Stinky Baby

Tim declared Morella to be too stinky to feed so we just HAVE to give her a bath. She is pretty stinky -- she spits up ... well is it spit up if she never swallowed it to begin with? Well when that stuff oozes out and we aren't fast enough to catch it with a burp cloth (why aren't we using bibs???? note to self, start using them!) then they slide into neck folds where they molder....and thus we end up with a stinky baby.

She isn't feeding as great today. She was all fussy and not feeling that well this morning. She has been tooting all afternoon, so I think it's a combination gas and reflux (since she keeps straightening out and eating really slowly and lack lustery). I am so tempted to just give her a bottle of straight up expressed milk without the rice thickener because maybe she would eat faster...but I don't know how much good that would do. Other than that, she was up most of the day. Just looking around. Not wanting a whole lot of interaction with me or Tim but wanting to be held (not too close though!) and just ... chilling. :D She finally crashed at around 5:00 in my arms and instead of fighting it, I just went to sleep with her. So for two hours we all slept in this house. She is still sleeping right now in fact -- only getting up to eat a 1.5 ounces...though she'll be up more in a bit when she takes that bath.

Hilary had gotten her an adorable outfit a few weeks ago, and when she first got it she swam in it. Today she fits this outfit perfectly. I mentioned this to her and she said that next week I'll be packing it up. That just a little bittersweet -- she'll officially outgrow an outfit (and possibly a few more). At the same time she'll be entering the wide world of 0-3 month clothing. No more Newborn for our little Bit.

Not only is Morella being much more wakeful, but I tried out the exercise gym (play mat thing) that we had gotten from Lowen and it's broken. The music has a glitch that it plays over and over. We are going to try and return it to Babies R Us without a receipt tomorrow...but we did try it out and she loves it! She likes looking at the stuff hanging down and the light... I had tried it out in the beginning and she wasn't interested but now she is. I also think she is getting some chub to those cheeks! Maybe she'll get the Redeagle cheeks...maybe.

Oh the bath begins, I should go hover. I have yet to give her a bath on my own. Tim is just so good at it. I did take a shower with her once...but that isn't the same. In minutes we will have a clean smelling fresh baby. Normally she loves baths, but right now I hear crying. I think it must because she doesn't like being awakened from a nap to take a bath.

Tomorrow we have a weight check for the baby...I hope she does well. I am already not looking forward to Tim going back to work. :(