What We've Been Up To

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated!  Since then we've had Leslie's first Halloween, she turned nine months, and her first little tooth finally popped up.

I took her to Oak Ridge on Halloween to trick-or-treat with her second cousin Lily.  We mostly just tagged along while Lily got the loot, but it was fun.  Lily's mom Chrissy and I used to trick-or-treat when we were of age, so it's exciting to revive the tradition with the next generation.  Man, that makes me sound old  :-(  Leslie loved it.  She loves people, so she was always excited to see who would come to the door when Lily knocked.  She had a My First Halloween onesie with black and orange pants instead of a costume.  I just couldn't bring myself to put her in a costume and ask for candy, when most people know I'm the one who'd be eating it.  Lily (and her Mommy) were gracious enough to share a little Beanie Baby with Leslie, and a sheet of stickers for her baby book. I am already looking forward to coming up with a costume for her next year and trick-or-treating with our cousins again.

She went to the pediatrician for her 9 month well visit, and she was 16.5 lbs and 26.25 inches, both of which are the 10-15th percentile.  She is our LITTLE girl for sure. While Dr. Joe was examining her, he showed me her gums with his cool little pen light.  In addition to the tooth that had been trying to surface for months now, she also has one on the top and another one on the bottom that are close to coming up.  You could almost see the one on top.  I stopped trying to check her gums after that because she would get mad and I figured I'll find out sooner or later.

I'm nine months old today!  11/3/10

The night before she turned nine months old, which was about five days after her Dr. visit, something told me to rub her gum while she was dozing off to sleep.  There was that tiny little sharp first tooth!  Wonder when the next two will make their appearance?