Elly quotes

Mr. Potato Head = Tomato Face

peepee = peep

jammies = jams

Elly is spelled E-E-L-Y

Me: "What should be on my list of things to bring to Aunt Carolyn's house?"
Elly: "WORDS!!!" (so excited that she knew the answer!)
I start writing...
Elly: "Mommy's writing her name!"

Carolyn took a picture of her picking her nose. So yesterday she says, "Mommy, I'm getting a booger. Take a picture!"

A Packaging Problem

That's what the doctor called Kes's facial asymmetry.

He also said, "It's a deformation. That's a good thing." Which is the first time I've ever heard those two sentences in a row, but hey, I'll take it.

So, it's a packaging problem, because it was caused by the way she was positioned (packaged) in the womb. She was in a strange position and it pushed her face up against one of the structures of my pelvis. That pressure caused the bones of her face to grow faster on one side than the other.

So the good news is, there's no disease or anything to worry about. And more good news: she'll probably outgrow it by the time she's two. If she doesn't, it should be fixable with orthodonture.

Phew!

Elly quotes

(reading my shirt) "U... C... L... A... says Mommy!"
"I just need to cuddle wif my mommy."
"Ohhhhh, HI Daddy!"
"I'm firsty for some nemamade" (lemonade)

The weigh-in

Oh, I forgot to say - Elly and Kes were both weighed and measured. Elly weighed 27 lbs 3 oz, and they measured her standing up which said 35 inches - I know she'd be more than that if they'd measured her laying down, though, because that's what she was 4 months ago, and the last time they measured her standing up it was a full 2 inches under the height they then got when I insisted they lie her down. So I'm guessing it'll be closer to 36. Kes weighed 14 lbs 12 oz and measured 24 inches.

Halloween

Yesterday I decided to take Elly to the doctor b/c she'd been waking up with stomach pain, sometimes to the point of not being able to get back to sleep for a couple hours and lots of crying, even shaking. The doctor said it didn't sound like anything to worry about and to try simethicone, and if that didn't work to try a Tums. We'll see what works.

Since we were going in I decided it had been long enough and that Kes could get her HiB vax. Well, it decidedly did not go as well as the DTaP. She was very fussy last night, actually crying a real cry, for the better part of a few hours. She also had a low grade fever, and a hot hard lump at the site of the injection. The fever is still there today but slight, and the hard lump is there but smaller and not as hot. I think it's a mild reaction but we will be talking to the doctor about it for sure. At least I know what shot caused it since we separated them.

So, since Kes was so miserable, we did not do Halloween. Luckily Elly did not know what she was missing. I'm keeping her costume, so I'll have to put her in it sometime soon just for kicks.

I Know a Rhino

Today, while reading I Know a Rhino, Eliana was cracking me up with her comments on all the pages. My favorites:

On the ape page, which is the page after the pig in the dirt - "Look! E changed er shirt! E changed er shirt and er pants and er shoes! Dey got messy an now dey're clean!"

On the dragon page -
Elly: "Look! Da girl has a steffoscope. Just like Elly's! Where's Elly's steffoscope?"
Me: "I don't know. Does Daddy have it?"
Elly: "No. Steffoscope went bye-bye in Grandma's car." (pouts) "Awwww. Poor Grandma's car."

On the giraffe page -
"Look! E made it work!" (pointing to the girl blowing a bubble)

Giggles

Kes can giggle! The first time I heard it she was in the bouncy seat facing the mirror and Elly started goofing off in the mirror too. Kes started giggling and Elly fed off it and got goofier. This went on for five minutes! Big belly laughs, too. It was marvelous.

Who's that in the mirror?

Today I set up the bouncy seat to face my closet door mirror while I got some things done in my room. Kes looked all around at everything she could see in it, looked at herself and cooed at that baby in the mirror. Then I came over and talked to her in the mirror, but she kept looking at the real me too. So I picked her up and looked at both of us in the mirror. She looked at herself, looked at me, looked at herself, looked at me... and then the lower lip went into full pout and she wailed! I turned away from the mirror and she stopped crying. I think she was jealous to see her mommy holding a baby!

M

Scott wrote an M on Eliana's magnadoodle.

Elly: "M! It looks like a mountain!"
Scott: "Yeah! And mountain starts with M. Mmmmmountain!"
Elly: "Mmmmmmegan!"

Kesenia's 2 month checkup

Kes's 2 month visit was today - she's 13 lbs 10 oz and 23.25 inches. The dr gave us a referral to a craniofacial clinic but said sometimes babies who are smooshed in the womb (and Kes was *definitely* smooshed!) have one side of their face grow faster than the other so it's probable that she'll grow out of it on her own. Yay! - hoping this is the case, looking forward to seeing the specialist to make sure. She got her DTaP shot and didn't cry and has had no reaction to the shot - Elly was always cranky and a little feverish after getting all five of the vaxes at once. We go back in a month for HiB/IPV - hopefully that goes just as well.