My Crazy Haired Little Girl

Adelle's hair has been growing so long under her helmet!! It's really strange to take it off in the morning and see how much it has grown. It sticks out of the front, almost covering her eyes, and it sticks out the ear holes and curls up.

She is super adorable.

Anyway, I wanted to get a few pictures of her hair and of her without her helmet. Enjoy! BTW - some of them are blurry.

Wake Up and Chew!

I would have never thought that this was going to happen. I mean, I have seen the warning signs and I have seen the products on the market for items to protect from this. But I never thought Adelle would do it.

Boy was I wrong.

A week or two ago, I went into Adelle's room to start getting her ready for the day. I usually talk with her a little while she is still in her crib, then take her out to choose an outfit. Well, I was talking with her and noticed little black specks on her cheek. I had no idea what they were, or where they even came from so I made a note of it and went about my day. A few days later, I saw them again.

What?! Where are these coming from?! What are they?!

Well, I was pondering the above questions when I put my hand on the top rail of her crib. The stinker has been CHEWING on the top rail of her crib!! How did I NOT see this?! Anyway, these are the adorable pictures I took of our said Stinker!

If you look closely, you can see her little bite marks.

Teething Biscuits

Adelle had her first teething biscuit today. At first, she didn't really know what to think. She kind of bit into it and made an icky face. Then she tried it again. She pulled it out, looked at it, then went to town!! She was eating it so fast, we had to keep pulling it out of her mouth because she was trying to eat the whole thing at once!

Teething biscuits are awesome!!

9 Months Old

Adelle is a growing little girl. She loves to crawl around, stand next to furniture (or our legs) while pointing to things around the room, babble, scream, giggle, and read books. She also likes to listen to songs being sung to her... sometimes she'll join in! Her favorite foods are fruits: prunes, bananas, apples, and the custard blend by Gerber. She likes her veggies too: squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, beans, peas, and any other kind of veggie that is around. She really enjoys eating them. Brian has even given her a little garlic in her food (the veggies, not the fruits) and she devours it! Thus far the meats have been getting the funny faces. She'll eat them all, but they get the faces throughout the meal. It's actually cute!


We took her to the doctor for her 9 month check up last week. She got her first flu shot and didn't really like it, though once we picked her up she was fine. We think she doesn't really mind the shot part, we think it's the holding down part she doesn't like. Anyway, she is 29 1/4" tall - that is 2 and a half feet people! - and weighs 17lbs 9oz.


Today we went to Adelle's helmet doctor, Dr. Mary. She asked how things were going then measured her head. Adelle needed the helmet because the measurements from the diagonals had an 8mm difference. After wearing the helmet for a little over a month, she has a 5mm difference!! We are so happy!! We aren't expecting her to be done with the helmet soon, or even expect a 1mm change at our next appointment. We don't want to get our hopes up or be disappointed, so we're taking it one appointment at a time!!

Oh my goodness - I love our Sweet Girl!!

Wordless Wednesday

I know I have been MIA lately, but my schedule is finally getting settled. Here are some pictures of our Sweet Girl this month.

She is getting SO BIG!!

TEETH!!

Our little girl finally has some teeth!!

The bottom two came in a couple of weekends ago and the top two came it (or started to) last weekend! Now, we think the two NEXT to the top two are coming in because yesterday when I touched her gums up there she started wailing. I just hope the teething tablets are doing something and make her feel a LITTLE better!

Here is a picture of her bottom teeth - we can't get a good one (let alone a bad one) of her top teeth.

Helmet

So, Adelle has a helmet. She has had to wear it since September 9th and she hasn't minded at all. The only concerning part, other than the simple truth that she needed one in the first place, was that she was inconsolable while they were casting her head. She laid on the table, without a onesie, and the doctors put cold, wet, quick drying plaster strips on her head.

She was bawling!! I was trying to hold it together, Brian was trying to hold it together, but it was so hard!!


After her head was molded, we picked her up and calmed her down. She didn't want to be set down to even put her clothes back on! It was wonderful and awful at the same time.

Now that she has been wearing the helmet for a month, it seems second nature to see her in it. She doesn't mind it at all and actually has never minded it! She doesn't try to take it off, and she hasn't even tried to pick at it!

She is quite adorable!!

Adelle will need to wear the helmet for 5 or 6 months (since September, so we have 4 or 5 to go). They measure the head diameter twice (once from the back left to the front right, and once from the back right to the front left) and whatever the difference (in mm) is, helps the doctors know how long she will need to wear it. Her diameters were 8mms different. In 3 weeks of wearing it Adelle already closed the gap by 1mm!!

Keep your fingers crossed that she will close the gap quickly!

Where Have We Been?!

Working!

I went back to school (work) at the end of August and haven't been able to get back into the swing of things. I feel like I am behind at work because I drop off and pick up Adelle. I bring things home to work on and some nights actually get to it after Adelle is in bed! To top it all off I was working at Archiver's until last weekend so when I wasn't with my family I was working at a second job. What was I even thinking?!

Well, now I will hopefully be getting back into writing and taking pictures of Adelle.

Thank you for your patience!!