Lots of new ones into the bin.
Enjoy.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Update: Two Month Checkup
Well, last Tuesday was the 2 month checkup.
Weighed in at 10lbs 6oz.
Measured straight in 50 percentiles for all routine measurements. (Ahhh... average... just like her parents!!!)
Then the visit with the MD. She got a clean bill of health. The MD was rambling on and on about different things.... blah blah blah... "Do you have a baby monitor?" "Yes." "Turn it off." blah blah blah... blah blah blah... er... wait a minute... "Did you say turn off the monitor?" "Yes... let her cry it out!"
Oh my God! I didn't hear a word of of the remaining 30 min visit. Even missed the round of vaccine shots. I was off in dream world! I mean, gosh... a whole night's sleep! Hoooray!!! Wow...
I practically skipped out of the office... almost forgot the KP... Hooray!
We're going to let her cry it out right now!
But, we have worked on her schedule at night.... The average now is from 10-11pm to 4-5am.
It is still a work in progress!
Weighed in at 10lbs 6oz.
Measured straight in 50 percentiles for all routine measurements. (Ahhh... average... just like her parents!!!)
Then the visit with the MD. She got a clean bill of health. The MD was rambling on and on about different things.... blah blah blah... "Do you have a baby monitor?" "Yes." "Turn it off." blah blah blah... blah blah blah... er... wait a minute... "Did you say turn off the monitor?" "Yes... let her cry it out!"
Oh my God! I didn't hear a word of of the remaining 30 min visit. Even missed the round of vaccine shots. I was off in dream world! I mean, gosh... a whole night's sleep! Hoooray!!! Wow...
I practically skipped out of the office... almost forgot the KP... Hooray!
We're going to let her cry it out right now!
But, we have worked on her schedule at night.... The average now is from 10-11pm to 4-5am.
It is still a work in progress!
Welcome Back Editor!
Whew!
What a delay! Sorry about the lack of posting.
The DQ has returned to work, and last week was my feeble attempt to take my EP boards.
But now we here at BY Universe are back... and better than ever!
More posts
More pics
Videos
Humor
A Glossary
Stay Tuned!
What a delay! Sorry about the lack of posting.
The DQ has returned to work, and last week was my feeble attempt to take my EP boards.
But now we here at BY Universe are back... and better than ever!
More posts
More pics
Videos
Humor
A Glossary
Stay Tuned!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Kemper Survives the Night!
(and Daddy too!)
Well, loyal followers, last night we took one small step for KP, one giant leap for the BY Universe!
As you probably already know, last night marked the return of the DQ to the hospital. Yes, now she is officially Dr DQ! (Hmm... I wonder if she'll change her name... aw, who am I kidding, she didn't change her name to Dr Yarnoz!)
This left the extreme parental rights to the Daddy. Oh boy!
The evening started off like any other.... nice chill in the evening Carolina air... KP asleep in the bouncer and Daddy drudging away at his studying. (Today marks the official 1 week countdown!) Calm and tranquil!
This lasted until 9:30pm.... Then the Fidget appeared.... uh oh... time to get a-warmin'... Then the Fidget morphed into the Piglet.... go microwave go...
Got the sauce warmed up and popped it into the KP, right before Mt KPiglet erupted! Whew! Catastrophe aborted...
Finished the sauce and did the final burp. Ahhh! Bed time. Since she was in her drunk phase, I took the opportunity to check under the hood... whew, no blowouts there! Then I wrapped her in the Burrito. Then came the new invention, the Chalupa! (If some of you are not big TacoBell people, a chalupa is a taco with a pita wrapped around it, with other assorted Grade F beef products... but you get the picture.) So the KP Chalupa, is the Burrito wrapped up in a fuzzy blanket. Man it looks warm and cozy!
Then the KP was off to bed. And so was Daddy. Ham tried to get on the bed (somehow he knows that when the weather gets cold, he gets allowed on the bed... damn smart dog). But no go for Ham, he was rejected. Ahh the nice cozy bed, without the DQ.... ahhh!
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
** wiggle wiggle ** **crankie crankie** uh, oh... she's sturring.... where am I? ...
** WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA** oh, damn... DQ, why don't you take this one? Oh crap... no DQ. What time is it? 2:30am. Wow!
