If only Avery could have told us that two weeks ago, it would have saved a lot of heartache for everyone. After several days and nights of inconsolable crying, difficulty eating, and tears (not just from Avery), I took Avery to the doctor last week. The diagnosis? Reflux. Turns out her [...]

How do you calm a crying baby?
It seems that all you need to do is strip her down and put her in the bath.
Avery got her first bath sitting in a tub tonight, and she loved it. Who would have thought that she loves water … I wonder where she might have gotten that [...]

It seems that every 3-4 hours in the evening when I head into Avery’s room there has been a steady trend. At 3 weeks of age, Avery (a.k.a. Houdini) has proven that Colleen’s burritto-building, swaddling technique is all for naught. I arrive in Avery’s room every few hours ready to change a diaper [...]

Our goal has been to get Avery to sleep at night between 7:30 and 8:30pm. This theory (or should I say hypothesis - since it has not yet been proven) allows us time to relax, eat dinner, and then feed her again before we head to bed. That, though, has gone up in [...]

Sometimes putting a diaper on Avery can seem harder than catching a greased pig.

Colleen and I are sitting here awake with Avery as Friday closes in on midnight. lt seems that tonight her gas has gotten the better of her. It is one thing to know when there is a dirty diaper or when she is hungry, but tonight it seems after two hours of crying [...]

Yesterday Colleen and I took Avery out to run some errands. It seemed to us to be an easy and harmless outing, but little did we know that Costco would become dangerous. In the midst of shopping at Costco, I decided to grab a bag of shrimp out of one of the freezers. [...]

Mommy and Avery had their first week home alone this week while daddy started his new job. And what an eventful week it was. We napped, played on our tummies, made funny faces at each other, and took a field trip to the doctor’s office.
Mommy also learned how difficult it is to balance [...]

Colleen and I have been changing diapers on the couch during the day since we brought Avery home. It was all because we did not want to bring her all the way upstairs. Well, now that will change. Last night while I was changing the diaper, Avery decided that she was not [...]

Avery had her first doctor appointment this morning. She is doing great - as expected - and got a few oohs and ahs from strangers. Nothing like that to stroke mom and dad’s egos.
We are happy to report that she is gaining weight like she should be and is very healthy. The [...]