Maddie's 5 month well visit yesterday:

Weight: 16 lbs 10 oz(80%)
height: 26.5"(90%)
head: 16" (50%)

The doctor took a look inside Maddies mouth and said "oh wow, look at that. theres something trying to pop through. looks like she'll have a tooth by christmas". I was shocked. Maddie hasn't really shown any signs of teething. well, she drools and gnaws on her fingers and teethers but she hasnt been out of the ordinary fussy. every so often she does wake up in the middle of the night but these are really rare and she goes right back to sleep. so I was just telling my cousin today how i didnt believe it and that i could never see or feel anything in her mouth.

So, that brings me to today. Maddie was on a whole other level of fussy. It was a different fussy....she would be completely still and then all of a sudden cry out. Or she would have a distinct kind of whine. poor thing. I felt her gums again and this time, i did notice 2 distinct bumps. I gave her some orajel and she passed out in my arms within 10 minutes.... she ended up sleeping on my for 2 hours.

When shes awake, shes extremely clingy, cant be put down, whiny, crabby and nothing amuses her. Poor thing. hope the tooth cuts through soon so she can go back to being her normal happy self.

Of course this all happens on a bad day...a day where i needed to get things done for work and for home. I couldnt put her down, which means i didnt eat, didnt pee, didnt work, didnt make her food...etc etc and etc. I finally got her down her a nap on her own at 4....

tonight is my company holiday dinner. oooh, all 3 of us. wack! but i was sort of excited to get out of the house and have some wine and steak. But now Maddie is acting up so im scared she will wake up when i leave and jae wont be able to deal. but i guess thats his problem now. my poor baby....she seemed so uncomfortable all day.

Yesterday was another crazy day. Another busy day at work, but had to stop to go to maddies appointment. we leave the office, only to be called back again. we were supose to stay for her shots. oops! lol. so we run back inside, unbundle maddie, she gets shots and then we bundle her up again to go home. poor thing.

we get home and i leave her with jae so i can go grocery shopping. come home, prepare dinner, then get maddies dinner ready, let jae feed her while i cook. bathe her, put her to bed, work till 9ish or so while eating....finally hit the sack around 11. so tired!