Jenna is definitely beginning to explore her surroundings. Although she is not quite crawling yet, she is scooting quite well. She makes forward progress by getting up on her hands and knees and flopping forward, occasionally she will take one or two crawling steps. For the most part she has been staying in the living room on the carpet because the surrounding flooring is tile, that is until yesterday! Yesterday afternoon I laid her down on the carpet and walked out of the room for a couple of minutes, when I returned she had scooted about 8 ft to the tile and was proceeding to cross a tile walkway to get to the toy cars that Little Robby had left in the piano nook. She succeed in obtaining her goal and then began squealing with delight to tell me how proud of herself she was.
After discovering her new found skills of crossing the tile (that had detered her before today) she set out again to cross the tile later in the evening. Towards bedtime Dad and I laid her in the living room and went to the kitchen to finish cleaning up. While we were working Jenna was inching her way to the kitchen. She traveled the same 8ft of carpet in the living room and then scooted down about 22ft of tile to get to the kitchen where we were. All along the way she made little squealing noises to let us know that she was coming to get us. When she arrived she smiled and squealed to let us know she was there and then a few minutes later she decided all that work made her hungry and she broke down wailing for food!
Okay, so I guess I can't put off baby proofing the kitchen any longer!
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Friday, October 21, 2005
A Little Robby Memory
This past week we have been enjoying the fun of a stomach bug. On Monday Big Robby and I had it, on Tuesday Little Robby had it, and between yesterday and today Jenna has shown minor effects of it. When Little Robby got sick at 12:30am on Tuesday morning I remembered an experience with him several years ago that we found very funny.
When Little Robby was about 18 months old he had a similar stomach bug. Throughout the day he had not been able to keep anything down, not even water, so I called the nurses' line in the evening. They instructed me to wait an hour and then begin giving him a teaspoon of water every 15-30 minutes, gradually increasing the amount throughout the night until I was sure he could keep a significant amount down. I felt so bad because Little Robby was extremely hungry and he kept asking for food, but I thought he wouldn't be able to keep it down. That night I slept next to him and every time he awoke I gave him a very little bit of water, which wasn't satifying at all to him. He would whine, but I tried to explain that he couldn't have more or else he would get sick to his stomach again.
Eventually he fell asleep... or so we thought. The next morning Dad came to check on us and when he saw Little Robby he gasped and exclaimed, "What is that!?" thinking he saw dried blood on his mouth. I bolted awake thinking I was probably laying in throw up and rolled over to look at Little Robby and the bed. As Dad examined Robby he realized that it was chocolate around his mouth!
Apparently Little Robby had decided that if I wasn't going to feed him, he was going to have to fend for himself! All we could figure was that in the night while I was asleep he must have gotten up and gone to the kitchen to find something to eat without waking me. On the kitchen table I had left the remainders of my late-night snack which consisted of a half eaten bag of M&M's (this happen to be a 1lb. bag that I had been snacking on for many days) and a glass that was half-way full of fruit juice. After we saw his chocolate covered mouth we found the remainder of the evidence in the kitchen - a bag of M&M's that was a lot more empty than it had been and an empty glass! Poor kid thought we were starving him! Fortunately for both of us, he managed to keep it all down after he went back to bed.
When Little Robby was about 18 months old he had a similar stomach bug. Throughout the day he had not been able to keep anything down, not even water, so I called the nurses' line in the evening. They instructed me to wait an hour and then begin giving him a teaspoon of water every 15-30 minutes, gradually increasing the amount throughout the night until I was sure he could keep a significant amount down. I felt so bad because Little Robby was extremely hungry and he kept asking for food, but I thought he wouldn't be able to keep it down. That night I slept next to him and every time he awoke I gave him a very little bit of water, which wasn't satifying at all to him. He would whine, but I tried to explain that he couldn't have more or else he would get sick to his stomach again.
Eventually he fell asleep... or so we thought. The next morning Dad came to check on us and when he saw Little Robby he gasped and exclaimed, "What is that!?" thinking he saw dried blood on his mouth. I bolted awake thinking I was probably laying in throw up and rolled over to look at Little Robby and the bed. As Dad examined Robby he realized that it was chocolate around his mouth!
Apparently Little Robby had decided that if I wasn't going to feed him, he was going to have to fend for himself! All we could figure was that in the night while I was asleep he must have gotten up and gone to the kitchen to find something to eat without waking me. On the kitchen table I had left the remainders of my late-night snack which consisted of a half eaten bag of M&M's (this happen to be a 1lb. bag that I had been snacking on for many days) and a glass that was half-way full of fruit juice. After we saw his chocolate covered mouth we found the remainder of the evidence in the kitchen - a bag of M&M's that was a lot more empty than it had been and an empty glass! Poor kid thought we were starving him! Fortunately for both of us, he managed to keep it all down after he went back to bed.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Baby Sign for "Milk"
I just had something really cool happen with Jenna this morning. Recently I started looking into teaching baby sign to Jenna. We decided that since she is beginning to understand how to imitate (with her tongue-sticking-out talent) that maybe now is the time to start using baby sign with her. The first sign that I learned myself was for milk (the sign looks like you are milking a cow - opening and squeezing your hand). During the past week I have used it when ever I have been preparing her milk. Usually by the time she sees me preparing her milk she gets very fussy, but since I started signing "milk" to her she has stopped her fussing to smile and laugh at me making the sign. I had figured at least she's paying attention. Well today she surprised me because when I showed her the milk, pointed to it, and made the sign, she imitated it! I even startled her in my outburst of surprise, but when she realized I was pleased she got a really big grin and did it again! I was so proud that I took her to show Dad, and she did it for Dad, too! I think we're going to have fun with this signing thing. Now the trick is to get her to show me the sign for "milk" instead of fussing when she is hungry.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Little Robby Says
Before I close for the night... we thought Uncle Forrest and Aunt Abbie would appreciate what Big Robby heard Chap say on the way to school this morning. Evidently he saw something that pleased him and exclaimed, "That's what I'm talking about!" (quoting the movie Napoleon Dynamite). He didn't see the movie, but instead he picked it up from Big Robby who has used the line jokingly on occasion.
