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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Week in Review: Week 7-8

I kept putting off last week's week in review until it was time to start on this week's. Oops! So I'm just combining them. Week 7 was a pretty normal week really nothing to report. This past week, on the other hand, was a rough one. All three kids came down with a cold...yes, Emily's first cold. They all had congestion, runny noses and coughs. Emily actually had a better time than Sean and Maddy; I credit mama's milk! That was until last night. Just as normal, she cluster nursed and was asleep for the night by 10:00. She normally sleeps till 4:00/5:00 but this time woke up at 3:30. She didn't just nurse and go back to sleep like normal. She latched, unlatched and screamed. She would not nurse. She also would not let me lay her down without her screaming. She'd go to sleep on my chest while I rocked her but wouldn't let me lay her down. Around 5:30 she finally let me lay with her in my arms (not completely laying flat). We slept half an hour and had a repeat from earlier. We spent the next couple hours with her sleeping on my chest. I suspected an ear infection so I called the pediatrician as soon as they opened. I love their weekend hours! They could get her in but it was a little wait. It gave us just enough time for Sean and I to make our chiro appointments where I found out that they were able to squeeze in Maddy and Emily. Chiro told me it was her left ear. After she was adjusted, Em nursed and didn't mind being laid down for a diaper change!! We went to the doctor and it was conformed, Em has a small ear infection in her left ear. Poor little thing is currently napping.

Week 7

Emily got her Baltic Amber teething necklace!

Not teething yet but it looks too cute to not have her wear it.

Sean wrote his name for the first time without having me spell it for him!

Emily got her new carseat! Plenty of room to grow!

Rear facing till 45lbs, in a harness till 65lbs

Week 8

As I was getting ready for the day, I watched Sean snuggled up with Emily.

She fussed a little and here's what he did in his sleep. *swoon*

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Chiropractic Care

I use to think that chiropractic care was for when you had an injury. I remember my dad seeing a chiropractor after he threw out his back. During my pregnancy with Emily I had some really bad round ligament pains. My midwife suggested I go see a chiropractor. Boy am I glad I did!! Not only did I get help with the round ligament pains but the rest of my pregnancy was a lot more comfortable than my pregnancies with Sean and Maddy. I'm still amazed at how comfortable I was all the way up until I went into labor. ...all thanks to getting adjusted often.

The kids go with me to my appointments often because of hubby's work schedule. I love how family friendly the office is. Maddy started getting adjusted in hopes to solve her constipation issues. We did a dairy elimination diet at the same time. At the time we thought the diet change was what worked. Since then, we've had dairy slip ups and began noticing that those slip ups didn't make a difference. She now gets small amounts of dairy without a problem. I believe chiropractic care is what helped. She went weekly for awhile and is now going monthly. Emily had her first adjustment at 5 days old. She's also going monthly now. Sean went for his first adjustment last week. He has a little bit going on so he will go back in a week.

Sean, Maddy and their friend playing chiropractor:

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Pregnancy Update: 39 weeks

I'm 39 weeks today. It won't be long before we meet Jellybean!! Amazingly, I'd still say I'm feeling pretty good. Just lots of pressure because he/she is so low. My hips were starting to hurt more by the time it had been a week since I've seen the chiro so I'm back to seeing them twice a week.

A couple of weeks ago, nesting started really kicking in. It was worse than it was with either of the other two. But needless to say, I think we're ready! We have a carseat installed in the van, everything we need for the baby has been bought, the newborn cloth diapers are all washed and prepped, birth kit is bought and since baby listened and didn't come before Christmas, the tree is down and the living room is back to normal. We also finally did something I wanted to do with each pregnancy, we made a belly cast. I also got a new camera for Christmas so hopefully now there's a better chance of me having labor/birth pictures. ...my old one was on it's last leg.

I wasn't sure if I was going to make this post. I've had braxton hicks contractions for a while and I get them very often. But that's nothing new because I had lots of them for weeks before having Sean and Maddy. However, nice and early yesterday morning (about 1:00) I woke up to painful contractions. I've only had that happen twice and that was the beginning of my other two labors. They were roughly 10 minutes apart. I could doze between them but woke up as soon as one started. I got a little excited. Then an hour and a half later they were much further apart and I started sleeping through them. Next thing I know Maddy was waking me up at about 6:00. I stayed crampy for the first part of the day so I continued to think maybe it was the beginning of things. Nope! It's all gone! I've barely even had braxton hicks contractions today. I feel really good today. Nesting even calmed down a ton. I'd be happy to just lounge around all day. Hubby called to check on me at lunch and when I told him that, he mentioned maybe it's the calm before storm. We shall see!!

Other big news is we've picked and announced names!
Jellybean will either be Ethan Zayne or Emily Noelle.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Pregnancy Update: 34 weeks

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. And just this week's it's hitting me how close it the end is. Getting ready for Christmas has done it. I started shopping and the tree will be up this weekend. This week I'm also going to buy my birth kit and all the other things we'll need on hand for the big day. Next week I have my home visit from my midwife...the appointment that everyone that will be at the birth needs to attend. We also need to stop procrastinating and get the other things we need for the baby...like a carseat and diapers. We're also still behind on names. If it's a girl, I think we're good. It's just narrowing the list down. If it's a boy, and I think it is, we're in trouble!

