take a moment

Jake has been insisting on shutting the car doors himself. Unfortunately today he didn’t quite get a couple of his fingers out of the way in time! I am pretty sure they are fine as he can bend them okay and only cried for a few minutes.

In other kid news… we are attempting to let Evie cry it out after the last two nights she was up about 5 times during the night. Not a good time to switch to decaf is it? Maybe that is why I feel a little irritable! We just attempted at her nap. She really only cried for about 25 minutes. However, then she only slept for about 25 minutes. I nursed her and she is currently napping on the couch like usual. I guess it was a baby step in the right direction.

I wrote this a while back and forgot to publish it:

Due to Evie’s gassy nature, I tried to take out all dairy. It didn’t seem like it was all that effective, but when I went back to having it, her body told me otherwise! So, I am making another attempt to see if it helps. Rice milk is not all too tasty, but works fine for my cereal and coffee. Non-dairy creamer is saving my life (well, I guess it’s just saving my coffee). Cheese is very hard to avoid, but I try in most cases. Evie is still a happy baby for the most part. Although lately she has not taken much for naps. A good afternoon nap and then a couple cat naps are all she seems to really be interested in. I’d like to be able to get her used to taking naps in her crib. It has been difficult to do that while still being able to go do things with Jake. She naps a lot in her car seat, on the couch or on me.

Today I heard her first giggle. I was reading a rhyming book to Jake in a sing-song voice while looking at her. I can’t wait to see what other things amuse her enough to lol. She currently smiles more than any baby I’ve ever met. What a joy she is to my life!