she’s not a baby anymore …
May 8, 2008 at 7:06 am | In Uncategorized |well, technically she is - but she’s a far cry (no pun intended) from the baby she was 3 months ago - it’s crazy that exactly 3 months ago today i brought a baby into this world - one day she was in my belly and the next day she was in my arms expecting me to take care of her every need - it’s hard to believe that she was ever inside me - she’s almost 3 inches longer and 5 pounds heavier than when she was born - and every day i’m amazed that she’s mine - being a mom is so freaking cool!
3 months old!!!
no more bobblehead - Sydney is holding her head up all on her own - she’s actually been doing it for about 2 1/2 weeks - but now she has full control and can turn her head to follow you - i guess it’s time to get the Bumbo chair so that she can learn to sit up - if i prop her up in the Boppy, she can sit up alone for about 3 seconds before she slumps over - and she smiles when she sees me - what a great feeling that is!! she’s laughing now - it’s the funniest thing - and she can reach for her paci now - sometimes she can push it back in her mouth if it starts to fall out but if it completely falls out, it’s over - she still hasn’t figured out how to put it in her mouth
i think we’re finally making some headway on the sleep thing - I’M not getting any sleep, but Sydney is on something that closely resembles a schedule, so i guess we’ll go with it - i decided to just ignore about 90% of everything that i’ve read and everything i’ve been told and just trust my instincts and follow Sydney’s cues - and what do you know - it actually worked - Sydney’s been sleeping in 6-8 hour stretches for at least a month - sometimes she’ll take a quick feeding in there, but if she does it’s more of a comfort feed and she goes back to sleep almost immediately - anyway, the problem has been what time she goes to sleep - it’s usually somewhere close to midnight which is great for Kelley and the nanny - because she usually sleeps til 7 or 8am - it sucks for me because i have to get up at 3am - and Starbucks isn’t open at 4am when i leave for the studio - ugh! and what’s worse, she is not a great napper - we might get a 2-3 nap from her twice a week, but for the most part, she’s a power napper - she gets that from me - in fact - all of her sleeping habits she gets from me - she is a night person, she needs very little sleep to function and when she is really sleepy, she is GRUMPY!!! she’s like mini-me! the other night, she went to sleep early (10:30pm) and then woke up at 5:30am - poor Kelley - he’s one of those people that needs 8 hours a night - sucks to be him!! oh yeah, did i mention she’s still sleeping with us? whatev …
this is what she looks like EVERY time we take a bath - she’s just not that into it …
a couple of people have asked how the cloth diapering is going - fantastically - Sydney has outgrown her newborn diapers (Kissaluv Size 0s) and we have graduated to the pocket diaper - i have BumGenius’, Swaddlebees and Blueberrys - most of them are solid colors and i have a couple of cute prints - and i’ve discovered the greatness of MINKY!!! how freaking cute are minky diapers? i have more than enough diapers now, so now i’m buying diapers cause they’re so dang cute - pink diapers, purple diapers, diapers with cute prints - having a girl is so much fun!!
how cute is this diaper???
so i’m in the middle of my 3rd week back to work and i won’t lie - it’s been tough - not the actual working - but getting back into a regular schedule - that’s why i’ve been slacking on updating my blog - i used to write it during the show - but now i’m writing the show blog during the show - and once i get home, well i’m otherwise occupied - Sydney is getting better about being alone (she even lays on her back sometimes now) but it’s not for any extended length of time - so i’m still holding her a lot - and she’s picky about the sling - sometimes she loves it, sometimes she’s like “this sucks!!”- she really likes to stand - and of course she can’t really stand, so we spend a lot of time with me holding her in the standing position - i’m telling you, this kid is gonna be running in no time!!! anyway, i’m trying to get back into the swing of things - and because i don’t have nearly enough things on my plate - i’m going to start yet another blog - it won’t be related to the show - it’ll just be about being a mom - part of it is so that i can have a record of all things Sydney - the other part is that somewhere down the line, i’m thinking of writing a book - ambitious, i know - but what the hell - there are worse things than saying, “once i tried to write a book”!
