Musings

We're trying to ferberize Maggie. Day one yesterday went kinda well. She fell asleep fast but woke up overnight about three times. I think she is sleeping too much during the day. I was so tired the whole day driving to my new spot in Astoria. I traveled with a GPS system and was still afraid of missing my stop.
I also have the world nastiest cough which I tested yesterday with the help of a colleague who told me it was strep negative but it is still present. Also a bit constipated so eating figs and strawberries.
I had some yogurt and oatmeal today but somehow still felt hungry. Even breast feeding a few ounces a day makes me so hungry.
Need to pass out now. I will awaken at 2AM and take that shift. David takes this shift from 9 or 10 or so until 2 am.
I like Astoria- its interesting to see Bengali Lebanese Spanish patients - they have interesting problems and the area is young and vibrant. This supermarket trade fair is awesome. Lots of different spices and things. I just dont need so much I dont know what to do with it.
I've also read the happiest baby on the block- more for newborns. Ferbers book is very scientific- and very comprehensive a bit dense for reading. Weissbluth is straightforward crying it out. Its hard to do. Actually I read somewhere we cant do Ferber until six months age- but there is nothing else to do and she likes to scream out of fatigue everyday.
well the weekend is in site! Mike is having his dental this weekend and I need to schedule mine. Maggie had her shots last weekend- age 4 months! yay Maggie!
SHe doesnt talk as much since I went back to work- I feel badly but what can I do. Buy some nannycams thats what.
David will be away this coming Saturday April 10 at conference in Boston and there is the Queens COunty Farm Museum Fair. Ive asked my sister and my mother to come help out that weekend and hope my sister can get up early. She has bad inertia.
Ive asked for vacation but it really doesnt look promising. I think I took too many days off and the upstairs got pissed. But it was my leave and I was entitled under law to take it. Well we'll see.
Ava Maggie started rice cereal this week with some formula. Wearing her ikea bib she looks so cute. Ill have to take some pictures. I got these expensive Munchkin spoons (4 for 8.00) from Duane Reade- couldnt find any other ones and came home yesterday and fed her some rice cereal. She liked eating it and some came out but I shoved it back in.
I have her eating it twice a day. We can start oatmeal later on or mixed.
Next month as per peds we can start baby food like vegetables and fruits and month after we can give juk- or as its more commonly known Cantonese rice soup.
Shes wearing Huggies size 3 and they are getting tight. Her measurements at four months are 24 inches length and 18 pounds-
shes pretty big for her age. A bit pudgy. Gotta pass out now. Night!