These Days are Numbered

I'm pretty sure that Copper's first tumble from the sofa will be on my watch. She currently sits quite peacefully on the sofa playing with toys while I run around the house trying to get things accomplished. On this day I laid her down for a quick nap while Aubrey and I got ready to run some errands. So far she hasn't rolled from her back on to her stomach. Although she is pretty good at rolling onto her side. As a precautionary measure I did place the back sofa cushion next to the couch to hopefully slow down her fall. Luckily it wasn't needed.

Must be the fresh Iowa air

Copper had a whole week of first time experiences on our trip back to Iowa. They included:

Rolling over from her stomach onto her back unassisted.

Eating veggies. She very much enjoys carrots.

Going swimming.

Note: This one may not count completely since the water was freezing and she only got her legs wet.

Sitting in a restaurant high chair and eating a slice of lime.

Going to a playground.

Equipment used: swing, teeter totter, rocking horse thingy, and slide

Good job Bug! Growing up so fast.

Crawling

Copper and I went to a Stroller Strides class on Friday at Wash Park. If you're not familiar it's an outdoor fitness class for mommies and their babies in strollers. It combines cardio and strength training in a circuit format. It was a lot of fun and a great workout. I haven't been this sore in a very long time. Anyways, at the end of the class we were all hanging out with our babies in the grass when a woman came over with her little girl. She noticed how well Copper was sitting up and asked how old she is. Turns out that her girl is 1 day older than Copper, but hasn't mastered sitting up very well. I asked her how she does with crawling and she said that she is doing well and can get up on her hands and knees. She then put her girl on the ground and sure enough she immediately propped herself up. I expressed my amazement and then showed her Copper's lack of progress. I placed Copper on her belly and with pudgy little arms splayed out to both sides and laying flat on her belly with the side of her face plastered to the matt she started to fuss. Sitting up...check. Learning to crawl...fail. It was interesting to see so many babies and the range of their abilities. I'm not the least bit concerned about Copper's lack of interest in crawling. It'll all come together soon enough.

6 Months - A bit belated

Copper Jo Jo turned 6 months old on May 12th. I obviously didn't get around to posting her 6 month info. So I'm doing it now. She weighed 16 lb 8 oz (she must have had a wet diaper, just eaten, and been wearing 2 pounds of clothes when I got that 17 lb reading), she was 26 inches long, and her noggin was 42.5 cm. All of which are totally average.

Hobbies include:

• Sucking on orange peels (her favorite)
• Doing everything that she did at 5 months only better and longer

I hoped to report that she was walking by now, but unfortunately it hasn't happened yet.

Also at 6 months she has developed patches of dry skin. I haven't used lotion on her ever (except for her chin) and now I have to lather her up a couple times a day with heavy cream.

It seems like she didn't develop as many new skills from 5 months to 6 months. She just does them all better now.

That's what I get.

I've been bragging lately about how I haven't had a clogged duct in weeks. I was getting nasty clogged ducts that left half my right boob feeling like a bruised rock every 3-4 days for over a month. I was convinced that I would just have to deal with them for the rest of my breastfeeding days. Then all of a sudden I didn't get them anymore. Now that I opened my mouth and shouted with joy that I have been cured, they've come back. I was convinced that the breastfeeding gods were testing me and I had prevailed. Guess I should have knocked on wood. Stupid boob.

Time to lower the bed

Notice that guilty look on Copper's face? That's because instead of napping she decided to turn on her mobile and play with it. I looked in the monitor and heard the music and then noticed that the mobile wasn't turning. She had a death grip on the giraffe's foot. It's time to lower the mattress a notch or two. Speaking of the crib, I do really need to finish her bumper. Even though she's not rolling all the over quite yet, she does move around an awful lot. Someday she's going to get her little sausage feet stuck in the bars.

Note: Copper turned 6 months old on Thursday. I haven't posted her 6 month update yet because I left her weight, height, etc. paperwork at the pediatrician's yesterday. I'll post the update when the paperwork comes in the mail.

Being Creative

I have come to terms that while I am with Copper I cannot get everything done that I want to. Chores can wait, work can wait, working out can wait, relaxing can wait, showering can wait, getting a good buzz on can wait, going out to nice dinners can wait...you get the picture. When I put her down for a nap yesterday I immediately started cleaning the truck to get ready for Lisa, Lucy, Copper, and my trip back to Iowa. I got about 20 minutes into it before she woke up. I let her lay in her bed for quite a while, but eventually had to go get her. I wasn't willing to abandon my task so I just put her in the truck while I finished cleaning it. She loved it. While I can't always do everything that I want to, many things are possible if I just get a little creative.

Quote of the Day

Me: "Is Copper looking chunky?"
Mom: "No!" (pause) "Well maybe a little."

Happy Mother's Day to ME!

Copper woke up with a wonderful present for me this morning; a big ol' nasty poopy diaper. Melvin came inside covered in grass which I then had to brush off. I kept looking around for a regurgitated hairball from Flea, but she must have forgot it was Mother's Day. Joking aside, it really was a pretty cool day and nothing that special even took place. Now that I'm a mama, Mother's Day has taken on a whole new meaning. Sorry, mom, but today was all about me. Copper and I slept in until 11 (maybe she did realize what today was) and spent the day hanging out and running a few errands. (One of which was getting the kiddo her very own adirondack chair.) Aubrey got me Einstein's for breakfast and a huge bag of Jelly Bellys. Thanks Bumpkins! It was a great day to reflect on what an amazing honor it is to be Copper's mommy. Happy Mother's Day!