Slow Down My Love!

The title of this post really says it all. So much has happened since Brianna turned five months old (four days ago), I feel like its going by in a blur. These may seem like little things, but it really seems like a switch has gone off and our baby has all of the sudden decided that she is ready to grow up! This weekend alone, whenever she was put on her back or her belly she flopped over the other way. She has even rolled from back to belly and back again in a matter of a few seconds! This is very different from the once-in-a-blue moon rolling she was doing before.

She also decided that she was interested in eating this weekend. In the past month or so I have offered jars of stage 1 baby food, just to give her a taste. All were rejected immediately with a look of disgust. Yesterday, however, she tried the Gerber Baby prunes that her Uncle Kevin bought for her at her baby shower back in July. She LOVED them- first time I ever heard her actually swallow. She is also very interested in whatever Matt and I are eating and is starting to grab for plates and cups and our mouths (lol).

In church this morning she was so interested in what everyone was doing, she behaved so well distracted by all the music and other babies crying and people moving about. Lastly, she is been incredibly vocal, chatting away pretty much the whole time she was awake. *Whew* We are in for an exciting ride! I can't wait to be there for every minute of it. :-)

February Update

Life has been so busy, I haven't had a moment to update the blog. Bri will be five months old in four days. I am on my fifth day of work. Matt will be working the Minnesota WILD game tonight for work and we've got a busy weekend planned. After this weekend, I will be working every Saturday till further notice.

As you can see, lots of stuff going on. The biggest thing is the adjustment for Bri in daycare and myself at work, and of course missing my baby like crazy. She is at Gracia's (my friend Beth's mom) 3 days a week, at my mom's one day a week and with me one day a week. Poor kid is getting shuffled everywhere, but she is handling it really well. Not too much to report as far as milestones, except that she is trying really hard to sit up now.

On the eve of my first day of work (last Sunday night), Bri's cold, which we have all had for a couple weeks, took a turn for the worst. She was coughing really hard, wheezing and sneezing. We decided to take her to the ER, and thank God we did! They did some blood tests, took an X-ray of her chest and treated her with a nebulizer. It turns out she contracted RSV, which she most likely contracted from us. RSV is dangerous for infants, but looks like a normal cold in adults. They sent us home with a nebulizer and Albuterol. Other than the occasional productive cough, she is doing much better. Thanks to everyone who has been sending prayers our way the last few days!

More Later!
Catherine

Baby Littmann Is Here!

As a follow up to my congratulations post, Hayley Grace Littmann was born on Feb 3rd at 3:47am. She was 6 lbs 4oz and 20 inches long. Two and a half weeks early, but thriving. She is SUCH a peanut with dark eyes and dark hair like her Mommy and Daddy. Matt and I went to see her that morning and had so much fun meeting her. She had sooo many family visitors! Cassie and Peter handled it well though. They are going to make such amazing parents and I am so excited to watch little Hayley grow up.

Brianna got to meet Hayley as well. We introduced them about two and a half hours after she was born. As you can see, there is quite a size difference! In a few months though, it won't matter. I can't wait for them to play together!

Love,

Catherine, Matt & Brianna

19 Weeks Old

So it seems like every time I write about something on here, it changes. Mostly regarding Bri's sleeping or eating patterns. But, whatcha gonna do? She's a baby and babies routines are constantly changing.

I decided that it was a genius idea to nurse Bri to sleep for the last five months. Well, now it is no longer working and she is wide awake the second you lie her down in her crib and she does not have the ability to soothe herself to sleep. All the books told me not feed her to sleep, all the research said it would be a mistake, but did this newbie mom listen? No way.

As some of you know, I just landed a job with an old employer which I start on Valentines Day. Today I went in for my mandatory drug test and my mother watched her. I attempted to put her down before I left (unswaddled) to no avail. During the two hours I was gone, per my instructions, my mom repeatedly went in and out of her bedroom room shushing her and patting her back. She just screamed and screamed and screamed. It got so bad that she had to take her out and rock her a couple times. When I got home it was still going on so I tried swaddling her (which I am also trying to break so she doesnt roll on her face), got her to take her pacifier and rocked her. I finally got her to sleep after three hours. Morale of the story? This new phase in our lives is sure to be filled with sleepless nights, but hopefully it doesn't last long! Another lesson learned.

In other news, our good friends Peter and Cassie are very close to having their little love, Hayley. We are so excited to meet her and introduce Bri to her new friend.

Love,
Catherine