I discovered oh so soft minky fabric a little while ago when shopping for baby gifts. There were very simple baby blankets made with this softer than chenille fabric that were selling for ~$100. You can now buy the fabric online here. Thought I would share.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Three Month Milestones
This month Carter is:
- Grabbing at objects and pulling them to his mouth
- Bringing his hands together and playing with them
- Totally into his activity center
- Smiling, cooing, gurgling, etc.
- Says mom, whoa, and boom (sort-of)
- Grew out of most of his clothes (he's wearing 9-12 months now)
- Hates his bed and mobile
- Avoiding bedtime, even when really tired
- Sleeping about 6 hours at night
- Grew out of his car seat and infant stroller (he was too tall)
- Grabbing at objects and pulling them to his mouth
- Bringing his hands together and playing with them
- Totally into his activity center
- Smiling, cooing, gurgling, etc.
- Says mom, whoa, and boom (sort-of)
- Grew out of most of his clothes (he's wearing 9-12 months now)
- Hates his bed and mobile
- Avoiding bedtime, even when really tired
- Sleeping about 6 hours at night
- Grew out of his car seat and infant stroller (he was too tall)
Friday, November 05, 2004
Carter Pictures
I've been updating the album on Ofoto for my friends and family to see. Here's the link if you can't find it in the emails I sent. Enjoy!
Two Month Milestones
At two months, Carter is doing the following:
- Smiling a lot, especially to faces
- Cooing and making lots of vowel sounds
- Discovering his hands - watches them and bops himself on the head
- Sucks on his hand (not his thumb or fingers yet, just the whole fist)
- Loves diaper changes - is most happy here for some reason
- Holding his head up pretty well
- Will pull himself up if you give him your hands and help him a little
- Standing a lot while you hold him
- Tracking moving objects with his eyes
- Will push up his head until it locks under your neck when trying to sleep
- Taking a pacifier consistently but spits it out a lot accidentally
- Hates riding in the car - will cry the entire ride unless rocked or given a pacifier. Why don't they make vibrating carseats?
I'm Learning Italian
I'm doing a Pimsleur Instant Conversation course and have only had a couple of lessons, but so far I can say...
- I don't understand
- Do you understand English?
- I understand a little Italian
- Are you an American?
- Yes
- No
- Excuse me, Miss
- How are you?
- Very good thank you
- Goodbye
Typical Day in the Life
At two months, this is what our typical days look like...
4-5am - Carter wakes up to eat. I try to sleep through as much of this one as I can. Jason takes him after he eats and entertains him while he gets ready for work so I can sleep a little more. Usually he hangs out in the swing and doesn't sleep much this cycle.
8am - Carter hungry again and because he didn't sleep much he is fussy. After a diaper change and about 2o minutes of playing he is usually tired and wants to go to sleep. I rock him to sleep but if I put him in his crib he'll wake up within a few minutes and need to be rocked to sleep again. Somewhere in here I'll try to have breakfast.
11am - Mom and Carter are hungry. I'll try to make lunch as he's waking up and eat before I feed him, but that doesn't always work out without him screaming for a few minutes. The swing usually buys me a little time. He'll stay up and smile and play with me for about an hour before getting tired again.
2pm - Carter wakes up hungry. After feeding he is usually very happy and after a diaper change sleeps pretty good (at least an hour). He usually falls asleep on my chest and I'll watch a little TV while he sleeps to relax. I haven't been able to catch a nap during the days, so watching what I've TIVOed in the afternoon is how I wind down.
5pm - I'll try to make dinner before feeding Carter, but that isn't always doable. I've had to keep meals really simple the past couple of months, but I did make a turkey last week so we'd have a ton of leftovers to munch on. When Jason gets home he usually plays with Carter and gives me a little bit of a break. Carter will usually sleep for about an hour in this cycle.
8pm - Feed Carter. He's really fun during this time and I try to keep him up as long as possible so he'll sleep at night a little more. After playing for an hour or so he can get really fussy and doesn't really want to sleep anyways.
10-11pm - I try to get in an early feeding at 10 if Carter wakes up because he tends to sleep longer if he's full. It is usually hard to rock him to sleep after this feeding and I get really tired.
2am - Most of the time Carter wakes up in the middle of the night for a feeding but a couple of times he hasn't. It really depends on when the last feeding of the evening is. It is usually pretty easy to get him back to sleep after a diaper change.
4-5am - Carter wakes up to eat. I try to sleep through as much of this one as I can. Jason takes him after he eats and entertains him while he gets ready for work so I can sleep a little more. Usually he hangs out in the swing and doesn't sleep much this cycle.
8am - Carter hungry again and because he didn't sleep much he is fussy. After a diaper change and about 2o minutes of playing he is usually tired and wants to go to sleep. I rock him to sleep but if I put him in his crib he'll wake up within a few minutes and need to be rocked to sleep again. Somewhere in here I'll try to have breakfast.
11am - Mom and Carter are hungry. I'll try to make lunch as he's waking up and eat before I feed him, but that doesn't always work out without him screaming for a few minutes. The swing usually buys me a little time. He'll stay up and smile and play with me for about an hour before getting tired again.
2pm - Carter wakes up hungry. After feeding he is usually very happy and after a diaper change sleeps pretty good (at least an hour). He usually falls asleep on my chest and I'll watch a little TV while he sleeps to relax. I haven't been able to catch a nap during the days, so watching what I've TIVOed in the afternoon is how I wind down.
