Early this morning, at about 4:15 a.m., Jason and I heard a giant thud which came from Jessica's room. When we went in to investigate, we realized our worst fears had come true...
To all the grandmas that are reading this right now, please calm down...
she is fine!
We found her kneeling on the floor; actually, we believe she must've fallen onto her side or her bottom --definitely not onto her head though.
SO, this afternoon, Jessica will be allowed to enjoy one final rest in her crib during naptime (since I have a video monitor, I feel comfortable doing this). Then, tonight, our little Jessica will begin a new chapter of her life as a "big girl" sleeping on a "big girl bed" (a matress layed on the floor).
I will keep you posted to let you know how she does with it.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Stomach flu hits our household.
Tuesday afternoon, during naptime, the kids (Dawson, Gwen, Jackson who were all in the same room for quiet time) started yelling for me. I went in the room to find Jackson had vomitted in his bed. Gwen was crying because she was scared, Dawson was just in a daze, and poor Jackson continued to vomit on his way to the bathroom --all over the hallway, bathroom floor and finally into the toilet. This was the first time Jackson had ever really vomitted (there was one other time when he was about 16 months old, he threw up once while he slept in his crib), so as you can imagine, he was pretty freaked out. After calming both Jackson and the other two kids (I had Gwen and Dawson stay in the room and finish out their naptime). Jackson moved out onto the couch with me and continued to vomit about every 20 - 30 minutes. Our poor little guy was SO miserable! I ended up taking him in to the clinic later that afternoon; he was given a tablet to dissolve in his mouth to help reduce his feelings of nausea. This medicine lasted in his system 6-8 hours, so although he still vomitted, it was less frequent and he was able to play "catch up" a little bit with his fluid intake.
It turned into a long, sleepless night for all four of us - Jessica began to vomit at about 8:00 that night. Her vomitting episodes only lasted for a few hours, totaling four times in all. Jessica did not run any fever. Jackson's vomitting episodes lasted for a full 12 hours, totaling about 12 times in all. Jackson ran a low-grade fever for most of the night.
We were all exhausted by morning; luckily, Jason was able to stay home from school on Wednesday (and, of course, I cancelled my daycare) so we were all able to rest and the kids could heal.
Both Jackson and Jessica are doing just fine now. It is Thursday morning and I have daycare as usual, and Jason is off to school for the day.
We hope all of you are healthy and well.
It turned into a long, sleepless night for all four of us - Jessica began to vomit at about 8:00 that night. Her vomitting episodes only lasted for a few hours, totaling four times in all. Jessica did not run any fever. Jackson's vomitting episodes lasted for a full 12 hours, totaling about 12 times in all. Jackson ran a low-grade fever for most of the night.
We were all exhausted by morning; luckily, Jason was able to stay home from school on Wednesday (and, of course, I cancelled my daycare) so we were all able to rest and the kids could heal.
Both Jackson and Jessica are doing just fine now. It is Thursday morning and I have daycare as usual, and Jason is off to school for the day.
We hope all of you are healthy and well.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Our two little artists.
The kids were busy coloring pictures to give their cousin, Maddie, for her birthday party today.
Jackson did a great job coloring this pretty pony...
And, Jessica...
well, let's just say, she's not quite ready for magic markers yet... I guess we're going to have to stick with crayons for awhile...
Jackson did a great job coloring this pretty pony...
And, Jessica...
well, let's just say, she's not quite ready for magic markers yet... I guess we're going to have to stick with crayons for awhile...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Jessica: the not-so-good roomate!
Up until today, Jessica has never had to share a room with anyone. It just so happened to work out today, however, that I needed to put John (a daycare child of mine) in the room to nap with Jessie. John has his own bed on the floor and Jessica is still in her crib.
After I put Jessica (and the other little ones) down for their naps, I relax on the couch with all the big kids for storytime. Today our storytime took at least 15 minutes, then the big kids took turns going potty --so, about 20 minutes after I had put Jessica down, she was still not sleeping. Instead, she was just laying quietly in her bed playing with her hair. No doubt that she was well on her way to dreamland when John and I entered the room; she stood up to greet us with a great big smile and then watched as I helped John get cozy in his bed on the floor. While passing her on my way out, I put a finger to my lips and whispered, "shhhh...it's naptime time." Yeah, as if she was just going to say "ok, mommy" and then lay right down and go to sleep! As I exited the room, I thought of how Jessica will soon be sharing a room with Jackson (we plan to make that transition in the next month or two so they are both used to sleeping together by the time the baby comes); so, this experience is a good thing for her. Nonetheless, I knew it was going to be a little bit of a struggle...
I was right. About 10 minutes later, I hear Jessica begin to cry. I went into her room, she had pulled down her blanket (which hangs on the side of her crib to block the light shining in from the window, but more importantly today, was blocking her view of John on the floor), and she was standing up pointing towards John as she cried.
