"Falling Back" and more

We succeeded at keeping Layla awake an extra hour tonight, in the hopes that she'll "fall back" with the rest of us! It helped that there were lots of trick or treaters to distract her during that difficult hour.

Today we discovered that Layla has her first top tooth. It appears that it's not one of the front two, but maybe one next to the front ones? We'll see...maybe it just feels like that....or she may be funny looking for a while :).

Also today, Layla had her first bottle of whole milk. We're still a few weeks from her 1st birthday, but I am trying to avoid buying another canister of formula. For the next few days we'll probably do some milk and some formula...but she's on her way to being a big girl!

Layla's fever was all gone by Thursday morning. Then we got our lesson on roseola. The rash is just about all cleared up now, but it was slightly alarming at first. Apparently it's super common and not anything to worry about, but when you've never seen it before, how would you know?!

Happy Halloween!

Layla dressed up for daycare today. The kids even went on a "parade" around the neighborhood and visited some neighbors. Layla was the cutest ladybug there (ok, she was the only one...but still!)

Layla Discovers her Bookcase

Another Day Home

Layla remained feverish yesterday, so we're home again today. The good news is that so far today, no fever! That happened yesterday, too, though, so I'm cautiously optimistic. Unlike yesterday, however, she's now been without Tylenol for over 12 hours, which is a good sign.

She's napping now. The carpenters are due here soon to keep working on the exterior trim of the windows. We'll see if she's able to sleep through the hammering!

Still Sick

Layla's fever kept up throughout the day today. Mommy will be home with her tomorrow. We're crossing our fingers that she wakes up in the morning fever-free....so we can send her back to daycare, and more importantly, so that we can stop worrying about H1N1 and all the rest.

Fever

I had to leave work early today because Layla's daycare provider called to say she had a fever. It was 102.5 at mid-day. She got some Tylenol and had a good nap, then was ready to play the rest of the night. Her temp was about 101.5 just before another dose of Tylenol and bed for the night. Chris will be home with her on Tuesday and we'll see how she is. She needs to be fever free for 24 hours before she can return to daycare.

Feeling Pumpkiny!

Today we hosted our annual pumpkin carving party. It was a smaller group this year, and we were much less elaborate and creative with the food. However, we did have a little mobile pumpkin in attendance!