Archives » February 2005
There’s a First Time for Everything
I hate to have two posts in a row that should carry the warning “do not read while eating”, but this is what motherhood is about.
Elizabeth has been so regular with her morning poo that you could set a clock by her. You can imagine my surprise when she missed two morning poos in a […]Snot Sucker
Elizabeth had a runny nose the other week and was having a hard time
sleeping. At midnight, we left Frank in the bedroom downstairs and I
went upstairs to rock her in the recliner. She just wouldn’t settle and
became more agitated when she couldn’t breath.
I realized the bulb snot sucker was down on my bedside table. As […]Eating Used to be Easy
Not too long ago I remember thinking “won’t it be nice when she’s
eating solid food?” NOT. I’ve figured out that it adds at least an hour
to our daily routine. Can you believe it? Giving her a boob every few
hours was easy. Now we generate dishes, dirty clothes and bibs. These
take time to clean, which combined […]Six Months Old
27.5 inches, 17 pounds
Elizabeth turned 6 months last Sunday, so I took her for her checkup
yesterday. She’s doing great and is in the 75th percentile for length.
I can’t believe she grew an inch and a half since her 4 month checkup.
No wonder her clothes are so tight. All her onesies are ballet-necks
(low scoop neck) […]Boogers on the Loose
Elizabeth is far from being able to blow her own nose. So what happens
to all the boogers that her little nose creates? Sometimes I manage to
get her with a tissue and snatch the booger as she exhales. Most of
them probably end up meshed in my shirt as she nuzzles me. I find them
every so often […]