So long, pacifier!

Yesterday we were at the mall and decided to go for it. We went to Build-A-Bear, let Lolli pick out an animal (she chose a pink unicorn) and told her it needed a pacifier more than her and asked her give hers to the unicorn. She said, "Bye, Pacifier!" and tossed it inside! For the rest of our time at the mall, she loved her unicorn (named Pinki).

However, once we got in the car to go home, things changed. She kept whining for a pacifier and we kept reminding her that she's given it to Pinki. She decided she hated Pinki and threw her to the ground. She was really overtired and whined for her pacifier the whole way home, and even stuck her fingers in her mouth a few times.

When we got home, we laid her in our bed for a nap. She refused to let Pinki join her, but she went right to sleep without even mentioning a pacifier. Since then we've gone on 3 car rides without mention of the pacifier! And she went to sleep last night and slept all night without mentioning it, or even fussing more than normal. I'm kind of expecting a relapse since this was so easy - Zach and I are shocked that she only whined for it during 1 car ride and hasn't mentioned it since. We'll see how today goes! (She still hates Pinki this morning LOL)

Poppy's 1 Month Old!

Lauren, Lolli and Poppy went to the doctor's office this morning to get Poppy weighed and measured as her official 1 month stats: 12lbs 6.5oz and 23.5in!!!

"Poppy in! Poppy in!"

Lolli insisted on taking a bubble bath this afternoon. Once she was in the tub, she kept shouting, "Poppy in! Poppy in!" Finally Lauren gave in and stripped herself and Poppy down and stepped into the tub. "No Mommy! Poppy in!" Ugh! So Lauren sat outside the tub and leaned over the side to hold Poppy in the water. Lolli loved it! After Lolli's bath was done, Lauren and Poppy got in so she could get a shampoo. Mmmm, 2 clean babies :)

Poppy Volunteers (while Lolli has fun with Papaw)!

Lauren signed up to volunteer at one of the Lactation Stations at the Indiana State Fair. Since Lolli wouldn't have much fun (and would be hard to corral!), she got picked up by Papaw and spent the afternoon with him and Kim while Lolli and Poppy spent time with breastfeeding moms at the fairgrounds. Lolli had lots of fun and got to pet a 10-day-old kitten! She also went to Snapperz and bounced around on the inflatables. Fun! Poppy was so easy-going at the fair. She and Lauren got to ride in a golf cart from the gate to the tent; Poppy slept through the whole ride! Everyone was amazed that she's only 4 weeks old, since she's kinda huge and holds her head so well. <3

Molly's Back!

Today was Lauren's first day back on the "job" babysitting Molly. All in all the day went pretty well. Lolli and Molly acted like long-lost BFFs and all 3 girls napped at the same time (well, all 4 - Lauren, too!).

Indiana State Museum

Zach, Lauren, Lolli & Poppy visited the Indiana State Museum this afternoon. Lolli had really liked the ever-swinging pendulum that shows the earth's rotation. She was a bit scared of all the dead animals hanging on the wall (and who can blame her!). The highlight of her trip was eating an overpriced yogurt in the cafe but she also enjoyed walking along the canal and looking for fish.

The Sickies

Lolli caught something at Storytime last week and has had a horribly runny nose ever since. Today Lauren started feeling icky and now Poppy is sniffling :(

An outting to the Park!

Lauren, Lolli and Poppy went to the park this afternoon. It wasn't a total disaster as everyone had fun and no one got injured. Horever, Lauren needs to remember to take a sling next time so she can hold Poppy but still have her hands free to help Lolli (who has turned into quite the daredevil climber!).

Dad's home!

Zach got home from his out-of-town work trip today! This marks the end of a 2-week travel period that had Lauren home alone with a toddler and a newborn. Luckily everyone survived and now Zach will be in town for a couple weeks!

Lolli Pucillo, CNM (ha)

Lauren bought Lolli a "Doctor kit" and she loves the stethoscope. She ran around putting it on everyone and everything saying, "Lolli do it. Lolli listen. Lynda listen." (Lynda is their midwife) Very cute! She also loves the fake bandage scissors and keeps giving Otis pretend haircuts.

Poppy & Mommy's Day Out

Lolli spent the afternoon with Gma and Gpa Great while Lauren and Poppy spent the afternoon with Katie and Will (don't tell Lolli!). They had lunch at Qdoba followed by a peaceful shopping trip to Target. Afterwards they had a blizzard at DQ because they were donating $1 to Riley for each Blizzard sold. It was nice for Lauren not to have to be chasing Lolli all afternoon but still Lauren was missing her pretty badly by the time she picked her up!

6 months?!?!?

Lauren put a size 6 month outfit on Poppy today. It fits. :sigh:

Poppy's Debut!

Lauren, Lolli and Poppy went to the Home Birth Support Group meeting tonight. They were late getting there and had to leave shortly thereafter (6 o clock meetings don't mesh well with 7 o clock toddler bedtimes) but they still had time to show off Poppy and drop off some leftover birth supplies that another mama can use.

