Two things I forgot... there are a few Isabel updates... bad mother

We have a walker on our hands!!!! I know I posted it on FB, thanks for all your lovey comments, but thought I'd better update on here too!

She'd been taking a few steps between two things (furniture and me or DH, DH to me or vice versa) for I reckon the last two months but that was it. Then all of a sudden last Wednesday she started realising she could stand up and sit down unassisted and also that she could walk to things without us needing to coach or cheer her.

By Friday she was off! She's so much more confident now - still stumbles and loses her balance every now and then but there's no stopping her. She'll fall on her butt and have an attempt at crying (drama queen ) so DH and I are trying to be very bright and "uppagirl!" about it so she doesn't get too afraid. Seems to be working!

The other thing is we are cutting our 8th tooth - #7 came thru Wednesday with no real dramas but #8 is bulging and very painful. Lots of drool, she sticks anything she can in her mouth and then cries (with real tears) when it touches her gum. She is still sleeping ok at night once she is asleep but she has gone all clingy, sooky and grizzly during the day, not the happy baby we know and love. How can one have come through and we didn't even really notice and now this one is causing us so much pain???

Day sleeps are rotten (40mins yest, followed by an hour, that was all) and settling to sleep at night time has gone back to nightmare-ish proportions involving screaming, tears, hiccups, lots of cuddles and rocking... this darn tooth cuts through soon and we get our cheery baby girl back...