October 31, 2012 Halloween!!! 8 month's old

It has been a fun couple of weeks!! It's Tatum's first Halloween and we did it up! We had a Halloween party that we went to with my Mom's group, we got together with our friends Andrea and her adorable Daughter Madison, a Halloween party at Musicology, and we had fun with the trick or treaters at the house! We also took T to Schnepf Farms to her first pumpkin patch. She thought it was really neat. She smiled and laughed the whole time. We got some really cute pictures of her there. Our friend Mandy also took some pictures of her last week in a pumpkin that I carved and with some cute Halloween decorations around her. They turned out so cute!!! A couple of weeks ago I went to a pottery painting place and ordered a special pumpkin with T's name on it and I custom painted it for her. It turned out really cute and it's her very own special pumpkin that she will always have. I love how it turned out!

A couple of days ago Rich and I took T to the park so she could swing in a real baby swing for the first time. She absolutely loved it! I knew she would since she has always loved her little baby swing. She had so much fun and I just love to see her so happy!

October 15, 2012 Almost 8 month's old

A lot has been going on lately. Firstly, Rich and I just got back from our first weekend away without Tatum. He and I went up to Sedona for a wedding of our friends, JT and Andy. It was a really fun weekend! We hiked, shopped, lounged around, and of course shared in wedding festivities. It was truly a great time but we missed T very much. She stayed the weekend with my brother and sister in law Charlie and Melissa. They took really great care of her and said they had a fabulous time with her. It was so hard to be away from her but it was really nice to get a break too. We felt really weird without her though. :)

The really big thing that happened today was that I walked out of T's room this morning for a minute and when I came back she was standing up!!!! I couldn't believe it!! It was the first time ever and now of course she has been doing it all day. She pulls herself up and then stands for a few seconds. She's pretty wobbly but I am so impressed that she's doing that already! She's not even 8 month's old yet so I think that's very impressive! Everyone is telling us that she will probably be walking by 10 month's.  We will see.

At the beginning of the month, T started using a sippy cup for water. It's so cute! My little girl is growing up so fast. It's just funny all these little things just keep adding up to become big things. Little by little she gets bigger, stronger and more independent. It's all very exciting but at the same time I get so sad. On one hand I want to keep her my little baby forever but on the other hand I can't wait to see what/ who she becomes. I'm always excited for the next thing. I suppose it will always be like that. It's bittersweet to see your baby grow. It's wonderful and what they're supposed to do but you just want to keep them little and take care of them forever too. :)

Good news for me is that my medication is working and I am feeling a whole lot better! I'm not crying everyday anymore and I feel like some of the hurt and anxiety over Tatum's birth is slowly subsiding. It's so hard to verbalize what I have been feeling but I truly have had this heavy heart and it feels as though it's becoming lighter and lighter.

One crappy thing that happened last week is that I developed calcific tendonitis in my left shoulder and it is causing severe pain in my shoulder that radiates down my arm. The morning of the 9th I woke up with such severe pain that I couldn't lift my arm. My sister was so wonderful and came over to my house so that she could help take care of T. I couldn't even lift her, it was so awful. I got in with an orthopedic doctor and he gave me a shot of cortisone and it helped take the inflammation down and the pain subsided thankfully. It's been a crazy couple of weeks around here but fun nonetheless!

Friday September 21, 2012 7 month's old

I met a new pediatrician today that was recommended to me but another Mom in my group. Dr. DaSilva was becoming problematic for me and we were just not meshing well. She kept treating me as though I was going to harm Tatum by taking her to a chiropractor and to a naturopath doctor. She told me that infants have died by getting adjusted by a chiropractor and basically alluded that I am risking her life by doing so. That couldn't be further from the truth! Pediatric chiropractic is so gentle and Tatum loves it. It's very relaxing for her and it obviously makes her feel good and it's working so I will continue taking her. Her reflux is almost all gone and I contribute it to the adjustments and to the homeopathy that Tatum's naturopath gave us. I don't feel comfortable giving her medications all the time and I know from my experience, reflux meds just cause further problems down the line. So, I found a new pediatrician that seems to be on board with my desires and she seemed to be pretty supportive of the natural things that I'm doing. I set-up Tatum's 9 month well with her (Dr. Romero) and hopefully it will go well.

I'm having a lot of fun with T and I continue to make her baby food. She seems to love it all and I am so pleased that she is such a great eater so far! She pretty much likes everything that I make and hasn't been too fussy at all.

Thursday September 6, 2012 - 28 Weeks Old

We started carrots today! So far it seems like she really likes them!

Sunday September 2, 2012 - 27 Weeks Old

Today we started peas! She was less then thrilled with them, ha ha! I can't stand peas but Rich loves them so who knows if she will love them later or not.

Saturday September 1, 2012 - 27 Weeks Old

Tatum's second tooth cut today!!! The one on the bottom right next to the first one that cut 2 days ago!!! This is just crazy! No wonder she has been so unhappy lately. Poor baby! She has been a teething fool! Rich called me at work today to tell me he noticed sometime during the day that it cut through. Well hopefully she will be feeling a lot better soon since they both have now cut. My poor sweetie!!

Wednesday August 29, 2012 - 27 Weeks Old

Tatum's first tooth officially cut today!!!! I cannot believe it! I checked her mouth last night and I still didn't feel anything coming through but this morning I noticed a few cuts on her hand and I thought it was odd but I had to rush out to get to work. My sister called me later in the morning and said that she could feel a tooth! It's just so crazy how fast it happened! Hopefully her fussiness with the teething will end soon because she has been a bear lately. The first tooth is on the bottom in the front and it's the right side one if you're looking directly at her. It's so cute!!! :)