Comments(6)Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath…
I think Anna is learning how to splash in the bathtub—on purpose! Up until now, she has just wiggled around and made a splash or two at random. But last night, she pulled her little legs toward her like a froggy and then came down with a big splash. I laughed. She looked at me, then slowly raised her legs again… splash! I laughed. She smiled. Then she did it again… splash!…I laughed again, and she let out a little mini-giggle.
It’s so much fun to see those little wheels turning in her brain and see her learn something new, even if it is just splashing mommy in the bathtub. I know that one day it won’t be quite as cute and I will get very wet and possibly a little annoyed, but right now it’s adorable!
July 21, 2008
This is a cute dress…
July 13, 2008
Big Birthday Bash
David, Anna, and I traveled to Tulsa this weekend for my niece Addison’s first birthday party. (Sasha had to stay behind, but she had rather nice accommodations.) Happy birthday, Sweetie!
Addie had her own little cake to get into!
She got lots of presents that make lots of noise. (We, however, did not get her anything that makes noise. Andy and Jennie, remember that when Anna turns 1! )
July 8, 2008
Well this is new…
I bet the engineers at the SwaddleMe Blanket Design and Production Headquarters didn’t count on this:
Ok, so maybe the legs are out, but those arms aren’t going anywhere!
You know, I see the potential to make some money here. I need to offer Anna to test swaddling products. They obviously didn’t pick the right babies.
Zzzzzz…
I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats about this, so just to inform you, I’m sleeping better. I was a little worried—I was beginning to think I had a real insomnia problem that might require professional help. But for about four or five nights now I’ve been able to fall asleep within a few minutes and have gotten several hours through the night. David, however, didn’t get much last night—Anna was fine, but Sasha kept him up during the thunderstorms.
June 29, 2008
Snippets
Happy Birthday…
… to Sasha! We adopted her 3 years ago today. It seems like it’s been longer; I can’t remember what it was like before she came along. And I must take this opportunity to say: If you’re going to get a dog, please adopt one. That’s all. I won’t go into a full speech right now, or it wouldn’t be a “snippet.”
Sunday Morning Breakfast
I’ve figured it out—scrambled eggs and chai. The scrambled eggs keep me from starving during church, and the chai keeps me from falling asleep. Glad I finally got that worked out.
An Unpleasant Surprise
My mom brought over my baby book for me to look at, and I left it on the kitchen counter. Some time later, David asked me, “What’s with the creepy baby book?” “Creepy baby book?” I asked. “Yeah.” “My baby book is creepy?” “Yeah.” Then I figured out what had happened. He was flipping through it, apparently never having heard of the tradition of saving a lock of baby hair from one’s first haircut.
Sleeping Through the Night
Anna is. I’m not. After three months of fighting sleep, making myself wake up even when I’m very sleepy, and only sleeping for a few hours at a time, now I have to learn how to sleep through the night. I hope that happens soon. I’ve started working a Sudoku when I get into bed to clear my mind of everything else and focus on one mind-numbing thing.
June 26, 2008
We did it! Well, sort of. Once, anyway.
Anna went all through the night from 10 PM until 8 AM without a feeding! She’s been eating somewhere between 4 and 5 AM usually (which I still consider nighttime!), and a couple of times she pushed it until 5:30, but I didn’t expect her to just take a big leap like that. I realize that this probably isn’t going to be a regular occurrence just yet, but since I know she’s done it once, maybe sleeping through the night is just around the corner.
I know what you’re thinking—I should feel great! Well, unfortunately I still didn’t get any more sleep; I didn’t get to bed until 11, then I got up 3 times with Anna to help ease her fussing and keep her from waking up completely (and each time it takes me a while to get back to sleep), and I woke up at 5:20 thinking surely she was going to wake up any moment and eat, then pretty soon I was starving and had to eat breakfast, then I eventually got back into bed but still couldn’t sleep, wondering how long she was going to last. So Anna got 10 consecutive hours of sleep and I got about 5, in pieces. What’s wrong with this picture? Oh well… things are bound to change soon. I think.
UPDATE: She did it again! It’s actually 8:45 and she’s still asleep, but starting to stir. Maybe we’re there? I hope so! I think I got a little more sleep last night, and tonight is David’s night to get up with her, so I should sleep even better.
