Joni will be 10 months this Sunday and up until this week she had no teeth! Just 2 little nubs where her 2 bottom font teeth should be for the longest time. Then at the beginning of this week I saw another nub on the top and on Tuesday I saw a tooth! Joni cut her first tooth! I thought usually the bottom comes in first but we all know Joni likes to do things her way. :)
AND Joni also took a few unassisted steps on her own! I wish I got it on video thought. Our digital camera's battery died and the camcorder's memory was full!!
Peter has been trying to teach Joni to raise both arms when he says "TOUCH DOWN" and she's got it! He was hoping she'd learn before football season started but she learned it in time before the Pat's first regular season game so that's good enough. Her auntie A tought her to do "NO GOOD" where swings her arms horizontally in opposite directions. I'm a pretty proud momma! haha...
UPDATE: I originally thought only the top tooth came out but actually the 2 bottom teeth were out too!!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
it's official!
We're moving! We closed on our condo on Monday and it went smoothly. I am just glad it's over and done with. It took us more than 2 months from when our offer was accepted to close! Now all we need to paint and get furniture! Happy decorating!!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
9 month wellness checkup
Joni had her 9 month wellness checkup yesterday and here are the stats:
17 lbs 10 oz and 28.25 inches long!
She's in the 25th percentile for weight and in the 75th percentile for height! She also had her final Hep B shot and was a real trooper. Only cried for like 5 seconds.
We asked the pediatrician about whether or not Joni was getting enough sleep and formula. The doc said we were fine and around this age, babies tend to drink less formula since they're eating solids. Doc also said Joni was doing well with sleeping 10:30pm - 7am. She suggested that we put Joni into her crib when she's sleepy and not asleep. Doc said if she falls asleep in her crib, when she wakes up in the middle of the night her surroundings will look familiar and then she can soothe herself to sleep.
So last night we put Joni in her crib and gave her a bottle in her crib. She fell asleep for a bit and then work up crying for me. I held her for a few minutes and then she fell asleep. AND she slept through the night!! We're going to keep this up and see if she can get used to falling asleep in her crib.
I hope we'll have some luck with this bedtime thing. Check back to see how we do!
17 lbs 10 oz and 28.25 inches long!
She's in the 25th percentile for weight and in the 75th percentile for height! She also had her final Hep B shot and was a real trooper. Only cried for like 5 seconds.
We asked the pediatrician about whether or not Joni was getting enough sleep and formula. The doc said we were fine and around this age, babies tend to drink less formula since they're eating solids. Doc also said Joni was doing well with sleeping 10:30pm - 7am. She suggested that we put Joni into her crib when she's sleepy and not asleep. Doc said if she falls asleep in her crib, when she wakes up in the middle of the night her surroundings will look familiar and then she can soothe herself to sleep.
So last night we put Joni in her crib and gave her a bottle in her crib. She fell asleep for a bit and then work up crying for me. I held her for a few minutes and then she fell asleep. AND she slept through the night!! We're going to keep this up and see if she can get used to falling asleep in her crib.
I hope we'll have some luck with this bedtime thing. Check back to see how we do!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
9 months!!
Can you believe it? Joni is 9 months today! It feels like she's been with us forever but I can't believe how fast time has flown by. She's getting bigger and bigger everyday. I don't think I am ready for her to be a big girl yet. Anyone know how I can keep her small forever??
Happy 9 months Joni!! We love you!
Oh and our little buddy Kyle is also 3 months today. Happy 3 months Kyle!
Happy 9 months Joni!! We love you!
Oh and our little buddy Kyle is also 3 months today. Happy 3 months Kyle!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
new bedtime
So it seems that Joni isn't getting enough sleep. I've been talking to some moms and reading some parenting sites and babies are supposed to sleep like 12 hours a night! Joni is getting about 8 hours a night. :(
Joni was going to bed around 10pm -12am and then getting up a couple of times during the night and then waking up at 7am or 8am. We thought it was because she was teething that she got up during the night. She only started this a month or so ago.
Her pediatrician said that if she's getting about 13 hours total a day it should be okay but I"m starting to worry she's not getting enough rest. So we tried a new schedule Monday and it was a little tough. I read about the Cry It Out method where you let the baby cry and they sort of get used to falling asleep on their own in their crib. That was a bit harsh. It was hard listening to her cry especially when she doesn't normally cry alot.
I tried to put her down around 8pm and shut the lights out. Once I put her in her crib, she'd pull herself up and then start looking for someone to play with. She'd cry after a minute or so with no response. There was a couple of times where she cried pretty bad... I decided that it was okay that she fell asleep in my arms as long as she knew when her bed time was.
Last night, she fell asleep at 7:30, she got up a couple of times but we kept the lights off and she went back to sleep pretty easily and woke up at 6am!!
I think once she's used to her new bedtime, I'm going to try getting her to fall asleep in her crib on her own. It's going to be tough since she already knows how to pull herself up. Anyone have any tips on that?
Wish us luck!
Joni was going to bed around 10pm -12am and then getting up a couple of times during the night and then waking up at 7am or 8am. We thought it was because she was teething that she got up during the night. She only started this a month or so ago.
Her pediatrician said that if she's getting about 13 hours total a day it should be okay but I"m starting to worry she's not getting enough rest. So we tried a new schedule Monday and it was a little tough. I read about the Cry It Out method where you let the baby cry and they sort of get used to falling asleep on their own in their crib. That was a bit harsh. It was hard listening to her cry especially when she doesn't normally cry alot.
I tried to put her down around 8pm and shut the lights out. Once I put her in her crib, she'd pull herself up and then start looking for someone to play with. She'd cry after a minute or so with no response. There was a couple of times where she cried pretty bad... I decided that it was okay that she fell asleep in my arms as long as she knew when her bed time was.
Last night, she fell asleep at 7:30, she got up a couple of times but we kept the lights off and she went back to sleep pretty easily and woke up at 6am!!
I think once she's used to her new bedtime, I'm going to try getting her to fall asleep in her crib on her own. It's going to be tough since she already knows how to pull herself up. Anyone have any tips on that?
Wish us luck!
Friday, August 7, 2009
we're moving to watertown!
Sorry it's been awhile since there's been a new post. We've been busy finding a new home but we've got it now! We got a condo in Watertown. We should be closing by the end of them month and probably move in by early or mid September. All we have to do is paint and buy new furniture. Horray!!
Monday, July 20, 2009
8 Months!!
Our baby girl is 8 months today! The past few weeks she's learned to sit unsupported, crawl and she can stand up in her crib now! Joni's also started pulling herself up next to furniture and tries to climb it. We're a bit worried she'd fall and bump her head but so far so good. No major boo boos yet. Happy 8 months baby!
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