Lazy Saturdays

Happy Valentines Day!

On Valentines Day, it was 'Wear Your PJ's Day!' at daycare. I was a little embarrassed, because Sylvie often wears her PJ's to daycare- I didn't know this was only for special occasions. She is just a baby and I believe she should be comfortable.
On a side note, I was also a little embarrassed when I dropped her off one day and realized all the little babies had on SHOES! Even the newborn, 7 week old babies had shoes on! Sylvie only wears socks. and sometimes they don't match.

So her class had a group picture at daycare and all the moms and dads got to take home a copy. You can barely see Sylvie in the back. She is stretching her neck so that she can be in the shot.

6 month check up

Sylvie had her 6 month check up and shots and she is very healthy. She does not like her shots, but I think we all knew that. I feel sorry for her nurse. She is very distinct looking with spiky hair and colorfull glasses. I am afraid that every time Sylvie see's her from now on she will know what to expect. The nurse must be the most feared women in that doctors office!
After her shots Sylvie got a sticker from her daddy. She held on tight to that sticker all the way home while screaming. It was kinda cute (not the screaming part).
Sylvie is not the chubby baby that she was born as. Up until now she was in the 95th percentile for weight, length and head size (with 50% being average). She is now still in the 95th percentile for length, but 65th for weight and head size. So her brain must be getting smaller and she is going to be tall!


Sylvie with her sticker..

Sleeping through the night!

and it only took Sylvie two days to master sleeping through the night. We are so proud. Now I wonder how long it will take for Ralph and I to be able to sleep through the night. We both are so used to waking up at 3am too!

6 months

To celebrate Sylvie's 6 month birthday yesterday, we decided to try and break her habit of waking up at 3am.
Poor Sylvie.
She woke up at 3am and cried for one whole hour. I checked on her once and she had tears running down her little face. It was very sad.
The moment she stopped crying Ralph's alarm went off for him to wake up for work.
Poor Ralph.
'They' say this should take three days. I hope tonight is easier for everyone!

March of Dimes walk

On April 5 my sisiter -in- law Katherine and I will be walking to support the March of Dimes. So far, we have only two people on our team! Please help by joining us on the walk or by donating to this important cause. You can clink on the link on the left for both. I have learned by becoming a parent how important it is to get prenatel care, and to provide this for all women. We are so lucky that Sylvie was born healthy and I hope that one day... all babies will be born healthy.

today... too many moms and families know the heartbreak of having a baby born fighting to survive

I've joined March for Babies because the March of Dimes champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nation. The money we raise for March for Babies will help:

- support all-important research offering preventions and solutions for babies born too soon or with birth defects

- educate women on things they can do to increase their chances of having a healthy baby

- provide comfort and information to families with a newborn in intensive care

- push for newborn screening and health insurance for all pregnant women and children

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Second Meal

Sylvie's second meal was Peas! She was very confused at first - wondering where her smooth, orange carrots were- but towards the end she was enjoying them just as much.