  My mother-in-law has done a great job finding some of the gifts I'd put on the kids wishlist. She scored big at Steinmart. I took those items off the list to help prevent duplication. Ella brought in one of her top two front teeth last week, but the other has yet to follow. I guess she won't get stuck with that annoying song comment for Christmas! I've finally found something she'll eat beside tortillas or Annie's White Shells & cheese: fried egg yolk. Since I'd read that egg yolk is a good protein source for babies (under one you should avoid egg white because it has more of an allergen risk), I'd tried boiling eggs and giving her the yolk several times in the past month with zero success.
Then, last week when Yolanda watched the kids, she cooked them eggs and cheese and they both ate it up, so I decided to follow her lead. I fried the eggs in olive oil and topped with grated cheese, then I ate the whites and she ate the yellows. It worked great. You would not believe the number of foods I've tried with her, only to have her turn her nose at almost everything.
I was so spoiled by Aidan who would eat anything you put in front of him. He still does, especially if you give him chopsticks with it. From food to gross. Sorry. I've successfully treated our first case of ringworm on Aidan, using all homeopathic remedies! Ringworm is not actually a worm, but rather the same fungus that causes jock itch or athlete's foot, only on a prominent body part. In Aidan's case, it was on his back. His was a classic red, raised ring covered with dry scales. A couple of times a day we put tea tree oil on it and within a few days it began to harden. In the shower I brushed off the scales, and we continued the tea tree oil. A few days later, it's gone! I'm so relieved. 
