showers and baths

We have been busy over the last few weeks! Beatrice finally got over her cold (it took about 8 days). Since then I've made squash and green beans for her to try. No go. She just doesn't want to swallow anything besides breast milk or formula from a bottle!! She does this thing now where she just lets it sit in her mouth, mouth open, and then the drooling begins. It's actually funny. We do get a few bites in now and then, but most of the time the experience is less than successful.

On Bea's six month birthday we had a baby shower for Hollyanne. At the time she was 37 weeks along, she is now a little over 38 weeks. There have been a few "signs" that she may go into labor sooner rather than later. Either way, it won't be too long before Bea is an Aunt Bea!! Bea didn't sleep the whole time we were there...and as a result...this is how she looked when Daddy brought her home!


This past Monday Bea had her six month appointment. She had four vaccinations, including the H1N1. I talked to the doctor about the fact that Bea isn't really interested in eating. She suggested that I keep trying at least once a day until that changes, and then add the other meals. Apparently, at six months babies lose their iron stores and must get iron from food (mom's milk doesn't give it). So she suggested that, in the meantime, we make sure she gets one bottle of formula everyday, to make sure Bea is getting enough iron. They will test her at nine months to be sure she is getting what she needs. I can't tell you how much of a relief it is to have the doctor tell me that I need to give her a bottle a day. I didn't even realize it, but that one small thing makes me relax so much about feeding her!! Now, I know it's OK, and even necessary, for her to get formula on a regular basis. This means I need to cut myself some slack about how much milk I produce, etc. It also means that I can drink wine guilt free because she needs to get a formula feeding in anyway!! :-) That's my favorite part! Charlie likes the opportunity to feed her, too.

She is growing up so much! Her 3-6 month clothes are starting to get too small, she's sitting up so much better, and she's even getting a bit of an attitude when we don't supply her with what she wants when she wants it. The latter includes when one of us leaves the room when she wants us both around! It's a funny little scream that she does, definitely different than her other cries...but I imagine it won't be funny for too long! She's starting to grow out of her clothes, so here are a few pieces of clothing that I bought for her today.


She LOVES to walk! When we hold her hands while she is standing, she walks where ever she wants to go. Charlie says she's like a little Ouija planchette, driving a path around the house. It's a good thing she has this opportunity to get where she wants to go because crawling is just not happening yet. Well, unless you count crawling on her back!! When she's on her back she will arch and push with her feet moving her around. It looks quite funny! She also rolls all over the place! On several occasions she has rolled herself under the couch! (see below) Her favorite thing, besides walking, is sitting up and playing with her toys.


Bath time is also fun. She is really enjoying playing with her bath toys and splashing with her feet and hands. The water in her face, eyes, nose, and mouth really doesn't seem to bother her one bit.

more firsts

Our baby Bea has had her first *real* cold! First Daddy had it, stayed home from work two days (with Bea) and then Bea got it. Or at least we think that's the right order. Really, they were both just sick! Icky nose, fever, cough. She still has a touch of it, but today was much better than yesterday!

Bea hasn't really enjoyed the rice cereal, as you can tell from the video. We tried putting a bit of applesauce in it, but that didn't seem to help much. She's better than that first night, but not much. So tonight I decided it was time to try another food. Since my goal is to make most of her baby food, I bought a sweet potato at the store this evening. I cooked it up, put it in the blender with a bit of water and viola! Here are a few pics from the evening.







I froze the leftovers for later! :-)