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March 2, 2005:<\/strong>
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It didn’t work \ud83d\ude41
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Here are some recent pictures of Audrey:<\/strong>
Crawling : <\/strong>crawl.JPG<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>
Playing with her books : <\/strong>book.JPG<\/strong><\/a>
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March 1, 2005<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Audrey truly slept through the night for the first time last night. No rocking, reinserting the pacifier, no turning her on her tummy. Nothing. She went to sleep at about 9:30 and sleep until 6:00. Then I picked her up and she fell back asleep until 7:00. Its a miracle. I am not expecting this to happen again though. The night before last she woke up at least 15 times so its probably just dumb luck. Today I am going to try to keep her on exactly the same schedule to see if it helps.<\/p>\n

February 26, 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okay – this is not entirely Audrey related, but Mindy got engaged today and I am so excited! Audrey will have an Uncle Forrest soon! ( Lovingly referred to as Uncle Fo- Fo). She will also be a flower girl even though she’s only going to be about 2 years old then. Maybe Audrey will get some cousins in the next few years? \ud83d\ude09 Congrats Mindy!<\/p>\n

Febuary 23, 2005 <\/strong>
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We think Audrey might have said “DaDa” this morning! She days a few ” words” now – “GEE” means she’s happy. ” AGh-Ah” and ” Bah Bah Bah Bah”, are general conversation. ” Kuhh” is the word for Kitty. She is saying “DaDa” off and on all day long now but I think she is making the association between Rob and DaDa. As for MaMa, doesn’t look like she’s say that any time soon. She rarely makes the “M” sound at all. Yesterday she learned to stand up without puling herself up with a handle or ledge. She used out sliding glass door to lean against and stood. Its amazing how she has gone form first crawling to standing so well in only a few weeks. She does take little steps while she holding on to things, but no real steps yet… she has tried but she falls. She’s such a happy baby – usually if she falls she laughs and gets back up. The novelty of standing has worn off now. She tries to climb is there is anything nearby to step on. She also started waving to people. She doesn’t usually wave ” bye-bye” – she just waves to anyone or anything she sees and likes. She eating a little more table food now. She likes pickles! She has tasted little bits of chicken and vegetables off our plates. She’s drinking about 3 8ox bottles a day and eating 2-3 jars with lots of Cheerios and Gerber crackers and snacks. She’s also drinking about 2 oz of juice a day. Now she takes two naps – one at 11 and one at 4. On good night she sleeps from 8 or 9 pm until 7:00 am waking only once or twice. Those nights are wonderful and I feel almost sane. Those nights are still the exception. Normally, I am up at least 3 or 4 times.<\/p>\n

February 3, 2004:
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Audrey crawled for the first time today! She’s been standing up while holding on to toys and furniture for about 2 weeks and during the last few days she started to ” cruise” a bit – taking little shuffle steps while holding on to the table to get to the other side). Now she plays standing up for at least 1\/2 the day She’s a really good sport about falling down, she usually giggles and pulls herself right back up. She’s a had few bumps on the head so far, but nothing serious enough to give her trouble with long division. Watching her ” explore” is really nerve racking for me. Its hard to find a comfortable balance between hovering over, removing her from every potential scenario for a fall , and letting her explore independently. I spend about a third of my day cringing.<\/p>\n

My Christmas sleep miracle ended by New Years. I’ve given up on the whole sleep thing and gone completely into survival mode. My We have done everything but “cry it out”, so in my book, there is nothing left to do but cope with it. Now, when Audrey wakes up, she sits or stands up in her crib immediately making it even more difficult to get her back to sleep. She is practicing her new skills at 3am. She’s so excited about her new talents that she wakes up to try sitting up or standing – just one more time !<\/p>\n

I have learned that there’s tired, and then there’s mommy tired. Before I had Audrey, I assumed that I could master sleep deprivation as I’d mastered staying out dancing until 4am, or exam cramming. I also figured the fatigue would go away around the three-month mark, when she would begin sleeping through the night. All the books said it would happen this way!?! I was so thankful to have escaped the curse of colic, Ha.<\/p>\n

Staggering around in the middle of the night is a big part of my life now. Having a baby who doesn’t sleep is like being in an all-day aerobics class – without the benefit of weight loss, of course. With lifting a 17 pound baby a hundred times a day and squatting to pick up toys with her in my arms I should be completely toned by now. But you see, to sustain yourself though this marathon you need to eat sugar and carbs. I mean, who wants to eat a salad or a chicken breast at 1:00 in the morning? Chocolate is the perfect food, day or night. No mixing, heating, or utensils to wash, and it gives you energy. It is also the last decadence I can indulge in – since the odds of getting a manicure, massage, shoe shopping, or even shaving my legs is pretty slim.<\/p>\n

Anyway, In the beginning you’re perpetually cuddling, rocking, and pacing the floors with a motion-sensitive infant. Later, you’re running after that same baby as she happily bungees off the furniture and terrorizes the cat. Sleeplessness is really rough, but it’s the rituals of changing, feeding, soothing, and entertaining a baby day in and day out — even when you’re overworked, or have a migraine, don’t think you can keep your eyes open for even one more minute, or simply can’t bear picking up one more toy one more time — really suck the life out of you. ( I can envision all the mothers nodding as they read this – and all the women without kids doubling checking their pills!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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