Curiouser and curiouser
Thank you all for your comments and advice about Maddie’s eye wonkiness. She has her nine month well baby visit in early November, so I’m going to ask her doctor about it then. Unless it gets worse, of course. Then, I’ll take her in for just that.
I was looking at my site’s analytics today and saw something quite interesting. I got a hit from a search for “peeing dress up in the car.”
Ahem.
I don’t believe I’ve ever used those words together on my blog… before today, that is. So, whoever you are, I’m sorry you didn’t find what you were looking for here.
This weekend, we’re taking the baby to Austin to visit Gerald’s family. I’m really looking forward to it. She’s changed so much since they last saw her in the beginning of July. One glaring difference: crawling. Yes, she started crawling this weekend. Like a big girl. Granted, it’s very much like a drunken big girl, but it’s crawling nonetheless.
As you’d expect, I’m torn over this new development. On one hand, I’m very excited and proud that my baby has reached a new plateau and can be more self-sufficient. Now, when she sees a toy she wants, she crawls over to it. Or, if she wants to be with me, she crawls over to me. It’s very satisfying to see.
On the other hand, WTF happened to my little baby????? She’s growing up so fast and at this rate by next week she’ll be moving in to her own place and she won’t need me anymore and then what will I do? Oh, how I long for a tiny little baby to nuzzle. To snorfle her little head and tuck her into the crook of my arm. I miss those silly little expressions they make when they’re sleeping and their mewling cries. I miss the wrinkly and floppy little body and teeny tiny socks for teeny tiny feet.
*sigh* This parenting thing is a real bitch sometimes.
You could solve it The Swistle Way: produce another newborn to snorfle.
But, then I’d have piles and piles of children and what would I do with them all?
On the upside: the next step is crawling INTO YOUR LAP, which is so, so cute and sweet. I LURVE it.
I think my heart just stopped beating. Into my lap? SWOON!
Wow, she’s moving already! Yikes, look out. My son only learned to crawl, so he could immediately walk. He was cruising furniture before he crawled. But yikes. She’ll keep you much busier from now on.
I think that feeling you’re having is what makes us women want more (and more and more) babies.
I know I felt it when Zachariah was still really tiny. And it hasn’t gone away yet. (And probably won’t until I have another one…and another one and another one.)
Maddie was about four months old when my ovaries started whispering to me as I slept. “Have more babies…. snorfle their heads…. have many more babies…” They haven’t really shut up about it since.
Walking. Now, that scares the bajebus out of me!
Wow! Crawling. They grow up WAY too fast.
I know! Next week, she and Liam will be going away to college!!
Erica, don’t worry, if you are lucky, you only have about nineteen years to go.
Warm hugs,
Paul.
EEK!
Yeah but mobile is more fun! Wheee! Just be careful and don’t leave your glass of red wine on the coffee table and turn away for a second once she starts pulling herself up on things to stand up.
Yeah, do the math, lol!
Note to self: drink wine quickly so as to avoid spills.
Got it.
About the growing up thing….don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Huggs
Theresa