So yesterday, all in one day, before 10:30 am EST, Rose...- ate cereal mixed with fruit (bananas) for the first time
- lifted the brim of her hat which had fallen down over her face and peeked out to see who was around
- sat up all by herself for her whole bath
- drank from a sippy cup for the first time
and on Thursday she had her first tooth appear (front left, lower gum). Tim's a little sad because he loves her big gummy smile.and this week we switch over to the big-girl car seat since she's exploding out of the other one. I'm a little sad about that because the one she uses now is SO convenient. However, she will have a whole new view of the world which will be great for her.Oy. Its amazing to see what happens next! She'll be crawling in no time. She gets herself into a pushup position and then doesn't quite know what to do next, but she'll figure it out soon enough.
The sun has returned and its a beautiful sight to behold. The early spring flowers will be busting out all over this weekend. Reports of Monday reaching 80 degrees. Unthinkable. And then we'll all be complaining about being too hot. So I've been letting my hair grow for a while and its alllllllllllmost long enough to put in a ponytail or a clip. The front pieces need to get just a teeny bit longer to make it and then I'm in business. That being said, I have two comments about my hair. First, I need bangs. I can't see and lose my depth perception. And although they're long enough to tuck behind my ear, I think I look old. I'm not sure that bangs can help with that, but I can try. Second, I'm now seeing more gray. A lot more gray. Sigh. Poor Rose has an old mother. And Tim's gonna dump me for a younger model. Just like Bridget & Giselle.I wish you all a very lovely weekend and hope you enjoy spring weather wherever you are. I hope to do a little bit of yard cleanup and to get in a nice walk to two.
So we're hosting Easter tomorrow. I think just my side of the fam, but one never knows who we'll pick up along the way. Last year we invited Ron & Amy from church after the 4pm service. We're not going to church until tomorrow at 9 so its doubtful we'll pick up anyone from there, but you just never know.
The menu? Why let me tell you...
appetizers (TBD) made by my mother (Grace) and my brother Tim's girlfriend, Cindy. Anything Cindy makes will cause all other food items to quiver in humility.
two roast chickens with lemon, onion & thyme made by me
asparagus
new potatoes
an amazing salad made by my sister, Deirdre. Her salads are always knockouts.
cornbread
I also made chive butter so anyone can slather whatever they want.
desserts will be provided by Grace and Cindy. I think it will be brown sugar cookies and key lime pie. Sounds good to me.
and of course an Easter basket with jellybeans and coconut Hershey kisses.
Hoppy Easter to all of you!
So Ms. Rose has been sick this weekend, and even through the throwing up, the many many many unmentionable diapers and a very runny nose she maintains her good humor. Its really amazing. At what point do we learn to be cranky when we don't feel good? She's definitely not her normal cheery self but she's also nowhere near as crabby as I would be if I had what she has. Needless to say our laundry has been running quite steadily. Our washing machine belonged to Tim's parents and who knows when they bought it...it has an enormous capacity (yeah!) and just keeps cranking along. I mentioned to Tim today that his parents have definitely got their money's worth on that one. We bought the dryer in 1996 when we got married. How domestic. Its hung in there as well, thankfully. A few repairs/tweaks here and there, but the appliance guy says they're both still fine so we'll keep them. Even though I would love these. In orange.We went to dinner tonight for my birthday. We've ventured out upon occasion, although mostly to more casual places, not that The Loft was all that fancy. However, we'd never been so it was an adventure on a few levels. It was delish and we had a very nice time. We even had dessert! Poor Rose had an episode shall we say and I had to change her whole outfit. They don't have a baby changing station in the restroom so it was either the floor or the sink counter. I opted for the sink counter and used the fabulous pad that came with her diaper bag so she wasn't lying in someone else's cooties. Then, you guessed it, yet another load of laundry when we got home.
