I’d love to write something more uplifting. So here’s a combo. Today was one of those days. Baby slept in until 8 which would have been great on the weekend but made the morning kind of rushed. At work just in time for a multi-hour training call with Vancouver. I realized as we started that …
Today she ate two pickles. Two. Pickles. I have no idea how she chewed them up to swallow, but she did. We were eating lunch and she signed “eat” and pointed to my plate. I offered her the biryani, which she sternly rejected. “Eat!” I offered her the pickle, half as a joke. She grabbed …
I’m feeling some peace today. Not quite sure why, but it’s good. I’m quite exhausted – early mornings with no nap – but feel okay about it. Girlie is sick (a cold) but we’re dealing with it. The drive to/from work, while still not really fun, has a lot more moments of calm lately as …
Out to dinner tonight, our girl gave us a good example of how to get the most out of life. Out to a restaurant with husband’s relatives, she was signing for a while that she wanted to eat. We tried pretty much everything we’d brought: steamed yam, beans, broccoli, rice cake, fried zucchini, plum. Nope. …
Over the past week our baby’s ability to communicate her needs to us – and our ability to read her signals – has increased dramatically. I started signing with her a couple of months ago, but very sporadically. I usually remembered to do the “potty” signal when she was on the potty, but aside from …
Tonight was fairly typical of how work nights go. Fine but long. It’s 11:30. How did this happen? Pick up baby from work. Try to nurse. Pack up and leave. Most pleasantly, she fell asleep on the way home after a few complaints. Sweet sweet baby. I try to enjoy the drive time each day, …
Once you’re a mom, people will give you a lot of advice about making sure you still make time for yourself. Take care of yourself. Don’t lose yourself. Pamper yourself. Take care of your needs. True. But still, though I know that on a basic level this is true (if I’m exhausted, grumpy, sick and …
Time with baby can sometimes spread well into the evening, and beyond. That’s what it’s felt like lately: long. Last night baby must have woken up 5+ times. Poor husband had to get up at least 4 times to warm a bottle (if I try and do it, the crying escalates in the interval so …
Today’s lunch: better than anticipated. I was there first, sitting with baby, and a friendly face came around the corner. We recognized each other; he brought a gift for baby which she enjoyed. It’s interesting for me to consider what I expected. I was expecting a high-powered, full-of-himself networking-obsessed status-seeking go-getter. The type of person …
Thinking about prayer. About how important it is; how many aspects of life can benefit from prayer; how I can pray more. I think about my daughter’s eczema, which is getting worse. I’m so glad we’re going to a specialist next week, and that I’m pursuing this diet (talk about a change in attitude from …