We are still trying to “phase out” our daughter Rachel from using her binky.  Our pediatrician recommended we don’t allow her to use it anymore because it’s not good for her as her gums, teeth and mouth as they develop and grow.  She has had to have her binky before she goes to sleep at night and other times during the day.  Yesterday, we went shopping and we misplaced her only binky.  We thought it was somewhere in the car, but we couldn’t find it.  And we didn’t want to go and buy another one if she wasn’t going to use it very much longer.  So, last night we were going to have to get her to sleep with NO BINKY.  We thought she was going to be really fussy and she would keep us help real late last night.  However, we played with her some and gave her a small Mini Mouse doll she likes a lot.  We were pleasantly surprised that after half an hour or so she fell asleep while holding and hugging Mini Mouse.  During the night she slept pretty well.  Hopefully, this was a good first step to moving past her using her binky.

Rachel turned fourteen months old today. She has been standing using furniture or us to hold her up so she won’t fall for a couple of months. Lately, she has been trying to stand on her own. She will stand for a couple of seconds and then bend her knees before she goes down to the ground. But, tonight, she was standing at a table and literally walked about four or five steps over to me all by herself. She made it look so easy and we were amazed how she didn’t seem to lose her balance at all. We cheered her and praised her for doing so good and she was laughing because she was excited she walked by herself. Hopefully, she will keep trying and get more comfortable and confident to walk some more.

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The weather has been just incredible the last couple of days. This last weekend we decided to go have lunch and stroll downtown in the area called the 16th Street Mall. It was a nice day, in the 60’s, but a little breezy. We drove and parked downtown on the west end of where the mall ends on 16th Street. First, since I was really hungry, we walked straight to P.F. Chang’s to have lunch. Rachel was in her big stroller to protect her from the wind and she went to sleep walking from the car to the restaurant. So, my hubby and I had a rare quiet meal for a change of pace. He had the usual Sweet Sour Pork and I ordered Calamari and Egg Drop Soup for appetizers. For my entree I ordered Mongolian Beef with extra rice of course. We both enjoyed the great food and talking while Rachel slept. She woke up just as we were leaving and started walking down the mall. It’s a street and mall area with shopping, restaurants and other types of retailers and entertainment venues such as the Hard Rock Cafe. It was interesting to people watch, especially watching several different street performers. One group of musicians really got Rachel;s attention and she really had fun watching and listening to them. We walked all the way down to the east to the end of the mall and then turned around and walked back to the west on the other side of the street. I’ve heard several people talk about the !6th Street Mall, so it was good to stroll all of it to see what they were talking about. It was a fun day for all of us and we took some great pictures, especially of Rachel in the stoller going down the mall with her sunglasses on.

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Since today was another day my hubby was going to watch football on TV, I decided to go strolling and shopping with Rachel.  After we had lunch, my hubby dropped Rachel and I at the shopping mall.  This morning after I woke up I realized my throat was sore.  Unfortunately, I have some allergies here in Denver.  So, sometimes when I get real congested, I also get a sore throat in the morning.  Usually, I feel better later in the morning, but today after we were at the mall, my stomach started bothering me too.  We were at the mall less than an hour and I called my hubby to pick us up.  I told him I wasn’t feeling well and Rachel was being very fussy.  She has a couple of her back teeth coming in that were most likely bothering her.  After we got back home, Rachel and I took a nap and then I felt a little better.

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My in-laws invited us to their house for dinner tonight. My mother-in-law cooked a pork roast in a crock pot most of the day and she was looking forward to serving to all of us for dinner. She also made cooked carrots with a honey sauce that tasted really good. My hubby said we should have the carrots often with our dinners, so I got the recipe for it. We also had baked potatoes and a mixed vegetable dish. She was very disappointed because the pork was very tough and hard to chew. Considering she slow cooked the pork roast in the crock pot and used a meat thermometer to make sure it was cooked the right amount of time, the roast should have been tender. My mother-in-law said she will return the meat where she bought it to get either another one or a refund. This was the first time she said they ever got meat from her favorite store that wasn’t good quality. After we had dinner, she served a blackberry cobbler that was just fantastic. There was another recipe I asked her for so I could make it for us in the future. After we had dinner, we all played and had fun with Rachel. It was a pretty fun night overall, except for the meat that was tougher than Rocky Balboa.

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