Poor Blog

My dear blog, I promised I wouldn't forget all about you once I had a baby, and apparently I lied. Gosh, it feels like we've had so much going on, but really very little at the same time - probably because it's been a month and a half since I last posted! Shame on me.

 

So here's what we've been up to...

 

We hosted a Bon Voyage party for our friends Claire and Jeremy in preparation for their trip to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. We made up a little skit and went to dinner. It was a lot of fun, and I think they truly enjoyed our silliness!

 

We've had what feels like a solid month of "winter weather." It almost always has happened on a Tuesday, and it's rarely any real snow, just slushiness and enough ice to cancel or delay school or work. We have spring fever big time!

Derek and I were extras in another movie - "Get On Up," the biopic of James Brown, directed by the same director as "The Help." This time we were concert-goers in Paris 1971. It was fun enough, but our first movie debut was much better. I don't think we'll get any screen time this go-around, but I guess you never know. ;)

The real reason I need to catch up is that my sweet munchkin is over EIGHT months old! She now has two bottom teeth, and I feel like we all deserve a medal. That first tooth gave her an awful time with fever and fussiness, but we survived.

I swear in this past week (which happened to coincide with a work trip for Derek and the only time I've single-parented since I've been back at work), she's gotten SO active. She's creeping, which is not quite crawling - more like dragging herself and strategically rolling to get where she wants. She's into everything and starting to pull herself up. We can't turn our backs for a minute, and I know it will get even crazier. She's a mess, but a sweet mess.



Today it was actually warm and sunny, so we spent some time playing in the front yard. It was lovely. We've had a wonderfully low-key Valentine's weekend at home with our little one, and I think we are all feeling recharged and refreshed.



Life is good! I promise to not neglect you anymore, dear blog. Even if we don't get out of our pajamas for the whole weekend (which seems to happen a lot around here), I promise to write about it for documentation purposes. Until next time...