Teething is So Much Fun

That is not all that is going on in our lives, but it (teething) has been a major player in the last week. Reilly finally finished getting his four incisors, so at least HE has been in a better mood. Poor little Jaina ran a low-grade fever for about 4 days, and felt terrible. Then the fever went away and she broke out in a little rash all over her head and trunk. It looks better now, but you can still see it some. That was Sunday. Her spots almost show up in these cute "9-month" pictures (I can't believe that!) we took the 13th:
She hasn't been sleeping terribly well, and her parents are feeling it! Last night was a little better, so hopefully tonight will be pretty good as well. For a few nights she was back in our room at least half the night, because she and Reilly kept waking each other up. After one bad Craigslist experience, we had a good one, and found a beautiful crib and mattress at a yardsale (that was advertised on Craigslist). It is only like 4 years old and belonged to a grandma. It didn't get used as much as she thought it might.
Reilly didn't get a crib (versus a pack 'n play) until he was 13 months, but I can't believe how happy it makes me to put her to sleep in a nice crib instead of the little portable one most of the time. Reilly is still very happy in his crib, and hasn't shown any signs of climbing out or anything, so we're going to stick with it for a while for Jaina's safety and their parents' sanity! Here are some pictures of our kids' room and their cute cribs. Hope you can tell which belongs to whom. :) Both can convert to little toddler day-beds when we need them to, which is cool.

Reilly is just about to turn two, and is picking up new words, phrases, and understandings on things daily. He has also found his two-year-old attitude, which we rather wish he would lose again. Instead of listening to us, he is just as likely to ignore us when we tell him "no" or "stop" now. Ah, the joy of a little spirit discovering its independence. :) He is enjoying playing with other kids a lot more. Here he is with his friend, Lily, when she came to invite him on a wagon ride.
He rarely lays down or acts tired during the day, but he must have been tired today, because this is how he was watching "Winnie the Pooh" while I made him some lunch.
He loves "Pooh" and often brings this little hoodie to me. Our house was cool enough the other morning that I let him wear it around for hours. :)












Jaina is doing well, other than the teething. She still isn't crawling, but she is moving around a little more and I'm sure it's just around the corner. She has recently re-discovered the swing, and likes to sit in it and watch Baby Einstein when she feels really rotten. She didn't feel bad in this picture, obviously. I put her in there to keep her happy for a few minutes while I packed a diaper bag so we could go to the store. :)















She has also been more interested in her pacifier during the non-sleep time lately, probably because she hasn't been feeling so hot.


















It has been cool enough here the last few nights that I pulled out her warm 12-month pjs. Sadly, these (we have 2) won't fit for long. I forgot that the Gerber ones run a little small!




















Well, that's all we have for now, at least about Reilly and Jaina. I am enjoying my digital scrapbooking and trying to get Emily's wedding video in production. I'd better hurry, cause her wedding is in like 3 weeks... Jeremy is crazy busy with school the next week and half. We won't see him much during that time. He just has test after test to get ready for. He is looking forward to a NUCCA conference in San Francisco a few weekends after that, though, then Finals will hit, and then we'll have the trimester break. There may be some dull moments around her from time to time, but there's definitely never a dull week!

And one more picture, just for fun...