Houdini and a Poopy Picture

I'm going to post a poopy picture, so turn away or close the window now if you don't want to see it.
































Last night we let Lana fuss herself to sleep (about 10 mins) I went to check on her before we went to bed and the little monkey turned out to be the next Houdini! Somehow she got both of her legs and her waist out of the sleeper and was catching some zzz's with bare legs. I covered her with a couple extra blankets and called it a night.





This morning Robbie and I woke her up because we had to get her ready to go take Robbie to the dayhome, that's when I found this:

Not only did she kick those heavy blankets off of her but she blew out her diaper and soaked all the blankets, her sleeper and mattress sheets.

At least I know her plumbing's still working!

Lana's Sleeping

ohhh little Lana I hope the worst is over for you.
Sleeping has been a big issue for Lana for the last 2-3 weeks. She's a horrible napper (she's gone days where she hasn't napped at all!), she falls asleep on the boob but she usually wakes up when I put her down in the crib. I've tried to leave her alone in hopes that she'll put herself back to sleep but she just gets so worked up and it physically hurts my heart to hear her cry like that. She still sleeps through the night (usually about 10-11hrs) so I'm happy about that but it's becomes pretty demanding when I'm constantly holding or nursing the little monkey.

I know she can nap for long periods of time, she slept for 3-4 hrs when we drove down to Calgary. So her issue is that she doesn't know how to put herself back to sleep if she does wake up (along with the initial putting herself to sleep) Up until now she's been relying on nursing to get herself to sleep but after she bruised a nipple and clawed one of my boobs I'm more inclined to teach her how to put herself to sleep.

Last night I was exhausted and we ended up letting her cry it out. She wasn't tired enough to nurse herself to sleep, she was too PO'd to rock her to sleep but she was so cranky and didn't want to be awake. Colin said she only cried for about 5 minutes but listening to it felt like a lifetime :( She woke herself up about half an hour later and cried for another couple of minutes before falling back asleep for the night. I think I'm going to have to suck it up and have her do that from now on. Stick to a routine: wake up, feed, play, hygiene, comfort nursing, bed (while in a calm semi-awake state) Wish me luck!

We went for her shots yesterday. She was so happy to be there and while the nurse was talking to me about her sleeping issues Lana kept on interrupting us with her two cents, she is such a gabber!! Coo'ing and ahhh'ing it was/is adorable. Then it was immunization time, we had to assume the position and as soon as I snuggled her into my body and held that little leg she started crying :( I couldn't watch the needle going in so I watched as my baby cry as she got 3 needles. As soon as it was over she stopped crying and just sniffled as she wiped her tears onto my shoulder.

Reunited

4 month check up

Weight: 15.3 lbs
Height: 24 in

The pediatrician is soooo good with her, she was giving him some big smiles as he poked and prodded her. He kept on telling her that she's perfect and such a well mannered little girl.

I asked him if he'd take on Robbie and he said of course! He's first appointment with the pediatrician will be when he turns 3.

A Robbie and Lana Video

I was originally trying to capture Lana's bouncing in the Jumperoo but then Robbie wanted his time in the spot light.

Updates

1) I went for my "6 week" post-partum appointment on Thursday and it was pretty depressing and a little surreal. I laid there as he checked me while Lana was giving me smiles as she stood on my belly and I started thinking back... that was the exact same room and I was lying in that exact same position 14 weeks and 3 days ago when he did a stretch and sweep which (I believe) started my journey to meeting our little Lana. I kept on remembering how big the belly was and how hard it was for me to get myself up onto the table and then I would look up at Lana and she'd be giving me these ginormous smiles. It's amazing how the grow and develop so fast.

2) Our little Lana's got a sensitive tush. We were originally using Pampers but she just kept on getting bum rashes every couple of days, we tried a no name brand that had no dyes, scent, etc. but it wasn't doing a great job at keeping the "poonami's" in and they were really stiff. We're on our third day using Huggies and I think we have a winner!

3) Up until a couple days ago Lana was NOT a bath person, she would scream bloody murder! So I ended up jumping in the bath with her a couple weeks ago and she loves it! I forgot how much of a bonding experience it is, she gives me smiles and giggles and will let me wash all her without putting up a fuss.

4) She's a squirmer... big time. Last night she woke herself up twice because she squirmed her way up into the crib bars. I had taken the bumper pads off because they say it increases the risk of SIDS but I don't want my baby getting wedged in those bars, so we made the executive decision for the pads to go back on.

5) She's a HORRIBLE napper. If she's not nursing she'll wake up and start screaming bloody murder... but I've discovered a trick. I'll bring her to bed with me while nursing and I can usually get her to sleep an hour or two in our bed (sometimes I'll nap with her too)

6) She's slowly growing! I just went through her clothes and packed away her newborn and (some) 0-3 month clothes. She's going to be petite, she fitting into some 3-6 month tops but 0-3 pants are JUST starting to fit her.