Leaps and bounds
TO has hit so many milestones in the last three weeks, I can't even remember them all. Crawling was, of course, the big one, but there have been some other major events as well. He has started picking up his cinnamon graham cracker sticks and eating them on his own (a major feat, since TO does NOT put things in his mouth like other babies do), using a spoon to feed himself (tonight at dinner), and eating table food and LIKING IT! Today we spent a pleasant but exhausting day playing "chase the kitties" where Daisy would run to the end of the hallway, hide in a room, and peer around the door to make sure TO was coming. When he got there, she'd hide until he turned around and then she'd dart in front of him and hide in the opposite room. It was actually quite funny, and the other kitties are terrified when he gets going and heads in their direction. Oh, and they are SOOO pissed off at the baby gate that separates them from their food and litter box or separates them from the rest of the house.
In other news, I did contact my new mommy friend and we should be getting together in the next two weeks. I'm very excited, even if I have to drive a bit to get there. Who knew making mommy friends would be so hard? And who knew how isolating it would be to be the only one of my friends with a baby? And many of my friends don't want kids, so it's not like this situation is going to get any better soon. My friend Tracie feels the same way, and she has suggested a game night. Hopefully Tim won't hate me for taking ANOTHER night, since starting this week he has to do two nights a week while I'm at class. I'm so burnt out, though, that I really need the time away.
Ugh and I am so depressed to find out that some of the most AVERAGE (and frankly, BELOW average) people I graduated with are now in high-paying careers and highly successful. And I spend my days chasing around a 13-month old and watching Noggin. Thank God for Friedmann, who had the quick reply to my self-pity--"You're a mother, the most important profession" (or something to that effect). Not that it made me feel much better, but it is nice to hear, especially from a male.
Anyway, Tim is starting to read over my shoulder and be annoying, so I'm going to go play Sudoku (or Suck-ee-doo as Tim calls it).
In other news, I did contact my new mommy friend and we should be getting together in the next two weeks. I'm very excited, even if I have to drive a bit to get there. Who knew making mommy friends would be so hard? And who knew how isolating it would be to be the only one of my friends with a baby? And many of my friends don't want kids, so it's not like this situation is going to get any better soon. My friend Tracie feels the same way, and she has suggested a game night. Hopefully Tim won't hate me for taking ANOTHER night, since starting this week he has to do two nights a week while I'm at class. I'm so burnt out, though, that I really need the time away.
Ugh and I am so depressed to find out that some of the most AVERAGE (and frankly, BELOW average) people I graduated with are now in high-paying careers and highly successful. And I spend my days chasing around a 13-month old and watching Noggin. Thank God for Friedmann, who had the quick reply to my self-pity--"You're a mother, the most important profession" (or something to that effect). Not that it made me feel much better, but it is nice to hear, especially from a male.
Anyway, Tim is starting to read over my shoulder and be annoying, so I'm going to go play Sudoku (or Suck-ee-doo as Tim calls it).