Out of whack

I am going to guess my body was just out of whack... didn't test, but I don't feel like crap....come on Aunt Flo let's try again.

I am thinking about buying this bag...not sure yet though...

So I have a record...TMI

spotting on 9/6....I thought aunt Flo was coming early and felt like total crap that day. We did the "baby dance" 24 hours before so it might be promising....

Or my body is just out of whack, which is usual :)

Must have...

This is our next must have. There are cheaper made in china alternatives out there, but as I have read some reviews apparently you get what you pay for. Alternatively buying a bike and taking off the pedals would be good too. Zuzu needs to grow about 2 more inches and we will be buying this or something close...

The offical start ...

Aunt Flo has came and gone and now my body is ready to make baby #2. Finally. :)
If we are successful soon Zuzu will be 2 years old when #2 is born.

TMI...Spotting

Okay so 13.5 months and no "Aunt Flo." Today I had the tiniest bit of pink spotting. This is good to me since I want to get pregnant again as soon as possible. To me this means Aunt Flo is on the way or if I am lucky a pregnancy.....
Most likely Aunt Flo, but that is good too....means I can get pregnant :)

IN other news potty training is going very well.

Potty Training

Today I researched potty seats for toddlers and found the boujourn brand to be the best ($30 at Babies R Us, Target, etc.)

Read a funny review from a parent who said a toilet seat was bad because their child put it around their neck and it took 5 emergency response people to cut it off.
Note to self, don't let daughter wear dirty toilet seat as hat. :)

Every 2 hours I put Zuzu on the toilet today (she is 13.5 months now). Well tonight her first day with the seat she went potty in the toilet. She is getting to be such a big girl.

She is still going to swimming twice a week and can swim under water a foot or two by herself. She is learning new words and skills everyday.

Phew

I just tested since today would be 11 days past the day and I am in the clear. So nice to know I can enjoy this weekend that much more.
Though I still have this sore throat and feel more tired than normal which is weird....but maybe AF will come soon. Or maybe I can blame it on the warm weather. If I start waking up 3 times a night to pee I am definitely testing again :)

My birthday yesterday was boring and a bit disappointing as all I wanted to do was go for a little bike ride but baba didn't get home until dark.

I have high hopes of a nice weekend but I shouldn't because I am starting to get use to constant disapointment due to baba.

Standing

Zuzu is standing now, but she scares herself. She has 6 teeth now and we are starting to notice she is left handed.

For Mother's Day and my birthday I convinced baba to buy me a bike trailer/jogging stroller. I talked him into a Chariot Cougar II. It just came in today so we will see how we like it this week. I also got $300 from my in laws! They are awesome!

Baba and I also decided that Zuzu gets to continue with her 2 times a week swimming lessons and start music lessons later this summer. Now if only I could find a way to pay for all of these extra lessons. :)

In more personal matters. Still no Aunt Flow, and part of me thinks I might be pregnant because I have been tired lately and had a sore throat on and off for the last 2 weeks. (As I did last time.) Plus I just keep feeling like Aunt Flow is coming any minute now. Part of me hopes I am another part of me wants another month or two.
Time will tell :)

Up to 5

Zuzu is up to 5 teeth and I am sure the 6th is poking through by now. (Monday was crazy.)
Zuzu is really starting to get the hang of her swimming lessons. She is clapping, splashing, and kicking at the right times. This Tuesday was her 6th or 7th lesson. We are having so much fun and it is nice to get out and do fun things together.

Baba's parents are flying in tomorrow and we have a Sienna rented to pick them up, then it rented again to take them to a wedding, then we will have to likely rent it again to take them to the airport.

This month will be crazy from here on out. Things should settle down in July.

Zuzu update

Zuzu had a great time in Egypt. While we were there she got her two top teeth in. She also developed her cruising techniques.
The flights went well, aside from being delayed and Zuzu was treated like a celebrity all over Egypt.

She is crawling like a pro

Okay not quite a pro but she can defiantly crawl now. She is also saying "mama" a lot now too, but I don't think she necessarily associates it with me. She also loves to make the "aaaahh" sound while sticking her tongue out and moving it around into different positions.

She loves to bang on things and make noise now. She is not a big solid eater. Strangely she seems to actually like vegetables better than fruits.

Shadow

Last night Zuzu discovered her shadow and how to interact with it. She has discovered mama's and baba's shadow and seen we control it, but last night she spent 20 minutes with her own shadow touching the shadow on the wall and later moving her hand to move the shadow.

Zuzu is also learning to crawl. She is no speed racer yet but she knows how to go forward one movement at a time. She has also slowed down on her growth.

Improvements

I feel better. Zuzu has re-learned to drink from a bottle and does that part time now. I haven't been attacked by her teeth in a week.

Since she knows how to navigate the front room by rolling I bought her an Arabic foam mat and a fence. The set of letters was only $35 from CF Toys and then just a six sided fence from Babies R Us. Now I can have some freedom to leave her alone without worrying about her eating all of baba's computer cables.

I am bleeding

Zuzu bit me. She drew blood. I am fighting off a viral/sinus infection everyone seems to have. I am not sure if it is working. Last night was tough.

Sick and Teeth

Baba has been sick all week. Zuzu just got a fever today. So far I have not got sick but Zuzu's two bottom teeth are doing a number on me. I want to run and hide and I fight back my need to scream, but I have to be strong for her so she can get her liquids. (She won't take a bottle.)

The great escape artist

So she can pull herself to standing. Roll off the bed, move the bumper and stick her head out the crib (I have an old crib), stand up on her stroller, and take her tray off her booster seat.

I just ordered a fence for the front room so she can hopefully be safe in our little apartment. Next I plan to buy her some foam squares for the floor. It will be really useful in Egypt since all the floors are marble or wood.

Moving along...

Zuzu has ate rice and oatmeal cereal. Both made bowel movements thicker. She clearly liked Oatmeal better.
This week she tried Avocados and it is her favorite by far. Also easier to digest then the previous two.

Zuzu is still not crawling but she loves to pull herself up (to a standing position.)

Loosing Sanity

Zuzu has her first tooth. Wasn't too bad when it broke the skin but....
-- nursing hurts all over again
-- now almost two weeks later she has become unbearable

Zuzu can roll both ways, sit on her own, and pull herself up from siting. She can't really crawl nor can she talk, but she clearly has wants and desires. For the most part she doesn't understand me and I don't understand her....so we spend most of our day screaming and crying.

Busy weekend

We went to my parents on Saturday. Zuzu started rice cereal on Sunday. Zuzu cut her first tooth (bottom right) on Monday.

Zuzu doesn't like rice, but I try to convince her otherwise.

She was fussy and needed some entertainment while she cut the first tooth and she really is serious about chewing on things, but she is not as bad as I thought she would be. The key is to keep her distracted. :)

Tomorrow Zuzu will be 6 months old.

Acid Reflex in Babies

Most babies get it around 2 months. It is perfectly normal and in most cases it will go away by itself. Please read this article http://tinyurl.com/vlurb before letting your Pedi prescribe medicine for it.

Acid reflex means some discomfort in your baby, gas, extra spit-up. Babies with this usually prefer to be upright. I would recommend you let baby sleep slightly inclined for 2-3 weeks until it is gone.