Hello! Sorry that I have not posted in awhile. Nana & Pap Pap (my parents) arrived on Sunday morning and we have had a fun, but very busy week with them. Millie is loving having them here and is just now getting that they are visiting us, but not staying with us. We have been to "kitty cat" park (twice), Friendly's for ice cream (twice), swimming at the Y, the Charleston Aquarium, shopping at Wal-mart, a birthday party at Chik-Fil-A (Milllie's first school-friend b-day party!), and preschool on Wednesday and today. Whew! No wonder we are all tired tonight.
Blaise is feeling better and his cough and nasal congestion are just about gone now. After months of very little sleep, we really didn't know what else to do to get him to sleep. We had let him "cry it out" a few times and he would eventually fall asleep, but only stay asleep for a short time and waken again. Something wasn't right, he wanted to nurse all the time but would fall asleep eating only to awaken an hour or so later. So, I called our pediatrician back in VA because the ped here thought it was just a "bad habit". She said "sounds like he's not getting enough to eat, are you sure he's getting enough milk from you?" Well, that night we tested her theory. When Blaise woke up the first time (about 2 1/2 hours after he went down) instead of nursing him, Andy gave him a bottle. He drained a good 4 1/2 ounces in about 5 mins and wanted more!! He took another 1 1/2 ounces and then fell asleep for five hours! Poor baby hasn't been sleeping because he has been so hungry. When he would fall asleep nursing I would assume he was done and but him back in his bassinet, but now I stimulate him while he's eating and then burp him, change his diaper and then feed him again so that he is getting enough milk to last him longer. His has really worked wonders and he sleep so much better last night. The ped also suggested that we start him on rice cereal since he has already tripled his birth weight and is grabbing at my sandwich as I try to eat around him. So this afternoon I went out and bought a box of rice cereal. I gave him his first bowl for lunch and he downed it, smiling. For dinner, Andy fed him and after two bowls I finally had to say, "OK, that's enough!" Looks like we have a great eater on our hands - yahoo!!
Millie was invited to her first "school friend" birthday party this week! Her little friend, Will, turned 3 on Wednesday and he had a party at the local Chick-Fil-A restaurant Wednesday night. The restaurant had one of those big indoor playgrounds so after the kids ate their dinners and Will opened his gifts they were all able to run around together and play. Then they had cake and ice cream and got goodie bags to go home with! Millie had a GREAT time!! She did so well. She wore her party hat, ate her dinner, played with the kids, and kept telling me "this is fun!"
Tomorrow I will try to post more and tell all about the trip to the Aquarium.
K
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