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Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2015

Five Months and Busting a Move!

I am a little late on this five month post. 
Ok a lot late. 
Like two weeks late. 

Sorry little Nicky, I was never this late with a blog post for your sister. 
She also napped better than you do. And held still for more than two minutes at a time. 


Regardless, I passed my mommy duties to Nick and am determined to finish this post!


Little Nicky is five months old and is moving all around. He is not quite crawling yet but he definitely gets where he needs to go. It is like a modified army crawl. He shoots himself forward at everything. Which is why a fat lip is in our near future. Between the stones around the fireplace and the mini step between the living room and the dining room, he is bound to smack his face on something. It is cute though to see him crawl after Marlee. And for Marlee to scream and run away. 


He also has two little bottom teeth! The drool is overwhelming! It just puddles everywhere he goes. 

We started him on some whole wheat oatmeal also. We tried it last month but it did not go over well. This time around, he loved it. I could not feed him fast enough. He still wants 18 bottles a day but I am hoping to get him down to four - which is what the pediatrician recommended - by his six month appointment. It is hard when our day starts at 4AM...


Nick laughs and plays and smiles and giggles and really is a sweet, cuddly boy. As tough as it is starting the day super early (this kid does not want to miss a thing), he always starts out with a smile and it is a joy to have two beautiful kiddos. Marlee just adores him and I hope it continues as they grow older. 
I tried to get Marlee in because she looked so cute.
Obviously did not work. 
Gotta wrap this post up! I have one crying baby and one covered in syrup!
Until next time!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Sleep Well

I have to admit that Nicholas and I have been a little frustrated lately with Marlee's teething process. She has been getting up every 2 hours during the night making the days extra long and the nights even longer. I know this is teething related because it is so out of the norm for her. She is an all night long sleeper and she has been for as long as I can remember. So this is definitely exhausting for mom and dad. 
More for dad since nights is kinda what I do. 

Tonight as I was rocking her back to sleep, she snuggled up to my chest, reached her little hand up, and held my face. Like she was saying, "mommy, I just want you near me." She slowly fell into a deep sleep but continued to keep her hand on my face. I smelled her hair and it made me think of how we prayed to have her. And how someday she won't want me to hold her anymore. How someday she will be a 'big girl' and fall asleep without being rocked. 

So I rocked a little extra longer and played with her hair a little longer. I kissed her cheek and placed her to bed. 

Sleep well little Marlee.

But if not, I will be back to rock you.