Teething...Still

Elizabeth is teething and I think she had a breakthrough at some point today. There is a little white speck that you can see and barely feel sticking out. She is also fussy and keeps chewing her fingers and even trying to chew mine. I got my car back this morning which has been in the shop and my mom picked Elizabeth up from daycare because I had a class. Elizabeth ended up going to the doctor's with my mom and Ashleigh and Chase. Ashleigh has ringworm. Chase does too and was already on some meds for it. They gave them stronger meds that cost my mom $200. If these don't work, they have to have IV antibiotics for 7 days. Both of them have a bald spot because of this. The spot is small but it is a little noticeable. Even on Ashliegh's curly head. They are getting it from the cat that has been hanging around in the back yard and they have been playing with. Animal control made my mom release it when she caught it in a carrier earlier today. They were suppose to get it but refused because it wasn't in one of their carriers. The guy wouldn't let my mom move it to the other carrier either. Sooooo...now they have the animal control one so that they can try to catch it...again. Apparently while they all waited in the doctor's office, my mom taught Elizabeth a new trick.....see the pictures below...she hasn't stopped doing it yet....You'll have to tell me if you see a pattern....

Back to School

Hello Everyone! Welll....I went back to school this week...how fun. The daycare e-mailed me a pic of Elizabeth. she had fallen asleep holding a bottle. It fell out of her hands but she still looked like she was trying to hold it. It was cute. I have to get it downloaded so I can put it on here. I'm loading 3 new pictures and one video. If the video works, it's of Elizabeth crawling...sort of... She is getting good at getting around. When she woke at 5am for her morning bottle, I found her sitting up in her crib. She just started doing that too. She has this thing now, you'll see it in the pics, where she bites her bottom lip. It's kinda cute. Well, It's bedtime for her....let me try to load these pictures and see if I can get her down...Okay...she is out. It's getting much easier now. I just put her down fully awake, turn on the Music CD and mobile, and away she goes! She is eating good too. Even got a bath and some lotion tonight. She used to cry and wait for us to come and get her. She's smart. She would pull down the bumper on the crib and watch the door for any sign of us. Sneaky. When I got her for her morning bottle, she was sitting up today. That's something new she has been doing. She is getting able to sit up from a laying position. She has really grown a lot in the past month. Let me see if Ican load that video again. I already tried once and almost had it too!

First Christmas

Hello everyone! Sorry about the delay. Elizabeth's first Christmas went well (most of it). Elizabeth woke me up bright and early at 730. She was playing in her crib and squealing. You could also hear her kicking her legs. I woke up Sam and told him Elizabeth was trying to tell us she wanted to see her toys. We laid there a minute and just listened to her playing and squealing. We finally went and got her. Sam lit candles and put on some Christmas music and got Elizabeth's morning bottle ready. Then Elizabth gave me my first gift. I turned around and found her holding her bottle. As soon as she saw me, she let go. Somebody has been faking it. I have a lazy baby. As long as someone is there to hold it, she won't hold it. After she ate we sat around the Christmas tree and helped her unwrap her presents. It was great! She didn't really know what to do with all the stuff. She kept going for the wrapping paper and tissue paper. She got a mirror thing that sings and lights up and a crawlthrough play wall that makes noise when she plays with the toys on it. That's what she is doing right now. She got a bib that says My Aunt Loves Me. When I showed it to my sister Ashleigh (5 yrs old) she said "That's right, I do. After the gifts and all were opened, we went to my mom's. They of course had already opened their stuff and were playing. My sisters were excited about a gift they were giving to us. It ended up being a scrapbook kit. I've already made one page and will probably do another soon. It is soooooo cool. My mom's house wasn;t that great this year. My mom was sick and everyone was off doing their own thing. Sam made a breakfast cassarole and the only people who ate it were me, him, and my two teenage sisters. Between the four of us, we ate it all. My dad was trying to put together a Thomas the Train set that came with no directions, just a picture. My mom was still feeling sick from the stomach bug, and the little ones were busy playing with their toys and trying to get people to open and set up their stuff (barbie 3-story doll house, transformers) Sam was suppose to fry a turkey and with everyone sick, no one really wanted to eat. We left as soon as it was done. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and playing with Elizabeth and her new toys. The day after Christmas I went shopping with Elizabeth and my sister Kelly. Apparently the little ones were all sick along with my dad. We went to they mall and walmart, and micheal's craft store. I got lots of scrapbooking stuff there. :) Yesterday was spent just playing with Elizabeth. That's it for us. Sam on the other hand, is beginning to look for a new job. The day after Christmas he was yelled at about a job that he apparently did badly in Charleston the previous weekend (when he wasn't even there!) Sam had been sick and running a temp with bronchitis so he did not go on that job. When he tried to explain that to his boss, he wouldn't listen. He boss cussed at him and SPIT on him. That is just plain wrong. He also dropped the bomb that there would be no commission. When we agreed he could go to this job the guy said that there was a base pay of 600 OR the comission for the jobs done that week, whichever was higher. Apparently the guy has now decided not to offer commission. Its a new business and we thought we could trust the guy because he Sam's friend's dad. I guess not. We are hoping he can find something with hours so he can spend time with Elizabeth. That was the whole reason for the job change in the first place. So be praying for us. It will be a rough beginning for the new year. Well, that's about all for now. I'll post a few pics of Elizabeth and be on my way....oh yeah...I could have sworn she said MaMa this morning.....

