10.08.05 / Uncategorized / Author: admin

August 10, 2005

Audrey has had a reaction to her MMR/Chickenpox vaccination. She broke out in a horrible rash (see pictures)! We were planning to take her to visit her Great-Grandparents in Miami this weekend! Hopefully we can still go!?!?!

July 29, 2005
I am finally getting the opportunity to write in Audrey’s journal again! I have been spoiled this summer with all the help I had from my Mom. She took Audrey overnight about a dozen times and I got a much needed break. We have also hired a babysitter for a few hours a week so that I can get work done and sleep when I am very deprived! Her name is Carissa and she lives in our neighborhood. She is SO great with Audrey and Audrey loves her! To top it all off, she speaks Spanish and is teaching Audrey! This will make things much easier as I go back to work in the fall and wont have anymore help from my Mom during the week.

She has learned so much in the last few months. She is walking like a pro and even running! She calls everything a “Guhhh” but she says a few words: MaMA, DaDa, Kih ( Kitty), Dah ( that). She also makes a cute sniffley sound through her nose to imitate the sound a doggie makes. She shakes her head “NO” when she’s doesn’t want things, sings, dances, points to things she wants and can kick her soccer ball and brush her teeth.

Her Stranger Anxiety has hit its peak. She usually does not want to be held by anyone she does not know. The only people who can walk away from me while they are holding her without Audrey freaking out are Rob, my Mom, My Dad, Carissa, and usually Lorrie. Other than that, She acts like she’s being abducted and throws a big fit!

She likes playing peek-a-boo, pat-a-cake- this little piggy, itsy bitsy spider, etc. But what she likes the most is playing rough. She loves to be thrown around ( especially by Rob) She’s happiest when she’s hanging upside down or being thrown in the air or chased around the room. She’s quite the daredevil, climbing on everything and diving right into danger.

She still doesn’t sleep through the night, but We are coping much better now. She will be seeing a sleep specialist next week. She’s 18.1 pounds now, still rather small ( average is about 22 lbs). The doctor has suggested giving her weight gain supplements because she has ” fallen off the charts”. Her favorite foods are cantaloupe, grapes, vanilla pudding, and Goldfish crackers. She doesn’t like meat or vegetables very much but she still eats them in jarred babyfood. She loves whole grain breads, eggs, yogurt and cheese. Getting her to eat is never a problem. She eats like a piglet.

May 28, 2005

Its been a long time since I’ve posted because I have been very busy chasing Audrey all over creation. She is walking now and really keeping me on my toes. She mastered walking about 2 weeks ago and now wants to roam everywhere and explore everything. This weekend Aunt Mindy and Uncle Forrest are here and we are taking her to the Florida Aquarium. I will post pictures. She is communicating more by waving at everyone she sees , pointing at everyone and when asked for kisses or mooches puckering up and making kissing noises. She spends lots of time with grandma and grandpa. She loves playing with my dad – he teaches her how to get into all kinds of trouble!

April 29, 2005

Audrey has a great 1st birthday! She had a Tinkerbell cake and got lots of presents from her family.

March 14, 2005

Saturday night we spent out first night away from the baby. One of my Moms 32nd birthday gifts to Rob was for us to have a night alone in a hotel while she stayed at our house to watch the baby. We went out to dinner at Maggianos and then stayed at the Quorum Westshore. We even got a free upgrade to the CLub level with bathrobes, etc.! We had breakfast the next morning and came home at about 11:00. We had a very nice time. I slept the whole night without having to get up once! ( Keep in mind I have not slept through the night in well over 300 days- so this is huge!) My mom is insisting on buying a crib and taking the baby overnight more often so that I can rest, and I am reluctantly taking her help. I know that she’s right, if I don’t get some rest I may die.