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So many exciting things happening this week!
We discovered Leighton's first tooth when daycare called us on Monday to let us know that she had bit the daycare teacher :) I can't believe she has her first tooth!!! She is getting so big, so fast :(
Then today I had an early Mother's Day surprise! Leighton and Mike came down to work and brought me lunch, balloons, a card and a ring for Mother's Day! I was floored and so surprised. My husband and daughter are amazing and I love them to pieces :)
Nothing like ending the work week with a huge smile and a warm heart.
Leighton had a very busy day on Friday!
Her photo shoot went pretty well.
We thought that she would be in her prime, happy time at 9:30 as she would have just finished a nap and that is usually the time she smiles the most. Well...when she woke up in a strange place with strange people she didn't exactly find it fun or worth smiling about! The photographer started with some "baby parts" shots of her feet, hands, eyes, face, belly, etc and then moved on to some photos of her with us and then some of her alone. She did a few pictures naked and in the process of calming her down she managed to pee all over me!!!
All of the photos were black and white and shot on film versus digital, so we have no idea how they are going to turn out. However, based on all of the photos hanging up in the studio, we are really excited to see the proofs!
After the photos we headed back into the city and downtown to stop by my office and visit my coworkers. They never get to see her because Mike and I are both working so there is no one to bring her in. We visited for awhile and Leighton managed to wave to everyone which is something new that she just started doing that day. I don't think it was intentional, but it was very cute :)
Finally, our last stop of the day was to the doctor for her 6 month well-visit and vaccinations. Dr. Ray did a full, all-over check up and confirmed that Leighton is a very healthy baby! Although Leighton was diagnosed with a penicillin allergy after an ear infection a month or so ago, Dr. Ray said it is possible that she doesn't have the allergy, but she will need to be tested. It was good news as I am hoping L doesn't have to deal with the allergy. We'll get her tested at some point in the next few months and see what we find out.
She now weighs 14 lbs 15 oz (30-35th percentile) and is 25 1/2 inches long (25-50th percentile). And...her big head is still getting bigger!!! She has a head circumference of 17 1/2 inches (70th percentile). We are hoping the big head means a big brain :)
We have the go ahead to start solids (which we had already started) so we will continue trying new foods with her and see how things go.
Her shots were typical and involved the momentary screaming that always accompanies getting stabbed in the leg by the nurse :( However, her little body reacted differently this time around versus the last two times and she ended up with a fever Friday night and all day Saturday. She didn't sleep well and spent most of the night and day fussing and trying to nap. Her fever broke last night and she ended up sleeping 15 hours straight which I think she desperately needed.
She is back to her old self and enjoyed a nice walk today and flower shopping with mom and dad :)
Her next well visit is in July and I'll post an update at that point. I'm sure we'll be posting pictures, videos and more updates before then though!
