Well, now we've hit December! Phoebe is a dear, sweet, mellow baby. She slept through the night a lot at 3-4 months, but lately has been waking up 1-2 times in the night. She coos and laughs and is full of chubby checked baby goodness. She is just a very sweet love and I am grateful to her good nature because her sister is becoming very demanding. She hasn't been taking as huge naps by day, but still can typically put herself to sleep for at least one nap in her swing, sometimes too.
I went back to work for 12 days, and Phoebe seemed to have adjusted well. With my group, it's like I hardly was gone, it's very easy to pick up where we left off. But it was still hard to go back. I felt like I was just getting into the swing of things, and then boom! Maternity Leave Over. It was a blur. And then I'm spoiled by going back to that routine because now I'm back on winter vacation for 2 weeks. January is when the real challenge starts. In the meantime, I will enjoy not having to pump again for a while. I hate pumping!!
Cordelia immediately got sick, and Phoebe had her first cold, but it was very mild. I am praying that she can stay healthy, as Cordelia has her second (maybe going into third) cold of the month.
On Dec 4th, Phoebe rolled from tummy to back. But she hasn't really done it since, but then again, I've been bad about making her do tummy time. But she is getting stronger all the time and loves to kick kick kick her legs!
She is also teething like crazy, constantly drooling and everything immediately goes into her mouth. She is a thumb sucker, finger sucker, and toy nom-er. Nom nom nom. Drool. Drool. Spectacular spit up!!
She rubbed away a lot of her hair, but it is finally starting to come back in on the sides. The hair on the top of her head is nice and long and will only keep growing!
Cordelia is giving us the delightful holiday gift of having extreme tantrums. I think we have been waffling a little big too much about following through with some limit setting. We having been using counting to be an incentive to get her in motion, but nothing really works and the last few days, she is just falling apart. Last night and today turned into screaming, attacking, and total hysterics. She is also very very whiny. It is kind of breaking my heart, to be a teacher, and still stuck in these helpless power struggles with my child. Last night, I couldn't really deal, but today I weathered through a tantrum that last like half and hour and felt like the techniques I've learned did help. But just barely. I hope this phase will pass soon because it is a real treat, let me tell you. I am worried that with the holidays starting tomorrow, it will only be extra stress upon her. I hope I can support her through this. And to be honest, as Phoebe grows, I think more and more about how I miss the happy perfection that was toddler Cordelia. It breaks my heart. She is such a ball of emotion in all her threenager glory. I love her imagination and her curiosity and wonder, but her ego-centrism is off the charts. I hope she will open up more.
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