My Little Helper

A picture is worth a thousand words

Watching my toddler change my baby's diaper, priceless.

4 months-old

Being carried by mama

Turned 4 months old on June 11
Weighs almost 8 kg
Laughs a lot
Rolled-over from back to front 2 weeks ago
Favourite activity is watching her big sister
Loves looking at her image in the mirror
Slept 8 hours in a row the night of June 11th
Now if only she could keep that up, her mother would be very appreciative!

Sliding!

Busy Week

Rolled Over!

The week since my last post has been very eventful...

I went back to work Saturday and Sunday, and apart from feeling slightly more fatigued than usual, it felt as though I had never been away! My colleagues were very welcoming, and the mood was upbeat. It was a relatively quiet week-end in our ER!

In other news, our baby rolled over from back to front before her 4th month birthday! Our toddler had mastered the rollover at 4 months, but unlike her sister, she disliked being on her belly, and complained to no end. Our baby seems to enjoy tummy time, looking around as though seeing everything for the first time.

Not to be outdone by her sibling, our toddler has begun using the toilet this week. I purchased a toddler seat adapter with Sesame Street characters, and she seems very impressed (even though she has never seen an episode of Sesame Street, she seems to have taken a liking to the characters, especially Elmo). She has successfully used it daily, and seems to thoroughly enjoy using the "big potty". So much so that she will sit on it much longer than necessary. Just yesterday, I asked her to get off as I needed to use it. Not only did she stay put, but she directed me to use her small potty on the floor!

Holding her sister can be tedious!

Back to Work

My two babies!

I think that my children know that I am heading back to work this week. I start on Saturday, and I will be working week-ends for an entire year (with the exception of a few vacations).

Both my girls have been acting up lately. Our toddler decided that she was done with her "independent phase". She no longer wants to fall asleep on her own, and she has also seemingly grown more attached to me over the last two weeks. Her preferred word is "mama"; she says it over and over again...at all hours of the day.

As for our calm baby, teething has led to more daytime outbursts. She had been sleeping 5 to 7 consecutive hours at night for over a month. However, this week, on at least 3 occasions, she decided to wake up every 2 to 4n hours. Whether or not her teeth were a contributing factor, I am uncertain.

These are a few of my hypotheses:

1. Our toddler has, after 3 months, become jealous of her little sister. She is competing for our attention the only way she knows how.

2. Our baby's incoming teeth have made her cranky during the day, and led to less restful nights.

3. Our baby is experiencing another growth spurt (despite her enormous proportions) and is waking up more often to feed.

4. Both my daughters know that I am heading back to work, and are acting up in defiance!

If the latter holds true, hopefully once the first few shifts are over with, my daughters will realize that I am still with them the majority of the week...and perhaps there will be a return to normalcy!