Horror Stories On The News

I can't seem to escape these horror stories involving children and their mothers on the news lately. I swear to god, it makes me not want to watch the news or check it on the internet anymore, and I'm sort of a news junkie. I just can't bear to think about people like this out there roaming around. So sad.

Well, back to the news at home. Maggie was vaccinated and she got through it just fine. We gave her the infant Tylenol every four hours like the doc suggested and she pretty much slept comfortably the whole day. The next day we had a few hours of weirdness, but no sickness, no unbearable pain, just not feeling so great. And then it was over and she was back to being herself.

Maggie is now smiling in a different (re: real, non-gassy) way, and it's beautiful. I'm trying to do more tummy time. I think I've been slacking, but her neck is nice and strong and she holds her head up beautifully. She now weighs 11.8 pounds and is 24 inches. She's growing like a weed!! I ordered her a costume for Halloween, but it hasn't come yet. A little anxious. :)

I'm dreading going back to work. I only have 2 weeks left. :( Makes me crazy. I wish I could be a stay at home mom. She's just so damn cute!! I don't want to miss out on the milestones that are sure to happen when I'm in the city and she's home with her daddy. But at least I have that - she'll be with her father. How lucky is that? I don't have to put her in daycare. I'm grateful for that. I'm sure lots of kids do great in daycare, but I didn't want to do that if I could help it.

That's all for now. I need some sleep. Hope you're all well out there!