14 + 7 = 21!

I'm excited about several things today. First, Joey cut his first tooth yesterday! I got home and there it was, slightly popping through his gums, hardly able to be seen but definitely able to be felt! This explains the recent change in sleeping habits (was doing 7-8 hours regularly then switched back to 3-4) and possibly the increased appetite. I'm excited because it's a new phase but also a little sad because it means my favorite gummy smile will go away soon, though it will be replaced by an adorable pumpkin-tooth grin.

Next, I'm excited because yesterday before I left for work, I ordered a teething/nursing necklace from a seller on Etsy.com. I'd been planning on buying one, but the ones I liked were all $19 plus shipping which is a little too much for a necklace my baby is going to chew on so I held off. After talking with Amanda and seeing her latest Etsy purchase (a cute shirt), I looked up more teething necklaces and wouldn't you know, I found one I loved for $13 shipping included! It's green with blue and brown polk-a-dots and made of wooden beads and fabric (to sop up the drool). It's awesome because my favorite outfit (which is about to go out of season with the incoming cold weather) is a bright green and blue skirt, blue shirt, and my blue Keen sandals. This necklace will go perfectly with all that :)

I'm also super excited about today in particular because Joey napped almost the whole time I was at work and Dan only had to make a few bottles! I pumped more than Joey ate today!!! The freezer today looks a lot different than it did two weeks ago. Today there were 7oz. leftover and I brought home 14oz., so total there are 21oz. in the freezer! Two weeks ago, there were only 10oz. in the freezer and that was what I brought home because Joey had eaten everything else. On top of that, I don't go back to work until Tuesday, so I have three whole days to pump more and stock up! With cold and flu season starting up, the more breastmilk Joey gets, the better off he'll be immunity-wise.