Dave is out of town. In Ohio, Columbus I think. He'll be gone until April 6 I think, so that is very sad and we miss him dearly. Meanwhile, Charlotte and I are doing alot of hanging out. I'm so thankful for the warm weather and the jogging stroller we got. It is really nice to go over all the bumpy sidewalks around us. I have this two mile path I take for walks. I never noticed how incredibly hilly that path is until I was pregnant and huffed and puffed and I thought, after this baby, I'll have such an easier time. But now with the stroller I still struggle and the darn thing is on wheels!

Yesterday I felt inspired and decided to jog a little with the jogger. I learned many things: 1. I can't go further than a block or so. 2. Somehow, it made my arms sore 3. That goodness I was wearing dark short because I peed my pants. Yes, a sad fact of having a baby is that your pee muscles are decimated. They say to do your Kegel exercies (these can stop the flow of urine so you know when you're working them). I did not take this nearly seriously enough! I can't stop my pee, let alone not pee while running. I didn't even think I had to Pee! So pregnant women listen closely: Do your kegels! Because peeing while you run is pretty crappy.

Charlotte may be giving up her evening nap, darn it. She didn't take one yesterday, though she is blessedly asleep right now. This is why I have time to type this. That and the fact that I did crock pot dinner and have no intention of cleaning anything up. She is sleeping through the night, though and I'm thankful for that. She is a little doll and I love her soooooo much. What a wonderful thing, a child.

Oh, and see more pictures of "Charlotte's fourth month": http://web.mac.com/bake3310/iWeb/Charlotte%20Jane/4th%20Month.html

Sleeping like a Baby

Great news! Charlotte has now, for two weeks, repeatedly taken the bottle. After a few days of taking it (about 4 ounces each), I asked Linda to try more. I pump more than that at work so I figured she really needed more. The doctor also suggested 6 ounce bottles. Today she had 6.5 at 11 and then 5 ounces at 2 pm. I think this is helping the sleep. She slept through the night for the first time in a while last Monday night, then again Wednesday, then Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I think we're in! I feel better, but it will take a while to really recover from four months without sleep.

I took her to Baby Beloved today to weigh her. 18 lbs. So no gain in two weeks, but that is fine. She's still giant. I tried to show the lady there her tooth, but it's gone!! I guess it went back down. But it WAS there! Plain as day. I'm sad it's gone, mostly since now we'll have to go through it all again.

Work sucks, of course. I can handle it, but I don't like it. Just so hard to work full time and have her. Plus, Dave is headed out of town for a three-week stint at the end of March. Darn.