Tooth Update

Sorry for no update after the teeth pics...just been busy!!!

We went to the dentist. To say that Abby was unhappy is the understatement of the year. Stu had to lay in the chair with Abby in his lap. When it was time to look in her mouth, he had to brace her arms, while I held her legs. She screamed. And screamed. And screamed.

The conclusion is that not only did she break off about half of her tooth, she jammed the other part up and sideways into her gums. That just sounds so painful :(

Right now we are in a waiting game. We are waiting about 2 weeks to go back and get x-rays once the swelling goes down. Best case, the tooth comes back out on its own. Worse case, she can get an infection in her gum. And/or the tooth stays up in the gum. There was talk about fake teeth, caps, pulling teeth. I really just zoned out. I can only take one task at a time. So, right now we are waiting for the two weeks to pass.

Poor Abby is miserable though. We give her Motrin a few times a day. While napping today, she bit the inside of her cheek and bled all over the crib. She gets in these moods and is inconsolable. Luckily we live close enough to family that they can help out (I took her to my parents tonight to get more help).

It literally breaks my heart. Pray that her tooth gets better and comes back out on its own!

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I have always liked the saying "God doesn't give us more than we can handle." I tried to look it up to properly quote it.

The true verse is

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

1 Cor. 10:13

Sounds even better!

A Chip Off the Old Block

Conversation with Day Care:

Jennifer (who was on Teen Mom): Abby fell today and busted her lip.

Me: Is she ok?

Jennifer: Yea.....but she chipped her tooth.

Me: Uh ok. Do I need to come and get her?

Jennifer: No, She is calming down now. We are taking care of her.

Me: Well, how bad is it, do I need to take her to the doctor.

Jennifer: No, she is fine. But...well, the tooth is not good.

***That is just the highlights, they actually did a great job of taking care of her***

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Remember that gap in her front teeth?

It is just a liiiiiitttttle bigger now.


But at least her spirits are up!


Do you see the missing tooth?

It is not pretty. It makes me tear every time I see it.

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We are taking her to a pediatric dentist in the morning. Stu is convinced that the tooth is jammed up in her gums. I don't know as I had to bribe her with stickers to even get this shot. I can't get a better look. I am sure the dentist tomorrow is going to be interesting.....

Tag! You're It!!

Last week, Heather, tagged me for a questionnaire. I am not a very creative person (!), but here are some questions that I thought up! Hopefully you enjoy sharing more about yourself!

If you had no job and money was comfortable, how many children would you have?

If you could buy one object, no matter the cost, what would it be?

What is your favorite food?

How many cousins do you have?

Who was your first celebrity crush?

If you could interview any celebrity, who would it be and why?

What was the first concert that you went to?

Share your most embarrassing moment.

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If you do answer, please leave me a comment so I will remember to read them!!!

Heather

Caitrin

Tiffany

Lindsay

Justine

Jess

Julie

I am a little Obsessive

***Abby is 20 months old today!! 4 months until she is two!!***

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I have been planning Christmas for Abby since, well, last Christmas. My entire Christmas present for her was a baby stroller, baby high chair, baby doll clothes and of course, a baby doll. The only thing that I have bought so far is the stroller (at consignment for $2!!). But I have been "shopping" for months trying to decide the perfect things to get her. I had it all planned out to have it all set up for her that morning.

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Well, ever since I bought the stroller, I have gone back and forth about just giving it to her now. She loves to take her stroller and wheel it around the house. It is about twice the size of her and hard for her to manage. One minute, I want to give it to her, but want it to be special and not make her think that she just gets presents whenever I feel like it (I know, I know, she is freaking one and will never know the difference). But then I want to wait and give it all to her for Christmas.

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I am telling you, I am an obsessive person. The funniest part of this is that it is all internal. Stu has no clue that I am so concerned with all of this.

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I asked Stu to change the sheets on her bed today. Before I can even blink, I see this:

He saw the stroller in the closet and in typical Stu fashion thought "Hm, she likes to play with the other stroller, I bet she will like this one."

He had no idea the nights I have worried about Christmas (in September).

But I will say that she is l-o-v-i-n-g her new stroller.

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I spent about 30 minutes tonight planning our fall. I made Stu print off calendars for me (I am way too cheap to buy a calendar for the year in Sept). I went through all of the events calendars that I have kept and organized them on one calendar.

Let me tell you...the craft fairs, the hay rides, so excited!!!

Now, if I could just make a decision about the Halloween costume (I have been online and in every store in Smyrna and Murfreesboro)........

