Lucy has an ear infection. After sticking this out as long as we have, I kind of figured this was more than teething. Lucy has been having issues nursing on one side, and with her fever, I suspected this. Her right ear is infected, but the left is okay. She is also teething. Her doctor said her upper and lower gums were very swollen, but that means nothing for us until those darn things break through. I feel so bad for her though. It is a lot going on at one time for a little girl. She sure is a trooper though. She is happy most of the time during the day. Sleep has been the biggest thing affected. After she woke up from her nap following her doctor’s visit, Lucy had a fun time trying to catch the shadows of the leaves on the carpet. The wind has blowing a lot, and the shadows I guess are amazing to 5 month olds. 

Our weather is really changing up lately. Lots of rain, and now the temperatures are dipping. Made me realize that I am a bit underprepared for the winter for Lucy. I opened her closet and realized most of her clothes are for the spring and summer. I did find one of my favorite little dresses today though. It has a special little story. So when I found out I was expecting, I obviously had a little while to wait before I knew what the gender was. However, my annual shopping spree at Once Upon a Child’s 50% off sale was coming up. I really felt like I was expecting a little girl. So, I gave myself $25 to spend on baby clothes for the new baby. I bought ALL little girl clothes, and just told myself that they would make great shower gifts for friends if I was wrong and expecting a boy. I found the sweetest little Gymboree dress that I hoped so bad I would be able to put my baby in. Well, today was the day!  It fit Lucy perfectly, and just in time.  

    Such Big Smiles!
 “Now what?!” 😄  My amazing Sister in law made Lucy this fabulous flannel blanket, personalized just for her. It has been way too hot to use, but the days are finally changing. The whales totally remind me of all our fun adventures with their family. I cannot wait for Lucy to meet them. As I was walking out of Lucy’s room this afternoon, I saw the little elephant Sam’s work gave Lucy when she was born tucked into the corner of her crib. The girls’ room is still a disaster, trying to get it put together, so things are getting hidden and reappearing a while later.   Lucy was so fascinated with it!  At first…Then I remembered why it was in a corner of her crib. 😂 I guess it will go back there until she gets a little older.

Lucy woke up with a 101.1 temperature this morning. Not sure what it is exactly that she has at this point, but it seems like a cold. She is a bit stuffy and her nose is a little runny. Other than that she has been happy. The only other things I can think of is possible teething still, but not likely with a fever that high, or an ear infection. She has been nursing weird the past couple of days. She doesn’t seem to want to lay on her right side. Hopefully she will be better tomorrow. After giving her Tylenol this morning, her fever has yet to come back. Fingers crossed. 
 

Wow! It was really raining in North Texas today! Several times during the day, our street looked more like a river than a road. When Lu was first born we had a period of very excessive rain. After that, we have not had much at all. Lucy was quite mesmerized by all of it when she got up this morning. 

   
Khaliyah was pretty impressed too.     Rain can really make you sleepy though. When Lucy woke up from her morning nap, the rain had slowed quite a bit so we ran to the store. We were there for almost 2 hours. Even though I held her for the entire time, Lucy was fabulous! She talked to people as they passed by, smiled at everyone, and then took a 2 1/2 hour nap. She really wore herself out! I was even able to go get the boys from the bus stop without taking her out of her car seat. Lucy discovered the baby doll that Emmy gave her when she woke up this afternoon. She just kept squealing and talking to it. 

We finally got Lucy a high chair yesterday. After finding out the chair Emmy gave us was recalled, I wanted to make sure I looked around and researched before I got a new one. It is crazy how all the high chairs I thought were fabulous with the other kids are all gone. Lucy really seemed to like her chair at first. She seems so tiny in it though! 

Lucy went to bed about an hour later than usual last night because I had vet science and got home late. This caused a snowball effect where Lucy was Still asleep at 9:45am. 

 I finally had to wake her up because we were meeting Mrs. Brandi and Maedreigh for storytime at 10:45. The girls are so incredibly cute! I love when they are able to get together. (I love my time with Brandi too.😉) Today’s storytime was quite crazy. The library had early voting, so they had the babies off in a corner of the library behind some book shelves. There were SO MANY babies! Given the situation, the girls did fabulous. It was nice when storytime was over and Lucy and Maedreigh got to just hang out with the toys in peace.  

  There is enough stimulation in storytime that Lucy gets some good sleep afterwards.  
 Lucy just cracks me up. She is such a tease. Her newest thing to do is play peek a boo with me when I have to cover her up with her blanket to nurse her. I was nursing her in the van after storytime and she would suck then come off. I could feel her little cheeks get tight as she was smiling, so I would peek into the blanket and say, “Boo!” She would squeal, shake her hands and feet, and then go back to nursing again. She continued this little game then rest of the day, every time I had to cover her. I just love her to pieces! ☺️ 

Lucy is still just having a rough time with whatever is bugging her. No other symptoms but crankiness. She did wake up happy for a little bit when she realized Gypsy wanted to be friendly  this morning. 

    And when we were reading her book.
 Then Khaliyah came to help us get pictures before Lucy fell asleep. 

    
  Lucy Loves Khaliyah! I think the feeling is mutual. 😉  
  Her red outfit makes her little lips look so red. ☺️❤️ 

Sam visited me and Lucy today at swim class. It was great because he could take pictures of her while we were in the water. She loves to swim! She had such a rough morning, I thought she wouldn’t make it through class, but she did fabulous!  

She LOVES to splash!
 
  

Wow! What a rough night. I don’t think I even got 3hours of sleep last night. Lucy just seems miserable. It still seems like she is teething, but nothing is showing yet. Today it really seemed like her upper guns were swollen and she was holding her mouth really funny. I cannot see anything at all though. I have even been trying to see if she has thrush instead. But I don’t see anything that looks like it. I am hoping that whatever it is, it goes away soon. She is so tired and cranky. She needs a break. I was able to capture a few happy moments tonight with her when Nana was visiting us. Lucy really enjoys when the kids play with her. I Love the excitement she has for them. 😊❤️ 

Lucy is still a bit out of whack lately. Not sure what is going on, but she just doesn’t seem herself. She woke up to be up at 5am this morning. I don’t know what that was all about, but I definitely do not want to repeat that! I stayed home from church with her today because I knew she would not last through a 2 hour stake conference session. I was a little bummed because they made some big changes. I guess I’ll hear more next week. After the rest of the family came home from church, we went to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Everyone had a good time, although I am starting to think Lu has a fear of men. It seems like lately every time Lu sees a man she starts crying. Tonight when her uncle and her grandpa talked to her she started sobbing a really sad sob. Not sure what it is, but I am hoping it is just a phase. 

     Lu really liked Grandma’s nail polish.   Silly girl liked sitting in Grandma’s little rocker.When things quieted down, she fell asleep on Daddy. ☺️❤️