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Parent Writer: Idiosyncrasies of a First Time Mom - by LM



Dear Readers,

(I will be posting the additional postings I had planned to place here but was unable to previously. Please enjoy.)


Hubby is away in DC for the National Science Bowl Competition. Got two 1st place teams from Regionals. I hope they at least place if not place 1st. That would be cool. It also kind of sucks because he'll be gone through May 4th so we cannot do anything for Birthday or our Legal Anniversary (April 30th which is tomorrow). He also told me not to get him anything for his Birthday but he didn't say Anniversary. Our Wedding Ceremony is May 19th which is the one he usually remembers and does stuff on which is fine with me. It just sucks about his Birthday. I think the same thing happened last year but he was on an interview in another state, I believe.

So Lil' D is asleep next to me and I made the bed all comfy. I also showed Lil' D a good picture of Hubby just to remind him of Daddy since he won't be seeing him for a few days. I don't know how 4 month olds deal with that or if it truly affects them. It affects my rabbits.

I admit I had a crappy early, early morning which I brought on myself since I did not bother to put my wallet back in the diaper backpack. I'm really glad I switched to that. I feel cooler and Hubby will actually wear it now.

This is the first time I've been actually alone with Lil' D for any extended amount of time. We shall see how it goes. I'm still slightly irked at Hubby since he made mash potatoes with milk instead of making it a.) with my milk or b.) a separate batch which means that now Lil' D has broken out AGAIN and has to recover from the whole milk I ingested. It also means he'll have gas probably through this weekend. Hopefully Monday will be good.

I'm distracted by Facebook. Later.

Night.

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Returned!

June 19th 2011 01:18


My wonderful Readers,

I know it's been over a year since I posted. I actually got locked out due to incorrect password and couldn't get a password reset so I gave up. It was very strange. I have not forgotten you all. I do want to write and share my experiences. I just wanted you all to know that I have returned and plan to continue with this site. Please feel free to leave comments - respectful comments and constructive criticism is requested. Thank you all very much for reading.

I will be posting here shortly. Again, thank you my darling Readers.

Sincerely yours.

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Body Learns (Screaming Baby)

April 17th 2010 03:35


Readers,

As I've said before my Son now screams in delight, previously, that was not so. In his first few weeks he, like many newborns and their underdeveloped G.I. tracts, had problems dealing with gas. I didn't know this at the time. I originally hardly burped him. Some Babies have no problem handling gas while others, like my Son, do not. Once I realized the issue, I burped him frequently, after and during feedings. I also learned the excessive gas was due to his dairy sensitivity so I eliminated that from my diet. Another thing I incorporated was Mylicon (Gas-x for infants). I now use Little Tummys since it's all natural and I know all the ingredients. If you can't read it or understand it, don't eat it.

The downfall is I come from a very gassy family. So it's not surprising. What is interesting is I watched an episode of Good Eats on Food Network about Beans. Alton Brown explains how the body deals with gas and foods that create it. He said the more you expose your digestive tract the better your body handles it. It just takes time. It's amazing that your body can learn. It shouldn't though. The Chiropractor or even my old Martial Arts (Karate) Sensei (Instructor) told me about Muscle Memory which is why we practiced so much. It is also why you initially go to the Chiropractor frequently at first to train your spine and muscles to remember correct positioning for a healthier body.

Now Infants have much to learn so it explains a lot when you think about it- the mind can learn and so does the body. It all just takes time.

As you can see, there are a few links provided. I do try to show you my resources. You're welcome to click and look. There is a Wikipedia link but it is only because it has so many valid sources available at the bottom of the page. Just thought I'd mention it.


G'night.


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This week's Mythbusters Episode

April 16th 2010 04:31


Lovely Readers,

I know this isn't necessarily related but due to my easily amused mind I must tell. On Mythbusters this past week (on Discovery Channel) the gang: Troy, Grant and Kari worked two different versions of a Leather Cannon. They also made their own version. Anyway, I found it amusing that they used a Baby bottle for measurement of black powder. It's even more funny that, I think, I have the same type of bottle. I bet Kari brought it from home. I've never seen the show use them any other time.

