Glasses!

Yes, our 8 month old now wears glasses. We took her in for a routine visit at 6 months (the recommended age) and they unexpectedly found something...she is more far-sighted than most kids her age. This was making it hard for her to focus on close objects and once in awhile one of her eyes would turn in from the strain. If left alone, she may have developed a lazy eye and it could have slowed down her development. So now she has some flexible pink frames that she tries to pull off after just a couple minutes. I have a feeling we'll be fighting this battle for awhile!

FYI: all infants should have their first vision check before the age of one. There is a program called InfantSEE (www.infantsee.org) that offers a free check up for infants ages 6 to 12 months. The website can locate a participating optometrist near you. Apparently 1 in 10 kids have vision problems and most are not discovered until much later in life. Many problems can be prevented or more easily corrected if noticed early on.

Purple Pride

Though Dad is desperately trying to convert Addie into a Browns fan...the purple is just so much cuter on a girl:) Now that the Vikings won their first game, Addie will have to wear her jersey each week...it just might be good luck! Go Vikes!

Toothy-Montser

So Addie's teeth have come in with a vengeance! super fast! they probably came in based on her appetite, which is huge, therefore, she needs teeth! she now enjoys crackers, cheerios and puffs of which Polly is excited about since now there are an abundance of treasures on our kitchen floor.

oh, and taking pictures of your infants teeth, not the easiest job!

Polly and Me

Polly and Addie are such good pals. Everywhere we sit Addie, Polly will be there shortly, and she just lays down next to Addie. Addie will often pat or attempt to pet Polly, but whatever Addie does, Polly just lays there, like a good friend.

Calling My Number

So for those of you who don't know our current situation, Kass works every other weekend and therefore Brian is on daddy-daycare every other weekend by himself. this means taking Addie to church by himself, which isn't a big deal, at the least it's an hour of free daycare.

Twice in the last three weeks, Addie has decided that she didn't want to be in daycare any longer which then turns into a frightening moment for Brian...my number gets shown on the screen representing that my child is in need of attention (to put it lightly). Since we stated that its happened twice in the last three weeks, guess which two weeks they were...yup, the weeks that Kassie wasn't there.

Anyway, the first time it happened i about sprinted from my seat thinking the worst, she was dying, only to find out that she was tired. Later i was informed that they wouldn't put my number on the screen if she was dying, they'd probably call 911.

poor little girl, teething is not a fun thing!