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I
had obviously run through the scenario in my head, but in the rush out of work,
I had neglected the core element of the plan - The baby.
Well,
obviously I rushed back downtown, calling the daycare as I drove “Sorry, I was held up at work, I’ll be
right there….”
Well, what was I going to tell them? The truth? Oh please. They’d probably never give her
back to me. Poor baby with a mom
like me.
My
friend Sandra threw me a welcome home party the middle of this month and it was
a great time and chance to introduce the neighbors to the new brat on the
street.
Annabelle
playing it cool while the grownups chatter
Annabelle
and her “big” 1.5 year old friend Naomi, who took care of her all
afternoon!
Aside
from the fact that I apparently am destined to abandon her to the elements,
it’s been great! I can barely
even list all the things she’s doing these days. She’s fully up on hands and knees
and can crawl one out of every four tries.
She scoots along at the speed of sound and that’s pretty funny to
watch.
June 30_files\Creeping Part
I.MOV
June 30_files\Creeping Part
II.MOV
Her
speech has progressed from screeching to distinct “words”. I swear she said “hi” to me
the other day. You can check out the movie and see if you agree. It’s at the very start of the
movie – her first word.
Today
she sat up, all by herself. And she
can now feed herself by picking up food and getting it to her mouth.
It’s
simply amazing how much has happened in the month we’ve been home.
I
also continue to be impressed by how she is so open to new experiences. Two weeks ago, Sandra, and I walked for
several miles around
I
can’t believe how well she did.
She is so awesome. Every time I introduce her to something new, she
rolls with the punches and is totally open-minded.
Anyway,
she was great in the lake, she just splashed around as if it were just a really
big bathtub!
June 30_files\First Lake
Visit.MOV
And
speaking of her bath tub, here is another cute bath photo!
I
am having a great time with her. I just wish Marg could see her brilliant and
beautiful niece. I can imagine how much she’d be spoiling this honey
bunny. I think about her every
morning and night when I’m feeding Annabelle. I imagine her poking her
head around the door to say “can I feed her?” I always say yes. But she hasn’t come to visit
yet.
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