ole schnikees: 2018

Monday morning I took both kids to Tova's appointment with Dr Sarumi to see about acid reflux/colic/why she cries so much. I actually got us out the door early so we dropped off some mail, grabbed me some coffee and made it to her appointment. Dr Sarumi thought Tova was just a gassy baby and has to get used to it, and might have some silent acid reflux. so she prescribed some antacid and also some powder to put in her wrinkles that keep chafing: armpits and leg rolls. :) Tova is already 11 pounds! so she's gaining/eating well which puts me at ease since she's been pulling off often and then latching back on while nursing lately.

Tuesday it snowed ALL DAY LONG after also snowing Monday night (april 2 & 3rd) so we stayed put. Tova ended up not napping much between 11a & 4pm after having a couple good days of napping on a schedule, but Trevor napped after not having napped for a couple days. after nap, Trevor and Al went outside to shovel and I finally got Tova to sleep at 4ish.

wednesday Al had to work so he slept in but we had a pretty good morning; tova napped pretty well so trevor and I got some crafting and lego-ing in! Trevor didn't nap so it was an early bedtime.

Thursday morning the kids and I went to the indoor sports center play time with Jodi, graham, Kinsley, jenny, kourtlyn, klare, kayla, liv and jack. :) it was fun and both kids did great; I carried tova in our new ergo almost the whole time and trevor ran around lots. then home for lunch and nap (trevor didn't nap despite being tired out from playing) and I read up some more on the 3 hour cycle schedule I've been trying to do with Tova. I was able to implement what I had read that afternoon and evening and it was amazing! as long as I am aware of her sleepy cues, I swaddle her right after seeing them and put her down then she fell asleep on her own and had good naps! it's a 3 hour cycle of eat,play,sleep so while i'm playing with her (tummy time or floor time/talking usually) I just watch for her sleepy cues (yawning, slow blinks, turning her head away from me) and then it's go time. she also took her first flat on her back, in the pack n play nap and she did great! she put herself to sleep relatively quickly! hopefully this continues. then after 4pm I wake and feed her every 2 hours instead of 3 to fill her up before bed/night time.

Friday and Saturday Tova had nothing to do with the schedule or napping... Al was off Fri-Sunday and mom came down Friday night to Saturday supper time. Friday during naptime, Jodi and I went garage saling for the first time this season even though it was 28 degrees and windy... there were neighborhood sales so we hit a bunch of them but didn't buy anything until the last 2. we both found some good things for our baby girls :) I found a lighter Velcro swaddler which I had been wanting and Jodi found a wrap carrier, and of course we bought some clothes. I got mostly tights, cardigans and a cute dress. we had fish for supper and it was delicious!

Saturday morning, mom, trevor and I went to a rummage sale at a church where trevor got some new books and puzzles, went to one garage sale, and then to the grocery store. then after nap time (T didn't sleep) we all went to matt's parent's retirement party for a bit and then mom left. I gave tova a bath then put her to bed and tried the "dream feed" as they call it where if it's been about 2 hours, I wake her slightly when I am ready for bed and feed her. she slept from 930 to 2ish then so I got just under 4 hours in a row of sleep!! might have to try that more.

sunday Tova had a great day! I tried hard to watch for her tired cues and play lots until they came, and she went down for her first nap without crying (in the swing tho, we're doing most naps in the swing for now.) then only cried a little bit for the other naps and she was such a happy girl for longer during her awake times and was very active (kicking and such) on her playmat! I got a bunch of clothes priced for the garage sale Jodi and I are having in june and felt much less stressed!