Playtime!

Roo decided to sleep WELL last night which I, for one, was extremely happy about. We fell asleep around 8ish in the papasan chair, I fed her and we moved to bed at 12 and then she got up at 3 and 6 to eat - actually, I kind of made her eat at 6, she was out like a light. She then didn't wake up until 8 when Joe and I woke up! Thank goodness, because I needed the sleep after the night before last. Joe was kind enough to take her at 6:30 yesterday morning for an hour after she was up grunting and moving around ALL night long. It's times like that that make me absolutely love him to death - because that hour of sleep was phenomenal. I finally figured out that she is probably cold at night - so last night I put her in one of those baby sleep gowns with long sleeves instead of the short sleeve onesies she is usually in. I guess it worked!

We have had a good weekend so far - Roo and I went shopping yesterday to Albertson's and she slept a bit on the way and then slept in the Baby Bjorn once we got there. I mainly had to go because I was picking up my 100 4-packs of TP - all free! They had some other good deals as well - I ended up paying 30 bucks for:

100 4-pks TP (saved $235 - free)
4 12-pks of Coke ($3 each - not that great of a deal but it's my treat)
3 packages of instant oatmeal (3/$5)
5 boxes of Wheat Thins (made 9.45 on them)
20 pkgs. of KoolAid ($4)
1 bag of sugar (free)
2 Ken's Balsamic Vinaigrette Spritzers (free)
Baby Tylenol drops because teething is coming up (saved 4.70, paid 4.59)
5 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken (saved 11.61, paid 8.53)
3 ears of corn
3 zucchinis
1 bunch of cilantro
and a baby book for Roo since it was only .50!
Total I paid out - 31.71, savings - $309! I thought I did pretty well on it.

I came home last night and Joe had cleaned up the living room, done the dishes, and done laundry. I seriously love that man. He reminds me of the guys in the book, "Porn for New Moms"! I honestly thought it would be easy when Roo was little because she would sleep alot; however, I didn't factor in a baby that wanted to sleep on people and not in bed. Well, actually, it's more that she doesn't really transfer from person to bed very well, not that she won't sleep in the bed. She is actually sleeping in her crib right now - we sidecarred her crib so she is right next to me while she is sleeping. Basically, we took the side off of her crib and put it right up next to the bed, so it looks like an extension of our bed. It's working really well so far!

Roo has gone to sleep SO well today - no crying or even any fussing! It's amazing how well behaved the child is when she gets some sleep and her tummy isn't hurting :-) Dave and Lynda came over for dinner tonight and Roo was actually happy and smiled and cooed for them! Roo had always been cranky when they were around (just bad timing) and so I was glad she was doing so well tonight. Joe made some AMAZING marinade (he has this knack for marinades) and we had grilled tritip steak, corn on the cob, cheesy bread (I abstained but it was hard to!) and grilled zucchini and yellow squash. It was really yummy. After the diet I've had lately (which has consisted of mainly chicken, spinach, LOTS of oatmeal, Wheat Thins and Powerade), it was nice to have "real" food. I am very appreciative for whoever came up with rice milk, but it honestly is not that great of a substitute for real milk. It tastes like really watered down skim milk with an odd aftertaste. I'm not complaining much though; having Roo happy almost all of the time is totally worth it.

We are going in for her 2 month checkup on Tuesday - I am very curious to see how much she weighs and measures! I swear, I woke up this morning and she felt heavier. I don't know if I'm getting weaker or she just gained a pound, but Joe agreed, so it can't ALL be in my mind! I'm guessing she is 15 lbs. or so. She was 12 lbs., 7 oz. at 5 weeks and was gaining 3/4 of a pound a week, so at 8.5 weeks that should put her at a little over 15 if she gained at the same rate. It's hard to tell though because just as she gets chubbier, she then gets longer and thins out. She was wearing a 6 month romper today and was almost too long for it, so I'm guessing she has gotten quite a bit taller than her 22 inches at birth! They say that they gain an inch a month - I bet she is at 25 on Tuesday. Everyone should guess in the comments and we will see who is the closest!


I put a NB sized sleeping gown on her tonight, it wasn't quite as bad as the orange pants from a few days ago (which were really not that bad in person, I swear!), but the bottom of the gown came to her knees! The funniest part was that it made her look so chubby and it totally looked like she had cankles :-D At any rate, it made me laugh. I'll stop this diatribe now before your eyes tire, but leave a comment with Roo's guesstimated weight and height and I'll tell you who is the winner on Tuesday when we get back!