My sister and I, and many of our friends have had just about everyone ask us this question, and she posted the following blog for the answer. I took this right off of her page, so I give her all the credit (Thanks Lyssa!)...I just wanted everyone who reads my blog to know why also. Here goes:
This question I think I've been asked more than "Why do you swaddle?" I know things are different now than they used to be. I know things worked for moms like when my mom was a new mother but I really like doing things the way this generation of new moms does them, not that there's anything wrong with how my mom's generation of new mothers mothered. Here is the latest on babies drinking water and maybe coming from a reliable source it will help new mothers answer why we don't give water to our babies. This is taken word for word from the September 2008 Parents magazine.
Don't give extra water to infants younger than 6 months and don't give more than six ounces a day to babies between 6 and 12 months of age. Water triggers babies' immature kidneys to flush away sodium, which can disrupt normal brain activity and cause a seizure, explains Jennifer Anders, M.D., a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, in Baltimore. "The smaller the baby, the smaller the amount of water it takes to do harm," she says. The best way to hydrate a thirsty baby is with breast milk or formula--and you should never dilute formula with extra water.
I like reading articles like this because I know why I've done things the way I have but I like having an educated response (not that I need to explain myself). The only response I've had was, "because she doesn't need it. Everything she needs is in my milk." I like to read books and talk to friends and our pediatrician so I know WHY I do things the way I do them and which is best for our baby. I feel I'm really lucky that I have so many friends who are journeying through parenthood along with Andy and me to whom I may ask questions. I feel we have had great support and encouragement from those people and so this is me saying THANKS!!
I hope all of the questions can now be answered. We will decide when Harrison needs more to drink.
9.06.2008
More Teeth!!
Yesterday H's first top tooth came through. Those top ones must really be painful, b/c he has really been off of his normal schedule these last few days....which has been rough for me and him too, I'm sure!
I do not have a picture to show you guys yet, but the time is a coming.
I do not have a picture to show you guys yet, but the time is a coming.
9.04.2008
Excuses, Excuses...
Our camera's memory card has been in rehab for two weeks, which is my REAL reason for not posting any new photos of H....so here are a few I took last week:
Our Little Peanut
Big baby blues
"Growling at Daddy" face
His tickle-ish pose
My favorite little face
Talking to Grandaddy. This is what it looks like on our end when you guys call H. He loves it, until he realizes he will not be able to chew on the phone.
Our Little Peanut
Big baby blues
"Growling at Daddy" face
His tickle-ish pose
My favorite little face
Talking to Grandaddy. This is what it looks like on our end when you guys call H. He loves it, until he realizes he will not be able to chew on the phone.
9.03.2008
Finally, some pictures
Yesterday, we had our follow-up ultrasound done. The night before, Russ and I were cleaning up and discussing the next day (because he was off) and I realized I needed to check to see what time my appointment was...I knew that was wrong. I somehow decided, like a crazy person, to schedule my appt at 8:15. WHAT!!! I must have written that down wrong. Who is open that early? In L.A., nothing started until 10 a.m., So naturally this east coast thing is a bit different for us. Anyway, I called to check if the time was right, but they had not even opened yet, which was promising, right? So, off we went with our half-asleep faces on, plus eyeliner...to the early appt.
We were there because they did not get very good views of her heart last time due to placement. If you have ever seen my body, then you would know that there is just not that much room on my upper body to hang out and grow for ten months...and both of my children have had this issue with ultrasound and positioning. I'm short, bit my children are definitely not! Both of them are ahead for long bone measurements. And, if she is anything like H, we will have a volleyball player on our hands.
Here are some pictures they gave us.
The first one is of her side profile. Stacey, the tech, told us she really looked like a little girl...that was good to hear.
This is actually a shot of her face two weeks ago at the initial ultrasound.
And, here is the same shot yesterday. Look how much she has grown in just two weeks!
Stacey told us she weighed in at about 13 oz, a little under a pound, and for her weight she is approx two days early...Ha! We will see! She also verified the sex was female, so that means we do not have to return anything yet! They keep saying, "It is not a 100% guarantee." Which is a little weird to me. I keep thinking that it must happen a lot there, but we will just keep the receipts!
These are the most recent pictures of our little lady Bailynn Kennedy!
Thank you all for voting, whoever you are....I did not think I knew 14 people on blogger, but who knows! Sadly, the pole is not helping me that much, since it is split right down the middle! I guess we will have to chose on our own judgement.
