Adventures in La La Land

1. Last Saturday, after writing my Saturday 7, I sat down to play with Levi. For some reason I stuck my finger in his mouth and suddenly felt something sharp. I immediately pried his mouth open to peer at his gums, and sure enough, there's a tooth poking through! Bottom middle. I was shocked! The girls didn't get teeth until the week before their first birthdays. I've never thought he's teething, never imagined he'd get a tooth so [comparatively] early! Can you see it? Lol. It's there, I promise! It's totally visible in person. I just can't capture a picture of it. He's the most compliant tooth-shower-offer I've ever known, though. He loves opening his mouth and letting me take pics. Haha. 2. Lucy only had two days of school this week. On Wednesday, Justin took the girls on a "Daddy-Daughter Date" so that I could hardcore purge their bedrooms. Lena is a pack rat to the nth degree and Lucy insists on saving every piece of paper she...

Sorry about the lack of Saturday 7 last week. I had nothing nice to say after the election fall-out and didn't trust myself to keep my mouth shut. 1. This week our septic system backed up. We couldn't use the washer, dishwasher, or bathtub. And the toilet only flushed 50% of the time. It was lovely. We had our septic tanks pumped but the problem wasn't resolved. So then a camera guy came and sent a scope down our pipes. Finally, they determined the problem was in a pipe, so they dug up the yard and replaced the pipe. I do not envy any of those jobs! And I've never been so grateful for indoor plumbing! We live in the country, so it's not like I can just run over to the neighbor's house to use the bathroom. Thanks to Niki for letting me bathe my kids in her tub. Thanks also to the library, church, and Libby for letting us use your bathrooms. Haha. 2. In slightly less disgusting news, Lucy lost 3 teeth in one week! Her top two teeth have been loose for months ,...

1. Ladies' Retreat was wonderful as usual. Levi hardly napped, but he slept great at night, so that was a relief. When I got home, Justin had done dishes and laundry and even washed and changed all the sheets! And then I found this from Lena: 2. The first night of Ladies' Retreat I slept on a terribly uncomfortable sleeper sofa and my back has hurt ever since. Apparently after you turn 31 you start to have back pain. It's actually been really bad and isn't getting any better so I went to the chiropractor. It's the first time I've been to the chiro since being pregnant, so he wanted to do x-rays and the whole "consultation" thing. We met our deductible with Levi so I figured now is the time to do it. Oy. He was pretty surprised with my results. My lumbar region is severely out of whack, my neck is leaning inches to the right, I hold my head way too far forward, and I have bone spurs on my spine! He said the bone spurs are the result of trauma...

This entry is woefully late. #thirdkidprobs Levi turned 8 months over the weekend while I was at Ladies' Retreat. I don't feel like that much has changed since last month. He's a sitting pro now. I usually don't worry about putting pillows around him anymore. But he's still not moving at all. He refuses to stay on his belly, so he never scooches or gets up on his hands and knees. I've tried coaxing him forward a couple times while he was on his belly. He wiggles his butt and fidgets his legs, but doesn't move his arms and can't figure out how to go forward. Haha. Both of the girls were scooching by this age. He also doesn't stand. You'd think he'd love standing after being in the Jumperoo so much, but I'm starting to wonder if it's impeding his progress instead of aiding it. He doesn't pull up on anything. If I stand him up next to something, he just folds in half and falls over. Even if I hold him upright on my ...