Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Lolli Pics - October 2007


Snoozing with Daddy

Trying to get a smile on camera...

Fresh out of the bath tub

Tummy Time

In her witch hat, getting ready for Halloween (also the first time she took a pacifier)


Snoozing on Mommy

Bath time "Hi Bud!"

Snoozing on the boppy (this is the pic that was on Regis)

First bubble bath

Sitting up like a big girl

Happy Halloween!

Lolli's first Halloween! She wore a white shirt with a witch on it that said, "Little Miss-chievious" and black pants with colored stars on them. However, she was fussy (surprise) so she ended up being a pink burrito for Halloween because she had to be swaddled all night! She was a very cute pink burrito!

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Fighting Sleep for 7 Hour and Counting...

From IndyMoms.com

Help! Lolli will NOT sleep. She is miserable and screaming no matter what we do. A few times we have gotten her quieted but as soon as she starts to drift off, she screams and wakes herself up. She and I went to the mall today for a few hours and apparently that got her all out of whack. She hasn't really been able to sleep since we got home. She just cries.
She isn't hungry (she just calmed down to eat for about 10 minutes), she isn't dirty (we tried a bath to calm her earlier), she isn't constipated (just pooped) and doesn't have a fever. She isn't acting like she's in pain (except for the crying, of course). She is just way too tired.
The 5 S's are NOT working, no matter how long we try. She isn't liking her swing right now. She'll sometimes quiet for a minute when we're holding her but then screams again. The only thing she consistently likes is when we swing her car seat around. My back is spasming and DH can't do it much longer, either. We tried a car ride and it worked, off and on. But that was with us pulling over every few minutes to swing her car seat.
We are so sad for her and it's breaking our hearts not being able to make her feel better. This is by far the longest time she's ever acted this way in a row (previous "record" was 4-5 hours). How can we get Lolli to fall asleep and stay asleep, at least long enough for her to wake up rested enough to sleep some more???

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Blue Crew Sports Grill

Lolli went to her first bar today - the Blue Crew Sports Grill on 96th Street! But she sat in the family section with Lauren and Zach, of course! She slept almost the whole time and let everyone hold her. She was by far the youngest Colts fan there!

Lolli was being so good that Lauren managed to slip next door to Great Clips for a haircut while Annie and Lauren's friend Amber Lolli-sat! Zach got to play Golden Tee so everyone was happy!

Driving Miss Cranky

Lolli had another bad night tonight. Lauren and Zach could not figure out how to make her happy. The drove to Shelbyville and back, which made her sleep. But as soon as she was back in the house, she woke up crying again! So Zach suggested they drive the 465 loop. Mistake! Lolli stopped being soothed by the car around Meridian street. After a 20 minute effort to help her feel better (including stripping Lolli naked in the Mcdonalds parking lot) they all returned hom, where Lolli screamed some more. Poor Lolli!

On the upside, once she finally fell asleep at 1am, she slept until 5:30am! Whoa!

Friday, October 26, 2007

O'Charleys!

Lolli went out to eat again tonight - this time with Lauren & Zach and his parents. She was a perfect angel (because she was asleep ha) until it was time to leave, when she got hungry and became fussy. She's a dining out pro!

Sleepy Pictures

Zach didn't have to see any clients today so he went with Lauren and Lolli for picture retakes. This time was the polar opposite - Lolli wouldn't wake up! So Lolli's one month picture consist of some screaming pictures and some sleeping pictures. Silly girl!

Ahhh - Well-Rested!!!

Thank goodness! Lolli slept for 4 hours in a row tonight! Lauren felt like a bad mom because babies aren't supposed to go more than 4 hours without eating during the night. Oops! But obviously Lolli needed the sleep! Lauren was sooo excited to sleep for that long in a row!

Thursday, October 25, 2007

No sleep for this baby!

