Awwwww, Poor Baby

Sorry, there aren't any enduring photos with this post. Our poor Buglette got sick for the 1st time this week. Tuesday evening Amelia had a 103.1 fever so we gave her some ibuprofen and then again in the middle of the night. Wednesday, Travis made an appointment to take her to the Dr since she still had a fever (no other symptoms in case you're wondering). They told him not to give her anything so they could verify the fever. Ummm...I'm pretty sure it's not that hard to take a temperature. Anyway, by the time he got her in there it had reached 103.8! They immediately gave her some ibuprofen. After the exam she was diagnosed with, well, Travis can't remember what she has, but whatever it is it ain't good. She got a shot of antibiotics there, and had some blood drawn. She got a prescription for more antibiotics which apparently tastes as good as bananas. Luckily the tip on the syringe can just poke through her tightly clenched lips to get a little in at a time. She's still not 100%, and I stayed home with her yesterday, but we tried daycare today. I haven't got a call so hopefully that means she's doing well.

IT'S A BIRD!! IT'S A PLANE!! IT'S...

No wait it is a plane!

Travis has been taking flying lessons for the last year or so to work towards getting his private pilot's license. Sunday was a very big day in that process. He got to do his 1st solo flight. He flew a 1981 Cessna Skyhawk 172 in a few patterns around the airport and did some landings. It was a short flight, only about 1/2 hour, but everything went very smoothly. I was very excited when he called so I knew he was safe, but not nearly as excited as he was for the flight. It's all he talked about for the rest of the day, and although I have almost no idea what he was taking about, I'm glad it makes him happy.

(photo from Cessna.com)

Where has the time gone?

Last week I did a terrible job of updating you on the latest happenings at our house. In an effort to make it up to you here is a series of very quick posts. Consider it the short, short version of the last week.

8/3/2009 - Ok, I'll Eat!

Suddenly Amelia has decided to rule the last several weeks of food experiments merely practice trials for the real thing. We've re-introduced everything we've ever given her and she eats it all.

Also from 8/3 - Bath Time Again?
Amelia used to like her baths, but we had to cut way back due to her sensitive skin (Thanks Daddy!). Now she's not such a fan, although you can't tell that from this shot.

8/5/2009 - Applesauce, Take 2

Like I said, everything is ok now. Compare this pic with the 1st round of applesauce and note the great improvement.

8/7/2009 - Look What I Can Do!

Travis and I have bought Amelia a few new toys since the rattles aren't enough to distract her from spots on the floor. The spots are still extremely appealing, but the new stuff provides a small distraction. We bought this and she can't make the little animals pop up, but she loves to close them to make them go away. Sometimes she gets a little frustrated that they won't stay down, but hasn't figured out that Mommy and Daddy are the reason the little critters keep reappearing.

8/9/2009 - Oh, so that's what this is for!

Food Study: Plums and Pears

Plums were tested out last week. Sadly our technical crew was on vacation so there is no photographic evidence, but I can tell you the results...

"Are you sure these aren't bananas?!"

Needless to say we moved on.

The latest study was 1st conducted Sunday night (8/2/2009).

Test Subject: Amelia

Age: 7 months

Weight: 17lbs give or take a few oz (it's all very technical you know)

Experimental Substance: Pears

Results: Finally something edible! Test subject was apprehensive at 1st, muttering something like "Babababababa", which I roughly translated as "This better not taste like banana!" After the initial bites the patient actually opened her mouth and ate! This is a huge discovery. We look forward to finding more substances suitable for a picky pallet.

To Grandmama's House We Go

8/1/2009

Saturday we drove down to see my grandparents. It was the 1st time Amelia has been down there, although she has met them before when they came up to visit. It started out great and ended great since we were in the car and Amelia was sleeping, but the last half of the visit was more of a grump fest. Being the fabulous 1st time parents that we are we didn't think to bring anything for her to nap in like a playpen, and since Grandmama and Papa don't have kids around there wasn't anything suitable. Instead we had a very tired 7 month old baby. Luckily there were plenty of people to pass her around between, each providing a few moments of distraction. When the luster wore off everyone it was time to go home.

TA-DA!

7/26/2009

We are a family of many talents. Most of them are hidden talents and there is a reason they should probably stay that way.

There's another one!!

7/24/2009

Amelia has an unnatural fascination with spots on the floor. Every little piece of dog fuzz, scrap of paper, or piece of grass is infinitely more exciting than any of the toys she has. Her obsession has shown we need a new vacuum (seriously who knew ours was doing such a poor job!), and that a cow print can provide several minutes of cheap entertainment for both baby and parents.