5pm - I'll try to make dinner before feeding Carter, but that isn't always doable. I've had to keep meals really simple the past couple of months, but I did make a turkey last week so we'd have a ton of leftovers to munch on. When Jason gets home he usually plays with Carter and gives me a little bit of a break. Carter will usually sleep for about an hour in this cycle.
8pm - Feed Carter. He's really fun during this time and I try to keep him up as long as possible so he'll sleep at night a little more. After playing for an hour or so he can get really fussy and doesn't really want to sleep anyways.
10-11pm - I try to get in an early feeding at 10 if Carter wakes up because he tends to sleep longer if he's full. It is usually hard to rock him to sleep after this feeding and I get really tired.
2am - Most of the time Carter wakes up in the middle of the night for a feeding but a couple of times he hasn't. It really depends on when the last feeding of the evening is. It is usually pretty easy to get him back to sleep after a diaper change.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Baby Products I Can't Live Without
I wanted to share some of the books and products I've found most useful the past couple of months.
Books & Movies
The New Well Pregnancy Book - Good book that describes physiologically what was happening to my body and how labor works. Not too scary.
The Baby Whisperer - This book was helpful in developing my intuition around how to care for an infant. Has great charts that list different reactions a baby has and what it means.
The Happiest Baby on the Block - This technique works. Book outlines the author's theory that the first three months are the fourth trimester and helps you think like a baby. But the DVD was the best at describing the technique to envolke the 'calming reflex' - works every time to quiet down Carter when he has a meltdown.
The Baby Book of Bargains - Essential. There is so much crap out there and an entire industry created to convince you that you have to spend thousands of dollars on baby stuff. I've followed the advice in this book and haven't regretted it.
Stuff for the Nursery
BabyDiaper Service - Super convenient service that isn't very expensive.
Crib Mobile - I love this mobile and so does Carter. He will sit and stare at it and listen to the music for up to 15 minutes!
Activity Center- Carter was using this after the first week and gets more interested each day
Swing - Cannot live without this, allows us to sleep when Carter is really fussy
Kick & Play Vibrating Chair - Great to put him in when I'm making dinner so he can watch me. He hasn't figured out that his feet are what cause the sound but it'll be fun when he does.
Snap 'N Go Stroller - Really convenient and a great value. No need to buy one of those travel systems.
Combi Stroller - Great stroller - lightweight, collapsable, cute, lots of room to store stuff. Best of all, little speakers for Carter that I can plug my ipod into!
Baby Jockey Onsies - Great quality and two snap setting so they fit him longer
Baby Monitor
Baby Bjorn - Not sure this is better than a snuggly. Carter is now 16 pounds and my back hurts after a walk to the store with him in it. But great when he needs to be held but I need my hands.
iPod - Must have for walks and convient music listening. I plug it into my stereo and use it at home too. Easy because my entire CD collection fits on it and I've created fun playlists so no messing around with CDs.
Things I could live without
Boppy - While some people swear by these, i didn't find it that useful. it was easier for me just to hold Carter, but that could have been because he was so big.
more to come...
Books & Movies
The New Well Pregnancy Book - Good book that describes physiologically what was happening to my body and how labor works. Not too scary.
The Baby Whisperer - This book was helpful in developing my intuition around how to care for an infant. Has great charts that list different reactions a baby has and what it means.
The Happiest Baby on the Block - This technique works. Book outlines the author's theory that the first three months are the fourth trimester and helps you think like a baby. But the DVD was the best at describing the technique to envolke the 'calming reflex' - works every time to quiet down Carter when he has a meltdown.
The Baby Book of Bargains - Essential. There is so much crap out there and an entire industry created to convince you that you have to spend thousands of dollars on baby stuff. I've followed the advice in this book and haven't regretted it.
Stuff for the Nursery
BabyDiaper Service - Super convenient service that isn't very expensive.
Crib Mobile - I love this mobile and so does Carter. He will sit and stare at it and listen to the music for up to 15 minutes!
Activity Center- Carter was using this after the first week and gets more interested each day
Swing - Cannot live without this, allows us to sleep when Carter is really fussy
Kick & Play Vibrating Chair - Great to put him in when I'm making dinner so he can watch me. He hasn't figured out that his feet are what cause the sound but it'll be fun when he does.
Snap 'N Go Stroller - Really convenient and a great value. No need to buy one of those travel systems.
Combi Stroller - Great stroller - lightweight, collapsable, cute, lots of room to store stuff. Best of all, little speakers for Carter that I can plug my ipod into!
Baby Jockey Onsies - Great quality and two snap setting so they fit him longer
Baby Monitor
Baby Bjorn - Not sure this is better than a snuggly. Carter is now 16 pounds and my back hurts after a walk to the store with him in it. But great when he needs to be held but I need my hands.
iPod - Must have for walks and convient music listening. I plug it into my stereo and use it at home too. Easy because my entire CD collection fits on it and I've created fun playlists so no messing around with CDs.
Things I could live without
Boppy - While some people swear by these, i didn't find it that useful. it was easier for me just to hold Carter, but that could have been because he was so big.
more to come...
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Welcome to the 21st century
Well, I've finally had a chance to setup a blog. I had intended to do this before having Carter, but things got a little crazy. I'm sitting here with him now trying to get him to sleep before we head out to see Kristen for the day. He really doesn't like sleeping on his own during the day, so I'm lucky to have a few minutes to do much of anything. I'm surprised by how difficult it is just to shower and eat each day! Hopefully that will get better soon.
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