Naps

So Tsula is 1 now and you're supposed to cut them down to one nap a day. Well I'm not doing that I tried and all i got was a cranky baby. Instead of one 1 hour nap, she gets two 30 minute naps. She is  much happier now. Some days she only takes 15 minute naps or just a one hour nap. But I let her tell me when she needs a nap or she goes automatically when she gets mean. :p 

Alone with baby

So today is the first day I'm home alone with 3 dogs and a baby as my husband is back to work. So first thing was feeding the baby then set up a barrier so she can play in the living room while I ate and did the dishes. After shooing her back in to the several times I turned on the xbox and put on peep and the big wide world. This kept her entertained long enough for me to finish the dishes clean the kitchen, let all the dogs out, and make her lunch. While she ate lunch I cleaned the living room. Once her lunch was done we read a quick story and then played in her room for a little bit before mom got tired and put her down for a nap. now the baby is napping and I'm debating between cooking myself lunch or napping myself. When she wakes up I will give her a snack and let her play in the living room. I dont have anything else to do besides dinner today tomorrow I have to add laundry into my chores.

I think I'm crazy

I'm so tired and haven't had a good night's sleep in a while. I've been going to bed late after finishing chores that didn't get done while Tsula was napping. I'm up early because Tsula insists everyone must be up if she is. I'm so sick of kid shows and I finally got rid of my baby weight. However now that Tsula is one I find myself wanting another baby! I'm crazy right? I'm drained as it is and I don't have enough diapers to cloth diaper TWO babies. We don't have enough for me to have a birthday cake on Wednesday yet I still think about having another little one to cuddle and love. I have to be crazy right how can I want a new baby when I'm barely keeping up with the one I have? I'm so thankful my husband is reasonable and makes me see why right now is not the right time but that desired is still there.

Swearing

So my loving husband was reading to our sweet little daughter yesterday. When he said "there's a boat in Dora's backpack". When our daughter heard this she exclaimed "What the FUCK a BOAT!" Of course my husband instantly started laughing and i was frozen not knowing wether to be mad she said it or proud she used ut right. Well i just ignored it until this morning when she looked at her dad and pointed "bish". I assume she was trying to say bitch which again she used it somewhat right but not sure how to deal with it. Honestly I don't want her to grow up thing words have power that they don't but I also don't want her to be hurtful with what she says. So i've let my husband take over this because i have no idea how to teach her that intent is what's important not the word itself.

Running around

As she gets better at walking my baby wants to run around all the time. The only problem is she 1 so she hasn't learn what she can play with and where she must walk. So needless to say I'm not comfortable letting her walk around the store. And I can't always follow her around so she gets mad when i stick her in the playpen while i cook or clean. She's down to one nap a day and it's only a 1.5 hour nap do i don't get enough time to get everything done at that time (we are a family of 3 adults 3dogs  and a baby so lots of dishes to clean and living room mess). So she is in the process of learning she can't always play where she wants to. I've tried lettingher play on the kitchen floor while I do dishes. But that lead to her hitting me with the broom. And even if that would have worked her playing on the floor while i cook is way too dangerous. Plus she doesn't always stay in the kitchen she will run off and try to play with the toilet. She is trying to grow up too fast and it makes me sad! But right now I'm glad she self feeds sometime so while i cook for the adults or i'm cleaning she can be in her chair snacking. A great thing about the kitchen and living rooom being together (separated by a bar like counter) she can be in the living room watching doc mcstuffin while i cook or clean and if she chokes i can hear her right away! Thankfully it has never happened so far. Beside our wolf-shepard would come and get me if something was wrong. Our dogs know not to be near the baby's high chair but they watch her from a distance to make sure she's safe. They also know not to go i to her room or play with her without me or dad but they are always close enough to alert me if something is wrong. (It helps when your husband trains service animals for a living) over all my baby is growing too fast!

Cranky bossy boots

So she has become a real crank butt, and thanks to daddy says "now bish" with her very limited vocabulary (doc says though her speeh is slower than average she is still developing normally as far as he can tell) and calls us mean if we don't give in to her demands right away. Naturally yelling is rewarded by alone time which really makes her more mad for a moment before she calms down. Once calm we play for a little before snack or meal time. However sometimes her demands are reasonable so we correct how she asks for example poopy diapers we tell her no yelling say poopy and we point to the diaper, when she's hungry we say hungry and do the sign for eat. She is learning she will stop screaming and sign when hungry or say gee when we ask why she's mad, though sometimes she means thristy and gets mad when I bring her a snack by mistake. She seems to be learning gestures and sign language much faster than actual words. She is also running now so that's fun too haha. We are starting to change her routine to a more strict one and might be going back to 2 naps a day because 1 is making her too cranky so she's not ready to go down a nap.

