Yesterday was my first official Mother's Day. It very well may beat
out Halloween as my favorite holiday. I had total strangers stopping
me in the street to wish me a happy Mother's Day. You don't even get
that on your birthday, unless you're wearing a sign. That was pretty
cool.
The day started out the same as usual - Paul & I got up, he took a
long shower, I followed, thinking I would run out of hot water. Then I
got the Belchigator ready for church. Paul was lounging on the couch.
I scanned the living room, looking for two socks that matched and found
some next to the TV. I got them on the kiddo, then asked Paul if he
was ready to go. He said we didn't have to leave just yet, so I got him
to scoot over on the couch so I could snuggle with him and E.
Mind you, all this happened in the span of about 10 minutes. We sat on
the couch for another minute or two, and then I saw them - two giant
gift bags on the floor, inches from where I had been standing. How the
heck did I miss that? I thought it was magic, because typically, I'm a
present hound. I can sniff one out pretty quickly, and then I must open
it immediately. Paul thought that maybe I changed, and wasn't quite as
crazy about presents. My mind probably just couldn't comprehend the
fact that there were presents waiting for me, so it chose not to
register them.
From Paul, I received the cutest metal planter - made to look like a
dog. He also informed me that a plant comes with it, but he wants me to
pick it out. Now I have to decide what I want.
From E, I got a box of Godiva chocolates. I'm trying not to
eat the whole box in one sitting. It's very difficult, but I want to
savor every one. So far I've had a couple raspberry filled chocolates,
and a dark choclate ganache, and a white choclate wafer. It's divine.
After church, we had brunch at Sweet Tomatoes, then we took a walk
down to the Tigard Farmer's Market. The Tigard Farmer's Market is lame
compared to Beaverton, but it was a good walk, and I got more strangers
to wish me a happy Mother's Day. We came home and E took a
three hour nap at 6:30, and when we went to bed at 10, she complied,
even though at 9:45 she was wide awake and full of squeals. So to the
end, it was a perfect Mother's Day.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunny Days
It's so nice to finally have sunny days again. We can go for walks,
work in the garden, or just hang out on the back patio. This weekend,
we found a really cool disc golf course, had a picnic and were able to
eat on the patio at the McMenamins down the street. E loves
riding in the stroller. She looks around, giggles and squeals with
delight.
Teething is the biggest issue these days. We are waiting patiently for those teeth to erupt. We can feel them below her gums, and when we do that, she gnaws on our fingers. In fact, she gnaws on just about anything she can get her little hands on. When we pull the chilled teething rings out of the fridge, she gets this crazed look on her face, which is followed by happy relief once the teether is in her mouth.
Her naps are changing as well. Over the past week, she has been increasing her nap times from 30-45 minutes to 1-2 hours. That has been nice. Of course, we still never know when her long naps will strike, so we have yet to be able to do anything productive during naptime.
She's sitting up amazingly well, and rolled over with determination and planning on Friday. All the other times she's rolled over have been by luck or mistake. Mostly, she's been pissed being on her belly, tenses up her arms and wham-o, she's on her back. This time, she was on her belly, saw a baby next to her, turned her torso toward him, then swung her legs over. It was pretty cool to see. To reward her, I put her back on her belly so she would do it again. This really pissed her off and she put her face on the floor and cried. She's a bit dramatic, this one.
She's getting very interested in our food at mealtimes, and her tongue-thrust reflex has lessened, so we'll be trying out some solids soon. That should be a fun time!
Teething is the biggest issue these days. We are waiting patiently for those teeth to erupt. We can feel them below her gums, and when we do that, she gnaws on our fingers. In fact, she gnaws on just about anything she can get her little hands on. When we pull the chilled teething rings out of the fridge, she gets this crazed look on her face, which is followed by happy relief once the teether is in her mouth.
Her naps are changing as well. Over the past week, she has been increasing her nap times from 30-45 minutes to 1-2 hours. That has been nice. Of course, we still never know when her long naps will strike, so we have yet to be able to do anything productive during naptime.
She's sitting up amazingly well, and rolled over with determination and planning on Friday. All the other times she's rolled over have been by luck or mistake. Mostly, she's been pissed being on her belly, tenses up her arms and wham-o, she's on her back. This time, she was on her belly, saw a baby next to her, turned her torso toward him, then swung her legs over. It was pretty cool to see. To reward her, I put her back on her belly so she would do it again. This really pissed her off and she put her face on the floor and cried. She's a bit dramatic, this one.
She's getting very interested in our food at mealtimes, and her tongue-thrust reflex has lessened, so we'll be trying out some solids soon. That should be a fun time!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Five Months
So it looks like I'm updating once a month, and if I end up getting
cut off to change a diaper or nurse, I won't even finish my thought on
an entry. I will try not to do that, but life with an infant is living
in the moment.
This month has been full of fun events! E is sitting up well, her Grandma & Grampa Galli came to visit, and she has begun teething. When those pesky teeth that wake her up in the middle of the night will show themselves is the mystery. Until that time, we have frozen pacifiers, teething rings in the fridge, and homeopathic teething drops to get us through.
We're in the home stretch for solid foods, just waiting for her to grab ours to let us know she's ready. I made a bunch of baby food with some friends of mine, and we have a bunch waiting for her in the freezer -- carrots, pears, green beans, pumpkin & squash, broccoli, chicken and potatoes. It will be fun to take pictures and videos when she starts in on those foods.
Spring has finally come to the NW, so we're taking more walks, which E loves. On Saturday, we spent the entire day outside, playing disc golf and walking. Not once did she act like her teeth were bothering her. She is an outdoor girl!
This month has been full of fun events! E is sitting up well, her Grandma & Grampa Galli came to visit, and she has begun teething. When those pesky teeth that wake her up in the middle of the night will show themselves is the mystery. Until that time, we have frozen pacifiers, teething rings in the fridge, and homeopathic teething drops to get us through.
We're in the home stretch for solid foods, just waiting for her to grab ours to let us know she's ready. I made a bunch of baby food with some friends of mine, and we have a bunch waiting for her in the freezer -- carrots, pears, green beans, pumpkin & squash, broccoli, chicken and potatoes. It will be fun to take pictures and videos when she starts in on those foods.
Spring has finally come to the NW, so we're taking more walks, which E loves. On Saturday, we spent the entire day outside, playing disc golf and walking. Not once did she act like her teeth were bothering her. She is an outdoor girl!
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