I think I’m finally getting used to being home 5 days a week. I think the key is getting enough sleep, keeping a chore list and sticking to it, and making efforts a few times a week to get out of the house. I’m not one who likes big crowds, parties, or being around tons of people. However, I like to talk and am realizing as I get older that I still need to be around people sometimes. Just enough, then I’m content to be by myself and do my own thing.
Pretty soon I’ll be able to hold conversations with Katie. She blows my mind at how quick she’ll pick up words these days. New ones are geen (green), up, in, out, and a few others I’m sure I can’t remember. She also walks around going “iknow iknow iknow”. I think it’s because when she’s upset about something I’ll sympathetically say “I know sweatheart..” or something to that effect.
I’m enjoying my crafty time. Dish cloths are the new big project these days, as I can crochet them really quick, and Katie can’t get into it as much as she can my knitting while I’m working on it. I’m starting to think of Christmas presents too, and I think I’ll branch away from just the knitting this year. I have aspirations to doing some printscreening, but we’ll see if that ever goes through.
I feel hints of fall, and it’s really exciting. The season changes are always exciting for me. Leaves are just starting to turn, and we’ve had quite a few very cool nights. I can’t wait to go apple picking soon, so we can make big batches of apple sauce and apple pie and mmm-mmm.
She is just sprouting like a weed. Doesn’t her face look so mature in that picture? She loves walking around with my brush pretending to brush her hair. If the grown-ups do it, she wants to be doing it too. She’ll take my hair clip and hold it to her head saying “plhs, plhs” (her form of please). She has decided that she loves wearing shoes, because that’s what we do. I take her outside, and she runs around and around in her sneakers. She is just so much fun.
Please, cheese, cracker, water, paci(fier): these are all the words Katie will say. She’ll also “maahh” when we’re talking about cats in her approximation of a meow. She knows what I mean when I say “chew” because she’ll bare her teeth and show me how she chews. She’ll also do this when I say “finish what you’ve got” if she’s getting too greedy. I’m sure I’m missing a few others, but those are the basics of Katie’s language acquisition right now. It’s really fun to watch the words that she picks up. Sometimes when I tell her the word for something she’ll repeat it, and other times she’ll just babble on about something infinitely more interesting to her.
Oh, and she’ll give you a “buh-bye” if she’s not being too shy.
So much to say. Let’s hope she sleeps for long enough for me to get it all out.
I’m home 5 days a week now that Corey’s full time at the new store. The shop that he works at opened a store in Brattleboro, and we are just stunned at how much business they’ve been receiving. I guess it was just about time for a store like that to hit Brattleboro.
Katie has turned 1, and kept on going. She continues to amaze me with the things she’s learning. She knows a few words, and will say please (or pishe as she’s still only 12.5 mos) when prompted if she wants something. She’s walking all over the place now, still only needing the support of furniture on occasion. She’s very silly, and loves to entertain. Fortunately for me, she still hasn’t grown out of the cuddliness.
We learned this month that Katie loves swimming, and water. With her enjoyment of bathtime I am totally not surprised by this. She’ll lead you into the water with no fear until it reaches her chin. We’ve been swimming no less than 3 times in the last 5 days. I don’t have any swimming pictures yet, but kiddie pool pictures I think will do.
Now that Katie is getting older, she’s giving me more and more time to focus my attentions elsewhere. She’s content a lot of the time to play with her toys, walk around the living room and her usual walking aids (couch, tables, etc). It’s nice to be able to get more cleaning and leisure time at the same time.
With all that being said, my crazy brain is starting to miss the little baby. I’m thinking back fondly of being pregnant and having a baby. I suppose it’s all normal, but it seems kinda silly to enjoy this new freedom yet want to give it all up to another baby.
We still are waiting a while yet. We haven’t even gotten through her first birthday yet!
It’s amazing how fast babies change, when they’re ready. Just in the last few days, Katie has been walking on her own without support. She started off with distances of a few feet, lunging herself at me when she knew I’d catch her. Then she would take a few steps toward me. Now she’ll just walk a short distance sometimes because it’s quicker than using furniture. She doesn’t do it all the time, but I’m still surprised sometimes when she does it.
Today she really surprised me when she just stood there, right on camera. No holding onto anything until the end..
Just a quick post about something delicious. As a Mom, I like quick meals that I can just throw together. Especially because I eat more than your general 3 meals a day. I created an amazing dish today.
Frozen ravioli, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkle salt and pepper (or salt your pasta water), and top it off with freshly cut chives. Amazing.
Comment: lol It’s only natural, I mean what you really want is all of the good and fun parts of all the stages of her life now. I mean sure she’s doing cool...
Stop and Shop also has “fresh” ravioli in the deli section too… soooo good!
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