Oh, my goodness...

Abigail now has five teeth that are coming in. She has two on the bottom and three on the top. Today, she learned how to grind her teeth. It makes the worst sound that I have ever heard. It is much worse than fingernails on a chalk board. It actually makes me cringe and makes my head hurt. I can't imagine what it sounds like inside her little head when she does it. I am hoping that her new ability will lose its novelty soon. I don't know how much of the teeth grinding that I can take. How do you get an almost seven month old to stop grinding her teeth?!

The latest portraits of the girls

Here are some new portraits of the girls. There are Abigail's six months pictures and Halloween pictures of both girls in their costumes.

Being a good mommy...

Jeremy left for a short business trip today. I was reminding Rachel that her daddy wouldn't be home tonight. She acted really sad for a minute. And then she said, "Mommy, remember that you should try to be a good mommy while Daddy is gone. You know what that means?...That means that later when I ask for icecream that you should say, 'Sure, honey.'" I told her that I didn't remember her daddy asking me to be a good mommy while he was away, but that he did ask her to be a good girl for mommy. What a funny girl!

I went to the doctor today....

It turns out that my "crud" turned into a really bad case of bronchitis. After a chest x-ray and some bloodwork, pneumonia was ruled out. I ended up getting a "cocktail" shot at the doctor's office and I had to get three prescriptions: an inhaler, an antibiotic and a strong cough syrup. I hope that I will get over this soon.

As a result of all of the medications that I am taking, I will have to stop nursing Abigail. I hope that it is an easy transition for both of us. She doesn't have a problem taking a bottle so I am hoping for the best.

Our last week or so...

I've had this allergy/sinus "crud" for about two weeks now. It seems like I will never stop coughing. My voice is raspy, but my throat doesn't really hurt. Anyway, I am very tired of this "crud".

On Friday, Abigail got her first tooth on the top of her mouth so now she has three teeth total. It looks like two more teeth will be coming thru on the top really soon. She is also doing a real crawl some now, too. She still does the army crawl quite a bit, but she can get around pretty quickly now. She is also trying to push up onto her feet from a sitting position. She hasn't figured out that she can pull up on the furniture,etc. to a standing position yet.

Rachel has been out of school for Fall break. On Saturday, we didn't have a soccer game so I took her to Kid's Day at Lifeway. We picked up her copy of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" that I had preordered. Then we went to her friend's birthday party at Kidz Kountry petting zoo. (This is the same place that she had her fourth birthday party.) Monday, the girls and I met some friends at the zoo. And yesterday, we went to the park. Rachel has really enjoyed her time off from school. She starts back to school tomorrow.

Abigail is 6 months old!

Well, Abigail had her 6 month old checkup today. She is 16 pounds, 11 ounces and 27 1/4" long. At this point, it seems as though she will follow her sister's growth pattern as far as height is concerned. Also, her doctor informed me that her top two teeth are coming in and that they could've caused this runny nose and cough "crud" that she has. I never imagined that she would get more teeth so soon.

Since she mastered sitting up, we decided to lower her crib this week because she will be pulling up soon. It wouldn't surprise me if she skips real crawling altogether and goes straight to her feet. She can scoot around pretty quickly with her "army crawl". I don't understand why she isn't able to crawl because she gets all the way on her knees all the time. She just can't seem to get her arms and legs working together.

She's such a happy baby. She smiles most of the time. She brings such joy to our lives. We are truly blessed!