According to my calculations, calendar, and the “Ages & Stages” email, DD is 14 weeks old today (or 3 months, 5 days). Both mommy and dd are doing fantastic!
Milestone #1: DD, like both of her parents, has learned that side sleeping is often much more comfortable than back sleeping. She’s found how to get there all on her own, and does it regularly. Very cute.
Milestone #2: DD’s also learning how to talk more. While she’s not quite using the Queen’s English, she is making noises that, when responded to in a conversational manner, can be taken as conversation. I’m glad she has her Babelfish in her ear. I just wish she’d get us one too.
Now, while these are both truly awesome milestones… . ones that we totally cherish and just find super cool… there is a problem: She’s learned these roughly at the same time. Why is that a problem? I’m glad you asked. You see, dd uses opposing weight/power to roll to her side. She kicks one leg up in the air, while pushing off with the other leg. The motion carries her over to her side, where she’s now comfy. Since we swaddle her at night, that limits her ability to kick off like that. Before milestone #1, she would simply just fall asleep. That’s not so much the case anymore.
This past week really was uneventful. Friday we did the Garage Sales and Mankato thing. Saturday, we started to tackle the garage. Seems I left a few things out. Saturday night, we did dinner and a movie over at Oz’s. Dr. D came by. We watched Juno. Really good movie.
I started to get the sniffles during the movie. Well, those turned into sneezes which turned into violent explosions from the nose. Figuring I was getting sick, I stayed away from C+dd the rest of the night. Sunday, fully aware that I was sick. I kept my distance from C+dd. Sucked.
Huge congrats to ML and GL on the birth of their daughter, GL Tuesday morning.
In closing, this past week put things into perspective. Its hard to believe Monday was a year since he was taken from us. We all miss him terribly. I can’t say it any better than KP said it: The world is a different place without him. Tell those you love that you love them, and tell them often. You never know when you won’t have that chance again.