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I am sad because Lucy is definitely getting sick. I am praying it is just a cold, but the coughing started last night and I am so freaked out that she will get sick like she was right before Christmas again. She looks pitiful - watery eyes, face covered in snot, etc. Just plain raggedy. And the whining has started. She is really not a very good patient. An extreme level of neediness takes over her and she requires so much attention. It is not easy now that Annie is here. Hopefully she will get a good night's sleep and wake up feeling a little better tomorrow. I HATE SCHOOL GERMS! I just hate how often she has been sick since starting. I know it is part of it, but man, this sucks.

Justin and I got so much done today. We got Lucy's room all in order. It looks a million bajillion times better than it did. I am posting some pictures, but they are really just so my mom can see how much we got done. She knows how extreme of a difference this is. I wish it was decorated all pretty and girly for her, but there is just no point now. I will get her next room fixed up all fancy. We also cleared out a lot of toys that never get touched in Annie's room. We also cleaned out the girls' bathroom. It is amazing how quickly you can destroy a room by just throwing something quickly on the shelf and thinking that you will fix it later. It feels so good to get our house in order again. I HATE mess and clutter, so this feels awesome. We are going to get our room all perfect next week. I will probably do some small things this weekend.

Annie's teeth are still killing her. I hate it for her. She absolutely refuses to put anything in her mouth other than her finger, so she won't teethe on any teething toys. I know it would feel great, but she just flat out will not put a thing in her mouth. She is highly opposed to not only toys in her mouth, but food as well for the most part. She toys with the idea of baby food every now and then, but it is still a constant battle. Her doctor says it is all part of her developmental delays and to just take it slowly and keep offering. He said it could easily take her 2-4 months to adjust to using her mouth for eating (other than sucking a bottle, which she is a pro at). If I put a Cheerio in her mouth, you would think I just put rat poison in there. Seriously, she shutters and squirms and cries until she gets it out. So it is not just baby food, it is food in general. She is making such huge improvements, but in so many ways she is still like a newborn baby. Slow and steady, we will get there.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!







My sleeping sickling. She insisted wearing that barrette for nap.


When you clean out the toy bins, you find stuff like this.








I stood her up, but this makes me so proud of her.


A cleaned up Lucy's room