about the little one

LMC’s real name is Caia, (Little Miss Caia) and as the blog name might suggest, she refuses to try life without a pacifier. My then-husband was locking in her carseat into our car one afternoon, noticed the half a dozen scattered pacifiers all over the seat, and remarked, “This is a pacifier graveyard – where all the dead ones get buried.” Thus, the inspiration behind this blog.

She was born December 30th, 2008 at 4:18 pm, four weeks early. She weighed in at 4 lbs, 12 oz and was 18.5 inches long. She came via emergency cesarean after I developed severe pre-eclampsia at 34 weeks and was placed on strict bedrest and medication. Neither approached worked, so we welcomed our little girl into the world a little earlier than expected!

She was born beautifully healthy, just a little jaundiced and with reflux, and on the small side. We spent four days in the hospital recovering together, then went home on a rainy Friday afternoon.

She was diagnosed with torticollis and positional plagiocephaly at her two month appointment, and underwent weekly physical therapy appointments. She responded beautifully, and stopped needing the therapy at about six months old.

LMC loves to be close to me, and is a very affectionate and bright child. She is extremely independent, plays by herself well, and is learning how to get along with other kids. She is temperamental, moody like her mama, extremely particular about her hands and getting them dirty, and very picky with her diet. However, she is learning new words almost weekly, and I’m trying to not teach her the words I use in traffic.

Here’s to the future with a gorgeous albeit high-maintenance child!