Snowbound Herpetologist

These things are deceptively hard to set up!  Sometimes even mamas make mistakes :) An inauspicious beginning "I feel like there's a problem here" OK, we've got it working now Too fast!

Yay, Maya!  We are celebrating tonight by eating…leftovers :)  We did have a great morning today on a playdate with some of our work friends who have 2-year-old twin girls - totally adorable! I apologize in advance here that again, this will be a short post…. New and exciting developments: - Upper central incisors are finally coming in !!  Right side is completely broken through, left side is at the "hole" stage where there's a single open area, but I can't actually feel anything sharp yet.  These new teeth will give her a whole new look - my baby will look like a toddler now! - We have words!  So far, she (reliably) says uh oh, dada, duck (=all birds), and abba (Abby).  There's a mama thrown in there upon occasion, but she also sometimes calls me duck.  Oh well. - We have one new sign to add to "cheese" - this one is "shoe."  She loves both with an uncanny passion. - She's decided walking isn't really for her.  She used to...

No time for anything else!  Some happy fall memories :) Our neighborhood park right now - not bad! This one is my favorite -  "Buy me that one over there, Mom!" An angst-y " emo album cover" sort of photo. This one's husband's favorite, but I think Maya looks slightly unhinged here.

Today's doctor's stats: weight: 21lbs, 7oz length: 29.75in (which I think the doctor mis-measured - it sure looked like 30in to me!) head circumference: 17 7/8 in Oh, and I've made a new set of growth charts now, too :) OK, we all have a bad cold and the baby's now awake from her nap, so time to go snuggle and try to cure ourselves before going pumpkin hunting this afternoon.  Can I reiterate how much I wish I could take some cold medication???? For today's photo: Maya is decidedly unenthused about this part of her Halloween costume.

I have been horrible about taking baby photos recently.  I've literally taken approximately 20 photos in the two weeks that I've been back in the North Country - depressing.  Husband can't be blamed for this because he dropped his phone like a year and a half ago and shattered the lens, so he doesn't do photos.  My only explanation is that we're just still trying to adjust to the "daycare lifestyle" that involves running around every morning to get lunches prepared and packed and jackets/hats/boots on (we are always late), and then rushing around after work to get the baby nursed, fed, bathed, and to bed.  Then, because I have a "go get 'em" kind of husband, weekends are always chock-a-block full as well.  I consciously do my best to keep everything as unrushed and laid back as possible, but there's still this feeling of always running.  Anyway, photo taking has fallen by the wayside lately - we'll try to be better. Day care is goi...