Amianan at 4 months
Amianan just turned 4 months on Thursday . Rod and I have seen some changes in her already since her 3 month milestone. she totally has a different cry. i miss the newborn cry. =( now its this loud piercing cry with all these tears that roll down her face. she likes to play in her baby Einstein play yard, but lately she would roll over to her tummy and throw up. Then she likes to put her face right on her throw up and smother it all over. YUCK.baby throw up is no joke! it smells like some on just had a hang over and yacked. she's a total rock star already. so, after i nurse her i put her in her swing to settle tummy. she hasn't used that thing all month till last week. i was tired of washing her play yard! i would put her on her swing for a while. sometimes she takes her naps there.
her sleeping patterns are getting better too. at 3 months, i would nurse her laying down around 9pm and she would fall asleep. i swaddle her and put her in her crib. she would wake up at 5 or 6am and take a big dump, nurse her for 20 minutes then she would fall asleep again until 9am. she eats atleast 7 times a day. now i noticed that she eats less. i still put her to sleep around 9 and now she just sleeps through her morning feedings and wakes up at 8 or 9 in the morning! rock star! she's getting so big!
last night we had or 5th annual PEP banquet at the Bayanihan Community Center. The set up was nice, the food was GOOD!, the performances were super funny and the teachers, students, board members and families made it even more special. Rod and i were awarded this beautiful clock for our 5 years of service for PEP. i can't believe its been that long! within the 5 years, we graduated with our masters, got engaged, got married, had a baby..damn..hopefully in the next 5 years we would both have our doctorates and another baby! and maybe a 2nd honeymoon! ;)
Amianan was of course overwhelmed. Its hard to balance her feedings when mommy is part of the show. she was passed over to many arms and i think she had enough last night. by the time we got home, we changed her and fed her but she was up way past her bed time. she wouldn't fall asleep nursing. rod hurt his back, i hurt my arm..we're all sorts of fucked up since she has been getting heavier and heavier! 11pm i said fuck it..im going to try the cry out method. so i swaddled her put her in her crib, turned off the lights and said, if she cries for 10 minutes we go in a soothe her and we keep doing that till she falls asleep. for 2 minutes she makes noises and i watch the clock. then next thing you know, she's breathing deep. i check the crib and she's sound asleep. THANK GOD! cause rod and i were so tired from the event we almost knocked out with her in between us. who knows where she would've scooched to if we fell asleep.
thats another thing.she's creepin.. its funny how she uses her legs to move. she doesnt know how to use her arms at the same time but when she's on her tummy puts her hear on the mat, sticks her butt up and uses her knees to move forward! its soo cute!
in a few weeks, we'll be heading off to Alaska for FAHNS! this child will be well traveled by the time she's 5. She's already flown to LA twice, Alaska next! she's been to laker games and giants games, hella meetings, community orgs, parties.. we already want to take her to the phils next year and hawaii too..
today we're going to the FCC Filipino Fiesta. I better get ready while she's asleep then i gotta give her a sponge bath before we head out. This will be my first time taking her out by myself cause poppa already left to set up.
her sleeping patterns are getting better too. at 3 months, i would nurse her laying down around 9pm and she would fall asleep. i swaddle her and put her in her crib. she would wake up at 5 or 6am and take a big dump, nurse her for 20 minutes then she would fall asleep again until 9am. she eats atleast 7 times a day. now i noticed that she eats less. i still put her to sleep around 9 and now she just sleeps through her morning feedings and wakes up at 8 or 9 in the morning! rock star! she's getting so big!
last night we had or 5th annual PEP banquet at the Bayanihan Community Center. The set up was nice, the food was GOOD!, the performances were super funny and the teachers, students, board members and families made it even more special. Rod and i were awarded this beautiful clock for our 5 years of service for PEP. i can't believe its been that long! within the 5 years, we graduated with our masters, got engaged, got married, had a baby..damn..hopefully in the next 5 years we would both have our doctorates and another baby! and maybe a 2nd honeymoon! ;)
Amianan was of course overwhelmed. Its hard to balance her feedings when mommy is part of the show. she was passed over to many arms and i think she had enough last night. by the time we got home, we changed her and fed her but she was up way past her bed time. she wouldn't fall asleep nursing. rod hurt his back, i hurt my arm..we're all sorts of fucked up since she has been getting heavier and heavier! 11pm i said fuck it..im going to try the cry out method. so i swaddled her put her in her crib, turned off the lights and said, if she cries for 10 minutes we go in a soothe her and we keep doing that till she falls asleep. for 2 minutes she makes noises and i watch the clock. then next thing you know, she's breathing deep. i check the crib and she's sound asleep. THANK GOD! cause rod and i were so tired from the event we almost knocked out with her in between us. who knows where she would've scooched to if we fell asleep.
thats another thing.she's creepin.. its funny how she uses her legs to move. she doesnt know how to use her arms at the same time but when she's on her tummy puts her hear on the mat, sticks her butt up and uses her knees to move forward! its soo cute!
in a few weeks, we'll be heading off to Alaska for FAHNS! this child will be well traveled by the time she's 5. She's already flown to LA twice, Alaska next! she's been to laker games and giants games, hella meetings, community orgs, parties.. we already want to take her to the phils next year and hawaii too..
today we're going to the FCC Filipino Fiesta. I better get ready while she's asleep then i gotta give her a sponge bath before we head out. This will be my first time taking her out by myself cause poppa already left to set up.
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