We were there because they did not get very good views of her heart last time due to placement. If you have ever seen my body, then you would know that there is just not that much room on my upper body to hang out and grow for ten months...and both of my children have had this issue with ultrasound and positioning. I'm short, bit my children are definitely not! Both of them are ahead for long bone measurements. And, if she is anything like H, we will have a volleyball player on our hands.
Here are some pictures they gave us.
The first one is of her side profile. Stacey, the tech, told us she really looked like a little girl...that was good to hear.
This is actually a shot of her face two weeks ago at the initial ultrasound.
And, here is the same shot yesterday. Look how much she has grown in just two weeks!
Stacey told us she weighed in at about 13 oz, a little under a pound, and for her weight she is approx two days early...Ha! We will see! She also verified the sex was female, so that means we do not have to return anything yet! They keep saying, "It is not a 100% guarantee." Which is a little weird to me. I keep thinking that it must happen a lot there, but we will just keep the receipts!
These are the most recent pictures of our little lady Bailynn Kennedy!
Thank you all for voting, whoever you are....I did not think I knew 14 people on blogger, but who knows! Sadly, the pole is not helping me that much, since it is split right down the middle! I guess we will have to chose on our own judgement.
8.22.2008
Name Game
So, our little lady has a name, well, almost. We have decided on Bailynn Kennedy. But, we do not know what she will go by, Bailynn or Kennedy. We are asking everyone's opinion. Which one do you think is the cutest??? Help us pick!
8.21.2008
Paige vs. Democrats
This election has really pulled me in different ways. You know, like I said before, I absolutely love politics and I have a pretty conservative background of views on life and country. But, I am also really open-minded to see the good in a change that even I might not have come up with (shocker!).
I am not easily torn from what I hold dear to me, but I am really trying to grow as a citizen this election. I REALLY want to know what is going on. I am not just going to vote for someone because he is the new Nike, or the Republican choice. I want you to convince me, with facts, that you will change a broken America. I really want to know what the plan is, and what needs to be changed. To say "I am going to change this and that" is different than me finding out the truth in what these men have really voted for in past decisions. And, boy have I been shocked. I am not going to get into who or what was said or done, but I am just excited to share something I have recently learned.
I'm not sure if you know this, but John McCain's grandfather and father have all been highly ranked, prestigious military officials in our government. And, with that comes an enormous amount of pride, as well as pressure for him, I am sure. I have recently started to read his family memoir Faith of my Fathers. I was sitting at home last week, and on MSNnews there was a church in L.A. that had an open debate for both candidates. They did not sit together, but were asked questions alone. After watching that, totally open-minded and practically begging for someone to pull my mind in a certain way, I was left with a real pride in John McCain. This lead me to buy his book. This book was written a while back, way before he ever thought of running for President of the United States. And my favorite line so far is this one:
Glory is not an end in itself, but rather a reward for valor and faith. And the greatest freedom and human fulfillment comes from engaging in a noble enterprise larger than oneself.
Hello, how awesome is that? He really wasn't the person I thought I wanted to win the Republican nominee, and I am not saying that this one quote about winning a fight is why I changed my mind, but his entire life has been about this country, for generations past. And, I honestly can say that I have a nervous stomach about electing a man into the White House that has never served for our country.
Another point that McCain made was when he was a prisoner of war....on Christmas the guards were to let the prisoners outside for one minute to experience the worship of that day, and his guard, one that had beaten him time and time again, drew a cross in the sand and they both stared at it. Together. He said that day he realized for one moment they were just two Christians standing there together, worshiping.
His has undeniably lived for our country and fought hard to defend it. I know he has not always made the best choice the first time around, and that is one thing I do not overlook. BUT, the way his face changes when asked a question that hits a soft place, and the way he geniunly answers a question....It's real. I think he really does want the best for America. But that is just me.
I still have to finish his books and do more research on Barack, but for now, I am in a happy place knowing that there is one candidate that understands this war, and knows what it feels like to have a soldier not come home with him.
I encourage you to get the book. It is totally not a political swaying book. It is all a factual family memoir. And it's great.
This time around I was really going to watch every primary, and every state speech. I was and am determined to pick the best man for this job. I did not know these things about McCain, and I am glad that I now have something in common with him.
I am not easily torn from what I hold dear to me, but I am really trying to grow as a citizen this election. I REALLY want to know what is going on. I am not just going to vote for someone because he is the new Nike, or the Republican choice. I want you to convince me, with facts, that you will change a broken America. I really want to know what the plan is, and what needs to be changed. To say "I am going to change this and that" is different than me finding out the truth in what these men have really voted for in past decisions. And, boy have I been shocked. I am not going to get into who or what was said or done, but I am just excited to share something I have recently learned.
