I have been a "worry wart" my whole life, and it SUCKS. I worried about my parents all of the time when I was younger. Of course it only got worse after my father passed away. So naturally I am a complete freak when it comes to my daughter, every little thing worries me. It doesn't help that she has had some minor problems since she was born, first she had problems with milk/soy formula (this made me feel HORRIBLE for giving up breastfeeding so quickly, wont happen again.) so she didnt gain weight properly and I felt like a terrible mom. She was only 10lbs at 3 months because she was throwing up none stop. She was put on nutramigen which did wonders but was very expensive and sometimes a hassle to find, she was also diagnosed with acid reflux and had to take medication once a day. These things are very minor but for a first time mom/worry wart they were really hard to deal with. At 9 months I was able to switch her back to regular enfamil lipil which made me think it would be easier to transition to milk, wrong! She had a reaction to the milk and had gotten horrible diaper rash for the first time ever. She remained on formula until about a week ago and she was able to transition to milk with no problems. Like I said these things are VERY common and not something I normally fuss about, I know there are babies and families with so many more issues then us so I hate complaining. I feel like something has always been "wrong", we haven't gone a month without something coming up, her getting sick, having a reaction to something. Recently B started screaming in her sleep and thrashing around horribly. My first thought was night terrors, so I googled it and read that children aren't capable of night terrors or nightmares until after 18 months. But B is showing definite signs so what should I think? I think the worst, of course! I start worrying about seizures. I watched a couple videos of children (much older children) having night terrors and B's is 10x worse then any video I saw, and she's years younger. I hate sitting here thinking "what if" so I made an appointment with her pediatrician at 3 and I'm anxious to see what she has to say! I want these to be solved, it is the worst thing in the world seeing your baby like that. This morning she had a pretty bad spout of screaming and thrashing that lasted 3 hours, I read that when a child is having a night terror to not restrain them and basically just wait it out, so that's what I did and it was horrible. I think I cried just as much as her.
I'm sorry if this post is just all over the place lol I have a lot on my mind, not to mention I'm pregnant and sleep deprived. So I'm probably not making a whole lot of sense.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Pictures
It's hard for me to grasp the concept of my little girl growing up so quickly. She learns things at an unbelievable rate and never seizes to amaze me. Shes been walking since 9 1/2 months and just recently mastered running. She signs "more" and on occasion "dad." It seems like she learns a new word everyday and her pediatrician said she talks much more then average babies her age. I guess I cant refer to her as a baby anymore since technically she is a toddler.
I've been trying to find more things around my house to do a good review on but haven't had much luck. I might post something about the stroller we have, since its been so good to us. Well I hear my baby, ahem, toddler calling for me!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Changes
I'm going to start doing some reviews on here for baby/kid items. I'm not very good at just keeping up with a regular 'ol blog because my life isnt all that interesting and I dont have a lot to write about! So, this seems like a good option for me. I'm going to start out with B's carseat which I have lots of varying thoughts on. Here it goes:
Evenflo Titan
(B in her car seat at about 8 months, rear facing)
We bought this when B was about 5 months. I wanted something affordable and safe and this seemed to be the best option. Installation was very very easy! I did have to move the straps up one notch but that was simple. It installs in our 2005 ford escape very securely. We had a little trouble getting it level but a simple rolled towel solved that fast. B's head never flops over when she's sleeping which was a huge concern of mine. We never used the cup holder/snack holder mainly because it just took up to much room and with the seat installed in the middle its hard for anyone to sit on either side with the holders installed so we just left them off. The first few months the car seat was wonderful we had no problems, but once B started growing at an insane rate we ran into a few bumps. The straps seem to tighten on their own and every once in awhile one side will be MUCH tighter then the other, I have to yank on the strap really hard to get it equal with the other side. Not to mention they constantly twist. I also wanted to keep B rear facing until at least 2 and with this seat its really hard. At 12 months she was 30inches and just under 23lbs so she's not a huge child but I have troubles getting her in and out. Also, we had to move the seat from the middle to the passenger side because of a gap in my seat, the car seat falls down into, this was no big deal until we realized how far the front passenger seat had to be pushed up. Normally no one sits in that seat but on long car rides we take my vehicle so whoever sits there is in for some squished legs. B started to hate car rides and it was really difficult for her to fall asleep. The straps of the seat started cutting into her neck so I bought some fuzzy things to wrap on them and that solved the problem. Since I had a hard time putting her in and out rear facing I decided to try her forward facing and again the seat was very easy to install securely. I had no problems..and even though its not reclined her head still doesn't flop when she sleeps. This has helped with some of the problems and its much easier to get her in and out of forward facing not to mention whoever is in the passenger seat doesn't have to eat the dashboard. I also cant imagine putting a child that is anywhere near 47in and/or 50lbs in this thing! B looks as if she's already outgrowing it and shes half that size. It doesn't seem like it would fit a bigger child very comfortably. It was only $100 and seems to be very safe, which is what matters the most. I give it 5 stars out of 10.
Evenflo Titan
(B in her car seat at about 8 months, rear facing)
We bought this when B was about 5 months. I wanted something affordable and safe and this seemed to be the best option. Installation was very very easy! I did have to move the straps up one notch but that was simple. It installs in our 2005 ford escape very securely. We had a little trouble getting it level but a simple rolled towel solved that fast. B's head never flops over when she's sleeping which was a huge concern of mine. We never used the cup holder/snack holder mainly because it just took up to much room and with the seat installed in the middle its hard for anyone to sit on either side with the holders installed so we just left them off. The first few months the car seat was wonderful we had no problems, but once B started growing at an insane rate we ran into a few bumps. The straps seem to tighten on their own and every once in awhile one side will be MUCH tighter then the other, I have to yank on the strap really hard to get it equal with the other side. Not to mention they constantly twist. I also wanted to keep B rear facing until at least 2 and with this seat its really hard. At 12 months she was 30inches and just under 23lbs so she's not a huge child but I have troubles getting her in and out. Also, we had to move the seat from the middle to the passenger side because of a gap in my seat, the car seat falls down into, this was no big deal until we realized how far the front passenger seat had to be pushed up. Normally no one sits in that seat but on long car rides we take my vehicle so whoever sits there is in for some squished legs. B started to hate car rides and it was really difficult for her to fall asleep. The straps of the seat started cutting into her neck so I bought some fuzzy things to wrap on them and that solved the problem. Since I had a hard time putting her in and out rear facing I decided to try her forward facing and again the seat was very easy to install securely. I had no problems..and even though its not reclined her head still doesn't flop when she sleeps. This has helped with some of the problems and its much easier to get her in and out of forward facing not to mention whoever is in the passenger seat doesn't have to eat the dashboard. I also cant imagine putting a child that is anywhere near 47in and/or 50lbs in this thing! B looks as if she's already outgrowing it and shes half that size. It doesn't seem like it would fit a bigger child very comfortably. It was only $100 and seems to be very safe, which is what matters the most. I give it 5 stars out of 10.
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