Tuesday, April 30
Expensive Taste
Norah already has expensive taste. This 6 pack of formula came in the mail from Amazon last Friday....145.00 bucks. Woah! Let's see how long six cans last. We're already almost through one and we opened it Saturday. So thankful they make this stuff because Norah feels much better!
Friday, April 26
April Updates
April has been a busy month. And, of course, life is only getting crazier as summer approaches! I truly wish I have more time to keep up with blogging. I know I'm going to forget things that go on around here. I'm trying to take advantage of Norah taking a nap {yes, it's only 8 am!} and update with what has been going on around here!
* All of our weekends since the beginning of April {and continuing on thru the end of June} have been pretty full. My mom and I had a baby shower for my cousin. We had fun planning it and are excited to see if she has a boy or girl. She is due on our 2nd anniversary! :)
* The week after the shower was spent getting ready for Norah's first vacation. We spent a week in Cancun with my parents and Andy, Quinn, and the girls. Christopher and Erubiel joined us for a couple days. We had a blast! It was a much needed vacation for Kurt and me. The warm weather was fantastic!
* Norah was pretty fussy the week before our vacation, so I decided to take her to the doctor the Friday before we left to double check she didn't have an ear infection or something. Of course, nothing was "wrong" which was good. However, the doctor thought the extra fussiness was probably due to the milk allergy. At that point, it had been more than 6 weeks of bloody diapers and me trying really hard to be completely dairy free. Norah's doctor said the longer I accidentally give her dairy, the less chance she has for growing out of this allergy. Kurt and I both agreed that we needed to put Norah 100% on formula because at the end of the day, it is most important that she {fingers crossed} isn't allergic to dairy for her whole life. Yes, the formula is expensive, but it's what is best for her. I decided to stop breast feeding "cold turkey." I didn't want to have to deal with pumping when I was just going to be throwing away all the milk that I pumped. I was in quite a bit of pain for two days, but it really wasn't too bad. A week and a half later, I was back in my old {pre-pregnancy} bras...boo. I do miss nursing a bit, especially in the morning and at night, but it really has been better for everyone. Norah is feeling MUCH better and hasn't had one bloody diaper in two weeks and I had my first delicious pizza in 6 weeks! I wonder what the chances are that our other children will have this allergy?!?
* Like usual, returning from a vacation can be kinda crazy. The beginning of this week I spent a lot of time running errands {grocery store, Target, etc} and catching up on laundry. Monday was spent picking up/organizing the house because our cleaning lady {who is fabulous!} came on Tuesday -- life saver!
* This week, we started getting serious about getting our house on the market. Our goal is to have it listed by mid-May. We have a lot to do between now and then to get it ready. We started going through things yesterday and our friend, Yoder, is going to mulch and do some yard work for us next week. Thank goodness! Yesterday, I took my first carload of stuff over to my parents. I am truly dreading a move {even though we need to get a new house!}, and I know that I am going to have an even harder time finding a few extra minutes to keep updating the blog...I'm going to try!
* Norah has always been a good sleeper, but this week her sleep schedule has been a bit off. I really shouldn't complain, but come on sweetie! :) Tuesday night was the first time she was up in the middle of the night for probably over a month and a half. {She did go back to sleep, thank God!} This morning, she was up at 6:15 am {hence the early blogging!} and she usually wakes up around 8:30 every morning. My thoughts about the disrupted sleep schedule? One of three things {or I suppose a combo} - growth spurt, teething, or full moon....
* All of our weekends since the beginning of April {and continuing on thru the end of June} have been pretty full. My mom and I had a baby shower for my cousin. We had fun planning it and are excited to see if she has a boy or girl. She is due on our 2nd anniversary! :)
* The week after the shower was spent getting ready for Norah's first vacation. We spent a week in Cancun with my parents and Andy, Quinn, and the girls. Christopher and Erubiel joined us for a couple days. We had a blast! It was a much needed vacation for Kurt and me. The warm weather was fantastic!
* Norah was pretty fussy the week before our vacation, so I decided to take her to the doctor the Friday before we left to double check she didn't have an ear infection or something. Of course, nothing was "wrong" which was good. However, the doctor thought the extra fussiness was probably due to the milk allergy. At that point, it had been more than 6 weeks of bloody diapers and me trying really hard to be completely dairy free. Norah's doctor said the longer I accidentally give her dairy, the less chance she has for growing out of this allergy. Kurt and I both agreed that we needed to put Norah 100% on formula because at the end of the day, it is most important that she {fingers crossed} isn't allergic to dairy for her whole life. Yes, the formula is expensive, but it's what is best for her. I decided to stop breast feeding "cold turkey." I didn't want to have to deal with pumping when I was just going to be throwing away all the milk that I pumped. I was in quite a bit of pain for two days, but it really wasn't too bad. A week and a half later, I was back in my old {pre-pregnancy} bras...boo. I do miss nursing a bit, especially in the morning and at night, but it really has been better for everyone. Norah is feeling MUCH better and hasn't had one bloody diaper in two weeks and I had my first delicious pizza in 6 weeks! I wonder what the chances are that our other children will have this allergy?!?
* Like usual, returning from a vacation can be kinda crazy. The beginning of this week I spent a lot of time running errands {grocery store, Target, etc} and catching up on laundry. Monday was spent picking up/organizing the house because our cleaning lady {who is fabulous!} came on Tuesday -- life saver!
* This week, we started getting serious about getting our house on the market. Our goal is to have it listed by mid-May. We have a lot to do between now and then to get it ready. We started going through things yesterday and our friend, Yoder, is going to mulch and do some yard work for us next week. Thank goodness! Yesterday, I took my first carload of stuff over to my parents. I am truly dreading a move {even though we need to get a new house!}, and I know that I am going to have an even harder time finding a few extra minutes to keep updating the blog...I'm going to try!
* Norah has always been a good sleeper, but this week her sleep schedule has been a bit off. I really shouldn't complain, but come on sweetie! :) Tuesday night was the first time she was up in the middle of the night for probably over a month and a half. {She did go back to sleep, thank God!} This morning, she was up at 6:15 am {hence the early blogging!} and she usually wakes up around 8:30 every morning. My thoughts about the disrupted sleep schedule? One of three things {or I suppose a combo} - growth spurt, teething, or full moon....
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)