Update on the ears and some new words

What a week it has been...

I took Reshen back to the doctor on Tuesday and found out that his ears are still infected. His left ear was really bad still, and the right was borderline. Poor guy. He's now on a new round of antibiotics. Hopefully they will do the trick this time.

On top of that, he is also teething. I can see tooth #8 just below the surface. The combination has made for some very *interesting* days and long nights. Between the ear drops, antibiotics, baby tylenol, and teething gel, this kid is getting way too familiar with medicines. Now when he sees any of his medications he points to his ear or to his mouth and says "dat?" Problem is, then he wants them and this usually leads to a small tantrum.

He is learning so many new words. Since I last wrote, he now says "off," "done," "neh" (no), "meh" (more) and roars for a lion. "Off" means a lot of things (out, down, off, on) and is usually an exclamation. Now every morning the first thing he says to me is "off!" as he's lifting his leg up and trying to climb out of his crib. He also likes to take his shoes, socks, and bibs off while shouting "off!"

His favorite book right now is "10 Minutes Till Bedtime." He gets excited about each page and waves, kisses the pictures, and does other actions along with the story. So cute!

Reshen loves to be outside and doesn't need anything to entertain him other than nature itself. He loves to carry around rocks, sticks, leaves, etc., and marvels at birds in the sky, squirrels on the fence, and the neighbor dog. Sometimes I'll bring out sidewalk chalk and let him scribble on our driveway. He also has a ride-in car, and likes to climb in and out of it. I brought out some other toys the other day, but he only wanted *me* to carry them. Funny kid.