giovedì 25 febbraio 2010
February is coming to an end within 2 days! There was a Monday in which I thought, the week was going to be so long, but before you know it, we're at the end of February. It has been a special month for several reasons. Besides the fact that it's the month of Love and Friendship, it has been the month in which Isabella has started standing for like 10-25 seconds on her own! Sure she does it inside her play-pen, but it's obvious she would do it there for she feels safe in there. One other thing she has surprised me with is that when I am dressing her and put her shoes by her side, she will take one and put it over her foot. I never really taught her that shoes go on her feet, but this shows me that she really pays attention to what we do everyday. Her other milestone started almost a week ago...she finally started cutting in her teeth!! We have been waiting for this day for quite some time for she's been very fussy at night and we always assumed it was her teeth, now it really is. I first noticed it while we were out shopping at the Mall and I was making her laugh out loud, well, I noticed her bottom gum was finally cut, I almost cried there for I was so excited! I am proud of this moment, although since I still nurse her I'm also a little afraid. Every once in while I feel her little tips and they're sharp! Besides being a little afraid of her biting into me, there is one thing I don't like at all. When I give her water to drink out of her glass cup, she likes to bite into it making a shrieking noice that sounds like nails scratching a chalkboard. Just the thought of it gives me shivers! Last night I gave her her water in a plastic cup, much better, the sound is not as bad. She's so funny because the one thing she does not do is suck on her fingers, now you see her with one finger in her mouth and we figured it was her playing with her growing teeth. I guess she's curious about that "something new" that is growing in her mouth. One other new thing we did last night was instead of bathing her in her bathtub, I decided to shower with her. I felt up to it, I felt brave, so I decided why not? It was an experience, she hugged me so tight I couldn't lather her well! :) As she's growing one thing we have noticed is that she doesn't like water on her face and so washing her hair is a little difficult, but this time it was faster since it was under the shower. I showed her how Mommy's face was to go under the shower and she just looked not convinced. Needless to say the shower was much faster than us trying to bathe her in her bathtub and she DIDN'T cry!! She didn't like it, but at least she didn't cry. Ok, this will be the last thing I'll write about her doing new, she did it for the first time last night, she started clapping on her own! Everyone knows how cute it is to see a baby clap, and she's too cute!! So many little milestones this month, I wonder what she has in store for us next month?
Tra 2 giorni questo mese di febbraio finisce, c'era un lunedì in cui pensavo che la settimana non finiva mai, adesso il mese sta per finire! Quanto vola il tempo!! Questo mese è stato molto speciale, oltre al fatto che è il mese dell'Amore e l'Amicizia, è il mese in cui Isabella ha cominciato a stare in piedi per 10-25 secondi da sola! Certo lo fa nel suo box, però è ovvio che lo fa dentro il suo box che lì si sente sicura. Un'altra cosa molto carina che fa è che quando la vesto, metto le sue scarpine vicino a lei, lei ne prende una e la mette sopra il piede! Io non le ho mai insegnato dove vanno le scarpe, ma questo mi fa capire che lei guarda con attenzione a tutto quello che facciamo ogni giorno. La settimana scorsa ho scoperto la cosa più bella in lei...finalmente le stanno spuntando i dentini!! Questi dentini li stavamo aspettando da molto tempo! Siccome lei è molto frignona di notte pensavamo che erano i dentini che le facevano male, adesso sappiamo che si sono i dentini. Sono molto orgogliosa di questi dentini, anche se ho un pò di paura perchè ancora l'allatto e anche se non si vedono ancora, si sentono e sono molto affilati! C'è una cosa che non mi piace adesso quando le dò da bere nel suo bicchierino di vetro...morde il bicchiere e il rumore che fa con questi dentini sul vetro mi fa venire i brividi! Sembrano unghie su una lavagna! Lei non è una che si ciuccia il dito, anzi nessun dito, però adesso è molto carina con un dito in bocca perchè gioca con "quello nuovo" che le sta crescendo in bocca. Non vedo l'ora di vederla con i suoi 2 dentini, sarà carinissima! Ieri sera ho deciso di fare una doccia insieme a lei invece di lavarla nella sua vaschetta. Ormai è molto difficile lavarla nella sua vaschetta, lei vuole uscire e stare in piedi, e siccome io mi sentivo sicura ieri sera, ho deciso, proviamoci, perchè no? E' stata un'esperienza molto diversa per lei, non le piace l'acqua sul viso e quindi è stato un pò difficile lavarle i capelli, però almeno più veloce. La poverina si avvinghiava a me per paura, però almeno non ha pianto per niente. Ok, l'ultima cosa che ha fatto di nuovo ieri sera è applaudire da sola! Certo non applaude come un adulto, però tutti sappiamo che vedere un bambino di meno di un'anno che fa questo è molto carino, e lei è TROPPO carina. Tante cose nuove ha fatto questo mese, chissà che farà il mese prossimo!! Alla prossima!
--Mamma Jenn
sabato 13 febbraio 2010
It's the 13th of February, a day before Valentine's Day and I'm sick like a dog!! I started getting sick mid-week and I had hoped it would go away before Valentine's day, but on the contrary, I'm just getting worse. My husband says it takes 7 days to get rid of a cold, that is if you do or don't take any medicine. Since Isabella still nurses, I cannot take any medicine, that REALLY sucks!! I am the kind of person that believes in the power of medicine, I don't like to feel pain, why should one have to go through it if there are pain killers available? Don't take me wrong, I also don't overdo it with medicine, but unlike my husband, I do take Tylenol when I have a headache. Ok, enough about me and my sickness.
I know I'm not so great at keeping up with this blog, I really do try my best, ok, maybe not my best, but I do try! Being a full time Mommy is an awesome job, there is only one thing I wasn't warned about: babies like to be with you 24/7. My role as a mother has totally taken over my life!! I don't even feel like myself anymore. My husband asked me the other day, "how are you doing?" and I answered, "fine, Izzie ate all her lunch." Not only that, but I've noticed that while I'm brushing my teeth or taking a shower, I am singing in my head the opening song to a cartoon that Izzie likes to watch! I love that Izzie needs me, but I would also love to be myself sometimes, be my husband's wife sometimes, be the housewife sometimes and not just Mommy literally 24/7. Maybe Izzie just needs to grow a little more before she starts being a little more independent? Well, we've decided to help her out a little with that, we placed her play-pen in the living room with her toys in it and positioned to where she can watch her favorite cartoons. She loves it! I love to watch her play and the way she's exercising her legs for she walks from one end of the play-pen to the other, of course hanging on to the siderails, but she's so good! Before we know it she'll be walking. That's one thing I've noticed about Izzie, she is making SO much progress from month to month. At 5 months, she said "mama" and "mom." She was already starting to crawl at that time too. At 6 months, she said "papa" and she crawls with such speed, it's amazing! She sits so perfectly straight and she stands on whatever she can, obviously hanging on to something, but she's more on her legs than on all 4s. She likes to play pretend, when someone coughs, she "coughs" to get your attention too!
Ok, I didn't get to post this on time, so I'll post it even though the month is about to end and it's well past Valentine's day...by the way, it took well over 7 days to get over my cold-flu.
--Mamma Jenn
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About Me
- Jenn R.S.
- Roma, Italy
- Loving and living life to the fullest for God has blessed me with the most wonderful gifts ever: my husband Roberto, my little girl Isabella Nadine, my 2nd baby whose debut we are waiting for,my family and friends.
