Pictures of Jamie

Here's pictures of my sister April's new baby boy:

Jamie Atwood

February 27, 2009

8 lbs 4 ozs

21 inches

Mommy April & Jamie
Auntie Shellie & Jamie

Congratulations!

So Scary, So Sad!

This morning Andrina and I were playing in her room. She went to hug the big teddy bear in the picture below, which was next to her dresser. She actually threw herself on the bear and smacked her forehead against the dresser! It was horrible. I saw it happening but I could not stop it and she started screaming crying! So I picked her up and tried to soothe her while heading downstairs for the icepack in the freezer. I cuddled her and put the icepack on her head and my poor baby started screaming even more! I remembered reading that it is important to use the icepack, even if your child is fighting it. And that is what happened. Andrina screamed and fought me, trying to get the icepack off of her head. And I had to hold her and her arms down to keep it on her, all the while she's screaming. It was so terrible. The worst part was at one point she started saying "mom" while screaming. My poor child thought I was hurting her even though I was telling her it was ok and this was helping her. After a few minutes (that felt like an eternity in hell because my baby was so distraught), I knew it was ok to remove the ice pack. She was sniffling with snot and tears all over. It was so sad. I held her and she and I quietly cuddled. Thankfully the tears and screaming were over with. And there was not even a bump or bruise on her head-thank you God!

With the bear awhile after she bumped her head:

Awhile after all this happened I gave Andrina the now thawed ice pack to hold. She actually started playing with it! I told her to put it on my head, which she did and laughed! Then I took it from her and asked her if it was ok if I put it on her head. She didn't communicate "no" so I gently put it on her head (in a different spot where she bumped herself) and she laughed again! Kids! Now it was all fun and games. So we ended up taking turns putting it on each others head and I told her how if she gets bumped, that we put it where she gets bumped and it does not hurt! That it is ok and it helps her! I think she got it but of course it was not when she was hurt so who knows how it will go in the future if the need arises (hopefully not!).

Welcome Jamie!

Congratulations to April, John, and Anne on the safe and healthy arrival of Jamie! Welcome to the world! I hope to meet you soon! And then I will have to post some pics.

Baby and Stroller

Over the past several days Andrina has really been spontaneously hugging and kissing her baby doll. So I decided to pull out the stroller that April got her as part of her Christmas present. And Andrina loves it! she's been pushing her baby all over in it and here's a picture. I hope to get some better pictures but I have this for now.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's the world's best little Valentine!

19 Months Old!

62 Degrees in February

...in Chicago! A gorgeous day today! I had to take Andrina out to play in the fantastic weather! Here's pics of her enjoying the playground!

She still loves the swings!

Trying to climb up the slide...
Playing

Enjoying her afternoon snack at the park.

My Nephew is on his way!

I just heard from April and she is a "generous 3 cm dialated" and 80% effeced at her midwife appointment today! I just knew she was going to go into labor at any moment now! With Anne, April gave birth only 4 hours after her water broke-and that was her first kid! And with Andrina, I was 3 cm dialated the day before my water broke and I had Andrina! We both progress fast and April is having her second baby so I'm sure their little boy (it's gonna be a boy-I'm sure of it!) will be here probably before the day ends!

"Poo"

Sometimes my kid amazes me. This morning I got a wiff of her stinky diaper. When I smell it, I always ask her if she made poo-poo to encourage her to be aware of having gone and needing a diaper change. I know she's still very young to realize that she's gone but today she knew. As soon as I smelled it and before I got the chance to ask her about it, Andrina looked me in the eye, touched her butt, and said "poo". Amazing, my 18 month-old knew that she went poo! It might be time to introduce her to the little potty chair soon. Although I'm sure that complete potty-training is at least a year away, this has got to be a milestone.

Puzzle Master

Tonight I sat down with Andrina and we went through all of her puzzles one-by-one that are currently out. We dumped out all of the pieces and I watched Andrina put them all back together by herself very quickly! I'm impressed and this means it's time to get her new wodden, age-appropriate puzzles!

What Should I Call This?

I just want to post some photos from this morning. Here's Andrina playing and showing off how adorable, beautiful, and sweet she is!

Not Since She Was A Newborn...

...has Andrina fallen asleep in my arms! After I told Andrina that she couldn't watch Elmo she had a temper tantrum then wanted to be held. So I held her and typed with one hand and she fell asleep while on my lap! Not only did she fall asleep on me but she stayed asleep while I carried her to her crib, laid her down, took off her slippers, and covered her with her blanket. She's such a light sleeper that I am so surprised that she slept through all of this. She stayed asleep and naped for about 90 minutes too. Wow. I'm still stunned.

Elmo Detox

After I blogged last night and mentioned how much Elmo we're letting Andrina watch, Tom asked me how much longer we were going to let her keep watching hours of it a day! I told him that I expected her to be much better today and that we'd go back to only an hour a day if she is. Well, Andrina is definately feeling better today. Last night was the first night in a week that she slept through the entire night. She even ate breakfast this morning! Two occurances that show she's feeling better. So this morning I've been reading to her and playing with her but we have not watched any Elmo.

She did ask for Elmo and this is what happened when I said "no":

Then she wanted to be held and went to this:

Overall, we've avoided Elmo this morning. Andrina is feeling better but she's still pretty needy. She's wanted to be held about a dozen times so far. And she's sitting on my lap with her fingers in her mouth right now.