Spring?
We indeed had last night's tap class moved, at least until tonight. Aside from the fact that the studio owner does not like driving in the snow, there just isn't anywhere to park (relying on municipal lots) with there is a lot of snow around or the city is digging out after a snow emergency (and apartment-dweller folks with on street parking need to move to said municipal lots). Brian and I 'traded' our nights with Mina, and I put her to bed so that he could do some building/geeking. I'll have tap tonight, and ballet tomorrow, and then will put her to bed on Friday.
Thankfully the planets are aligned and the two of us will both have Friday off from work while Mina is at daycare. Those days are so nice and long and heavenly. Usually we drop her at school, go out for breakfast somewhere, and then catch a movie. We tend to get some practical stuff done, and some personal stuff that's just easier without worrying about a 2 year old. Maybe I'll get some sewing done on the Chief Judge costume!
I'd like to get more skilled at pattern alterations, but that's only going to happen with experience. I have such a hard time settling into sewing without a huge chunk of uninterrupted time. I can pick up a book or knitting or whatever and do a little here and there, but with sewing, I just need to get myself out of that mindset. Or I'm going to continue to not do a lot of it.
My boss is on vacation this week, so it is a nice chill, productive, clean-up kind of time here. I really do love how motivated she is as the new person to set up a good system for things and get long-standing issues taken care of. It is inspiring and intimidating at the same time, which is probably the best kind of job one could have!
Random practical kid stuff: We've decided that we are going to sell our baby/toddler carrier and our schmancy stroller (Bugaboo Bee) to the local resale shop in Belmont, come the nicer weather. We have another rugged umbrella stroller that we can use, and it is rare that Mina is content to actually sit in a stroller nowadays. She is big enough (both height and weight) that she can only be carried on my back (Brian just won't use the carrier any more) and she is too weasely to want to do that. If she is tired she'll fall asleep in it, but she's too tall to comfortably sleep that way without flopping all over the place. We still do have a Kelty hiking pack for her, that she fits in and is way more supportive (albeit it is a bit more bulky for us to carry around, but it does double as a seat). All of this stuff is just further evidence of her not being a baby anymore, and being a kid. It is bittersweet. I loved being a babywearer, and I'm sad that this period is over. She likes us to carry/hold her in front now, but just with arms. I've pondered getting a less structured-type carrier, but I think that's only me wanting to make her a baby again. So strange. I love talking with her and playing with her and seeing her grow. I love snuggling with her in her twin-sized bed, but then I remember when she was teeny tiny and could curl up against my chest and nurse in my bed. Such a wild trip.
Most of all, I'm just sick of this snow and excited about sharing the spring and all of the nice weather that it brings with her. Maybe that is why strollers and carriers are on my mind!
Thankfully the planets are aligned and the two of us will both have Friday off from work while Mina is at daycare. Those days are so nice and long and heavenly. Usually we drop her at school, go out for breakfast somewhere, and then catch a movie. We tend to get some practical stuff done, and some personal stuff that's just easier without worrying about a 2 year old. Maybe I'll get some sewing done on the Chief Judge costume!
I'd like to get more skilled at pattern alterations, but that's only going to happen with experience. I have such a hard time settling into sewing without a huge chunk of uninterrupted time. I can pick up a book or knitting or whatever and do a little here and there, but with sewing, I just need to get myself out of that mindset. Or I'm going to continue to not do a lot of it.
My boss is on vacation this week, so it is a nice chill, productive, clean-up kind of time here. I really do love how motivated she is as the new person to set up a good system for things and get long-standing issues taken care of. It is inspiring and intimidating at the same time, which is probably the best kind of job one could have!
Random practical kid stuff: We've decided that we are going to sell our baby/toddler carrier and our schmancy stroller (Bugaboo Bee) to the local resale shop in Belmont, come the nicer weather. We have another rugged umbrella stroller that we can use, and it is rare that Mina is content to actually sit in a stroller nowadays. She is big enough (both height and weight) that she can only be carried on my back (Brian just won't use the carrier any more) and she is too weasely to want to do that. If she is tired she'll fall asleep in it, but she's too tall to comfortably sleep that way without flopping all over the place. We still do have a Kelty hiking pack for her, that she fits in and is way more supportive (albeit it is a bit more bulky for us to carry around, but it does double as a seat). All of this stuff is just further evidence of her not being a baby anymore, and being a kid. It is bittersweet. I loved being a babywearer, and I'm sad that this period is over. She likes us to carry/hold her in front now, but just with arms. I've pondered getting a less structured-type carrier, but I think that's only me wanting to make her a baby again. So strange. I love talking with her and playing with her and seeing her grow. I love snuggling with her in her twin-sized bed, but then I remember when she was teeny tiny and could curl up against my chest and nurse in my bed. Such a wild trip.
Most of all, I'm just sick of this snow and excited about sharing the spring and all of the nice weather that it brings with her. Maybe that is why strollers and carriers are on my mind!