Well, I have made it through two nights without Kyle being by my side. This has really been a difficult task to be a single mom. I really don't like being without Kyle at all, but things are especially bad because I can't even talk to him on the phone because he is in the middle of nowhere in the mountains!! I only briefly got to talk to him on Monday when they stopped to fill up with gas before they headed up to the mountains. Yesterday was the first day in over 2 1/2 years that I have not gotten to talk to Kyle! Yesterday also happened to be our 22 month anniversary. (Yes, I still count every month as a special anniversary, and especially this one because 22 is my favorite number!)
Even though I knew he wouldn't have cell phone reception, I called him at least a dozen times, probably closer to two dozen. At least I got to hear his voice on the message, right? I felt like the girl on P.S. I Love You who calls her husband's phone (who has recently passed away) just to hear his voice (except, Kyle is thankfully just out of town with no reception.) I called him a lot more at night because that is when I really started to miss him more. Even though Kyle has been around me during the day, I was just pretending like he was at work, since I will have to adjust to that soon enough. (Oh yeah, he got an email about coming in on Monday for another interview!) But night time is way different! And, I don't like being in a big house all by myself because I just freak myself out when I hear noises and such!
Kelsey has been doing well during the day (except she has not been taking very long naps), but these last two nights have not been her best. She hasn't been extremely fussy, but she has been waking up more frequently . . . like every two hours! I was doing some research online and read some things about babies going through growth spurts where all of the sudden for a few days they need to eat more often. Has anyone else experienced this with their kids? I need some feedback so I don't go crazy! And speaking of growth spurts, I weighed her yesterday, and she weighs over 11 1/2 pounds!
I'm trying to keep myself busy so I don't get as sad about not having Kyle around, but of course I prefer life when he is by my side and I can talk to him. He is my best friend after all! I left him a message that Kelsey has started talking so he needs to come home today before he misses any other milestones. Hopefully that does the trick . . . except for the fact that he can't check the message!
So, obviously Kelsey isn't talking yet, but these are some cute/intelligent things she does:
(1) Picks her legs up when she is getting her diaper changed. She doesn't even cry during the process because she's just happy it's getting taken care of.
(2) Sits up by herself only holding on to Mommy's fingers.
(3) Tries to mimic my silly faces and does a surprisingly great job.
(4) Loves to sleep with her hands above her head. (Kyle says she gets that from me.) This girl can seriously get her arms out of any swaddle!
(5) Tries to talk, and while she does, she is also making the cutest faces!
(6) I think she is finally starting to recognize me as her mommy.
(7) Enjoys taking in her surroundings. She especially loves looking up at lights and the airplanes that hang from our ceiling. I think we should all be more mindful of our surroundings like little kids so we appreciate what we have more!
(8) She isn't the biggest fan of tummy time, but she likes when I teach her how to crawl.
(9) She is just the most precious bundle of joy I could ever imagine, so everything she does is cute . . . yawning, sneezing, sleeping, smiling, stretching, the list goes on!
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I wish I had a quick-fix for you on the sleep thing, but I don't. All I can tell you is that it really will pass. Dallas woke up about every 2 hours for the first 5 months of his life. I tried everything in the books and everything I could read online and nothing helped. Finally, on his own and not due to anything I did, he just started sleeping - now he does about 10-11 hours/night.
My theory is that every baby just needs different amounts of nourishment and as soon as she is ready to go longer without eating she will, on her own.
Good luck and feel free to call me if youre ever too frustrated - I've been there!
I miss you... hope all is going well!
I guess it is just weird because she was sleeping between 6-7 hours straight, and then the past few nights have been shorter. Thanks for your support though! It really does make me feel better that other people have gone through this too, and it's not just me! I'm coming up to Utah for Katy's wedding . . . I'm assuming I will see you then!
I know how frustrating the napping/growth spurts thing can be. My kid seems like he wants to eat like every 2 hours no matter what or how much he eats. It seems like he was ALWAYS going through a growth spurt. As for the sleeping, When Will was about 1 month old, he suddenly decided that he was only going to nap for 15 minutes. We thought that maybe he was just going to be a cat napper. Well, infants are born with many reflexes (including the startle reflex which causes their arms to freak out) and he was waking himself up with the reflex. Finally the only way he would take good naps was on his belly so he couldn't wake himself up. I was very nervous at first due to the SIDS thing, but I figured that I just needed to trust Heavenly Father that He would protect Will. He became a MUCH MUCH better sleeper after that and never had a problem (now if he doesn't nap for over 2 hours it's a short nap to me!) So my advice is to just do whatever you feel comfortable with, I'm obviously not going to recommend putting her to sleep on her belly unless NOTHING else works. Because you both gotta sleep! So you can read about my adventure with it here: http://aaronandheidi.blogspot.com/2008/05/real-quick.html but also make sure to read the comments, they are interesting. Good luck!
I love your updates!! Sorry kyle left you... I know how it feels:) I hate leaving James to go back to Utah all the time. Well, more like once a month but it seems to add up fast!!
Cute pictures, Megan, and thanks for all the updates! I'm so sorry you're alone all week--that's no fun! (At least you have Kelsey there to keep you company, right?)
Instead of commenting on your other post also, I'll comment on both here. It sounds like your talks in church went well, and what a great topic for you to speak on! (The bishopric must have been inspired.)
I'm so glad Kyle gets another interview--we'll keep you in our prayers! Good luck with everything!
Brynn has done that several times in the past nine months of her life. It's frustrating because you are so tired and it's not like they can tell you what's going on. Hang in there!
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