Zach was out of town last night so Lauren and Lolli were on their own. Lolli must have wanted to party, with dad out of the house and all, because she DID NOT SLEEP. The only way Lauren could get her to doze off was by holding her until she zonked out and then putting her in the boppy. But then Lauren couldn't sleep, because Boppies are not AAP approved for infant sleeping. Rough night!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Picture Disaster!

Today Lolli is one month old! Because today is Tuesday and Zach has to work, Lauren asked Aaron and Annie to go with her and Lolli to have her pictures taken. Lolli had a decent morning but got fussy around 10. Her picture appoinment was at noon. A & A arrived around 11 and tried to soothe Lolli while Lauren finished getting ready to go.

Long story short - Lolli screamed in all of her pictures! She was hungry but refused a bottle. Lauren nursed her for a bit in the mall but even that didn't satisfy her. In the end, the photo shoot was called off shortly after it began. Poor Lolli!

Sunday, October 21, 2007

The 5 S's

This evening is the 3rd in a row that Lolli has started crying around 4pm and not stopped until 8 or 9, after exhaustive efforts on the part of Lauren & Zach.
After walking 3 or 4 miles this evening with Lolli in the carrier, Zach got tired and the effect was wearing off on Lolli. Pretty soon she was all-out screaming. Zach & Lauren tried a bath, tried the swing, tried walking her, tried bouncing her - Lolli was oblivious to it all. They even tried gas drops and gripe water - they still had a wailing, purple-faced little girl. That's when Lauren remembered reading about the 5 S's.
She couldn't remember all of the S's so she googled it. Apparently they are outlined in the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" by Dr. Karp. Here they are:
*Swaddling
*Side (or stomach)
*Shhhh
*Swinging
*Sucking
Zach was starting to get a bit fussy himself so he went to CVS. While he was gone Lauren double swaddled Lolli in a blanket and her Kiddopotamus. The she stood shirtless in the hallway (Lolli seemed to like the dim light and shadows), holding Lolli on her side while she breastfed, and swayed like a manwoman. It worked!!!
So now Lauren's back hurts like HELL but at least Lolli is feeling better. Zach was even able to take over for Lauren when he got back from CVS (he got shirtless, too, but Lolli wasn't latched on, of course ha). At the moment Lolli is still swaddled and on her side on Zach's lap but they've been able to eliminate the swaying and sucking. A few Shhh's every now and then have helped make sure she stays asleep!

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Tuttles - First Pumpkin!

Zach, Lauren and Lolli went to Tuttles today! Tuttles is an apple orchard in Hancock County. Lolli wore her witch hat to celebrate the occasion and Zach carried her in the Snugli! Lauren and Zach had apple cider slushies and brought home a bag of yummy apples. Lolli got her first pumpkin! It's actually a gord, but she doesn't mind because it is just the right size for her!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Pacifier Success!

Lauren and Lolli went to Willow Branch today to visit Cindy & Ella. Lolli was very well-behaved in the car, for which Lauren was relieved! After being at Cindy's for a while, though, Lolli got fussy. Cindy left the room, returned with a pacifier, popped it in Lolli's mouth - and she started sucking on it! Hooray! Cindy is letting Lolli borrow the pacifier as long as she needs it.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Fine Dining!

After Monday's horrific trip to Muncie, Lauren knew she'd better try again or else she might end up scarred for life. So tonight Zach, Lauren & Lolli headed up to Muncie. Lolli slept the whole way there! They picked up Uncle Aaron and went for dinner at Red Lobster. Aunt Annie was their waitress. Lolli slept all through dinner in her carseat. After everyone was done eating Lolli enjoyed a bottle from Aaron & Zach. Then she slept the whole way home! It was a very enjoyable first dining experience for the new family!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Play Date!

Lolli had her first playdate today. Lauren's friend Jen brought over her daughter Violet this afternoon. Violet was born September 6th so is only 17 days older than Lolli! Lauren and Jen had a great time chatting. Lolli enjoyed her swing and Violet slept. The girls didn't really play much but what can you expect from such little girls!