Long Week

Sorry it's been so long since I wrote last. For those of you who don't know, Elizabeth had to leave daycare early Monday and Tuesday. She was running a fever and not eating. Yesterday she threw up her breakfast. We think she had the stomach bug. It's been a little crazy. To top it off, I am still trying to do my Christmas shopping. We get out of school Wednesday. I'm hoping to do a little shopping tomorrow and finish my school people. We also went today to get pictures with Santa. Elizabeth would not smile worth anything. She couldn't figure out whose lap she was sitting in. Also took some pics of her at home. Posting some of them here.....The last one is one where you can tell she is tired. She looks so pitiful. :(

Updates

Hello agian. Sorry it has been o long since pictures have gone up. Things have been crazy all week. Elizabeth went to the doctor for her congestion Wednesday and they went ahead and did her 6 mos check up then. Thursday she had a fever most of the day and I ended up having to pick her up early becaus she had diarehha. I spelled that wrong..oh well. She had the stomach bug and thankfully no vomiting. I was home with her all day yesterday and we had a rough night last night. We should have a better week this week. Well, I'll go ahead and load a few of the pictures we have.

Annoyed

Hello. I'm annoyed. I consider myself a pretty laid back mom (quit laughing Robin!). Let me set up the scenerio and see what you think......Elizabeth does not always drink full bottles at daycare. She will eat an entire jar of food and drink about half a bottle. Usually, the daycare tries repeatedly to feed her. She is also teething and had a rough weekend because of it. I told them this when I dropped her off. Also, she has Tylonel in her bag, always does ever since they had problems with her screaming and not calming down. Ok...heres what happened...Yesterday I dropped her off and explained that I had the stomach bug Monday and she has showed no signs of it but to keep an eye on her. My mom was going to pick her up. I also told them about the teething and to give her the Tylonel if she had trouble with it. I go to work and wasn't feeling well so I cancel my homebound so I could just go home and rest. Also called my mom so I could pick up Elizabeth. I get there and she is sitting in an exersaucer. They say that they almost called me but didn't because they thought my mom was coming and she comes early. She has not eaten. She ate her jar of food and her bottle at 815am. Since then (330 at this point) She had only had 2 oz. of milk. When I ask them what she had done, she hears me, looks at me, and immediately starts crying. I pulled out a bottle ash they explained that she would take a few swallows and turn away and cry. (and yet they gave her no tylonel!) As we are talking I fix a fresh bottle so I can try to feed her. She stops crying as soon as I give it to her. She does the crying bit and continues to eat. SHE'S TEETHING! It's EXPECTED that she HURTS! She also has a temp of 100.2. AND THEY DON"T GIVE HER TYLONEL! I wasn't all mad because she pulls the not eating bit all the time. I started getting annoyed when she proceeded to drink the entire bottle. Then when i get home, she drinks another full bottle! 12 oz total. My child was starving and they didn't realize it! This is when I got pissed. Especially because I told them she was having problems. I even told him she was pulling away from the bottle because of the teething. Right now I am kinda debating the merits of pulling her out of the daycare and putting her in the same one as my sister and brothers. Havn't really talked to Sam about this yet but really wanted to get someone elses opinion. Your thoughts? Am I over-reacting? I mean this is my child who was very hungry. They had the Tylonel, and the y had a phone. Am I right to be concerned or should I take a "chill pill?"

Stomach Bug

Hello,
We've had an interesting weekend. I had the stomach bug yesterday, Sam has it today, and we are praying that we haven't given it to Elizabeth. She seems fine so far. She has had a lot of teething pains over the weekend. Unfortunantly, no teeth yet. :( Well, I'm still not feeling too good so I'm gonna go now. I'll try to write more later.