I wonder if she Breastfeeds or does Formula? I would think she nurses but that's bias since I would believe that Vegetarians try to do what's more healthy for their family and them. Breastfeeding their child would be that. I also know many Vegetarians, while Pregnant, who stop being Vegetarian mainly due to the high Protein cravings. Now if you go by the Bewer Pregnancy Diet, which I did, you have to eat 80-100 grams(gm) of Protein a day. The good part of high Protein diet while Pregnant is you bleed less. My child and I loss less than the typical amount of blood and I recovered very quickly too. I do not know if the quick recovery was a mental or physical thing though.

Anyway, I just wanted to state that.

G'night.

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My Readers,

The changes going on in our Babies astound me. My Son is a little over 15 weeks old and has gone through so many changes since his birth. At 3 months, he hit a growth spurt. Since then he has been demanding assistance to stand, practically screaming any time he needs anything and when he's happy. He's also eating more often and napping more than before. He's started waking up more at night too to eat. Previously, he was awake more during the day and ate on a schedule of every 2-3 hours.

It amazes me that so much occurs during just a few weeks. He looks so different than when he was born: more weight, taller/longer, head looks normal, forehead longer, jaw position changing, more and less hair in various places and so more.

Mentally: he's finally responsive to smiles, voices and other stimuli. He wants to get mobile so bad and is a rather quick learner. I show him something a few times then he gets it and does it. It's amazing. I showed him about thumb placement when grabbing his foot and within a week he was grabbing both feet and toys easily.

I know every Parent especially new ones want to do the my-kid-is-better- faster-smarter-than-yours. I'm guilty of it but try not to rub it in anyone's face. Like my little guy can say Mama and Mommy but doesn't understand the meaning. He know when he says it he gets me which is interesting. Shows his potential intelligence. Now if only I could get him to say "Da."

As for clothing, that has become my bane of existence. He's 17 lbs at 15 weeks and is wear 6-12 month clothing (depending on the brand). This is why I started looking into making Baby clothing. Just need to find out the kind of material is good to use for what type of clothing.

In fact, I am nearly done with my first attempt with making a onesie out of a t-shirt. I realize that t-shirts are very stretchy and need binding on part of it to reinforce where the snaps/velcro would be. Also need to learn what do about the end of sleeves and the binding. Normal straight stitching has not gone well.

Enough on sewing, the point is the quick growing and changing of our Babies is amazing and precious. I remember watching on, I believe, it was either National Geographic Channel or Discovery Health Channel about children from Birth through their first year. Did you know they can learn arithmetic? When things don't make sense they stare at it for a long time (for them). There was a psychologist studying newborns through toddlerhood and it's amazing what they learn and what you can learn from their responses. I can see why that "Your Baby Can Read" could be possibly legit.

Also on that show, I learned that with every new learning stage you need to reinforce the old skills or they can be forgotten just to be relearned again. And once they hit between 9-12 months, they catch up with the rest of mammals when they are born. It's fascinating. We have to go through another 9 months at least just to learn the basics of how to live and function. It makes me wonder why we have evolved this way and what we were like previously.

I do know Breastfeeding has evolved. Breastfeeding use to occur until around the age of 7 when now it's more like 5 years of age. It is also interesting that through studies that even Malnourished mothers have the same good quality of breastmilk as well-balanced eating mothers; however, the Malnourished Mother pays the price since the vitamins, minerals and such are taken from her body which causes more damage. It's why Breastfeeding Mothers need more food/calories and why they have higher cholesterol- it's put in the milk for Baby to injest.

As I recall, this information was published in a Medical magazine called, I think, Pediatrix/cs. I don't know when though. Sorry. I do try to inform you of my sources when I recall them if not link them to you.

Well, G'night.

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