"p" day is here once again! not too much to update on this week. laylee is getting so big! she has officially grown out of her preemie clothes and is on to her 0-3 mnth outfits (i know it's a little sad that she is just now in newborn clothes). she is turning into the biggest (and cutest) chunky monkey on the planet! shes starting to become more expressive and smile alot more! she's a pistol FOR SURE and will let you know when she doesnt like something your doing (she doesnt like being mooched too much these days. it makes her pretty pissed). for every ones info her hair is the most interesting shade of dirty strawberry blonde, (tyler and i both had light hair color as children for those who don't know) and her eyes are slowly but surely changing. my bet is, there gonna be green. tyler thinks they are going to be hazel.. since both his eyes and mine are an interesting blend of colors that tend to change with the color of clothing we wear. now for a bit of downer news... laylees STILL struggling to poop on a regular basis, though she is finally going on her own (but only every three or four days). it was reccommended to us by the dr. that we start giving her an oz or two of straight water in between her bottle feedings to help losen things up. it was also suggested that we put just the tiniest bit of apple juice in her milk to help stimulate things. we tried the apple juice and it didn't seem to help her much... so now were starting her on the routine of a little water after each meal. laylee is officially and sadly a completely formula baby now. after getting SOOO sick with that upper respiritory virus, my milk dried up from all the decongestant meds they had me on (i didn't know that breasts have sinuses too and if you take decongestants it will dry you up). so now she is on enfamil "gentle ease" for babies with gas and fussy issues.. which she definately has.
yesterday i told tyler that he would have to help me with laylee during the night. sunday morning she woke up a total monstrous child. she was not a happy camper.. and i could NOT figure out why! so i laid her in her crib and let her fuss it out until it she passed out. i was EXHAUSTED. so tyler (once again bein the awesome dad that he is) stayed up with her fussy little butt ALL night, feeding her, changing her and comforting her through her whiny fits.
one more little piece of exciting news... tyler got his first calling in the church! he is now the secretary of elders corrum! i am so proud of him and this is a really exciting step to see him take! he is in charge of keeping all the records accurate for the members of elders corrum. he has to stay after church for an extra 30 minutes or so to update notes and such... which isn't bad considering all he has to do after meetings end.
this morning when we went to walmart to take the missionaries to do there grocery shopping, tyler and i stocked up on groceries for the ever approaching trip to montana to see tina (my mom in law!) so she can meet her precious grandbaby for the first time! we are so excited to go and spend some time with her. although i can honestly say that ty is NOT looking forward to the 15 and 1/2 hour trip there (although with a baby it could be more like 18 hours.) were hoping that the vibrations from the car will lull her to sleep and she will be peaceful through the trip (with the exception of feeding and changings). after running grocery errands, i stopped by a few places to pick up applications since i am trying to find some steady work BEFORE winter hits and its impossible to find good employment. i am going to have my hands seriously full between work, school and being a mother. i know it sounds absolutely phycotic... but in the long run it WILL pay off and be worth all the lack of sleep and exhaustion. tyler has offered to watch her while i work and do school, at least until he gets the clearance to go back to work. then we'll have to figure out a different situation.
a little update on tylers hand situation... things are looking better every week. he continues to go to therapy in pueblo twice weekly. dr. marin is going to see him again on the 30th (on our way to montana we are stopping for his appointment) to review his updated x rays and see how things are healing. ty can ALMOST make a fist now with the exception of his ring and middle finger still struggling to have full range of motion. bill (tys therapist) gave him some putty to play with to exersize the muscles in his hand.. although i must say i've found him playing with it for entertainment more than i have seen him working his hand out with it. he's a big kid at heart... which i think is why he makes such an awesome daddy!
well thats about it for this weeks update guys.. hope you enjoyed the news! next weeks update will be next monday!
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