Runny Poop

Tonite after Kayla had her dinner, I put her in her exersaucer to play while we ate our dinner. Right before we were finished, we noticed that the bottom part of her exersaucer was filled with this runny green POOP! 'Oh goody' I thought. While Todd was cleaning up dinner, I was cleaning up Kayla. We have come to love our bath time! She kicks and kicks and loves how the water feels. She just grins from ear to ear.

We have started getting into a routine where her bed time is 8:30-8:45. That is a whole hour earlier then before. To our surprise, she has done great with this new change. She still sleeps through the nite until we wake her up at 7 am to get ready for the day. Today was a little hiccup though. She decided to wake up at 5 am! She was coughing and was having a hard time breathing. I sucked her nose out, gave her some Tylenol, and 2 oz of formula and put her back to bed. She then slept until 7 when Todd woke her up. This bears the question, should we increase her formula intake or start her on solid/cereal? Since Todd is not a fan a change, I think we might up her formula intake. To do this, we could either add more to her current bottles or add one more 'dream' bottle.

As I mentioned before, she started rolling over. She only rolls from her Tummy to her Back and usually to one side over the other. Yesterday, I was having tummy time with her and she refused to stay there. 6 times she rolled over so she wouldn't have to do tummy time! 6 times! I finally gave up and decided we would work on it more tomorrow. So today, after the bath, I laid her down on her tummy and again she just rolled over. I came back and put her back and again she rolled. Another 2 times she rolled to her back to get out of tummy time. I held her leg down so that she couldn't roll. She was not happy about that (of course). I put her on the boppy pillow to help prop her up and she just laid over it and started to suck on it. Not the point baby girl... We will continue working on it.

Tomorrow, Kayla is going to spend some time with Mimi while Todd and I go out. Maybe she can get her to stay on her tummy. She seems to like it when Mimi is down there too, talking to her. She will be 5 months old next week. I can't believe it! Time just is flyin by.

I wasn't a fluke!

So today Kayla figured out how to roll from her tummy to her back. We have been working on tummy time to help with developing her neck and arm muscles like the doctor said. She has been doing really well today with keeping her head up. I think she got annoyed with how much I was putting her on her tummy and wanted to do something about it. She put her arm up, laid her head down, and all the sudden the back of her shoulders were on the ground and her knees where twisted and on the ground as well. She was all twisted up. I kept watching and saw her legs follow the direction of her shoulders. She laid there on her back looking at me. I could tell by the look on her face she was thinking "What just happened?" and "I hope mommy doesn't get mad". I looked back at her and smiled one of the biggest smiles of my life. I was so excited I picked her up and hugged her, kissed her, and just kept clapping. She just started smiling from ear to ear. I put her back down on her tummy and after a few more minutes, she did it again! It wasn't a fluke! Todd got home about 10 minutes later and I told him what had happened. He said I was making the whole thing up. We watched her for a while and nothing. I think she was tired from the previous times. She mustered up some strength and rolled. Todd just smiled and encouraged her. Later we had Laura and Roger over and we were doing more tummy time and just kept rolling from her tummy to her back. I think she was showing off her new trick for them. I'm not sure how we are going to keep her on her tummy to help strengthen her neck/arm muscles if she keeps rolling over. Just got to keep telling myself that she will figure it out and to just wait for her to be ready.

Hester the Easter Bunny & the Zoo

Yesterday, Dede, Kayla, and I went to Somerset Mall to see Hester the Easter Bunny! After Kayla and Todd came to see me at work, we made the short treck over there. By the time we got there is was around 12:30. There was a line of parents and children of varying ages in the 'Easter outfits' waiting patiently to see Hester. We took our place in line, to find out that Hester takes her break at 1 for her carrot juice and carrot muffin and they had already decided where the last kid was going to be before her break. Sad to say, we weren't it. So we had to make the choice to wait it out or to come back at another time. We decided, this was the reason we were here so we waited it out. We figured out that she would be seeing Hester around 1:30 when she was going to need to eat again. While Hester was on break, we decided we should start feeding her so she wouldn't scream and cry while up there. She didn't eat as fast as she usually does so we had to stop to get her picture taken. She is not one to stop once she starts. For some reason, she was ok with it today. She was able to finish up her bottle afterward and we on with the rest of her day. Here is her picture.

Later that day, Todd, Kayla, and I went to the Detroit Zoo. Of course, everyone else had the same idea. We got there just after 4 and the zoo closes at 5 so we just started walking. We were out of there by just after 5. For her first visit, she didn't really seems to care. She started out sleep but then was up for almost all of it. Here are some pictures of the day.

What A Day.....

Where to start? It has been a crazy busy day. Lets take it one at a time.

Kayla's first tooth popped through! When I picked her up at daycare they said that she had been crying. Well, come to find out it was because one of her teeth finally popped through. It is in the front, middle, and on the bottom. We knew it was coming and we are all excited it finally happened.

Then we hurried to the doctor's office for Kayla's 4 month check up. She got 2 shots and one oral medication today. She did GREAT!! She got the shots and only cried for literally 15-20 seconds. After that, she was back to her happy cheerful self. Here are her stats:
current (previous)
13 lb .5 oz (10 lb 7 oz) - 25-50%
24.5" long (22.5" long) - 50-75%
42.2 cm Head (39.4 cm Head) - 75-90%
To sum up, we are lower in the weight scale, average in height, and have a big head!
Also while at the doctor, she wants Kayla to work more on tummy time. We need to strength her neck muscles. Also, her head is starting to round out nicely. Her flat spot is still there but less prominent. We need to work on both of those things before her 6 month appointment.

Lastly, it was so nice and warm that we took the coat off Kayla's car seat. In Kayla's mind she is thinking "Now that the thing is off I can finally play with that darn bird that has been dangling from my car seat handle for the last 4 months. Who knew that the thing vibrated. I can catch his foot and pull. He is great to play with."

Tomorrow we are going to go see the Easter Bunny with Dede and then the Zoo with daddy and mommy. Pictures to come. Check back for more updates!