Molars!!!!

So, I've confirmed that Rebecca is about to cut her first two molars! I've been watching one of them for a few weeks now, wondering if I was really seeing a tooth or not. I'm pretty sure that has been the culprit behind the nursing strike and the sleep issues. It's the bottom two first molars. They look so red and painful. Poor thing. I think one will break through any day now. In addition to those she is working on 3 other teeth...at least 3 that I've seen. She doesn't let me look in her mouth much. Seems like she is teething non-stop.

Rebecca was up multiple times in the night again last night and was up at 5 am today...and wouldn't go back to sleep. And she's fighting her afternoon nap at the moment. Poor little girl is beyond tired. Mary and Rebecca stayed home from church this morning since she was so out of sorts. Hopefully we can get her to nap soon. She'll crash at some point.

Rebecca has also been going through big developmental growth spurts lately. She has changed so much in just a few weeks, mostly physical stuff. And it seems as though a mental development spurt is starting...she wants to sit and read every single book she has! One right after the other, all day. And she's starting to "talk" more and more. She's on a "da da da" kick right now :)

We're still struggling with finger foods a bit. Rebecca knows what she likes. And if she doesn't want something, there is no way it's getting in her mouth. She'll devour cheese, toast, cheerios, yogurt melts, things like that. And she still does pretty well with regular baby food. But no luck on meat, soft veggie chunks, soft fruits, etc. She held a small piece of ground beef in her mouth for about a half hour the other day until Justin found it :P For now we just keep trying. I think she's warming up to hard boiled egg yolks. And she loves the millet muffins I made yesterday. She seems to do a little better with new foods if you let her feed herself with a fork or spoon. So we'll keep trying that.

We went out to eat at Red Robin last night. Rebecca had a blast! So much to see. She looked around, wiggled and jabbered the entire time. She loves to just watch people and take everything in.

We love watching Rebecca learn and grow. But it's hard work! So much to see and learn and try. Toddlers are busy! Hopefully the molars will be through soon and she can have a little break from the major teething. We're having so much fun playing with her and sitting and reading with her. It's amazing to see God's creation in action. We love our little miracle.