Popped

I was wrong. Frannie has had a "blister"on her lower lip since she was like two months old. It looked like a nursing blister at first but then it got a bit bigger and after a little Internet research (love that instant information) I determined that she had a mucosele. This is a ruptured salivary gland. We took her to a ENT (after her doctor tried to pop it and it immediately refilled) who confirmed my diagnosis. He also said that we should just leave it alone and it will probably go away. I was skeptical.

However, last Sunday as we were sitting at the house with me, Brian, mom, and Joyce, Frannie was happily chewing on an apple. My mom says, "Her mouth is bleeding!" and sure enough, there is kind of a stream of blood coming out of her mouth. She was still happily gnawing the apple and didn't act like anything was wrong. As I looked, I could see the blister had popped on its own (it had developed a little callous on top of it a few days earlier). Since that time, it had drastically reduced in size and may just go away on its own. Guess that's why I'm not a doctor. 

Two other bits of info.... She is sitting up on her own now and she gained a whole pound and a half last month! Real food must be just what she needed. And her head got bigger (hard to believe) which I know because her cute red sun hat doesn't fit anymore! :)

5 months

This is so cliche (and probably annoying) but I truly can't believe how much Frannie changes every day. She is sitting up for longer and longer periods on her own....today she played with Meemaw's gel pens for close to five minutes sitting on her own. She is eating more "real" food each day. So far bananas are the fave, followed by sweet potatoes and avocados. Apples and pears are still only so so. The downside to this new food is that with all that fiber, there has been some gut issues. This evening we went for a walk by the lake at dad's to pick blackberries (Frannie was in the front pack) and I felt something wet on my thigh. I figured her diaper leaked....and true, it did but not pee. That explained her tummyache earlier. Yuck.

Today was also fun because it was her first trip to Wilderness Walk. We met some friends there and Frannie fed a goat some corn. Pretty cute. Can't wait to continue the tradition of going there as she gets older. I remember going there with mom and gramma when I was little.

Changes

I can actually post about the house since there has been a substantial change that I could photograph. It is sided (except for where the three season porch is going) and insulation has been blown in. That means drywall goes in next. Please don't ask how much longer because I just don't know. Instead let's just be happy about the forward progress.

And of course little miss sunshine is changing every day. Frannie is enjoying hanging out with friends and family-she even got to go on a girls shopping trip which included Ikea and Mall of America! She did great...I think she's a born shopper. Or at least a people watcher. Whatever the case, we are so lucky to have such a good baby. In the last three days, I've heard at least three people say, "She is such a happy baby!"  True dat.

Grandma?

Kate, Frannie, and I were in Goodwill the other day. Kate was trying things on so Frannie and I were walking around looking at stuff. Frannie garners lots of attention and this one elderly woman engages us in conversation. She comments on how cute Frannie is, asks how old she is, and then I thought we were done. I moved on a couple racks over when suddenly (loudly) she asks, "Are you the baby's grandma?"

Are you f-ing kidding me? She could have asked if I was pregnant again, and I would have understood that. She could have said I looked tired, and I would have understood that. But her GRANDMA?!?!!

And of course this was the day before my birthday. Nice.

So on a happier note, here are some pics of Frannie doing some new stuff - which I swear something new happens daily. She's close to sitting on her own and is starting to really like "real" food.