25 week summary

Personality
Demanding! She will absolutely pitch a stomp-your-feet-scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs type of fit!  She doesn't want to be put down and she definitely doesn't want you to walk away from her. 

Breastfeeding
Continues to go well.  I am still worried about my milk supply though.  I will likely soon start taking Fenugreek.  She seems to be satisfied when nursing, but I am not pupmping as much as she is eating while I am at work.  However, she did have a TERRIBLE time nursing Friday morning.  I thought she might have chapped lips or a crick in her neck.  I wasn't quite sure what the problem was, but we soon found out she had a very high fever and was sick.  More later...

Waketime Length
Almost all are 2 hours now.  Even her first morning wake time.  however, after going back to the sitter, she is barely sleeping at all there.  Two days this week, she had 50 mnutes of sleep and 1:10 sleep.  That made her a real pill at night, but I trust that Carla is trying.  She even let Addison cry it out on the second day (at my request).  She let her go 20 minutes, then rescued her. I can respect that- its so hard to listen to her scream!

Naps
While at the sitter, she does aweful, but when she is at home, naps seem to go well.  Htey are still sometimes only 1.5 hours instead of 2-2.5 as I would like, but every now and then she will suprise us and throw a 2.5 hour nap in there!  Those are nice :)  Because one or the other of us is away all day, we continue to hold her during her cat naps.  This week, she was hard to wake up from those.

Nighttime Sleep
Barring the issues with her sickness this weekend, her night time sleep has been awesome.  She goes to sleep around 7 and wakes around 5:30-6:30.  She continues to pull the bumper pad down on her face in order to sleep.  It is so funny- she sleeps in the craziest positions.  This week, we took out one of the two pillows from the crib.  Next week, we plan to take away the second. 

Solids
The only new solid we introduced this week was Plums.  I don't eat plums, so I am not sure what they are supposed to taste like, but judging by her face, this batch is a little bit bitter.  She also contiued to eat oatmeal, rice, butternut squash, avacado, and bananas.  She didn't eat well Friday or Saturday because she was sick.  She turned her nose up at most feedings.

Growth
None that I know.

Outings/Events
This week was rough.  I had to be out of the house every night from Tuesday to this coming Monday!  That has been hard on Joe.  Especially when she got sick. 

Sick... Friday morning, she woke up and didn't want to eat, which is completely not like her as she usually sucks it down first thing in the morning!  Joe and I tried everything we could think of to make her happy, but she just kept crying.  He stayed home with her that day, and said that she didn't want ot eat much throughout the day.  At some point that night, he put his head to hers, and it was on FIRE!  He took her temperature and it was around 103!  She has never had a fever that high, so understandably, he freaked out a little, and of course I was in a gym with NO cell service.  Doubly unfortunate... I had the tylenol with me in my bag.  So, he loaded up and went to walmart, but all they had was ibuprofin.  Her night that night was AWFUL!  I finaly ended up sleeping with her in my arms all night on the couch.  Saturday, we gave her acetomenaphin twice.  She didn't seem to want to sleep.  Again, I slept with her in my arms.  We did make it to church, and I had her sit in the balcony wth me.  She fell asleep when I put the nubby blanketover her face and swayed.  She stayed asleep or at least calm throughout the service. I know it's not part of week 25, but her fever finally broke, which is good because I was determined not to give her any more medicine- a. because I don't like it and b. I think the sugar in it made her not sleep! She went down Sunday night, but woke at 1:45 and would not settle, so I moved her to the couch. 

Also of note with the sickness- I tried the cut onion in her sock to see if it would draw out the heat, but after 45 minutes, I couldnt see a difference, in fact her temperature was higher.  I am not opposed to trying it again, but I wasn't impressed. 

I have been treating with Red Rock Naturals "Cold and Flu" 

Milestones/Skills
Sitting up is going much better.  I still don't walk away with nothing behind her, but it has definitely improved in just a week's time!

Wonder Weeks
This week wasn't one, but I just read today that 26 weeks should be one, but it can start early and last for 4-5 weeks!!!!! Oh Boy!!! So, someo f this clingyness and tantrum throwing may be related to an early onset of Wonder Week 26.  Say a prayer before this week gets going, haha!