Luckily, John is the "world's best sleeper" --I mean it, this boy can sleep through ANYTHING, just as he seemed to be doing at the moment with Jessica having a meltdown five feet away from him.
For about the next twenty minutes, our routine went something like this:
I layed her back down, she began crying again (about 10 minutes after I left the room), layed her back down, she began crying again (about 5 minutes after I left the room), layed her back down, began crying again (about 2 minutes after I left the room)...each time, her cry was less hard and she seemed to finally be "dealing" with the fact that she was going to have to share her room for naptime today. The fourth time I went in to her room, she laid herself down before I could even touch her and she closed her eyes and went to sleep!
Since then, it has been 45 minutes of peace and quiet in our house. Finally, all the little ones are snoozing and mom is enjoying some much needed break time!
After I put Jessica (and the other little ones) down for their naps, I relax on the couch with all the big kids for storytime. Today our storytime took at least 15 minutes, then the big kids took turns going potty --so, about 20 minutes after I had put Jessica down, she was still not sleeping. Instead, she was just laying quietly in her bed playing with her hair. No doubt that she was well on her way to dreamland when John and I entered the room; she stood up to greet us with a great big smile and then watched as I helped John get cozy in his bed on the floor. While passing her on my way out, I put a finger to my lips and whispered, "shhhh...it's naptime time." Yeah, as if she was just going to say "ok, mommy" and then lay right down and go to sleep! As I exited the room, I thought of how Jessica will soon be sharing a room with Jackson (we plan to make that transition in the next month or two so they are both used to sleeping together by the time the baby comes); so, this experience is a good thing for her. Nonetheless, I knew it was going to be a little bit of a struggle...
I was right. About 10 minutes later, I hear Jessica begin to cry. I went into her room, she had pulled down her blanket (which hangs on the side of her crib to block the light shining in from the window, but more importantly today, was blocking her view of John on the floor), and she was standing up pointing towards John as she cried.
Luckily, John is the "world's best sleeper" --I mean it, this boy can sleep through ANYTHING, just as he seemed to be doing at the moment with Jessica having a meltdown five feet away from him.
For about the next twenty minutes, our routine went something like this:
I layed her back down, she began crying again (about 10 minutes after I left the room), layed her back down, she began crying again (about 5 minutes after I left the room), layed her back down, began crying again (about 2 minutes after I left the room)...each time, her cry was less hard and she seemed to finally be "dealing" with the fact that she was going to have to share her room for naptime today. The fourth time I went in to her room, she laid herself down before I could even touch her and she closed her eyes and went to sleep!
Since then, it has been 45 minutes of peace and quiet in our house. Finally, all the little ones are snoozing and mom is enjoying some much needed break time!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Daddy's little girl
Today is both Jason and my first day back at work. Jason is back to teaching and I have daycare here at the house (we've been on Christmas break since Dec. 23).
Overall, we had an excellent time, as a family, over break. There is one issue our family deals with on a regular basis (when Jason is home) that is sort of bothersome...
The problem we are facing is Jessica being such a HUGE daddy's girl. And I don't just mean the occasional wanting to be held by daddy, we are talking about a full blown "obsessive need" for her father.
For example, whenever she wakes (from her naps or in the morning) her first words out of her mouth are always, "dadda... dadda... where's dadda?" When we ride in the car as a family, she will sometime cry for Jason to hold her. At the grocery store, daddy has to be the one pushing the cart she is sitting in, or else he has to be holding her. Whenever Jessica gets hurt, "dadda" is who she calls for. Jason puts her to bed every night (while I read books to Jackson). And, when Jason comes home from work, Jessica will run to him and wine for him to hold her... UGH! I know, I know, poor Jason. Believe me, he's not too happy with this stage she is going through. We are in the process of coming up with a "game plan" of how to resolve this issue, or if it's going to be something she just has to outgrow?...goodness, we hope not!
Since Jackson did not really have a severe attachment to either of us (if anything, we would label him as more of a mamma's boy than anything else); this is totally new and uncharted territory for our family to be dealing with. If any of you have any ideas, we are open for suggestions. Email me, or feel free to leave your comment below.
Oh, and btw, she is totally fine today (on days when Jason is not around). We only have this problem on weekends and during holiday breaks when Jason is home; otherwise, she is as happy as can be. She plays with her daycare friends very well. Towards me, she is affectionate and loving, even more so when Jason is not around. She will still call for Jason when she is hurt, but other than that, she is a completely content little girl... only turns on her winey, "I need my daddy" switch the minute he walks through the door.
Here's a picture of the little "cling-on" as Jason refers to her...
Overall, we had an excellent time, as a family, over break. There is one issue our family deals with on a regular basis (when Jason is home) that is sort of bothersome...
