Week Fourty Four (10 Months)

Age today: 44 Weeks


Age Being Posted: Weeks 43-44

Date: September 20 - 26

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9, first time wearing 9 months!

Photo of the Week: With the Family!

Milestones: Says puppy and hi, plays patty cake,

Development:You continue to grow more and more everyday. Your hair is so long and your expressions seem so grown up now. You're getting more and more used to your sippy cup. You spend a lot of your time crawling and pulling yourself up on everything you can. Grandma swears you stood on your own for a second but I'm not counting it as a milestone until I see it for myself.

Concerns: I'll have to see if I am concerned with it when you get weighted

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits: This wasn't a very good week for us! You woke up a lot at grandmas. It went something like 7-1am and stayed awake for an hour, then awake again for good at 5am which is WAY to early for me. Finally by Thursday night you just woke up at 5 and went back to sleep until 630. I was so happy! Then Friday night was exactly the same. UGH

Health: Healthy but still stuffy... I wonder if you're allergic to something in the air.

Special Moments-
Best: Meeting great grandparents!

Worst: Sleeping habits

Other Observations/Activities: 
This week we went to Texas to meet your great grandparents on my dads side for the first time. We came up on Sunday and then on Monday grandma took us shopping for a few things. On Tuesday we went to Kohls to find a couple of outfits for you (and me!) and we found quite a few for really cheap. You're great grandma is the absolute best at finding deals. And on Wednesday we went to your Grandpa's house and talked with him. You even took a nap there and let him hold you! Which to me was very quick for you, you're kind of shy like your mama. Thursday we just hung around the house and Friday we went back to your grandpas. Then Saturday we headed back to Kansas. But the three of us all had a really great time there. You loved the dog and because their house is bigger you had much more space to crawl around. And to get into trouble!

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Week Fourty Three

Age today: 43 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 42-43

Date: September 13 - 19

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: Sleeping while eating!

Milestones: No new milestones this week


Development: Teeth are still coming through beautifully! You say mom when you get up in the morning so I will pick you up. You try to climb all over everything and you play with blocks and a little block puzzle grammy got you. And you play with the big girls and handle it when they hover over you and kiss you and try to pick you up. But somehow you deal with it with no crying!

Concerns: I'll have to see if I am concerned with it when you get weighted

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits: 2 naps still but nights are still messed up. Now that we are back at grammys house we have tried some new techniques to get you down without having to feed you. The first day I did pu/pd... well pd (put down) anyway. So now you are not sleeping at night but I only pick you up and hold you then put you back down after a few seconds and you go off to sleep without a problem. If there is a problem I go ahead and feed you.... I'm no martyr!

Health: Healthy but still stuffy... I wonder if you're allergic to something in the air.

Special Moments-
Best: Calling mom from the crib!

Worst: Just the sleeping. Last three nights you woke up at 5 am and didn't go back to sleep.

Other Observations/Activities: This week we spent at grammys house. The boys stayed the first night with us and then went home again and we spent the rest of the week with the girls. We took walks and went outside and played with the girls. On friday we spent the day in wichita with grammy as a girls day.On saturday we spent the day with one of my friends from high school and you played at little bit with her little boys and you loved playing with someone closer to your age.

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Week Fourty Two

Age today: 42 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 41-42

Date: September 6 - 12

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: Me and Aunt Alice

Milestones: No new milestones this week


Development: The two teeth that have been right on the edge are now popped through which they did on October 7. You are crawling with absolutely no problem. You crawl you turn you sit back up, you are SO grown up that I can't believe it. You throw little tantrums and throw fits when you don't get your way but for the most part you are a

Concerns: You feel heavier so we'll see when I get you weighed next week

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits: 2 naps still but nights are still messed up. No sleeping through the night yet and until we get back home to grammy gails I can't fix it because we can't keep your aunt and uncle up and we are too close to their room not to so we'll figure it out when that won't matter.

Health: Healthy once again though we've got some stuffiness since coming to KS

Special Moments-
Best: Spending time with Aunt Alice!

Worst: The worst is also one of the best because you just want mom! It's annoying when I have to do things like... pee. But its still cute!

