And on that note.....here is today's blog:
So this weekend was a complete Tornado. I was frantically trying to get Bella Baby's Easter dress finished, which I should state that it isn't done yet-but almost. I just need to tack down the lining and add a finishing touch to the front of the dress and then done. I was supposed to have her pictures taken today at Sears, but re-scheduled for Wednesday since she sliced her cheek so she has this little bloody line running across her face. I don't get it, I clip her fingernails all the time really trying to make sure that there are no sharp edges for her to hurt herself, but it never fails she ends up with a scratch mark somewhere on her body. I hate that she does it, but don't know how to stop it. I never see her do it, so I don't know-maybe she is doing it in her sleep or something. Which speaking of sleeping-she is now all over her crib. I had a dream the other night that I had put her down in the crib and was in the kitchen doing something and the next thing I know, my little girl is in the living room having crawled out of her crib and now just looking at me. Scary. My brother used to do that and according to my hubby's mother so did he. Good times! lol.
So for something different, I thought that I would post a picture of me doing a fitting with Baby Bella in the dress that I am making her. Now, keep in mind this didn't have a zipper in it yet, the dress wasn't hemmed, etc, etc. I had done all the measurements but was afraid that it was going to be too big for her. As it turns out it is going to fit just fine. Note though: doing a fitting on an infant is no small task! My hubby was trying to hold her up and I am trying to see from all angles how it fits and get a picture in at the same time. So, when we go to get photos on Wednesday I will post up the final finished look with her in it, but here is the preview:
Do you see the scratch on her face???? She had it Saturday morning and it still has not gone away. They usually heal up pretty quick, so it must have been a pretty deep cut. Poor thing!
Educational Items
. I also ordered the MonkiSee "Baby's First Words" DVD Vol 1
and the Monkeys Like the Color... (MonkiSee See and Say Stories, Volume 2)
. I didn't order the DVD full set of the Your Baby Can Read because I am borrowing those from another Mommy. I read reviews on both learning systems and they were both mixed. Now that Baby Bella is 5 months today (yeah!!!!), I am going to start her on a program of the first DVD from the Your Baby Can Read series and the MonkiSee first words DVD. I also have some flashcards from Trend- Pocket Flash Cards Alphabet El
. So I am going to come up with my own little mini-program that we do together. I am excited to see how she responds-or if she has any response at all to our little activity planning that we have. I will be sure to report how things go and once I have a routine (notice I didn't say schedule!) down I will share everything and post about it.Solid Feedings
I finally have a food schedule down for her and I am going to put that up under the Mommy Tools section of the blog-hopefully today. Once we switched to solid foods there really wasn't much of a guide for anything. It was just like do this for a couple of days, then this but nothing clear about how much and how often from the doctor. Then of course every site has different opinions of what to do and how much. This all while you are supposed to continue the milk/formula that you are giving your little one. I finally came up with a schedule kind of based on what Gerber had for there first foods program, but changed it up some. For starters it had prunes down from Gerber as a first food-but good luck trying to find that in a grocery store. We buy her first foods at Target and lately that has been the non-stop shop for everything so maybe we just aren't looking hard enough. Also Gerber doesn't include Oatmeal in the mix, just Rice Cereal. So needless to say I finally just sat down with an excel spreadsheet and created my own menu. I am going to do a whole posting on food, so more to come. If you want to know what we are feeding her food-wise here is an example for the Gerber foods: Gerber 1st Foods Assorted Fruits and Vegetables 18 Pack, 2.5oz Tubs
Alright well, bunches to do so that is it for now. Check back often and let me know what you think about everything. I know that I am heading in the right direction for layout, but still have some work to do!!!
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