What Are The Kiddos Up To?

Maya had her 4 month check up today. My baby girl weighs 15 pounds and 1 ounce. I can’t believe she’s doubled her birth weight. Wow! She’s 25 ½ inches long and a wiggle worm. She is very active and moves around quite a bit. She got five vaccinations today. Ouch. She actually did so well. I gave her some Tylenol prior to the shots, but after she woke up from her afternoon nap, she was running a fever and super cranky. I gave her another dose of Tylenol and soothed her until she fell asleep and lay her in her swing. She’s teething and although I can’t see anything, I could swear I feel something in her little mouth. Even though she’s teething, she hasn’t made any attempts to chew on me while nursing, YET. Her nipple confusion is mostly gone, but there are times when she’s just not interested in nursing. She likes to watch TV and sometimes I find myself having to re-position myself so that she can still see so that she’ll stay latched on. If not, she’ll pop off every 30 seconds and turn towards the TV. Little Maya is already rolling over. When I put her on her belly for tummy time, she’ll roll right over onto her back. She’s so cute!

As for Jayden, potty training is on hold. We still talk about the potty and show him the potty and watch potty training videos but we’re not pressing the issue. I’m certain he’s ready because he always tells me when he has to go. And he wants to do EVERYTHING himself, without my help. I’ll give it another month and try again. Jayden wants more and more attention as the days go by, it seems. I find it harder and harder to get anything done. Now, if I try to sneak away to the kitchen or to the computer, he comes running to get me. “Sit, mommy!” he says as he pats the sofa. If that doesn’t work, he grabs his sippy and sits on my lap. He’s wasn’t feeling very well. He’s got a cough and a runny nose and is sneezing quite a bit. Unfortunately, this means it’s only a matter of time before I get it too. How awful. It’s so hard to take care of the kids on your own, especially when you’re not feeling well and they are feeling even worse.