Nothing in particular to say...

I haven't had a post in a while so I figured I should log on and give an update or two. We've just been really busy so I haven't had much time to write.

I'm home early from work today because our office is in the midst of moving...all of my stuff is packed up, so there wasn't a whole lot I could do at work. Marissa is playing in her exersaucer right now so I had a minute to post.

I guess one major update is that I have officially stopped breastfeeding. This was a gradual process and this week we finally eliminated our last nursing session of the day...and went to all bottles. I am pretty sad about it, actually (which I am surprised about). Nursing was a special bond that we shared, and it was amazing to know that for a while every ounce of nourishment that she got came straight from me. At times breastfeeding was absolutely exhausting...especially in the beginning when she basically ate 'round the clock. But it got so much easier and felt like second nature. When I went back to work, we still were able to keep it up for a while, which I'm really happy about. We nursed when we were together and I pumped once per day in a storage closet at work (this wasn't exactly a dream setup but I thought I'd give it a try and see how things went) so I could give her breastmilk in the bottle while she was at daycare. Gradually we supplemented with more bottles of formula while we were apart, working in more bottles and fewer nursing sessions. This week Marissa dropped her 5th feeding and is now down to 4 feedings per day. I kept trying to shove in that 5th feeding but she wouldn't take it (at bedtime) and would actually get pretty upset when you tried. So, we took the leap and just started bedtime after her "dinner" feeding. Her dinner feeding is at about 6:30 and then she's in bed around 7:30 (after eating, bath, book, rocking). Seems to be good so far...she's still sleeping 11-12 hours at night. The only thing that I can't figure out now is if Matt and I will ever be able to go out to dinner again? Before, we would feed her maybe at 6:00, go to dinner, come back and feed her again and put her in bed around 8:30 or so. Now we've lost that hour for dinner. Hmm...we'll figure it out. She can flex her schedule at some point...but since we're just getting used to the new set up we'll give it a day or two.

The rice cereal feeding is an amusing process. I'm still not 100% convinced that she's actually swallowing any of it. She definitely loves putting the spoon in her mouth and sucking the cereal off of it and then playing with it with her tongue...but not sure any gets in her belly. We'll keep it going, though...eventually she'll figure this "eating" thing out.

In the interest of getting some "God" and perhaps a little "faith" in her life, I have joined a church and have scheduled a baptism. At the baptism class they asked if it was anyone's first return to church since they got married. I was the only one who raised my hand. I'm convinced everyone else was lying.

I had to pause working on this post because someone got hungry and needed to eat. She just killed her whole bottle and then an additional ounce. Boy, someone is eating lots these days. She is now in a food coma...kind of has that glassy look in her eye that Matt gets after Thanksgiving dinner or a stack of hot wings.

We now don't poop every feeding. In fact, we were down to once a day until yesterday, when she didn't poop at all. She still hasn't pooped today, either. Hmm. She has had some truly nauseating farts, though...so I know there's something rotting in her butt...it's only a matter of time until that comes out in full force. I am sure it will be a blow out. Twice this week she came home in a different outfit than she was sent to school in. Atta girl!!

We're getting really good at tummy time...she is SO CLOSE to rolling over, but not quite yet. We'll get there soon. But who knows..."close" could last another day or another month. It's very unpredictable.

Gotta go play with Marissa...she's getting a little restless. Maybe she's working on that doo doo...