Horses are in Ayla’s blood alright, but I didn’t think she’d be such a natural!
How on earth does an eight month old know what noise to make to get a horse to go?!
So proud… yee-ha baby girl. Yee-ha!
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Hard to tell
Thursday, 28 November 2013: Two Hundred and Forty One Days Old.
When Ayla woke up this morning it was hard to tell whether she’d gotten worse or stayed the same.
She was still sneezing and her nose was terribly runny, her eyes still had bright red rings with dark grey circles underneath, and her temperature was hovering around 38 degrees.
It’s absolutely true when they say you don’t know what it is to worry until you have a kid, so when Ayla started to show signs of improvement Hubby and I breathed a massive sigh of relief.
And then when her fever finally broke, we knew we were about to get our little girl back.
While Ayla is still no where near 100%, when she went to bed tonight her eyes were nearly back to normal (except for the watery tears) and she was HEAPS more active and mobile compared to the day before.
Ayla even found the energy to play this afternoon; she had a bath, some fruit for tea and a ride on her rocking horse before finally surrendering to the zzzzz’s.
39.2
Wednesday, 27 November 2013: Two Hundred and Forty Days Old.
After spending most of the day sleeping, Ayla’s temperature reached 39.2 degrees this afternoon.
The fever prompted an immediate visit to the doctors, which ended up with a prescription for antibiotics and a list of things to watch for.
It seems that Baby Ayla has a virus (the red itchy eyes and runny nose), an upset stomach (the diarrhoea), a flared-up case of nappy rash (due to the diarrhoea) AND an ear infection (hence the antibiotics)!
The poor little darling. She looks so terrible, she feels hot and she’s limp and listless but there’s not much I can do!
The doctor told us to keep her cool with damp face-washers is the fever persists through the Baby Panadol, and we’re to watch for any rashes or overall deterioration.
I don’t think it’s anything serious (touch wood), but having a combinations of minor illnesses is making it all so much worse for her! I just hope she gets well soon!!
Sick again!
Tuesday, 26 November 2013; Two Hundred and Thirty Nine Days Old.
Baby Ayla is sick. Again!
It’s nothing serious, but last night Ayla had a mild temperature and this morning she woke up with a very runny nose, sore itchy eyes and a sore throat (I think).
I don’t know how Ayla pick these illnesses up – it must be from shopping trolleys or restaurant high chairs – but I feel so awful for her, and guilty that I don’t get around disinfecting everything she touches!
I know that de-germing everything is unrealistic and conter-productive to ensuring Ayla’s future wellness, but to see my darling baby girl breathing through her mouth and blinking at me with teary red-ringed eyes… well, it breaks my heart!
But despite being obviously unwell, Ayla is still happy! I really don’t know how she does it but Ayla keeps on smiling and playing even with tears and snot running down her face.
The one thing Ayla hates though, is when I wipe her face. She HATES it. So tonight when Hubby and I were trying to use the nasal de-clogger thing to clear her nose and help her sleep we had a battle on our hands… which we lost.
I so hope Ayla is feeling better tomorrow.
Shiny gold star
Saturday, 23 November 2013: Two Hundred and Thirty Seven Days Old.
All I want to do is grab Ayla and give her a cuddle, a kiss, look into her eyes, tell her I love her, and give her a shiny gold star… anything and everything to make her understand how grateful I am for her.
I thought I knew what it was to be happy and feel blessed, but the light Ayla puts in my life is like no other.
I don’t know if it’s because Ayla’s such a good baby or if it’s just part and parcel of being a mum, but I am so proud of her and so thankful she’s my daughter.
Ayla is clever, and kind, and patient. She’s friendly, playful and happy. She’s wise and innocent and modest all at the same time. She’s vulnerable but strong, adaptable, generous, honest…. Ayla is everything I hope I can be one day and she’s not even eight months old yet!
Just like when I look at Hubby sometimes and I think my heart will burst, every time I’ve looked at Ayla these past twenty four hours in particular I almost believe my chest is about to explode and shoot out tonnes of sparkling, rainbow coloured happy-love-dust.
I really am blessed. I am lucky. I am grateful. I am thankful. I am not taking any of this for granted and I am appreciating and valuing every moment I have with my beautiful baby girl and my wonderful little family.
Cute. Happy. Placid.
Friday, 22 November 2013: Two Hundred and Thirty SIx Days Old.
The top three words used by people to describe Baby Ayla are;
1. Cute
2. Happy
3. Placid
It’s an interesting but fantastic combination (if you ask me) which was confirmed when I took Ayla into my work for lunch today.