Date NIght

Ha Ha! You might think this is a post about Stu and I's date night....but it is not!

Abby, Stu and I went over to the Warf's tonight to hang out and eat pizza.

Abby met her man, Landon. They pretty much ignored each other the first hour. But once we went outside, they were BFF.

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Warning: First Date photo's to Follow!



They both discovered their love of cars.

Sharing the front seat.

Working on fixing the radio to the appropriate love music.

Busted! Sitting in the passenger seat together!

Ok, they are separated. We were worried about the two of them "necking". Abby seems pretty cheesy though....

Landon: Give us some private time!

Abby: I am so happy that I have a cute boyfriend.

We did nothing wrong. Just our first date.

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Happy 9th Birthday to Evan. We had a fantastic time today. Sorry I have no pictures!

Discovery Center

I had a late night last night hanging out with friends (Happy Birthday Mel, Autumn, Michelle, Jennifer, and Laura). But I was still determined to get up and take Abby to the Discovery Center this morning. We got there right when they opened - which I highly recommend if you go.

Michelle and Bella met us there as well, but I didn't get any pictures of them :(

Abby coloring. She was concentrating hard time.

Hanging out at the farmers market.

She was doing some serious shopping.

Then she played house for a bit.

Doesn't she just look so grown up??

Not a great picture! The Discovery Center changes their theme every few months. Their current theme is music. This is Abby driving the tour bus for a country band. She was loving the steering wheel with the buttons.

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I was sooooo excited for "our" afternoon nap. I figured after two hours of play, Target, and lunch, she would be pooped. On the drive home, she tried to fall asleep so I kept rolling her window down to prevent that. (Yes, I know that is bad, but I really wanted her to take a good nap).

We finally get home and she is half asleep in my arms. I laid her in the crib and crawled gratefully to the couch. 20 minutes later (20 FREAKING minutes) she was up and ready to play. I couldn't believe it. Never went back to sleep. I am calling a early night for me!

Pictures - Part Two

Here is the second set of pictures. Enjoy!

**My baby blanket**

**Above is my mom's favorite picture**

**Stepped on a rock**

Pictures - Part One

I am finally getting around to loading the first set of Abby's pictures.

Thanks so much Keisha!

Abby's Room O' Fun

While I was taking these pictures, I realized how drab Abby's room is! I have not really done much with it except move it in. But I am sharing because I really want some ideas for her "big girl" room.

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We will probably move her to a big bed within 6 months, but not change the decor until we buy a house. Then it is on!

A view of the whole room.

This is Abby's closet. A whole lotta pink. Note that her giant stroller is in here. 2 reasons: the only other place that we could put it is in our garage/storage unit and also because she has this obsession with pulling clothes off the hangers. This is our "child gate" to keep her from pulling all of her clothes off the hanger.


The infamous toy chest. I am really happy that it is in her room now.


Her changing table. It is pretty bare as she pulls everything off of it.

I also did not get to pick where the crown was hung. I tried to tell Stu that it was too low when he hung it. Now, when we change Abby, she hits it and thinks it is hilarious.


Our reading center. We have about a million books (courtesy of Jess). Abby's absolute favorite "book" is a photo album of about 30 pictures of her 4 months and younger. We have to "read" this book every night. Maybe I should make a new album because momma is running out of stories with this one.

The humidifier is also a must. But that thing condensates like no one's business. So I have an old dish rag under it to try to keep it from destroying the dresser. I can't put it on the floor, Abby is way too curious for that.

Abby's crib. Not too exciting. But I do love the sleigh bed look.

Abby is sitting on a toy that hold blocks normally. She has discovered that she can sit on it and scoot around the room. She also discovered that jumping off of it causes it to fly across the room. Pretty sure there are bruises and falls coming with that.

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Another book that Abby loves is her numbers book. In it, we count ducks, flowers and marbles. We are still working on the marbles, but she loves to say "Qack, Qack" and "Flow-eey" every time we turn the page.

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Every night, our dog Ali licks her bed. She works on it for about 20 minutes until she has a significant wet spot going. The first few times, I thought she had peed in it. Nope, just likes to lick it. We have no idea why.

She also will not lay in this bed if even one of her toys is in it. Or if there is a toy, she is as far as humanly (dog-ly?) possible to the point that she is hanging off.

The point of my story is that tonight there were way too many toys in it. So she laid under the coffee table. Eventually Stu and I heard a weird low scratching noise. We look down and this stupid dog is licking the carpet.

I would give millions to know what goes through that dog's head.