For the first time ever, I have started Christmas shopping super early. I figure this was the last month I got my paycheck, so I'd better buy stuff while I can. Also, there are such great sales going on right now. I've been shopping all week. I'm purposely leaving some stuff until the holiday season though because how boring would it be not to have any Christmas shopping to do??? James said he ordered some early gifts for me. I guess we had the same idea. He also ordered me a present for now because he said he hadn't surprised me lately. He got me "Country of My Skull" about the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings in post-apartheid South Africa. I am such a history geek, I know, but half my major was history. My hubby really knows me!
Today, I took Olivia to get her first set of professional portraits done, but after 45 minutes of trying to get good shots, we gave up and I rescheduled for Monday. Poor Oliva. All she did was rub her mouth and fuss because her teeth hurt her. She felt fine before we left or I would've given her some Tylenol. She was also really tired. As soon as we gave up and stopped bugging her, she fell right asleep in her stroller.
She's been so funny lately! She literally blows raspberries for hours on end. I have to change her outfit constantly because it's wet with spit. It's so funny! We do it back and forth to each other. She'll blow one, and than wait for me to do it. Then she squeals and does one back. It's so much fun. I'm sure people think I'm nuts. I walk down the aisle of the grocery store making toot sounds at my baby. :-)
Tonight we ate Mexican food because I had a coupon (yes, these days, only if I have a coupon). At the restaurant, there is one of those machines that you put 50 cents or so in and try to get a stuffed animal. These kids won a really soft, fuzzy yellow elephant and they came up to us and said they wanted Olivia to have it. It was so sweet of them. We said thank you and gave it to Olivia. She loves it. She held it against her face and smiled. :-)
We are having the no poop problem again. It's been 3 days, but she doesn't seem to mind, so I guess I shouldn't worry, yet. Tomorrow, I have errands to run, and I'm sure taking her out in public will tempt fate enough for her to have an explosion somewhere where I can't easily change her! LOL! I'm hoping though that she'll go in the morning. I also hope that her tooth comes through. This sucker has been trying to come in for a month. Just how long does it take? I can feel the tiny edge of it in her mouth, and if I look very closely, if she's still, I can see a white dot in her mouth. It's taking freaking forever!
Posted by Hannah at September 8, 2006 11:20 PMIt seems like Lucas's teeth all came in *so* freaking fast, but his first-year molars are taking a while. Ugh, those are terrible. :(
Posted by: Lisanne at September 9, 2006 10:19 AMI'm sure any mom would understand the rasberry blowing play time :) Sure cute. I hope Monday goes better with the pics!
Posted by: Melany aka Supermom at September 9, 2006 10:30 AMProfessional portraits are evil. I know for me at least, I can get a FAR better picture of my daughter smiling in the comfort of my own home than having her propped up on some high platform with rug on it and having a stranger freak out to get her to smile. argh. I have blogged about one of these experiences.
http://erikandambereidse.blogspot.com/2005/09/phew-what-day_09.html
Ok, VERY weird...I posted about it on Sept. 9th 2005. Today is Sept.9th!
Posted by: Amber at September 9, 2006 05:08 PMI have my wisdom teeth coming through at the moment so I can sympathise with your little one. :)
Posted by: Trace at September 9, 2006 07:50 PMthat was sweet of those kids to be so generous :)
Posted by: Linda at September 9, 2006 08:43 PMI hope Olivia feels better soon. I can symphatize and for a little baby I just can't imagine. Maybe more liquids and belly rubs will help her? Good luck! I read somwhere that mimicking is really good for babies. So the rasberry sounds are funny but also helpful. Yay for early Christmas shopping.
Posted by: Ani at September 9, 2006 09:01 PMAwwww, I hope she cuts those teeth soon. Ava has been doing that lately too. It seems like they take ages to come in. Hopefully Monday's photo's will go better.
Posted by: Emmakirsten at September 10, 2006 08:40 AMI remember Liam had some teeth in the beginning that would just come up right where I could see them and I would think they were breaking and then the next day I would look and they would be gone. He did that with his first for a good couple months. He finally popped his first in October which would have made him 8 months (the doctor says his teeth arent on schedule though because of his hormone deficiency) Right now, he is playing the same little game with his canines and molars. They go in and out. Drives me crazy!
Didnt you say once before that you had teeth pretty early? I've heard too that it is hereditary.