Pacifier!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

This week has been nice, so far.  Maddie has been a little angel for the majority of the week, with the exception of some evening-screaming, which Phil and I have come to expect.  She has discovered the pacifier as a soothing mechanism and will actually take it for long periods of time.  Phil and I have tried to give her the paci on numerous occasions to help quiet her when she has been upset in the past, but she wanted nothing to do with it.  This weekend, though, after trying everything else on the planet to calm little Mads down, we resorted to giving the pacifier a shot again and, to our surprise, Maddie took it and was soothed by it instantly.  It’s adorable watching her use it.  She plays with it with her hands and little fingers and will push my hand out of the way so she can hold it in her mouth herself. I am excited that it appears that her fine motor skills are being developed through this process.  She also will stop sucking sometimes and “talk” for a little while before remembering, “Oh, yeah! Pacifier! Boom!” and starts sucking again.  She seriously cracks me up.  I have startled her a couple of times with my tummy-jiggling laughter. 

I started going to a new small group this week and I am loving it so far.  It is SO refreshing to have a break mid-week and be surrounded by Godly women and reading God’s word and being reminded of his promises to us.  He is great, powerful, all-in-all, in control and has dominion over everything.  A great word to remember during the difficult times throughout the week.  I’m really looking forward to next Wednesday night!

Tummy-time: oh my goodness, Maddie hates it! We are still working on increasing the time every day, but Maddie’s spine and neck really seem to be getting stronger with the short spouts she has on her tummy every morning.  I was so excited yesterday watching her turn from her tummy onto her side and ALMOST onto her back.  A couple more weeks and I think she will be able to roll over.  I’m looking forward to it. 

"Hi, everyone! I am 3 months old, now!" 

Phil’s birthday is coming up this weekend and I am really looking forward to celebrating with him. I think we’ll be getting together with family from both sides at some point, so it will be a busy weekend.  We will have “Phil’s birthday (observed)” on Monday, though, since he will be taking the day off of work again.  WOO HOO! We love having daddy home during the weekdays. 

Now, I am just waiting for Maddie to wake up, which should be any minute now.  Thanks to daylight savings, she is now going to bed by around 10:30 and sleeping until 8 or 8:30 am.  Such a long stretch! I love being able to go to bed earlier and getting an earlier start on the day, too.  Plus, we are working on getting a good nap schedule in place, so I am getting a little bit more “me-time” during the days so I can get my workout in and do some housecleaning (or write my blog!). 

Well, Maddie is starting to stir.  Sure enough – it’s 8:33! Off to see my “good morning, mommy!” smile from my little princess.  J