After, Nick went on a Harley ride while I went to a baby shower. That night we met up with some family and friends at The Wing Company for some much needed relaxation. It was TOO much fun. ;)
On Sunday, Nick and I re-adopted my old dog Meika! She is back with us for a while. She was going to be sold to a stranger, so we bought her back and now are adopting her out to a friend of ours. We have a friend named Leroy who rescues bulldogs. Well, his two bullies just passed away and is heart broken. We know he will take REALLY good care of Meika Jayne. He owns a barber shop in downtown Salt Lake City and will be a great owner. I will be heartbroken once we adopt her out. But atleast I know where she is going and I can go visit her whenever I would like.
Miss Meika Jayne. Her birthday is August 25th. She'll be 5 years old!!
I am staying in Salt Lake City for two weeks to spend some quality time with her and our other two furry children. The town home in Logan would freak if they knew we had another bullie, so I am braving being alone for a bit.
We have had ALOT of fun so far. Meika and Grace are best of friends. In fact, we think they are in love. They won't stop humping each other. I have to spank them to get them to stop. It is disturbing! Monte has been great and just leaves her alone.
"LOVERS!!!"
On Monday, we had Avery's FOUR MONTH check up. We have a four month old? How? When? Where did that time go?
She weighed in at 14 pounds on the dot which put her at 60% and she is 25" long, which puts her at 77%. He said she is also a REALLY advanced baby. I am having a REALLY hard time keeping her full and BEGGED for her to be put on cereal. The doc granted my wish. So now, we are giving her cereal once a day for two weeks....then we will do twice a day for two weeks. Then, we get to start green veggies! It is so weird knowing our baby is now going to be eating BIG GIRL food.
Avery refuses to eat any form of formula. She gets that stubborness from her daddy!!! ;) But, the doc says I need to supplement her bottles with 3/4 breast milk and 1/4 formula. Wish us luck!! (Our pediatrician is such a doll. He forgot to give us samples of formula at the office and came by our house and dropped some off on our front porch! Totally awesome!)
Avery did pretty well with her shots. She was super happy right before. She even rolled in front of her doc to show off. She cried for about 10 minutes after the shots, then took an hour nap. BUT, that night and the next morning she was a fuss monster. Thank goodness for infant tylenol which helps the pain. I was told baby motrin works and lasts longer. I have not tried it quite yet.
Poor Baby Girls was NOT happy!
Then she saw the camera and was fine!
As for her first experience with rice cereal....she ROCKED!!! She almost ate the entire bowl and she seemed to be having fun with it. That night she slept from 9-5:30. AWESOME! But, on Tuesday she did not want any part of it and awoke twice to eat in the middle of the night. Tonight (Wednesday, she ate a little cereal. I'll let you know how she fairs as for sleeping.)
*** On Wednesday, she did not want any part of it. So, on Thursday...I added a little applesauce and she seemed to enjoy it a little more!
First time eating rice cereal!!
Second time eating rice cereal. Yummy!
On Tuesday, we packed our things and headed to Salty. I hate being away from Nick, but this will give me a few extra days to work on the wedding. (Which BTW is less than 6 weeks away. Holy Cow!!)
On Wednesday, I headed out to Ikea and grabbed some items for our home. I was also looking for cheap flower vases for our table decorations. Can I tell you how much I love their frozen yogurt? I secretly may drive out there tomorrow and grab another cone!!! (It's no secret now!) It is DELISH.
I have not been able to go to the gym with everything that has been going on....but am trying to still walk 3 miles a day. Hopefully I will still have the guts to sign up for the 5k which is on the 22nd!! Avery will be my partner since Nick has a golf tourney that day!
Anywho, it now seems like I have not been up to that much...but man, I feel like I have been run over by a semi a few times. I am exhausted!
Until the next post, have a great rest of the week!!
7 comments:
Wow...the little Ave eating cereal! She looks like a toddler not a baby. Perhaps it's time to start think'n about her sis/bro?? (JK)...
Okay, three dogs? What are you think'n?? We never planned on having 3 hairy girls but I'm a softie for a homeless puppy!...or a homeless puppy that needs surgery (Bebe).
You look great so life must be treating you well....motherhood looks good on you! Come and see us sometime. Love you.
Hey, I don't know if you do this already but you can try to make her cereal with breast milk instead of water. She might be more inclined to eat it. Someone once told me if you start your kids with fruit they will be less likely to eat veggies cause they will only want the sweet stuff. Probably stuff you have already heard...but just incase I thought it was good advice when I heard it. Hope wedding plans are coming along well!! ;-)
Wow - I can't believe how big Ave is! I haven't seen her in FOREVER!
If you're going to the Farmer's Market tomorrow, let me know - Coraline and I will be there!
Matti,
Thanks for the heads up. I have been using breastmilk. I tried formula and she wasn't having any of it. So I tried breastmilk. Then a friend told me to use a little applesauce with the breastmilk to make it sweeter. I think I only use 1/4 teaspoon of applesauce to 2 tablespoons of cereal. So, hopefully I am just sweetening it a tad. Atleast that my goal. I am up for any suggestions. Avery has a mind of her own and knows she is the boss. I am in trouble in the future!!
PS: Your kids are so dang cute!!!
She's a big girl now! Rice cereal and rolling and an adorable little personality...what could be cuter? P.S. I love Ikea frozen yogurt too! :) Any chance we could get together while you're in Salt Lake?
i've been thinking about going to the farmers market downtown. is that the one you go to?
and avery- she is such a doll!!
We have got to see you and Avery again, Grandma Great will be a stranger to her!!!!!
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