Saturday, October 30, 2010
HaPpY HaLLoWeEn!!
Despite being diagnosed with her first ear infection yesterday, Ivy is still the cutest bunny there ever was! Happy Halloween!!!
Monday, October 25, 2010
From I-V-F to I-V-Y
Random...I don’t know how this never occurred to me before but it’s kind of ironic that we chose to name our baby girl Ivy after undergoing IVF to conceive her. No, that doesn’t mean if we have a son his name will be Ivan or if we have another daughter her name will be Ivana. We just happened to like the name and had known for years that if we ever had a daughter, her name would be Ivy.
Anyways, I came across this description of her name and found a great deal of irony in it.
The name Ivy comes from the English ivy plant, symbol of eternity and immortality, with strong connotations of femininity and fidelity. The way that ivy clings and binds also makes it a powerful symbol of faithful friendship.
The Druids prized the ivy plant as a symbol for tenacity and determination: ivy can grow, spread and flourish under many conditions - cultivated land or wasteland, in light or near darkness, fertile soil or upon rubble and stones. It will push its way through tiny cracks and crevices to reach the light and is strong and difficult to destroy.
I vividly remember that day in the doctor's office when they showed us our expanded blastocyst under the microscope and informed us that it was the best case scenario we could hope for. She was a fighter from the beginning and to this day, people often comment on how strong she is. She was just meant to be!!
Anyways, I came across this description of her name and found a great deal of irony in it.
The name Ivy comes from the English ivy plant, symbol of eternity and immortality, with strong connotations of femininity and fidelity. The way that ivy clings and binds also makes it a powerful symbol of faithful friendship.
The Druids prized the ivy plant as a symbol for tenacity and determination: ivy can grow, spread and flourish under many conditions - cultivated land or wasteland, in light or near darkness, fertile soil or upon rubble and stones. It will push its way through tiny cracks and crevices to reach the light and is strong and difficult to destroy.
I vividly remember that day in the doctor's office when they showed us our expanded blastocyst under the microscope and informed us that it was the best case scenario we could hope for. She was a fighter from the beginning and to this day, people often comment on how strong she is. She was just meant to be!!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Do Me A Solid
As a new mom, naturally I am very excited about all of Ivy's "firsts" as they are firsts for me as well. Eating solids is one that I've really been looking forward to, mainly just to see her reaction upon tasting something that isn't formula. Or cherry-flavored Tylenol which is apparently a real treat.
A few weeks ago, we tried out the rice cereal and she didn't seem too into it so we figured she's still young and there's no need to press the issue. We tried it again this past Sunday and found that she's definitely ready and eager for this new endeavor. Open wide!!!!
The rice cereal went over really well and she’s been enjoying it every day since so last night we decided to introduce her to vegetables. First veggie out of the gate - squash. Mommy and Daddy certainly aren’t picky eaters so surely Ivy will love whatever we put in front of her, right? Yeah, not so much.
We'll try the squash out again tonight as our "What to Expect the First Year" tells us that sometimes babies just need time to familiarize themselves with new tastes. Once she's happily devouring her vegetables, fruit should be a welcome addition. Or so we think. Stay tuned…
A few weeks ago, we tried out the rice cereal and she didn't seem too into it so we figured she's still young and there's no need to press the issue. We tried it again this past Sunday and found that she's definitely ready and eager for this new endeavor. Open wide!!!!
The rice cereal went over really well and she’s been enjoying it every day since so last night we decided to introduce her to vegetables. First veggie out of the gate - squash. Mommy and Daddy certainly aren’t picky eaters so surely Ivy will love whatever we put in front of her, right? Yeah, not so much.
We'll try the squash out again tonight as our "What to Expect the First Year" tells us that sometimes babies just need time to familiarize themselves with new tastes. Once she's happily devouring her vegetables, fruit should be a welcome addition. Or so we think. Stay tuned…
Thursday, October 7, 2010
4-Month Check Up
Yesterday Ivy had her 4-month (well, almost 4 1/2 month) check-up. I picked her up from the sitter and as my luck would have it, she was wearing a different outfit than what I had dressed her in that morning. You know what that means. Sorry but in a blog where the main subject happens to be an infant it is inevitable there will be references to poop. In this case, the poop happened to be in the form of diarrhea. Lovely. As evidenced by the state of her clothes that I later bravely retrieved from a plastic bag, it had been a doozie. The white (yes, white) onesie she had been wearing is no longer white. On the plus side, did you know fleece doesn't absorb bodily fluids? No, it mostly just piles on top of the fabric and in turn, coated the entire inside of her pant leg. Ugh...nasty. So anyways, after Ivy shat herself, it was time to go to the doctor. Thanks Ivy. Way to make mommy look good!
Despite the aforementioned incident, her appointment went very well. She weighed in at 14 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 25 inches long. That puts her in the 75th percentile for both height and weight! We discussed getting her started on solids, although she's been enjoying rice cereal on a regular basis for the past week or so, but now it's time to introduce some yummy fruits and vegetables (future blog post to follow)! She got two shots yesterday which went MUCH better than at her 2-month appointment where she screamed bloody murder for about 20 minutes (that felt like an hour). This time, she still screamed but as soon as mommy was able to pick her up, she calmed down. What a tough little chick!!
I expected her to be tired last night since that’s common after vaccinations but besides a quick cat nap on the way home, she was her usual smiley, spunky little self with no further diarrhea recurrences! Oh, and she had a bath.
Despite the aforementioned incident, her appointment went very well. She weighed in at 14 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 25 inches long. That puts her in the 75th percentile for both height and weight! We discussed getting her started on solids, although she's been enjoying rice cereal on a regular basis for the past week or so, but now it's time to introduce some yummy fruits and vegetables (future blog post to follow)! She got two shots yesterday which went MUCH better than at her 2-month appointment where she screamed bloody murder for about 20 minutes (that felt like an hour). This time, she still screamed but as soon as mommy was able to pick her up, she calmed down. What a tough little chick!!
I expected her to be tired last night since that’s common after vaccinations but besides a quick cat nap on the way home, she was her usual smiley, spunky little self with no further diarrhea recurrences! Oh, and she had a bath.
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