Day 1072

The Lizard has decreed that she will sleep well for either naps or bedtime; not both.

Day 1071

Is it still creeping if it's really fast?

Day 1070

The baby turns into a better creeper every day.

She also bites faces.

Day 1069

I know now why all parents think their baby is cute. They have to.

Day 1068

The Lizard has decided she doesn't need both legs for crawling. She pulls with her arms, pushes off with one leg, and sticks the other one up in the air.

As is tradition.

Day 1067

Dear Lizard, 

I love hanging out with you and all, but it is maybe not the best idea when you are overtired and manic. You should try sleeping instead.

Love, Mum

Day 1066

The baby's not evil, she's teething. The baby's not evil, she's teething. The baby's not evil, she's teething. 

Day 1065

"Hi Dada!"

Day 1064

It's easy to blow your own mind when you're a new parent. Just look at baby pictures that are just a few months old...

Day 1063

If we were less hermitty, our house would be clean all the time.

Day 1062

Teething is not my friend.

Day 1061

I hope whoever invented the exersaucer died old and happy.

Day 1060

The closer the Lizard gets to talking, the more heartbreaking and adorable the sad noise.

Day 1059

The longer the Lizard takes with this teething nonsense, the wider her repertoire of disapproving glares.

Day 1058

The lizard thinks her teeny tent is way more fun when the flap is open and I am playing with her. The tent is the absolute worst if I am weeding.

Day 1057

Someday we will be able to convince people that just because the baby is cheerful doesn't mean she's not exhausted.

Day 1056

The Lizard is at least as bad as I am at tolerating heat, but she is much better at people.

Which means I'm getting more practice with people.

Stupid baby.

Day 1055

Every day it is less our job to support and help the Lizard, and more our job to be her jungle gym.

Day 1054

If I lived before air conditioning, I would need a fainting couch. Only it would be the heat exhaustion couch.

Day 1053

The baby has decided to try out a new thing called "Never Sleeping Ever". 

On a completely unrelated note, she seems to have a second tooth.

Day 1052

Just because the Lizard has regained her sense of humour doesn't mean she can't be a buttface.

Day 1051

The Lizard has very definite feelings about solids that are not perfectly puréed. 

Day 1050

The Lizard was pretty good at staying happy while she was dealing with teething pain, but it so wonderful to have the happy back full force. So many giggles! So many flaps!

Day 1049

It's weird being at a kid's party and seeing the future for your kid; the stuff she's going to be able to do.... And then realizing that other parents are looking at your kid and seeing the future for their kid.

Day 1048

Parenthood brings lots of frustrations, both big and small. But it also results in frequent and unfettered happiness.

Day 1047

Life was much easier when I only had to be worried about whether I had clothes on when the doorbell rang.

Day 1046

Who needs naps when you can cut teeth instead?

Day 1045

Even in the middle of teething, we have a remarkably happy little Lizard. 

The puppy, on the other hand, is a whiny little buttface who keeps throwing his balls under the couch and then bawling about it.

Day 1044

And then the Lizard alternates between being a happy delightful baby and a fractionally-toothed monster.

Day 1043

We are now the proud parents of a barely-toothed Lizard.

Day 1042

Head down, bum up, I'm a baby I can sleep however I want.

-The Lizard