10 Months

My baby is looking less like a baby everyday! :(  Remi is moving all around now.  She is cruising more and is such a brave child that I wouldn't be surprised if she started walking soon.  She has already let go a few times when standing.  She also prefers to be placed in the standing position when set down, even when there is nothing around for her to hold on to.  We are working on managing our frustrations this month because oh my goodness does this girl have a temper that goes from zero to one hundred and then back to zero (which we appreciate).  She is highly sensitive around transitions and is very determined to get her way with everything.  If things are going her way then she can be super chill.  She still does not really sleep at daycare (sensitive to noise and does not want to miss out on a thing).  She wasn't too into her Christmas gifts but loved the bows on the presents.  She sorted the bows in a box (it was the strangest thing!).  I feel like I am getting little insights into how her longterm personality will be everyday (and some of it makes me a tad nervous....haha).  She is a pretty good eater.  Garden burgers, stew, blueberries and bananas are her favorite things.  She plays with toys very roughly.  She loves to throw things so we have to watch out because a block hitting you in the face is not so fun.  I am pretty sure her first word was "Mama" but she only said it for a few days before switching to "Dada" and now she rarely says Mama.  But her saying Dada is fitting because she is a total Daddy's girl.  She has also said "more," "water," "hi," "bye," "yeah," and "no."  I think she will have good language skills.  She is just an active, strong, coordinated, hands-on, and determined child.  It's funny how different she is than her big sister.  But the two seem to get along for now, so that is always good!

Happy 10 months Remiroo!

9 Months

And she is crawling!  She still army crawls every now and again but mostly just normal crawling.  And she is so little and cute that it is my favorite thing to watch her move about the house.  She has no fear of leaving us and going into different rooms (her older sister used to stay right by our side!) and she loves finding little bits of dirt on the ground and putting it into her mouth (making a healthy immune system, right?!).   She is pulling up and starting to cruise on furniture.  She claps for herself and loves to smile and laugh.  Her mood goes from happy to angry very quickly.  She is pretty dramatic and extreme.  She knows what she wants and if she does not get it....then everyone is in trouble.  When upset she loves to throw her head back so we have to be careful she won't hit it on anything.  She has had her share of strangers hold her and almost drop her because of her forceful movements (this girl is STRONG!).  We just got lots of personality in this little girl.  We are having fun continuing to get to know her!  She is already in 18 month clothing (mostly due to her length).  At her 9 month check up we learned she is 19 pounds and 13.5 ounces and 2.5 feet tall.

Happy 9 months! 

8 Months

Remi was a much happier girl this month because (do I dare say it?!?) she was not sick.  At all.  Hallelujah!  She also learned to move forward this month.  AND she graduated from weekly physical therapy (still doing monthly for progress checks).  Remi hasn't figured out crawling quite yet but she is extremely mobile and army crawls her way around the whole house.  Her determination to get from room to room is amazing.  And she can sit herself up whenever she wants.  She has also started pulling up so we had to lower her crib.  AND she is sleeping through the night on a regular basis.  Remi is still missing her other front top tooth (does she have one inside that gum?) so that is WELCOME to come out any day now.  She is getting both her top side teeth so she has the silliest smile ever, which actually matches her goofy personality perfectly.  She is babbling away with a lot of "BABABABA's."  She does loud screams (which we are discouraging) and continues to laugh easily, especially during peek-a-boo, at sneezes, and if you eat her up with kisses.  She eats all food except beets (and a lot of food) but I don't know where it goes...?  Her thighs are getting a little more chunky but no Buddha belly yet like her big sis had at this age.  She is very long and lean. Now that she is mobile we really need to baby proof the house.  AND how do you get a 4yo sister to stop leaving little items all over the floor?  Choking hazards will be a little more readily available this time around I fear.  Ahem, Adara.

Happy 8 Months Remmers! 

Nursery

I posted about Adara's nursery a few years ago (outer space nursery) but I haven't really mentioned Remi's nursery.  This is likely to do with the fact we moved into a new house two weeks before Remi was born.  So it's still not done.  But I wanted to show off her little space.  Which is actually her little space plus her sister's space because Adara's room is being remodeled (some day) and Adara LOVES sharing a room with Remi.  I'm thinking even when Adara's room is done they will likely still share a room until Adara is older and wants more space.  You will see in the pictures we still need a rug (already picked out--just need some $$$ which is in short supply with two monthly daycare bills) and curtains (hopefully will be put up this weekend) but everything else has been pretty functional.  The theme of her room is boats because Remi means "oarsmen" or "rower."

Love the light coming in the windows and watching all the trees outside as I nurse.

Pictures are all boar/oar related

Loft bed for Adara and crib for Rems down below.  Adara made the butterfly hanging over Remi's crib for her as a present.  My girls are so sweet!

The mobile I made for Remi when I felt crafty on maternity leave. 

