Daughter like Father

Miley reminds me so much of her Daddy. This morning at day care her teachers were telling me that Miley is a fighter. First of all she pulls every one's hair. This is nothing new and I couldn't tell you why she enjoys hair so much, she even pulls her own. Stephen does not share this fascination with hair but he would be bully if I had to chose one of us. She also holds her own with the older kids in her class the 1 year olds. One little boy loves walking over the younger babies like speed bumps when their crawling on the floor. When Miley sees him coming she pulls herself up with the wall and stares him down. She will not be walked on (literally). I can only hope she won't be walked on figuratively either just like her Daddy. I'm glad to hear she doesn't lay down and take it, a good trait that she shares with Stephen.

They used to share their need for independence; however, lately Miley has been a bit clingy. She has his eyes, ears, feet (big) and hair line. Everyone says she looks exactly like Stephen. She doesn't have his nose or eyebrows. I'm not sure where the talent of the one eyebrow lift comes from but she's an expert. The three of us share a love of sleeping and eating. One can only hope that when she's older, she will be well behaved like me ;)

Morning Shift

And just like that the 72 hour pump test is postponed maybe cancelled. I did however go up to the site to be safety trained. Stephen took the morning shift, waking Miley up and taking her to daycare. I don't know the full story but Stephen said Miley just had a blank stare the entire time he was getting her ready. He's always at work when Miley wakes up for the day. Apparently, she was very confused and was looking for Mommy. Good to know I'm needed, told Stephen to just be thankful she wasn't screaming. I can't wait to get my extra big smile today when I pick her up.

1.5 hours out of 72

That's how much time I will get with Miley starting tomorrow. I'm sad and upset. I really hope she does okay. I'm sure she'll be fine but 1.5 hours in three days is so little. I hope she takes a bottle and isn't too much trouble for Stephen. I'm praying for the best but preparing for the worse. This is the first time we'll be apart for so long and I know no matter what the situation I'd be sad. Stephen will take good care of her, I just hope she takes good care of him. I'll be thinking and missing them when I'm sitting out in the 95 degree weather with a hard hat and steel toes. Hope the generator doesn't die because I have no clue how to fix it. Wish me luck, no updates until Friday.

8 months old!

Today Miley is 8 months old! I'll post a picture later when I get home. Not much new to report, the top 4 teeth are out and pearly white. She's been having issues drinking her bottle at daycare so we're working on a sippy cup. Hopefully that will go well and she'll transition nicely.

Father's Day

Yesterday was Stephen's first Father's Day :) It went well, we spent the weekend at my parents house. Yesterday Stephen and my Dad ate BBQ and watched the NASCAR race. Stephen got 2 guns (he bought 2 guns a while ago but we're calling it Father's Day), a photo key chain, a new shirt, and the daycare made a tie and a very cute poem with Miley's footprints on it. I would take it for myself but the poem is about a child following her in Daddy's footsteps.

Miley is doing much better than last week. She is the proud owner of 4 new teeth. The top 4 finally broke through the surface so she's back to eating and sleeping like normal. She spent the weekend crawling all other the place. Crawling after Bo (my dog that lives with my parents) and pulling herself up. She hit her head on a chair so she got her first knot of knowledge. I felt really bad but at least there wasn't blood. I know this is just the first of many bumps and bruises but the mother in me wants to protect her from harm.

Hair Twirling and Teeth Grinding

That is two of Miley's newest tricks. Last week I mentioned she was pulling her hair when she sucks her thumb. Well for the last few days she twirls it with her fingers. My mom informs me that was something I would do all the time and Stephen's said Hannah (his littlest sister) also did that when she was younger. It is very cute! Not so cute, is the teeth grinding. Miley's upper teeth are cutting through so fast! Three days ago she started grinding the upper and lower teeth making what sounds like a whale clicking. She doesn't do it in her sleep, just when she's awake and not chewing something. My birthday night she slept for 9 hours straight, it was so wonderful for both of us to get the rest. Last night, not so good. She woke up at 11:30 and then was like up for the day at 3 climbing all over the bed and over Stephen. She finally went back to sleep around 4:30 but was very cranky this morning while getting ready for daycare. The poor baby is just having so much trouble cutting these top teeth.

Long story but we went to the ped's office yesterday because daycare wouldn't take her. She's been fussy there and apparently that's not like her. They wanted me to watch her for 24 hours since she's not been taking a bottle very well the last few days (I don't have any trouble getting her to eat). Anyway the Dr. said her ear infection is gone and she's teething so she's uncomfortable. All four top teeth are coming in right now, OUCH!! So I missed a day of work and paid a co-pay for the Dr. to tell me she's teething, duh. Oh well, at least we know her ear infection is better. She weighed 18 lbs 1 oz (1 oz in a week) and is now 27 inches. The daycare took her today so I just went to check on her at my lunch break. She's doing much better with her bottle, she's a little fussy. I guess she just wanted to play hooky for the day. Man, they learn so fast ;)

Mommy's Birthday present

Well today is my 25th birthday! Yea, car insurance goes down! Last night Miley wanted to be the first one to greet me. She woke up at 10:30 pm, 12:20 am, then again at 2, 4, and up for the day at 6. I feel like a zombie. She sleeps great if she's in bed with us but I really didn't want to start any bad habits. Tonight if she wakes up I'm just going to put her in our bed, I need to get some sleep! I feel bad for her because she's in pain. I know she's teething, I think her tummy hurts (she hasn't been regular if you know what I mean), and I just don't know what kind of shape her ear is in. The diaper rash is gone thankfully. Hope she feels better soon for both our sakes.

Miley in a teacup

Not much new to report but I wanted to post Miley in a teacup :) Miley's diaper rash is almost completely gone and I think her ear might be better because she has a huge appetite lately. She's back to not sleeping well, she's teething. You can see the very tops of her teeth. They'll be her two top front teeth. She's just chewing on everything, hope she feels better soon!

We have a crawler!!

Miley crawled on all fours this morning!!! She did it just for me, I'm so proud. I couldn't believe it, she got up on all fours and just crawled across the floor like nothing. I quick scooped her up and gave her a kiss. She just looked at me like "Mommy why are you cheering and why do you have tears running down your face?" The video above is actually her second attempt and it's not that great because I used my phone, but enjoy!

First Time for Bad Stuff

Poor Miley has her first diaper rash and ear infection :( . This weekend she was a little red in the diaper area so I've been putting A & D ointment on her and asked the daycare to do the same. Well, this morning it was worse then ever so I made an appointment at the Peds office just to be safe. Miley was so cute at the appointment, jumping, talking, laughing, not phased by her sore diaper area. The ped. said is was a diaper rash and the put Lotrimin (athlete's foot cream) on the area 3 times a day for a week. Then when checking her ears, she said "Wow, she has a really bad ear infection in this ear, she's been hiding from you". I had NO IDEA. Poor baby, she didn't tell me ;). I have no clue how long she's had it. It wasn't there last month for her 6 month check-up. So we have our first diaper rash and first ear infection. At least she's in good spirits and currently weighs 18 lbs even and 26 and 3/4 inches tall.