Monday was tova's appointment with dr sarumi. it was a quick morning since Tova was awake from 5-6am so I slept until my alarm at 730 then had to eat breakfast, get trevor up, get ready, feed tova, and get Al up all before 820am... but we made it and Sarumi says Tova is perfect :) she gained 7 oz in 4 days! and is up to 9 lbs 13 oz; guess she's a good eater. all the questions I had about her were answered with "it's normal" which put me at ease. although dr did say I shouldn't be letting her nurse to sleep every time because then she'll get used to it and need it to get to sleep. gotta clean her wrinkles a bit better as she's been getting chafing/diaper irritation in them and got the ok to bathe her more frequently. she's at the 95 percentile for weight, height and head size. :)
then we came home, tova took only an hour nap but in that time Al and Trevor painted more window trim and I sorted girl clothes a little farther (mostly the keepers from trevor's clothes.) then we had lunch, tova finally took a good nap (she was super tired after the dr appointment but wouldn't sleep) and trevor fell asleep at 330. I got a shower in finally and Al got his workout in.
Tuesday morning grandpa peter came to help Al with the window trim. by Wednesday night they had all but the bathroom window trim on and the new shades bought and put up in the kids' rooms!! yay!! the trim technically still needs another coat of paint mostly just to cover the nails but that can wait until we can open windows and isn't a huge deal. Tuesday afternoon I had my follow up from my hemorrhoid surgery and everything is looking good, still healing, but doing good. I shouldn't have to go back in for that, in fact the doctor says he doesn't want to see me again. :) the nurse was mad at me for not bringing the baby tho; I left her home since I had just fed her and she was due for a long-ish nap. she slept the whole time for Al.
grandpa peter stayed until Thursday morning and we got outside at least once just about every day this week since it's finally starting to warm up a little bit. tova is in the carrier and just zonks out each time as long as I stay moving/walking. :)
on Thursday, Tova and I went to the chiropractor. I had been contemplating whether or not to go in for both of us as Tova wasn't too bad some days as far as gassy/tummy issues but other days would cry every time she was awake. and I really wanted to bring her to my chiro in the cities but we weren't going up there any time soon so I decided we both could use it. and i'm glad I did. she was pretty tight in her lower back/hips probably from being so squished in there cuz she was so big. and my entire back was super tight not just my hips and shoulders/neck as usual. so i'm glad we went! once we got back I fed Tova and then was able to play outside with trevor without the baby attached to me!
Friday Al slept in since he had to go back to work, so I got the kids and I ready, fed, and out the door before 930am!! we just ran a couple errands, most of which we could stay in the car for. so it was pretty easy especially since Tova slept most of it (she doesn't like when the car stops, that's when she cries) but I felt pretty accomplished for getting out with both kids by myself for the first time. then we came home, did some crafts, had lunch and naps. mom came down after work to help out since Al worked all weekend and so we could celebrate her birthday.
Saturday morning, mom, the kids, and I went to the grocery store then we came home and played until lunch and nap time. after nap, we took a walk and played outside for a while since it was beautiful outside!! it was so warm and sunny! Al was awake and Tova was sleeping so I got to walk without the baby attached to me! then I fed tova outside on the front walkway (kept her covered tho since she can't be in the sun) and it was wonderful! After Al went to work, we came in and had supper and cupcakes for mom's birthday. then matt, Jodi, cam and chloe came over to have some cupcakes and play for a bit too. tova got a bath and then it was bedtime. Tova pooped right before bed (she's still grunting/getting used to bowel movements) and ate twice in 1 hour so she slept for 5 hours!!! but then it was back to grunting and she was up every 2 hours. I can't wait until she gets used to pooping, maybe she'll actually be a good sleeper!!
sunday morning we played inside until 11 then we went for another walk before coming in for lunch. After our walk Tova cried a lot and would not go to sleep even tho she was super tired; it was about 3 hours with just a couple little 15 minute sleeps in there. mom left once I got trevor down and fed Tova again and luckily Al got up shortly after to help with Tova. sunday night was my first night of doing bedtime by myself and it actually went great (i'm not expecting that every time.) Tova was so tired from not sleeping during the afternoon that she was in bed (I couldn't wake her other than to eat a little bit) shortly after 7 so I got to do a normal, slow bedtime with Trevor. I slept in our room, Tova in hers, and Trevor in his for the first time and it went pretty good although I kept thinking I wasn't going to hear Tova. she slept a 5 hour stretch although I didn't go to bed until 930, and then a 4 hour stretch. I got up at 630 just before Al got home from work, but I shouldn't have because I was super tired all day.
Monday was a rough day with Tova, luckily Al was off but he didn't get up until 1230p. Tova again only had a couple 10-15 minute naps all morning and was crying most of the other time. tired momma, crying baby doesn't make for a very enjoyable day for anyone. and poor trevor didn't get much consecutive attention and kept saying "why's she crying, she's still crying?, the baby is crying again," etc. she finally took an hour nap once Al got up and got her to sleep, so I got a little nap in then she woke up so I fed her and she slept a while longer. then cried some more, had a little ok awake time but then was so tired but wouldn't fall asleep. Al finally got her to sleep about 630 so we just put her to bed.
squishy baby; she got some baby acne this week, doc says it's due to my hormones
walked to the park :)
where's tova? :)
snowball fight
holding on to momma :)
painting easter eggs
books
tova wore the sweater nana made for trevor to the park
window trim and shades up in trevor's room!
we can finally open his curtains every day!
start of at home haircut season! :)
making a snow castle with dadda
the big snow mountain at the school
holding and kissing squishy
shoveling the big snow pile that covers part of our driveway so that it'll melt :)
chalk
outside is nice even if you can't enjoy the sun on your skin :)
birthday cupcakes for nana
I finished mom's quilt for her birthday; the squares were done by family members a long time ago, auntie marlene put the top together, then I did the backing, got it quilted and did the binding
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