not just a picky eater....

oh my poor LB!  We've been feeding her oatmeal for over 2 months, and she seems to be able to handle that (she couldn't handle rice) -- so we've added in  other foods... squash (she LOVES it), sweet potatoes, avocados -- she can't handle them :(   about 2 weeks ago, she went anti oatmeal... so i introduced barley.  It makes her super gassy -- but we can fix that with the magic fart juice -- Gripe Water! natural and wonderful! It's made with ginger and fennel and some other stuff.... Seriously -- it's a miracle in a bottle!


Anyways!  
She started rejecting the barley too!  I made some more squash for her yesterday, because I had one on hand, and she liked that one the best.  But she hasn't been napping well... and worse yet, she has been waking up at night  :(


I don't know what's going on...  I guess we're going to try apples next?
She's 7 1/2 months old, and I'm still feeding her 'stage 1' foods (for 4-6month olds)...  The doctor said I can start feeding her almost anything and everything (he even said ice cream!)


Today, she's on her 3rd "nap"... the first one lasted about 5 minutes, the next one was longer at 20 minutes - which is a regular nap for her when she's been sleeping well... and she just went to sleep now - - so I need to finish this post and get some things done!


Does anyone have any advice?
She usually goes to sleep between 9-10p and sleeps through until 8-9a... 
Last night (and the last 3 nights) she went to sleep as usual, but woke up around 3:30a--went back to sleep around 5a... and then was up again around 7/7:30a...  This makes for one tired mommy...


holy moley! She's awake already...  that was between 5 and 10 minutes :(
..at least she's not a fuss butt!!!   :)

My proof :)

*OH!!! AND the Banshee came back today!!!  Just what I needed with this monster headache!!! :)

Happy Monday Everyone!

Where'd she go?

I wanted to update you all on the banshee that lives in my home...   She's gone!  ...for now :)
...she is now clicking.
yes, clicking.....

(this is not a video of her clicking-just a video of her new dialect.)


I've been trying to get a video clip of the tongue click for you...
That will be my Friday mission... 
That and I think I'm going to make some homemade bread from a recipe that I found from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

Happy Friday Everyone! Stay warm & enjoy yourself a nice cup of hot cocoa!  :)

Banshee Yell

**This is not LB being as loud as she can be... I think she was more excited in seeing herself :) Imagine this all day, everyday, for going on 3 weeks!  It's cute for a 30 second video - and most of the day.. but sometimes it's like: ENOUGH ALREADY BABY!!! but then you feel bad and start squealing with her -- which is pretty fun! :)

*Thank you Jerk Face for taking and sending this from your iPhone!

Living with a Banshee

I am living with a Banshee. Her name is LB. For the past two weeks (+) she has been screaming at the top of her lungs. 'It's a happy scream' as my mom said when we went to  Aztecas. Thankfully, LB was too busy checking everything out to get really loud!! (Like she did when we got back to my house and showed Grandma why I was getting really nervous!!!).
She had a previous bout with this squealing a few months ago - (it's weird to say that because a little more than a few months ago - she wasn't even here!!) - but she stopped her squeals when she learned to do zerberts (or raspberries). Now she just does both! It's quite funny :)  'aaaggghhhh - tthhhpppt!' ~smiles~
I've tried to record her doing this, but every time I get out the camcorder, she gets quiet and just stares at me... *bright idea* maybe I'll bust out the camcorder when I'm trying to watch a show! That's pretty good :) I just thought of that right now -- perhaps I'll try this new 'technique' tonight :)   If she continues to squeal, then I'll have it on video, if not ... then I can watch my show :)  Sometimes my genius even amazes me!