Graduation was the Friday before last, and then we had staff days on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, for professional development hours, our principal approved the staff to go on our 65-foot research vessel to think about STEM curriculum and interdisciplinary projects. As the Marine Biology teacher, I spearheaded the trip with the Marine Chemistry ( Read more... )

I blinked, and my baby Amelia turned half a year old.

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Nursing issues resolved itself. Turns out she was just teething. Propensity for solid food (which she kept signing for) applied only to hard food, like crackers, teething biscuit... and not so much for her favored tofu, cheese, etc ( Read more... )

Her eight tooth erupted a few days ago, which means now she's got a good handful of them in her mouth, which she cheekily clamps down on your finger when you try to brush her teeth ( Read more... )

Erika got her two front teeth for Thanksgiving ( Read more... )

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Last night, baby Erika's first two teeth (bottom front) came in!
(She bit Brian's knuckle).

She's only 5-1/2 months old.

Maybe this is why the wakeful 4-month period has been going on for a while...