Now....my next project will be making a fairy/princess room for Adara......<3

7 Months

We had hoped this month would be a little more fun and a lot less sick.  But nope.  We got round 2, 3, 4, and 5, 6, 7.  We are SO done being sick.  And our littlest Remiroo got it the worst.  In between rounds of tylenol we have lots of smiles and cuddles.  Her daycare teacher, Ashley, reports Remi might be one of the fussiest but she is also one of the cuddliest.  Some babies are just dead weight when you hold them but Remi always finds a way to hold on to you back.  And she loves to hold on tight!  She laughs at her sister the most.  Physical therapy might be going a little better (like on a scale of 0-10 and getting a 0 in the past she is now at a 2, maybe.).  Her therapist was very concerned she was turning into a butt scooter (which is apparently the worst thing ever....) but now we are doing more tummy time again and she is scooting on her tummy too.  She pushes up but she has not figured out how to go forwards.  She is pretty good at going backwards though.  And her sensory stuff just seems like a non-issue.  The BEST thing she has started doing is waving.  She loves to wave hello and goodbye and I'm pretty sure she gets what they mean because she always seems to nail the timing.  AND second baby syndrome...we kind of skipped over the whole spoon feeding thing.  Remi is now eating solids.  Pretty much whatever we eat but haven't tried any nuts yet.  And her teeth--four on the bottom and one on top.  I am loving her goofy grin.  She still is sucking at the sleeping through the night thing but we haven't done sleep training yet because I feel like she needs to nurse to help her sniffles and what not.  Again, second baby might be a little more babied because she is my last and needs to stay a baby forever, right?  But she might not be a baby for long because she is already wearing 12 month clothing...ahhhhh.  We love her (big sis extra included!)!!!

7 Months!

A half-year!

This past month has been horrible.  Remi was literally sick for the entire month--her whole 5th month of life.  We don't have a lot to report other than eye infections, ear infections, antibiotics, diarrhea, diaper rashes, temperatures, snot (lots of snot) and throwing up.  It was horrible.  She got so weak and overly congested that she stopped nursing for a few days and I was pretty sure we would be moved inpatient.  Then she turned 6 months and life just got a little better.

Remi was supposed to start physical therapy this month for torticollis.  She went to one appointment and it was h-e-double hockey sticks.  She hated it and screamed the whole time.  We had to cancel her next appointments due to illness and I'm dreading going back.  She was also diagnosed with "sensory integration disorder" but I'm pretty sure she was just so upset about being in a stranger's arms that everything was just setting her off.  We will see.  She seems completely normal to everyone else who meets her and continues to eat all types of food including peaches, mangos, peas, pears, avocado, banana, and she just tried some blueberries.

No progress on sleeping through the night because she was just too sick to even try any interventions.  She didn't gain much weight from 4 to 6 months (only weighs 16 pounds--which seems small to me because Adara was like 100 by this point) but the doctor is not concerned because she gained 2 inches in length.  Here is to a healthy 6 month baby!

Happy half-birthday to our Remigirl!

5 Months

Overnight it happened.  She turned into a big girl.  With chucky thighs and little rolls.  Two bottom teeth pooped up.  She started sitting up.  She has even pushed up on her hands and knees a few times (mostly when mad).  And she started eating solid food.  Yep, all overnight....or that's how it felt to this mommy.

Remi has been so much fun lately.  My favorite thing she is doing is just laughing absolutely hysterically for no apparent reason.  It's like she sees humor in the mundane tasks of life and then it's contagious and everyone around her starts cracking up.  She can go to pissed off just as fast she can go to happy.  Her daddy and I often joke about those being Rem's only two moods: happy and pissed.  And she can change on a dime.

We let big sister pick out Remi's first food.  Initially, Adara wanted her first food to be chocolate.  We explained chocolate is not really a food....more like a treat.  Adara then settled on peaches.  And lucky us that peaches are in season.  So we went and bought beautiful, prefectly ripe, organic peaches and made our favorite babygirl some food.  AND she loved it!!! When Adara was little it took her a little bit to get the hang of eating.  But Remi has already figured it out after like the first 5 bites.  She snaps the spoon in her mouth, slurps/sucks up the contents of the spoon loudly like a vacumm cleaner, and pulls away like a turtle.  The whole process is hilarious.  But I think Remi's favorite part is sitting up in her highchair at the table like a big girl.  She beams and looks beyond proud to sit next to her sister who she still madly adores.

With the whole hitting four month thing we have had some sleep regression. Blah.  My perfect sleeper now wakes up a couple times throughout the night.  We are hoping to nip this in the butt soon but that cry is just so loud.  And sleeping has been a challenge all around because the other thing Remi is doing is sleeping on her tummy, head burried into the mattress.  This just freaks me out because SIDS is no joke.  I try and roll her over or turn her head the side and five seconds later she is back in the same position.  This has resulted in us moving Remi back out of the crib (yeah, I know) and into our room so I can have a peace of mind hearing her breath.  It's amazing.  We thought we had this sleep thing so figured out and then we get the curveball.  Remi hasn't started phsycial therapy yet for her torticollis but I'm wondering if that will help.  While Remi can roll from back to stomach easily, I have not seen her roll from stomach to back.  And when she is sleeping on her stomach I worry that she might get stuck there.  So yes, we made forward progress and now we are regressing.  But that's okay with me because I would rather miss some sleep and have a peace of mind about the situation than miss sleep and be up worrying with bad thoughts all night.  

Remi has grown out of most of her 3-6 month clothes and fits best in her 6-9 month of even 12 month clothes.  She loves making farting sounds (or rasberries as they are more kindly called) and this is frequently the sound I wake up to in the morning.  She takes long naps at home and does not sleep at school at all.  She still loves toys and finds music to be calming.  Her latest interest is in Rio puppy.  She frequently is tracking him around the house.  She went camping for her third time.  She goes with the flow.  And she had her first fever.  We love our RemGem (Adara calls her this) and can't wait to see what next month will bring!

Happy 5 Months!  (We were both about to go to sleep, hence the PJs, because our little one wasn't feeling too good)