting till we got home to be a fussy brat.  My Grandma wants Mommy and Daddy to come out and have a yummy breakfast in the morning but Daddy thinks he will give Mama a break tonight and stay up for her so she and I can go tomorrow.  Mommy said she hates that she doesn't get to do anything with Daddy anymore, it actually makes her kind of sad but she said she is grateful to get to sleep for a night.  I guess Mommy is ready for bed now and since I can't type without her I guess I gotta go.  Nighty night!!!!

January 7

Sorry, I am not feeling very social today.  I have been fussy all day and Mommy and Daddy can't figure out why.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
Mommy and I went out alone for the first time today.  We went to the WIC appointment (Women Infants and Children) which is a government program to help with nutrition.  I cried and fussed through the whole visit but Mommy said it was a good visit and was pretty happy cuz they are giving me 9 cans of 12 ounces of Similac formula a month until I am 3 months old and then I get 10 cans a month.  They also give Mommy and Daddy some other yummy stuff that does help out.  For Mommy and Daddy they get things like milk, cheese, some natural juice, eggs, wheat bread... All sorts of stuff to help them eat better.  Mommy and Daddy have decided once Mommy is feeling a bit better from having me that they are really going to work on eating better so they can teach me to eat right as I get older and also once it warms up they want to take me for walks in the stroller through the neighborhood.  Right now Mommy is still hurting and says flat out she needs some comfort foods that are just quick and easy and don't make her stand up to cook right now and that Daddy shouldn't have to do all the cooking.  Mommy thinks that if we go for walks 3 or 4 times a week it will be good for me to get out and good for them as well.  Mommy wants to do whatever she can to make sure that I learn how to be healthy when I am young.
After we went to the WIC appointment Mommy had to take me with her while she went to see her Dr.  Mommy's ouchie is just not healing right at all and broke open again last night while Mommy slept. I cried the whole time we were there except when the nurses who took care of my Mama while she was pregnant got a hold of me and passed me through the office cuz I am so cute.  Mommy's ultrasound tech (who she spent A LOT of time with while I was in her belly) said that I was so beautiful and that all the hours they spent together really paid off, she was so happy for Mommy she was about to cry.  In fact the whole office would like to have Mommy get a good picture of me so they can put it on their walls!!!!  I guess somehow I am a miracle to many more people than just my Mommy.   Mommy got to see her Dr but she doesn't know why it isn't healing.  Dr did say that it does not look infected but  Dr did a culture of the open spot just to double check that Mama doesn't need any antibiotics.  Dr did not want to stitch it up or close it, she said it seems to need to drain so she packed some funky stuff into the bad spot (that Mommy will have to take out tomorrow and is NOT happy to do it) and cleaned it up for Mommy.  Mommy has to go back on Monday so they can take a look at it and her Dr told her they are going to keep a close eye on things to get this fixed up.  Thankfully it is only 2 cm of the entire incision that is open and the rest seems to have healed just right.
Mommy said on top of my crying and the incision opening she really just felt poopy today.  She got plenty of sleep last night but when we got home still needed to lie down for a nap, she said she just felt fevery and achy.  She didn't set an alarm but Mommy never naps more than about 2 hours and today she slept for 6.  Daddy was pretty cranky himself and Mommy disappearing for 6 hours didn't make things better.  Mommy said it was just "one of those days" and that tomorrow would be a better day.
My Great Aunt Joan and Uncle Craig are driving up from Phoenix to meet me tomorrow, Mommy said that is really cool.  Mommy said she hasn't really seen them much over the years and it felt really nice to have them want to drive up just to visit!!!  I am excited cuz I know it is 2 more people who can sit and tell me how cute I am!!!!  My Great Uncle Gary and Auntie Michelle sent me a present that Mommy said is friggin adorable.  They live in Kansas and are big fans of the University of Kansas Jayhawks so they sent me a Jayhawk onesie, athletic shorts, socks and tennis shoes.... How cute is that!!!!  They are in a larger size so that I can wear them in the summer and Mommy can't wait to get a picture of me in them to send to them!!!!!
Mommy said she is gonna sit up with me tonight cuz she knows this is not just a normal fussy day, she said that when we see MY Dr next week she is gonna talk to her about colic.  Mommy says she really thinks this is just gas today but I didn't even really take my normal naps, I would doze off a bit then fuss in my sleep and wake myself up.  Daddy went to bed for the night cuz he was pretty wiped out from trying to calm me down all day.  Mommy says I have calmed down a bit in the last few hours and she thinks that maybe by about 5am I will be back on track and she can get some rest.
Mommy said I need to try to sleep some more so I guess it is bed time.  Nighty night!!!

