Tara has been drooling and munching on her hand for over two months now. When Dear Blog, will a tooth erupt? Every night I ask her if she will show me a tooth in the morning and every morning she wakes up as gummy as ever.
Although her little gummy smile makes my heart melt every single time she grins at me. Don't get me wrong I cherish her gummy perfection but I feel sorry for the little munchkin 'cuz she's obviously in pain. She shoves her entire fist into her mouth and drools down her hand and down her arm.
When she first started drooling she developed a redness all over her cheeks. I realized it was from rubbing her face in the wet spot from her drool. These days, when I put her down to sleep I have to keep moving her around the bed until she's asleep so she's not sleeping in a wet spot. My efforts reward me with the cutest little baby!
She's now giggling at every opportunity and there's such sparkle of intelligence in her eyes it's as if she already knows what makes the world tick!
We took her to East Side Mario's last night for dinner with my cousins and their kids. They all absolutely adore and she adores them. Her face lit up when they were talking to her. She cooed and gg-gged at them. It's the best I can describe the sound she makes these days.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Elimination Communication
Long before Tara was even conceived of, err, okay only about two years ago, I read an article about Elimination Communication in Macleans.
this might be it though I read it in print and I'm only guessing this was it. I'm a touch oriented person, I like to touch, hold and smell the book.
I digress, as soon as I read the article I knew it was something I wanted to try. I wanted to have my baby out of diapers as soon as possible. Imagine: communicating with my child about their need to go rather than letting them sit in a dirty diaper until I happen to check it. Plus, my hope is that I'll be doing something good for the environment as well, saving who knows how many diapers from landfill sites over the years.
I spoke to my mom about it who confirmed that this had been the case in India for many years. Not having diapers around, women took care of their babies in one of two ways, either letting them stew in their pees and poos or those that took their kids to eliminate.
All in all, it was quite easy, I noticed from the very beginning that as soon as her diaper was off, she would pee. So, all I had to do was take off her diaper and wait for her to go. I make a "shhhh" sound while she's going and now she's come to associate the sound with peeing. Also, as soon as she's in the posture, she immediately tries to pee and poo.
Elimination Communication has many names, EC for short or Infant Potty Training or Natural Infant Hygiene I've also heard it called. Personally, I prefer EC. It has a nice ring to it.
this might be it though I read it in print and I'm only guessing this was it. I'm a touch oriented person, I like to touch, hold and smell the book.
I digress, as soon as I read the article I knew it was something I wanted to try. I wanted to have my baby out of diapers as soon as possible. Imagine: communicating with my child about their need to go rather than letting them sit in a dirty diaper until I happen to check it. Plus, my hope is that I'll be doing something good for the environment as well, saving who knows how many diapers from landfill sites over the years.
I spoke to my mom about it who confirmed that this had been the case in India for many years. Not having diapers around, women took care of their babies in one of two ways, either letting them stew in their pees and poos or those that took their kids to eliminate.
All in all, it was quite easy, I noticed from the very beginning that as soon as her diaper was off, she would pee. So, all I had to do was take off her diaper and wait for her to go. I make a "shhhh" sound while she's going and now she's come to associate the sound with peeing. Also, as soon as she's in the posture, she immediately tries to pee and poo.
Elimination Communication has many names, EC for short or Infant Potty Training or Natural Infant Hygiene I've also heard it called. Personally, I prefer EC. It has a nice ring to it.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Starving Tara?
The few times that I've left Tara at home alone there's always a surprise waiting for me when I get back. How much milk she's drank in my absence.
I'm never able to pump the amount she's drank (read: been given). Is it unreasonable to presume, dear blog, that we should be able to predict that Tara would consume the amount I can pump out upon my return? Instead she's drank two or three times what she would have, had I nursed her. What gives?
More on this later since my typing (gingerly I might add) is waking her up... and more to come on elimination communication.
I'm never able to pump the amount she's drank (read: been given). Is it unreasonable to presume, dear blog, that we should be able to predict that Tara would consume the amount I can pump out upon my return? Instead she's drank two or three times what she would have, had I nursed her. What gives?
More on this later since my typing (gingerly I might add) is waking her up... and more to come on elimination communication.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Sneaking away from Sleepless
I keep thinking of you dear blog and of all the wise and wacky thoughts I will bestow upon you, when I get the time... Tara has kept me busy all day today. She would not sleep for any length of time and didn't really want to be friends either. She wasn't sure what she wanted, she acted like a bit of a malcontent all day. So, now that she's finally asleep I'm sneaking in some alone time with you, after all this is a new relationship and it needs commitment from both, you and me.
With all this introduction business, you probably want to know a thing or two about me since you have bared your all as blogging applications go... I'm a first time mamma of a 4 month old but wait before that there's a "Me" Me.. I'm a 29 (almost 30 year old) woman (I still want to say girl) living in Toronto (Mississauga for those who might know). I am enjoying the benefits of the long paid maternity leave we get here in Canada. I just celebrated my five year wedding anniversary with a dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse last week.
On a tangent, why do they play the music they do at Ruth's Chris? I mean "Itsy, Bitsy, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" and "Ting, Tang, Walla Walla Bing Bang"? (I know you know that last song!!) A $160 meal should not come with that music. Play something more sophisticated and New-Orleans-y but not that stuff... It's not Celine Dion's Nickel restaurant is it?? Actually that reminds me they told me our picture would be up on the RC website.. I'll go check that out now.
With all this introduction business, you probably want to know a thing or two about me since you have bared your all as blogging applications go... I'm a first time mamma of a 4 month old but wait before that there's a "Me" Me.. I'm a 29 (almost 30 year old) woman (I still want to say girl) living in Toronto (Mississauga for those who might know). I am enjoying the benefits of the long paid maternity leave we get here in Canada. I just celebrated my five year wedding anniversary with a dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse last week.
On a tangent, why do they play the music they do at Ruth's Chris? I mean "Itsy, Bitsy, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" and "Ting, Tang, Walla Walla Bing Bang"? (I know you know that last song!!) A $160 meal should not come with that music. Play something more sophisticated and New-Orleans-y but not that stuff... It's not Celine Dion's Nickel restaurant is it?? Actually that reminds me they told me our picture would be up on the RC website.. I'll go check that out now.
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