Mireya has finally hit the 6 month mark and had her wellness visit. There, she received her immunization shots, which are never fun, but are important. Here are her stats:
Weight: 14 lbs 11 oz, 20 percentile
Height: 26.25 in, 64 percentile
Head Circumference: 16.5 in, 30 percentile
Mireya has been sick with an ear infection.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Sept. 5th!
Mireya is 6 months old today! We can't believe how big she's getting. She's chubbier and busier than ever! She definitely has her daddy's looks, but she sure has her mommy's personality. She is sweet, sassy, incredibly smart, strong and loud. She loves to scream. She screams when she's happy, she screams when she's mad. Everyone else thinks it's cute and funny, but we are pretty sure we're going to go deaf. Ok, so it is pretty cute, but somedays we need earplugs.
Mireya is the most amazing and joyful little baby girl. We can't believe we got so lucky. We love her so much and we can't wait to see what the days and months ahead hold for our little family!
Mireya is the most amazing and joyful little baby girl. We can't believe we got so lucky. We love her so much and we can't wait to see what the days and months ahead hold for our little family!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Virus, Infection and Teeth, Oh My!
Just when Jason and I had gotten a great routine down, especially when it came to bed time, Mireya started to get sick. First, she caught a virus of some kind that obviously had her feeling horrible. She was ill for almost a week and I spent all day, every day cuddling her. I felt so bad that she was sick and I was thrilled when she finally got better.
Within a few days, I noticed that not only did she seem to be teething, but she was tugging at her ear. I got her right into see the pediatrician. He said that ALL of her bottom teeth are threatening to come through! I thought babies cut teeth in twos... In addition to that, she had a severe ear infection in her right ear. When he checked her ear, I thought it was worse than when she had to get her immunizations. She screamed and screamed and I broke out in a cold sweat. I think the pediatrician is more traumatizing to the parents than to the babies.
After getting her started on Amoxicillan, I thought she would improve. She not 0nly didn't improve, but she got worse. On the third day I got her right back into the pediatrician. Her right ear was worse and now her left ear was infected too. To make an already long story shorter, she started on another antibiotic, and now she's finally improving. Thank goodness!
The teething however, is reeking havoc. Jason and I have lost so much sleep, that we are beginning to wonder if we're going crazy. I hadn't realized how lucky we were to have a baby that slept through the night. I can't wait until all her teeth come in! I wonder what she's going to like when she's not all gums.
Within a few days, I noticed that not only did she seem to be teething, but she was tugging at her ear. I got her right into see the pediatrician. He said that ALL of her bottom teeth are threatening to come through! I thought babies cut teeth in twos... In addition to that, she had a severe ear infection in her right ear. When he checked her ear, I thought it was worse than when she had to get her immunizations. She screamed and screamed and I broke out in a cold sweat. I think the pediatrician is more traumatizing to the parents than to the babies.
After getting her started on Amoxicillan, I thought she would improve. She not 0nly didn't improve, but she got worse. On the third day I got her right back into the pediatrician. Her right ear was worse and now her left ear was infected too. To make an already long story shorter, she started on another antibiotic, and now she's finally improving. Thank goodness!
The teething however, is reeking havoc. Jason and I have lost so much sleep, that we are beginning to wonder if we're going crazy. I hadn't realized how lucky we were to have a baby that slept through the night. I can't wait until all her teeth come in! I wonder what she's going to like when she's not all gums.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
5 Months Old!
Mireya turned 5 months old on August 5th, 2010. She is getting so big! She now weighs in at 13 1/2 lbs and she is 24 inches tall. We can't believe how fast she seems to be learning to do everything. She runs around in her walker all the time. The other day we had her in a pair of pants with feet and she ran around so much that she wore holes in both big toes! She has been cruising in her walker for several weeks now, but she has just figured out that it's a useful tool to get into trouble. She pulls off dish towels from the handles of the appliances and she tries to open cupboards. I guess it's time to baby proof! She has also caught both of our cats of guard and run them over. I think the only solution to that one is to get smarter cats...
She has also learned to sit up pretty well. She still falls over occasionally, but she is getting better every day. We put her in her highchair tonight for dinner. She loves it! Now she can eat with us at the table. Speaking of eating, she loves to eat. She eats bananas, prunes, apples, pears, peaches, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and anything else we give her. We have yet to find a food that she refuses to eat. Her favorite foods so far are prunes and sweet potatoes. The entire time she's eating them she says, "Mmmm. Mmmmm."
