Sunday, April 28, 2013

Well, this month started out well. We had a cold, which due to your apparent aversion to brand name pain relief, required a late night trip to the chemist, and then you went and got teeth. Or more appropriately, razorblades in your mouth. Wow, those things are sharp. But it’s kind of cute too. Your little gummy grin, has turned into a slightly toothy smile. And it’s pretty cool to see...

We now have huge stocks of teething pain relief, normal pain relief, and anything else I could find. Which, as it turns out, is a relatively good thing. As you decided the cold had not yet left you, you needed, on more than one occasion, a bit of help getting down to sleep off the illness. Now I know there are some people out there that poo poo the whole idea, but if you’re sick and in pain, then I say you deserve some relief, bugger the nay-sayers.

Now, on to the ‘incident’. Apparently you can roll… quickly… I didn’t realise this (until this month). However, you very kindly, decided that you would demonstrate your new found ability by removing yourself from the couch seat, and quickly depositing yourself on the floor. And when I say quickly, I’m pretty sure even I don’t get off the couch that fast. So that was fun. I mean, I caught you, or at least the sleep sack you were in at the time. However, and I’ll emphasise this again, I’m not a big fan of lycra, so even though it slowed you down, you still had a bit of a knock.

After recovering slightly from my nervous breakdown, we called the night nurse, who ran us thorough all of the testing to see if there were any indicators of anything more serious. Fortunately, everything looked okay. Unfortunately, your dad was still a little wired and anxious. So that night, you slept really well. I on the other hand, didn’t sleep at all, instead watching you in the monitor to make sure you were okay.

So after that exciting experience, I finally realised that you’re a little tougher than I gave you credit for. Not the best way to figure that out, but at least we know.

And you finally got some one on one time with Grumps. I’m glad you got to spend some time with him, as I know sometimes you get stolen by Gigi and the Pussycat when you see them. And your Grumps is a cool guy. And it seems you thought this too. Although Mum said that you had a few screaming fits while he was around, he seemed to take them in his stride, and you calmed down once you figured that you couldn’t seem to stir him up.

But it was great that he came up so that Mum could get some stuff done. I know she appreciated it, and she was probably happier once it had all been done, and she still knew that someone was watching over you.

And the most exciting news (for me anyhow) is… FOOD!!! You’re finally on solids. Well, rice cereal, but solids none the less. And that is a very cool step. You seem to be really enjoying the food, as new as it is. And mum has made you some apple, which you also seem to be loving. I can’t wait until we can feed you even more stuff, and start giving you herbs and spices… Although I think that may be better left for a while.

So all in all, it has been a pretty good month. I mean, dad has been showing off his bad dance moves with you in the lounge room, and we have been spending some more time together, which have both been fantastic, or at least that’s what I will tell you. But you have been growing before our very eyes, and changing every day. You’re a pretty awesome little girl, and I reckon you’re teaching me just about as much about parenting as I hopefully am about being a decent person.

Thanks for the smiles by the way. They make the day better than you could know.
Dad