this is usually where Sydney is while i’m attempting to write my blog
last minute addition to my life - Kelley is sad because Mariah Carey married Nick Cannon - i’ve been calling him Sad - Sad Dad - and because Sydney is her mother’s daughter - every time i say “Dad is sad - he’s Sad Dad”, she laughs - having a girl rocks!!! i love having someone on my side!
ok - this story is for MissMandi in the chatroom - i love to talk about punching people in the face - it’s random and i’ve yet to actually punch anyone in the face - but just thinking about it makes me feel better - so my BFF Angie is the go-to chick in her office - not just in her office, but in other offices in her company across the country - and her phone rings all day long with people asking her questions, important and asinine - well one day she was really, really busy and this guy in her office was bugging the crap out of her with stupid questions - and the conversation goes like this:
Mitchell: “Angie, can you …”
Angie: “Mitchell, i’m really busy and i don’t have time to help you”
Mitchell: “i just have a real quick question”
Angie: “Mitchell - i’m going to let you ask your question - and if your question doesn’t have anything to do with me, i’m gonna punch you in the face”
so Mitchell asked the question
Angie looked at him and said, “you’d better start running”
and so, my favorite phrase was born!
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She is such an adorable baby. That 3rd pic of her is one of the cutest pics I have ever seen. Good job!
Comment by Julie — May 8, 2008 #
Great update! I check every day to see if you’ve updated. This made up for the last few weeks of no news. Yea, Dianthe!
Comment by Emmy — May 8, 2008 #
The diapers are SOOOOOOO cute! Almost makes me want to have another just to try out the cloth diapers! I am also so glad you found tiime to blog. I check everyday to read your new one. I know how busy you must be, so thanks for finding the time to update all of us who love your blog.
Comment by valerie — May 8, 2008 #
Sydney is absolutely precious!! Thanks for the update.
Comment by SS — May 8, 2008 #
Dianthe, I am still so dedicated to your blog, I check it daily for updates and new pictures of baby Sidney. I was so thrilled when I saw you posted one! You made my week. Sidney is so pretty and your doing a fabulous job with her. I know it is tough right now, but you will get in the groove with things and will even be able to get that 8 hours of sleep your self. Keep the pictures coming..
Comment by Amanda — May 8, 2008 #
I’m so glad you posted! I miss reading your blogs
Now…..where can we find these handy dandy show recaps that you are writing???
Comment by stacie — May 8, 2008 #
CUTE diaper!!! Sydney is beautiful!
Comment by Jo — May 8, 2008 #
ADORABLE diapers! And Sydney is too cute!
Any idea where I can get some basic info on cloth diapering - i.e. the best way to go about it, how to put them on, what do you do when you’re on the go and you have a dirty diaper (since you can’t just chunk it in the trash!)
I think I’d really like to use them when I have kids, but I still have a million questions!
Thanks for blogging! It made my day…
Comment by Jaime — May 8, 2008 #
I was going through withdrawals! Thanks for the update and the pics - she’s her Mommy’s daughter alright! Take it easy, or as easy as you can.
Comment by Lori O'Leary — May 8, 2008 #
Yay! So glad to see all is well and you are updating! I was going thru withdrawls
I am expecting in about 5 weeks and I swear, I read your blog religiously so I can’t wait for the new one! I’d LOVVVVVEEE to get some more insight from you on nursing if you have time (LOL, yeah right).
Sydney is gorgeous! Just adorable! And it’s so refreshing to hear that allll those books and websites we go to and read every single thing are not the end all be all and that we can rely on our instincts! Thanks girl!
Comment by Ann — May 8, 2008 #
Dianthe-
Sydney is precious. Enjoy every minute, it goes by so fast.
