This Morning

Thought you might want to see an updated video of the rug rat. This is Simone demonstrating her broad range of emotions in just a few moments.

My girl like to dig

Sleep...what's that?

I had just gotten myself all ready for a cozy session of catching up on my blog reading (hellooo Posy Quarterman) and researching my pressing baby questions (how long is co-sleeping ok? Should I be taking more vitamins since she is still nursing? Should SHE be taking vitamins? And if she does need to take vitamins, how do you give them to her? I have serious questions about the real nutritional value of those questionable gummy vitamins, I mean, doesn't glycerin have horse hooves in it??) I was literally pouring the hot water over my new yummy holiday-treat-to-myself Sweet Raspberry tea when I hear a little hiccup-y whimper from the bedroom. Pause. Tea kettle frozen in midair. There it it again, this time more forcefully. Sigh. I walk to the bedroom thinking thoughts like, "I held you all day, entertained you, hardly had a moment to myself to even pee in peace and now you've woken again." But I lie down with her, and start to relax as she nestles in to nurse. I start to fall into the mommy trance as I stroke her hair, memorize the curve of her earlobe, cherish the little pudgy hand resting on my chest. I breathe. This is what it is all about after all.

She slips easily back to sleep, and now with my tea perfectly steeped in the time it took me to get her back to sleep, I sit here and type.

But seriously, this kid has been fighting the naps. See below video of her antics as of late during nap time. ***Video disclaimer*** Although the events in this video are 'real' in terms of Simone was supposedly taking a nap when we came in to find her head banging in her crib, clearly in this video version of events, we are egging her on a bit.

Holidays!

We had a great (but busy!) holiday season. Lots of fun and creativity. Simone loved it all even if she didn't fully grasp everything that was happening. She did however get very excited about her new skill....stair climbing! See video for live action shot including squeals of accomplishment at the top of the stairs:



She is already even faster and has mastered going down as well.