Pictures

I finally got some pictures to upload. Hopefully I will be able to get more up later this week.


Playing in the snow.


Daddy buried her in it but she didn't seem to mind.


I didn't get the picture taken fast enough and she got distracted by something else.


Possibly our newest family member, Bella. We are fostering her this weekend to see how things go.

Grumpiness

Lily has been grumpy for the past few days. I figured it was just the winter time blues coupled with a runny nose and a bit of a cough. Well I figured out what might really be causing the grumpiness...teeth! And lots of them. This morning she was laughing as I was changing her diaper and I saw that she has 2 more poking through on top and the rest of her gums are very swollen and bumpy (like the teeth are right under the surface). This makes a total of 6 teeth on top and 2 on the bottom. She might have more on the bottom, but she really won't let me look and I really don't want to feel since she has learned that you can bite with teeth. I have been giving her some motrin and that seems to be helping with the mood a bit. I'm sure having sharp little teeth pushing their way through your gums can't feel pleasant.

Weight check

Lily had her weight check today. She is up to 17.35lbs. She is still under the first percentile for her age, but the doctor is happy that she is gaining weight once again. Right now we are still keeping her on the high fat diet, but no other changes at this time. He said that if she doesn't gain more at her next appointment at 15 months old then he might do some blood work, but he sees no reason to expect to have to do that after this visit.

She definitely makes up for being physically small with her personality. She has learned how to run and chasing the dog is so much fun. She will scream, squeal, and laugh while chasing the dog. I feel bad for Selene because she hardly gets a chance to lay down all day when Lily is awake. I guess I should feel so bad about not taking her out for walks in this horrible weather, the baby is giving her lots of exercise.

Lily is also starting to say more and more words, does some baby signs, and loves to imitate us. The other day she was watching me get ready in the morning and was imitating me washing my face, brushing my hair and putting on my make up, it was adorable.

I am going to start looking into other blogs because I am still having problems uploading pictures and video here. If I do make a switch I will make sure to let everyone know.