- Jill was 8 weeks old.
- Jill doesn't fit size 56 anymore.
- Jill needs diapers one size bigger.
- Jill produced the biggest poopy diaper so far.
All and all she is turning into a big girl..........
29 August 2008
27 August 2008
Strong baby
Jill has been doing push ups practically since she was born. She is getting really good at it and now she also starts to throw in some leg work. Yesterday she almost lost her balance and ended up on her side. I think that is one of the first signs of wanting to role over. Of course she is still to young to do that, but I think she will be quick with these kind of things. She is definitely a baby who gets frustrated when something doesn't go the way she wants and will keep trying. Sean walked by the time he was like 9 months, so if she takes after him I am store for and active, fast baby....
25 August 2008
24 August 2008
Feeding issues
My last couple of posts have been about some difficult times we have had with Jill. It turned out there was a reason. She was just hungry! I already had the feeling she was never totally satisfied after she ate, and that there wasn't enough time in between feedings, but according to the bookings Jill can have these 1-2 day growth spurts. So I got confused and thought it was normal. Our growth spurt however seemed to last 1-2 weeks instead.
So last week we got Jill weight and she didn't quite grow enough. So she just had been a little hungry. The boobnazi (sorry but that is my opinion about the attitude there is for breastfeeding) at the medical center we go to of course said... "it is not so bad she is doing quite well". But I said "I am not" after she was suggesting to put her on even more. That just wasn't going to work, I do need some time during the day where I don't have to hold her. And most of all I want Jill to be satisfied and not on the edge. I know that according to the growth line she is not starving and according to the books produces enough wet diapers, but that isn't good enough for me.
So we started to give her some formula after certain feedings (mostly in the afternoon and evening) where she just wasn't happy yet. And guess what, she has been great for the past 5 days, so it isn't just a 1 day coincidence. She has been sleeping great at least once during the day and all through the night. In the mornings and evenings she likes to hang out with us and is really awake, but at least she is happy. So this is fine with us.
I just never seemed to have quite enough milk from day 1. I think having been super sick with HELLP got us a bad start and I never catched up all the way. I think breastfeeding is indeed the best and is great when it all works out. But now I decided I keep going with it as best as I can but not to the point were me and Jill and unhappy with it. That is just not worth it!
So last week we got Jill weight and she didn't quite grow enough. So she just had been a little hungry. The boobnazi (sorry but that is my opinion about the attitude there is for breastfeeding) at the medical center we go to of course said... "it is not so bad she is doing quite well". But I said "I am not" after she was suggesting to put her on even more. That just wasn't going to work, I do need some time during the day where I don't have to hold her. And most of all I want Jill to be satisfied and not on the edge. I know that according to the growth line she is not starving and according to the books produces enough wet diapers, but that isn't good enough for me.
So we started to give her some formula after certain feedings (mostly in the afternoon and evening) where she just wasn't happy yet. And guess what, she has been great for the past 5 days, so it isn't just a 1 day coincidence. She has been sleeping great at least once during the day and all through the night. In the mornings and evenings she likes to hang out with us and is really awake, but at least she is happy. So this is fine with us.
I just never seemed to have quite enough milk from day 1. I think having been super sick with HELLP got us a bad start and I never catched up all the way. I think breastfeeding is indeed the best and is great when it all works out. But now I decided I keep going with it as best as I can but not to the point were me and Jill and unhappy with it. That is just not worth it!
20 August 2008
19 August 2008
Passport adventures
I still forgot to write about our passport adventures from 2 weeks ago. Probably because I was trying to block the trauma from my memories.
To be able to travel to the States Jill needs her own passport, and some lovely person decided a couple of years ago it has to include a picture of the baby as well. In the old days when I was little you could just go to town hall and add the baby's name to the mother's passport... all set. Not nowadays.
So we went to a photographer who claimed to be specialized in American size passport photo's (the 2"x2" ones). Since Jill is also going to have an American passport Sean will have to go the US Embassy in Amsterdam and they need a different size photo than the Dutch passport, to make it easier. So we went to this guy to make both Dutch and American size photo's.
It turned out the pictures had to be of the same quality and the same rules applied as for an adult. Which meant, look strait in the camera, eyes open, no smile (also no crying!) and sitting up strait! So Sean was sitting behind Jill in the most uncomfortable position trying to keep Jill's head up, but every time a tip of Sean's finger would show up from behind Jill's head the guy would say "we can't see you in the picture". I was in the meantime trying to get Jill to open her eyes...it felt like child abuse. Sean suggested to put Jill on the floor and photograph her from above, but no, wrong background. The guy had the most ancient equipment and Jill had to "sit" on a pillow that kept sliding. So after 15 minutes we heard the great words "we have a good one", but then right away the bad words "now lets do the American size one". He couldn't figure out how to print one shot onto two different formats. So another 10 minutes, a full store, mad Sean and almost crying me later we were done.
But the other day I picked up the passport, it is so cute, but also so useless. It is valid for 5 years and I doubt she still looks like a 5 week old then and is probably taller than the 60 cm in her passport. But rules are rules.........
To be able to travel to the States Jill needs her own passport, and some lovely person decided a couple of years ago it has to include a picture of the baby as well. In the old days when I was little you could just go to town hall and add the baby's name to the mother's passport... all set. Not nowadays.
So we went to a photographer who claimed to be specialized in American size passport photo's (the 2"x2" ones). Since Jill is also going to have an American passport Sean will have to go the US Embassy in Amsterdam and they need a different size photo than the Dutch passport, to make it easier. So we went to this guy to make both Dutch and American size photo's.
It turned out the pictures had to be of the same quality and the same rules applied as for an adult. Which meant, look strait in the camera, eyes open, no smile (also no crying!) and sitting up strait! So Sean was sitting behind Jill in the most uncomfortable position trying to keep Jill's head up, but every time a tip of Sean's finger would show up from behind Jill's head the guy would say "we can't see you in the picture". I was in the meantime trying to get Jill to open her eyes...it felt like child abuse. Sean suggested to put Jill on the floor and photograph her from above, but no, wrong background. The guy had the most ancient equipment and Jill had to "sit" on a pillow that kept sliding. So after 15 minutes we heard the great words "we have a good one", but then right away the bad words "now lets do the American size one". He couldn't figure out how to print one shot onto two different formats. So another 10 minutes, a full store, mad Sean and almost crying me later we were done.
But the other day I picked up the passport, it is so cute, but also so useless. It is valid for 5 years and I doubt she still looks like a 5 week old then and is probably taller than the 60 cm in her passport. But rules are rules.........
18 August 2008
Baby gym
Sean's colleagues came by last week to admire Jill. They got us a nice book (Oei, ik groei... which means Ouch, I grow) that describes the lovely growing spurts (see below).
Jill also got her own personal baby gym. For now she is still too small to grab the little animals above her head, but Jill can already use the blanket to exercise her neck muscles.
Jill also got her own personal baby gym. For now she is still too small to grab the little animals above her head, but Jill can already use the blanket to exercise her neck muscles.
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