I don't imagine anyone's even noticed that I haven't posted anything since November, but for some reason it's been six months and I'm only now thinking that blogging here might help me feel like I'm accomplishing something for myself, instead of for everyone else. That tiny, pink helpless baby girl that at last post was just 3 months old? Well, she' thriving on a combination of (organic) formula and (organic) baby food, she babbles like a fiend, has two little teeth, she scoots, army crawls, crawls, pulls to standing and cruises, and she squeals so loudly that she's scared a few of her baby friends to tears. (While I felt bad that she made them cry, I was also proud of her for standing up for herself! A girls with a nice loud voices are just what this world needs more of.)
Things have gotten a little easier, in a way, as she's gotten bigger. I almost can't talk about what a good sleeper she is, because many of her little friends are still keeping their mamas up at night. She's a cheerful, mellow, content little girl, happy to play alone or with others, and always brightening the day with smiles and laughs. The few things she doesn't like, she's let us know very clearly - peas. peas make her puke. she prefers having snot running down her face to having us wipe her nose. and don't you dare take Blue Cup away or you will face the wrath of a very angry V!
I've been back at work for, oh my god, 6 months now. I'm attempting, mostly successfully, to do 5 days worth of work in 3 days. Thanks be for a very understanding boss and supportive work friends (and I'd better mention, the blessing of local grandparents who actually enjoy and are able to have her 3 full days a week!) We are finding a balance, most of the time, between work and baby and friends and family and all the rest. Yeah, my house isn't always as clean as I'd like. Yeah, I go to bed at 9:30 even when the season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance is on. Sure, sometimes I snap at my husband when he doesn't follow through and finish a task. but we are making time for each other, and we dote on that sassy little miss like crazy. how dare I complain when there is so much sadness and hardship in the world? Did I mention she's a huge Giants fan already who was a total trooper at her first game, on a way-too-hot day earlier this month? Yeah.
