another doctor visit

mommy got a call from daycare today that i had a fever of 101 :( they also told her i had a bit of a rash on my neck and legs. of course, when mommy got me home, there was no rash. and then when we got to the doctor, my fever was already down to 99.6, without any medicine.

when we were waiting for the doctor, i told mommy i saw a book about ducks (duh) and was sad when mommy opened it to read to me and all i saw inside were mazes. :( i also got to weigh myself on the big-boy scale! i wasn't sure what to think. i weighed 21.2 lbs - with all my clothes on. not enough to make the scale turn on, but enough to register on the big boy scale.

since i was in there, mommy had them check my ears, and they were just a tiny bit pink. the doctor said the fever did not start from that... mommy thinks it started for my teeth, but they didn't notice it because they gave me enough tylenol yesterday (since i was so cranky) that it probably kept the fever at bay. i didn't have any medicine today, so it probably crept up.

when we got home, i felt a lot better. and when daddy got home i was even more better.
And even though i've been a bit under the weather, i still get into plenty of mischief. here's some proof.

Eleven months old!

Here are my 11-mo photos. i watched mommy put the sticker on, and that's all i was interested in...

yesterday and today i ate really well at daycare. today i even ate some more spinach! when we got to daycare i helped mommy out - i grabbed my bag full of bottles and walked over to my gate.

tonight when i got home, i said goodbye to daddy quick before he left on a work trip. then my auntie danielle came to visit. i showed her how well i eat, and had fun showing her all my toys.

mmm - spinach!

today i had some spinach. mommy wasn't sure if i was going to like it. but i kept opening my mouth for more - yay!!

mommy likes to watch me eat my snackin' fruit hearts. grandma sent them to me for valentine's day. mommy sets out 3 at a time. i'll put one in my mouth and walk around with the other two. sometimes i'll even share with mommy.

Oh yeah! Look what Daddy spotted tonight!! teeth numbers 3 and 4 coming in on top!

good checkup at the doctor

last night for supper we had some pa-sghetti. i mostly played with it, but tried a few pieces.

today i had to go see doctor S again. at my 9-mo appointment (when i was 10 mo old), she said she wanted me to come back in to keep an eye on my weight. i was sick a lot in december, and didn't feel like eating very much at a time, so i wasn't keeping up with my growth curve. And, as much as i move, mommy and daddy aren't too concerned. today doc said i'm fine - i gained weight since last time, and am officially over 20 lbs!! look how big i am! (i also need a haircut very badly.)

doc S also said one of my ears cleared up, but the other still has some fluid in it :( she said right now, she doesn't think i need to go see an ENT or get my hearing checked yet, so that's good. she is hoping the warmer weather that's on its way will keep colds and viruses (and ear infections) at bay. as long as we have 12 weeks without an ear infection, we should be good, and then i'll hopefully grow out of them!

doctor S also said i'm pretty cute. and sees lots of babies so she's the expert, right? ;) i showed off how well i can walk and share. let's just say she was impressed. i have to go back to see her in 1 month, for my 1-year appointment. i'll probably be up to no good by then!

tonight mommy made me some corn and pureed it nice and smooth. i tried it and wasn't sure what to think. but i didn't make the same faces like i do with most first bites :)

i've also been getting into lots of mischief, and have been quite the goofball, especially tonight.

i've been busy!

today i only had one nap. i went to target with mommy and looked around and laid my head on the cart, but didn't complain one bit. then when i was eating supper, i fell asleep after only one bite of asparagus, and before daddy could give me the next one!

yesterday i tried some of wrigley's food! it was not all that yummy, but mommy still had to dig it out of my mouth ;)

this past week i've been up to a lot...i can/like to:

* walk a LOT - i'm getting very good at my balance

* eat my toes

* eat lots of cereal - oatmeal, rice and multigrain

* eat lots of big boy food. at daycare they've given me baked beans, croissants, muffins, and lots of other nummy food. we're hoping i'm plumping up for my next weigh-in this coming week.

* babble

Lots of stuff to do

i had a busy day today. first i practiced walking. 

then i checked out my car.

then i did some internet research and played under my exersaucer. 

 later on, we had to go to home depot because the gate mommy and daddy picked out for the stairs doesn't have very good supplies. the screws tore right out of the wall!! we were in there for a long time, looking for screws, plaster putty and even storm doors. I didn't make a peep the whole time - it's such a fun store to look around in. i even got to watch the guy order our door on the computer.

it was a little warm, though, so i decided to take my socks off.

my first snow day

Everyone stayed home today - we got about 20 inches of snow!!! look at it all!

Mommy's work closed last night even, and daddy couldn't get out of the driveway so he worked from home. i played with mommy lots. i even took a nap in my crib, and it was just as long as at daycare. mommy and daddy were happy.

it definitely took a while to get all the snow cleared. first daddy blew the driveway clear (at least i think that's who was under all those layers).

then the neighbor used his bigger-than-our blower to do our front walk. sometime after that, the carriage lane was cleared. we're still waiting for the road out front to be cleared, though.

This afternoon we went sledding. we only went on the driveway because it was still chilly out, and, well, we couldn't get any further! check out that big snow boulder!!

After that i took a really short nap and played for a while.

Lately I've tried lots of new foods. Today i had multi-grain cereal for breakfast, and some carrots, apples and mangoes for lunch. Mommy tried some homemade mashed potatoes for supper, but i only wanted 2 bites... she'll try again later. I also finished up some of my Plum (brand) pumpkin and banana. That one i ate straight out of the fridge. it was so yummy! i've also had some nutri-grain bars, pancakes and muffins. we're trying all we can to get me chunked up for my next weigh-in with the doctor. :)

sick day during a blizzard

today i stayed home with daddy and went to the doctor. i definitely kept busy. first i told daddy the towels were stored way too neatly.

then i showed him how we should store them...on the floor.

later in the morning daddy took me to the doctor, and they had to draw my blood. i didn't realize it until they were almost done, and i let them know they couldn't sneak that by me. but daddy had my nuk and i was fine :) then mommy came to see me at the doctor and take me home.

the doctor said my white blood cells are fine, but i might be a little anemic. she said that could be from being sick. she also said i should go see an ear/nose/throat doctor for my ears, and i should probably get my hearing checked, since i've had more than 3 ear infections in 6 months :(

when mommy and i got home i watched the snow blow around and explored the house - we have a blizzard warning for the next day!