Bangs

I decided I was tired of Pearl's sheepdog look so I cut bangs last night. I think they came out pretty good.

Dentist appointment

Carli and Pearl went to the dentist on Wednesday. Again, Carli had no cavities. She was done in less than 15 minutes! Pearl has four teeth on top, two on the bottom and two molars. The dentist said it was strange that she did not have four on the bottom before the molars started coming in. He did not even feel teeth in her gums. So she might be missing two bottom teeth. The dentist is going to watch the situation. Otherwise she, too, passed with flying colors.

Re-adoption paperwork

I filed our re-adoption paperwork with the State of Oregon on Wednesday. Wrote a couple more checks and then mailed a second set of paperwork to the DHS in Salem. Now, we wait about eight weeks for a form to come back. I then take that form back to the court house for another four week wait. And then finally, Pearl will be ours in name and body. We will get a new birth certificate with her American name and Eric and my name on it as the birth parents. I like to think we are in the final leg of the marathon...

Frog Girl

Carli had her first play today at school. Her role was Little Frog and had one of the few speaking parts. In between all the giggling, you could hear her lines! The puppets were made by the children and were so cute. I think there were many proud parents in the audience.

Weekend at the beach

We spent the weekend at the beach. Our friend was kind enough to give us their beach house in Arch Cape for the weekend. The weather was typical beach weather...stormy, cloudy, rainy and a little sun. We had a great time, though, with Eric's parents.

15 month doctor's visit

Pearl had her 15 mos. doctor's visit yesterday. The doctor was amazed at how smart she is and what a good baby overall. She gained 2 lbs. since her last visit and grew 1 1/4 inches. She also has two molars coming in. She got three shots and took it like a champ (for the most part).

A quirky thing we discovered was that Pearl has something called Geographic Tongue. Only 5% of the polulation has this. I always thought she was biting her tongue but actually she has these white marks on her tongue that look like a "map" hence the name Geographic Tongue. This is a harmless condition. The center area is redder than the rest of the tongue and the edges of the patch are whitish in color. The patient may complain of slight irritation there but usually is blissfully unaware of the patch.

No one really knows where these patches come from, nor where they go. It is assumed as usual that if there is an infectious cause it must be viral, but really we don't know what the cause is; geographic tongue is associated with a variety of inflammatory or allergic conditions as well. We just know it's harmless and goes away without treatment.

Who knew?!

Done. And done!

Easter '09

The girls had fun on their Easter egg hunt. Pearl was a bit confused at first, but caught on rather quickly and enjoyed her first Easter. Carli had quite a sugar high by the end of the day.