week 2

not a clever title, i know.  maybe this motherhood gig is zapping all of my creativity and wit away from me.  yeah. let’s blame it on that.

so… some antics around the house-

• as you may have noticed in The Mr.’s post earlier of “little bean” in the bathroom:  his method of soothing her is running the shower.  we discovered that by accident when jovie first got here and was fussy.  i took a shower and she immediately calmed.  The Mr. has spent many wee hours of the morning in the bathroom trying to calm a fussy/gassy girl!

and by the way- yes. the wallpaper IS garish, i know.  but what’s worse is the thought of picking out new and then re-wallpapering a somewhat large and odd shaped bathroom.

• dum-me told The Mr. that newborns don’t move very much.  oops.  you’d think w/ all my nieces & nephews i’da remembered, but i guess i just remembered wrong.  jovie is super-active.  surprising, since i never felt her a ton in my belly!!!  she managed to scoot to the bottom of her cradle (as she slept in the bathroom).  she does funny little poses in her sleep, & she even throws some gang signs when she’s REALLY mad!
• something else i never remembered or realized:  the noises!   oh my-the noises she makes.  bizarre little noises of all sorts.  chipmunk sounds, squeaks & squeals. i swear there’s a new one every night.  the first night we all slept in the bedroom, The Mr. was quite on edge w/ all the quirky sounds.               so- will she be talkative like her mommy?
• i have discovered “baby crack”.  simethicone (mylicon) is instantaneously a hit w/a crying girl.  sadly, mom & dad have to witness the screams & cries in pain, as she walks up our bellies to relieve her tummy troubles.  she has kicked my incision a few times; however nothing compares to hearing her raspy scream and knowing i cannot relieve her.

we look forward to more antics in & around the house—  will keep you posted on anything of interest.