NINE WEEKS (ALREADY??)

Kaitlyn marked her ninth week in the world with an adventure or two, including her first important outfit purchase (the good stuff), and possibly the most dreaded thing in the world for a baby… Immunisations (the not so good stuff). (We have also had somewhat of a fashion week in the Parmenter household, so I will be punctuating my paragraphs with outfit shots).

Let’s start with the good stuff – Grandma and I went shopping this week for Kaitlyn’s Christening gown. Now anyone who knows me, knows I absolutely adored my purchasing and wearing my wedding dress (and still do – well not the wearing part, I am at least 20 dress sizes up these days), so I just had to have the right dress for Kaitlyn’s first big celebration. And for those with a baby, you know that if you are buying anything baby related, it tends to come with somewhat of an over inflated price tag.

I did a little on-line pricing, and was not quite able to believe some people would pay upwards of $800 for a gown (hey, who am I kidding, if I had that kind of money, I absolutely would spend it on Kaitlyn) and agreed with Ash (after many many hours of debate) on a fair and reasonable budget…(That’s my story and I’m sticking to it). Then it was time for me and Grandma to hit the shops..

We found the most beautiful long gown in ivory with matching bonnet and booties in the first shop we went into. Like the day we found my wedding dress, we saw it, and instantly we knew – we had to have it! So here’s a sneak peek….

I just can’t wait to see her in it!

On to the immunisations… I must say I was quite worked up about it all, after having cried when watching doctor’s only examine my little girl (the hip check they do is the absolute worse). Unfortunately the nurse we had wasn’t overfriendly – and I don’t think Kaitlyn took to her well at all. During the injections, I had to hold her down, all the while screaming (her, not me), and so of course I started to well up. At this point the nurse told me to stop crying – “Would you rather her have two needles today or 24 tomorrow if she get’s sick?” Believe it or not I didn’t hit her for six, but did think to myself how glad I was Kaitlyn wasn’t spending more than 15 minutes in her presence!

Two needles, and one horrible tasting oral immunisation later, we were good to go. Once home, Kaitlyn had a little trouble sleeping during the day – something tells me she was having nightmares about what had happened, as she kept falling asleep and then waking up, crying after about 20 minutes or so. Still we made it through the day and night, and she seems to be doing well now. Her infection has also cleared up which is just great – such a relief.

Kaitlyn has been babbling back to us a lot this week – she loves a good old chat, usually in the morning. She also seems to have a lot to say when her grandma is around – no doubt complaining about what a pain her mother can be! Her hand-eye coordination is improving every day – certainly I can see a difference, her Dad however is less convinced and doubts our child is the genius I proclaim her to be. She also seems to be getting into somewhat of a sleeping pattern, although continues to attempt to suffocate herself with her wrap. At least once a day, we peep in at her in the following position…

We are eagerly anticipating her being able to hold her head up permanently, (she is getting very good), and cannot wait for her first genuine giggle. Still, we don’t want to wish the time away, it’s great to enjoy her just as she is.

Time to go, Kaitlyn is looking forward to seeing her Grand-dad this weekend, who returns from a 3 week break in the UK.