Woo-Hoo! I made my goal this week (barely), the scale read 1(x-1)9 this morning! Yippee! Now I just can't let it go back up in the X range!
xoxo
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
A Day In The Sun
Jack's First Trip to the Park!
Riding the Teeter-Totter!
Playing with Addy!
Just a Swingin'
Too Cute!
He LOVED the Swings!
Deck Play at Home!
Such a Flirt!
There's that Glare I Love!xoxo
Teeth
Nope, we still don't have any, but I've concluded that the Devil is behind the entire teething process. Jack is heading into week 3 of his on and off, sleeping and not sleeping, screaming and not screaming teething escapade.
I have decided that he MUST be teething b/c he has been back on his reflux meds for well over a week and the hiccups have disappeared (thanks Prevacid), but the pain and sleep disruptions remain! I didn't think he would teeth for this long at once? Is this normal?
I've ruled any other illness out because the pain seem sporadic and not consistent. He will be fine and sleep and eat great, then the next day and night he is a mad man!?
I just wish his teeth would either come in or just go away! :-) So he can feel better and I can get back to sleeping through the night without disruption!
xoxo
I have decided that he MUST be teething b/c he has been back on his reflux meds for well over a week and the hiccups have disappeared (thanks Prevacid), but the pain and sleep disruptions remain! I didn't think he would teeth for this long at once? Is this normal?
I've ruled any other illness out because the pain seem sporadic and not consistent. He will be fine and sleep and eat great, then the next day and night he is a mad man!?
I just wish his teeth would either come in or just go away! :-) So he can feel better and I can get back to sleeping through the night without disruption!
xoxo
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Week 6 Weight Check
So I forgot to weigh this morning, but I weighed last night (which I hate doing), but I was down to 1X0 again (4 pounds overall) which really isn't great for being at this for 6 weeks...
My big goal is to get back into the 1(x-1) range next week! I'm determined! We'll see!
xoxo
My big goal is to get back into the 1(x-1) range next week! I'm determined! We'll see!
xoxo
Monday, March 22, 2010
Y...M...C...A...!
In my attempts to further my diet and exercise program, I am now a full-fledged member of the Y...M...C...A (imagine the song in your head), like I pay a membership fee and everything. I am taking lunch classes M-F now, not just M,W,F and to top it all off - we have a new step aerobics teacher on M and W and she is a BEAST! I mean, BEAST - brutle, but deep down I know that's a good thing (I'm not sure my ass will agree tomorrow morning), but shesh after 2 weeks off (tattoo and spring break) I was DYING today - I'm pretty sure my internal temp is still like 105 degrees and class ended 40 minutes ago!
I forgot to weigh this morning, but I will tomorrow and post the weight check then (I'm scared by the way)...
xoxo
I forgot to weigh this morning, but I will tomorrow and post the weight check then (I'm scared by the way)...
xoxo
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Great Debate Update
I thought an update or more info was necessary after some of the comments I have received on the whole teething debate. Everyone thinks it sounds like teething to them, which is good and bad in my case.
I have tried Tylenol alternating with Motrin - doesn't seem to help much. We've tried the Teething Tablets - didn't see anything come of that at all. I haven't tried Baby Orajel, but I'm going to get some (hence we I haven't tried it), but I looked last night and I seriously DO NOT SEE ANYTHING in his mouth! No swollen gums, no white spots, no nada!?
I mean I totally wish/hope that he is teething because I'm dying to let him try more table food and I'm starting to wonder if he even has teeth anywhere under those gums - I mean he is 9.5 months old for goodness sake!
But I did start him back on his reflux meds this morning because the more I watched him the more I thought he was showing some signs of reflux - rearing his head back, not wanting to lay down on his back, the non-stop hiccups, it's always worse at night after he has ate all day long (Tonya says he is fine all day at daycare, but around 5:30 or so he gets super duper cranky!), wanting bottles over food - this soothes the pain in his throat, the wet burps have begun again as well and waking at 2am screaming.
Either way - his reflux meds won't hurt him and we can try weaning again in another few months and if it's teeth then teething TOTALLY sucks! We'll see hopefully here in the next week or so if we pop a tooth through or if his meds take his symptoms away (it takes about 5-7 days for the medicine to start working again - grr...).
xoxo
I have tried Tylenol alternating with Motrin - doesn't seem to help much. We've tried the Teething Tablets - didn't see anything come of that at all. I haven't tried Baby Orajel, but I'm going to get some (hence we I haven't tried it), but I looked last night and I seriously DO NOT SEE ANYTHING in his mouth! No swollen gums, no white spots, no nada!?
I mean I totally wish/hope that he is teething because I'm dying to let him try more table food and I'm starting to wonder if he even has teeth anywhere under those gums - I mean he is 9.5 months old for goodness sake!
