When I left Amelia at daycare this morning, I leaned in to give her a hug and she grabbed me around the neck and gave me a big hug and a big ol’ slobberly kiss. It was so sweet! My heart melted.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Hard to Let Go
After a week and a half of being at home with Amelia, today was our first day back on our regular schedule. It was so hard to let her go at daycare this morning. I know she’ll be fine, but it was hard to leave her. I got so used to being at home with her. Even the few days I did go to work, she stayed at home with my parents.
I mentioned that she loves to sit up and now knows how to sit back up from laying down and that she hates to be strapped in and reclined, and her teacher said she would make sure to give her more floor time. So that’s reassuring. I know she won’t spend the whole day sitting in a swing or anything. She doesn’t do that at home. We’ve packed away the swing and the bouncy chair we used to use. She’s outgrown both. She still occasionally plays in her exersaucer, but for the most part, she plays on a blanket on the floor and she is content that way. She can scoot around, sit back up when she falls over and she’s not strapped in.
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Squares Become an Afghan
You heard me right! I’m putting together the squares for my crochet afghan. The one from eons ago Tri-Color Yarn that I’ve procrastinated piecing together because I knew the squares were uneven. At some point I did a really good job of blocking them all to the right size, so the piecing is going well. And fortunately, I’m using a yarn that doesn’t show the seams or anything (Lion Brand Homespun), so it’s not so noticeable. Sure you will be able to tell that some squares are smaller than others, but oh well. it’s hand made and one of the first projects I started on back in 2004. I’m just so glad to be working on it and knowing that it will be done soon it’s such a wonderful feeling. I will definitely post pics once it’s done! But it already feels like a major accomplishment.
Posted in Hobbies
Sitting up
For over a week now, Amelia has been struggling with pushing herself up to sitting from being on her belly. She worked and worked at it, and today she did it. She went from her belly to sitting up! She only did it once, but I’m so glad I was right there to witness it. It’s moments like this that make me wish I could stay home with her everyday instead of leaving her at daycare and going to work.
I made a big deal of it and the smile on her face was so rewarding. These are the best parts of being a mom. Seeing her face light up because she knows that mommy is right there. I’ve been at home with her for almost two weeks. Yes, I went to work for three days in those 2 weeks, but she stayed at home with my mom, so it was a little different than her going to daycare. But we got used to me being at home with her. Now that we have to go back to our normal routine of work and daycare, it’s going to be a big adjustment for both of us. I just hope we can get back on track pretty smoothly for both our sakes. I still have tomorrow with her, but I’m already dreading Monday.
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Blogginess
I started browsing some old blog reads from a few years back and got the bloggy bug. I sort of miss my old “fun and personal” blog. Where we had fun linky sort of stuff on the site. Lots of colors and images. So…
I’ve added some buttons in order to bring more color to the site. I think it was getting kind of bland with just text. Just a few to liven things up. It also helps make the site look a little more like a personal blog rather than something so impersonal. After all, this is my personal blog. The hard part is deciding when enough is enough.
Oh yeah. I also added the 100 things about me. As of yet there are only 60-something items, so it’s not finished. But have a lookie. 
Pool Play
We put Amelia in her pool yesterday evening. She had such a good time splashing around and didn’t want to get out, even though the wind was blowing and making it chilly out.
We got some pictures, so I’ll have to get them off mom and dad’s cameras before they leave tomorrow.
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