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Hiatus
Thursday, January 29, 2009
I have been remiss; I shall begin again. There are several good stories to catch up on.
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We Finally Go Outside!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Lily and I went out for a run this morning. She sat in her jogging stroller with her feet crossed, cute enough so that everyone gave her a big smile. Normally, she doesn't have a lot of time for sitting around like this. She needs to walk. She wants to push the stroller. I was a little apprehensive about going too far and having her demand to get out and stroll a mile or two from home, but she was quite content to watch everything go by. It was hard to keep her mittens and hat on though. She kept taking them off and handing them to me. So I waited for a coupla minutes, until she got a little chilly. Then I asked her if she wanted them again (it has to be her idea or she has to sign off on such things), and got the nod. She walked the last two blocks home. We had some cookies and then off to nap.
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Doctor, Nurses, I Know the Difference
Thursday, October 25, 2007
She had her one year check-up this afternoon, you know, the one with all the shots. And the extra shot for the flu, since it's gonna be flu season soon. Really, we nearly ran out of injectable limbs.
But, see, the nurse gives the shots, and does the weighing and the measuring and whatnot. Still, Lily knows the difference, & the doctor for some reason is way worse. The doctor made her cry that hitching-can't-catch-my-breath cry that we all remember crying when, like, seriously exasperated, even though the only invasive thing the doctor did was to stick a tongue depressor in her mouth for maybe a second or two, and peeked in each ear for extremely brief periods of time. The cooing doesn't matter like you think it might; everyone coos at Lily, strangers in the store, people on the street, whoever.
The Nurse, on the other hand, brought the serious stuff. The Nurse brought the band-aids, the platter of syringes, the alcohol wipes. Lily was relatively tolerant of her. But is not like she was cool with the Nurse though, she just melted down less for her. Weird.
Did I mention there were shots?
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Off To The Store
Monday, September 17, 2007
We went grocery shopping tonight, & it's a good thing, too. We were running out of things to make for dinner. It's always loads of fun taking Lily to the store, I think because it's the perfect environment for her.
I used to think that she liked being in public, out amongst her people, and it's true, she does. But there is another element to it, one that Kelly mentioned in passing one day and that had not ever occurred to me. Lily is really happy when she's in public and buffered from the public by Mommy and Daddy. She's happiest when everyone can pay attention to her, talk to her or make some silly face at her, and she can react however she wants to without worrying that they're going to try to hold her.
Lily and her adoring crowds.... She gets more attention on a trip to the store than I might get, well, ever.
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Some No Sleep Today
Sunday, September 16, 2007
She won't sleep. She didn't take a nap all day yesterday & she's not about to do it today, either, if she can help it. She managed to fall asleep for a little while while we were out for a run/bike ride this morning, but that's that. She's just playing in her crib, crying out every few minutes something that must translate as 'Hey Guys...'
I think we're gonna have to go to the park or something.
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Early Morning With the Millers
Friday, September 14, 2007
Lily has had an ear infection lately, and it wasn't responding to the first round of medicine, so we've had to start another. Needless to say, she's been a little uncomfortable & cranky, so she's been waking in the night the last few nights. What we usually do is hold her & rock her back to sleep for a little while and try to put her back in her crib. But, she seems to want equal time with Mommy and Daddy, so we both get to take turns. This morning, however, she started crying at 5:45. Too late to try to rock her back to sleep, but a little too early for us to get up. It would not have been the end of the world if we had to get up for good, but it's nice to avoid it if you can, right? Kelly got her and sat with her for a few minutes, while I made a morning bottle and waited on the couch to see what would happen. Like, waited on the couch under a blanket resting my eyes. After a few minutes, she came out with Lily & we all took a nap on the couch together for an hour. Lily is not much of a cuddler, either, so we were surprised that she put up with it, but the lengths of time between bouts of pacifier sucks just got longer & longer until they settled into a contented pattern. Nice way to start the day. And since we made cookies last night, we should have an O.K. night, too (fingers crossed). Aunt Tyrra's coming over & Lily just lovers her!
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