But I did start him back on his reflux meds this morning because the more I watched him the more I thought he was showing some signs of reflux - rearing his head back, not wanting to lay down on his back, the non-stop hiccups, it's always worse at night after he has ate all day long (Tonya says he is fine all day at daycare, but around 5:30 or so he gets super duper cranky!), wanting bottles over food - this soothes the pain in his throat, the wet burps have begun again as well and waking at 2am screaming.
Either way - his reflux meds won't hurt him and we can try weaning again in another few months and if it's teeth then teething TOTALLY sucks! We'll see hopefully here in the next week or so if we pop a tooth through or if his meds take his symptoms away (it takes about 5-7 days for the medicine to start working again - grr...).
xoxo
Week 5 Weight Check
I'm not even sure why I keep making these posts? Simply to make my failures known to the world I guess.
I weighed the same this morning as last week - ugh...I actually feel decent about this because I didn't work out one day last week due to my new tattoo (it's on my foot so I couldn't wear a sock and shoe yet), but now that the tat has basically healed I'm going to the Y today and tomorrow at lunch! It's Spring Break so classes aren't being held, but I'm just going to go work out in the Women's Fitness Center - should be a good time...
Jack's daycare is closed Thursday and Friday so I'm going to work from home and hopefully if it's decent outside we can go for a walk those afternoons or I'll do my workout video while Jack naps....
Here's to getting back on track!
I weighed the same this morning as last week - ugh...I actually feel decent about this because I didn't work out one day last week due to my new tattoo (it's on my foot so I couldn't wear a sock and shoe yet), but now that the tat has basically healed I'm going to the Y today and tomorrow at lunch! It's Spring Break so classes aren't being held, but I'm just going to go work out in the Women's Fitness Center - should be a good time...
Jack's daycare is closed Thursday and Friday so I'm going to work from home and hopefully if it's decent outside we can go for a walk those afternoons or I'll do my workout video while Jack naps....
Here's to getting back on track!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Great Debate
With myself that is...I can't decide if it's teething or reflux?
Jack has been a bit of Mr. Cranky Pants here lately and I can't tell if it's that he is teething or if it's his reflux? We took him off his reflux medicine on the 3rd of March to see if he didn't need it any longer because who wants their baby on medicine if it's not necessary?
I had actually forgot about the fact that we stopped his medicine until this weekend. He is either teething or having reflux pain and I just can't decide which one? He is chomping like an alligator, not wanting to eat his baby food, cries sporadically (screams in pain), is cuddlier than normal, drools, hiccuping more often, chews on his fingers, only wants cheerios and puffs or other finger foods, taking bottles well, he isn't spitting up (but he never really did with his reflux - it was "silent" - yes that is a medical term), no fever, he has been waking up earlier in the mornings screaming, screams when he wakes up from a nap (which is unusual - he is usually in a great mood upon waking), so all in all I don't know what the culprit is?
I'm going to check his mouth good tonight and if I don't see anything then I'm going to start his reflux meds again in the morning I guess...He still doesn't have any teeth so I have nothing to compare to in the teething behavior department.
Wish me luck...
xoxo
Jack has been a bit of Mr. Cranky Pants here lately and I can't tell if it's that he is teething or if it's his reflux? We took him off his reflux medicine on the 3rd of March to see if he didn't need it any longer because who wants their baby on medicine if it's not necessary?
I had actually forgot about the fact that we stopped his medicine until this weekend. He is either teething or having reflux pain and I just can't decide which one? He is chomping like an alligator, not wanting to eat his baby food, cries sporadically (screams in pain), is cuddlier than normal, drools, hiccuping more often, chews on his fingers, only wants cheerios and puffs or other finger foods, taking bottles well, he isn't spitting up (but he never really did with his reflux - it was "silent" - yes that is a medical term), no fever, he has been waking up earlier in the mornings screaming, screams when he wakes up from a nap (which is unusual - he is usually in a great mood upon waking), so all in all I don't know what the culprit is?
I'm going to check his mouth good tonight and if I don't see anything then I'm going to start his reflux meds again in the morning I guess...He still doesn't have any teeth so I have nothing to compare to in the teething behavior department.
Wish me luck...
xoxo
Friday, March 12, 2010
Leg Update...Finally
After a long 9 days and many fights with the doctor's office we finally got some answers about Jack's x-rays!
EVERYTHING IS NORMAL!!!!!! Yea!
We will start physical therapy in the next couple weeks to learn some exercises to help strengthen his legs and hopefully we will get on track with becoming more mobile!
I'm just super relieved that Jack isn't going to have to wear a cast or braces - all I could picture was Forest Gump (reference picture above)...
xoxo
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
clap, clap, claparoo
I'm so excited! After working for what seems like months (and probably was) Jack is CLAPPING! He doesn't like if I start clapping, but he likes to clap independently! If I clap and say "Yea!" He stops and just gives me one of his famous "WTH?" looks!
Either way, check that one off the list - on to waving! Oh how I wish he would wave...
xoxo
Either way, check that one off the list - on to waving! Oh how I wish he would wave...
xoxo
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