It's Nuclear!

and I'm not talking about the family unit! Zofia started solids solidly this week and her poop is hazardous waste! It makes me gag!



but the bright side is....
she loves it! She eats 2 "meals" that consists of oatmeal, formula/breastmilk, and pear or banana followed by a bottle. I think she likes bananas more than the pears.

Bye, Bye, Baby

I went on my first business trip last week! I have to say, pumping while traveling SUCKS! Trying to find a place to pump in an airport was soooooo difficult. The "family care" restrooms had electrical outlets but the majority of them didn't work! Then trying to figure out how to store the EBM was also a challenge - my hotel fridge was not the best, so I asked the hotel if I could store it in their refridgerator and they were very willing to oblige. Then at work I had to find a place to store because I wasn't sure the little cooler and ice packs would keep it cold enough. Luckily, the snack bar let me store my cooler in their fridge.

On the home front, it was a rough week for Steven. Trying to work, take care of Zofia, sell the car, and eat was difficult. She came through it nicely, but we were all very tired by the end of the week.

I got home at about 1am Friday night and found them asleep on the bed among a mass of toys, sleeping, like babies.

Milk, par avion

Yeah! The TSA has lifted its restrictions! Now, a mother flying without her child will be able to bring breast milk through the checkpoint !!

http://www.tsa.dhs.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/formula.shtm

This is a huge deal for me, as well as timely! My first trip is next week and I've been trying to figure out how in the heck I'm going to get my milk home. I may still have to check a bag, but I'm hoping with some creative packing I may be able to squeeze it all in my 2 carry-ons: Laptop, Pump (all of the icepacks), and clothes. Now I'm wondering how will I get through security with ice packs to keep all of the breastmilk cold/frozen? I can check my luggage on the way there so the ice packs will be in my suitcase. But what about on the way home?

Nose-free-da

It's actually called Nosefrida, a Swedish made nasal aspirator that is not a bulb suction aspirator but rather a suctioning device that is controlled by the parent. I got it in the mail yesterday and had the opportunity, if you'd call it such, to use it this morning. And she didn't scream, squirm, or turn away! I think she was more curious than anything about this contraption, but hey I have a short reprieve from the arm flailing!

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

And she's off! Finally, Zofia is learning to roll from her tummy to her back! She has been rolling from her back to tummy for quite some time now but always got stuck on her stomach (causing many sleep disturbances). Over the last couple of days she's been able to roll from front to back, as well as spin in circles on her belly. It's not all the time and it may not even be intentional, but it's a start!!

笑 (laugh)

oh, it was small but it was there. I got a giggle last night and this morning! Finally a giggle that happened twice in a row! Everyday I wondered "when will Zofia laugh"? I want to know what kind of laugh she'll have. Will it be deep and throaty? Or will it be a high squeal of delight? It's still too soon to tell.

Keep laughing, baby!

Moon in Gemini

Moon is in 27 Degrees Gemini. Keywords: Loquacious, Quick, Versatile, Sly, Friendly, Adaptable, Duality
Restless in the extreme, you are easily bored because of your short attention span. Your emotions change rapidly and you love to talk about your feelings. Generally, you have good judgment -- your intellect controls your emotions and you do not overreact emotionally to things. A good jack-of-all-trades, you have many- sided interests and enjoy reasoning things through. With your mental agility and need for physical mobility, you are attracted to traveling and learning about other peoples and cultures. You have vivid powers of emotional self-expression - - you can be a nonstop talker. You love to share your ideas with anyone who will listen.

My angel baby is back (must be the Gemini)! We had a mysteriously good day today. I'm sure I'll pay for this, but today was so nice. Steven was gone all day staying over a friend's house to take him to his Lasix appointment this morning. I was worried about working and taking care of her, especially in light of how fussy she has been over the last week. But Zofia was in a good mood and by 3:30 we were at Elizabeth and Richard's house for an evening with Daddy and Richard.