Up and down and all around

Today every one was feeling a little better and the weather was nice, and Daddy had some time off during the day, so we got into the car and drove to Brooklyn. We to COSTCO and got diapers and some new baby books. They always have different books, and this time they had Dr. Seuss board which are great, and also baby einstein bath book. The bath book is good because it is all plastic so Hana can crew on it with out it getting all mushy. Plus it is a cute story about a little monkey baby taking a bath. Perfect for our little monkey baby.

After shopping we went for a visit at Uncle Joey's house in Park Slope. He lives in a really cool old house with a big garden, and a big dog. Hana didn't seem to mind the dog, but Mommy was overwhelmed by him so he had to stay outside while we were visiting.

After our visit, we stopped at home and picked up Baby Cat and went off to the Vet for her check up. Hana enjoyed herself at the vet. The big cat that lives there was very friendly. The doctor gave us a kit so we can collect a stool sample from the cat to be tested for parasites. Since Hana lives here now we have to be extra careful that our cat is very healthy so she does not pass on anything nasty.

We finally got home at 5:30pm and Hana was exhausted. She ate and went to sleep. Woke up an hour late, ate, slept another hour, ate, and then went down for the night. It was a big day.

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This morning Mommy woke up with the runs, body ache, chills, head ache and fever.
Misery all day.
Sometimes it would be better if Hana did not share with Mommy.

Feeling a little better

Yesterday Hana's fever broke about 6:30pm when she woke up from her nap. I could tell right away because her cheeks were back to their normal color, and her head was not burning hot. Plus, she smiled for the first time all day, so that was a sure sign she was feeling better.

She went to bed at 7, and besides a little crying slept through the night, which she hasn't done for months. Then woke up at 7am, ate, played for 10 minutes, then back to bed, and slept until 10:30am. Very good.

She took it slow all day, she had one giant messy, horrible smelling BM, followed by a little one of the same smell, and then later a few farts of the same smell, and one big spit up which she aimed at Aunty, but other than that her symptoms seem to have passed. Hurray.

a little sick

Hana has a bug.
Saturday night she was sneezing a little, and by morning Sunday she had a drippy nose. Later in the day she had a BM followed by a diarrhea, and This morning she woke up screaming with a fever and more diarrhea. I gave her tylenol and talked to the nurse from her doctor's office. Since the weather was so bad today we decided not to bring her in, especially since there is not much they could do for her. The nurse said the stomach flu is going around, so we must have picked it up from one of those kids at the Purim parties we went to. We also had to get Pedialite to make sure Hana doesn't get dehydrated from the diarrhea, but she doesn't really want to drink it. And she only had diarrhea a few times, and is still peeing, so she is ok. At 6:30pm when she woke up from her latest nap her fever was down a little, so hopefully we are over the worst. Her cheeks were also not as red as earlier in the day. Poor little sweety. She was very unhappy today. Mostly naps and cuddling. Now she is starting to cough from the phlegm in her throat.

Having a sick baby is very hard. I feel terrible looking at her suffer and not being able to help more than offering a cuddle and some tylenol. I just want the doctor to have some magical pill that will make it all go away. It is very stressful for the mommy to not be able to provide for all her baby's needs.

Snot nosed kid

Well it has finally Happened. I looked over at Hana and she had snot running down her face. I had noticed her sneezing last night, and I had tried to suction her nose early this morning when I heard she was a little stuffed up, but this was the real proof of snot. My little bugger baby. I think she got her cold from her Daddy, but he claims to only have allergies and not a cold. Otherwise, it could have been from Paige who had a bit of congestion the other day. Either way, she is now a snot nosed kid.

BIG Hana and the little 14 month old.

Hana eats her first challah! 

More Purim

After the big night out at the Purim party, Hana went to bed late, but still woke up at 5am, and then at 7:30am, and 9:30am. And then with out her nap, we had to go to Rabbi Bleich's Purim Seudah. Now usually this would take place at the very end of Purim in the evening, but because it was almost Shabbos, the party was at 11:30am. So all tired out and with out her 11am nap, Hana went to another party. She did pretty well considering. The Rabbi's Purim Seudah takes place in his home which is set up as a dinner party. We sat at the Rabbi's table and Hana sat on my lap facing me. Rabbi Bleich tried to hold her, but she was not in the mood for that and cried as soon as she left my arms. So I held her, and played with her as I tried to eat my lunch. As the time went on Hana realized that the table was more interesting than my face, and she turned herself around and picked something off the table to eat. As it turned out, she chose a piece of challah, which she liked very much. It was her first challah, or any wheat for that matter, and she enjoyed it very much. Most of it ended up on the floor, or gummed up into slobbery balls that rolled onto my lap, but i think she got some of it into her system. She took it well, and has showed no signs of the wheat intolerance that some babies have. As we sat the other two little ones at the party came over to visit with Hana. They were both 1 year olds, but neither one looked any bigger than Hana. One of the Mommies asked how much Hana weighed, and when I told her about 22 pounds, she was amazed and said that her daughter was only 20 pounds and was 14 months old. This little baby was very cute and dresses up as a lady bug, and when I was carrying Hana around she wanted to be picked up too, so I scooped her up and with one babe on each hip I felt all together like a Mommy. Finally we went home and I go to rush to get ready for Shabbos.

