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Oh Dear, I’m alone with her |
My
mom left beginning of this week so it was just me and the kiddo. Eeeck! But really it’s been okay. We just
finished the first week of day care.
The first day I was a little weepy and tremulous, “bye honey, are you okay, I love you sweety,
be good”, etc. Well
before I’d even finished my little speech, she had her back to me and was
happily gazing at the other babies while reaching for new toys. If she could give me a raspberry to send
me off more quickly, she would have!
The
daycare decided to put her in the older infant room rather than switch her in a
month or two, so the other babies are several months older than her, which is
probably good – give the brilliant kid a challenge. Here she is in her
car seat on her first day (click for a larger view).
Speaking
of challenges remember my little rolling fool? Well, she’s started actually
lifted her belly up off the ground and has been creeping along like ivy.
She’s catching up so quick.
We
went for a full day exam at the UMinn and Belly was proclaimed amazing, cute,
and most importantly, totally healthy and on track developmentally. All day nurses kept popping in saying
“oh, I’ve heard about your little girl, can I just say hi?” She developed quite a fan base there at
the children’s hospital and in the International Adoption Clinic.
Last
weekend the
Grandpa and
Annabelle
Great Aunt Mary
Ann and Annabelle (with the crocheted hat and blanket that Aunt Mary Ann made
for her, isn’t she precious in that hat?)
Annabelle’s
great Great Uncle Bob
I stuck this one in just because she’s so cute in it
Mama and Belly
I believe Jan is
technically Annabelle’s cousin twice removed, but that is far too
confusing for me
Grandma and
Belle Girl
For
other single moms, this thing called a Bumbo Baby Sitter is the best thing!
Unfortunately it doesn’t work for bigger babies, but it’s a wonder
for those first months when they still fit. I just set Annabelle in the bumbo
and I cook away and she’s usually quite content to watch me (although the
first time I used it I didn’t realize her reach would include the knife
set so that was a quick correction!). Oh, and for those of you with good
eyes, you’ll notice a red spot above her left eye – well that was
where her head connected with my nose.
Both of us were sporting sore spots for a few hours.
Annabelle
and morrisey continue to bond as you can see below. The only problem is that Morrisey is
starting to see Annabelle as a playmate and while intellectually they are
certainly akin, Morrisey can be a little too persistent in the “come play
with me please, please, please” approach.
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