Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Close Your Eyes and Jump
Koren is fussy. Not quite to the extent of being colicky, aparently, but to the extent where his grandparents are hesitant to watch him. Which is saying something, if you know his doting grandparents.
They say a colicky baby cries (or screams) inconsolably for more than 3 hours, 3 or more times per week.
In addition to needing to be held every moment while he’s awake, Koren cries for 2-3 hours every single day. It seems to be gas from the way it comes and goes in waves… but the Mylicon drops aren’t helping. And the term “inconsolable” is kind of vague. If certain positions and movements can make him stop crying for a few minutes at a time, does that mean he’s consolable?
After several consultations with Dr. Google, we’re experimenting with the removal of dairy from his diet, which means 2 things:
1) We’re trying to get him adjusted to the taste of soy formula.
This is actually going better than expected. He seems to be tolerating it pretty well, which surprised me because I remember what an ordeal it was to get Kaelin to transition from breast milk to formula to the point where she would swallow it rather than open her mouth and impersonate Niagara Falls all over my lap.
2) I’m cutting dairy out of my diet.
Which is just craptastic.
My goal for a dairy free deprivation diet is currently 3 days, because I’m pretty sure it would take an act of God to go longer than that. Seriously, I would much rather cut out something like meat. Between milk, yogurt (my favorite snack), and cheese, dairy makes up a good portion of the things I eat.
So while there’s a part of me that hopes we’ll finally find the answer to his behavior, there’s a large part of me that hopes this particular experiment doesn’t work at all. I want the solution, just as long as it’s NOT THIS.
Posted by Amy on 07/30 at 06:18 PM
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sleepless Gabba Crayon
Ha. I dare you to decipher that title without reading the rest of the entry.
So last night was what we would call a “bad night.” Koren was up every hour. At first I thought it was because I was trying to make him sleep on a flat surface (gasp!) but he continued to wake up repeatedly even after I moved him from the bassinet to the rocky swing.
He’s zonked out in his crib right now and I hope he’ll be out for a while because he needs to catch up on the sleep.
I can tell I was delirious from lack of sleep in the middle of the night because I remember thinking at some point, “I should learn how to cook,” which (to my mother’s dismay) is a statement I would put right up there with, “I should dye my hair pink” and “I should take up crocodile wrestling.”
Kaelin has been remarkably good this morning at entertaining herself on the computer. She’s learning how to navigate the Nick Jr. site, and I keep hearing little songs and intros to the various shows.
Which brings me to the aside ...
I cannot stand the Nick Jr. show Yo Gabba Gabba. CAN. NOT. STAND. IT. Every time it comes on I want to reach through the screen and throttle that guy that hosts it. I wonder how some of these shows make it into production, because seriously. Elijah Wood guest-hosted it one time and I will never be able to look at him the same again. /End Rant.
And on a slightly different note, this:
Is the Cutest. Book. Ever.
Posted by Amy on 07/27 at 07:44 AM
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Things Currently Making Me Happy
Yeah, yeah, I know. One day I’ll get over this fixation with bullet points.
Koren smiled at me for the first time. Like, a real smile that lasted more than half a second.
He also looks me in the eye since yesterday, which is new. Until now he was always looking at something in the space over my left shoulder, which was making me wonder if there was something wrong with his vision.
Kaelin’s furniture matches the curtains and bedspread already in her room so I don’t have to redo them
My son took a 3-hour nap this afternoon.
And so did I.
Koren’s acne looks like it MAY be getting better, thanks to a tip from Julie.
Got some work done today, so I’m feeling accomplished - thanks Mom & Dad for watching the kids this morning!
The chicken burger at Sonic is actually not half-bad. I’ve never found a chicken burger at a fast food restaurant that was more than tolerable.
But most of all…
Bright Starts bouncer with music and vibrating box:
Friday, July 25, 2008
Kaelinisms: Cloud Edition
Kaelin: God took those clouds away.
Mama: Oh? Where did he take them?
Kaelin: To the ice cream store.
Posted by Amy on 07/25 at 07:34 PM
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