Who knew?

Who knew there were so many different pacifiers on the market? And more to the point who knew that not just ANY pacifier would "pacify" the new baby?

While in the hospital I couldn't get *Z* to take a pacifier, then the evening we got released the one nurse got him to take the teal colored hospital issued one called the Soothie (pictures at left).
After a day or two at home he got so he didn't really like that one but wanted to suck, so I tried the Playtex Ortho-Pro Newborn Pacifier (pictured at left) that I received in the diaper bag provided at the doctor's office. He didn't like that one at all.

The next one I tried was the Gerber NUK pacifier. This one works occasionally, but he doesn't suck on it for long until he spits it out. Now he has decided he likes the Soothie best out of all the pacifiers that we have but, again, he isn't totally happy with it.

The only nipple he does like any wants is the Playtex Natural Latch nipple (pictured at left) from his bottle. I keep telling *T* that I wish I could find a pacifier built like that nipple, but I can't. I was searchin online on Friday and found this one. It is the Playtex Binky Most Like Mom Latex Pacifier.

I ordered one and it should be here tomorrow, I can only hope that *Z* will like it. I actually wish he would find his thumbs again, I know he'd be happier because he wouldn't lose them. When the nurse brought him back to me in the hospital he had both his thumbs shoved in his mouth, sucking away. He hasn't been able to find them since, because he clenches his fists so tight and can't get to his thumbs.
Please wish us luck in finding something to help pacify this child of mine!

Our Baby arrived a week ago

Our Baby (*Z*) has arrived
Born January 3rd, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.
weighed 6 pounds 10 1/2 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Today was the predicted due date, but Zachary decided to come exactly a week early.
He is named after my dad, Lyle.

Here's what we've been up to lately

We have been converting one of the spare rooms into the nursery. The ceiling had been papered and was starting to peel so we had to scrape the remaining paper off before painting it. In the photo you can see we couldn't get all of the paper off but once we started painting, the rest of the paper started falling off the ceiling. That was a mess, but least we were able to get the rest of the paper off and repaint the whole ceiling again. It was definitely an adventure.
The floor was is a fine particle board that had a lot of water stains, so we painted that too. That part of the room was easy.
Here it is before we started.








This is what we've done so far.







I wanted to paint the walls but I haven't decided what color yet, so for now they will stay the dark paneling since I doubt that I will get it done before the baby is born. Baby is due in nine days.

24°

Okay, after stepping out on the back steps in my barefeet to take these photos, I'll finally admit that it fall has arrived and I have to face the fact that it is getting colder. It was only 24° out there this morning!
When I came back in the door *T* noticed that I had nothing on my feet and started grumbling about me being outside barefooted. I guess he forgot that I've made trips to the mailbox with nothing on my feet when there was snow on the ground.

Is this what they call the harvest moon?

Here is my attempt to capture a photo of the full moon, for some reason the moon looks hexigon. But the interesting thing was that it was totally dark outside when I took this photo, but in the photo it looks like it is just getting dark.

When looking at last year's blog I can see that the leaves are so much farther ahead of where they were on this day last year. I see in the photos of last year that the leaves are just starting to change color and today the leaves are almost all gone already.


1 Year Ago

First frost of the season!!

We had frost on the windshields at 5:30 a.m.,when we went out to go to work. It wasn't much but it was definitely frost.

I had my last monthly doctors appointment today, from now on I have to go every two weeks.... oh joy! I also had my glucose test done today and they said if something is wrong they will call me tomorrow, if I don't here from them then everything is fine. I can't believe I'm in my third trimester already. Three more months to go, maybe.

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Banana Bread

Banana Bread
2 cups Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 cup Butter
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 to 4 Ripe Bananas
1 cup Sugar

Cream butter, eggs, and sugar. Add dry ingredients. Mix well. Add vanilla, stir in mashed bananas. Pour into loaf pan (9x5x3). Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes.