Six Months, and Summer
Posted by Jules | Filed under That's Life
Have I mentioned lately how fast time flies?? I can’t believe it’s been 5 months.
Alexia went in for her 6 month check up last month and passed with flying colors. She’s growing normally, responds normally, and is a very happy baby. We’re starting to try to feed her solid foods, but so far she’s not particularly interested, and is still primarily on the boob for her food. We’re trying baby-led weaning… breastfeeding her works perfectly for me, and if that’s what she wants, then that’s what she’ll get, for at least a while longer.
We’ve tried peas, carrots, and apples so far. The only one she didn’t spit out immediately was the apple. This morning, she had a little tiny bit of oatmeal and didn’t seem too horribly opposed to it, but demanded milk shortly after. It’s a process… no need to rush it.
Kailyn went through kindergarten with flying colors, I’m very proud of her. She got bored of summer vacation very quickly, so I’ve got her in a day camp kind of thing that she calls School still. She’s a strange kid. She’s back to reconsidering getting her ears pierced, in spite of the needles involved. It’s so cute, watching her try to weigh the pros and cons. I’m impressed at how capable she is of making informed decisions.. she might be better at it than me!
Scott has started working 10 hours a week, and it’s been really good for him. He’s a little bit of a workaholic, and staying home full time for so long was starting to get to him. He’s not ready to go back full time, though. He likes being home with his girls :)
As for me, I’m doing great! I’ve made some good mom-friends, and settled into a mostly domesticated life much better than I would have thought I could have. Life is good!
Tags: alexia, Kailyn, piercing, scool, scott
One Month
Posted by Jules | Filed under Parenting, That's Life
I can’t believe it. Alexia is already a month old. Time, it goes by way too quickly! Before I even know it, she’s not going to be my tiny little baby anymore :(
This last month has been incredible, though. It’s all new experiences for me, because Kailyn didn’t live with me when she was a newborn. I really missed out. Alexia makes the most adorable little noises. Baby sneezes are ridiculously adorable. I love the way she burrows her face in my neck when I’m trying to get her to go to sleep and waves her arms around if I sing to her.
Over the weekend, I felt a little bit of “Grandparent Anxiety”. I wonder if my daughters are missing out in some way. You see, neither of them really have any Grandparents in their lives. My father passed away when I was 11 years old. My mother is simply a terrible person and never wanted anything to do with me. She kicked me out on my 18th birthday and I haven’t spoken to her since. Kailyn’s biological father, Gavin never knew anything about his mother, and his father keeps in contact with me on occasion, but is not involved in Kailyn’s life at all beyond the occasional monetary contribution. Scott’s father just passed away last year, and his mother responded to that very poorly and left the state. We’re not sure she’s ever going to come back here. We sent her a birth announcement for Alexia and haven’t heard anything back from here.
I guess with the levels of instability that are surrounding these people, my kids might be better off, but it just seems like if you don’t grow up with Grandma’s cookies, and Grandpa’s old time stories, you’re missing some huge childhood experience. I don’t know how I can give that to them. So I stressed about it all weekend. I feel a bit less anxious about it today, and I made cookies early this morning for Kailyn’s class, just in case. Maybe Mom cookies are just as good.
Welcome, Peanut!
Posted by Jules | Filed under That's Life
Alexia Jade (aka Peanut) was born on January 22nd, at 8:29 AM. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 11 ounches and 19 inches long. 10 fingers, 10 toes, and a good set of lungs. Looks like she may have inherited Mommy’s temper, oh boy.
I was in labor for roughly 9 hours, which was loads better than the 21 it took Kailyn to come out and face the world. I’m recovering fabulously, with the exception of being exhausted because baby hasn’t slept well. Also, she really likes the boob and always wants to eat. But, I think I’ve got swaddling down, and she’s sound asleep right now, looking mightly peaceful. I considered a nap, but I know the second I lay down, she’ll wake up.
Kailyn is adjusting well, so far. She’s only been woken up by a crying baby once so far, so she’s not tired and cranky, which I was worried about. She hasn’t asked if we can return the baby like she did about the dog when we first got him, so I think it’s going to be alright!
Scott is doing remarkable with the baby, and is very good about doing his fair share of taking care of her, hurray!
It’s a happy family, here.
And, for those that like to know why people pick their baby names.. Scott’s best friend Adam is Peanut’s godfather. His middle name is Alexandar (I know, poor guy, right? Adam Alexandar, sigh), so we took that and adapted it. Jade doesn’t have a significant meaning behind it, we just liked it. Kailyn’s middle name is Samantha, directly after her godmother, who is my best friend ever.
That’s all for now. I might be sparse for a little bit. I think it’s understandable.
January Birthdays.
Posted by Jules | Filed under That's Life
Unless Peanut decides to stay inside where it’s warm for a whole week after my due date, both my kids are going to have January birthdays. Even if Peanut is born in early February, it’s still Christmas, birthday, second birthday. That’s a lot of celebrations in a short time!
Kailyn turned 6 last week. 6! My baby, she’s getting so big! She dressed herself for her party and didn’t put anything on backwards. She did give me the honor of doing her hair though, and insisted on wearing this little tiara that she has. Princess Kailyn, indeed.
The party was not a disaster, for once, and I didn’t have to bring a professional cleaning crew in, hurray! This year I kept the kids outside… I’m learning. We had a BBQ and the kids ran around and the dog stayed inside, where it was quiet. Kailyn had a blast, and loved her birthday cake. I think I was spoiled by wedding cakes and couldn’t properly enjoy it. Oh well.
Scott got sick after the party, so I spent the last few days taking care of him. He’s back on his feet now and back to taking care of me, the very pregnant wife. I like this arrangement. However, I am ready for Peanut to be born now. Any time now, baby.
Tags: birthday, Kailyn, peanut, scott
Domain, Woah!
Posted by Jules | Filed under Site News
Some of you that have been following me around for a while remember the time when I had my own domain. Some would call it a website but really it was more of a blog with some extra pages. No matter. I owned this domain actually for a year or two, then stopped blogging for a while, got rid of it, missed blogging, and went back to Blogger. Well, now I decided I missed my domain and got it back, woot.
I’m kind of excited though, I managed to import all my posts from all my previous blogs, with the exception of one that I’m pretty sure doesn’t exist anywhere. My past (as painful as it was) is important to me, so it means a lot to have everything in one place, where I can review it if I feel the need, or to help my readers gain a little more insight about where I’ve come from.
At any rate, if you see this post in your feed reader, it means that you are subscribed to the Feedburner version and don’t have to change anything, hurray! If you saw a “Moved” notice it means you were subscribed directly to the Blogger feed, and as such, should update my entry to the Feedburner feed so you can follow me any time I move.
Things might look a little strange for a few days while I work on cleaning up a bit, but if you notice anything really strange, please let me know!
