Mood: Cranky
Sigh... its that time again... once again Mia is teething. I have noticed her becoming increasenly whiney but I just figured it was her turning 1! haha... but really, I thought it was just because her schedule is getting all messed up due to all the traveling and parties lately. I guess that is apart of it, but then I really started to take notice of her behaviors. She is putting her fingers in her mouth alot more and chewing on them. She is also biting everything and drooling again. She doesn't let you put your fingers in her mouth to check so you have to pin her down and force her. I don't really like to do that unless its really necessary (ie. she ate something she shouldn't) but I decided to see what was going on in that little mouth of hers anyways. Sure enough I found the TWO culprits. One of her canine teeth (on the left side) and the tooth next to her front teeth on the right side are close to coming in. The canine looks like it will break through any day and the other looks like it will be some time. That same tooth on the left side took a few weeks before it peeked through. So with all that being said, now I know why shes so fussy. She is starting to fight diaper changes again, and waking up at night crying her little heart out. I had to take her out of bed last night just to cuddle her and calm her down, give her some medicine, and a drink of water. That did the trick, but still even her naps are causing problems. I can't wait for her tiny teeth to come through so she can go back to her perky self. Hopefully, she will be in good spirits for her big San Diego birthday party.
I finally started her on whole milk this week. On Tuesday I started mixing her oatmeal with milk instead of water and I made a big pot of mashed potatoes with milk for her as well. She seemed to take to it fine, no tummy aches, no sickness. So today I finally decided to give it to her straight. She drank it with no problems, but only drinks it if you give it to her in a cup with a straw, she refuses to drink milk from her sippy. The bottle is a thing of the past so I don't give her milk in that either. (A side note, she has quit formula too, its been almost week since shes had some) The only problem we are currently facing, and have been for awhile, is she is not a heavy drinker. She drinks her water from her sippy but never really finishes a serving in one sitting. Instead she will take drinks here and there just to quench her thirst, but she wont chug it. She doesn't drink anything in large quanities, water, juice, formula (when she did drink it). So it was no surprise that she doesn't drink alot of milk at once either. I have to constantly give her drinks throughout the day just to try to get her liquid requirement up. Its very frusterating because I know she needs to drink a whole lot more than she does, but getting her to do so is hard. Doesn't matter what type of sippy or what it is, she still doesn't drink much (same started happening with the bottle a month or so ago). Ah well, I will just have to keep working with her on that. I have even started her on dry Cheerios to help make her thirsty but that doesn't work. At least she does take the milk a little with the straw and she is still a fan of water from her sippy. Maybe I will start giving her milk before her meals instead of after since I think she is getting too full to drink after she eats the smorgasbord I give her. I will keep you guys posted on all that.
Ok for anyone who knows me, knows how much I HATE Elmo. That little red monstrosity has annoyed me beyond belief for YEARS! Ever since he blew up with popularity on the Rosie show. Actually even before then, when he was a nobody on Sesame Street back when I used to watch it. Anyways, I always cringe at the sight and voice of him. I swore my kids would never know Elmo let alone ever own one! Well I had to eat my words this past weekend when she received her very first Elmo doll for her birthday. Her Great Uncle Anthony, Aunt Ileanna, and cousins gave it to her. Its an Elmo Live.. and actually it is kinda cool. Hes like a mini-robot. He sings, dances, tells jokes, tells stories and gives kisses. Because it was kinda cool having a robot around I tolerated it, plus she LOVES him. She always lights up when hes on and gives the biggest dimpley smile ever. She dances when he does and just recently..... started giving him kisses!!! NOooooooooo! She used to give us kisses but now she refuses to give us kisses and ONLY gives him kisses! He doesn't even need to ask for one and she does! ARGH! I am so jealous of that little red thing! I hate him even more now! If she didn't like him so much, he would be down the garbage disposal! haha Ah well.... what can you do, she likes little red monsters....
