-Devon & Avery went to Hope, BC, to help Grandpa Earl & Grandma Linda get unpacked and wired-in (TV, DVD, CD, wireless internet, phone systems, etc.).
[Note: The border people DO call the other parent when only one parent is crossing with a child, even if you have a signed "note."]
-Jordan & I are spending the weekend at Nana Noma's for a change of scenery, and for the help. We're taking turns sleeping (me during the day, Nana Noma at night) so one of us can be up with "the screamer" as necessary.
[Note: Jordan is NOT sleeping much more than a couple hours here and there, and is really wearing us out. She's the one that should be worn out by now, I'd think.]
-Jordan got Nana Noma's full attention today, and didn't have to battle Avery for it. She went on a wagon ride around the block with Nana, sat on Nana's lap most of the day, and got Nana to feed her -- all things Avery usually gets to do. Jordan even got to wear Avery's pajama top to bed tonight, and by golly, it FIT! The pants were way to long, but the shirt fit! My godness, what a behemoth we have now.
See big sis, not so much bigger than me, now, are you!?
-Jordan got a tooth! It popped right out of the left front gum, and the right side isn't far behind. No wonder Nana & I have such aching thumbs.
[Note: no bottom teeth yet, and this one is coming out slowly]
-Jordan rolled herself over with absolutely no help today. She rolled from tummy to back. I'm not sure if she did it on purpose or if she'll be able to do it again, but she definitely did it. She got her arm underneath her and pushed until she rolled right over (it took about 5 minutes total). She continued screaming while she was on her back, though, so I don't think it made her particularly happy.
[Note: she may have "cheated" as her arms and legs are as stiff as boards, but on the other hand, she didn't have it easy trying to roll all those 20 pounds over]
-I found that putting Jordan in a laundry basket works extremely well for making her sit up, even when she's really mad about it.
-Daisy gets to play & snuggle with Jordan and me
[instead of being chased, rough-housed, dragged around, and teased by Avery: "Daisy is a wild child!" followed by shrieks of joy and laughter, and a cat trying to get the heck away]
Can you bend like this? Look into my green eye & my blue eye
The Same:
-Jordan's incessant screaming
-Jordan's lack of sleeping
-Jordan's sticky, chunky neck rolls from all the spit up dripping out her mouth (no matter how many times a day it gets washed)
-My deep, utter, overwhelming exhaustion
-Nana's and my very sore thumbs
-Jordan's big poop festivals from the diarrhea effects of the Augmenten (followed by a couple of baths and more than a couple loads of laundry each day)
-Jordan's "Puff Baby" look
-Jordan's cold sweats
-Jordan's fussiness, despite the Tylenol & Ibuprofen she's been getting all day & night
-Jordan won't suck on an "ahhhh" (binky, soother, pacifier, we go with Avery's terminology now), even though I found her a BIG one at the store tonight. Nope, she can tell, it's not a thumb. "How gullible do you think I am?" she must wonder
-Jordan's infant-like behaviors (regression is a side effect of ACTH)
-Jordan's inability to nurse (since ~3 weeks ago, boy has this been a roller coaster of an activity for the last 8 months)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA EARL*
*I'm pretty sure that's what Jordan just screamed, perhaps loud enough for you to hear all the way from Vancouver, Washington.
ACTH Countdown: 45 days done, 3 days to go!!
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