May 182012
 

A few weeks ago, I thought Ada was mobile.  But she wasn’t.  Even though she could roll across the room in any direction at top speed, she wasn’t reeeeeally mobile. 

She is seconds away from crawling.  She only seems interested in crawling when there are electrical cords in her line of vision.

But her car is mobile.  Mostly just backwards, but it’s mobile.

Wine, Women & Song

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May 152012
 
Days in Blankets

On Thursday, the baby was sick.  It wasn’t anything horrible or particularly scary, just sick enough to keep her home, just sick enough to feel bad for her, just sick enough that her cries were a little on the pathetic side. Just sick enough that I longed for comfort food. I don’t know what it [...]

 

We are feeling better, thanks for the concern, internet!  Ada woke up yesterday with a nasty cough, and since I tend to be craaaaaazy cautious about her wee little preemie lungs, I kept her home and quiet and catching up on sleep.  By 2 pm, she was back to her normal wild happy little self, [...]

 
GiST: Mother’s Day

  1.  The gift Ada “made” for me at daycare. 2.  Mother’s Day wishes from people who aren’t my kid.  Man, that’s awesome. 3.  A weekend with nothing on the schedule except cuddling that little turkey. You are hereby challenged to find the joy in small things, because life is short and love is large [...]

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