I need to get a video of Jellybean moving. It's very entertaining! He/she is developing a personality too. One of my daycare kids is a 6 month old. When I'm holding him and he's fussing/crying, Jellybean moves all the way to the other side of my belly as if he/she is trying to get as far away as possible. But he/she is the opposite when it's the family. Hubby will rub my belly and talk to the baby and he/she will get as close as possible to him. It's pretty much the same thing with Sean and Maddy. Sean likes to give my belly a hug and kiss at night before bed. Maddy likes to come to me and ask to see the baby. What she wants is to lift my shirt, rub my belly and talk to the baby. She asked to hold the baby the other day and got mad when I told her that she couldn't yet. So, she's figured out a way to rock the baby. She puts her hands on either side of my belly and slowly shakes it. She may be a little disappointed in January though. She insists that I have two babies in my belly and she has one in her belly. I've been able to get Jellybean react to me for awhile now but last night was pretty neat. I was rubbing my belly when all of a sudden my hand was full of baby. I'm pretty sure it was his/her butt too. He/she pushed it into my hand as hard as he/she could. He/she is head down so I tend to be able to figure out where his/her butt and back are. Hubby and I like playing with him/her at night before bed.

So how am I feeling? Great! It seems strange to say that. This is about the time with my other 2 where I started feeling bad. I credit my chiropractor with the way I feel b/c I'm now having no issues with my back/hips. Heartburn is barely there. I am tired though. I'm not sure if it's just the end of the pregnancy or if it's because I'm really busy with my daycare (it's full again!) and the kids and I just got through/are getting over colds. ...I am blaming the lack of posting lately on me being tired though. I've gotten rid of my schedule for now and will posting as I get time.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Pregnancy Update: 26 Weeks 3 Days and Ultrasound!

Today I'm 26 weeks and 3 days pregnant. For the most part, I feel pretty good! The heartburn has started but someone suggested peppermint candies and boy do they work! Another plus is they are much more tastier than Tums. The lower back pain has also started but it's getting better thanks to my chiropractor and using a birth ball more. I wish I had thought to go to a chiropractor during my other two pregnancies! Jellybean is still such an active baby! Well, until someone puts their hand on my belly and then all is still. lol I'm loving every minute of it. It's such a wonderful feeling. Names...we're really slacking that. We have a couple girl names but nothing we're 100% set on. Thankfully we still have time. Today I had my ultrasound. The tech told us to look away at the right times so Jellybean's sex is still a mystery to us. I'm really looking forward to discovering that on his/her birthday. I'm still leaning toward boy though.

Here's the pictures from today:
Side profile:

Feet:

Hand waving "Hi!":

In 3D

Maddy's Update: Dairy Free

**Warning- this update includes a normal mommy topic that others may consider tmi. That's right, we're talking about poop! Don't say I didn't warn you!

Maddy has been battling constipation since around November of last year. At first we thought she was holding it in so the doctor suggested Miralax and time. We were told that it may take a few months for her to forget that it hurt to poop. That was in April. Miralax did help but after months, she still would only poop regularly when she was on the Miralax. For some reason, I started wondering if the milk she was drinking could be the problem. That was sometime this past summer. I switched her to a lower fat milk. Things got better but she still needed the Miralax at times. Also, most of the time that she went on her own, she had waited too long and it hurt her. Something just wasn't right

A few weeks ago I brought her to the chiropractor for the first time. They had talked to me about seeing children when I started going and what stuck in my mind was that constipation issues was one of the reason parents brought their kids in. Along with getting an adjustment, we talked about her constipation. The chiro said that she believes in mommy instinct and if I have a feeling that dairy might be a problem than it's something worth looking into. She gave me info on allergy testing (even though Maddy's on the young side for accurate results) and mentioned doing an elimination diet instead. I went home and did my research and talked to some mommy friends that have experience with dairy problems. After talking to Richard, we decided to give the elimination diet a shot.

It was in the middle of the week so I had to do our normal milk and bread grocery store run so I picked up almond milk. That night Maddy started on almond milk instead of cow's milk. The plan was after we did the week's grocery shopping, she was going to be completely dairy free. She was cow's milk free for 2 days before going completely dairy free. After just a few days cow's milk free, she was going regularly and without problems. Today is day 16 milk free and day 14 dairy free and she's continued to be regular and has not had any problems pooping! I do not think this is just a coincidence. I believe she has a problem with dairy.

Now we just need to figure out at what level. I'm hoping she does not have to be completely 100% dairy free. It hasn't been nearly as hard as I thought it would be but cheese is the hard part. Dairy free cheese is very hard to come by so we just completely cut it out. I miss it! I do think she will be able to handle some dairy since we saw a change before going completely dairy free. We're now going to add in the not obvious dairy and see if there's a change. If there is no change after a week, we'll add in a little obvious dairy...like maybe try pizza for dinner again! Hopefully we'll have this all figured out in a couple of weeks!

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