Day 1254

The teething has to stop someday, right?

Day 1253

My kid is old enough to get onto a bike by herself.

Day 1252 (belated)

Whoever decided that it's okay for a healthy baby to have two sick parents at once was wrong and dumb and I don't like them.

Day 1251

Every sick day should end in delicious stew. And then no more coughing.

Day 1250

Hermitting: sometimes with more hermits!

Day 1249

I would not have guessed that stomping could be so consistently adorable.

Day 1248

Test-driving board books from the library: super success.

Sick baby eating at daycare: super fail.

Sigh.

Day 1247

Hugs should cure all baby ailments.

Get on it, science.

Day 1246

The wonderful cozy calm of having a baby sleeping curled up against your chest... Mixed with sympathy and concern because your little one is only sleeping and cuddling because she feels terrible.

Day 1245

It's delightful watching our daughter's sense of humour develop - and watching her gaining enough understanding of the world to appreciate the ridiculous.

Day 1244

Sometimes it takes tremendous will power to put the overtired baby to bed when she's being silly and giggly and hilarious.

Day 1243

Took the Lizard to the library for the first time today. I learned two things:

1. Why the kid's section is always a disaster and

2. What it feels like when it's your kid shrieking (happily) in the library.

Day 1242

Not feeling well enough to spend time with my kid sucks. 

Day 1241

Teething causes violent little mood swings with our happy little girl. It also requires lots and lots of hugs. I'm okay with that.

Day 1240

Took the Lizard out sledding.

Got exercise, grinned pretty much the whole time, tuckered out the dog... And Lizard was super into it.

We can do this every day, right?

Day 1239

The Lizard has discovered dropping food on the floor. 

Time to work on my zen calm.

Day 1238

See? Not totally hermit crabs...

Day 1237

Dear Lizard: you don't need to grow all your teeth at once. Too much enthusiasm!

Day 1236

Sometimes a boring day at work sounds absolutely wonderful. I have a wee person at home; who needs that much excitement at work?!

Day 1235

All we need is naps, naps. Naps is all we need.

Day 1234

Give a baby a spoon, and she will give herself an applesauce facial. For science.

Day 1233

The dog has calmed down from his ordeal, but he's trying to be as good as possible in case it was his naughtiness that got him sent to daycare. 

Am I bad person if I really enjoy the extra snuggles and best behaviour?

Days 1229 through 1232

What an astonishing gift and tremendous privilege it is to watch a person, day by day, learning how. 

How to walk, how to feed herself, how to communicate, how to wave, and give hugs and kisses... Day by day Lizard learns new skills and starts to master them. Even when she's sick, or tired, or growing... She is always learning. Even though her body keeps changing, so she has to re-learn how it works and how to control it... She keeps learning and keeps progressing.

She is such a wonder, and such a delight.

Day 1228

Babies seem to be compelled to learn a big batch of new skills at once. Either that or they hoard them up so they can show them off all at once.

In related news, The Lizard walked all by herself today. 

Day 1227

If you feel you need an excuse to wash your baby and everything they're wearing, give them peanut butter.

Day 1226

The Lizard is now officially old enough to do art at daycare. 

In totally unrelated news, we might need to buy new fridge magnets.