Projectile Spit Up

Last night was a good refresher and bottles, Lilly, and burping. I bathed her and get her ready for bed. And we usually give her formula, anywhere between an ounce and eight. All depends on what she wants. Well she was super cranky so I made the last feeding her sole feeding (normally she eats right when she wakes up from her last nap, but this time she didn't nap and when she would have gotten up was when I bathed her. Make sense? Man that was an explanation!) and so I got the 8 ounce bottle and pour the formula in. 8 ounces in all.

You can probably see where this is going. She gulped it down. Took a small breather, but no burps and she went for more. And she took down the bottle like a pro. And so after it was over, I stood up to help get the gas up better. Walked no more than 3 or 4 steps to her dresser when, and I kid you not, I see a fountain of spit up come rushing out of her mouth. Now she's spit up a lot before, a lot at one time, but never the rush of bodily fluids like this. Literally I felt like she had the exorcism spit up. It was a lot and it came three times in total. And drenched my left arm, back of my pant and sock. Got all over her and the swaddle blanket. A dab when on the rug but the majority went onto the floor.

I freaked.

But she was silent. Perhaps in shock over the amount of fluid she just threw up.

I called Mark, asked him to come home, and then went over what happened in my mind. And realized that she wasn't in danger, just enjoyed the bottle a little too much. And so I went to change her. Mindful of not getting her near my left side.

And when we picked out her new sleeper, she gave me a smile, so I knew she was alright.

Now me, that would take a shower, dinner, and Modern Family, and Mark to get me through. Not going to lie, did view the monitor more last night. But the floor is clean and Nature's Miracle cleaning spray definitely gets out anything.

Some More Items

Lilly had a great first trip to Dallas. She met loads of new people, saw new places, and celebrated her first new year. Of course, she was asleep and in bed by 8pm, but we had a great time. Mark and I met Laura and Michael for a great dinner at a place called Suze. JJ and Grandpa David babysat. She also got her Chanuka presents from my parents and opened them in Dallas - she got some toys, clothes and the Toy Story 3 DVD. In the picture, as is everything that she touches, goes in her mouth and she wants to either suck or bite. The Tuesday after Christmas, I felt her first tooth. And since, with some doses of Tylenol in between, the tooth has come up and a second (the front bottom two) one has come in as well. So she likes to bite down on anything - spoons, thumbs, teething rings, anything she's not particular! And last but not least, we celebrated JJ's birthday. We took her to lunch at Bistro N at Nordstrom's and then got some frozen yogurt for dessert. In the picture we're finishing up lunch at the restaurant. So we had a good time in Dallas and will head back for an April trip. Hope you all had great holidays!

Meeting new friends

In addition to meeting family members, Lilly also met new friends. We were able to catch up with some of my high school friends and their kids as well as meet up with some of our friends from law school. In this picture Lilly is meeting Caroline, the daughter of our good friends from law school. The two will no doubt be Mardi Gras buddies, having ladders placed next to each other, so they can catch the best beads and stuffed animals. But we got lunch at Matito's, a Mexican restaurant in Dallas, the Sunday after Christmas. It was great seeing them and meeting Caroline. Here the two babies are checking each other out. Caroline was particularly impressed with the paint on the wall, Lilly just enjoyed being held!

We're back, with lots to report!

We're back, up and running, well sleeping right now, and she's not actually running, not even walking. We were in Dallas for close to two weeks and had a great time. There Lilly met her Aunt Miriam and Uncle Jeffrey as well as Sam, my parents dog. Here are some pics from Lilly's first day in Dallas.

Another First!

We took Lilly on her first trip to Northpark Mall. We braved the crowds, and used my parking karma and found a great spot in the parking garage by Dillards. We had some items to return and also checked out the after Christmas sales. With my credit at Dillards (and I even have $35 left) I got Lilly a cute holiday outfit for next season and a pink puma track suit. Now all she needs are the little Puma shoes to go with. All in good time! She was wowed by the crowds. She stayed in her stroller for about an hour but then was over it, and once JJ took her out of it, she was instantly in people watching heaven. While I was taking the picture, she kept craning her head in the opposite direction, so she could look at all the passer-bys. So she officially has a bunch of clothes, got some more from the sales ( we took advantage of the Baby Gap and Janie and Jack as well). Gap and Baby Gap are take an additional 50percent off the sale price - 2 pairs of tights for $3.99. I got a turtleneck for $7.49. Not bad!

A lot of Firsts

We've had a lot of firsts over the past week.

We took Lilly out of the car seat carrier and placed her directly into the stroller. We weren't sure if she (or us!) were ready, but she did well. We constantly checked and re-checked to see if she was sliding out and around. Luckily she stayed in one spot, well, mostly, and seemed to enjoy her ride more. She fell asleep on the walk back from Audubon Park.

Then the next morning, Lilly took her first plane ride - we went from NOLA to Dallas Christmas Day, and she did well. I think I was more nervous than she. We checked in right at the 24 hour mark (we were flying Southwest) so we got A-23 and A-24. Mark got A-33. And we went out the night before for my birthday, and we stayed out pretty late, for us! We were out until 1AM, lost some money at the casino but were with each other, had a great meal, and with friends as well. So by the time we got home, we knew we had about 4.5 hours to sleep, as we needed to leave for the airport no later than 7:30. Getting ready was crazy - luckily Mo and Mel were there and could give Lilly a bottle and dress her, while we made sure to pack everything off our list. Packing for a third person, one who demands a bunch of stuff, is a trip in and of itself. But we got to the airport and through security, with breastmilk and formula and all, and made it to the gate with plenty of time. We boarded and were able to sit in the bulkhead row. But unfortunately you are not able to sit in the bulkhead row with a car seat, so we checked the seat and had Lilly sit with us. She had her own seat, but couldn't muster the balance to sit by herself. I thought take off and landing would bother her ears, so we gave her a bottle as we took off, and she was ok. But either she was tired or gassy or probably a combination of the two, and after we leveled off, she just started crying. And didn't stop. I got up and walked with her. I rocked her. And then handed her off to Mark, who sang into her ear, and after about 10 minutes, she fell asleep on his shoulder. She stayed that way for about 30-40 minutes. Just to right before the initial descent. The Southwest flight attendants even gave her a certificate, commemorating her first flight, complete with their signatures, flight info, and wings!

And Monday we fed her rice cereal for the first time. She seemed to enjoy it, got all over mouth. Thank goodness for the bib. It's giving her bad gas, so luckily we only do 1 tablespoon to about 4 tablespoons of breast milk.

And we can see and feel her first tooth. It's unreal, I felt it yesterday! It definitely moves up and down, but you can see it how it has broken though her gum. It's giving her a lot of pain, she cried and wailed yesterday afternoon, definitely tiring herself out, but we gave her some Tylenol and it seemed to help.

Check out the video - it's us giving her rice cereal for the first time.

5 Month Birthday

We celebrated Lilly's 5 month birthday with a $10.99 3 layer Doberge cake last Saturday. It was a fun, little celebration ( only me eating a piece right from the get go). Hard to believe Lilly is five months! She's in 6 months clothing. She enjoys kicking off her socks. And I have a big bagful of clothing that she's already grown out of and will put away. And thanks to her JJ and Mel, she's got a bunch of new clothes. So she will be one well-dressed baby! The queen of Coliseum Street!