Comment by Renee — May 8, 2008 #
YAY for updates! I miss it when you don’t blog, even when its random pet peeves or DWTS stuff lol…I’m totally addicted!
She is PERFECT!! LOVE those pics!
Comment by Kristen — May 8, 2008 #
Great blog, as usually, and forget the diapers - the baby is ADORABLEE!!!!
I am a little concerned (not that I have a right to be - I know) about that green pacifier. My granddaughter only used hers like that at night and naps and it REALLY messed up her teeth! They didn’t take it from her until at age 2, which may be way later than Sydney will use hers, but the difference in her teeth since they took it from is amazing. I would email you pics to show you. It was the ONLY one she’d use, since they didn’t switch over to more orth-friendly one at an early age (like a week or so?) and it was BAD. But she’s fine now and her teeth look normal.
I tried to get on the chatroom this morning but my pop-up blocker wouldn’t let me. I tried disengaging that and nothing happened to let me sign up.
Thanks for updating!
Comment by Kat — May 8, 2008 #
I used the same green pacifier w/my sone and had no problems. It was the same brand the HOSPITAL told me to use. Jeez people. Syd is 3 months old. Let her be three months old - keep that paci in her mouth as long as you want!
Comment by Leah — May 8, 2008 #
http://WWW.aboutmybaby.com is a really neat way to blog and post pics of your cute little girl, its basicallly an online baby book. I have kept one up with my daughter since she was born and use it to keep family informed that live miles away! Just thought I would mention it!
Comment by DeAun — May 8, 2008 #
One of my coworkers says that too…one day she saw a baby with the same name as her daughter and said “I’m going to poke that little baby’s eyes out.”
Of course she wouldn’t do that. But a funny phrase that we use now. Much like the “punching” comment lol
Comment by Amy — May 8, 2008 #
OMG!!! Forget the diaper…Sydney is beyond absolutely precious- beautiful!!! I need to borrow her!
So glad you’re (read: the blog is) back!
Comment by Kristine (who calls to chat w/u) — May 9, 2008 #
All the “Old School Mamas” give the New mamas hard times about the pacifier. It’s a generational thing. I try not to take it personally. It has actually been proven that Pacifiers help in the prevention of SIDS. So…My son is keeping his!
Dianthe, Sydney is beautiful!! My Noah is 2 weeks younger than her and I SWEAR that we have the same baby by the way you are describing her behavior!! haha You’re doing great mama and I enjoy your blog so much!
Comment by vanessa — May 9, 2008 #
What a doll!!!
Happy 1st Mother’s Day!!!!
Comment by Sheri — May 9, 2008 #
I know you hear this all the time…but she could not look more like Kelley! WOW!
Comment by macie — May 9, 2008 #
Happy Mother’s Day!
She is just beautiful…
and FYI she will ALWAYS be your baby
Comment by Susan — May 12, 2008 #
Vanessa, I sometimes think its the “new mamas” that try to say the “old school” ways are wrong. My grandmother could never figure out why people want to put their baby far away in another room alone to “cry it out”
Comment by S — May 13, 2008 #
There can be pros and cons to old school and new school. I still believe in the theory of going with what you, as the mama, feels is best!
Comment by Leah — May 13, 2008 #
I could swear “Leah” is Dianthe…..??? things that make you go hmmmmmm?
Comment by laura — May 14, 2008 #
Shh, Laura! I don’t the secret to get out!
Seriously, I am just a new mom trying to learn the ropes and am hating all of the know it alls out there!
Comment by Leah — May 14, 2008 #
I totally disagree with the CRY IT OUT method. Babies need the sense that their parents are there to take care of them. IT builds security and independence for the baby.
Comment by vanessa — May 19, 2008 #
Hearing my son cry breaks my heart. I can’t let him cry it out, either. I may be creating a monster. But, I don’t care right now. Ask me again in a few years.
Comment by Leah — May 19, 2008 #