Rough night

Mommy got a few hours of sleep, and Daddy got even less.  It looks like Abi has a cold.

Happy Father’s Day weekend

What Grandma says on Father’s Day

Linda Brockway Landsman My dad has been struggling with health issues recently so I am especially grateful to be celebrating this Father’s Day with him. I’m also grateful to my husband Michael for being a great dad to his two boys. And, I’m immensely grateful for the experience of watching my son fall madly in love with his daughter and blossom into one of the best dads ever. Happy Father’s Day to all.

Abi, the sort of picky eater

Mommy has been bemoaning Abi’s limited diet (she tends to refuse new foods) and so Mommy went to a class on picky eaters.  Mommy learned a few things, including that many Mommies have it much worse than Abi’s Mommy.  For example, one set of parents reported that their toddler only eats chicken fingers (and maybe a few other foods?).  So, the toddler gets chicken fingers for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.  Sounds a bit disgusting.  Fortunately, Abi eats much more variety than that, and she doesn’t eat processed frozen food.

On the positive side, Mommy & Abi went to a supermarket this morning.  Abi pointed to nectarines, which she’s never tried before.  Mommy bought a few, and Abi ate them that same day.  Go Abi!

After a long day

Abi at the playground

Abi’s physical

Daddy reports:  Stinky had her 15 month physical. Everything’s good, she’s growing well. 3 shots though, so she’s pretty pissed.

Mommy passed her road test

So Abi will have to start playing soccer, so Mommy can be a soccer Mommy.

Abi masters the spoon

Abi drinks from a glass

Abi shoos away the paparazzi

Mommy’s view: Abi & her best friend

Abi can mount & dismount the park horsie

Abi’s first high fever & her super immune system

Abi woke up with a high fever on Friday.  It went as high as 103 F (39.44 C).  Abi was very tired.  After several calls to Abi’s doctors’ office, Mommy & Daddy realized that they had been giving her the wrong medicine.  The fever was not going down with acetaminophen.  They gave her ibuprofen in the evening, and it immediately went down.  She got a second dose of ibuprofen around 12:30AM.

Abi then woke up on Saturday fever-free.  She has not had any medicine whatsoever.  Her highest fever was 99.6 F (37.55 C).  It is now 5:03PM on Saturday and she has no fever whatsoever. She is acting normal.   Daddy is very impressed with her super duper immune system (and Mommy’s super duper breastmilk).

Last week

Daddy was with Abi on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.  He reports:

-Abi now holds his hand when they walk together.  (She won’t hold Mommy’s hand.)

-Abi climbed up on the couch from the floor by herself.  He is not quite sure how she did it.

-Abi made him go for a walk when it was very hot out.  She wouldn’t stop crying until he took her outside.  They went to three different playgrounds, and had a greta time.