Two BIG things have happened for Reese this week. She got her first tooth and slept through the night for the first time! One of her bottom front teeth came in and the one next to it is going to come through any day now. She was not even fussy or anything...hope this is true for all her teeth! Eli got his first tooth at 5 months so I was surprised Reese didn't cut her first tooth until now.
I am also soooo glad she slept through the night last night! I had been feeding her once during the night b/c I didn't want her to have to cry it out. Last time I went to the pediatrician and asked her if Reese still needed to be fed at night, she looked at me as if I asked her what color the sky was. The Doctor squeezed her chunky thighs and said she was certain Reese was taking in enough food during the day. So Sunday night I decided I wasn't going to feed her at night anymore. I mentally prepared myself for a night full of hysterical crying but she only cried once for 30 minutes and not at all the next night! It makes me mad I didn't do it sooner but an uninterrupted nights sleep was heaven.
Eli had a lot of fun the last two weeks. We had a playdate at my house last week and there were 6 moms and 9 kids that came over for pizza. Eli does a good job of sharing his toys and all the kids got along great! The weather has been very mild for June so we went to Tumbleweed Park as a family when Brad had a day off. Eli is so into throwing footballs around the house lately. He just chucks them as hard as he can anywhere. Yesterday he knocked over 2 glasses of water in the kitchen...needless to say there is NO more throwing balls in the kitchen or he gets a time out.
Today I took the kids and met Kim and her daughter Kendall at Peter Piper Pizza. They had policemen and fire fighters there for a special event and Eli even got to sit in the fire truck! There were lots of arcade games there so Eli was running around like a mad man. He liked taking the tickets out more than playing the games but had a blast!
Sounds like you had a fun busy week. Hopefully reese is a mellow teether with all of her teeth and that is exciting she slept through the night. I love the picture of Reese in the swing!!!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Teeth! lol Love all the pictures and glad you had a great week! =)
ReplyDeleteI really think girls are tougher than boys! Looks like it starts at a young age.. lol. It sounds like Eli is a spaz just like Brad was growing up, lots of fun for you!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW, maybe she should be teething all the time if she only sleeps through the night when the teeth are coming in, lol. I love the pictures of Eli with her and the firefighters. He is such a cute little boy.
ReplyDeleteAwesome she got her teeth. I cracked up when you told me the doctor squeezed her little chub stumps and said she was getting enough food during the day! I dont know how you let her cry for 30 min. I was such a nazi with Ella and am such a pushover with Ryen. I have not been able to bring myself to let Ryen cry it out yet, and I know I am in for it when I have to. But she is not breastfed so she has been sleeping through the night since like 16 weeks. But still... Also, I have not put Ryen in a baby swing yet, and your photos reminded me that I put Ella in one at like 6 mos and she loved it. I have to try it with Ry soon! Cool update!
ReplyDeleteYay Reese!!! I'm glad she's a tough girl! I can't believe how fast they are BOTH growing up! Looks like you guys have been havin some fun, although Eli looks as if he's questioning that in a couple of pictures! Thanks for the updates, keep them coming, hopefully your next blog says "Iowa Here We Come! We Booked our Flights!" lol xoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteBy the way I LOVE the pictures of Reese sitting on Eli! Sooooo cute
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