Carissa's first tooth

It finally happened. After weeks of fevers, rashes, tears and endless cuddles, Carissa's top right tooth broke through. Last night was rough. She was up off and on all night, moaning, crying, tossing and turning. I spent the majority of the night just rubbing her back, stroking her hair and willing her to sleep. Around 4am, I stuck my finger in her mouth and lo and behold...there it was. She wouldn't let me get a picture of it (boo!) but it's a big one! I think that it will her only tooth for a bit. Her bottom two and top left look like they have another couple of weeks. I think I shut out all memories of Robert teething, because I did not remember it being this miserable! The poor baby is so pathetic. I can not believe that she has hit another milestone. She is growing up too quick. I am so going to miss her gummy smiles :(

Today I kept Robert home from school. He only has a week left, so I figured it wouldn't hurt. I had planned on taking him to the pool, but the weather was weird. The sun would go in and out and it was a bit breezy...so, we settled with a trip to Target to get some new Legos (and diapers for C.) Also on our agenda today was Costco, aka Roberts favorite store! He loves the free samples. Today he tried some sushi and a salad. After that, we went to Trader Joes and then home to relax. I weed whacked out back while the kids played and then made a few batches of meals for Carissa.

PLUS, Eric called! He's doing well, sounded tired. He always tells me that he's not, but I can tell that he is. I can't believe that we are already 112 days down in this deployment...probably a little less than halfway there! Now if that isn't something to smile about, I don't know what is!!