another lost tooth

For months now Jonathan had three loose teeth. One of the front teeth has been especially wiggly. He was even sent to the nurse during school because he was wiggling it so much it started to bleed. After much wiggling and patience the tooth came out late Thursday night. So late in fact he did not tell anyone about it until Friday morning. Unfortunately, the Tooth Fairy was not notified either because I was woken up Friday morning by a disappointed boy.

To make sure the Tooth Fairy would come Friday night, as he was preparing for bed I heard him say," Noooo!!!" When I checked in on him, sure enough, he could not find the tooth. This would be 2 out of three teeth he has lost before the Tooth Fairy came... not a good track record. He told me he put it on his dresser so I checked all the surface area plus the floor just in case it fell... but no tooth. I asked him if he put it somewhere else, like on his desk, and he said, "No mom, I am 100% sure I put it on my dresser!" He then pointed to the exact spot. I decided to check his desk anyway and as I was thinking about how messy his desk was and wasn't sure if would find it amongst the legos, books and papers...ta da, found it! He picked up the tooth, wanted to clean it one last time and started off to the bathroom. A friend of his had an extra clean tooth and received $20.00 so Jonathan was quite motivated to make his tooth equal with twenty dollar standards. I stopped him, made sure the tooth was in a plastic baggy and he tucked it safely under his pillow.

So this morning nothing was mentioned about the Tooth Fairy. Did she come? Where is his tooth? I'm still waiting to find out! This is just another reminder that my boy is growing up. (sigh!)

bundle up baby!

On November 5th Leia hit her 3 month mark. I have decided to let her soothe herself to sleep. With Ella I kept feeding her at night until her 6 month check up where the doctor said to stop the night time feedings. She was a fat baby and did not need to eat. Boy that was a rough time... Ryan missed the month of screaming torture because he was out of town on a rotation...lucky him.

I read an article a week ago about at 3 months babies can start learning how to soothe themselves to sleep so I thought what the heck I'll try it on Leia. She cried a little the first two nights but the last three has been rather good. She sleeps from around 10pm to 5:30 or 6 am. Once I think she is completely adjusted she will be moving in with Ella. That should be interesting.

No check up this month so no stats. However she is chillin' more on the floor. When I show her an object she grabs at it, actually will take the object and try to shove it into her mouth. It's very entertaining to watch. She also smiles more at her brother and sister. They love to entertain her and she enjoys more interacting with them.

One surprise about parenthood is how much joy I feel when my kids interact in a loving way to each other. If it is just playing, giving hugs and kisses to each other before bed or just showing compassion when one of them is hurt or sad. It's just so sweet to see those moments happen... if only it was more frequent. One thing is for sure, Jonathan and Ella have both developed a soft spot for Leia... she is so dang cute!

Fall has brought cold weather so Leia is now bundled up when heading out to the bus stop. I took a few pictures yesterday and Ryan wanted them posted. Here they are...

Tummy Time

I have been horrible at giving Leia tummy time but today she got it. Ella wanted to join in on the fun. I must say that Leia has buff abs for a three month old. She lifts her legs and arms off the ground so she is only on her tummy... that's a tricky thing to do. She likes being on her tummy but after a few minutes it gets old... she tries to moves around and then attacks the floor with her mouth hoping to get some food. Entertaining to watch but if I leave her too long she gets super frustrated and the screaming starts.

sickie

Jonathan is now the sickie. He was sent home early from school because of a fever on Monday... he still has the fever. Hopefully he'll get better soon. He is being real good at staying in his room so he won't get anyone else sick... poor boy. He has watched some cool movies, finally cracked open the Bakugan activity book he received on his birthday, done some reading, figured out what he really wants for Christmas, fixed his Bakugan collection, and yes, took a small nap yesterday. I feel so bad not being able to sit up there with him but I can't afford to get sick... not with Leia being so little. Hopefully the fever will subside in time for him to get his H1N1 shot on Saturday.