John's First Tooth

Well, the day has come... The first sign of a tooth is evident within the gummy grin on my little guy's face. A bottom front tooth is barely poking through the gums with razor sharpness. He hasn't bit me, nor has he shown the other "usual" signs (I.e., drooling, fever, fussiness). I just thought he had stuck something in his mouth that should not be there so I started fishing it out, and that's when my finger ran across its edge. I can't get him to let me look at it, but it's definitely there. I can't believe he's growing this fast!!  We went out to celebrate at fogons where he demanded the guacamole with yells of nom-nom!  It was super cute. I will include video soon. 

Fab App: Baby Loggy

So even before I went to the hospital with John I was trying out apps for tracking nursing. I tried out a few, the free versions at least, and found one that I liked the most. 

Baby Loggy is that app. The only problem I have with it is not a problem many will have:  it doesn't allow you to change the baby's name once you've entered it. This was my own fault. I had thought we'd go with Luke Jacob for a while so when we were at the hospital and decided on John Gabriel I didn't think about it. I just started logging feelings and diapering right away under the name I had put in. 

You shouldn't need to change the baby's name after you start logging it, so that really shouldn't be a problem for most. You do have the ability to add more children, which is nice for multiples.  And honestly it's an app I'll use far past its original purpose because I can add my older children in and keep track of medications now (that was a new feature added after my original purchase).  

I've emailed the creator of the app and he's not a big corporation or anything. He's just a one man show, but is very nice. It takes a bit of time for new features to be added (ie., the medication tracking), but the app really has everything you would need for tracking as a new mom. 

You can track all sorts of things with it: pumping, medication, sleeping, diapers (just wet or poopy, too), measurements, milestones, bathtime, fevers, and three different types of feeding (breast, bottle and solids). And within each of those categories the additional information it lets you choose to add in great. I like that I can record not only what time, how long, and what size I nurse him on, but I can record what hold I used. 

Within the measurements area I can record height, weight, and head size. With bottle feeding I can tell it what kind of liquid I used. And in the pumping section I can tell exactly how much I pumped on which side in addition to start time and how long I pumped. 

I used the free version for a while, but it does limit you to (I think it was) 100 entries before you have to purchase it to keep using. It is totally worth the few bucks you'll spend.