I'm not sure if you know this, but John McCain's grandfather and father have all been highly ranked, prestigious military officials in our government. And, with that comes an enormous amount of pride, as well as pressure for him, I am sure. I have recently started to read his family memoir Faith of my Fathers. I was sitting at home last week, and on MSNnews there was a church in L.A. that had an open debate for both candidates. They did not sit together, but were asked questions alone. After watching that, totally open-minded and practically begging for someone to pull my mind in a certain way, I was left with a real pride in John McCain. This lead me to buy his book. This book was written a while back, way before he ever thought of running for President of the United States. And my favorite line so far is this one:
Glory is not an end in itself, but rather a reward for valor and faith. And the greatest freedom and human fulfillment comes from engaging in a noble enterprise larger than oneself.
Hello, how awesome is that? He really wasn't the person I thought I wanted to win the Republican nominee, and I am not saying that this one quote about winning a fight is why I changed my mind, but his entire life has been about this country, for generations past. And, I honestly can say that I have a nervous stomach about electing a man into the White House that has never served for our country.
Another point that McCain made was when he was a prisoner of war....on Christmas the guards were to let the prisoners outside for one minute to experience the worship of that day, and his guard, one that had beaten him time and time again, drew a cross in the sand and they both stared at it. Together. He said that day he realized for one moment they were just two Christians standing there together, worshiping.
His has undeniably lived for our country and fought hard to defend it. I know he has not always made the best choice the first time around, and that is one thing I do not overlook. BUT, the way his face changes when asked a question that hits a soft place, and the way he geniunly answers a question....It's real. I think he really does want the best for America. But that is just me.
I still have to finish his books and do more research on Barack, but for now, I am in a happy place knowing that there is one candidate that understands this war, and knows what it feels like to have a soldier not come home with him.
I encourage you to get the book. It is totally not a political swaying book. It is all a factual family memoir. And it's great.
This time around I was really going to watch every primary, and every state speech. I was and am determined to pick the best man for this job. I did not know these things about McCain, and I am glad that I now have something in common with him.
Baby is a little lady!
Today we had our structural ultrasound at the OB office. I am loving the midwifes, and the nursing staff there. They are doing good with us. I have been a bit hesitant about the entire experience because in the end I will not know who will deliver...it will be who is on call. YIKES! Sorry, that slipped out. I am dealing with it now, but it still makes me nauseated when I stop to think about it. "Hi, who are you? And you're here to do what?" Like I said, I'm dealing.
So we were sitting in the room with Stacey, our ultrasound tech, and Russ and I were talking to little H while she filled in some data on the screen. All of a sudden she randomly asks us, in dead silence, if we have seen a penis. First off, I'm thinking "Is that even a relevant question. I'm pregnant, twice." Then I realized where I was, pants down, and sitting in the ultrasound chair. Silly/Crazy Me.
I guess that was the way she thought of telling us that we were having a child without a penis. Naturally, that took me a second to get it all together in my head. (I think maybe Stacey should of had better word choice for that suprise...just a thought).
Me and Russ just kind of looked at each other in a state of shock, and then we were so happy for the rest of the day.
Yay! A little girl!
Who knew? I DID, with all the sickness (and hormones)...what else could it be?
I immediately started craving a Whopper Jr with cheese, no onions. So off we went to Burger King, and then TJMaxx (duh!) to buy our first pink outfit for our little lady! And let me just say it is the most precious little outfit I have ever seen!
Our goal this week: H gets a haircut. tears.
So we were sitting in the room with Stacey, our ultrasound tech, and Russ and I were talking to little H while she filled in some data on the screen. All of a sudden she randomly asks us, in dead silence, if we have seen a penis. First off, I'm thinking "Is that even a relevant question. I'm pregnant, twice." Then I realized where I was, pants down, and sitting in the ultrasound chair. Silly/Crazy Me.
I guess that was the way she thought of telling us that we were having a child without a penis. Naturally, that took me a second to get it all together in my head. (I think maybe Stacey should of had better word choice for that suprise...just a thought).
Me and Russ just kind of looked at each other in a state of shock, and then we were so happy for the rest of the day.
Yay! A little girl!
Who knew? I DID, with all the sickness (and hormones)...what else could it be?
I immediately started craving a Whopper Jr with cheese, no onions. So off we went to Burger King, and then TJMaxx (duh!) to buy our first pink outfit for our little lady! And let me just say it is the most precious little outfit I have ever seen!
Our goal this week: H gets a haircut. tears.
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