15 Months

Our sweet Lizzy is fifteen months old today!  She had a great checkup with Dr Fitch and took her three shots like a champ- she cried for about 20 seconds, shot the nurse a dirty look, and then she was over it!  She weighs 21 lbs and 13 ounces (30th %) and is 30 and 3/4 inches long (70th %). 

For the past few nights Lizzy has had a really hard time going to bed- imagine 1.5+ hours of screaming- NON STOP!  Each night I've waited it out for the first 35-45 minutes then gone in to try soothing her.  It's ultimately ended each night with my driving her around in the car until she fell asleep.  I could tell her molars coming in were really bothering her (she was pulling on her ears, grabbing her cheeks, running low fever, not eating much, etc).  But, the bedtime situation was quickly escalating out of control.  Gas prices are just too high to drive around that long!  So, when we saw Dr Fitch today and she had a clean bill of health- no ear infections, sore throat, etc, he suggested Lizzy might be enjoying her nightly car ride touring the neighborhood a little too much. 

I felt the best solution was a change in the routine- someone else needed to put her to bed- someone she knows means business.  So, when Rob got home I explained his assignment for the night and he went straight to work "creating the scene" for the "perfect bedtime" routine.  His routine did take a little longer than I thought was a good idea but, who am I to judge- my routine was clearly not working!  When Rob left her room, there was screaming (LOUD SCREAMING) for a total of 12 minutes.  TWELVE MINUTES compared to my NINETY!  So, Rob, who now prefers to go by the Baby Whisperer" is planning to author a book on raising children.  We can all look forward to that one! 

On a different note, we had a great family weekend together and loved celebrating our Mimi and Honey yesterday!  What a blessing our moms are to us and how honored I am that God chose me to be Lizzy's mommy.  It's changed my life in a way I never could have imagined. 

On that happy note- tonight at Bible study one of our good friends announced she's pregnant!!!!!  We'd prayed so hard for a baby for them and she is now 3.5 months along!!!  What a blessing and true testimony to God's abounding love for us!  "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" Psalm 37:4

Love,
Katherine

Ps- one more pic from this weekend- we had my cousin Elizabeth in town and she came to ride the train with us!!