Lilly's First Ear Infection

So Lilly has approached and passed the four month mark.  She somehow has learned to manipulate her father, but not me because I don't fall for childish cries for attention (yeah right!  If anything I am the one who taught her!)  She has figured out that if she does not feel we are paying enough attention to her, she can cry and we will look at her.  She then giggles and smiles, trying to play the cute card.  (Holy crap! It works!!)  But we are on to her antics!! So now she pretends to cough and thus gets our attention once more.    

She has received her first ear infection and is handling it like a champ.  She actually takes her medicine now that we have figured out how to mix it with milk and put it into a bottle.  Personally I think Chanel or some other fancy perfume company should bottle the smell of amoxicin and label it ode de la crap!  I also believe that she is cutting her first two teeth. 

 

Last night was the first night Binks slept in her own crib.  It was very traumatizing (for me) and I ended up having to bring her into our room around 6 am (thank God!! Ok fact of the matter is she is always awake by 6am)  She seems to have survived the night unscathed and does not seem to have any negative effects from the experience.  Depending on the situation tonight, we might just try it again.  Her father (who was up and checking on her ever hour) seems to feel it is necessary to have her sleep in her own bed, something about not wanting her to still be sleeping with us when she is 13.

 

As for the rest of the family…in case you didn't know, Peter got a promotion at work.  He is now one of two executive ass. mans (or is that men).  This means that he is a step down from store manager and in theory training to get his own store.  What it really means is that he works more hours and gets to deal with more shit.  But the pay raise was nice and regardless of what he says, I think he actually likes it. Another perk, he is in Phoenix once a month for training which means I get the bed all to myself for three days!! (not really a perk, no where to put my feet when they get cold.)