The Happenings

I'd like to say this was the first or the last time, but it definitely wasn't either.

Greg has this way of flying her way over his head and playing with her right after she has her bottle. He has gotten chunks on the mouth, as well as in. Yum. Lucky me, I've avoided this entirely. Though she's covered almost every OTHER part of my body.

Well over a month ago I pass this beanie on the sidewalk, right in front of our house. I think, "Ooo, cute beanie! Should I pick it up, or leave it incase they come back?" So I leave it. Weeks pass and I see it get soggier and dirtier every week (on the way to the mailbox). Finally I decide, well now this thing is just litter, so I grab it, wash it and voila!

Great color. I've been wanting one of these "hang off the back of your head, baggy" kind of beanies FOREVER how, but haven't found one that worked. I love this one. But honestly, I'll probly never wear it. It's not very stable when you wear it that way.

We have had such sunny days lately! Some of them have even been a little warm. So out we went to the park! Scarlet got her first swing ride. She wasn't too enthused.

Ah, one smile. We think she may have been more into it, if she wasn't so tired.

Just hangin' out in the slide.

Then we met a nice little dog. He even lifted up and gave her a kiss. It was so sweet!

Walkin' home . . .

Smiles, smiles!

We have discovered that taking baths with Scarlet is super fun. First of all . . . it's a lot easier to give her a bath! She's just all immersed in water and the tub is so big, it doesn't make a mess. Second . . . it's just fun! She loves it! And it's another activity to add to her day, since I'm kind of a homebody. It doesn't really show in the picture, but when she's floating in the water, her hair just waves around and gets all big. I love it.

And, of course, I have to play with her hair!

Neat and tidy.

Seriously, though. Can you believe this hair?

It seems nobody comments on it, anymore. Like everyone's gotten used to it. And now suddenly I'M freaking out about it all the time. I didn't think it was any big deal, when she was born. I had hair. A couple of sisters had hair. I just expected her to have some. No biggie when she was born. I was just glad. Now I'm amazed at this ever growing hair!

As far as Greg and I, things are just good! Work seems to be getting better for him as well as things, at home, for me. Things with Scarlet come in such waves, where I think, "Oh, I guess the bliss is over." But then a week or less goes by and she's back to her happy self. Last week she found her pipes. She can get LOUD. Oh man, loud when she's upset and just loud whenever. A very NEW kind of volume. And out of nowhere she she's been sleeping longer than ever, though I don't expect that to last too long, because it never does. But I'll take it when I can. I guess, I'm just starting to realize, when she gets grumpy and wakes more in the night, I should rest easy because it's not permanent and she'll go back within a week or two. And then she'll do it again. And again and again. Such is life for a mom and baby, eh? It's all good.

Motivation for losing weight is a constant wave. I got a bunch of new clothes and OH MAN do I feel so much better about myself! What a decent fitting pair of jeans and top can do for a woman's self esteem. Something about SQUEEZING in to a pair of jeans, even if they don't LOOK that way- FEELING that way just isn't good. Last week I came to say decided, "I just can't put on my maternity jeans one more day." Or anything maternity, for that matter. Yes, 4 months later and I'm still wearing them. What's up with this, "You'll wear them 2 months after you have the baby" crap? 2 months? Is this what anyone actually experiences? I don't fit into any of my old jeans. I'm pretty sure I couldn't get them past my thighs if I tried. Anyway, back to what I was saying. Losing 7 pounds and wearing clothes that fit make me stare at myself and think, "I'm on a roll! I can lose the rest! I'm gonna look amazing!" And then other days I think, "I feel good about the way I look! If I eat too many treats and don't lose any this week, it's ok." So um . . . we'll see what happens. I'm thinking unless I get some major drive to lose, again, I'm just gonna lose a little here and little there as the motivation drives me. I guess more than anything, I'm just glad I don't feel crappy about the way I look anymore. I'd love to be my old skinny self, but I'm fine with where I am . . . for now.

It's pretty amazing to watch Scarlet grow and progress. I can't believe how fast it happens. It just seems suddenly her grabbing skills increase more rapidly everyday! She's doing better on her tummy and lifting up way more than normal. Things that used to be hard suddenly aren't! Or atleast are easier. It's really amazing! I can't believe how many common phrases pop out of my mouth- she's growing so fast, she's changing so much . . . Is it sad to say she has the cutest face when she cries? (she was just crying and I thought she looked so cute) Of course, it isn't ALWAYS cute. That's for sure. I was about to give up on feeding her food, because I wasn't having any success with it, until Greg fed her some smoothie and she ate a TON. I couldn't believe it! She definitely had the hang out it. I was amazed and thought, "Breakthrough!" Then I tried today and I may have gotten ONE bite in. What's up with that? I think Greg is better at it, than me or something. 'Cause she's only done well with him.

Dare I say? I've started Babywise. Most of my family, well, those who have read it HATE this book. So I wondered if I would too. But I had this feeling I should read it, so I bought it months ago! But never got to it until this week. People either love it or hate it and are pretty passionate about it, both ways. So far, I think it's fine. There's been a few comments where I don't agree, but for the most part it seems the way I feel/do things anyway! Granted, Scarlet's just naturally that way. She never falls asleep after a bottle. MAYBE at night. But she always is WAY awake, afterwards and falls asleep long after. If she didn't do that, and always fell asleep after feeding, no matter what I tried, I think I'd be pretty peeved off about that book. I'm ONLY half way through. I've BARELY begun there actual routine talk. The whole first half is just talk, talk, talk about how great their system is. We haven't gotten into too many details about how to actually incorporate it. So, we'll see if I still feel the same way when I finish it. I just figured, so many people love it, I could probly get SOMETHING from it. And I DO want to get her on a schedule, but don't really no what I'm doing. So far, we've just gone with the flow and it hasn't been too much of a problem. But hey, there's often ways to improve life, so I thought I'd see if there was anything I could add.