Eli got his first tooth on January 21, 2009. Its sooo super cute. He has been chomping and biting and eating anything he can to soothe his aching teeth! His symptoms thus far have been alot of sleeping and a bit of crankiness, but really not much. No drooling, etc... But I take every single day, every single event individually. So one could be connected and one might not. So Eli is 7 1/2 months tomorrow- whee! I love it- he sits up in a high chair, in the grocery cart- the independence is great! And we are in this in btwn stage b/c he is not walking yet so I am not chasing him everywhere yet. So I shall enjoy the next 2 months before it gets crazy!
So I applied for a maternity rider on my insurance, making it officially official that I am preppin' for #2. Its exciting :) I will let everyone know how everything is going.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Clothes, clothes and more clothes
So I go to Target to buy Eli's diapers and food, etc and every single time I am there I check the 75% off racks for baby clothes. Now, mind you, baby clothes thus far are 1 time wear things for Eli. He has sooo many clothes (hand-me-downs, gifts, things I have bought him), he will literally wear something once, grow to big and I "retire" it (meaning put in a big rubbermaid container for next child or cousins). So yesterday, I go in, get diapers, and just peek.. and what do I see??
Duhh, dunnnn, dhhnnnnnnnn (spooky music)
I see racks upon racks of 75% off baby/toddler clothes.. I nearly died and went to happy clothes heaven. AND I had a $35 gift card. So I gingerly make my way over to the racks, start going through them.. Hmm, this looks good- he could wear this next winter.. oh.. wow. that looks good.. he could wear that in 2 winters..
I think you get my drift. So basically I ended up buying 20 pieces of clothing from pants to shirts to sweaters to hoodies ranging from $1.48-$3.00. My child needs nothing now besides a pair or jeans or two for the next 3-4 winters.. :)
So one would think I was done- ha! I cross the aisle to the big boys/teens boys section where they too were having sales and I pick up a t-shirt or two he can wear when he is like 12. So in 1 shopping trip I have aged my son 11 years.. Good times..
Everything else is going well. I going to be working fulltime this summer and having him in the daycare, but the good news is the daycare is the same building. So I will get to visit and see him and that will be wonderful. I don't know whats going to happen in terms of employment for the Fall but who knows! Tis it for now :)
tttyssssss
Duhh, dunnnn, dhhnnnnnnnn (spooky music)
I see racks upon racks of 75% off baby/toddler clothes.. I nearly died and went to happy clothes heaven. AND I had a $35 gift card. So I gingerly make my way over to the racks, start going through them.. Hmm, this looks good- he could wear this next winter.. oh.. wow. that looks good.. he could wear that in 2 winters..
I think you get my drift. So basically I ended up buying 20 pieces of clothing from pants to shirts to sweaters to hoodies ranging from $1.48-$3.00. My child needs nothing now besides a pair or jeans or two for the next 3-4 winters.. :)
So one would think I was done- ha! I cross the aisle to the big boys/teens boys section where they too were having sales and I pick up a t-shirt or two he can wear when he is like 12. So in 1 shopping trip I have aged my son 11 years.. Good times..
Everything else is going well. I going to be working fulltime this summer and having him in the daycare, but the good news is the daycare is the same building. So I will get to visit and see him and that will be wonderful. I don't know whats going to happen in terms of employment for the Fall but who knows! Tis it for now :)
tttyssssss
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Sitting and gone green
Hi All-
Well Eli is almost 7 months now (this upcoming Friday). As of the last week we have been rolling across the floor and sitting up on our own! I feel alot more independence now that he can sit up by himself. I know that there is an end to the 100% carrying him around phase :) I love him dearly but as he gets older carrying him around gets harder :) So that is a big milestone and I am happy for him...
What else? I've gone green! He eats only organic baby food (unless we are out then I give him table food), I use 7th generation products for all his cleaning needs- washing his bottles, doing his laundry, cleaning his rooms. I feel safer, more confident knowing he isnt growing up around chemicals. As much "cleaning" they might do, the chemical usage I think is much more harmful in the long run. So to the best of my abilities I will make sure he doesn't havbe to inhale, be exposed to that stuff!
