No more stitches!

Eleanore got her stitches taken out today. I am so glad that they are out because she was a pain in the butt to fight everyday trying to clean them, put on Polysporin, and then a band aid. Ellie apparently inherited Jeff's allergy to adhesive/latex so she breaks out in rashes with regular band aids.  It was a bit of a battle at the beginning to even take the band aids off of her she hated to be touched!! No worries anymore!

The biopsy on her cyst came back normal. I didn't ever think it was going to come back as anything weird like cancer or something like that, but good news is still good news.

Other happenings:
Eleanore HATES to take naps now. Since she gets to sleep in a bit (since I obviously don't teach in the summer) she never wants to take a nap; this leads to a VERY crabby kiddo at the end of the night. I've taken it upon myself to institute "quiet time". If she doesn't fall asleep that is fine, but she has to lay down for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon. She gets pretty upset at first, but then she eventually calms down and starts quietly playing with whatever toys/books happen to be in the crib. I think it helps her relax and it gives me time to sweep the floor or contemplate how many things I have to do still before Zoey is born. I figure Ellie gets PLENTY of interaction, activity, and craziness that 1 hour a day of relaxing won't hurt her...and 8 times out of 10 she'll fall asleep during one of those times. If she happens to fall asleep in the morning I generally don't do quiet time in the afternoon because she doesn't need it.

Anyone have any tips on how to get an emerging toddler to nap?

Everything with Zoey is going swimmingly. I'm dilated to a full 1-which generally means nothing, but I'm hopeful that I'll go into labor naturally this time and that it will be soon!  In reality, however, women can walk around dilated up to 3cm for weeks before delivery...let's hope that I give birth before July 4th-I really want her to be born in June!! (don't ask why, they are for completely selfish reasons and it makes me sound  like a terrible person).