Gwennie Got Tubes in Her Ears :(

So, instead of even trying to play catch up on all the posts that I've missed, I'm just going to move forward from today. Gwen got tubes in her ears this morning, and things went sooooo well. They went so much better than I thought they would. From the time she first went back in the doctor's office to when we walked out the front door, it was 20 minutes. Wonderful! She did a great job, giggling with the Valium in the beginning, and cuddling after the meds wore off. It was just ideal.... until she puked up her weight in Goldfish and apple juice. I was freaking out, yelling to Dave that he had to pull over RIGHT NOW, and I was wanting to puke just watching her. Not fun at all, and the clean up was just as gross as you would think. I don't know that the smell will be coming out any time soon. We'll be riding around with the windows down until we'll actually freeze. Yuck...

She's been in a good mood the rest of the day. She's definitely back to full steam, though I was hoping she would sleep and give me a small break. Instead, she wanted to play for an hour, and she napped only after crying in her bed for a couple of minutes. She was definitely fighting it.

We made a view today of her "demanding" voice. She's not actually demanding anything, nor was she angry. She just sounds like she's trying to tell us something, but she only babbles. I just thought this video was too funny.


As far as an update on her growth, Gwennie is becoming more and more like a toddler. She likes doing everything and anything that I am doing. Since most of what I do besides playing with her is chores, that's what she likes to do. She enjoys (un)folding laundry, doing dishes, cooking, wiping down the table, and wiping my nose. She gives lots of hugs and very slobbery kisses all over my cheek. She likes to sing and have "conversations" with me. I think one of most precious developments is the way that she now acknowledges that you have said "I love you." She just gets this sweet smile on her face, and she'll hug you. It's just good to know that those sweet things that I've been saying all along are getting a special reaction from her, almost as if she's trying to say it back. I'm just loving all of these new phases of my girl!