Guest Post

Today is kind of a big day for us around here!!! We found a new dresser and it might not have been the one we originally planned to pick up today, but the one we ended up with is MUCH better!! I can't wait to get started sanding, filing, and repainting!!

Another big thing going on is my first real Guest Post!!!!! If you want to know about the joys of teething then come on over to Growing Up Geeky and say hi and give Melissa some love. 

Mckinley is really freaking excited about her first guest post too!!

Swimming

I FINALLY feel like I am not trying to keep my head above water.
I am caught up with my lesson planning, am currently 2 lessons ahead, Mckinley's lunches are made for the week, and my dinner calendar is set and ready to go. 

I started off the school year feeling all prepared and ahead of the game and then all hell broke lose and I fell behind. Mama went back into the hospital, Brent was working very late nights, I had the wrong lesson plan schedule, and I had a fussy teething non sleeping baby on my hands needless to say I was a little tired with not much extra time on my hands to get caught up and I was stressed and I don't get stressed and it was all just 1 big ole mess. I wasn't taking care of myself and by not taking care of myself I wasn't taking care of my family or my job as well as I could. The one area I was on top of was meal planning. Mckinley's beakfast, lunches, and all of our dinner were prepared for the week. This was HUGE help during these stressful times and I will definitely continue to do this because it works and it actually cuts down how much I spend on groceries each month.

I feel like I can breath again and if I stay ahead I feel like I can stay afloat.

We will also see about this whole teething thing. We just received Mckinley's amber teething necklace from and she has been wearing it for 3 days now and she seems pretty happy, but I am not sure if anything is coming in right now so we shall see. I am desperate and will try anything right now. It is pretty cute so even if it doesn't really do anything at least it can be a pretty accessory.

And That's The Tooth

Holy crap teething is no joke!

We made it through her 2 bottom teeth coming in at the exact same time unscathed, but this top left tooth has not been fun! 

Of course it decided to choose the night before the first day of school to make it's appearance and my child's teeth come in very slowly. Needless to say she has not been a ray of sunshine this past week.

I can see the darn thing , but it just won't come in all the way. I am hoping since it has already broken through the skin we are good to go because the writing in pain on the floor and screaming like a wild animal was not fun. 

If you would like to donate to our save the mama and daddy from teething hell we are taking any and all teething tablets and Hyland's teething gel.

I Spy With My Little Eye

2 wee little teethes (that is definitely a word).

Over the past month or so we have noticed a definite increase in drooling and hand/finger chewing. Also at out 4 month visit Dr. Pendergrass said her gum was swollen and a tooth would start poking through very soon. We have kept a very close vigil watching  Kinley's bottom gums waiting for this tooth to poke through. We've waited and waited and waited. And wouldn't you know her top teeth are coming in! Both of them. At the same time!

Check out my litte vampire.

Downside of finding teeth my poor baby girl is sick again. Thankfully I am off for Christmas break because when she started screaming bloody murder when I tried nursing her this weekend I knew something just wasn't right. Luckily my Dr's. office is really good about listening to worried mamas and not just brushing them off because mamas know their babies best and are usually 99% right. The biggest surprise at our appointment wasn't that Kinley had an upper respiratory infection or ear infection it was that she now weighs 15 pounds! I was expecting at least 14, but now I know why my arms are getting back in shape. It is the cute little chunker (that is also a word) I carry around all day.

 

Chillin witing for Dr. Pendergrass

Sadly we are taking another round of antibiotics which seem to be going down much easier then the last round and if you are a mam you know antibiotics make for fun diaper changes, tbu I can say we are already starting to feel better. Now if we could get past this awful coughing/choking and move off of the couch we would be all good.

Sleeping in the sling after choking in the crib (scary!)

Funny thing is if it wasn't for a sick screaming baby we may never have realized we are dopes and noticed not 1 but 2 pointy teeth pushing their way out.

Sleeping on the couch with mama

You can start feeling sorry for me now because I assume you are just now realizing not only do we have an ear infection (not fun), an awful cough which causes baby girl to whimper after each coughing round (not fun), but we have 2 yes 2 teeth coming in at the same time. Well don't feel too bad for me because it really isn't that awful. Kinley is a little fussy, but this is who I am ealing with so I can't complain too much.

So sick

There is A LOT of finger chewing and drooling going on and someone may be receiving some new plastic backed bibs in her stocking, but if this is how all teething will go then I think we can get through it relatively unscathed.

Well hello

Head up Feet up

Dog distraction

Tummy time talkin

Arm chub

Sweet Feet

Well hello there

Love her

Hold on!

Ready to start running! Better get back in shape mama

Gratuitous Jowl Shot