D-Day

D-Day came and went. Eva and I both survived, though my day was a bit more rough than hers (I think). Eric helped me drop Eva off at Day Care on Monday and luckily we put her in a bouncy seat and she was quiet as we left. Had she been crying I think I would have probably had a hard time leaving.

I dropped Eric off at home and went into work. My day from there proceeded as follows:
9:20 am log into computer...can't get in
9:25 am on the phone with help desk
9:59 am...finally able to log into computer
10:30 am meet with CIO of L&I...find out I have a new job, new team, new boss
12:30 pm Speak with new boss
1:30 pm meet new team
2:00 onwards...trying to figure out what the heck my new job is :)
4:00 pm finally leave work to pick up Eva
4:15 pm Pick up Eva at day care
5:30 pm leave for class
8:00 pm leave for home
10:00 pm finally in bed exhausted!

The first day at day care they said Eva did well all things considered. She fussed her first two bottles but completely finished her third one.

The second day at day care Eva did much better. She fussed her first bottle but finished her other two.

Hopefully the week will continue to get better. I just need to figure out how to cope with the fact I hardly get to see my princess now. I purchased extra vacation through a program they offered earlier this year so I plan to use that 2 wks of vacation to take Friday's off to work on school work. Hopefully I can be extra productive and only will need a shorter period of the day to get my school work done so Eva and I can have more time together. Wish me luck!

Soy Joy

Eva is not allergic to Soy! So Mommy can still enjoy her Oreos!

Eva Chat

Eva recently started having longer conversations with me. We normally have our "coffee talk" on her changing table but this past week have also conversed on Mommy and Daddy's bed. I couldn't help but capture a conversation with Eva, yes I know I say Really and No Way! too much :)



Here's Eva....

p.s. sorry to those parents who have already experienced this with their children...I just think it's so neat!

Eva's First Smile

Here is an older picture of Eva taken back in August when Grandpa Kato came to visit. It was when Eva first started to smile. Eric and I haven't been able to capture a picture since. Thanks Aunt Naomi for sending it!

Click!

Somehow it is like a light bulb got switched on recently with Eva. She has been absolutely a gem. She has been sleeping either through the night or waking up just once to feed. She has been napping wonderfully through the day and when she isn't sleeping she is talking or quietly observing her surroundings. It has really been fun with her the past couple of days. I'm wondering if this is the "breaking" point that everyone keeps telling me about. If it is, I'm loving it and knock on wood I hope it stays.

We go next week Tuesday back to the doctor to have Eva's stool tested again for blood. I am hoping there is none but I have a feeling there will be because she has been throwing up more the past couple of days. Which means we either put her on formula or take soy out of the diet. Call me crazy but I am going to try removing soy for the two week period to see if it helps. Even though I struggled with the thought at first, I've been having fun trying to creatively figure out what I can eat and also have been cooking more lately (something I always enjoy but never have enough time for). And let me tell you Annie's Chocolate Bunny Grahams are excellent! Anyway, I figure it's worth a shot for two weeks to see if it works. In parallel, we will try the formulas to see if Eva will even take them. I heard a lot of babies don't like the non-dairy/non-soy formulas. We will find out for sure on Tuesday if we need to do all this of course.

I go back to work the 28th. Based on a random email from my boss it sounds like I'm going back to a new job, which should be interesting. Eva and I get to test out her day care next week. I'm hoping she does well because she still crys for every babysitter I have over. I don't understand how she could already have such a strong dependency on Mommy and Daddy :)

Daddy is coming home!

Eva can't wait for Daddy to come home! (heehee!)

GNO (Girls Night Out)

Eric was out of town last night and will be gone again tonight so Eva and I have had our first taste of girl time. Luckily, I'm surviving, thanks in part to the help from my wonderful neighbors who have ensured I am fed!

Eva and I stopped by the Drs this morning to drop off a poopy diaper so they could test for blood. Unfortunately, there is still blood in her stool which means that soy may need to be removed from my diet as well. The Dr I spoke with today wanted me to wait it out another two weeks though to see if just more time is needed. He said he would hate for me to have to take soy out of my diet as well because it is literally in everything (which is true, I've been reading labels).

That's all for now, from a tired mommy. Can't wait for Eric to come back!

2 months old!

Eva went in on Friday for her two month visit. She weighs 11lbs 14 1/2 ounces and is 22 1/2 inches long! She got her shots which was not fun at all for mommy to watch. When we got home she was tired but then later in the evening she seemed to be in pain. She cried/wailed while sleeping. Luckily GiGi was here to help out and we were finally able to get her into her crib for a long sleep that night.

We still don't have a smile picture (Tracy can you email yours!) but I posted some others including her belly button :)