Peee-Ewww!

Lolli's breath STINKS! It smells like rotten milk so Lauren thinks Lolli isn't swallowing everything before she falls asleep with her mouth wide open. OR it could be her neck rolls, but Lauren is very careful to make sure she stays clean in there! Lauren is going to try washing Lolli's mouth with a washcloth once a day to see if that improves things. If not, Lauren will just have to start eating A LOT of mint and hope for mint-flavored breastmilk :)

Road Trip!

Lolli was a very fussy baby yesterday but seemed to calm down in the car as long as Lauren was driving over 50 mph (kind of like the movie Speed - slow down and she'll blow!). So Lauren decided they would go visit Uncle Aaron in Muncie because he had too much laundry to do and couldn't come visit. So off they went!

Lolli got hungry around the exit for SR 38 so Lauren fed her in a McDonald's parking lot (yum). After that they made it all the way to Red Lobster pretty much drama-free! Lolli got the hiccups at Aaron's apartment and was very upset about them. Uncle Aaron rocked her carseat until she fell asleep. Melinda (the cat) seemed to want to play with Lolli but Lolli was too boring.

On the way home, Lolli had to be fed on a side street in front of some random house before Lauren even made it to I-69! And then AGAIN in a Kroger parking lot in Geist. Lolli started screaming again at I-70 and Post so Lauren stopped at a gas station and swung her car seat for a few minutes and then finally made it home. The whole car ridewas VERY traumatic for both Lauren and Lolli and they probably won't be taking any road trips for a while!

Monday, October 15, 2007

Big Girl Nap

Lolli got very fussy around 10:30 today so Lauren swaddled her and rocked her to sleep. Once Lolli was snoozing, Lauren laid her down in the cosleeper and left her in the bedroom all by herself! This was a big step for Lauren, who has never let Lolli sleep in a different room than her before.

All went well for about 30 minutes, until Lolli woke up screaming because she had the hiccups. Darn!!!

First Walk

Lauren and Lolli got up around 8:30 today and were out strolling the neighborhood by 9am! This was Lolli's first time touring the neighborhood. She seemed completely ambivilant about the whole experience and was more interested in gumming on the stroller strap. Lauren enjoyed it though, although she found it weird to be walking without a purpose (since her last few walks were intended to bring the baby down into the pelvis or increase contractions). No one cried though, so the walk was a success!

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Bath Time = Potty Time

Lauren and Annie gave Lolli a nice tub bath this morning. Everything was going well and Lolli was loving it. But then Lauren was holding Lolli and rinsing her head under the faucet when Lolli started to pee. Lauren moved her a little bit so that the pee would go in the sink and oops - Lolli's eye got under the faucet. She did NOT like it once bit. Lauren feels like a bad mom but Lolli has recovered nicely!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Ouch (Hair Pulling)

Lolli had started grabbing things and pulling. Today while she and Lauren were visiting Grandma and Grampa Great (Bowen), Lolli grabbed both Lauren's and Grandma's necklaces! And this evening when Lauren picked her up from the pack-n-play, Lolli grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged. Lolli's a feisty one!

An Ounce!!!

Lolli was napping this afternoon (hooray) and so was Lauren. When Lauren woke up, her sweatshirt had 2 tell-tale wet circles above the logo - time to pump! So Lauren pumped 5 ounces and stuck 4 of them in the freezer. The other ounce she put in a bottle and offered to Lolli. Success! Lolli sucked it down and managed to keep (most of) it in her mouth! And then Lauren breastfed her to complete the meal - so far no "nipple confusion."

This is VERY exciting for Lauren, because Lolli taking a bottle means the possiblity that Lauren may not be forever tied to Lolli 24 hours a day! AND that Zach can help out with midnight feedings during the weekends! Hooray!

3 months (at < 3 weeks!)

