Day 45

Mika's Dr. appointment went well. I'm to stop giving her the baby dimetapp and just let her body work through the left-over congestion. The key is humidity. We're going to need an upgraded humidifier. The ones we have are not designed to be run constantly, so we only run them at night. I think that we need to get a bigger one that we can run all day and all night. It's just so dry here. I don't like it one bit! The doc's measurements showed that Mika had only grown 1/8 of an inch, which I can't believe. I *know* she has grown a little more than that just because of the way her clothes are starting to not fit anymore. The method the doc uses to measure Mika is to lay her on the exam table and mark lines with a pen as to where her head and feet are. With Mika's constant flailing, it might be hard to get an accurate measurement. We know she is over 2 Ft. tall now though! Mika weighs 10 lbs, 5 oz. as of today.
We went and had a quick visit with Grandma after the appointment. Always a good time for Mika when she is being admired...such a Princess. Then we were off back to the west end to pick up some fruits, veggies, and bottle nipples. Mika and I had a good walk home from Meadowlark. We got home about 20 minutes before Daddy did. Just enough time for Mika to eat and have her diaper changed before heading over to G's.
Grandpa showed up at G's while we were there, so Daddy took some 'generational' photos for Mika's album. We hope to see Grandpa a few more times before he leaves. We'll at least see him for G's 103rd birthday on Thursday.
Mika is currently giving us a hard time about her bedtime. I don't know why she is not asleep right now, but it sure seems to be irritating her Daddy. Poor guy. He feels like he might be coming down with her cold. Yesterday she went to sleep early and slept through until about 4:30 this morning. Today, she just won't fall asleep. Never a dull moment...