Screaming

What am I supposed to do about this! She can go for hours, and thinks it's lots of fun. I can say 'no', but she thinks that is so funny, and smiles, and then well I've run out of options. There are not too many consequences you can offer a 8 1/2 month old!

First Tooth

Lily is getting her first tooth, finally or just on time depending on who you talk to. It is the bottom front left tooth, which I'm sure has some proper dentist term but you know what I mean. There have been two white bumps in her gum there for ever it seems so I had all but given up on seeing teeth any time soon, then all of a sudden Lily is cranky for two days and then there is a split in her gum, and I suppose a tooth coming through. As yet you cannot really see it, but if I let her bite my finger you really can feel it!

Sorry for the lack of picture or video but you can imagine how hard it would be to get some type of footage of a slit about 2mm long in the bottom gum of a baby's mouth. Maybe Stephen Spielberg could manage it but not me. I will make sure to get some pictures as soon as there is an actual tooth. I'm sure we can pin her down for a few seconds for the good of the blog.

Learning to Eat

Lily has seemed so interested in taking the spoon and feeding herself recently, so I gave her the spoon just to see what would happen. I think she did brilliantly! I'm sure she will get the hang of it in no time.

So Sweet

I had to run to get the camera when I saw this. I have been teaching Lily to give me a kiss, but I didn't think she was really learning it. I was so wrong! She clearly understands a lot more than I think. I better stop cursing around her..