I have a sleepy girl on my hands

Poor girl. She gets up at 8am everyday. She has a morning nap and an afternoon nap (If we are home) and then goes to bed at 8pm. For 5 months old, I think thats great. Especially because its been like that for a few months. She only wakes up in the middle of the night if her diaper overflows or if she gets herself wedged against the crib. Even if this happens, she only takes about 5 min to go back to sleep. Today she has slept almost 5 hours over the course of her 12 hour day today. I'm hoping that she is not coming down with what I have (fever, runny nose, cough, aches, etc). She's never been sick before, and this is a pretty rough bug. I am exposed to a lot of germs and never get sick, so this one is tough. I have been washing and purelling my hands so much they are cracked. I hope she is just sleeping it off. The poor little thing. Well, I'll let you know how it goes!

Oh middle of the night diaper changes.....

My daughter has been sleeping through the night for about 2-3 months. But the last few weeks she is moving more in her sleep, so she gets herself jammed up against the crib and cries. I don't really mind this as much, because I just go in and move her and she goes right back to sleep. So I'm up for 15min tops. Ever since she learned how to roll on to her stomach, she only wants to sleep on her stomach. I put her to bed on her back every time, and she turns right away on to her side, and eventually on to her belly. I'm not to worried about her sleeping on her belly because the experts say that its ok once they are able to turn both ways on their own. My problem is she pees through the front of her diaper and all over her sleeper and blankets! So I am usually changing her diaper and sleeper at 4am. Thank goodness it doesn't bother her and she goes right back to sleep when I put her in her crib. Super lucky that way. But I don't really know what to do because I already have her in 12 hour diapers, and if I put them on any tighter, I think it would cut off her circulation!! poor thing. Any ideas??

I have been pretty sick lately. Fever, chills, cough, etc etc. Not the end of the world, but it makes it really hard to take care of her, because I am trying SO HARD not to get her sick. I hardly ever get sick, so this bug is a strong one. I am forever using purel (my hands are SO dry!) and washing my hands. I try not to breath on her, kiss her, etc etc. Its killing me! I miss kissing her and hugging her :( She knows there is something wrong. Even my husband said yesterday that she looks sad :( But I really really hope I don't give this to her.

Short and sweet

Well, today we are pretty much taking it easy. The baby is sleeping right now, but only after 4 failed attempts to put her down for her nap. Its getting very frustrating! I can tell she is tired, and when I put her down in her crib, she puts her thumb in her mouth, closes her eyes......AND SCREAMS! It doesn't help that I am sick today either. She had a little cough, and I have a full cold. Fever, sore throat, runny nose, etc. No big deal, but I am trying SO hard not to give it to her. I'm constantly washing my hands and using purel. I'm trying not to breath on her. Hopefully she won't get it. I'll feel terrible if she does! I'm going to keep this short today because I really can't think straight! If anyone has any tips on making nap time easier, let me know!!! I think I'll take advantage of her napping right now and try to catch a little one myself. Later!

Fisher Price Cradle 'n Swing

When we got pregnant with our little one, we hadn't planned on buying a swing. We live in a small home and don't have a lot of extra space, so we opted to skip the swing. Well, after 4 weeks of having baby home, we changed our minds. I needed something that might stop her from crying, and I heard some people say swings do the trick. Well, it sure worked for us! I love her fisher price cradle 'n swing! I love the colors, (soothing greens, blues and white) and that it plays sounds as well as songs. The swing itself has 6 different speeds, and you can turn the part that the baby sits in so that she can swing in different directions. Its battery operated, which surprised me. I figured something like that would be electric. But even so, in the months that we've had it, we've only had to change the batteries twice. My only complaint about it is that the top of the swing has 2 critters hanging off of it, and they do not turn. I thought they would turn. Even so, they move with the movement of the swing. I put my daughter in the swing, turn the nature sounds on, and she stares at the critters as she swings. It takes up a bit of space, but they all do. This swing is awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone. My little one has been using it for months and still loves it. It was a lifesaver for us!

*Cough* *Cough*

Well, my LO has a cough. She hasn't been sick yet, even though we've been around tons of kids, and she's been at the hospital visiting at least 4 times. Yesterday she started with a little cough that sounded just like her "spit cough." You know, the cough they do when they're teething because there is too much spit being produced LOL But she was coughing last night in the middle of the night. Poor thing. She didn't wake up crying though. When I went in to get her up for her bottle she was awake, just laying there quietly waiting. She's such a good girl. Now this morning she has been coughing quite a bit. But it's a dry cough with no fever, or runny nose, so I'm not going to worry about it yet. Just going to keep an eye on her. Right now, she is 'chillaxin' in her swing. Speaking of, maybe I'll do a review on that next!

Triple fun exersaucer from Evenflo review

I'm going to make a point of blogging more often. As you can see, my postings have been very sporadic. Today I'm going to blog about her 3 in 1 "Triple fun" exersaucer by Evenflo. Seriously, I love this thing! I've been using it since she was a few weeks old. The first part of it is just a mat that you lay the baby on, and an arch that has a few toys that hang off of it. When you pull the toys, a song or a noise plays. One toy has a teething ring type thing on it, another has a bell in it, and the other vibrates when you pull on it. Just be careful when your child is a bit older that she doesn't pull it down on herself....My little one has done that a few times now.... The second stage of it you put the baby in a seat type thing which turns. Around the seat, there are tons of colorful toys with different textures and functions. Some make noise, some will sing a song when activated. Some have toys that can be removed and teethed on. Stage 2 is recommended for 3 months of age and above, as long as the baby can hold her head up. My little one is tiny, so when we first put her in it, she swayed quite a bit and would bonk herself on the sides... wrap baby in a blanket to overcome this. I didn't find out about that little trick until she was big enough to stand in it on her own without flopping around. Never leave your child unattended!!! She now will spend about 20 min or more in it playing with everything. There are also springs on it so the baby can bounce up and down a bit. My little one has not discovered this yet!! I'm not really sure about what stage 3 does yet, as we are a little while away from that point. But stage one and two are are great, so I don't expect anything less from stage 3. The only downfall is that it takes up a bit of space, so if you have a small place like I do, it will become a part of your decor :) For the price, and for how it grows with your child, and for how much my child loves this, I give it 5 stars!!

Nap time... or is it just scream time?

My little girl is growing up so fast! She is 5 months old already. The battle of the moment is nap time. She doesn't really have a nap schedule. She likes to take a nap in the morning, and one in the afternoon. As for specific times, what works one day will not work the next. That's partially my fault, as I take her out a lot. But these days, she will act like she's tired (yawn, rub eyes, etc) so I put her down for her nap, and she SCREAMS! This is pretty much the only time she really screams like that, except for when we are at walmart and she decides she's tired.... haha. So there are some days that I have to pick her up and try the nap time later. Lately, this is the case every day! I'm not a big fan of letting her cry it out, but sometimes I will let her cry for a few mins. She will even suck her thumb, close her eyes, and scream LOL Thank goodness this afternoon's nap went not too badly. But really, I have nothing to complain about. She eats every 4 hours from 8am to 8pm. She sleeps from 8pm to 7:30-8am, and has since she was about 3 and a half months old! She is the light of my life!