Happy Earth Day 2010

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No big plans for Earth Day this year. Why? I guess it’s because I like to think that we think of the Earth everyday in our house. Some days more than others, but we try our best everyday to do what we can to reduce our impact. Could we do more? Sure, and we will. For today, we will just continue doing what we do and celebrate Earth Day again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day…

{milestones} baby girl is seven months and the little guy is two and three quarters

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Last week baby girl turned 7 months and the little guy turned 2 years and 9 months. Can you believe it?! It goes fast with the first baby, but you blink and your newborn is almost crawling the second time around!

Here are some of the highlights of baby girl at 7 months:

  • Rolling across the floor
  • Scooting backwards
  • Refusing the bottle
  • “Talking”
  • Laughing
  • Bouncing
  • Almost sitting on her own
  • Not yet sleeping thru the night (we got spoiled by the little guy!)
  • Nasty rash on neck from spitting up constantly the 1st 5 months of her life is starting to go away after some TLC
  • No longer spitting up constantly
  • Eating solids and starting finger foods!
  • Taking good naps lately
  • LOVES her brother…he can make her smile and laugh more than anybody!
  • Hazel eyes and dark hair…much more than the Little Guy at this age
  • Happy baby!!!

The little guy is now 2 & 3/4…almost 3! He is a joy to be around. He is SO busy that it exhausts us to keep him entertained, but we do our best. Here is a glimpse of some of what he is into now:

  • ALL boy!
  • Almost fully potty trained!! (still working on #2)
  • Likes trucks, dinosaurs, digging in mud, splashing in puddles, tackling Poppa, rollerskating, playing soccer, t-ball, basketball, hockey, bowling, rollerskating, playing at playgrounds
  • Loves to make up stories and tell stories about things he has done
  • Loves to do anything physical
  • Loves to play outside!
  • Loves his Mommy, Poppa and baby sister
  • Loves to push mommy and poppa’s buttons and test boundaries

yawn

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After getting up six times overnight (three with each), our lovely children decided that 5:30 was a good time to wake up.

The little guy asked me what the birds were saying outside. I told him that they were telling him to go back to sleep. He didn’t buy it.

So, we are snuggled in mommy’s bed, watching a “show”, and listening to the song birds, roosters, blue herons, and trains of the early morning.

Baby girl went back to sleep after eating.

Where’s my coffee?!

Spring Tease

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Spring made a brief stop in Portland last month. She brought us beautiful daffodils, crocus and flowering trees. And, then she left.

The rain, wind, and chill of Winter came back this week.

I found some things at Anthropologie to bring Spring back…if only to my wardrobe!

Sweet Dreams…

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I have a wall tent.  I haven’t used it in years.  I’m tempted to pull it out this summer and use it as a guest room for visitors since our guest room is now our baby girl’s nursery.  I dream of projects like this…

Mary Janes Farm Bed & Breakfast

Probiotics

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Baby girl is an easy baby the majority of the time, but we have had some trouble getting her to sleep through the night. I guess we lucked out when the little guy started (and continued) to sleep through the night at 8 weeks! She is also not one for taking naps and getting her on a regular nap schedule has been difficult. With 6 months of sleep deprivation catching up with us, this was a major topic of discussion at her 6 month check up yesterday.

After letting the PNP know what the issues were at night (fussiness and gassiness keeping baby girl from sleeping soundly…which prevents US from sleeping soundly, too), she suggested that we try probiotics to aid in baby girl’s digestive issues.   

24 hours on probiotics and I am thinking positive about them.  Last night was a good night…she woke at 11 and cried for a bit until she fell back asleep, but then slept until 4 am when I got up to feed her.  Today, she took a 3 hour nap!  Unbelievable!  Tonight, she actually fell asleep on her own ( I put her in her crib drowsy, not sleeping) and is still sleeping 2 hours later.

I even went to Whole Foods this evening to buy some probiotics for myself.  I would love to hear some of your thoughts/comments.   Have you used probiotics for you or your children?  How have they worked?