I'm up now and in the room like a flash. Ham was up to, protecting the way. Good boy! I look down into the crib, the KP was up!!! Seems now she has wiggle herself free of the warm, chalupa outershell... leaving just the yellow burrito underneath. I grab her and head down stairs to the kitchen. I get to the microwave and fire it up. (In my Daddy mode before bed, I left a cup of water in a mug in the micro... ready to go!)
***WWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" She's really getting revved up now! I don't think I'll hold her out much longer. I start sweating.... Sauce was still cold. Microwave's finished, and I plop in the bottle. **WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!** now she's really going. Seems that she is also morphing away from her cute little baby cry to this new little horrific witch cackle! Whew! When's this bottle going to get warm! Where's the paci? Damn, upstairs!!! Ok, how about my finger? No go! It's the sauce or nada! I look at Ham, who's looking up at me whimpering... yes, boy I know! I grab the bottle, check it... lukewarm is good enough for me, and pop it in! The KP loves it!
Hooray!
20mins later, after 3 pauses for some impressive burping (she really has my GI tract), we're complete. She's spent! Drunk as a sailor on shoreleave. I take her back upstairs, and check under the hood.... nada.... Whew! I re-wrap the burrito and put her in the crib... then I re-wrap the chalupa. She's out....
Soon daddy too. I get back into bed and look at the clock... 3:30am....
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
** creak creak ** The DQ slides into bed. "Hey babe, how's the KP?" I look at the clock 3:40am... Nice timing.
The next thing I know the alarm is going off. 6am.
We've survived the night!
Well, loyal followers, last night we took one small step for KP, one giant leap for the BY Universe!
As you probably already know, last night marked the return of the DQ to the hospital. Yes, now she is officially Dr DQ! (Hmm... I wonder if she'll change her name... aw, who am I kidding, she didn't change her name to Dr Yarnoz!)
This left the extreme parental rights to the Daddy. Oh boy!
The evening started off like any other.... nice chill in the evening Carolina air... KP asleep in the bouncer and Daddy drudging away at his studying. (Today marks the official 1 week countdown!) Calm and tranquil!
This lasted until 9:30pm.... Then the Fidget appeared.... uh oh... time to get a-warmin'... Then the Fidget morphed into the Piglet.... go microwave go...
Got the sauce warmed up and popped it into the KP, right before Mt KPiglet erupted! Whew! Catastrophe aborted...
Finished the sauce and did the final burp. Ahhh! Bed time. Since she was in her drunk phase, I took the opportunity to check under the hood... whew, no blowouts there! Then I wrapped her in the Burrito. Then came the new invention, the Chalupa! (If some of you are not big TacoBell people, a chalupa is a taco with a pita wrapped around it, with other assorted Grade F beef products... but you get the picture.) So the KP Chalupa, is the Burrito wrapped up in a fuzzy blanket. Man it looks warm and cozy!
Then the KP was off to bed. And so was Daddy. Ham tried to get on the bed (somehow he knows that when the weather gets cold, he gets allowed on the bed... damn smart dog). But no go for Ham, he was rejected. Ahh the nice cozy bed, without the DQ.... ahhh!
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
** wiggle wiggle ** **crankie crankie** uh, oh... she's sturring.... where am I? ...
** WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA** oh, damn... DQ, why don't you take this one? Oh crap... no DQ. What time is it? 2:30am. Wow!
I'm up now and in the room like a flash. Ham was up to, protecting the way. Good boy! I look down into the crib, the KP was up!!! Seems now she has wiggle herself free of the warm, chalupa outershell... leaving just the yellow burrito underneath. I grab her and head down stairs to the kitchen. I get to the microwave and fire it up. (In my Daddy mode before bed, I left a cup of water in a mug in the micro... ready to go!)
***WWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" She's really getting revved up now! I don't think I'll hold her out much longer. I start sweating.... Sauce was still cold. Microwave's finished, and I plop in the bottle. **WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!** now she's really going. Seems that she is also morphing away from her cute little baby cry to this new little horrific witch cackle! Whew! When's this bottle going to get warm! Where's the paci? Damn, upstairs!!! Ok, how about my finger? No go! It's the sauce or nada! I look at Ham, who's looking up at me whimpering... yes, boy I know! I grab the bottle, check it... lukewarm is good enough for me, and pop it in! The KP loves it!
Hooray!
