We don't have nearly the amount of pictures that we usually do this week but things have been hectic at the Handley household. A small home improvement project of adding an outdoor kitchen on our upper deck turned into a HUGE project. Long story short, we uncovered a dangerous amount of water damage (and wood rot) on part of our deck. Since we would be needing to replace so much of the rotted wood anyway, we decided to tear down that entire end of the deck and widen it. This week, we started demolition. With the INCREDIBLE help of our friend Adam, and the most amazing wood-construction-iron-metal-stucco-jack-of-all-trades worker Dillon (my brother), it is going great! Lets hope the rest of the project runs smoothly because the weather is getting chilly and the guys are getting tired!!
Milestones:
Pooping: Addison has not pooped in 5 days!! Our pediatrition said that it's normal for babies to go days without a "dirty" diaper, but this seems crazy to Shane and I. Addie's diet hasn't really changed (still breastmilk) with the exception of the occasional "taste test" of baby food. Despite not passing a bowel movement, she has been able to pass some pretty foul smelling gas. Lets hope something happens soon, or I'm guessing we will have an angry baby on our hands!
Crib/Sleeping: Addie has been sleeping in our room at night since birth. Our doctor said that he suggests all new parents to keep their babies with them at night until 6 months of age. The only time we would put her in her own room was for daytime naps. Her sleeping patterns would vary at night. From birth to 1 month, she slept 4-6 hours before waking up to eat. From 1 month until about 4 months, she would sleep 7 or more hours. From 4 months until now, Addison has been waking up after around 4-5 hrs. of sleep. On Wednesday night at bedtime, we decided to put her in her own room. She fell right asleep and slept 5 hours. When she woke up, she ate and then fell right back asleep for another 4 hours. Last night, we tried the crib out again at bedtime. Addison slept 9 hours! Needless to say, it looks like Addie is ready to start sleeping on her own at night.
Solid Foods: Introducing solid foods is not the "picnic" you would think it should be. Maybe it's different for other parents, but Addison has NO interest in solids. At one point, I thought we were making progress because she seemed to gag less and it seemed like she was keeping some of the food in her mouth. Now however, Addison doesn't want the spoon in her mouth even WITHOUT food!
"Scooting": Crawling is not yet part of our daily routine, but Addison likes to "scoot" on her back. Wether we are changing her diaper or she is just laying on her back, she likes to scoot backwards using her legs. It's funny because she almost always will start kicking her left leg up and down like she's "revving up", and then she will start pushing off of both legs. Maybe this will be her way of getting from point A to point B?? :)
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