Tooth Fairy

I don't know if the Tooth Fairy brings teeth or if she only takes them away, but at any rate, a tooth has arrived at our house! You can see the tiny white sliver on Amita's lower left gum (you may need to click on the picture to enlarge it for a better look). You can definitely feel it with your fingers and she is always more than ready to chomp down on them these days. We're hopeful that some of the recent "excitement" at our house will now ease up and we can get back to normal... or at least our usual routine!

Amita, Amita, Quite Contrary

This past weekend was a blur - both from busyness and from a lack of sleep! Amita's teething made consecutive hours of sleep a distant memory. And during the day, she would not even settle for a nap. Needless to say, all three of us were exhausted. But that didn't stop us from planting our garden. It took much longer than last year as we needed to keep stopping to tend to Amita, but we managed to finish most of it. And after an exhausting weekend, Amita has rewarded us with two good nights of sleep since. We'll gladly take it!

Mama and Amita admiring their hard work.

Daddy still had enough strength in his arms to hold Amita after a weekend of tilling, hauling and burying railroad ties, and shoveling plant beds

The whole family... relieved that the chores are finally done!
A bird that has taken up residence in our birdhouse.

Teething Makes Us Sleepy

Don't let the smiles and calm demeanor in the pictures fool you... Amita has started teething and it has been a challenge for all of us. She hasn't been sleeping well for over a week (yes - this started when mama was home alone with her while daddy was at the Indy 500) and starting on Thursday, she began waking up in pain multiple times each night.

We are all surviving the days going on very little sleep. We're anxious for those pesky teeth to poke through and give us all some relief! But in the meantime, we're working on distracting her and entertaining her... and some of the time, it even works!

Helping mama open the mail.

Hanging with daddy and Baxter.

Celebrating the start of summer and baseball season (no we still haven't watched a game at our house, but she can root, root, root for the home team nonetheless!).

Holding paws with Baxter - the amazing part is that he stayed put!

Azzy catching up on his sleep... the extra action at night must have him worn out too!

Mama's Girl

It has been a long time since our last blog post, so let's get caught up. Two weekends ago, Amita hit some big milestones. She finally figured out that she can suck her thumb and she has been practicing that skill often. For now, it seems that only her right thumb is tasty, but she may choose to move on to the left one someday too. That same weekend, she also managed to roll over three times! The first two attempts we just stared in wonder... then, like the proud parents we are, we grabbed the camera for the third time.

Amita had a pretty good week last week, although she got a little bit sick at daycare on Wednesday. Unfortunately for us, her "a little bit sick" translates into sheer misery for Aaron and I when we catch it. So both of us battled something similar to flu all weekend (if you notice the time of this post, you'll see that I'm still battling it at home on a Monday - ugh!). But the good news is that Amita remains healthy and happy as she continues to grow. What a blessing!

This is the before picture of Amita getting ready to roll over...

... and this is the after shot!

Amita petting Baxter - the furr seems to stick to her always wet hands!

Snuggling with Azzy for a little nap.

This is how we always put Amita into her crib (length-wise)...

...But this is how Aaron found her one morning last week when he went to wake her up! She'd managed to spin 90 degrees in her sleep!!

Feels Like Summer

It was in the 80's yesterday, which means we finally got to test out some of Amita's summer gear (and I even had to dig out a pair of shorts for myself - the flops were still handy from January when that was all that fit on my swollen feet!). We got outside a little bit and Amita accompanied me to the hair salon, where her phony ponies were a huge hit! Besides the weather, our other bit of excitement happened when I got Amita to laugh again. I was showering her with kisses and she found that hilarious and let out a big laugh. What an awesome sound!

She found her dress both stylish and delicious. Thanks again Laura!

Rockin' her stylish "wig".

Good to Grow

Amita went to the doctor on Thursday and she officially weighs more than Azrael, but less than Baxter. She topped the scales at 13lbs 11oz and 25 inches long! She continues to grow and change in amazing ways in such a short amount of time. But she also continues to be healthy, which is such a wonderful blessing.

The doctor remarked to me on Thursday that it was hard to believe that Amita was ever colicky, because she was so laid back at our appointment. Well... Daddy would believe it! She more than convinced him on Friday! But they made it through and even had some smiles together.

I managed to assemble a jumperoo for Amita this weekend. She LOVES this apparatus!

Tired after a long day of action at daycare.

Hanging out in the bouncy chair.

Helping mama update the blog!

The Laugh Factory

It has been yet another busy week at Bubb's hub. The whole family continues to battle a cold that just will not go away. At any given time over the past 2 weeks, at least one of us has been sniffling. But that hasn't put a damper on Amita's spirit (or energy, for that matter!). We got to experience the joy of her first laugh on Sunday. It was amazing, wonderful, and hilarious... but even though we've tried plenty, we can't seem to recreate the magic to get her to laugh again. We will continue to try until she rewards us with another giggle, though. And it will be totally worth all the effort!

Amita hanging out in one of her favorite poses.

Proudly waving her taggy blanket.

One more thing that if an adult did it, it would be gross, but done by a baby, it's somehow cute!