Shots=Boo

Hi there everyone. I'd like to start off differently, but I'll jump right to it. Jillian had her second set of shots today and she sure was upset. All I want to do is be at home snuggling with her. She cried and cried during and after the pokes. I held her for a bit in the exam room after the nurse left and she sadly continued to whimper. I have to say she is still so cute when she's upset but I prefer the happy, smiling Jillian. I took her back to the daycare where she was so sleepy and wanted to be held. Instead of taking her home, I reluctantly left her with Sarah (caregiver) who said she'd snuggle with her. Leaving her after shots was right up there with leaving her at daycare for the first time. I'm antsy to leave work and pick up my baby. I'm sure she'll be fine but as most of you know, it's a tough thing to see your little one so upset. The good news is she is up to 13 pounds, 7 ounces and almost 24 inches long, the average for both weight and height. The pediatrician suggested starting rice cereal so I'll have to look into the different brands, prices, etc and find what Jillian likes.

Garrett has been very busy with work as well as myself. He had to move his primary project to Purdue's campus, which involved moving lots of heavy metal and many parts. He has been working so hard and coming home worn out. Seeing his girls always cheers him up. I've been quite busy at work also with odds and ends for a variety of projects. Lots of R&D and validation work has to be completed before production for a study can begin. Our method development group has been too busy so some of their work has come to us. I'd like to get back to production work.

I will be starting a new schedule at work starting next week. After thinking of a solution to spend more time with Jillian, I came up with a plan that has been approved to work 4, 10 hour days, having Fridays off. They will be long days but it means I get an additional full day with my girl. We don't have much time in the evenings with her since we get home around 5-530pm and she goes to sleep around 8pm most of the time. The daycare said this is fine with them and that I could still take her in on Fridays. I won't be doing that since the whole point is to spend that time with her but it would be great if I need to schedule Jillian's and my own doctor's appointments. I can plan two or three on one Friday to get them done and I won't have to miss work. When I proposed this idea to the head of my Bio department, he offered me the opportunity to begin training on mass specs and other equipment to lead me into a promotion. I sure hope it works out. I am also going to speak with my other boss from the Klondike Canine Academy this afternoon to tell her that I would like to stop working there for a while. I continued on with the dog playgroups after maternity leave to see how it went but I feel I need to spend every minute I can with Jillian. Even seeing her everyday, I feel that I'm missing so much.

Jillian continues to sleep through the night. She is becoming so much fun. She has now started "talking" so loudly that it hurts our ears at times! Last night she was sitting in her bubble chair while Garrett and I ate dinner and I thought she was getting fussy but she was just holding onto her little rabbit talking up a storm while occasionally chewing on rabbit. Developmentally, she is doing everything she should be at 4 months (yep, already 4 months). She's such a happy girl most of the time. Below is a video I took last week. She's only reaching half of her vocal capacity.