It's been entirely too long since I posted here! Life has been a bit busy around here. First we had Holy Week and Easter, which is the busiest week in the life of a family in ministry. Mirabelle wore her pretty white dress that I bought her last year on clearance when I was still pregnant with her...she looked precious. I will post pictures soon! Other than that we have been dealing with the trials and tribulations that come with teething. My poor girl appears to be cutting 4 on the top jaw all at the same time. I noticed today that she has two white spots next to her two bottom teeth as well so before long she may have a mouth full of 8 teeth!!
Last week was the most difficult since she's been born. That first night home from the hospital was a tough one but it proved to be easy in comparison to last week. Monday she didn't seem herself. By mid-afternoon she was very zoned out and running a fever of 102. We took several naps and snuggled alot. I assumed this was all caused by teething but was on the lookout for a possible ear infection. On Tuesday the fever broke but she was very fussy and she started biting every time she would nurse. It started out that she would bite at the end of eating and by evening she was biting me before we could even start...to the point that I could NOT feed her!! I tried many methods of teaching her to not bite but all it did was scare her and teach her to NOT NURSE! That night she decided she didn't want to nurse anymore and she didn't nurse all day Wednesday either (this is a girl who usually nurses 6 times a day and 2-4 times a night). I was pretty upset about the whole thing but thankfully Thursday morning around 5 am I convinced her to nurse and she slowly gained the confidence back. It broke my heart...she was so afraid I was going to "yell" at her that she didn't want to nurse...she was so confused. After doing some more research I think I am more prepared in the future if she were to start biting again.
Friday she was my sweet, happy girl again and we spent most of the day walking around the zoo and swinging at the Evergreen park. The weather has been AMAZING this weekend so we have been doing our best to take advantage. Today we went back to the zoo with friends and had a great time.
We have been adding more solids to her diet and she is now getting table food 3 times a day. Her new favorites are fruit purees mixed with oatmeal and sweet potatoes mixed with broccoli! She is also starting to learn to drink from a sippy cup. We use a cup called Born Free which is made of a non-toxic plastic that doesn't leech into the liquid the child is drinking (like many of the other soft plastics do) and it has a low suction system which is easy on the teeth. She's getting the hang of it! I am still making her food homemade. A friend lent me a great recipe book that I have enjoyed...I think I am going to just have to order one myself before I give hers back!
Lastly, a couple weekends ago Mirabelle and I were able to take a surprise trip to Bakersfield, CA to visit Katie (my best friend). I made arrangements to take a taxi from the airport to Katie's high school where she teaches. When they called her into the office and she saw us standing there her jaw hit the floor!! It was the best surprise I have EVER pulled off and we had a great weekend. We got to have lunch with her older sister and play at the park with her niece and nephew. Here are a few shots from that visit.
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