Now that Hanna’s crawling, we’ve had to clean up the lower shelves and make sure all the breakables were out of reach. I thought we’d still have a while before the tabletops became an issue, but Hanna keeps trying to stand up, and while so far she hasn’t made it more than about 3/4s of [...]
I just watched Hanna pull her toybox off the shelf and pick out only her square squishy blocks. (The square ones have rattles inside while the rectangular ones do not, and noisy times equals fun times.) And it’s not like they were all sitting together on top either, she had to go digging for them. [...]
A word of advice for anybody out there who wants to have their baby wear cloth diapers: The childbirth and newborn care classes at the hospital will tell you that if you have a boy, you should fold the cloth diapers with the thick part in the front, and for a girl you should fold [...]
Forget diaper changing or trying to pick up a writhing, wet and slippery baby out of the bathtub without dropping them, the worst part of taking care of a little one is keeping their nails trimmed. Hanna doesn’t know enough not to scratch herself, and whenever I try to trim her nails she’s always distracted [...]
I’ve decided to feel good about the fact that the floor that Hanna is currently licking hasn’t been swept in living memory. I’m not being a bad housekeeper, I’m being a responsible mother and making sure that Hanna is properly exposed to dirt and germs at a young age, so she can build up a [...]
Morning nap is one of my favorite times of the day. Hanna usually wants her breakfast by 7 or 7:30, and after I get up to feed her we’ll play for about an hour or so, until she gets tired again, which means by 8:30 or 9, I’ve got a quiet house to myself. Sometimes [...]
Hanna and I just spent one of the pleasantest hours I can remember. She didn’t want to go down for a nap, but she wasn’t exactly feeling too energetic either, so I got her her fairy doll and wrapped us both up in a fluffy blanket on the couch, and she sat in my lap [...]
Hanna just crawled over from her pile of toys in the middle of the living room to where I’m sitting on the couch, untied my slippers, and then crawled back to her toys.
Just got back from the dentist’s office, Ryan had all four of his wisdom teeth out this morning, and I took the day off to look after him. It’s actually kind of nice, today is one of Hanna’s regular days at daycare so I don’t have to worry about her for a bit, and now [...]
Things that are awesome: 1. Hanna is crawling. Not for long distances yet, but she’s doing it. 2. I discovered she has another tooth coming in this morning, this time on the top. 3. Baby kisses. Totally the best thing ever, even if you do have to wash your face afterwards. 4. Family, for always [...]
