What happens when Daddy is away at rehearsal and Bitty takes a 3 hour nap? Mama has time to update and add links to the sidebar. AND look for an Audioblogger post by none other than Bitty himself very soon! Enjoy!
Took Bitty to the pediatrician this morning to discover Bitty's chest cold is now so deep and 'wet' that he needed antibiotics. Poor guy has had a rough week... actually all three of us are battling this cold/bug thing so it's been a tiresome time for all.
But on a good note this week, Bitty is so proud of his newest accomplishment: Taking off and putting on pants by himself. As you can see from the picture, some tries are more successful than others... then again, Celine Dion wore a backwards tux to the Oscars. Maybe Bitty is just fashion-forward in his thinking (if not his dressing)?
Send up some prayers and well wishes for Bitty. He's been miserable this week as his 2-year molars come in. Feverish, crying in his sleep, and now the pressure from the top teeth is causing his sinus' to drain ~ thus a runny nose, coughing and a bit of a sore throat: "Mama, I've got paper in my throat... get it out!"
1) Bitty will not go to sleep with blankets or covers on.
2) Bitty loves watching Food Network ~ especially Iron Chef.
3) Bitty got his lower 2-year molars... 2 weeks ago. He still doesn't have his top 2-year molars.
4) Bitty's newest favorite snack food is dried mangos.
5) Bitty has a real fear of smoke alarms.
6) Bitty has a birthmark on the back of his arm ~ Mama has a similar birthmark on her wrist.
7) Bitty has mastered the first level in 3-D Labyrinth (computer game).
8) Bitty can operate Tivo.
9) Bitty's favorite quiet spot is in Mommy & Daddy's walk-in closet, where he is often found 'reading' books.
10) Bitty loves Chinese food.
I think the primary reason for the Skins loss today was that Bitty slept through most of the game. He had been awake for every one of our last 6 wins ~ so somehow his nap caused the 'Skins offense to stall and our kicker, John 'I'm about to be cut' Hall, to miss a 36 yard field goal in the 4th quarter.
But on a brighter note, Bitty has a new girlfriend. Move over, Princess Ada. Miss Kerry (a dancer on the Carnival Fantasy when Mama and Daddy worked there) came to Vegas this past week. She immediately won Bitty's heart, in spite of her 'funny words'. (Miss Kerry is from England.)
HAIL REDSKINS! Someday Bitty will appreciate that his first Skins game was during a season where the Skins had to win 5 in a row to make the playoffs, THEN go into Tampa for Wild Card Weekend where they would win their 6th game in a row! But today Bitty was a bit, shall we say, startled when Mama went NUTS after the Bucs threw an interception during their last ditch effort to beat the Skins. Poor Bitty didn't know what to make of Mama's jubilant screams and he almost broke down into tears. But he soon recovered with a rousing chorus of 'Hail to the Redskins' with Mama for all the neighbors to hear!
Merry Christmas!
(This is Bitty's favorite e-card so he wanted to send it to all his fans!)
Christmas came early for Mama in the form of a trip to Phoenix to see her first Redskins game. As with most Arizona games, the stadium had more opposing team's fans than Cardinals fans. (How depressing must it be to play for the Cardinals and get boo'ed when you take the field at a home game?) Bitty had a blast cheering every down and entertaining the crowd with his rendition of the Redskins fight song. (And he knows all the words, unlike even most die-hard 'Skins fans!) He especially loved the soda, popcorn and pretzels which kept him occupied during the second half. Best of all, the Redskins won 17-13, giving new meaning to the phrase 'Merry Christmas' for Mama!
Bitty had his 30 month well-baby check today. Bitty has always been, well, Bitty in size. Hence the nickname. At birth he was in the 10% for weight and just under 50% for height. By his first birthday he was still 10% for weight but had dropped to 10% for height. At two he was up to 25% for both height and weight.
Today, at 2 1/2, he is just over 50% for both height and weight! I knew he had gone through a serious growth spurt by how quickly he grew out of his summer clothes. But I also knew that most toddlers have a growth spurt around age 2. So I was pleasantly surprised to learn that my Bitty Man is, technically, no longer Bitty.
And I'm proud to brag that the doctor pronounced Bitty, "Off the charts, developmentally... Well exceeding all expectations for a 30 month old." Best of all, Bitty did not even flinch when the nurse gave him a 'pokey-pokey,' exclaiming, "That was fun!" as we left the examination room.
But no matter how physically average or developmentally off the charts he is, he'll always be my Bitty Man.
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