Happy New Year -

Veronica is some amount of weeks today, but I'll have to try to get a picture later. It has been kind of a crazy day around here. I am trying to post my favorite pictures from this year and it is a little harder than you would think. Anyway, here's my favorite picture post of Veronica, even though I love all pictures of her and her sweet face.

First Christmas - 32 Weeks

 
Veronica had a good day, napped well, was good at my mom and dad's. But she went to sleep badly and cried for quite a while and now she is screaming away at not even 10:00, so not a great ending. I really wish it were different, I don't know what else I can do. I haven't had caffeine in over a month, I try to get her to nap well, I try to feed her even though she won't eat anything on a spoon. I'm really at a loss as to why these kids have such a hard time going to sleep. I suppose if it's still this bad when she's 9 months old, I'll have to ask her doctor. I know he'll just tell me to let her cry but seriously, she has been crying for MONTHS now. Anyway. First Christmas. Crying. :)

Yes?

 
May I help you? :)

I am still struggling with getting this child to sleep without screaming her fool head off every time! The last two nights have been very rough, lots of screaming, no nursing, she seems miserable and I am, too. She doesn't really get an afternoon nap, because it's tooooo crazy around here but I am going to try to commit to it because it's too painful to listen to her cry so much. Still no sitting up or eating. Same baby, different day!

31 Weeks

 
This is a better picture, anyway. Veronica has been sleeping pretty badly and is still not sitting up or anything. She and Maria are needy little things all day and that's why I haven't been posting much. Also I hate to record such misery.

Bow

 
ha.

Poor Stupid Baby

 
I know this picture is awful, my GOD this camera is a pain. I'm trying to fix it but I don't know if maybe it's just broken, like maybe some jerk dropped it on the floor or something? But ha, look at poor Veronica! Poor stupid baby.

Seven Months

 
Veronica is seven months old today, but she is sleeping like a seven week old! I am very hopeful that this is just a horrific, long-lasting phase, but right now she is up all the time in the night. She isn't eating anything off a spoon, but she will eat some fruit in her little mesh bag, and she'll eat Nilla wafers, pretzels, bagels and waffles. It's so weird that she hates the spoon so much! Her doctor told me to just find something she likes and keep giving it to her, but I am still searching. She is sweet, and she is getting better and better able to amuse herself for a few minutes in the exersaucer. She is sitting up, but only when propped and only for a few seconds. She took such a long bath tonight, she seemed so happy and content in there I just did the dishes while she bathed. She curled herelf around in two, toward the end, splashing and happy. It was super cute and sweet, just like her!