Rice Cereal and a Barricade
Jenna tried rice cereal for the first time tonight and ... it was a success! She was successful at opening her mouth when the spoon approached, sucking the spoon clean, and then spitting more than half of it back out! Feeding her rice cereal was our Family Home Evening activity. She did seem pleased throughout the process. By the end she was grabbing the spoon from Dad and trying to put it in her mouth by herself. We videotaped (Chap was our primary cameraman), but forgot to take pictures. I must say she was pretty cute though, especially when she smiled and rice cereal oozed out of her mouth and down onto the high chair tray.
Oh another cute moment today happened this afternoon after Chap got home from school. He sat down in the living room and started to do his homework. Once Jenna had finished her afternoon meal I laid her on the floor several feet away from Chap. Very quickly she noticed that he had paper! Paper is one of her favorite things to play with. I think she really likes to hear it crinkle in her little fists. Within a few moments she had scooted herself within grabbing range and Little Robby started protesting that she was going to get his homework. I gave him permission to gently move her away which he did. Then to protect himself he proceeded to erect a fence to keep Jenna away from his homework. I have been feeling a little sick so I laid on the couch for a little with my eyes closed. Well, when I opened them again he had built a wall of pillows, toys, and the ottoman down the middle of the living room to keep Jenna on her side of the room. Needless to say she was not very happy about being sequestered, especially since almost all of her toys had gone into building the wall and she was left with only one little rattle.
Oh another cute moment today happened this afternoon after Chap got home from school. He sat down in the living room and started to do his homework. Once Jenna had finished her afternoon meal I laid her on the floor several feet away from Chap. Very quickly she noticed that he had paper! Paper is one of her favorite things to play with. I think she really likes to hear it crinkle in her little fists. Within a few moments she had scooted herself within grabbing range and Little Robby started protesting that she was going to get his homework. I gave him permission to gently move her away which he did. Then to protect himself he proceeded to erect a fence to keep Jenna away from his homework. I have been feeling a little sick so I laid on the couch for a little with my eyes closed. Well, when I opened them again he had built a wall of pillows, toys, and the ottoman down the middle of the living room to keep Jenna on her side of the room. Needless to say she was not very happy about being sequestered, especially since almost all of her toys had gone into building the wall and she was left with only one little rattle.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Jenna and Little Robby News
For our first blog ever I will tell you about Little Jenna's new talent. She has discovered her tongue and likes to stick it out at Mom, Dad and Big Brother. It's rather cute. She usually smiles at us and then sticks it out with a playful look in her eyes. I think its fun for her because she gets a reaction from us since we usually laugh and stick ours out at her.
It's crazy that she is 5 months old today! I can't believe it. She is growing like a weed. When I took her in for her 4 month doctor's visit she measured 27" tall which was off the top of the chart! Like I've said before she is going to tower me! People keep telling me that she will surpass me by the time she is 10! They're probably right!
Currently her biggest milestones are getting on her hands and knees and almost being able to sit independently.
To update you about Little Robby he is in first grade and is loving it. He has a wonderful teacher named Mrs. Goodenberger. He likes being a big brother and is an endless source of entertainment for Jenna. Not long ago we all enjoyed a night out at a baseball game in honor of Little Robby's success with the Library's Summer Reading Program. It was a fun family night.
Little Robby's latest activities are taking piano lessons and soccer lessons and trying to beat Mom and Dad in the many board games that we have.
Well I've got to go because the little girl needs me so till next time...
Sharon
It's crazy that she is 5 months old today! I can't believe it. She is growing like a weed. When I took her in for her 4 month doctor's visit she measured 27" tall which was off the top of the chart! Like I've said before she is going to tower me! People keep telling me that she will surpass me by the time she is 10! They're probably right!
Currently her biggest milestones are getting on her hands and knees and almost being able to sit independently.
To update you about Little Robby he is in first grade and is loving it. He has a wonderful teacher named Mrs. Goodenberger. He likes being a big brother and is an endless source of entertainment for Jenna. Not long ago we all enjoyed a night out at a baseball game in honor of Little Robby's success with the Library's Summer Reading Program. It was a fun family night.
Little Robby's latest activities are taking piano lessons and soccer lessons and trying to beat Mom and Dad in the many board games that we have.
Well I've got to go because the little girl needs me so till next time...
Sharon
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