Thursday, July 23, 2009
Catch up!
Just playing catch up with all the photos! We're busy here at the Carr home packing for MN. Listing any unwanted items on craigslist has been busy and fun! We're trying to downsize as much as possible as anticipate moving around a lot of the next 4 years.
Steven and Hadassah
This was just too cute. Steven and Hadassah were playing, then he decided to sit in her lap and then put his arm around her!
What's funny is that Hadassah is the girl Steve jokes Steven will marry some day!
(Note his sly smile!)
Steven & Colin
Colin was tired of reading Steven's Dr. Suess book, so he decided to read to him from something more substantial.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Moving to MN
We've changed our plans (again). We'll be moving to MN August 11th. We would've liked to stay in MI longer, but moving now makes the most sense financially. Our cost of living in MN will be less and the job market is better. We also do look forward to living near family and our MN friends again.
We will miss all our friends here in GR - we hope to stay in touch! Thank you to everyone who's been such blessings in our lives this past 1 1/2 years - we've loved our time here!
We will miss all our friends here in GR - we hope to stay in touch! Thank you to everyone who's been such blessings in our lives this past 1 1/2 years - we've loved our time here!
Carr Update
On ECing ~
Hannah is doing great - I potty her just before eating (she eats every 2-3 hours during the day, about every 4 at night) and we've caught more than I can recall. She's often stayed dry in between feedings, as well. Although I have had a couple times now that I took a little too long getting her to the potty and she went on our bed!
I've decided to wait for a little bit on fully potty training Steven. Last weekend I came down with mastitis and Steven's been teething. Thankfully, the mastitis cleared up quickly and hopefully Steven's getting over cutting some new teeth (he now has 4 molars and his front 8 teeth - 4 on top and 4 on bottom).
On Sleeping ~
Hannah is getting a little more awake time now, staying awake sometimes 45 minutes after a feeding and then going back to sleep until it's time to eat again. She sleeps for 3-4 hour stretches in between feedings at night and goes 2-3 hours between feedings in the day.
Steven has had a couple rough nights with his teething, but last night he slept the night through again, so hopefully he's through teething (for now). He goes down well for his naps - he's like his mom - he likes sleep!
Hannah is doing great - I potty her just before eating (she eats every 2-3 hours during the day, about every 4 at night) and we've caught more than I can recall. She's often stayed dry in between feedings, as well. Although I have had a couple times now that I took a little too long getting her to the potty and she went on our bed!
I've decided to wait for a little bit on fully potty training Steven. Last weekend I came down with mastitis and Steven's been teething. Thankfully, the mastitis cleared up quickly and hopefully Steven's getting over cutting some new teeth (he now has 4 molars and his front 8 teeth - 4 on top and 4 on bottom).
On Sleeping ~
Hannah is getting a little more awake time now, staying awake sometimes 45 minutes after a feeding and then going back to sleep until it's time to eat again. She sleeps for 3-4 hour stretches in between feedings at night and goes 2-3 hours between feedings in the day.
Steven has had a couple rough nights with his teething, but last night he slept the night through again, so hopefully he's through teething (for now). He goes down well for his naps - he's like his mom - he likes sleep!
Monday, June 29, 2009
A bit about ECing...
For those of you interested in infant pottying, this post is for you... If you don't like "potty talk", don't read :)
Training Steven as a baby ~
With Steven, I started his training when he was 5 weeks old. I put him in a cloth diaper without a cover and stayed close by him for a day. Whenever he'd pee or poo I would tell him "Go pee pee" and "Good boy!", let him finish his business, then put a clean diaper on him. Within that day two things happened. First, I started to see a pattern to his timing of going in relation to eating and sleeping and would start putting him on the potty, telling him to "Go pee pee", in anticipation of him going. Second, by the end of the day he understood what I wanted him to do when when I held him over the potty and said "Go pee pee"; he would try to go even if he didn't need to.
Training Hannah ~
With Hannah, I started just holding her over the potty sometimes after changing her diaper and telling her to "Go pee pee". (With a newborn, you hold you baby in the cradle position with their little potty under their bottom.) The first time I did this she was just over 24 hours old and I caught her first pee and poo. Starting midday Saturday (she was 6 days old), I started doing this everytime I checked/changed her diaper and would check/change her diaper everytime before feeding her. In the wee-hours of Monday morning (this morning) it was evident to me that she understands her cue! During the night she went everytime on her little potty just before feeding, often going pee and poo. She stayed dry for 6 hours - with some poo on two diapers (out of three) in that time.
Dairy-free ~
Because I'm lactose intolerant and don't feel great after ingesting too much dairy, as well as some potential benefits to infants being breastfed, I decided to become as dairy-free as possible before giving birth to Hannah. Another benefit to dairy-free babies, besides avoiding possible tummy issues, is that dairy-free babies need to pee less often as dairy is a diuretic. When Steven was first being trained, he had to pee every 20 minutes or so when he was awake. Hannah seems to need to go about every two hours, which is typical of dairy-free babies, making pottying less time consuming for mommy!
Closing ~
I've enjoyed infant pottying with Steven and am enjoying it with Hannah. I share our experience with you, as I know it's not very common and many of you have expressed interest in following our pottying journey. :) I hope to focus on Steven's pottying starting next week, focusing on him becoming diaper-free. I'll let you know how that goes :)
Training Steven as a baby ~
With Steven, I started his training when he was 5 weeks old. I put him in a cloth diaper without a cover and stayed close by him for a day. Whenever he'd pee or poo I would tell him "Go pee pee" and "Good boy!", let him finish his business, then put a clean diaper on him. Within that day two things happened. First, I started to see a pattern to his timing of going in relation to eating and sleeping and would start putting him on the potty, telling him to "Go pee pee", in anticipation of him going. Second, by the end of the day he understood what I wanted him to do when when I held him over the potty and said "Go pee pee"; he would try to go even if he didn't need to.
Training Hannah ~
With Hannah, I started just holding her over the potty sometimes after changing her diaper and telling her to "Go pee pee". (With a newborn, you hold you baby in the cradle position with their little potty under their bottom.) The first time I did this she was just over 24 hours old and I caught her first pee and poo. Starting midday Saturday (she was 6 days old), I started doing this everytime I checked/changed her diaper and would check/change her diaper everytime before feeding her. In the wee-hours of Monday morning (this morning) it was evident to me that she understands her cue! During the night she went everytime on her little potty just before feeding, often going pee and poo. She stayed dry for 6 hours - with some poo on two diapers (out of three) in that time.
Dairy-free ~
Because I'm lactose intolerant and don't feel great after ingesting too much dairy, as well as some potential benefits to infants being breastfed, I decided to become as dairy-free as possible before giving birth to Hannah. Another benefit to dairy-free babies, besides avoiding possible tummy issues, is that dairy-free babies need to pee less often as dairy is a diuretic. When Steven was first being trained, he had to pee every 20 minutes or so when he was awake. Hannah seems to need to go about every two hours, which is typical of dairy-free babies, making pottying less time consuming for mommy!
Closing ~
I've enjoyed infant pottying with Steven and am enjoying it with Hannah. I share our experience with you, as I know it's not very common and many of you have expressed interest in following our pottying journey. :) I hope to focus on Steven's pottying starting next week, focusing on him becoming diaper-free. I'll let you know how that goes :)
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