Hana and Paige up late at the Purim Party. 

Hanh? 

PURIM!

This year Purim fell out on a Thursday night, so it ran into Shabbos, which made it a rush job, but still fun. Hana dressed up in her hapi coat and went to the big party at KJ. The place was jam packed, and we ended up hanging out in the corner with Paige and the Rabbi's kids to avoid the throng of grown-ups shoving to the food tables. This was the first time since Hana learned to crawl that she has been at a shul event, and I was worried about her being on the dirty floor, but once we got there I was more worried about her getting stepped on, so it all worked out. Hana had a great time, she is a social beast, and she loves kids and babies especially, but this time she got more than she asked for. Since she was on the floor and out of the protection of Mommy, the Rabbi's kids who are 1 and 4 felt that she had finally grown to their stage and got right up in her face and started their crazed little kid talking and screaming and jumping all over the place and sweet little Hana very quickly got overwhelmed and started crying. Immediately Mommy swooped in and saved the day, chasing the giant kids away and cuddling little Hana, the tiny baby. Well, that's how I saw it anyway. In reality the two big kids kept after Hana even after I had picked her up. They were so excited to see her and play with her that it took several people to distract them and get them away. After that Hana spent some time playing with little Paige who is much less aggressive, and then we went home. It was a long night, and poor Hana didn't get to bed until very late.

Super Cute! 

Super Cute

Hana is super cute. Not just regular cute, or very cute, but super cute. Today I put little clips in her hair to try to keep her ever growing bangs back, and I was just overcome with how cute she is. Absolutely amazing. So of course I took pictures. And tonight is purim. We are going to the KJ megillah reading and party. Hana is going to wear the little hapi coat that Aunty got for her. It's not a full on costume because she would get annoyed and tear off any hats or decorations that were on her so the costume has to be more like regular clothes. Besides, if people ask what she is dressed up as, I can just say, "super cute".

Hana loves mango. 

A Sunny Day

Today it was sunny and nice out so Hana and Mommy decided to go out for a walk. We went and did all of Mommy's errands, and then stopped by Paige's house for a little visit. Paige was sleeping when we got there, so we just hung out in the living room playing with her toys. She has a very nice big yellow block that Hana really liked. And she has a very nice high chair, so Hana decided to have some lunch while we were there. We tried a new food, Mango Dessert. Hurray for Beechnut baby foods and cool flavors. Hana officially likes mango. What a huge surprise, considering she comes from a mango farming family. After we ate, Paige woke up and her Mommy went and brought her out. Hana was so excited to see her, she screamed and waved her arms up and down and almost jumped out of my arms. Paige looked at her and burst into tears. I guess she was overwhelmed by the fantastic show of love. Luckily she calmed right down and we had a nice visit, and then we came home, had a bath and went to bed.

Is it bath time yet Mommy? 

Brave Little Hunter

On Sunday mornings I wake up and clean the kitchen of the mess left from Shabbos. I usually do this while Hana is taking her first nap of the day, but today she was up, so I let her come play on the floor while I worked. Now she plays in the kitchen all the time while I cook, but early mornings are usually time for Mommy and cat to spend some time together in the kitchen, so Baby Cat was also in on the floor tying to get my attention. Hana loves the cat. She goes crazy when she sees her up close and she just can't resist the urge to grab her tail. Well, poor Baby Cat does her best to dart past Hana when ever she needs to get around her, but today Hana sat right in the middle of the doorway and as the cat tried to dodge, Hana pinned the cat. That's right, my little 22 pound babe hunted and pounced, and caught herself a 10 pound cat.

Playing in the kitchen

FIVE TIMES

Friday Night
8pm.............. go to bed
9pm................wake up crying, change diaper, back to sleep
11:30pm.......cry, cry, nurse, sleep
2:30am..........cry, cry, cry, nurse, sleep
6am..............cry, refuse to nurse, play 20 minutes, fuss, sleep
8am................cry, play 20 minutes, fusss, sleep
9am...............up,

Time to play mommy!

Hm?