Some updates

The car rides have been blissful. She doesn't even care about the seat belt or the car seat at all since that tooth has completely broken through. She doesn't squirm or fuss or pull at the seat belts, accusing them of being her source of irritation. In fact, she has twice re-buckled and asked to stay in the car when it's been time to get out. Now part of me wishes I'd held out on the paci for just a few more days. Regression kinda bites. Oh well. I guess that's life. But now it's actually a freaking joy to look forward to picking her up at the end of the day. Even as we talk about her day in the car through her paci in her mouth.

We haven't had a night terror in about 8 nights now. But they have kinda moved into her naps at school. Not sure if they're actually night terrors at school, but when she wakes at the end of her nap, she cries alot and wants no one to go near her for like a good 15 min. It kinda freaked out her teachers but they did say that others in her class have gone through the same phase, and actually worse. In fact, she did this to me on Sunday after a good 3 hour nap. It took me 5 visits to her room over an hour till she finally let me even talk to her to get her downstairs. She wasn't screaming; she just didn't want me to talk to her or go near her. Cranky butt. I called the pedi today just to talk it through and got her nurse who I don't like but made me feel better by reassuring me it's normal. So I talked to the teachers and we're all on the same page about it all so that's a good feeling. Maybe this is the start of the final molar contemplating its arrival. Who knows?

What I do know is we have our fabulously gleeful toddler back. It's freaking nice to see that gorgeous smile and hear her happy songs as she simply washes her hands. I now appreciate car rides more than ever as being peaceful.

I suspect that final molar will cause the reappearance of Devil Anna just in time for her 2 night stay with Paul's mom next weekend while he visits me in Orlando on my business trip (and roller coaster riding).

Let's do it.