Ok, so I haven't been overly mushy for awhile- so here goes. I am just overwhelmed every time I see M with out much I love her. Sure, I'm super overly emotional right now, but still! When the day is over I tend to think- dang, another day is gone- did I spend enough time with her? Did I really play with her or did I do my thing and use the TV as her playmate? Was I annoyed when she needed too much attention? Did I make her spend too much time in her carseat? Did I REALLY pay attention to how wonderful she is? I play these questions over and over and I always find that I didn't appreciate her as much as I wish I did. It's always after she's asleep that I want to hold her so bad. She is letting me rock her to sleep now which is very sweet. B says I shouldn't do it because when we have another one we aren't going to be able to and she's going to expect it. I say there are worse things in life than spending that five minutes in a quiet room singing to my baby. She's just so busy now and doesn't have time for me when she's awake.
Grandma Della and some other family were in town this week- here's M taking a lesson from Grandma!
This is our new morning routine- thanks to Pepper. Mira drinks her own bottle now! She is taking her lunch bottle out of a sippy cup too and doing great! She only likes one certain kind of sippy (which leaks everywhere) but I figure she'll get over it.
M got a new walker (yes it's up against the wall). She hasn't quite learned to walk behind it yet, but she'll stand and play with it forever! She loves the lights and music. She pulls up on everything now- the cabinets, the wall, her toys, the couch, EVERYTHING! She's pretty good about not crying when she falls. She is cruising in the most primitive form of the word- she's not quick at all, but can get around to where she wants to be.
It is true that my life is consumed with Mira- but I wouldn't have it any other way. Being a mother is the only thing in life I was ever sure of- and it's better than I ever could have imagined.
Ok, so I know you've been waiting. I knew taking these pics wouldn't be fun in the least- and it wasn't. She's SO BUSY! All she wanted to do was eat her sign and not cooperate. she doesn't have time for me anymore- but they're cute none the less. She loves to stand at the window now.
We had to totally distract her to get this one- she kept trying to get the sign. B had to help me!
Don't mind the bruise right in the middle of her forehead...she had a little accident yesterday. With action comes accidents.
This is really all she wanted to do- chew on this stupid fish...so we were done now.
The mohawk. I know some of you haven't gotten to see it in its glory. I had to get a pic. Her hair is getting longer and it's getting more attractive! hehe...it usually lays down after she's up for awhile.
