The Changing Table

It was ingenious! And I wasn't even a mom yet!!! I decided the changing table should be under the small window in her bedroom. Mostly I thought it would look nice. What other piece of furniture would fit well there? Also, I thought it would be nice to look out the window while changing Caroline's diapers. Little did I know she would love looking out the window when I changed her diapers.

Even as a newborn, she loved to look at the light coming from the window. It always calmed her down. I would let her lie there and kick her legs as she gazed out the window for 20-30 minutes. It was great! AND, I could change her diapers/clothes without her screaming to get down - yay!

However, now it is becoming a little bit of an issue. Caroline is still distracted while I change her diapers and clothes, but she is distracted because she is doing this

She loves playing with the blinds. I have tied up the cord so she can't reach it, but she loves flapping them and pulling on them.

Hair

Let's take a walk down memory lane...

This is Caroline's hair when she was born. Thick and luscious.

Shortly after birth, she went through a spikey phase. It was especially spikey after a bath.

This picture looks like she was on day 2 after a bath. See how the front is greased down, but there was no hope for the back?

Then...the weirdest thing began to happen. Caroline began to lose her hair on the sides of her head...

View of the back

Another front view

 

We were shocked and didn't quite know what to do. So for a little while we tried to the comb-over approach.

 

 

But after a week of futile attempts, we gave in and just enjoyed this weird hair phase.

 

Now, a couple of months later, the hair is back and regaining it's lusciousness. Suddenly we are facing this problem.

 

 

And this decision

Right?

or Left?

Pants

Does anyone else unbutton their baby's pants before feeding them?

Teething Fish

Last night I noticed Caroline was chewing something in her mouth. This is the first time I have ever seen her chewing something that I had not put in there so I was worried. I pinned her down and put my finger in there to get whatever it was out. As I did, she continued to chew and I realized she was chewing on her own tongue! Poor baby is still teething.

We never did much with teething rings because she started really teething at about 4 months old and everything we could find was just too awkward for her. She either couldn't hold it or it was too big for her mouth. Last night I decided to try out the teething fish again.  And she loved it...

 

Caroline currently has 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 on bottom. I think I felt her canines coming in last night. Is that weird? I read on a website that those usually don't come in until babies are 16-20 months.

First ever sick visit

I took Caroline to the doctor today. And it was the first time I have taken her for a sick visit (if you don't count the billi-checks she got the week she was born). Pretty good for an 8 month old and a first time mom.

Caroline's been dealing with the goop and the yuck since last Monday. She can't breathe well and is coughing a good bit tonight, but the doc says she is "perfect". No ear infection. Clear lungs and throat. Just a virus. I feel a little silly for taking off work, but it did put my mind at ease.

I also had a really great day with Caroline. It's amazing how fast she learns. In one day - today - she was suddenly all over our furniture and pushing her play table all over the room. And then, tonight, she pushed her push toy across the room twice! Babies are amazing! God is an awesome creator.

Other news is Caroline got a 5th tooth today and she weighed 20 pounds 13 ounces at the visit. This pic was taken at the doctor's office.

And this is why I think we may skip crawling...

She has decided her table is a push toy. She has a push toy, but it moves a little too fast for her. Early signs of a control freak? She is also all over the furniture. As I type this, she is rounding the coffee table - haha!

Happy BirthDAY Husband

Happy BirthDAY Husband!! I would like to honor you by including a few of your "funny face" pictures on my blog.

But seriously, "I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:3

We celebrated your 17th birthday together and now we are celebrating your 27th. God has been so good to us and so good to me by making such a perfect man for me.

The last (almost) 5 years of marriage have been incredible at times and hard at other times. We've gone through a lot of changes and done a lot of new things. I'm so thankful to God that He gave you to me to experience life. I love you.

("Day" is capitalized in "Birthday" because Adam is convinced he gets to celebrate his Birth-week. To that point, I exclaim that I want to celebrate my Birth-year. Happy Birth-year to me and to all of you for that matter.)