Mireya's hair has gotten so long in the front that we have to put a bow in her hair every day, so that it doesn't hang in her eyes. The bows make her look so feminine and cute. It's hard to get her to hold still long enough to get them in, but once they are she doesn't bother them, which is great. I personally can't wait until I get to style her hair.
I love how much Mireya laughs. She has the sweetest laugh and Jason and I both spend hours doing anything we can think of to get her to giggle. Jason has figured out that if he brushes her cheek with his whiskers, it tickles her. I just make a complete fool of myself until I find something that strikes her as funny. Sometimes she even makes herself laugh. She kept blowing raspberries at me with mouthfuls of peas the other day and she thought that was hilarious. Me and my clothes? Not so much... :)
COMING SOON! 10 NEW VIDEOS!
She has also learned to sit up pretty well. She still falls over occasionally, but she is getting better every day. We put her in her highchair tonight for dinner. She loves it! Now she can eat with us at the table. Speaking of eating, she loves to eat. She eats bananas, prunes, apples, pears, peaches, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and anything else we give her. We have yet to find a food that she refuses to eat. Her favorite foods so far are prunes and sweet potatoes. The entire time she's eating them she says, "Mmmm. Mmmmm."
Mireya's hair has gotten so long in the front that we have to put a bow in her hair every day, so that it doesn't hang in her eyes. The bows make her look so feminine and cute. It's hard to get her to hold still long enough to get them in, but once they are she doesn't bother them, which is great. I personally can't wait until I get to style her hair.
I love how much Mireya laughs. She has the sweetest laugh and Jason and I both spend hours doing anything we can think of to get her to giggle. Jason has figured out that if he brushes her cheek with his whiskers, it tickles her. I just make a complete fool of myself until I find something that strikes her as funny. Sometimes she even makes herself laugh. She kept blowing raspberries at me with mouthfuls of peas the other day and she thought that was hilarious. Me and my clothes? Not so much... :)
COMING SOON! 10 NEW VIDEOS!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Latest Achievements
Mireya is doing more everyday. She has recently found her feet, and thinks their quite tasty too! She loves to pull them up to her mouth, with or without socks, and suck on those feet like they were popsicles.
****UPDATE! Here are two videos of her sucking on those tiny toes!
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****UPDATE! Here are two videos of her sucking on those tiny toes!
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Mireya's First 4th of July
Jason and I didn't plan anything for this 4th of July, because we thought Mireya would be too little to participate and appreciate anything we did. We were wrong! On Monday night, Cedar City had their fireworks show at the airport, which is a little over a mile from our house. We were so close, all we had to do was step out into our driveway. We watched for a couple of minutes while Mireya was sleeping. She woke up, so we bundled her in a blanket and took her outside to see them. She was fascinated! I was afraid the loud noise would scare her and she did jump a little bit with the first really loud firework she heard. I covered her ears after that and she thoroughly enjoyed them. I can't wait to see what she thinks of them next year!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Bananas and Books
Mireya got to try bananas the other day. She loves them! She was fairly so so about rice cereal, but she definitely likes bananas. She is to the point with food where she sometimes has little hissy fits when she wants to eat ours and we won't let her. Instead, we give her bananas. It will be fun to try out other kinds of baby food and see what she likes. I had no idea watching someone eat could be so entertaining!
Mireya is also starting to really enjoy reading. We read to her every night before bed and sometimes during the day. She loves to help turn the pages and most of all to eat the books. She's at the age where she eats everything, but some things just seem to have an allure to them.
Side note: Has anyone else had a problem with their baby gagging themselves? Mireya sticks her little fingers in her mouth and quite often makes herself spit up. If you take her hands out of her mouth, she puts them right back in. I can hear her doing it when we are driving around in the car. We have always had difficulty controlling her spit up, but this new development makes the problem so much worse. Hopefully it's just a phase...
Mireya is also starting to really enjoy reading. We read to her every night before bed and sometimes during the day. She loves to help turn the pages and most of all to eat the books. She's at the age where she eats everything, but some things just seem to have an allure to them.
Side note: Has anyone else had a problem with their baby gagging themselves? Mireya sticks her little fingers in her mouth and quite often makes herself spit up. If you take her hands out of her mouth, she puts them right back in. I can hear her doing it when we are driving around in the car. We have always had difficulty controlling her spit up, but this new development makes the problem so much worse. Hopefully it's just a phase...
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