We came back from TN about 2 weeks ago and that was fun. It's def. hard to travel with babies you just have to be super patient and know your limitations. Its amazing how discrimitory businesses/restaurants are against babies. I can't tell you how many times I have had to change Eli's diaper on the floor of some dirty restaurant floor b/c they have no diaper changing area. And when we went to Dollywood they wouldn't allow strollers into the building (well into the areas where you could buy something of course they did- just not everything else- interesting eh??)... So it was really cold and I had to shlep a tired, cold baby in and out, in and out of his stroller. But other than that I had a nice time there. It's very pretty!
Whats the next step for Eli? Well we should start crawling I would say by March-ish?
He is a very engaged child. He loves talking to people, looking at everything going on around him. He wants to be apart of it all. I think he is going to be a journalist b/c he is so interested in whats happening and what people are doing! Only time will tell...
Its interesting how things are shaping up. It seems some of life's decisions just kinda get made for you. At this point, although things might change Eli will be going to a Jewish day school thats abt 15 minutes from here.. Which would be quite awesome- it is my intense desire/interest for him to grow up in a strong Jewish environment. A conservative one, but one in which we are actively participating and being Jewish. So my goal is to give him a good balance of the two.
The first year of life with an infant is very much about the physical aspect of just growth and survival, but as they age you kinda shift to more of a psychological, nurturing parental role. I wonder when this comes if the transition is difficult or you just ease into it?? I am not saying that I am anywhere near that but I feel that I am more of a parent/nurturing type so hopefully it will go well...
Alright a pic then I'm out!
Well Eli is almost 7 months now (this upcoming Friday). As of the last week we have been rolling across the floor and sitting up on our own! I feel alot more independence now that he can sit up by himself. I know that there is an end to the 100% carrying him around phase :) I love him dearly but as he gets older carrying him around gets harder :) So that is a big milestone and I am happy for him...
What else? I've gone green! He eats only organic baby food (unless we are out then I give him table food), I use 7th generation products for all his cleaning needs- washing his bottles, doing his laundry, cleaning his rooms. I feel safer, more confident knowing he isnt growing up around chemicals. As much "cleaning" they might do, the chemical usage I think is much more harmful in the long run. So to the best of my abilities I will make sure he doesn't havbe to inhale, be exposed to that stuff!
We came back from TN about 2 weeks ago and that was fun. It's def. hard to travel with babies you just have to be super patient and know your limitations. Its amazing how discrimitory businesses/restaurants are against babies. I can't tell you how many times I have had to change Eli's diaper on the floor of some dirty restaurant floor b/c they have no diaper changing area. And when we went to Dollywood they wouldn't allow strollers into the building (well into the areas where you could buy something of course they did- just not everything else- interesting eh??)... So it was really cold and I had to shlep a tired, cold baby in and out, in and out of his stroller. But other than that I had a nice time there. It's very pretty!
Whats the next step for Eli? Well we should start crawling I would say by March-ish?
He is a very engaged child. He loves talking to people, looking at everything going on around him. He wants to be apart of it all. I think he is going to be a journalist b/c he is so interested in whats happening and what people are doing! Only time will tell...
Its interesting how things are shaping up. It seems some of life's decisions just kinda get made for you. At this point, although things might change Eli will be going to a Jewish day school thats abt 15 minutes from here.. Which would be quite awesome- it is my intense desire/interest for him to grow up in a strong Jewish environment. A conservative one, but one in which we are actively participating and being Jewish. So my goal is to give him a good balance of the two.
The first year of life with an infant is very much about the physical aspect of just growth and survival, but as they age you kinda shift to more of a psychological, nurturing parental role. I wonder when this comes if the transition is difficult or you just ease into it?? I am not saying that I am anywhere near that but I feel that I am more of a parent/nurturing type so hopefully it will go well...
Alright a pic then I'm out!
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