The foyer was a constant stream of people, and it felt like nearly every one stopped to say hello to me and “awwww” to Ayla.
Although her eyes were hanging out of her head with tiredness, Ayla was just as adorable as ever and she made most people to go weak at the knees!
AKA: Cute.
Ayla also gave her smiles freely, as usual, and she kept smiling as she was passed around between all sorts of people who couldn’t help but have a cuddle.
AKA: Happy.
And amidst all the new faces, strange hugs, noise and commotion, Ayla was relaxed and calm the whole time, taking it all in with wonder.
AKA: Placid.
I’m so lucky to have such an awesome, wonderful little girl. I am so proud of her for being great!
Beach babe
Saturday, 9 November 2013: Two Hundred and Twenty Three Days Old.
Ayla went to the beach for the very first time today!
It was a bit cold and very windy so we didn’t hit the surf but instead found a lovely little bay that was tucked in out of the weather.
Of all things – the sounds, the smells, the swell of the ocean or the birds – it was the sand that had Ayla completely mesmerised!
She kicked it, and grabbed it, and ate it, and sunk into it, and walked on it, and stared at it… The. Whole. Time.
It was hard to get her to look up for a photo, and she was hardly interested in the water at all. And the other kids on the beach…? Meh.
It just goes to show how sensitive Ayla is to learning and experiencing new things.
To us, sand is boring and commonplace (in fact it’s even annoying and dislikable sometimes!) but to Baby Ayla it’s an amazing source of new sensory information; texture, movement, sound, look and feel.
I love how Ayla helps me to see the world through new eyes; she ALMOST got me thinking sand is interesting.
She rocked it!
Friday, 8 November 2013: Two Hundred and Twenty Two Days Old.
Ayla hit the streets of the Gold Coast today sporting one of her brand new cloth nappies… And she rocked it!
Hand-made and custom designed, we had THREE people stop us to comment on how cute Ayla looked wearing it.
The nappy has Ayla’s name embroidered on the front, and on the back it says “Day by day she grows. Minute by minute we love”… Naaaawwww!
It’s one of three gorgeous nappies made for me by Bella Rae MCN Embroidery and I’m so glad I found her!
Not only do these cloth nappies look great the one Ayla wore today didn’t impact her rash AT ALL!!
So I’m now a total cloth nappy convert. Sure, disposables are still handy but if these cloth ones keep the rash away and keep earning Baby Ayla complements then I’m completely sold. 🙂
“Awesome Traveler”
Thursday, 7 November 2013: Two Hundred and Twenty Days Old.
Ayla had her “awesome traveler” status upgraded today, and she deserved it!
At the end of our four hour flight a man who was two rows back from us said to me “Oh wow; a baby! I didn’t even know she was here!”
How on earth did I get so lucky? Ayla is such an easy kid and even after a measly 40 minute nap she was still easy to entertain during the rest of the four hour flight.
I’d heard people say that babies become worse travellers the older they get, but Ayla didn’t cry, whinge or carry on once.
There were even times when Ayla sat happily playing herself in the spare seat next to me, and she also made great friends with the lady across the aisle.
I think the down time even gave Ayla a chance to perfect a couple of new skills, because by the end of the flight she was blowing raspberries like a champ and waving at anyone who looked at her.
I feel like a bragger but she really was awesome! I’m so proud!
PS – I had Ayla in disposable nappies for the flight, which I changed every hour. It didn’t seem to impact the rash too much so I’m going to start slowly introducing/trialling nappies again.
Eat and sleep
Wednesday, 6 November 2013: Two Hundred and Nineteen Days Old.
I think Baby Ayla is going through another growth spurt because all she’s done today is eat and sleep.
It’s actually worked out pretty well for me though because I’ve been running around the house getting ready for our interstate trip tomorrow and Sleeping Ayla is very low maintenance compared to Awake Ayla.
Ayla’s probably due for a growth spurt to..
At seven and a bit months old Ayla still hasn’t cracked the eight kilo mark and she’s still wearing size 000 clothes (except on the bottom though where her chubby legs call for a size 0!)
She’s healthy and growing well, loves her milk and is slowing learning to eat food instead of play with it, but its like her body needs to catch up to her mind.
Ayla is so smart! I know everyone says that about their kids, but Ayla knows exactly what’s going on and what it means for her.
Not a day goes by that I don’t find myself shocked by her cheekiness or her cleverness and I can see she’s right on the cusp of becoming a walking, talking cuteness machine!
An Ayla A Day 