Other Observations/Activities:  We went up to Manhattan this week to visit Aunt Alice and the boys. You are still being pretty shy and want me to hold you all the time. You will play with your cousins and aunt and uncle but from moms arms. We took pictures and went to walmart where Aunt alice bourght you some cute little outfits. You met uncle john and weren't sure what to think of him... he was VERY tall for you so mostly  you just twisted your mouth up into an O and stared. We went out to eat and played with the dog, who so badly wanted to play with you but she was a little rough! Then Saturday we headed back to grammy gails!

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Week Fourty One

Age today: 41 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 40-41

Date: September 29 - October 5

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: With Cousins!

Milestones: Say mama (or dada) indiscriminately

Development: You seem to get older every single day. You are learning so much and talking. I know what you want and you make sounds like actual words. I'm starting to understand your words and what you mean for them. You say yes (ya) and no, I *think you say baby. It's so adorable. You've been waving for a while now but you have finally gotten the hang of it and do it basically every time someone leaves now or when you want to leave or want someone else to leave!

Concerns: Weight gain. I'm really worried now because I've seen a friends 1 year old. He's SO much bigger

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3 hours, rice cereal, fruit, veggies, and/or meat 4-5 times a day.

Sleeping Habits: 2 Naps at 9:30 and 2pm, asleep for the night at 8 pm though this week you have been waking up at night... It's no fun for me but your routine is all messed up so I understand it

Health: Healthy once again though we've got some stuffiness since coming to KS

Special Moments-
Best: Meeting the fam at the airport!
Worst: No longer sleeping through the night : (

Other Observations/Activities:  A lot of new things this week. You went on your first airplane! The first one wasn't so great. You didn't want to sleep and being as it was midnight that is ALL I wanted to do. But no ear problems or anything like that and no much crying. And when I finally gave up on trying to put you to sleep you finally fell asleep. The next one was better. Then we got here and you finally met my side of the family! Everyone just adores you! It's all "Emi, Emi, Emi!" but so cute. You are a little shy and your whole schedule is wreaked. You're waking up 2-3 times a night and I have no idea how to fix it. I'm hoping it will just regulate on its on.

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Week 40 (9 Months)

Age today: 40 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 39-40

Date: September 22 - 28

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9

Size: Weight: 13lbs 11 oz
         Height: 66 cm

         Head C.: 42.5 cm
   

Photo of the Week: 

Milestones: Understand the word no, sit up from laying down

Development:You've reached a lot of milestones this week. You know exactly when I don't want you to do something (though it doesn't always mean you listen) and you can sit up from you stomach. It's adorable. You are on the move completely now and you just don't stop. You know people very well now and still don't like to be around many that you don't know. I was shy too so I'm not worried about that at all

Concerns: weight... like always. It seems like she only gained an ounce from 8 months but she lost 180 grams and then gained again. So in two weeks she gained 280 grams which is actually a lot more than what shes supposed to at the age... but shes lower on her chart because of the lost weight when she was sick. So still worried. Ugh.

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3 hours, rice cereal, fruit, veggies, and/or meat 4-5 times a day.

Sleeping Habits: 2 Naps at 8:40am and 1pm, asleep for the night at 7pm

Health: Healthy once again!

Special Moments-
Best: A grill with the borja family... though you had your ups and downs!
Worst: Freak out crying at said grill when trying to get you to sleep

Other Observations/Activities: Next week (well actually Monday night) we are going to Kansas where you'll get to meet my side of the family. Everyone is soooo excited to meet you... but because of this we've been packing up, making lists, and we had a grill because we are leaving so everyone had a chance to see you before you gone (we'll be gone 2 whole months!). We had a good time but it was also super sad because even though I can't wait to see my family and can't wait for you to meet them you are just so used to everyone here and your routine here and plus dadas has to stay : (  but either way we have to go!

Also noticed on Saturday you're getting teeth! 3 at one time. Of course it had to happen right before our trip!

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Air Travel with Baby

Next week, Tuesday morning at 12am to be exact, I will be getting on a plane with Em and flying home to Kansas to see my family.

There are SO many great things about this statement. Like how she finally gets to meet her family from that side, which in just immediate family is 2 uncles, 1 aunt, 6 cousins, 3 grandparents, and 3 great grandparents. All of which are SO excited to meet her as well. The lower altitude helps growth and there is so many things, finger foods at least, that just don't exist here in Quito. And a million other things.

But there are bad things too. One, we're leaving dadas here for two and a half months! We'll be back before Christmas and her birthday but still, it's a LONG time.

Two, I hate flying. I'm afraid of it. As in, shaking in my seat and praying the whole time until we touch down terrified.  And I'm going with my 9 month old.