20mins later, after 3 pauses for some impressive burping (she really has my GI tract), we're complete. She's spent! Drunk as a sailor on shoreleave. I take her back upstairs, and check under the hood.... nada.... Whew! I re-wrap the burrito and put her in the crib... then I re-wrap the chalupa. She's out....
Soon daddy too. I get back into bed and look at the clock... 3:30am....
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
** creak creak ** The DQ slides into bed. "Hey babe, how's the KP?" I look at the clock 3:40am... Nice timing.
The next thing I know the alarm is going off. 6am.
We've survived the night!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Welcome to Daddy DayCare!
T-Minus 5 minutes and counting!
The DQ is prepping to go into her 1st night shift back from maternity leave. This leaves Daddy in charge for the whole damn night!
The sauce .... chilling in the fridge! **check**
The G Diapers .... sittin in the dresser! **check**
The paci .... all 4 (yes we've expanded!) are in prime locations, ready to go! **check**
The burrito .... hanging over the crib, ready for a wrap! **check**
Club Kemper ... thumpin! **check**
The KP .... napping in the bouncer! **check**
Daddy (fresh off having to go into the hospital 3 am two days in a row) .... pumped! ** check **
Let's get it on!
(We're screwed!!!)
The DQ is prepping to go into her 1st night shift back from maternity leave. This leaves Daddy in charge for the whole damn night!
The sauce .... chilling in the fridge! **check**
The G Diapers .... sittin in the dresser! **check**
The paci .... all 4 (yes we've expanded!) are in prime locations, ready to go! **check**
The burrito .... hanging over the crib, ready for a wrap! **check**
Club Kemper ... thumpin! **check**
The KP .... napping in the bouncer! **check**
Daddy (fresh off having to go into the hospital 3 am two days in a row) .... pumped! ** check **
Let's get it on!
(We're screwed!!!)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Kemper starts school!
We never thought the day would come, 8 weeks ago, when little KPY arrived 8 days early, but yes, folks, she's old enough for day care. Except "day care" is open 13+ hours per day and consists of a rigorous sign in and sign out procedure, and even has lesson plans for 2 month olds (you know, public policy, calculus, etc...) So we've decided that "day care" isn't the right noun to describe this place... child labor camp seemed sorta harsh, so we've decided just to call it "school."
This means that the DQ is liberated for various hours every day. They told her to come early today (the first day) for the drop off in case she got weepy. Clearly they don't know the DQ, who ran out of there skipping and immediately went to the gym. But before you think she's a horrible person, she only felt compelled to leave little Kemper for a mere 4 hours. But if it protects her sanity, hey, I'm all for it.
This means that the DQ is liberated for various hours every day. They told her to come early today (the first day) for the drop off in case she got weepy. Clearly they don't know the DQ, who ran out of there skipping and immediately went to the gym. But before you think she's a horrible person, she only felt compelled to leave little Kemper for a mere 4 hours. But if it protects her sanity, hey, I'm all for it.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Kemper Hates Her Daddy!
Yup. It's true. And it only took 5 weeks!
For the last 24hours (ever since the last batch of grandparents left the GM... hmmm... coincidence?), the KP has not wanted a thing to do with her father.
Yup. I know. Horrible.
Every time I try to pick her up to play. She cries.
Every time I try to hold her, while the DQ does something, She cries.
Every time I try to console her when she cries, she cries louder.
I walk by her to talk to the DQ, she cries.
She cries.
I've tried everything that used to work: rocking, walking, singing, bouncing, the Jedi-mind trick. Nada .... zero... zilch. She actually amplifies her cries; getting all red everywhere. Almost as if she's going to pass out from lack of oxygen. (I think... hmm... that might quiet her down some!) But no! It continues, ad nauseum. Then Ham starts to cry too! I stand there, at wits end, trying to make her happy.
Then the DQ arrives, picks up the KP, and ... whimper, whimper... sniffle, sniffle... all better! Seriously!!! Like nothing ever happened.
I've heard of favoring one parent over the other, but this early?!?!
I have to get some boobs, and fast!
For the last 24hours (ever since the last batch of grandparents left the GM... hmmm... coincidence?), the KP has not wanted a thing to do with her father.
Yup. I know. Horrible.
Every time I try to pick her up to play. She cries.
Every time I try to hold her, while the DQ does something, She cries.