January 6

Last night went pretty well.  Mommy still stayed up staring at the baby monitor to see how it was going to go.  Mommy thinks that starting tonight she will actually be able to go to bed with Daddy!!!!  Mommy did just what the Dr told her to do.  Mommy gave me my bottle, then gave me about 10 minutes before my diaper change (she said to make sure I was empty and so she wouldn't have to do an extra diaper change.) She changed my diaper and put me in my bouncy seat for a bit, then I started to get fussy.  Mommy then did what the Dr said and used the 5 S's, Swaddle, Side hold, Swing or sway, Swoosh and Suck.  Sounds silly but what she did was wrap me up like a burrito (which I always have loved) then she held me like a football on her side, then she would kind of sway with me while making this odd swooshing noise (Daddy said it probably sounded like her blood probably did to me when it went through her veins when I was in her belly) and then she gave me my binky to suck on.  I wasn't asleep when she laid me in my crib but I was not so fussy.  Mommy then went out and stared at the baby monitor all night LOL.  Silly Mama, as long as she takes the monitor to bed I would wake her up if I really needed her.  Mommy said she could still hear me stirring around and fussing in my sleep a little bit but I didn't sit and cry the way I have all week.  Our next step (so Mommy THINKS) is to try to start me on a schedule.  She said we will probably wait a week while this new routine takes hold so I don't get overwhelmed but then starting after we see my Dr next week they will set a breakfast time and keep me up for an hour playing or doing something fun before I get  a nap, then there will be a lunch time with another play time for an hour or so and then there will be a dinner time and about 2 hours after dinner for me to stay up, she said about a half hour before my bed time I will get a bath.... I hate this plan already!!!!  Mommy told Daddy that we also need to get some baby books and even though I won't understand that we should start reading a story at bedtime.  I never care what Mama or Daddy actually say as long as they talk to me.
Last night Mommy was burping me during one of my meals and had me up against her sholder but really close to her face.  (Mommy usually leans her head against mine so she can kiss my head and I can feel her against me.  While she was burping me I turned and looked at her and reached over and grabbed her lips.  Mommy just LOVED that, then she took my little fingers and sucked on them and made this funny Nom Nom Nom noise LOL.  Mommy said I got this really silly shocked look on my face LOL.  Mommy has a "thing" about my fingers and toes... she loves to hold them and stare at them.... Come on Mom, they are just fingers and toes!!!!
Mommy and Daddy took me to and SCA officer's meeting tonight.  Mommy was looking forward to "showing me off" but I showed her.  I went to sleep in the car on the way and slept through the WHOLE meeting.  Everyone wanted to hold me and see me with my eyes open but I just wasn't gonna help out there.
Mommy says we have to go to a WIC appointment early in the morning and is currently begging Daddy to take the night duty.  Mommy hopes that regardless of who has night duty that the new policy of letting me fuss will let them both get some sleep tonight.
Mommy said it is time for my bottle and bed, she has to get up early so she is going to try to get me to sleep soon.  Nighty night!!!!

