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Carmen has had a cold, again. Laura & I were talking about it a while back - Dr. told her that babies have about 10 colds in the first year of life. I'm thankful that she's still her happy self! She's sleeping more (longer naps), still smiling, cooing & kickin', but eating less. 4.5 oz is about the max she'll take right now (6 oz is normal). She just has junk in her throat, not really in the nose - no fever. I propped up her bed & put the vaporizer in there, and we even sat in the steamy bathroom the other night.
Thursday night when I picked up Carmen from daycare another Mom was there holding Carmen. I walked in & sat down beside them. She started squirming and even fussed a little. The other Mom said "I think she wants Mommy". And that was it. As soon as I held her she calmed down. :)
Yesterday's daycare report said that Alisa was reading her a book and Carmen coo'd & talked through the book, like she was reading it too!
Well, I better vacuum while I've got the chance! Today we're going to have dinner w/ a friend who is pregnant. Hoping I can pass on some good tips that we've experienced...
I've posted Alaina's (our niece) comments on a previous blog. She has written some pretty cute ones this week...we LOVE getting those comments!
"Dear Carmen,I hope you love me. Guess what? I am going to have a feast at preschool. I love you. Happy, Happy Thanksgiving. I'll see you next Saturday at what clock?This will be your first trip going to see lots of cats and cows and a dog named Rascal. And you know what? We love you-me, Mommy, Daddy and Anna Kate. I can't wait until you are big and you will be able to go check those cows.From Alaina Lynn Link"
Alaina - Carmen loves you & loves that you love her so much!! We cannot wait to see you either! We plan to come by lunch time on Friday. I will be sure to bring Carmen's fleece coat so taht we can make a trip to the barn. :) We love you Alaina!
Carmen & I have been doing good on our own this week. It's fun having her all to myself, and also a little challenging. Mornings have gone wonderful - she'd play w/ the mobile while I got ready. Then I put her under the ceiling fan & turned on the spa/naptime/relaxing music. She would go right to sleep. And seems pretty relaxed, don't you think? Brian comes home today & leaves to hunt tonight or tomorrow EARLY am. We have missed him!!!
Carmen likes the swing now, and she is up to entertaining herself for longer periods of time. Last night she was really starring down the yellow kitty and then would hit it. We watched for a while thinking it was accident. It was no accident! And she was even better at it tonight!
The travel swing has lights - it's like at the disco. We were cracking up because she moves her head back & forth w/ the lights. When I shut it off, she was still moving her head back & forth looking for the lights.
She fell asleep in my arms the other night, snuggling sure is fun! She seems to flinch more during the light naps. Check out her eyes & facial expressions in this clip.
What else is there to do at 5 am other than take videos of your cute & happy baby??? She woke up at 4:30ish to eat & really hasn't gone back to sleep. Mom is going to be beat tonight!!! When she's been waking up in the night she's been smiling & cooing & kicking, kinda the same pattern as when I'd get up to go the bathroom when I was pregnant (she'd wake up rearin' to go). Night before last when I was feeding her at 3:30 she was smiling with the bottle in her mouth, she did the same thing to Brian. Silly girl!
I got some good video this morning! She made a new noise today - a squeal. Just wish it wasn't so stinkin early. I pray she takes good naps today...or we're in for a treat tonight! ha.