Nicole (with drugs)
With the exception of a few lines on Nicole learning to splash, I think my last blog about 
her was a candy-coated gripe session. I love my little girl, but in some ways she has been my most challenging baby.
I think the Zantac she’s been taking may have worked because her fits of uncontrollable crying have stopped. She still spits up constantly, but I can deal with that. Since starting the Zantac she has gone from a fussy baby who could tolerate less than 5 minutes of not being held unless she was asleep, to a very pleasant and happy baby who enjoys playing with toys or sitting in her excersaucer. She has also increased the amount of time she generally naps in a day, although she still has those days where she hardly naps at all.
The best part is that her funny little personality is starting to show more and more. She’s very expressive and makes lots of funny faces. She also likes to growl (like a tiger according to her siblings). She thinks Isaac and Charlotte are hilarious and regularly laughs and smiles at their antics. When she’s excited she flexes all her extremities with joy. Isaac loves to call her wiggle. She also seems to enjoy locating voices. Zach enjoys singing and then watching her jerk her head around until she finds him then as soon as she looks away he repeats his song and she repeats her search.
Things have been going so much better that I even took the doctor’s advise and took away her pacifier at 6 months and she does fine without it.
Why did your doctor suggest taking away her pacifier at 6 months? Was it to do with her acid reflux? Erik has just started to give up his morning nap–it made me so sad :P i just don’t think i’m ready for him to grow up and not be my baby anymore!
He recommends taking the pacifier away at 6 months because that’s when the permanent memory kicks in. He claims it’s the easiest time to take it away. He gave me the same advice with Isaac and Charlotte and I didn’t take it before. Will I take the advice next time? I’m not sure yet. I think at first I’m more attached to being able to use it than my baby is.
Kathleen,
Thanks for the tip! Omniture is actually one of the top places on my list. I actually interviewed there just a little while ago, but they were only looking to fill one spot (immediately), and I had yet to graduate (at least that’s what they told me). That was for a position as an account manager. I was told to contact them at the first of the year, so I emailed the recruiter (Norm) a few days ago, but he’s out on paternity leave. Is your husband an account manager, or does he work in another dept? I have several friends who work at Omniture, so I know a bit about the company already. So, if your husband works with someone other than Norm, I would love to pass my resume on through him. Thanks again for the tip!