A very joyful birthday
This birthday has been filled with JOY and I feel quite blessed.
Ezri managed to actually swallow all of her Tylenol last night (she's been teething big time; without it she whimpers all night long and wakes up every 1.5 hours in tears), and then slept 9 hours straight! It was like the good ol' days when she was 4 months old all over again. It was the best birthday gift a child can give her mama: sleep!
On top of which, an eBook I've had on hold at the library ("Beekeeping for Beginner's") arrived late last night and I got to read it today guilt-free -- Brian took today (and tomorrow) off to offer extra childcare as a birthday gift. He also surprised me last night by arriving home with a bouquet of gorgeous, deep purple irises. Dinner was sushi! Brian picked up an order from one of our favorite Japanese joints. Dessert was homemade, lactose-free cheesecake that Brian made all by himself -- he even cleaned up the kitchen afterwords!
My original plan was to have Brian take care of Ezri most of the day so I could finish (or at least make significant progress) on one of my long fanfics. It's a story I've been writing for over 5 years, I have the entire plot outlined, several drafts, etc. but haven't had the time to properly finish it. Yet, when I worked on it today I couldn't help but miss my Ezri. I ended up making little progress and not regretting it. I'd rather spend my time with her; her sweet smiles, her newly discovered willful, independent 8-months-going-on-2-years attitude, and her infectious giggles.
There was also some good quality romantic time with Brian while Ezri napped. ;-) * wink wink *
It was just a beautiful, relaxing day as a family. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Ezri managed to actually swallow all of her Tylenol last night (she's been teething big time; without it she whimpers all night long and wakes up every 1.5 hours in tears), and then slept 9 hours straight! It was like the good ol' days when she was 4 months old all over again. It was the best birthday gift a child can give her mama: sleep!
On top of which, an eBook I've had on hold at the library ("Beekeeping for Beginner's") arrived late last night and I got to read it today guilt-free -- Brian took today (and tomorrow) off to offer extra childcare as a birthday gift. He also surprised me last night by arriving home with a bouquet of gorgeous, deep purple irises. Dinner was sushi! Brian picked up an order from one of our favorite Japanese joints. Dessert was homemade, lactose-free cheesecake that Brian made all by himself -- he even cleaned up the kitchen afterwords!
My original plan was to have Brian take care of Ezri most of the day so I could finish (or at least make significant progress) on one of my long fanfics. It's a story I've been writing for over 5 years, I have the entire plot outlined, several drafts, etc. but haven't had the time to properly finish it. Yet, when I worked on it today I couldn't help but miss my Ezri. I ended up making little progress and not regretting it. I'd rather spend my time with her; her sweet smiles, her newly discovered willful, independent 8-months-going-on-2-years attitude, and her infectious giggles.
There was also some good quality romantic time with Brian while Ezri napped. ;-) * wink wink *
It was just a beautiful, relaxing day as a family. I couldn't ask for anything more.