Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

My grandmother used to use that phrase and I just recently heard it used by a friend of mine which brought back all kinds of lovely memories...

After a blissful week on the beach in the sun on vacation, we returned home to settle back into our routine. Too bad it was so hot and humid - we should have left the AC running - it took quite a while for the house to cool down. Luckily Nicolas didn't seem to mind.

I am getting nervous that I am not going to have enough milk to send to daycare on Monday since I froze everything I was able to pump while on vacation and we have a baby christening on Sunday so I won't have a chance to pump...As nice as it was to be on vacation, I'm glad we're back on a Saturday to give us a little time to unpack, etc. before going to work on Monday...

Yummmmmm.....toes

Here we are on day 6 of our wonderful vacation in Old Lyme, CT. When I went to change Nic's diaper tonight he decided that it would be fun to eat his toes. He has been trying to get his toes to reach his mouth for a while and he finally was successful. Now if only he would read the memo that you are supposed to sleep in on vacation...

No biting!

Nicolas has decided that near the end of each feeding it is fun to bite me. It is surprisingly painful considering he has no teeth yet! When I yelp and tell him "no biting" he just looks up at me with my nipple still in his mouth and smiles. Hmmmmm. I don't think he is understanding the point....gotta figure out how to nip this in the bud!

Got milk?

Apparently I don't :-

After a relaxing day on the beach, I was nursing Nicolas for about 45 minutes before bedtime. He kept trying to nurse, but I didn't hear him swallowing too much. He started getting agitated so I had Luis heat up an ounce of milk to see if that would help. Nicolas took that ounce and the two subsequent ounces that Lou warmed up. What is going on? Where did my milk go???? I'll have to start drinking more Mothers Milk tea to see if that will help out...

All set with the hickies

I picked Nicolas up from daycare early yesterday - around noon. They had called to let me know that he was very fussy and was still putting his right hand up near his ear. Since we are leaving for vacation on Saturday, I wanted to make sure he didn't have an ear infection. When I called the doctor's office, they suggested giving him some Tylenol to see if that helped. So, I gave him some Tylenol when we got home, played with him for about an hour and put him down for a 2 1/2 hour nap! When he woke up he sounded very stuffy so I called the doctor's office for an appointment. He checked out just fine (phew!). He now weighs 12 lbs 13 oz. Gained about 10 oz in the past 2 weeks.He didn't seem too fussy until it was bedtime. I gave him more Tylenol (he was still really stuffy) and he went to bed. He was quite restless and Louie got up a couple of times to check on him - he was coughing and it sounded like he was choking, but he was ok. Finally around 1:00 I decided to give him some more Tylenol - it sounded like he was drowning in snot. So I woke him up, tried to aspirate his nose (which he HATES thankyouverymuch) and then nursed him a bit to help him calm down and go back to sleep. But I felt so bad that he was stuffed up that I decided he might breathe easier if I held him in the rocker/recliner so I slept in his room with him on my chest until about 5:15 when I decided to get him up to change him and feed him. It was nice - reminded me of when he was much younger and I did that every night - but he certainly weighs a lot more now and when he pushed down on my engorged chest - well, let's just say that I've had more pleasant experiences! I hope this cold clears up before we leave for vacation on Saturday!

Nicolas has started getting very distracted while eating. This afternoon while nursing him he kept eating for a minute or so then would try to stick his hand in his mouth. He didn't believe me that he wouldn't be able to do both eat and suck on his hand, but he nevertheless continued to try. He also decided that it would be a good idea to grab (really hard) my nipple with his other hand that wasn't in his mouth and when he decided he was hungry tried to stuff it in his mouth. Of course he starts sucking away like mad just under my nipple (ouch!!!) and I have to struggle to actually get my nipple in his mouth so he can eat. It is getting really difficult to determine when he is done eating and when he is still hungry with all the playing/distractions.

The joys of teething

Yesterday was my birthday and Louie stayed home and spent the day with Nicolas and I. We had a nice relaxing family day. Nicolas decided that he should start squealing/screeching. Although he has always been a "talker", yesterday he started squealing and did it off and on almost all day. It was really cute and I think he enjoys hearing his own voice. The squealing continued this morning, so I guess it wasn't just a one time thing!

A teacher at Daycare called today to tell me that Nicolas was really fussy all morning and kept pulling on his right ear. I did notice that he kept his hand up by his ear for a lot of the day yesterday and he was slightly crankier than usual, but I figured I'd see how he was today. I called the doctor's office and after speaking with the nurse decided to go pick up Nicolas to give him some Tylenol to see if it helps at all. He either is uncomfortable because of teething or has the beginning of an ear infection. I am hoping it is just teething. If he doesn't seem better after the Tylenol, I'll take him to the doctor. We are leaving for a week of vacation on Saturday so I want to make sure this is all straightened out before then!

How does your garden grow?

Yesterday Grandma and Grandpa Wilcox were kind enough to play with Nicolas for a few hours while Louie and I finished up the new garden. We thought it would be a good opportunity for them to have some "alone time" with the baby and allow us to get some things done that really needed to be finished. They got to watch Nicolas play in his new favorite toy, the Exersaucer. He is still a little small for it, but we prop him in it with a blanket and all is well.

Nicolas also showed off his rolling skills (with a little help from Grandma!). He certainly doesn't like to spend time in one place and is always looking for ways to get around. He does a lot of scooting and pseudo crawling.