Oh those darn teeth

My poor youngest daughter is having such a hard time with those 2 front teeth and as for me I am saying "Come in ALREADY!" I never really could tell when Piper was teething because she never really showed any of the signs besides maybe getting up more at night but Violet is a whole other story. She is waking up all night, has a fever, runny nose, and is more clingy than Saran Wrap. She is napping in our Didy right now because she won't even let me put her down in the bed - poor thing. I gave her a frozen bagel this morning to knaw on for awhile and that seemed to help her. I don't know, call me a freaky mama, but I won't give her those frozen teethers after there were some that were recalled when Piper was a baby. We got rid of the ones that we had back then and have never bought them again. When we got up I did however put some water in old nipples and they are in the freezer right now so hopefully they will be done soon. If you don't know about that what you do then is put them in a bottle and the babes can chew on the nipple which has ice in it. I learned that trick from my Super Baby Food Book. Today would be the day that we could really use a Teething Key Ring from Playskool. Maybe we will win that contest before she starts cutting any more.

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The Waiting Game

Sometimes I think that I have a problem...buying things. I have been really good about not spending money lately but then I decided that we NEEDED a food processor. We have some gc's from BB&B that I was going to use to purchase my food processor so I started doing some research to find the right one for our family. Kitchen Aid vs. Cuisinart, I chose Kitchen Aid and wanted the Ultra Wide Mouth. Sweet right? 20% off coupon, $5 off coupon, and gc's in hand we headed to the store. They don't have it in the store! They only have the 9 cup! Darn it, back to the computer for more research. Anyway, to get back to my subject (I get off subject REALLY easy) I ended up ordering from Amazon and now I am doing the waiting game for my food processor to come and live with us.

What else is coming to our home? Fluffy Mail!!! a.k.a. diapers. You know, I swore that I wouldn't buy anymore diapers but my youngest is growing so quickly and will soon outgrow her mediums and I need something for her to wear. I also have been loving our Dream Eze fitted diapers so when I got the email from Montanas Diaper Store that the remainder of their AIO testers were going to be sold I had to buy some. The fit is perfect on both of our babes and I love that they use organic cotton. Ah, the waiting game once again.

Thankfully for our pocket book that is all I am getting. Everything will be used a ton because we are making Violet's baby food, being a Sneaky Chef with Piper, and the girls always need something on their bums so at least none of it will be wasted. I will be sure to talk about the love once everything arrives!

Quick picture from our fun day yesterday at North Meck Park. The sky was overcast for half the time making it most enjoyable weather wise. The park is nestled in an area with a bunch of trees. The equipment was perfect for our 2 year olds to play in and there are clean bathrooms and a nice picnic shelter to eat lunch when done playing. I used to love taking my mountain bike and riding their trail that they have but that was when I actually exercised - seems like a lifetime ago. Anyway - Piper was grinning ear to ear and her 2 hour nap proved that she had a blast!

And my other daughter, this is the only way that I can get a good nap out of Violet - thank goodness for mei tais. BTW, I made this one...

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