I don't want to go just because of this.

I'm not sure what happened. I used to love flying and then one time I just got on the plane and became a shaking pile of goo, tapping my seat, holding onto an old woman hand for comfort as she promised it was all going to be just fine. Yeah, that was me. So, yeah, not looking forward to the plane ride.

But in order to go home and see my family and have them meet Em, it's a necessary evil.

I'm trying not to worry but hello? I'm a mom. And I worry, even more than I did before. But I'm going to try anyway.

Anyway, even though I am afraid I have started packing because when you worry it's always best to get something done. Time goes faster and the worry isn't right there on the surface. Still there but not as noticeable.

So I decided to make a list. I don't want to take a lot of stuff aboard the place. That's just too much to worry about. I want to go with light and easy. This is what I've come up with... just for Em. For me, I used the one page packing list but am going to go ahead and check my bag anyway.

• Diapering Supplies
• 7 diapers (other websites say 1 for each hour plus extras. WHAT? I'm sorry but that's just plain ridiculous. I didn't use a diaper every hour when she was a newborn, and I'm not going to use that now. I picked 7 because I usually change her diaper about 6 times in 24 hours. We'll be traveling for about 12 hours)
• Travel wipes - package comes with about 48 wipes. Can't see us needing more than that
• Plastic bags - this could go in any section because it works for dirty clothes, spoons, diapers, and so on. A must have!
• Can't Live Without
• Bunny bear - Em's bear she sleeps with. CANNOT. LEAVE. WITHOUT.
• Small toy - for distracting
• Wrap - For Em to sleep in during the plane and to carry while going everywhere else
• Clothes
•  2 extra outfits. I'm going to Kansas and I have no idea what the weather will do. That's the beauty of Kansas! So I'm taking one for warm weather and one for colder weather.
• 1 pair of socks
• Pajamas - I think these are actually called rompers. Either way they are these footed pajama like things. I don't think I'll feel like unloading everything when I get home.
• Jacket - Just in case its on the chilly side
• Food/Drink
• 2 bibs
• 2 spoons
• Measured rice cereal
• Measured formula
• 2 bottles for mixing
• 2 food bowls with lids
• 4 baby food jars (1 meat, 1 veggie, 2 fruits) 
•  Miscellaneous
• Fever reducer
• Thermometer

Some maybe wondering what about a blanket? Well, I have a jacket for her and the wrap she'll be in will keep us both plenty warm. Not taking a car seat or stroller because we have those waiting for us when we arrive and I didn't buy her a ticket. Plus my car seat that we bought here isn't approved for air travel... or at least it doesn't have a sticker saying so. But as for everything else... Have I forgotten anything? Please let me know if you think so!

Also any advice??

Week Thirty Nine

Age today: 39 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 38-39

Date: September 15 - 21

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: 

Milestones: Cruising! You can now not only pull yourself up onto something but also you can "walk" around the furniture while holding on! It is just too much... I can't believe it

Development: Like I mentioned above, you are now cruising (walking while holding onto furniture) but that's not the only new things. When you get hurt or don't like something you say "ooooo" and scrunch up your  mouth. I'll have to post a short video of it. When you get mad you scrunch up your face and breathe in really fast like a little pig. When your happy you clap and giggle. When you want to go somewhere or show me something, you point at it. When I'm wrong you get mad and do face mentioned above, and when I'm right your happy. I guess what I'm trying to say is your communicating really well. I can read you easily now. It's wonderful, for both of us.

Concerns: weight - we'll see next week how it's going

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3 hours, rice cereal, fruit, veggies, and/or meat 4-5 times a day. Milk supply is back up and so no longer with formula - just a mixer for cereal

Foods Tried: nothing new this week

Sleeping Habits: 2 Naps at 8:40am and 1pm, asleep for the night at 7pm

Health: Healthy once again!

Special Moments-
Best: Another trip to calacali! We had a blast
Worst:Nothing!

Other Observations/Activities: We went to Calacali and stayed there Saturday night. You saw your family here and passed most of the time outside which you LOVE. You saw horses and cows and puppies. You showed everyone how great of a little crawler you are. You may be on the smaller side, but everyone comments about how fast you seem to do things. You are all better from being sick but for a couple days at the beginning of the week you had a rash and we did oatmeal baths for a few days. Definitely not a bath I felt clean after giving : )

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