One year ago on June 7, Lily and Juliette were due. I knew I'd never make it to 40 weeks with them but still, it's something to celebrate because they're a year old now in every which way (actual and adjusted) possible. I'm so proud of them and of how they're growing and developing and I am excited to see the leaps and bounds they make in the next year!
We were originally thinking of having an adjusted birthday party for them since we only did a small family gathering for their actual birthday but I think I've decided against it. I don't want to seem self-indulgant like we're asking for gifts, because we're not, and the actual birthday they had was mellow and nice and there's nothing wrong with that. I might have done things a bit differently had I known at the time there would be only one party but I can throw a big one next year and I think that will be okay.
So Maia has had a foot rash for the last two months that we were sure was athlete's foot. We brought her into the doctor, tried some cream (which didn't work), tried some more cream which also didn't work and then finally got referred to a dermatologist. We had an appointment yesterday at 10 am so I packed the kids up and drove for an hour in traffic and in the rain and when we got there we were told, "Sorry, she had an emergency and can't see you today." I was very frustrated. I understand that things happen but I wish they could have made more of an effort to squeeze us in somewhere else. We rescheduled the appointment for this morning at 7:30 and the doctor tested Maia's feet for bacteria, gave us some cleanser, lotion and shampoo to use (she says that the Baby Johnson stuff is horrible) and gave us a topical steroid cream to reduce inflammation. Hopefully it helps and we get an answer. She said that Maia had very sensitive skin and it could be excema (which Ben also has) so we'll see.
Both girls are getting molars! Lily is getting her top left 1st year and Juliette is getting her top right. It's made for some cranky nights and on top of that, they have a cold so we're doing a lot of nose wiping and suctioning. For some reason though, since they've had the cold they've been sleeping better - especially Juliette who has only been waking 1-2 times (versus the 4-5 times she usually wakes) so I'm thrilled and hope it keeps up. Both girls are also making a lot more sounds. Lily can say "Lalala" and Juliette says words that don't really make sense but are sounding more and more like English. My little ladies are growing up!
We were originally thinking of having an adjusted birthday party for them since we only did a small family gathering for their actual birthday but I think I've decided against it. I don't want to seem self-indulgant like we're asking for gifts, because we're not, and the actual birthday they had was mellow and nice and there's nothing wrong with that. I might have done things a bit differently had I known at the time there would be only one party but I can throw a big one next year and I think that will be okay.
So Maia has had a foot rash for the last two months that we were sure was athlete's foot. We brought her into the doctor, tried some cream (which didn't work), tried some more cream which also didn't work and then finally got referred to a dermatologist. We had an appointment yesterday at 10 am so I packed the kids up and drove for an hour in traffic and in the rain and when we got there we were told, "Sorry, she had an emergency and can't see you today." I was very frustrated. I understand that things happen but I wish they could have made more of an effort to squeeze us in somewhere else. We rescheduled the appointment for this morning at 7:30 and the doctor tested Maia's feet for bacteria, gave us some cleanser, lotion and shampoo to use (she says that the Baby Johnson stuff is horrible) and gave us a topical steroid cream to reduce inflammation. Hopefully it helps and we get an answer. She said that Maia had very sensitive skin and it could be excema (which Ben also has) so we'll see.
Both girls are getting molars! Lily is getting her top left 1st year and Juliette is getting her top right. It's made for some cranky nights and on top of that, they have a cold so we're doing a lot of nose wiping and suctioning. For some reason though, since they've had the cold they've been sleeping better - especially Juliette who has only been waking 1-2 times (versus the 4-5 times she usually wakes) so I'm thrilled and hope it keeps up. Both girls are also making a lot more sounds. Lily can say "Lalala" and Juliette says words that don't really make sense but are sounding more and more like English. My little ladies are growing up!
