Incessant blogging...

I know I have bombarded this blog with posts lately, but I feel the extreme urge to catch up ;)

Livi, or Livi Louie as Audrey calls her, is almost 6 months old! Oh my goodness, where does the time go??
I can't believe it! She is something, this one! She is sitting up on her own, holding her own bottle and almost rolling over. She doesn't really seem interested in trying to roll over most of the time, so I am trying to "work" with her on it. She just honestly doesn't seem to care if she rolls over. I am ok with that since she is on target with everything else. She is starting to discover her "voice", and has almost given me a heart attack several times with a random squeal.. but it's quite adorable.

Sleep...well that's another story. She is not a natural born sleeper, like Audrey is, so that has been somewhat of a challenge. I think we have figured it out though. She has to have HER blankets, one side is silk/satin, the other a soft chenille (?). She has one that is just her blankie, the other is a full size blanket. Before we figured this out, sleeping was non existent. All of it wasn't her fault, she is a GASSY baby, and man, does she spit up! She could " easily win a baby toots competition", yes, that is a direct quote from our pediatrician.
We sit her upright for a minimum of 20 minutes after she eats and that alone has helped tremendously! She is not a "fussy" baby, she is just a little more particular than Audrey was. She has been consistently sleeping a solid 6 or 7 hours for almost a week now, so I consider that progress!

I am adamant that each of my girls be treated equally, but maintain their own unique personalities. We had a stumbling block earlier this month with our infant daycare teacher. She has really had a hard time differentiating between the two kids. She was absolutely marvelous with Audrey, but she wanted to treat Livi exactly the same way  she did Audrey. Well, that is a problem. Livi requires a little more attention and "work" than Audrey ever did. Livi has to have her blankets, has to be sat up after feeding, doesn't like to be rocked, doesn't like to be swaddled and burps and spits up constantly. Not recognizing these differences was making them both miserable. Jeremy and I both made trips down in the middle of the day to show Debbie how to handle Livi, and give her some pointers. This week was much better for the both of them!!

I cannot believe I will start making her baby food in less than 3 weeks. After her appointment the 1st week of May, I expect our pediatrician to give the go-ahead on real food!! EEK! It kind of worries me, especially with the gassiness...I guess we shall see how it works out!!