Power-Less

We have been without power since about 3 yesterday due to hurricane force winds. About 700,000 people in the city are also without power. One of the "perks" of working at a hospital is that we have generators and are usually among the first to get power restored. So, here I am at work. Good times.

Pink Ribbons

This weekend Dawn, Mia and Mom will be coming up to visit. Weather permitting, because it's totally supposed to rain, we will be taking Mia and Miss C to their first breast cancer event as participants in the local Komen Walk.

I feel completely and utterly blessed that my Mom is a survivor and that Miss C has the opportunity to love her as much as I do. That is a true gift. It is important to me that Miss C be involved in helping to rid this world of such a devastating disease starting now so that she has awareness and a sense of giving back to the world around her as she grows up.

You can go here if you would like to make a donation.

Save the ta-tas!

Hi!

SMILE! Someone in Cincinnati loves you!

Yes...you.

And she misses you, and you, and you...

All of you!

Pictures of Miss C

For whatever reason this photo will not rotate to horizontal, sorry. If you look closely you will see Miss C's two new teeth.


Just a happy day hanging out.


And chewing on Mom's bra.


This is after spending time with Granny and Grampy while Mom and Dad were in Boston.

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I am not sure what the norm is for when to start good oral hygiene is for babies, but since Miss C has two teeth I am starting now. This morning I got out her new tooth brush while I was brushing my teeth and told her all about how great it is to brush your teeth while she chewed on her tooth brush. Then I lightly brushed her teeth and gums. Hopefully, her tolerance will continue.

It's all good

It is such a wonderful thing to walk into Miss C's room in the morning and she is playing happily in her crib. It's even better to see her face light up with a smile when she sees me and then her her squeak with delight.

Those two teeth are still pushing their way through the gums and are now clearly visible both in her mouth and in the gnawing on anything she can get her hands on. I found this great homeopathic teething drops I am sure are laced with something stronger than chamomile because she opens her mouth when she seems me coming with the dropper and is almost immediately over whatever was ailing her before she got the drops.

Yesterday she tried bananas for the first time and they were a hit. Today, we'll see if she still feels the same way. Her pattern seems to be that she could like something one day and not like it the next. She also consumed 10 ounces of formula for breakfast today. I guess she was doing a lot of partying overnight and burned a lot of calories.

She continues to sit by herself and rolls to get where she wants to go. We're also working on strengthening those legs but she isn't standing while holding onto anything yet. Amy has taught her to wave which sometimes she does, and other times she doesn't. Some times she actually just does it for now reason, like when I put her to bed and she extends her arm up and starts waving. Maybe she's telling me goodnight, but I doubt it. She's smart, but not sure she's there yet.

We are now fulling bathing in the big bathtub with our bath tub insert thingy that I registered for and thought I would never use because it seemed so HUGE. It is actually perfect because first she was laying in it and it has this piece that sticks up that helped keep her form sliding into the water and now that she is sitting it helps keep her from falling forward though she did try to drink the water last night.

This weekend we are taking her to the zoo for the first time. With her recent discovery of our animals I think she will actually enjoy the animals. And I'll enjoy the time outside.