It's true that Dani used to snort and sometimes will still snort when she gets very fussy and upset. She outgrew the regular snorting very quickly but has maintained her squeakiness. In fact, the inspiration to write at this moment was hearing her squeak from a different room. I have to admit that even her hiccups are the cutest sounding thing I might have ever heard!
There are a lot of people who claim to have never seen her eyes. It's true that she keeps them closed most of the time, but I've watched her go from opening only one eye (her right eye) to subtle squints to wide eyed stares. She's seeing things better so when her eyes are open, she stares around in amazement at everything she can get to take a look at; I'm certain her favorite objects are ceiling fans though I have no idea just how well she can see them. Yesterday at Grandma and Grandpa Spann's for Thanksgiving, she was quite content staring at a blue afghan hanging on the back of the sofa. I love watching her take it all in; seeing this huge place she was born unto!
I've learned to learn her idiosyncrasies such as her suckling motion and "kissy face" which indicates she wants food, now. She loves to stick her tongue out, and very frequently it comes out when she has gas or a bowel movement. When she sleeps, her facial expressions are at their highest of entertainment going from a frown to a pout to a grin that's worth dying for! Watching her sleep is one of my favorite things to do.
There is no denying that my Dano-Dano is growing up. It can be seen in her clothes whose sleeves now fit her arms (I used to have to roll them twice). Take a look while she's in the car seat and you can see that her head is now higher in the seat. Even though we've had the discussion about her growing up...it looks like she's just going to grow despite me even learning to hold her head up already and to roll to her side (thankfully not all the way over yet).
While I can't wait to see all the things she will learn and to see her interact with the world, I have to admit, it will break my heart to watch her grow up just as it did when I looked at Riley and Bella one day and saw that they were no longer puppies.
Anyway, just a quick update on things...
Dani's first Thanksgiving was spent at Chris' parents. We weren't there long, but it was a nice low key Thanksgiving. I was too worried to take her around too many people and to travel too far. While there, a storm blew through. In Granite City, they had snow; Collinsville had some ice. We had to warm the truck up for 30 minutes to leave the house. Afterward, I made Chris stop by Walgreen's so I could pick up essentials, I was thankful that they were open!
Dani had another episode of constipation and made it almost 72 hours without a good bowel movement. She cried profusely and then so did I. It's terrible not being able to fix something that hurts her. But, I can tell she had a good healthy poo since she's sleeping soundly instead of crying every hour.
We are making a slow transition from breast milk and formula to just breast milk. I think the formula might be what is causing the problem.
Eva stopped by today after making it to Target for me. I needed to pick up some more breast pump accessories (simply to make pumping easier for me at 3 a.m. by not having to wash everything). I was too afraid to make it out to Target on Black Friday, but Eva did a drive by and saw that it looked decent. So alas, she went in, got the goods and even stopped by Taco Bell on her way here to feed us. The most important part of the trip to our house though, was to give Dano-Dano her new bully dog cap! Too Cute!! Thanks Aunt Eva!
Last Wednesday my mom had to come to my house to watch Dani so I could get a couple of hours of sleep. Chris came home from work early (his last day at Pillar Design Group) and brought food, but I slept through it. Chris even got a nap in before I awoke and relieved my mom. I can't thank her enough for those couple of hours! But of course I find my mom quite helpful and couldn't thank her enough for everything she has done. The amazing woman always brings treats for my four legged babies too when she visits!
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