I know its been awhile, and I’ve been a lazy-ass uninspired blog poster. Here is what’s going on around here:
- At the crack of dawn tomorrow (that means 7:30), Emma & I are headed out to the Washington State La Leche League conference. It is here in Seattle (well, the suburbs, actually, so it’ll be a bit of a drive) and I couldn’t pass it up. We are going to the opening general session, and then four other sessions of my choosing, getting home around 6:30. It will be a long day; usually we are only out for 2-3 hours at a time! I am excited to go, to be with like-minded people & hopefully learn something, too. I’m slightly nervous though, mostly about the logistics of being out all day with her. But also, cuz I hope I don’t look like a dork. I hope someone sits next to me at the lunch table, or that I can even find the lunch tables. I hope she doesn’t scream in the middle of a lecture, and if she does, I hope nobody gives me dirty looks for giving her a bottle of formula. But at least I don’t have to worry about where (or how often) we are going to nurse!
- Emma is rapidly approaching on 5 months of age. Already! In the past week she has really mastered the roll, from back to front. When she gets to her front, however, she gets frustrated because she can’t remember how to get back. That or she rolls halfway and gets her arm stuck. Or her favorite toy gets away from her and she can’t reach it to jam it back in her mouth.
- Her current obsession is, yes, the yellow rubber duckie. She cannot keep her eyes off it in the bath (or anywhere else for that matter), and lunges for it whenever she is close. When she is near it, her breath quickens, just like when she wants to nurse. And then she reaches and flails her arms madly towards it (splashing herself in the face, usually) and then crams the whole thing in her mouth, beak first, head first, or tail first. Then, glorious rubber sucking. Mmmmmmmmm…..vinylplastic. Delish! Of course I keep thinking about what toxic chemicals might be leeching or offgassing out of that thing but she just loves it so much. And its rubber duckie, after all!
- Lately, each and every day, I think obsessively about how much I want to feed Emma solid foods. And then I remind myself that the allergist told us to wait until 6 months, and that breast milk and formula are truly all she really needs right now. But oh, how I want to! I have allowed myself to buy baby spoons, Lil’ Dippers, and some beginner sippy cups. They are all washed, sitting neatly and patiently in the cupboards. I hope I can be that patient. Emma is not, really, as she eyes and lunges at my food, opening her mouth as I bite, and grabbing every utensil or cup that comes near her. Soon. Not yet, but soon.
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