This is not only one of Addison's favorite words these days (poking her own, or mine as she says it!) but it's also the name of the TOOTH that is bothering her to no end, however it's spelled "I" for incisor. It began on Wednesday at story time at the library. I made the mistake of sitting in the front row, and as teacher Bernice said "Would you like to hear a story about a frog?" Addison yelled from the top of her lungs "NOOOOOOOOO!" I was completely mortified, but luckily the 40 other moms in the room were chuckling, as was the teacher. This was the start of Addison's encounters with her emerging I-teeth. She proceeded to roll around the floor, whining, and not participating in the songs and rhymes like she usually does. Nightmare. We then went to Toddler Group, and she just wasn't herself. She was whiny and clingy, which is not normal for her, especially when there is so much stimulation and FUN at toddler group! My mom friends even noticed that she was out of character. We came home and I gave her Motrin and put her down for a nap. She seemed to be better when she woke up, and had a fairly good evening. Then 2:20 AM came, and I heard her hysterical in her room, crying and extremely upset. I gave her more Motrin and she fell back asleep. Whew! Today was much better, and I can see the tooth poking through, so maybe we're in the clear for a bit.
We are leaving for Maui in a few days, and I need the teething issues to PAUSE for 7 days so we can enjoy our trip! I don't think it works that way. :(
More updates: 19 months is a challenge! Addison is easily frustrated these days. For example: Putting lids on containers. If she can't master it, she immediately screams a high-pitch BAT SCREAM and flails her body onto the ground, kicking and crying. Seriously? What's this all about? I know it's hard to be 19 months and the world is so exciting and new, but come on! I'm losing hearing out of my right ear because of some of these bat screeches!
New Words: Sammie (my parent's dog) but it sounds like this: "Am-mee" and she YELLS it, while clicking/kissing her mouth, calling to the dog. So cute!
Fall (combined with Uh-Oh) so she says "Uh-Oh Fall" when something falls, usually when she chucks her sippy cup on the floor when we're in the car.
She's also singing a ton, and she's starting to fill in the blanks when I sing a song and leave out the last word. I'm quite impressed with this one, since this is a skill that we teach in school (addition/deletion of sounds and words) and it's so cool to see it applied to an earlier stage of development!
We're all moved in to my parent's house, no more moving for a few months! Yay!
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