geminigirl | (no subject)

Miriam and I just had a real toddler nursing moment...and it made me very happy. I'd pulled up my shirt to scratch an awkward spot, and she walked over, latched on, nursed for a moment, popped off, looked around, latched on, popped off, switched sides...later, rinse, repeat til she was done. It was funny.

Naomi was so proud of herself this morning for being a good helper-she put her own shoes on when I told her we had to get ready to go to dance class. Then she ran over to me and said "Shoes Mama. I help." They were on the wrong feet but she was so proud of herself that I couldn't bring myself to switch them around.

I have cold. The kids have both been battling stuffy noses, so I'm not surprised. I just seem to have it worse than they do. This would be fine if Cayne didn't have to work late tonight...and probably extra-late because he came home early so that I could go to a board meeting for the Orlando Breastfeeding Bag Project. Which means I'm unfortunately skipping tonight's Florida Friends of Midwives meeting, too. Can't let me go to two meetings in one week...might get ideas or something. (Actually I can't really ask him to come home early two nights in a row, so when we schedule the next OBBP meeting I'm going to ask that we not do it the same week as FFOM.) So back to complaining about my cold-Cayne's working late, I've got both kids by myself and I don't feel well. Needless to say it's a low key day. We did make it to ballet this morning though. I would love a Sudafed, but not until Miriam stops nursing.

Thursday evening, EA is having a special premier of the new Harry Potter movie, so we're planning to go. This will be the first time Miriam is staying with a sitter, and I'm even more anxious about it than I was with Naomi. With Naomi it was hard to leave her just because I'm her mother. With Miriam, she's so stranger-averse that I worry about leaving her with a sitter. I know we have to do it eventually, but I'm incredibly anxious about it. I know it will be okay, even if she's upset, but I hate the thought of her being upset without me here.

Naomi seems to be adjusting to the elbow brace she has-the other one should arrive this week or next week. She doesn't like putting it on/taking it off, but she doesn't seem to be held back by wearing it. She went to the playground on Saturday and did just fine. Today was dance-no problems. And she's feeding herself and getting dressed while wearing it, and even into her car seat. I don't like that she has to wear them but I'm glad it doesn't seem to be negatively affecting her. She's building with Duplo right now and using two hands.

We are not morning people in my house and the guy want to come measure for our kitchen cabinets at 7 AM on Thursday. That's going to be a grumpy day.

So glad it's almost naptime.