Lolli can fit some of her 3-4 month sleepers! And she's not even 3 weeks old yet! She's getting too long for her newborn clothes.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Nursing Blister

Lolli got her first nursing blister when she was still in the hospital. It fell off after she'd been home for about a week. By the next day, she'd grown another one! It is half off (hanging off her lip) today and she looks very silly! It doesn't seem to bother her one bit though.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Boppy Nap

Lauren has been having some frustrating days at home with Lolli because Lolli refuses to nap in her pack-n-play or on the floor or anywhere that is not Lauren's lap. Lolli will fall asleep on the boppy after eating, but no matter how long Lauren lets her nap there, Lolli always wakes up the second Lauren moves her into the pack-n-play. So basically Lauren couldn't move from the couch all day!

But today Lauren picked up Lolli, boppy and all, and set her down on the couch. Lolli didn't even notice that she had moved! So now Lauren can get up and move around today! She still can't nap though, because babies aren't really supposed to sleep in boppies, so Lauren has to keep an eye on Lolli at all times. Still, small victories are greatly appreciated around the Pucillo household these days!

Monday, October 8, 2007

Pacifier - HA!

Last night Lauren & Zach offered Lolli the pacifier several times at bedtime. Each time she made an incredibly repulsed face and spit it right out! Guess Lauren won't have to worry about breaking Lolli of the pacifier habit a year from now - she hates the thing!

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Lolli's Family Tree

Lorelai Kate Pucillo is the daughter of Zachary Wayne (Hall) Pucillo and Lauren Renee (Swain) Pucillo.

Zachary Wayne (Hall) Pucillo is the son of Theresa ((Hillen) Hall) Pucillo, the biological son of A. Wayne Hall, and the son of William Pucillo. He has an older sister, Kimberly ((Hall) Pucillo) Ward, and a younger brother, Alexander (Hall) Pucillo.

Theresa ((Hillen) Hall) is the daughter of Frances & Aline (Jackson) Hillen and has an older brother, David Hillen, and an older sister, Judy Hillen.

A. Wayne Hall is the son of Dwight & Jackie Hall and has 2 brothers, Jeff Hall & Bobby Hall, and 2 sisters, Mary (Hall) Higgs, and Kathy (Hall) ?.

William Pucillo is the son of ? & Ruby Pucillo and has 2 brothers, Bobby Pucillo & David Pucillo.

Lauren Renee (Swain) Pucillo is the daughter of Mark Swain and Cathy (Bowen) Swain. She has a younger brother, Aaron Swain.

Cathy (Bowen) Swain is the daughter of Gary & Jenny (Ortel) Bowen and has one older sister, Rhonda (Bowen) Mundell, and one younger sister, Jodi (Bowen) Majors).

Mark Swain is the son of C. Wendell & Thelma (Gardner) Swain and has one older sister, Carmen (Swain) Hall, and one older brother, Deryl Swain.

Pacify Her!

Lauren and Zach have become frustrated with the hour and a half it takes to put Lolli to bed. She will fall asleep in the living room pack-nplay, but then wake up when moved to the co-sleeper. The only way to get her back to sleep is for Lauren to nurse her until she is snoozing, sometimes repeating this several times. Lauren is tired of being Lolli's pacifier and Zach is tired of Lauren poking him to make him stay awake with her and Lolli. So today Zach broke down and bought 2 pacifiers. Lauren boiled them on the stove for 2 minutes and they are ready to go!

The recommendation from most lactation consultants is to hold off on introducing a pacifier until 4 weeks to ensure that it won't interfere with breastfeeding. Lauren is feeling pretty confident and at ease with Lolli's breastfeeding and so is willing to try the pacifier a little early.

The plan is for Lolli to only have a pacifier for naps and at bedtime. There's a pacifier in the co-sleeper and one in the pack-n-play. If it weren't for the anti-SIDS benefits, Lolli would never have a pacifier - but since they are recommended for infant sleep, hopefully it'll help calm her down at bedtime!

