5 Months Old

Bella is 5 months old today
Likes: smiling, her red bumpo chair, green rainforest bouncer, hitting hanging things that hang by her face, pulling anything she can into her mouth, dribbling, daddy's voice, watching everything, being held, standing up (with help), sitting up (with help), being read to, walks in the big cushy stroller, bath time and splashing
Dislikes: anything at all having to do with sleep - argh!

Singing with daddy

Mike can get Bella talking like noone else - here they are singing.

answers to an email

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1. Where is your cell phone? cube
2. Your significant other? asleep
3. Color hair? brown
4. Your mother? singing
5. Your father? protecting
6. Your favorite thing? bella
7. Your dream last night? crazy
8.Your favorite drink? water - who am I kidding a rum and coke but that's 3 words
9. Your dream/goal? security
10. The room you're in? living
11. Your hobby? knitting
12. Your fear? jail
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? comfortable
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? aggressive
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? house
18. Where you grew up? sandiego
19. The last thing you did? coffee
20. What are you wearing? pajamas
21. Your TV? off
22. Your pets? sleeping
23. Your computer? on
24. Your life? blessed
25. Your mood? good
26. Missing someone? dad
27. Your car? old
28. Something you're not wearing? shoes
29. Favorite store? target
31. Your summer? short
31. Do you like someone? yep
32. Favorite color? blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? wednesday

7:30

Last night I knew that Bella was tired - the night before she barely slept and naps yesterday were a disaster so at 6pm I gave her a bath and then let her play in her chair by 7pm she was ready for bed - I laid down with her and by 7:30 she was out - overjoyed at the thought of actually watching a movie with Mike I giddily walked to the living room and sat down pondering what to do with myself - when she started to fuss - I went back in and laid down with her again and when I opened my eyes to get up and join Mike it was 3am! So much for our movie date in the living room. She is in her crib right now - this has been an ongoing battle - whenever we admit to anyone that we co-sleep we get looks of horror - but it has actually gone very well - and night nursing is a breeze - although I know that she will need to be in her crib soon - I think I am going to miss her in our bed - working full time gives me such little time with her and well - I want all I can get.

it's not easy being green

I'm trying to be green - trying to simplify - trying to be kind to the earth and in the process have bought cloth diapers and "green" cleaning supplies. Now I have to scrub poop and dried out my hands from the shower cleaner. It's not easy being green.