Big Choo Choo!

It was a lazy day in the Pucillo household and everyone was starting to go a little stir crazy. So they decided to ride the Fair Train (but not actually go to the fair because it's 5790 degrees in Indy this weekend). They hurried to make it to Fishers to catch the 4:15 train but missed it :( So they went to O'Charley's to grab some dinner. Upon arrival Lauren got Poppy out of her car seat and realized her bottoms were all wet. Ugh! So Zach took her to the bathroom and changed her - her first blowout!

Once Zach and Poppy got back to the table, Lauren took Poppy out to the car to change her outfit and feed her. Once Poppy seemed satisfied they went back in and sat down. Thankfully the food had already arrived. Lauren had just started eating when she realized she was leaking milk all over her shirt. Ugh! About that time Lolli started squealing and screeching and generally being obnoxious, so they got the check and some to-go boxes and headed for the train station, hoping their luck would turn around.

While Zach was buying the tickets (Lo and Pop rode free, woohoo!), Lolli charmed some women at a Key Bank kiosk and they gave her a beach ball and a glow stick, which she loved. Lolli was a little bit timid when the train arrived but she was still excited to get on board. The seats were very comfy and Lolli liked looking out the window and waving before the train departed.

They were on the train for over an hour and 15 minutes, since they didn't get off at the fairgrounds (just rode it there and back). Poppy did great, sleeping for the first 10 minutes and then just hanging out awake for the rest. Lolli had a blast playing with her beach ball and glow stick and walking around on her "train legs" (which are like sea legs, only on the railroad). The girl has great balance!

The Incredible Pizza Company

Zach, Lauren, Lolli & Poppy met up with Tom, Mona and Lucas for dinner and fun at The Incredible Pizza Company. Lucas played lots of games and got 120 tickets! Lolli liked the rides the best. She rode the carousel twice, the race car once, and spent the rest of the time playing on some computer thing. Fun times!

Shopped Til They Dropped

Lauren and Poppy went shopping this morning while Zach and Lolli went to the zoo. Z & L had a blast, especially in the sprinkler park where they got soaked. L & P were out and about for *5* hours and Poppy was such a good shopper, only fussing when she wanted to eat. Hooray!

Squirt Gun ha ha

Zach, Lauren, Lolli & Poppy went out shopping for a few necessities this evening and then had ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. When they got home, Lauren took her bra off and milk started squirting out, at least a good 9 inches. She ran to Zach to spray him, which she thought was hilarious but he found to be very disturbing. Lolli thought it was funny, too :)

Dad's home!

Zach came home today - the girls officially survived their first 3 nights on their own (which is good, since they have to do it again next week, but for *4* nights).

11 pounds, 4 ounces!

Lauren went for her 2 week check-up with Lynda today. Since the scale was there, they decided to see how much Poppy weighs. 11 pounds 4 ounces! At just 2 weeks, 1 day old. What a healthy girl (and as Lauren's dad put it, her milk must be high-octane, definitely not unleaded ha )

Just the girls...

Zach left for Bowling Green, KY today and won't be home until Thursday! That means Lauren is on her own with both girls for 3 days straight, at only 13 days postpartum. Ahhhhhh!

The Results of Poppy's CF Sweat Test

NORMAL!!! So she's just assumed a carrier, but definitely does NOT have CF! Zach and Lauren will both get tested to see who's the carrier and to make sure it isn't both of them. Hooray!!!!

Poppy's CF Sweat Test

Zach, Lauren and Poppy went to Riley Children's Hospital Outpatient Center this morning for Poppy's sweat test to check for Cystic Fibrosis. Aaron and Annie met them there. The woman who performed the test was very nice and informative. Lauren got to hold Poppy during the test, which was nice. The tech applied a special medicine to Poppy's arm and then placed electrodes on it. Poppy fussed a little bit when the electrodes were turned on but Lauren let her nurse and that calmed her right now. In fact she fell asleep! After 5 minutes the electrodes were removed and a sweat collector patch was applied to her arm. That was wrapped in a hot pink ace bandage and then a hot pack was wrapped around that. She put on one more layer of the ace bandage and Poppy was good to go. The collecton takes 30 minutes, so Zach was given a timer and told to be back there when it went off. So everyone went to the Riley Lobby and ate breakfast at McDonald's. They got back to the sweat lab right as the timer expired. The woman removed the bandages and hot packs. Everyone was relieved when she confirmed that Poppy had sweated enough to process the results (20% of newborns don't). The tech said she'd fax the results to Poppy's pediatrician this afternoon, so now it's just a waiting game.

Going Krogering

Zach, Lauren, Lolli & Poppy went to the grocery store this afternoon. Poppy slept in the cart the entire time! Lolli was still a handful, but somehow everyone made it out of the store in one piece ;) Poppy woke up right as they were checking out but calmed right down once Lauren got her out to the car to feed her. And Lolli is so patient about waiting for Poppy to eat - such a great big sister!