gDiapers Flushable Liners

These liners are thick and a bit rough it feels like I'm sticking a heavy duty
paper towel (like auto towels) by her bum. I find that if I rinse the liner a couple times it is softer and still does the job. Although rinsing them shrinks them a little bit each time. Sometimes when I knock the poop into the toilet it will fall off the liner so I handwashed it with mild detergent and air dry it and it's still pretty strong. Honestly though I much prefer the Bummis flushable liners because Bummis are slimmer and softer. However, the gDiaper liners can be used more often than the Bummis liners and are quite a bit cheaper.
Update: This liners, like toilet paper, leave a pilly layer in between baby's folds once wet. I will not be buying them again. This film on the skin it annoy to remove and needs a little force to remove much more than I'd like even with a very wet wipe. I would not recommend

Sick husband

So my husband caught whatever our dauggter had so needless to say I'm pretty much on my own. Luckily our daughter is much better making things a little easier however i overslept today so she's mad at me. It's not fun dealing wuth all the house work, the three dogs and the baby. But someone has to do it I'm just hoping that whatever they caught I haven't caught because I have an immunity to it. Haha or that it at least waits until my husband is better! Just in case I'm deinking plenty of peppermint echinacea tea to keep my immune system strong!

Virus

SO I had to go through something NO mother wants to go through with their baby. My little girl got a really bad virus that's going around and we spent a week in the hospital. They had her on an IV and she was refusing to eat she has very bad diarrhea (more like poop water) and vomited a few times. I was so proud of how brave she was was she hated blood work (who doesn't) but she never tried to take off or mess with her IV. The IV was in a splint to keep her from accidentally pulling or bending it. This splint kept her from bending her arm but she very quickly adjusted to only have one arm free. We are now at home and back to cloth diapering and she is healthy again. Unfortunately my husband caught whatever she had. He isn't too bad spending most of the day on the toilet or sleeping in between eating soup, toast and drink Gatorade. He's been taking herbal remedies to help boost his immune systems and hopefully he will be over it before it catches me.

Tsula Update

So I haven't posted in awhile because I have been VERY busy. We have been reunited with my husband and are moving into a new house. Tsula has made some incredible process at 8 months she has been pulling herself up and stand against chairs and tables for a month.She started eating cookies a little after starting solids at 6 months. she's been a crawling machine and sitting be herself since 4 months and babbling her mama's and dada's since 3 months. She started lifting her head early at only 3 weeks; she was holding it up for 10 minutes at this time too! Overall Tsula is progressing quickly and is a happy healthy baby. Currently she has 2 teeth pushing through at the bottom. Only thing that helps her teething is a cool damp washcloth she has 2for teething; one with knots and one without. She's also been eating harder foods to help relieve the itching like apples and crackers. She is also in the hair pulling and everything goes into the mouth stages. She loves going to the park and swinging on the baby swing. I myself have found a teacher whose going to teach me to sew and to can food. I've also made a lot of progress in my crocheting skills. I have made Tsula 2 dresses with matching hats, 4 pairs of shoes, a stuff elephant and a stuffed bunny. I am planning on making myself a shawl soon too. My day consists of me waking up early to feed Tsula, then she falls back asleep cuddling with daddy  while I go clean up the living room and make breakfast.Then if my husband isn't going into work we go out and do some dog training or other out of the house chores. If he does go into work I clean the rest of the house crochet or watch TV while I tend to Tsula who is always either napping, playing on the floor with her toybox (not her toys the box for them) standing in her bouncer eating or playing with the dogs. Once daddy is home from work she plays with him for a little bit before going off to bed. She is a lucky baby she has a 9:30 bedtime that's consistent. All in all I'm am a very fortunate woman to have such and awesome husband and unbelievably easy first baby girl. More to come as I learn new things with Tsula.

Low energy prengancy

I feel like I have no energy ever! I feel like laying in bed all day and just sleep. But luckily I'm almost done my first trimester and second trimester promises an increase in energy. My next ob appointment is June 11 so hopefully I will hear the heartbeat of my little lime. If you have any tips for pregnancy safe energy boosts PLEASE comment! 

Wolf baby on the way

So today I decided I should write a blog about my experiences being pregnant with my little bundle of joy. I am a new mom, I'm almost 9 weeks pregnant now and the father's last name is Wolf (thats why its called wolf baby dairy). So far I have been lucky to not have morning sickness, I have been slightly nauseous and tired all the time but I've found comfort using babycenter.com to talk to other moms with similar due dates to confirm that my symptoms are normal. Haha, I plan to post as much as I can as a little personal diary.