A Few More of Her Favorite Things

Angela just has so many thing she enjoys doing right now! She is so much fun to be with.

She loves bath time:
And her ball: She loves her train:

And her piano:She especially loves petting the dogs:And her exersaucer from Grandma and Grandpa:Right now she also loves Cherry Tylenol. She was getting it once a day before bed time to help her get through her painful teething. We're going to need to get some cherry flavoring for her other medicine because she LOVES the flavor. She feeds it to her self and is so excited when I pull out the bottle:Here she is in her sleep sack from Great Aunt Cay. She is so cute.

Bumbo Seat Warning

I love the Bumbo Seat for my daughter. It has worked well to hold her in place for a few moments while I make a bottle or put away groceries. Yesterday she was able for the first time to flop out of it. She is fine, no injuries or even tears, but still a scary moment.

Just passing my experience onto other mothers. Do not use the seat on a raised surface where flopping out could cause a severe injury. It pays to be extra careful and watch out for hidden dangers.

How Many Do You See?

I finally got a picture of Angela's teeth. Now that they are more in it's a lot easier. She's actually starting to try to use them when she eats her food now. How many teeth do you see?

She has four! Her two main bottom teeth and then one on each side are starting to come through.

Look at the beautiful sweater that my Grandmother made for Angela! I can't wait until she's big enough to wear it.

Friday Grandma A was too sick for Angela duty so I left work early to cover. It's amazing how I've already used up three vacation days this year! Then this morning Brad and I both woke up sick. It's been a pretty miserable Saturday for us. Thankfully Angela's better so not all three of us are sick together! We hope to be all better for tomorrow's big Super Bowl Bash. What a crazy week for all of us!

Look at my two girls together. They have been playing together all day - Sammie spent most of the day trying to steal the balls out of Angela's train.

Sick Day

Tuesday Angela woke up at 2am with a fever and not feeling well. It took an hour of soothing to get her to fall back asleep and even then she tossed the remainder of the night. We decided for me to stay home and take care of her.

I spent most of the day trying to get her to eat. I was very glad when she took some Pedialite in the Sippy Cup from me. For the most part she was in my arms chewing on her thumb, not feeling well. Occasionally she would let me put her down for a nap, but mostly she just wanted to be held.
Towards the late afternoon she got a burst of energy and wanted to play with her toys.

But as the evening came on she started to not feel well again and just wanted to be held. Our bad day just got worse when I accidentally sat on her foot while climbing off the couch to play with her on the floor. After many tears, her's and mine, a call to the Pediatrician, and my amazing husband's calming presence, we determined it wasn't broken. It did not swell up or turn blue, and after a couple of hours she was back to taking steps on it. We are truly thankful that she is okay!


She woke up Wednesday feeling much better and was almost back to normal by the end of the day. We are so grateful to have our happy baby back! What an awful day Tuesday was for all of us!

Grandma and Grandpa

Angela's Grandma and Grandpa B came to visit this week. They came to bring her this amazing toy.It was so nice to have them around. They watched Angela and the dogs while we were at work, which is no easy task. It sometimes looks like a circus around here.

We even had a bubbling dishwasher.

And poor Angela is getting 4 teeth all at once! We finally got her front two bottom teeth partway in and then the one's on either side are coming in too! the poor girl has been miserable. Thankfully she loves her Cherry Infant Tylenol drops.

Angela had a wonderful time with her Grandma and Grandpa

She got to do so many fun things: read stories, walk around the house, fly, sing, watch Dragon Tales, dance, and much more!

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We are so grateful to my parents for their visit and all that they did around the house to help us out: laundry, dishes, vacuuming, replacing light bulbs, scraping off ice from the drive way and tons of extra cleaning. Thank you! Angela and the dogs had a wonderful time and we all hope to see you again soon!

A Few of Her Favorite Things

One of Angela's favorite things is Cheerios and Apple Juice:


She is getting really good and picking up the Cheerios and getting them into her mouth. Before 1 in 4 would make it, now we are at 1 in 2.
She also loves to play with her toys.


She loves to grab anything she can while sitting in the Bumbo. Plates, pans, potholders, Tupperware ...

But thankfully her favorite thing to get is her giraffe.Right now she loves to eat solid foods and I have been for days trying to figure out what to do about the big mess and stained clothing. I got plastic bibs which protected the front but not the sleeves and the pants. I have had the great suggestion feed her in a diaper, which would be perfect except for the fact it's really cold in our kitchen. My Grandmother suggested a pillow case, I even thought of going to the D.I. and getting something I could cut up. I was dreaming up plans to make a wrap around outfit that I could tie in the back and then I had a complete "DUH" moment ...
... a large T-Shirt held tight with a rubber band in the back would work. And it does. I have several T-Shirts that I now use and they work perfectly. They are big enough as well to cover her legs and keep her warm. Problem solved! I am pretty embarrassed that it took me a week to figure it out though!

More of her favorites to come ...

Snow

Yesterday a very strong, very sudden, snow storm hit our house to the pure joy of the several neighborhood boys out playing Nerf Wars. My dogs were thrilled as well. In addition to chasing the boys along the fence they got to play in their favorite thing ever: SNOW.


Angela and I watched from inside the house. She can see the dogs run back and forth from her highchair while looking through the doggie door. She loves it when they race past.