Little Big Teeth

Gabrielle's right top tooth finally broke through 2 days ago, so she is a much more pleasant little girl. She's crawling all over the place and she started pulling up yesterday to stand. She'll even be in the middle of the floor playing with something and she'll push herself up to her feet but she's all bent over with her hands still on the little toy on the floor. It's completely adorable. Now that she's mobile she plays very well by herself...but I of course have to be right there because she's into EVERYTHING!






The weaning is going pretty well. She consistently takes one bottle a day without protest. Next week, we'll work on two. She eats solids REALLY well though. She's eating 4 times a day! So far I haven't found anything that she won't eat, which is very refreshing. She loves the Wonder Pets and music in general. When songs come on she stops what she's doing and "directs" the music. It's hilarious and beyond cute.

We had our first doctor visit this week for an "illness". I was so concerned because she had a "rash" over the weekend and it was horrible on Sunday morning. When the doctor came in she said, "So, your here for a rash. I see she has some eczema. Where is this rash?" Well, that was the rash in question. Apparently she has a very mild case of eczema and she should outgrow it. It's already cleared up with just a few days of use with her prescription lotion and I just have to lotion her 2ce a day with good thick moisturizer. So, we've gotten into a good routine and she does great with it. No more signs of this "rash":) Part of our routine has been that she showers with Daddy in the evening and they both love it. She just snuggles into his chest and totally relaxes as soon as the water hits her. And what Daddy could resist such a sweet snuggly babe? Life is getting slightly predictable at the McNeil house, so I'm sure something interesting is going to happen. Things don't usually stay in a state of normalcy for very long!