Whirlwind of a week

It seems like so much has been going on with us for the last few weeks.  David got a side job he was working on for over a week and it seems like he should be finished up with it (he was working on it until 2am this morning).  He seems to be happy with it and he likes the challenge.  My office has reorganized the project I was working on and I am supposed to start working in the front office with some new duties.  I am also passing statistics though this was only achievable because David has been tutoring me and helping me with homework.  Lilah has so much going on it is unbelievable I am keeping up.  She loves imitating us and now she started pointing her finger at the dogs and saying “bad.”  Now, every time she goes home when they are trapped in the kitchen so she can eat she tells them they are bad and eats her cornbread in front of them.  She also likes to tell us that we are bad.

Overall the weekend, the only things we did I really remembered was that I got my homework done and we went to Layla’s birthday party.  Overall, it has been a quiet week but yesterday we did go the farmer's market in Mount Airy.  I was excited because I got some fresh vegetables and some chicken!  Lilah liked looking at everything and was interested in the different colors.  Dana told me today that she was impressed that when you ask her a question, she will answer it.  I told her how every ride we take together we have conversations where she tells me what she did that day, who she played with, and what she ate.  Of course, all of her conversation is in baby babble but it is nice that she interacts with us so much.  She also has been sharing really well and likes to give hugs now.

I am really excited for the weekend because I will be taking Lilah to the Washington D.C. Zoo for the first time.  I hope we have nice weather and I know Lilah will love all the animals.  Overall, there is not too much going on this weekend.

Yesterday

Yesterday was interesting.  When I picked up Lilah from daycare she was content to play on the ground with the other kids.  When we got home David hopped in the car and we went to Walmart and Safeway.  At Walmart, we got a new cartridge for the printer and went to Safeway.  At Safeway, Lilah wanted different things for our grocery cart.  After that, we went home and had leftovers.  Lilah still refuses to eat peas though but she would eat the bread, or the salmon, or the hotdog.  It is frustrating that she will not eat vegetables.  Overall, she had a good night and was strangely chill after the shower and was content to relax with me.

The weekend

The weekend was a good one.  On Friday, we went to a yard sale where we got Lilah a new car (fisher price)!  She absolutely loves it too.  When we brought it home she spent the rest of the day getting in and out of the car. In the evening, we took it to Jimmy Cone behind our house and got in line.  When we were in the line, Lilah got out of her car and looked around like “What’s the hold up?”  After that, we went to Food Lion and she liked driving it up and down isles.  Afterwards, we went home and went to bed where David stayed up until 4:30/5:00am doing a project and Lilah kept kicking me until he got into bed.  But she was kind enough to let me sleep until 8:30am and we went downstairs and ate breakfast together.  Later in the afternoon, we made hotdogs for lunch and went to get Michelle’s birthday present.  Then we went to her birthday party at Marianne and Wayne’s.  Lilah had a blast on Saturday and loved running around with her cousins, the bouncy house, and the different games they had.  She really liked the toss game and kept playing with it.  On Sunday, David’s parents watched Lilah while he helped me with my homework.  Later, they were kind enough to watch her while David and I went out to eat with Kelsey and Brendan.  After that, we took Lilah to Mayfest in downtown and she liked walking around.  She especially liked ice cream.  Overall, it was a busy weekend but a nice one.

Lilah Update

Lilah has been doing well, she's had a rough few weeks but she's getting better.  She had 6 teeth come in at once which is what we figured out caused her fever.  She's also going into a clingy stage where she wants to be held all the time.  Over the weekend was Mother's Day and we got off to a late start because we were up late.  Later, we made it over to Charlie's where Lilah kept trying to eat their dog food and when we told her no she asked why not.  Later, we went to my mother's and hung out with her and my brother Brodie, his wife Christine, and their boys (Matthew, Christian, and Nicholas).  After that, we went and had dinner with David's parents.  Lilah really enjoyed a burger and a racket that she cuddled with (seriously).  On Monday, David went with some of his family to celebrate his mother's birthday and Lilah and I stayed home.  Lilah and I ordered a pizza and she ate a whole slice by herself.  Later, we got cleaned up and went to bed.  Overall, a quiet night until David got home and said hello to both of us.

Yesterday

Yesterday was interesting.  When I picked up Lilah, Dana told me she was fussy again and would not eat that day but she was great when I picked her up.  Afterwards, we went home where she helped me eat a bowl of stew and some grilled cheese.  I'm thinking maybe it's not that she does not want to eat but rather what is being served because I have a heck of a time giving her vegetables and fruits now.  Otherwise, it was an uneventful night and nothing really went on.

The weekend

The weekend seemed longer than usual but we did not have too much going luckily.  On Friday, we went grocery shopping and cleaned up the house.  Later, we went with David’s parents to Frederick and had dinner at the Double T Diner.  Lilah kept going after Jonathan’s cookie so we gave her one of her own.

Here is a picture of Lilah and Mommy with the cookie.  As you can plainly see, I was trying to share the cookie with Lilah but she preferred to eat it herself.

On Saturday, we went to some yard sales where we got an ice cream maker for $2.00.  Later, we went to Rayna’s softball game where we learned Angie and Kyla were in a car accident.  Angie was okay but Kyla got her head knocked around and has a concussion. Rayna did extremely well as a short stop and she also played outfield.  After that, we went home and made fish for dinner.  Lilah was not terribly interested in food the whole weekend but I was happy to see her eat.  We think the reason she had that horrible fever the week before was due to the 6 teeth that popped through (the molar is still trying) that were not there before the fever.  It was currently surprising seeing that many teeth at once, and I was more surprised with when she bit me with them.

On Sunday, we did not do too much but later on in the day when we knew we would not be needed, Jeff and Khalia came over and we took them to David’s granddad’s to meet Football the beagle because they were considering adopting him.  They decided they really liked Football and they will call us when they get their house cleaned up for a second dog.  After that, we went back to our house and had dinner and fresh bread (we finally used the bread maker from the holidays ^_^).  I’m hoping Lilah has a good day at day care today.   One issue we’ve been having with Lilah is that she is refusing the sippy cup all together unless another child is drinking it (adults do not count).  Hopefully, she will get on that soon and off the bottle.  At least she really likes eating food and she absolutely hates baby food now and just tries to make art with it or throw it if we give it to her.  All I can say is oy.

Brand New Day

Last night was not bad other than Lilah being a bit whiny but I figured out why when I brushed her teeth.  She kept biting down where there was a molar coming in and I know that has got to be painful for her.  It also looks like there are several more teeth coming in.  Luckily, we all got some sleep last night and she woke up once for a bottle and went to sleep.  I've tried the trick of "training" her to not wake up by only offerning water at night but she will just wake up and cry until we give her a bottle of formula.  I am currently trying to get her off most of her bottles but with her being sick that backtracked her.  Otherwise, she is doing well weaning off of them during the day (down to 2 during the day and 2 at night).  She had a good morning today but she really wanted me today (I'll be honest that felt nice) but I had to run out the door from daycare so she would not start crying too much.  I think she will have a good day today though.

Exhausting so far

Over the weekend, Lilah was sick but she was feeling better Sunday before we went to Mary's baby shower.  Then she spiked a fever again.  We saw the doctor Monday but they did not see anything definitive.  They said it might be hand/foot/mouth because her throat was inflamed but there was nothing they could see for anything else.  Otherwise, we've been having some sleepless nights (last night we got about 45 minutes of sleep.)  Though she did pop another tooth and there looks like there should be some more coming soon.  Hopefully, that settles soon.