I have been wanting to post for the last week or so but time really just keeps slipping past. Since I last wrote there have been a few developments. One I am embarassed to write about. You would think Mike and I were new to this whole parenting thing! So in my last post I talked about how Ailbe seemed to go from tiny to chub in less than 60 seconds. We were a bit mystified but also not because that's what babies do...they grow and get chubby. Well the other day I was rereading the instructions on her formula canister when I realized we were giving her the wrong amount. We have been giving her 1 scoop per ounce of water and according to the package we should have been giving her 1 scoop per 2 ounces!
We don't know how long we were giving her too much mix but we do know at some point we were giving her the correct amount because we remember doing 1/2 scoops. I suspect we started giving her too much around the time she really started chubbing up but that is just a hunch. Since we have corrected the amount we have been feeding her she is eating more often but thankfully she is still a good sleeper at night. Whew! She even slept through the whole night last night! 7 weeks! I have to look back through the posts when Rooney was born and find out when he slept through the whole night. He was pretty young too. Besides sleeping through the night Ailbe is also smiling. Ailbe has smiled since she was first born and it wasn't gas but the smiling now is different. I think she is honestly happy now when she's smiling now and it's not just a reflex like maybe it was before. Either way it was beautiful.
Rooney is still being a great big brother and just adores his sister. He is picking out things Ailbe should get for Christmas. Mostly anything pink, princessy or a doll he feels she should have. He loves to give her hugs and kisses and really likes being a helper with her. I've been looking for any signs of jealousy but so far there haven't been any. Not even any resentment over having to be quiet when she's sleeping or Mom not being able to do whatever he wants because I'm feeding her. 
We've of course been up to our normal activities and he is still really enjoying his swimming lessons and karate. Mike and I have been trying to get the house ready for Christmas but to be honest I'm not quite ready for all that just yet. We decided to use our fake tree this year and our decorations are only half up. 
Mike and Rooney got most of the lights on the house but our yard decorations are lacking and inside the house hasn't been touched yet. Hopefully this weekend.
Rooney did get to see Santa at least once so far. We went to the Reindeer Festival at Cougar Mountain Zoo. After a lot of hesitation Rooney finally decided he was ready to see Santa. He wouldn't sit on his lap but he did sit on a stool next to Santa and me and told him he wanted Transformers and stuffed animals for Christmas. I think the stuffed animal request was due to the fact that we had just been in the zoo gift shop but he gave Santa quite a little list. Thankfully Santa was familiar with the Transformer Bumble Bee so they had a connection. Now I have to make sure he gets one!
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I have to say, Ailbe is channeling her aunt Nannie there. It's nice that Rooney helped Mike with the lights, holding the ladder I assume.
Now you'll have to cut Ailbe's formula with Slim-Fast, at least it comes in chocolate.
For what it's worth, when we left town Ailbe was getting 1 scoop of formula with two ounces of water. as I recall.
Gma W
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