Laughing with Daddy
For the past few days, Alice has started to really laugh. It’s loads of fun for us because she’s becoming so much more interactive. Right now she’s sitting in her little bouncing chair. Each time she looks at me, I smile and then start to laugh. She thinks I’m hilarious, and laughs and giggles merrily away. Alice’s gums weren’t bothering her as much today, so Corinna had a much easier day.
Alice Rolled Over
While I was at work today, Alice rolled over on her own! Corinna put Alice down on her back on the floor in the bonus room. The next thing she knew, our daughter was on her tummy. Apparently Alice was trying to reach her rattle, lying next to her on the floor. Once she was on her tummy, she didn’t really know what to do. She was lying on her arm, looking at the rattle, trying to figure out what to do next. She wasn’t upset or anything. Corinna immediately called me at work to give me the news. Corinna rolled Alice over again, since her little arm was turning purple. Since I’ve come home, Alice hasn’t shown me her latest trick. I’m sure I’ll see this soon enough. In other developments, Alice has started teething. Good times! Her cheeks are red, she’s salivating lots, and she’s often inconsolable. We’ve given her Tempra and Anbesol, which seems to be helping. But every afternoon, around 4PM, she gets pretty miserable. Poor little girl – she doesn’t know why her mouth hurts. It’s hard on Corinna since I’m still at work then.
Alice Sleeps Through the Night!
People have told us that babies often start sleeping through the night when they are three months old. Alice waited until she was about 15 weeks, which is in keeping with her father’s poor record on punctuality. On December 30th Alice went to sleep around 11:30PM. Much to our surprise, she didn’t wake up until just after 6AM. I got up, put her soother back in, then went to get her bottle heated. As I waited for the microwave (40 seconds is an eternity) I heard Alice start to scream. I guess she was really hungry after sleeping for 6.5 hours. Last night (New Year’s Eve) she slept from 9:30PM to 4AM. There wasn’t any screaming after she woke up – this time Corinna held Alice and comforted her while I got the bottle. This kept our little darling happy enough that she could wait a minute for formula. She’s had good nights in the past, but then she’ll revert to her usual 3-4 hour feeding cycle. We’ll see whether she continues to have a long sleep each night. I should probably mention that we went to bed long before midnight. As new parents, we decided to ring in the New Year by sleeping.
Alice's 3 month check up
Alice saw Dr. Pow again today, and of course he is still impressed with her head control. It seems the one determining factor in a baby’s health according to Dr. Pow is head control-he always comments on how good it is and that he has no concerns. Alice’s new measurements are:
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Alice had her first needles today, and she did very well. That’s my girl! She weighs a whopping 11lbs 8.6 oz and is 22 inches long. At this rate we will have way too many size 1 diapers and she’s going to run out of clothes that fit her very soon. Yikes!
Dr. Bill's Notes on "Little Endian" vs. "Big Endian"
Dr. Bill’s Notes on “Little Endian” vs. “Big Endian”
How do we stand the cuteness?
Indeed, we are very fond of our little cutie pie. For awhile there it was touch and go whether or not mommy and daddy would ever become sane people again, but I think Alice has turned a corner. She is sleeping in the range of what she’s supposed to for this age (15 hours in 24) versus what she was (7-8 total, varying greatly day to day). She goes to bed between 7-9pm and only wakes once in the night to feed, between 1-3am. Then she eats again between 5-7am and goes back to sleep till around 10am, then she’s up for good. She also takes naps during the day as well. She is eating more (130-140ml/feed) less often (3-4 hours during the day, 5-7 hours at night). She is less “fussy” all around and has more periods of cooing and happiness. This equals happy parents. I feel like I can enjoy my baby more now, instead of dreading the many crying episodes and frequent feedings. So how do we stand the cuteness? We sleep.
Space Weather Now
Space Weather Now
Fun With Prime Numbers
Fun With Prime Numbers
Ten-wipe diaper change
Wow. I just changed Alice’s diaper and it took at least ten wipes to get her clean. It was like a biological weapon. Maybe this is what Dubya was looking for in Iraq. The timing was good though – we’re taking Alice for some baby photos later this afternoon. We’re giving her a bath in an hour or so, then we go to the photographer. Bio-hazard diaper before the bath = good. Bio-hazard diaper after the bath = bad.