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Thursday, February 17, 2011
4 months already!
Wow, it's so hard to believe that it's been 4 months already. So many things have happened since the last post. Little Avette has 3 teeth coming in now, she weights 14.5 lbs, she grabs things with her hands, she only poo's every other day, she doesn't spit up as much, she babbles a lot, she gets a kick out of banging on a pot with a spoon & many, many other changes. It's amazing to watch how much they learn in the first few months.
I'm at the point now that I feel like everything is second nature. She starts grunting & I know she's sleepy. She whines a little & I know she's hungry. Little Avette has brought so much joy to my life, but it's still so easy to get swallowed up in the melancholy of winter. I feel like we've been stuck inside for days now, only escaping when it's my turn to walk the dog. I took the semester off school because we didn't want a stranger watching our tiny baby & some days have been hard. Luckily, I do work two days a week, so that gets me out of the house too, but it can still be very trying. The temperatures up here have been so cold that it just doesn't make sense to take her out in it, unless I have to.
Now that Avette is teething, she wants to nurse constantly at night. We have mastered the art of the side-lying position, otherwise I think I'd be delirious right now from sleep deprivation. Being a stay at home mom has not been easy for me, I love to hustle around and have never been one for sitting in the house. For now, I'm not living a selfish life (which is a major adjustment), but I know it's only temporary and being with her every day is such a joy that it truly is worth it.
You still stink like sour milk. Your poo is no longer so cute to me. Somehow you seem to spit up right down my shirt at least once a day. You smile at your doggy when he licks your tiny fingers. On a good night you wake me up at least twice to nurse. Your fussy because you're teething. When you smile your eyes glisten and I love you for all these things.
I'm at the point now that I feel like everything is second nature. She starts grunting & I know she's sleepy. She whines a little & I know she's hungry. Little Avette has brought so much joy to my life, but it's still so easy to get swallowed up in the melancholy of winter. I feel like we've been stuck inside for days now, only escaping when it's my turn to walk the dog. I took the semester off school because we didn't want a stranger watching our tiny baby & some days have been hard. Luckily, I do work two days a week, so that gets me out of the house too, but it can still be very trying. The temperatures up here have been so cold that it just doesn't make sense to take her out in it, unless I have to.
Now that Avette is teething, she wants to nurse constantly at night. We have mastered the art of the side-lying position, otherwise I think I'd be delirious right now from sleep deprivation. Being a stay at home mom has not been easy for me, I love to hustle around and have never been one for sitting in the house. For now, I'm not living a selfish life (which is a major adjustment), but I know it's only temporary and being with her every day is such a joy that it truly is worth it.
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