January 5

I was fussy again last night but Mommy said I wasn't as bad as I was the last few nights, I only fussed for a couple hours instead of all night.  Mommy thinks somehow my days and nights are reversed.  She talked to a friend who is a baby nurse and said they need to start trying to get me on a schedule, wake me up for a breakfast about the time they get up, have a short play time with me, wake me up for lunch with another play time, have a dinner time and then make sure we do a bath right before bed.  After how tired I was from my bath yesterday Mommy thinks a bath at bedtime is gonna do wonders.  I slept 4 hours after my bath.
While I was up fussing last night Mommy sat and held me.  I don't get her sometimes.  She was crying more than I do, at first I thought maybe I pushed her to hard but she was smiling and just sat and told me I was her miracle and I could be as horrible as I wanted to be and she would only love me more.... I just hope that applies to my teenage years!!!!
Mommy and Daddy took me to see my Dr today.  She told me that I was "rediculously cute and a very nice baby,"  She also told Mommy and Daddy they were lucky to have such a happy baby.  I weighed in at 5 pounds 11 ounces today.  Mommy was worried cuz I am not gaining the way she hoped but the Dr told her that babies lose up to 10% of their body weight at birth and that I actually weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces when I left the hospital so I have gained since last Thursday.  She wants to see me at least my birth weight when they see me again next week.  Mommy talked to the Dr about the rash on my face and the Dr said it is totally a normal thing and the rash I have is very very minor, all Mommy can do is keep it clean and moisturize and gave Mama some good lotion for me.  Mama had found what she thought was a rash on my neck as well and asked the Dr about that and the Dr said it is a birth mark, it may or may not go away but where it is even if it stays red like it is now when my hair grows you will never see it.  I did get a reprieve from the big girl bathes!!!!  Dr says my umbilical stump fell off way early and she wants Mommy to wait a few more days before bathing me!!!  I WIN AGAIN!!!!  My Dr could not believe that Mommy had a C-Section only a week ago and is doing so well.  She said Mama looks "great."  Well that is something I could have told Mama.  I was very happy they didn't stick me with any needles and loved having all the nurses tell me how adorable I am.  Mommy also talked to the Dr about the formula vs breast milk issue and the Dr said that it is not something that should cause stress for either of us, if Mommy and I are stressed and frustrated about it then it is not worth doing.  Mommy and Daddy talked it over and are going to continue the way they have been for another week, just to give me the best start they can but then Mama is gonna see her Dr and get whatever pills or shots she needs to dry up her milk.  Mommy kinda feels bad that it didn't work for us but she is totally content cuddling up with me and feeding me a bottle, she says that is just as bonding for us as she  needs and that all the months of sleepless nights while she was pregnant and the flying kicks I would give her were bonding enough!!!!
Mommy is still really sore, she says it feels like healing is taking forever.  Daddy thinks she is asking to much to think she would be all healed by now.  I know I should be better for Mama at night so maybe she could get a bit more rest and heal more but I just can't help it.  Maybe I am an insomniac like my Daddy.  My Dr said basically that once my diaper is changed and I am fed at night to try to swaddle me and swing me for a while but if I still fuss to put me to bed anyway.  Mommy knows this is what she should try to do but it just isn't that easy for her.  I don't think she could put me to bed unhappy even if she wanted to.  I WIN!!!!!
Daddy is putting me to bed tonight and instituting the tough love that my Dr said I needed.  Daddy agreed that they are only making things worse by sitting up holding me every night and that I am a smart girl and will learn that if I scream Mama will come running and use that to my advantage.  I KNOW Daddy can follow Dr's orders... I am screwed.  Wish me luck everyone!!!

January 4

Yay!!!!  Mommy is in a way better mood cuz once I finally let her go to bed Daddy let her get a whole 8 hours of sleep in a row!!!  Mommy got up (this afternoon) and Daddy had just fed me so she changed my stinky diaper.  Mommy says my diapers didn't stink when I first came home but now they are of the biohazard variety.  Then she sat and held me and brought out a little rattle for me, it is really pretty with all kinds of colors and polka dots and stripes and such and I decided I wanted a closer look so I grabbed it and looked at it then put it in my mouth.  Mama says this is a good step for me!!!!
I see my pediatrician tomorrow.  Mommy says it will be fine but I just hope they don't stick me with anymore needles like they did in the hospital or it is gonna be a LONG night for Mama.  Mama is gonna talk to them about the "newborn rash" I have and also about the formula issues.  When Daddy fed me this morning he also watched things and he agrees that I really don't like breast milk I am much happier with formula.  Mama said we will talk to the Dr and see whether it is better to just feed formula or mix the bottles with breast milk.  My appetite is really big today, worse than normal.  Daddy said I was eating 2oz every 2 hours then when Mama got up I ate a little over 3 oz in an hour and 15 minutes.  I think I am having a growth spurt!!!!  I told you all I didn't intend to be skinny or short for long!!!
We got out again for a bit this afternoon.  We once again just went out to run errands but I had been fussy all afternoon and wouldn't go to sleep so as soon as I got in my car seat I passed out, slept the whole time we were gone.
Mommy woke me up for my dinner and then made me take my bath.  I still hate bathes but Mommy made a big fuss that when she was drying me my umbilical stump fell off.  I don't get what the fuss was about it was gross looking and annoying against my diaper so I am glad the darn thing is gone!!!!  Mommy said it was a big deal cuz starting tomorrow I get "big girl" bathes... I am not sure I wanna know what that means.  She said I would probably like them more and said she had bunches of toys for me in the tub.  I just hope she remembers how I got even last time!!!!
After all the screaming and fussing I did in the bath I was just wiped out and passed out right away.  Mommy said she had some work she needed to do but then Daddy was gonna take the night shift with me.  Mommy hopes she can get more sleep again tonight so she is well rested to go see my Dr tomorrow afternoon.  She said she is really excited about seeing the Dr cuz she wants to see how much I weigh now and if I have grown, she says I look bigger every day!!!
Night night everyone!!!