Every time I try to console her when she cries, she cries louder.
I walk by her to talk to the DQ, she cries.
She cries.
I've tried everything that used to work: rocking, walking, singing, bouncing, the Jedi-mind trick. Nada .... zero... zilch. She actually amplifies her cries; getting all red everywhere. Almost as if she's going to pass out from lack of oxygen. (I think... hmm... that might quiet her down some!) But no! It continues, ad nauseum. Then Ham starts to cry too! I stand there, at wits end, trying to make her happy.
Then the DQ arrives, picks up the KP, and ... whimper, whimper... sniffle, sniffle... all better! Seriously!!! Like nothing ever happened.
I've heard of favoring one parent over the other, but this early?!?!
I have to get some boobs, and fast!
Friday, October 09, 2009
Kemper Goes to AA!!!
So we have been busy here in the land of the BY! We've progress soooooooooooooooo much in the last 5 weeks or so.
One of the things we've been reading in the books (er... let me rephrase that... the DQ's been reading) is to put the baby on their tummy to strengthen their heads. This is called 'Tummy Time'.
Well, we've decided to try that in the BY Universe. But since we have a perverse sense of humor, and a distaste for the phrase Tummy-Time... we have changed the phrase to a more scientific phenomena.
Abdominal Activity!
(or AA for short)
So, here is a clip from one of the early AA sessions. (hopefully this will ward off any future AA sessions during adulthood)
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Visits from GParents and Making a KPY Milestone
So, you've probably been wondering... "What the hell are those crazy kids doing in Wilmington?" What is going on with the BY? Why are there no posts?
Well, gosh darn it... we're busy. The Hotel GM is in full effect... all to see the little KP. Mostly with grandparents to see the new little bundle...
Pawpaw (aka Jamie) and Gigi (aka Debbie) came first for a few days. The KP learned a few things from Pawpaw: how to make crawfish etouffee, how to curse during LSU football games (and a few cheers as well), and how to put together a budget. Since we've already prepped her for the EP Boards (which are still pending), we thought these were adequate lessons to make her more well-rounded.
Next to visit were Ita (aka Jill/Abuelita) and Wo-wo (aka Miguel/Abuel0), who caught the KP at her personal best. She even rounded up a social smile for Abuelo to thank him for the built in Boppy that he carries around with him just in case a small child needs to lay on his stomach. (Pawpaw has one as well.... these grandfathers are just so accommodating nowadays.)
The DQ especially enjoyed the visits because they meant that she could take more than 60 seconds to shower and even got to go to the gym guilt-free.
Actually, tomorrow, the DQ and the Editor get to go on their first real date... sans Kemper!
Should be real fun!!!!
Well, gosh darn it... we're busy. The Hotel GM is in full effect... all to see the little KP. Mostly with grandparents to see the new little bundle...
No one can really deny that new newborns are, well, frankly, boring. They pretty much do nothing all day. So, although Laura got the shaft, the rest of the grandparents appear to have descended at a good time.
Pawpaw (aka Jamie) and Gigi (aka Debbie) came first for a few days. The KP learned a few things from Pawpaw: how to make crawfish etouffee, how to curse during LSU football games (and a few cheers as well), and how to put together a budget. Since we've already prepped her for the EP Boards (which are still pending), we thought these were adequate lessons to make her more well-rounded.
Next to visit were Ita (aka Jill/Abuelita) and Wo-wo (aka Miguel/Abuel0), who caught the KP at her personal best. She even rounded up a social smile for Abuelo to thank him for the built in Boppy that he carries around with him just in case a small child needs to lay on his stomach. (Pawpaw has one as well.... these grandfathers are just so accommodating nowadays.)The DQ especially enjoyed the visits because they meant that she could take more than 60 seconds to shower and even got to go to the gym guilt-free.
Actually, tomorrow, the DQ and the Editor get to go on their first real date... sans Kemper!
Should be real fun!!!!
Friday, October 02, 2009
New iPhone Commercial
- Need an application to monitor the timing and frequency of your contractions. There's an app for that!
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- Need an application to track and time each of your baby's feedings, including noting which breast and/or bottle. There's an app for that!
- Need an application to note each time your baby lays a dirty diaper. There's an app for that!
- Need an application to record every time your baby naps. There's an app for that!
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