You Look Like Cotton Candy

Day 220 is treating you quite nicely. 

Sleep.  Sleep. And more sleep. 

Seriously, you have been awake about 1.5 hours today.  And now you are sitting in your little pink chair looking like . . . cotton candy.

Organic cotton candy, that is.

A Little Running Water

As God has been bathing the earth, so I immersed you today.  You stared in the mirror, with a firm hand gripped around my fingers . . . making it a little difficult to bathe you.

You present touch just made bath time last longer.  And I have no problem with that.

You are already growing up too fast.

Day 219 – Mamma was over.  She properly oogled over you and proclaimed you all things gorgeous.  I agree. 

I think you are like a daily vacation.

Except when you don’t sleep.  But even then, I still love you.

By the way, you had bananas today, mixed in with your carrots and avacado. 

Maybe Jumping will Help You Sleep – Not!

Your naps are consistently longer than the chunks that you sleep during the night.

No fair. 

It’s like you know that if you cry at night, I will be in such a coma that your cry hits the automatic button in my brain that propels my feet to the floor and my body into action. 

Please sleep tonight.  Can we only get up 1 time  . . . even 2 times?  I won’t complain. 

Jumping.  You are like Tigger.  (Not that you know who Tigger is.)  The boys like you vertical rather than horizontal.  Meaning they beg me to put you in the jumper. 

I think it makes them think you are playing toys with them.

And so ends Day 218.  Daddy fed you dinner while I took the boys and the dog for a walk.  You ate 2 bowls – asparagus and carrot with chicken stock.

A Face for Each Food

While I was making baby food, Little Miss Naomi was hanging out. 

Jumping. 

But mostly eating her toys.  I think she was hungry.

Yet delighted.

Which do you think she likes better?

Asparagus?

or Sauerkraut juice?

 

Day 217

365/121-126

Day 121:  February 15

Taking pictures of you is so much fun!

Day 122 – February 16

Sigh . . . another breathing treatment . . .

And some probitioics to replenish the damage the antibiotic most likely did to the healthy gut flora we had established with nursing.

Day 123 – February 17

I think your picture is on my phone!

Day 124 – February 18

Your brothers wore this sleep-n-play . . . so I had to put you in it . . . once.

Day 125 – February 19

 

Day 126 – February 20

365/114-120

Day 114:  February 8

Day 115:  February 9

Day 116:  February 10

 

Day 117:  February 11

You never know when a sudden snowstorm might occur . . . in your house.

Day 118:  February 12

The start of a very bad cold . . . called pneumonia.

Day 119:  February 13

 

Your breathing had become quite labored . . . we quickly got in to see Swathi and she almost sent us to the children’s hospital.  Fortunately, due to the comfort you have found in nursing, you were well hydrated. 

In hindsight, I would have diffused an essential oil called R.C. early on in your cold, ran the humidifier, and applied GOOT. 

• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil

(Blend the above 3 ingredients and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.)

And I might have relented and given you both Colloidal Silver and a probiotic.  A more gentle choice than the antibiotic you ended up ingesting. 

Day 120:  February 14

And yet you still remained happy and pleasant.

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Day 111:  February 5

Day 112:  February 6

Day 113:  February 7

The day of the photo shoot.  The day you received your Nana blanket.