January 3

Today was  a pretty boring day.  Mommy and Daddy are still trying to learn my schedule.  Mommy said she did not realize that I came with an invisible crown and septer and that I rule with an iron rattle..... Guess she didn't get the memo when she was pregnant with me that I am in charge now!!!  You would think that when I was still in her belly and found a way to wake her up every hour that she would have figured out that it is all about ME!!!  Guess Mommy is a slow learner but I will get her and Daddy trained in a few months.
We all went out on our first family outing yesterday.  We didn't do anything fun we just ran errands but it was fun to be out.  I slept in my car seat the whole time.  We had to stop at the grocery store and Daddy put my car seat in the shopping cart and pushed me through the store.  People kept looking in at me and telling me how cute I am.  I love that people notice me but it makes Mama nervous to have strangers in my face.  I think Mommy is a bit over protective but I know it is cuz she loves me.  We did have one silly lady who was so busy talking on her cell phone she didn't pay attention and ran her cart into Daddy's and woke me up.  Daddy was really nice to her when she said excuse me but I could tell he wanted to yell at her.  Daddy turns a pretty shade of pink when he is gettin mad LOL.
Mommy said she learned more about what is best for me at feeding time.  She said I sleep longer after a bottle of formula.  Mom says I seem to like the formula better anyway.
I did give Mama another long night, I guess I get gas at night.  Mommy said she will talk to the pediatrician about that and see what we can do.  Mommy said she wonders if maybe it is an allergy to the formula that they have been using and maybe we need a soy formula or something.
Mama says tomorrow is bath day.... I HATE bath day.  Mama says she found a bath chair that will be perfect for me, she says I squirm and make it hard for her to get me clean and make sure I am safe too.  She says this little chair is like a mesh lounger with sides so she can sit me up next to the sink and be able to use both her hands to actually wash me not have me try to roll off the counter.  I don't care how wonderful this chair is.... I HATE BATHS!!!
Mommy thinks it is bed time so I will have to fill you in tomorrow on how this little bath of Mommy's goes.  Mommy also said if she can get a few hours of sleep that she may go shopping tomorrow and find some clothes that fit her.  Mommy is happy she can see her feet again but the clothes she wore before she got pregnant don't fit right and her maternity clothes are a bit baggy.  She is really excited cuz she has gift cards her Mommy gave her from Kohl's so she can actually have some fun.
Nighty night... Next feeding is with my Daddy so maybe I can make him tired too!!!

