New Schedule
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Well, I am totally loving my new schedule. Instead of feeling like I am doing nothing well and everything half-assed, I now feel like I'm doing both the law stuff and the mom stuff well. The only one who is not totally down with this new schedule is Frisco. I dropped him off this morning and he was totally happy until I sat him down on the playmat. Then he turned, looked at me, and cried his little heart out. His eyes immediately filled with tears and his entire face got red. Of course, I felt terrible, even though I know he is fine shortly after I leave.
Ellie told me she saw Frisco while she was on the playground today riding in his "cart". I like that they get to see each other during the day.
The one snag in this is that Frisco is just not crazy about the bottle. He drinks - on a good day - maybe 5 oz of milk while I'm gone. I'm pretty sure he is reverse cycling and nursing more at night to make up for it. It's fine with me and I sort of expected it. (I had remembered in the back of my mind Lillian going through this.) The only real problem is that, because he is hungry and not crazy about the bottle, they are giving him more fruits and veggies so he's not hungry. That's fine with me - I know they offer him milk first and I don't want him hungry. But he's only supposed to get "food" twice a day, according to the USDA Infant feeding plan (I guess). So, now they want me to get his pediatrician's approval to feed him (food) more than twice a day. Which bugs me because, dude, I'm his mother. I think I know better. But I know their hands are tied because their accreditation requires them to have this doctor signature if they deviate from the standard plan.
In other Frisco news, he is getting evaluated by the Army's early intervention people on Friday. He's 7.5 months and still not rolling over (he's done it in the past but only 1-2 times.) I'm not too concerned - Ellie never crawled and didn't move around much until 9 months, but the early intervention means added one-on-one time for him while at the daycare so I can only see that as a positive.
Well, I am totally loving my new schedule. Instead of feeling like I am doing nothing well and everything half-assed, I now feel like I'm doing both the law stuff and the mom stuff well. The only one who is not totally down with this new schedule is Frisco. I dropped him off this morning and he was totally happy until I sat him down on the playmat. Then he turned, looked at me, and cried his little heart out. His eyes immediately filled with tears and his entire face got red. Of course, I felt terrible, even though I know he is fine shortly after I leave.
Ellie told me she saw Frisco while she was on the playground today riding in his "cart". I like that they get to see each other during the day.
The one snag in this is that Frisco is just not crazy about the bottle. He drinks - on a good day - maybe 5 oz of milk while I'm gone. I'm pretty sure he is reverse cycling and nursing more at night to make up for it. It's fine with me and I sort of expected it. (I had remembered in the back of my mind Lillian going through this.) The only real problem is that, because he is hungry and not crazy about the bottle, they are giving him more fruits and veggies so he's not hungry. That's fine with me - I know they offer him milk first and I don't want him hungry. But he's only supposed to get "food" twice a day, according to the USDA Infant feeding plan (I guess). So, now they want me to get his pediatrician's approval to feed him (food) more than twice a day. Which bugs me because, dude, I'm his mother. I think I know better. But I know their hands are tied because their accreditation requires them to have this doctor signature if they deviate from the standard plan.
In other Frisco news, he is getting evaluated by the Army's early intervention people on Friday. He's 7.5 months and still not rolling over (he's done it in the past but only 1-2 times.) I'm not too concerned - Ellie never crawled and didn't move around much until 9 months, but the early intervention means added one-on-one time for him while at the daycare so I can only see that as a positive.
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Date: 2008-09-11 11:41 am (UTC)