Retraction?

I have thought about posting a retraction to the previous "First Tooth" story, because it may be just that; a story. So far no confirmation that there is indeed a tooth coming in. I will keep you posted as to when we are 100% sure that the tooth has arrived. Until then we will just keep checking, but it is OK because I really am not ready for my baby to be growing up and doing big girl things yet, like getting a tooth.

Self-Portraits

I gave my old camera to Brian, and of course the screen is working fine, and so far no "memory card errors." But I digress, the kid is very tech savvy. He has been changing batteries, fixing stuff, using the remote controls, and DVD players since he was about a year old. So I showed him the basic how-to's on the digital camera, and Eddie showed him how to use the timer feature, I didn't even know how to do that. Here's what we got so far.

Danielle, his favorite subject right now

Emily, captured doing typical things

Lots of pictures of stuff

Brian and Pooh

A very willing subject

An unwilling subject

and another.

Torture or Totally Cute?

Danielle has lots of hair. She has had lots of hair since she was born, but now it is getting longer and more crazy. The headbands don't stay in very well, and they look kinda silly with all the hair. Her hair is not thick enough to really hold a clippie yet. So today we tried this...

I think she looks adorable. She did cry a little when I put the ponies in, hence the torture. Eddie is calling her Cindy Lou Who. Now we need more mathing piggy tail holders.

Emily has a new style, little matching piggy tails too.

6 months

I look at her and think...it can't possibly be six months yet! But she can almost sit up by herself, she is making new noises. I think she is trying to say ma, ma, ma. Her eyes are still blue, I am hopeful they stay that way. She is growing out of the 3-6 month clothes. Another day another milestone. If I could just keep her little longer.

My New Toy

Eddie and I bought our first digital camera, shortly after Brian was born. It was a major purchase. It was also a Canon and was it a great camera at the time. But in the last 5 years technology has improved and prices have come down. So I got a brand new camera for a fraction of the price that I paid for my old one.


I really did need a new one too. The old one kept giving error messages, the battery doesn't hold a good charge and a new battery is about half the price of the new one, and just recently the viewfinder screen had wavy lines through it and so you couldn't see what you were taking pictures of. Sometimes this even messed up the actual pictures too.

A Tooth

I thought that maybe last week Danielle had her first tooth break through. She has been drooling for months, and I noticed that she was rubbing her tongue along her bottom gum. When I first felt, I was sure it was there, but then later on I couldn't feel it.

She has been sick this week, we have been passing around this icky cold/coughing thing. Emily and I had it...cough cough cough...all night long. So when Danielle started to get sick, I took her to the pediatrician. She said it was just a cold. She has been coughing, goopy green eyes, green snot, fever, runny nose. She is feeling a little better today.

I checked again for that tooth, thinking that maybe some of her symptoms were related to teething. All of the kids have gotten fever, and cold symptoms with teething. Sure enough, the first tooth has just emerged through her bottom gum. Daddy even verified that he could feel it too. This is also the earliest any of the kids have gotten teeth, she is not even 6 months old yet. I am sad, my baby is growing up too fast.

And now daddy is getting sick too! I think he may be a bigger baby when sick, than the babies.

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