January 2,2011

I had a really rough night last night and I feel bad cuz I kept Mommy up to hold me from about 2am through the night.  Mommy said I had a bad case of gas which made me hurt.  I felt really bad cuz Mommy was crying cuz I hurt and she couldn't fix it.  I finally settled down about 7 this morning when Daddy took over "baby duty" and when I woke up I was in a much better mood.  I even woke up from my naps smiling.
Mommy was SO excited this morning when she checked our local paper online and found that they had published my birth announcement!!!  Mommy said the picture that Daddy used is adorable and I am smiling again.  (Dr still says it is gas and I only look like I am smiling but that photo was taken just a few minutes before I finally got out of that horrible hospital and got to go home with my Mommy and Daddy so I was just plain happy.)  I was kind of let down with the announcement cuz they didn't put me on the front page like the headline news that I am.  I asked Mommy to write a letter to the editor about that but she said it would be rude so when I can finally talk I intend to call the editor!!!!  My announcement is online and Mommy said we should give everyone the link in case they want to print it out themselves, but I just want everyone to see how adorable I am.
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=102&SubSectionID=167&ArticleID=89088&TM=5520.511
Mommy's milk finally is coming in so I got a full bottle from her.  Mommy said it was the best thing for me and she seemed happy about it. I think Mommy was only happy cuz this means she gets to go shopping for a few new shirts!!!  As long as Mommy is happy then Daddy and I are happy.
After my middle of the night snack last night Mommy put me in my bouncy seat again and this time I actually grabbed the Winnie the Pooh toy and turned him around!!!  Mommy said she was really proud that I was showing coordination.
I did get my revenge for yesterday's bath though..... I waited for Mommy to change my diaper and as soon as her hand was in position I peed on her!!!  Maybe now she will listen when I tell her I don't like my bum being naked!!!
I am a bit fussy again tonight.  Mommy doesn't know why but I just won't go to sleep tonight.  I think I am a night owl, I hope Mommy and Daddy are ready for that!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Well I have had a nice quiet New Year.  Mommy and Daddy stayed up but I was just to sleepy and couldn't stay up to midnight.  Mommy was amazed that I even slept through the fireworks going off not far from the house!!!!  I guess all these changes just wiped me out.  Mommy said she was really proud cuz I sleep about 3 hours and only wake up long enough for them to change my diaper and have a bottle then go right back to sleep.  Last night I didn't even see Mom, Daddy wanted her to get some sleep so he stayed up with me all night!!!  I like hanging out with Daddy, he tucks me in his arms and I get to sleep there while he watches movies with me.... He is never far from me at all.
I got my first bath from Mommy today, she said I couldn't have a "real" bath yet so she sat me down next to the kitchen sink and washed my hair then used a wash cloth and a sponge to clean me up.  I really wish she would just leave me dirty, I don't like being all naked.... I tried to tell her as loudly as I could but she just wouldn't listen.  I cried the whole time.  Bad, mean Mommy.
I still haven't gotten to go out and see anything new or meet anyone.  Daddy is the only one who can drive right now, (Mommy's Dr told her she shouldn't drive till she heals from my arrival a bit more) and right now the roads are still really bad from the storm.  Last night it was -5 degrees so the street does not even get a chance to let the ice melt.
I just feel fussy today, I think it is all the changes going on.  I sometimes get a kick out of crying just to make them figure out why.  I am sure I will be a bit better tomorrow.  Mommy always tells me even when I am a cranky baby I am still a damn good baby!!!!
Mommy has been cranky today too.  She said that she has pushed a bit to hard the last few days and now she is paying for it.  She said the pain killers that they sent her home with don't really do to much.  She has taken it fairly easy today but is still sore.  Mommy also said that the tape they used over where they pulled me out of finally fell off today and she got to see her scar for the first time.  She said it is not near as ugly as she thought it was going to be and that I was totally worth a scar no matter how big or ugly.
I am eating more and more every day.  Right now I eat about 2 oz at a time and I eat every 3 hours.  During the day when Mommy and Daddy are up I get to sit in my bouncy seat, it is pretty neat.  It has some little toys that dangle where I can see them.  Today when Mommy put me in my chair she took my hand and had me pet the little stuffed Winnie the Pooh I like to watch so later today I reached out and hit him on my own.  
Mommy and Daddy keep watching the newspaper for my birth announcement, it should be there in the next few days.  I just hope Daddy used a good picture of me cuz I am so cute I want to put the other babies to shame!!!

My First Night Home

My first night home was pretty rough for Mommy and Daddy, they are really tired from everything that has happened over the last few days but I am just so curious and hungry that I just don't wanna sleep much right now.  I did get to do more things today than I did while I was stuck in the hospital.  I figured out how to wiggle my hands out of my blankets so I could play with my pacifier.  At first I was happy to just hold my binky and keep it in my mouth but I soon realized how much fun it is to pull out my pacifier and drop it so I can scream really loud and then get to watch Mama and Daddy come running and have to wash my binky for me. LOL.  I LOVE making my parents work to make me happy!!!!  I can sit and stare at my hands for hours, they are just SOOOOOO cool!!!!  