The problem we are facing is Jessica being such a HUGE daddy's girl. And I don't just mean the occasional wanting to be held by daddy, we are talking about a full blown "obsessive need" for her father.
For example, whenever she wakes (from her naps or in the morning) her first words out of her mouth are always, "dadda... dadda... where's dadda?" When we ride in the car as a family, she will sometime cry for Jason to hold her. At the grocery store, daddy has to be the one pushing the cart she is sitting in, or else he has to be holding her. Whenever Jessica gets hurt, "dadda" is who she calls for. Jason puts her to bed every night (while I read books to Jackson). And, when Jason comes home from work, Jessica will run to him and wine for him to hold her... UGH! I know, I know, poor Jason. Believe me, he's not too happy with this stage she is going through. We are in the process of coming up with a "game plan" of how to resolve this issue, or if it's going to be something she just has to outgrow?...goodness, we hope not!
Since Jackson did not really have a severe attachment to either of us (if anything, we would label him as more of a mamma's boy than anything else); this is totally new and uncharted territory for our family to be dealing with. If any of you have any ideas, we are open for suggestions. Email me, or feel free to leave your comment below.
Oh, and btw, she is totally fine today (on days when Jason is not around). We only have this problem on weekends and during holiday breaks when Jason is home; otherwise, she is as happy as can be. She plays with her daycare friends very well. Towards me, she is affectionate and loving, even more so when Jason is not around. She will still call for Jason when she is hurt, but other than that, she is a completely content little girl... only turns on her winey, "I need my daddy" switch the minute he walks through the door.
Here's a picture of the little "cling-on" as Jason refers to her...
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010 New Year's Resolutions.
Well, it's that time of year again...
Actually, last year was the first year (that I can recall anyways) I set a New Year's resolution and accomplished my goal --which was to run 300 miles in the year 2009. At about the same time my '09 resolution was made, I became a member of our local YMCA AND pulled out several of my old exercise videos to do at home...yep, I was determined to lose the baby weight I put on while pregnant with Jessica, and I wanted to feel "fit" again.
I'm happy to say, I accomplished (in fact, exceeded) my 2009 fitness goals. This was a huge boost for my physical and mental health, plus, it boosted the confidence I have in myself as a mother of two (almost three) young children to be able to still make the time for myself to workout. And, as an added bonus, I made a new group of friends while working out at the Y; it's been a great social outlet, and helps keep me motivated to stay on track. Also, I discovered I enjoy, and sometimes prefer, different methods of exercise: group strength training, step aerobics, and boot camp classes are among my newly discovered ways to maintain my fitness. Running, however, still holds a "special place in my heart" (afterall I've been a runner, off and on, since my freshman year in HS). So, I've decided to set two fitness goals for myself:
2010 Fitness Goals:
1. Continue to exercise six hours a week.
- During pregnancy: maintain heart rate of 120-140 bpm during exercise
- After baby comes: bump up intensity to improve my overall level of fitness
to where I was pre-pregnancy.
2. Run a 5k road race in 25 minutes or less.
2010 Personal Goals:
1. Read 5 books for enjoyment.
2. Continue to expand and improve my cooking knowledge and techniques.
It's been great reading about and hearing about others 2010 resolutions. Thanks for sharing.
Actually, last year was the first year (that I can recall anyways) I set a New Year's resolution and accomplished my goal --which was to run 300 miles in the year 2009. At about the same time my '09 resolution was made, I became a member of our local YMCA AND pulled out several of my old exercise videos to do at home...yep, I was determined to lose the baby weight I put on while pregnant with Jessica, and I wanted to feel "fit" again.
I'm happy to say, I accomplished (in fact, exceeded) my 2009 fitness goals. This was a huge boost for my physical and mental health, plus, it boosted the confidence I have in myself as a mother of two (almost three) young children to be able to still make the time for myself to workout. And, as an added bonus, I made a new group of friends while working out at the Y; it's been a great social outlet, and helps keep me motivated to stay on track. Also, I discovered I enjoy, and sometimes prefer, different methods of exercise: group strength training, step aerobics, and boot camp classes are among my newly discovered ways to maintain my fitness. Running, however, still holds a "special place in my heart" (afterall I've been a runner, off and on, since my freshman year in HS). So, I've decided to set two fitness goals for myself:
2010 Fitness Goals:
1. Continue to exercise six hours a week.
- During pregnancy: maintain heart rate of 120-140 bpm during exercise
- After baby comes: bump up intensity to improve my overall level of fitness
to where I was pre-pregnancy.
2. Run a 5k road race in 25 minutes or less.
2010 Personal Goals:
1. Read 5 books for enjoyment.
2. Continue to expand and improve my cooking knowledge and techniques.
It's been great reading about and hearing about others 2010 resolutions. Thanks for sharing.
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