11.23.2009
11.19.2009
11.18.2009
Tessa Talk
Since my last post, when we thought Tessa was finally getting over her ear infection, it got worse before it got better. Just two days after finishing her antibiotics, Tessa would cry out in pain at bedtime and could only get to sleep after a dose of children’s Motrin and being rocked in Mommy’s or Daddy’s arms. When I brought her in the next day, her pediatrician prescribed amoxicillin combined with a steroid, and ear drops. We were able to trick her into liking the amoxicillin, but the ear drops, not so much. Of course it wasn’t until the last day of her drops that I thought to put them in while she was sleeping. (Thankfully, she sleeps like her Daddy — when she’s out, she’s really out!) Live and learn, I guess. She’ll have a follow-up soon, and we pray her ears will be clear!
New Tessa Loves
*Hugging Sam, petting Sam, needing to know where Sam is during every waking moment
*Poking her eye and saying: “Eye!” (This also applies to nose, ears, mouth and hair. She says all except “hair.”)
*When we sing “Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
*Running
*Pushing the button for the garage door
*“Tickling” people
*Singing (She made up a Mommy/Daddy song that goes a lil’ somethin’ like this: “Mo-mmy, Mo-mmy, Mo-mmy, Mo-mmy! Da-ddy, Da-ddy, Da-ddy, Da-ddy!” I haven’t figured out if this is the verse, chorus or bridge. At this point, I’m guessing all three. It’s a work in progress.)
*Helping me put laundry away (The other night while I was folding, she took a pile of her washcloths from the family room, through the dining room, down the hall to our bedroom and into our bathroom, where she opened the cabinet where we keep her bath items, and put them on the shelf. She’s such a good little helper!)
Tessa’s recent vocab. (Note: Anything that comes out of Tessa’s mouth usually requires an exclamation point. … !)
“Up!”
“Dog!”
“Pease!” (Please)
“Bum!” (Her pink blanket — don’t ask me why this is “bum.”)
“Mommy!” (It was always “Mama” before.)
“Meow!” (When she sees Sam or wants to know where she is)
“Ju!” (Any beverage)
“Hop!” (When she plays with her bunny)
New Tessa Loves
*Hugging Sam, petting Sam, needing to know where Sam is during every waking moment
*Poking her eye and saying: “Eye!” (This also applies to nose, ears, mouth and hair. She says all except “hair.”)
*When we sing “Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
*Running
*Pushing the button for the garage door
*“Tickling” people
*Singing (She made up a Mommy/Daddy song that goes a lil’ somethin’ like this: “Mo-mmy, Mo-mmy, Mo-mmy, Mo-mmy! Da-ddy, Da-ddy, Da-ddy, Da-ddy!” I haven’t figured out if this is the verse, chorus or bridge. At this point, I’m guessing all three. It’s a work in progress.)
*Helping me put laundry away (The other night while I was folding, she took a pile of her washcloths from the family room, through the dining room, down the hall to our bedroom and into our bathroom, where she opened the cabinet where we keep her bath items, and put them on the shelf. She’s such a good little helper!)
Tessa’s recent vocab. (Note: Anything that comes out of Tessa’s mouth usually requires an exclamation point. … !)
“Up!”
“Dog!”
“Pease!” (Please)
“Bum!” (Her pink blanket — don’t ask me why this is “bum.”)
“Mommy!” (It was always “Mama” before.)
“Meow!” (When she sees Sam or wants to know where she is)
“Ju!” (Any beverage)
“Hop!” (When she plays with her bunny)
11.03.2009
Halloween Fun
Tessa trick-or-treats at the mall in Albert Lea. 
Ha, ha - sucker!
So excited! (She later grabbed the sucker that's on the stool and put it in her bucket. Finder's keepers!)
Break time with Grandpa
Tessa comes face to face with a lil' lady bug.Let the stare-down begin.
SOS
When there's something strange, in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Mima & Kory! Well, that "something strange" wasn't really strange at all (I just have the "Ghostbusters" theme in my head). Tessa's daycare was closed Oct. 22 and 23, and since Kory and Mom were planning to visit on Saturday anyway, they made it a day early so that they could hang out with Tessa. We really appreciate any kind of help when we're in a bind - from Mima, Kory, Great Aunt Marilyn, Grandma Beth, etc.! Eric had missed school on that Thursday to stay home with Tessa. She's on a waiting list for a child care center in Sioux Falls, just a few blocks from my office, so it will be nice when we won't be frantic trying to find backup daycare providers.
Anyway, Kory and Mima got their Tessa fix. They brought her to Sioux Falls on Friday, and we went out for lunch. Kory gave Tessa sleeping bag rides around the family room, and Mima taught her how to roar. Too bad she wasn't a lion, tiger or bear for Halloween. Not to turn this into a restaurant review, but we ate at the Original Pancake House on Saturday, and it was spectacular! I highly recommend it. The highlight of the day, if I had to choose, was the pumpkin patch excursion. They had all kinds of farm animals, a country store, and, of course, plenty o' pumpkins. (See the pictures in the next post.)
Tessa, through no fault of her own, was a Debbie Downer after we returned home. She had had a wonderful day, but in the middle of her afternoon nap, she woke up screaming and wouldn't stop. We had never heard her cry like that before, so we brought her to urgent care. Enter: double ear infection diagnosis. Our poor babe. It was quite the episode, complete with an ear-washing apparatus. That seemed to help alleviate the pressure, though, so she was able to fall asleep on the ride home and was back to her cheery self after that. Thank God!
Anyway, Kory and Mima got their Tessa fix. They brought her to Sioux Falls on Friday, and we went out for lunch. Kory gave Tessa sleeping bag rides around the family room, and Mima taught her how to roar. Too bad she wasn't a lion, tiger or bear for Halloween. Not to turn this into a restaurant review, but we ate at the Original Pancake House on Saturday, and it was spectacular! I highly recommend it. The highlight of the day, if I had to choose, was the pumpkin patch excursion. They had all kinds of farm animals, a country store, and, of course, plenty o' pumpkins. (See the pictures in the next post.)
Tessa, through no fault of her own, was a Debbie Downer after we returned home. She had had a wonderful day, but in the middle of her afternoon nap, she woke up screaming and wouldn't stop. We had never heard her cry like that before, so we brought her to urgent care. Enter: double ear infection diagnosis. Our poor babe. It was quite the episode, complete with an ear-washing apparatus. That seemed to help alleviate the pressure, though, so she was able to fall asleep on the ride home and was back to her cheery self after that. Thank God!
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