When I got home from the hospital I got to meet all the animals that Mommy and Daddy have.  They are all really nice and haven't bugged me to much.... except for the little white and grey dog of Mommy's....... That silly dog keeps staring at me and sniffing me and I just don't like her much.  I decided it was time to make her leave me alone and after I had my bottle this morning I summed up all my will and used my spit up to projectile vomit onto the silly dog.  You should have seen the look on Mama's face!!!!  Mama was laughing the whole time she had to clean up the dog!!!!  Maybe now the stupid mutt will give me some space!!!!

Mama said it is New Years Eve tonight and that we all have so much to be grateful for.  She is planning to stay up till midnight and ring in the New Year with her new family.  I intend to make sure she is up at midnight, I am REALLY good at waking up the whole house so it is the least that I can do for her.

I hope everyone has a good New Year filled with as much love as my Mamma and Daddy give me!!!!

My Birthday!!!!

Well Mom and her Dr's FINALLY let me come out and see the world!!!!!    Mommy said I am the most beautiful baby in the history of baby's.  I know it was a REALLY hard time for Mom to get me out.  Mom's Doctor was worried about her blood pressure and decided to induce labor.  Mom and Dad checked into the hospital early on the 28th.  They checked to see how dilated she was when she got to the hospital and when she got there she was already 2cm dilated and her cervix had thinned to about 25%.  They started to induce her about 9am.  By about 1 or 2 in the afternoon she was having contractions but every time they checked her out her cervix was still only 2 cm.  Mommy was MISERABLE most of the day and night until the Doctor gave her an epidural around 11pm so that they could "crank up the medications" according to her Doctor.  Finally around 2am the Doctor checked Mommy again and there was still no change.  Mommy was so frustrated.  Doctor announced that we could continue this all night and it was just not going to change, it was best to do a C-Section and let me come out.  Mommy went to surgery a little bit after 3 am and at 3:43 in the morning on Wednesday, December 29, the rude Doctor pulled me out of my nice warm hiding space and handed me to my Daddy!!!!  It was rather confusing, not to mention cold and bright so I started crying right away.  The nurses poked and prodded me and told Mommy and Daddy that I was perfect!!!!  I have a girlish figure and kept my weight down so when I was born I was only 5 pounds and 13 ounces but I don't intend to be that skinny for long!!!  I am also a shorty right now and was 19 inches long when I was born but I intend to fix that as well!!!!!  When Mommy was done getting stitched up and I FINALLY got to see her, Mommy was crying so hard.  Mom said that I was the most special and beautiful baby in the whole wide world.  When she held me I was so happy to see her I smiled and Daddy got a picture of it.  (Doctor says it is just gas that makes me look like I smile but what do they know, they didn't wait 9 months to meet Mama!!!!)
While Mommy and I were in the hospital there was a really bad winter storm that came through so I didn't get to meet many of Mommy's friends or my family yet but I know I will get to meet everyone real soon.  My Mommy's Mommy (my Grandma) came to see me just a few hours after I was born, she sat and rocked me for quite a while and couldn't take her eyes off me..... I think I have her wrapped around my little finger now so my evil plan has worked!!!!!
Mommy's friend Denise and her daughter Ky came to see me too.  Mommy was really glad to have her come see me and give her a break from all the nurses who were bugging us all day and night when all we wanted to do was sleep and cuddle.  It was fun to meet Mom's friends.
 Mommy and I didn't spend long in the hospital cuz Mom said that I had a beautiful nursery at home that was waiting for me.  We left the hospital at 1pm on the 30th and headed home.  It was an amazing day!!! There was SO much snow!!!!  Daddy drove really slow all the way home and yelled at the other drivers cuz they were driving so fast.  (How thoughtful that Daddy didn't want them to block my view of the pretty white stuff.)  When we finally got home there was at least a foot of snow in my yard, I wish I were bigger so I could go play in it!!!!