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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Roly Poly, Sleep, and Stats

I love baby emotions. There's no hiding how they feel, no pretending to be one thing or another. If they're happy, they smile. If they're sad, they cry. Abigail has a toy we call Prince Ribbit (it's a frog that crinkles and squeaks). I'd say it's her favorite. Every time I hold it in front of her she smiles the biggest smile from ear to ear. It's so cute. The only thing I respond to like that is her!  I can't help but smile when I see my darling girl.

That being said...
We're working on sleep training.  It's so hard!  She doesn't go to bed until late (usually 10ish), and even though she'll sleep 10-12 hours (with a couple of times up to eat), it's still too late and it affects her whole schedule. Naps can be a challenge too, although today she's sleeping like a champ. We also need to move her to her crib. She can't be in the RNP next to me forever!

So we researched different methods and decided the only real way to do it is to do both at the same time, and use a modified Ferber method. We do our routine (pjs, nurse, burp) then put her down drowsy, but awake, in her crib and leave the room. We come back to calm her in intervals, without picking her up. So the first night was rough. She cried like she was being tortured! We came in after 3, 5, 10, and 15 minutes before giving up. Then, last night, after the 10-minute mark I yelled into the monitor "she's on her belly!"  She had decided now's a good time to roll over for the first time, and was stuck on her belly and NOT happy about it!  So we gave up again.  It's so hard to hear her cry, and seeing her gasp for air between cries with her face planted into the mattress was just not happening. I guess we'll make another attempt when she gets stronger.

Here's a pic from today, practicing her rolling and de-socking at the same time:


She's such a little thing. At our 4-month appointment on Monday she weighed in at a whopping 10lbs 13oz, that's in the 1st percentile for other babies her age. The pediatrician didn't seem overly concerned, since she's happy and otherwise healthy, and is soiling diapers regularly and reaching her milestones.  The concern is the drop in percentile, meaning she's not even growing at the same rate as most other babies.  So we have to go in for a weight check on the 22nd and evaluate from there.  I was very upset at this and even though in my gut I know she's healthy, the thought went swimming around in my head that I'm not giving her what she needs and I'm starving my baby. I didn't sleep for 2 days. I feel better today. Here are her stats from her appointments to date:


Weight (in pounds.ounces):
NB: 7.10
2 months: 9.3  (12%)
4 months: 10.13  (1%)

Length:
NB: 20 1/4"
2 months: 22 1/2"  (56%)
4 months:  24 1/4"  (40%)


Some more pics for good measure:


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