Day 1225

I shouldn't be allowed to trim the dog's fur. All it ever does is turn him into a giant pair of beseeching eyes.

Day 1224

It really is incredible to watch day by day as the Lizard gets more confident and more skillful in her movement. Don't you know a year ago you could only eat, poop, and scream?

Day 1223

How many teeth does a baby need?!

Day 1222

I'm not sure who finds walkabouts more exciting: The Lizard or her parents.

Day 1221

That thing where a vendor flies people in for a half hour meeting and they totally shit the bed... And then you get to watch your CFO very efficiently take the wind out of their sails.

Good times.

Day 1220

The baby has re-discovered the joys of the walkabout. While shrieking.

Day 1219

The baby was so happy and overtired today; if you smiled st her, she'd giggle. And if you took her for a walkabout, she'd chase the dog while shrieking manically. 

I don't think she knows what Mondays are.

Bert definitely understands what Mondays are.

Day 1218

The Lizard seems to be picking up all sorts of new skills at once: putting stacking cups together, putting rings on poles, performing sleight of hand tricks with chicken...

Day 1217

Everyone needs more naps. But at least we have more flannel sheets to nap on.

Day 1216

Our first Husband's Day = Success.

But even huger success was trying a new Chinese restaurant. 

<happy wiggle>

Day 1215

Someone needs to establish a rule that only one parent can be really sick at one time, and only one parent can be super busy at work at one time.

Get on that, someone.

Day 1214

One of the best ways to spend time is to find new ways to make our girl giggle.

Day 1213 (belated)

Our lizard is "easy-going" and "independent". Sounds about right.

Day 1212

Swollen gums feel like impending doom. 

Day 1211

If:

A) Your kid's daycare report says she loves playing with books (and farm animals). 

B) Your kid is chilly after her bath, but when you try to snuggle with her under a blanket, she keeps trying to escape because she can see a book she wants to look at, and

C) Your kid starts crying when you take away her book so she can have some milk before bed...

You might be raising a bibliophile.

Day 1210

Dear Daycare Plague,

Uncle.

Best Wishes,

-C

Day 1209

Which is the greater challenge - two sick parents and a cranky, sleepy, sick baby... Or two sick parents and a healthy, peppy, getting into everything baby?

Day 1208

The Lizard has started her career of sticker-earning.

And she can eat at a table. Almost like a real person.

Day 1207

Nobody does pathetic like babies. Except for maybe fur babies.

I started falling asleep part way through the second sentence. Might be sleep time.

Day 1206

You know Christmas is over when you punt the tree out of the house.

Either that or you know the tree is dead and was about to explode.

Day 1205

It is an excellent week for wine-based sauces. As it is a week.

Day 1204

I wonder.... If I used a different bolognese every day, how long would it take before I got sick of it?

Day 1203

The most frequent disagreements Husband and I have are about which side up the sheets should be, and whether a fork or a spoon is the appropriate utensil for a specific dish.

Day 1202

Our little lizard had a great time at daycare today. We're getting there.

Day 1201

Apparently garlic doesn't go with everything.

Day 1200

Now have access to the webcam at Lizard's daycare so we can watch her all day long.

Welcome to the babopticon.

Day 1199

The Lizard is 13 months old today. She is happy, and silly, and fun. Her giant grin makes my life a better place.

Day 1198

Dreaming of Ireland while tromping through snow.

Day 1197

We've all been sick for so long that I'd forgotten just how happy and smiley the Lizard really is.

Day 1196

I have blown my nose so many times in the last few days my nose is peeling and swollen.

On the plus side, Lizard seems to be feeling better.

On the minus side, we have a chipper one year old with two sick parents.

Day 1195

So far 2016 has the same garbage breathing problems as last year. Would not recommend.

Day 1194 (belated)

Dear body: it's a new year. Let's try something different. Being healthy, perhaps? Being able to breathe sounds like it might be worth trying.