Tear Ducts and Veggie Patties

Mabel had an appointment with Dr. Rabiah, her pediatric ophthalmologist, this week. Everything was fine. He okay'd us laying off of the patch, which was a great relief to Mabel. She is still battling a clogged tear duct which she has had since birth. There's a chance it will clear up on its own, but if it doesn't by this summer, she'll have to have a minor surgery to correct it. Here's hoping it pops open on its own.

We're working to have Mabel eat what we're eating whenever possible. For some reason, I find it scary giving her anything that isn't pureed. Tonight's dinner was a big hit - some veggie chick'n patties and rice. She loved it and actually fed herself, for the most part.

And, some VERY exciting news. Mabel had a new friend enter her life today. Our dear friends, Brooke and John, welcomed little Nora to the world this morning. She's a little peanut. Only 5 lbs. 6 oz. Mabel can't WAIT to meet her.

Fight with a Lawn Mower

We decided not to wait until the first birthday...

Also included a recent clip of dinner time.

Concert for Isabel

The title of this post is about the video clip. Mabel has taken to entertaining Isabel while she sits upon her throne. Isabel also continues to be Mabel's motivation for movement. She is working very hard at pulling herself up to standing so she can get to Isabel up on the chair.

Besides the constant flow of snot, Mabel is doing great. Her recent well visit was fine and her vision seems to be excellent. It certainly hasn't been due to patching since we've pretty much let that slide since the Pink Eye Incident.

Mabel LOVES to play with her toys. She continues to love the little computerized dog and actually pretended to give the dog a bottle the other day. She also loves her talking maracas and her gym. She's in "stage 3". I remember when my mom was here before Mabel was born and I was putting that thing together. We couldn't imagine her being big enough to crawl through that thing. She also continues to enjoy her exersaucer. It's the perfect place for her when we need a break from chasing her around.

She's eating all sorts of new foods and is sampling from our meals when it's something she can gum. She still only has the two teeth, but seems to be managing fine.

Daycare is going well. Mabel made us a valentine at school. You better believe that's heading for the scrapbook.

Fish & Chips

Three quick updates on Miss Mabel:

1 - She has officially graduated from physical therapy.

2 - She had her first snow day. Shining Star closed due to weather on Friday. Mama's school closed, too, so we had a nice day home together.

3 - We all went out for a fish fry last night and Mabel had french fries for the first time. They were a big hit.