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Hitting the Bottle

Lolli tried her first bottle on Saturday, October 6! Lauren woke up this morning to find rings of milk on her sheets, so she got up and pumped. Soon after, Lolli woke up and Lauren fed her. Knowing it would make Zach incredibly excited, Lauren then told him that she would pump some milk and he could feed Lolli from a bottle the next time she was hungry. So once Lolli started getting fussy, Lauren sterilized all the parts, pumped out about 3 ounces, and got the bottle ready.

Zach took his shirt off (trying to convince Lolli she's "breastfeeding" from him) and got the boppy ready. He offered Lolli the bottle and she took it! She only drank about half an ounce before she got frustrated (the "slowflow" nipples didn't live up to their name - the fast flow of milk had her choking!). So Lauren finished feeding her the old fashioned way. But some babies won't take a bottle at all, so it was a good first try!

Friday, October 5, 2007

Swinging

Lolli loves her swing! She stays wide awake when she's in it and lets Lauren do things she might not otherwise get to do, like brush her teeth or go to the bathroom! Hooray for baby swings!

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Great Grandma Hillen

Aline (Jackson) Hillen 1926-2007. Lolli's great grandmother (Zach's maternal grandmother) passed away on monday, October 1, 2007. Lolli attended the viewing on Wednesday, October 3. She and Lauren stayed from 3-5 and Lolli slept the whole time. It was the first (and last) time Lolli ever got to "meet" her Great Grandma Hillen.

The funeral was held on Thursday, October 4. Lauren and Lolli attended but sat in the back near the exit. Lolli got hungry midway through the ceremony and so she and Lauren hung out in the lobby with Lolli's uncle Paul and cousin Paige. Lolli got to hear Zach give a wonderful reading about her Great Grandma Hillen.

Towards the end of the service, Lolli started demanding to be fed so she and Lauren went and sat in the car to breastfeed. It was very awkward for Lauren because the police escorts were walking around and then all of the other funeral attendees came out to their cars. Luckily Lauren's car has tinted windows!

Lolli was still hungry when they arrived at the cemetary so she and Lauren stayed in the car and fed during the burial. All in all, though, Lolli did very well at her first funeral and was a big comfort to Zach and her grandma Pucillo!

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Splish Splash

Lolli had her first tub bath on Wednesday, October 3. Her cord had fallen off a couple of days earlier so it was ok for her to get in the big girl tub now. Well, not exactly the big girl tub, but it still beats a sponge bath!

Zach got the tub ready and filled it with water. He checked the temperature with Lolli's rubber cow (that has a duck bill). Then Lauren stripped Lolli down to her birthday suit and plopped her in the tub. She didn't love it, but didn't seem to hate it either. Zach washed her little body and then rinsed her off.

Then it was time for Lolli's favorite part - shampoo!!! Zach stuck Lolli's head under the running water to get it wet, then Lauren massaged her little scalp with the baby shampoo. Then Zach rinsed her head under the faucet for a long time - Lolli LOVES having her head under the faucet!

After the shampoo, Lauren took a clean rag and wiped Lolli's eyes and face. All clean!!!

Lolli got wrapped up in her yellow hooded towel and was sooo happy to be clean and warm!

First Doctor's Visit

Lorelai's first pediatrician appointment was Wednesday, October 3. Zach and Lauren both went with her. The nurse checked her weight - 8 pounds, 15 ounces! What a good little eater she is!

Everything else checked out normal and Lolli got back for some shots on December 10.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Cordless Baby

Lolli's cord started looking dried and shrively almost immediately. Lauren and Zach didn't have to do anything to care for it except keep it dry, which they did. Finally on Monday, October 1 Lauren was unsnapping Lolli's outfit to feed her and out fell the cord! She yelled for Zach and they all celebrated Lolli becoming cordless.

There was a scab across half of Lolli's belly button. It stayed there until shortly after her first tub bath (Wednesday, October 3) when it fell off to reveal a perfect little belly button! No redness or oozing at all. Just 100% cuteness!