22 Weeks Old...

Smiley tooth girl with a new bow! It is hard to believe how fast 5 months has gone, and the holidays are less than 2 weeks away. Time flies when you don't sleep and never sit down! Wouldn't trade it for the world!

Here is a close up of the tooth, can you see it?

It's been awhile...

It has been about 1 1/2 months since we have seen Andrea and Breyson, so Rowan and I took a trip out to Mukwonago to see their new home and visit a bit. This visit really showed me how much both of them has changed. Breyson is getting all over the place, not really crawling yet, but scooting big time. And he rolls all over the place too. Rowan on the other hand, stays put. She would lay on her tummy and Breyson would get to her in no time. They are both putting their hands and anything possible in their mouths, so they kept trying to eat each other. Rowan is ahead of Breyson in the teeth department, he doesn't have any yet!

It was very difficult to get a picture of the two of them, Breyson kept trying to get Rowan!

Rowan 5 months, Breyson 6 1/2 months!

Runny Nose, Fever, and.....

........A tooth!

So Sunday morning I noticed that Rowan had a bit of a runny nose, so I thought she was probably getting a bit of a cold. The day went on, and later in the afternoon/evening, she decided to put my finger in her mouth to eat it, and I felt a little rough spot on the bottom gum! Sure enough, she has a little tooth coming in. You can't really see it, since anytime something come close to her mouth she tries to eat it, so she doesn't give you time to look.

So I am not sure if the runny nose is in relation to the teething, or if she really does have a cold. She coughs every once in awhile, but she does that frequently, it isn't new, frankly I think it may be reflux related. Then, at 4am this morning when I was up feeding her, I decided to take her temperature and it was 100, so I gave her some tylenol (I had given her some before bed too), and this morning at 8am the fever was gone. She still has a runny nose, but that is minor, it just mixes with all the drool, rather tasty I am sure. So we will be staying in as much as possible this week to ward off any cold she may be experiencing.

This tooth eruption would explain her extra crabbiness this last week!

Our Christmas Tree...

Here are a few pictures of Rowan's First Christmas Tree. She really could care less about the tree, but she can sit and watch the train go round and round for quite some time. Just like her Daddy! Can't wait for her to enjoy her first Christmas, only 20 days away, yikes!! This is just a random picture that Ed took of Rowan and I. There aren't many pictures that I am in because I am usually the one taking the pictures!

21 Weeks Old...

Just about 5 months old!! (I say just about, because I won't call her 5 months until after the 10th, but technically I guess she would be considered 5 months) I can't believe it. Even more so, it is almost Christmas! Since we are awaiting our new bows to arrive, we decided to use the Santa hat again this week, only we kept the clothes on! We took the pictures in the afternoon because Rowan and I attended a work meeting too early in the morning and then ran some errands on the way home, so she wasn't quite as smiley as usual for this weeks session!
Rowan also got her new stocking this last week. Sue and Ed's neighbor was willing to knit Rowan a stocking to match Ed and I's. The person that made ours has since retired, so we couldn't have them all identical, but Gail did a wonderful job on the stocking. Thank You!

We are still chugging along on Soy formula, Similac. She is eating slightly better than last month, but in my mind, still not really good enough to start solids. So we will see what this next month brings.

She seems to be doing a little bit better with her stranger anxiety, but I hate to say it outloud because that my backfire. As long as we are within view she is usually okay. But we also haven't been around large groups of people in a while either.

She still puts everything in her mouth. Drools like crazy, but no sign of any teeth yet. She has found her feet when she sits in her bumbo, but when she is on her back on the floor she doesn't pull them up to her mouth yet. But she is already making diaper changes a pain, she tries to see what is above her and is turning side to side. You would think that would result in rolling over, but not yet. She can sit for more than 5 seconds without immediately falling over, and does okay with the boppy around her.

Again, we will see what the next month brings!!

Gizmo gets groomed...

Our poor neglected dog got groomed this week. So we had to get a picture of his holiday hanky! What better a photo than to get the two of them together. On our bed, which is generally off limits to Gizmo, unless we aren't watching. I allowed it since he was clean. (He looks like he is doing something wrong in this first picture!)

Silly Daddy...

For some reason, Ed thinks Rowan likes wearing his stinky hat. Might be the fact that she always smiles for him no matter what he is doing to her, even if it is wearing his smelly hat!