Life:
Harmony is nine months old today! I can't believe she's here already, it seems like just a couple *days* ago, I was helping her sit up by herself, and now it's like "Yeah, of course she's *crawling*". And, on the other side of things, it seems like she's always been crawling, you know? Funny how time works...
It's been a busy week, and kind of a stressful one. There were lots of different things disrupting our routine, but I think we held it together pretty well. Harmony has been really cranky this week for a number of reasons, so that's been a little tough. The weekend was good- I gave Harmony's dad a call, cause I gave up waiting for him to call us, and asked him if he wanted to see her or not! And he said, of course he did, but didn't think he could for two weeks, because he and his parents are moving, and wouldn't have a place to take her. And I told him that well, she needs to be slowly introduced to him anyways, and the first step was going to be having him over here to spend an hour with her, so why couldn't he do that soon? So Harmony saw her Dad again- she didn't seem to really recognize him, but she did like him in the "here's someone fun to play with" sense.
Sunday we went to Grandma Dee-Dee's, even though we were starting to not
feel so great (me especially). By Monday, I was feeling really sick-
I dropped the baby off at daycare and went directly home for a two
hour nap. :( Unfortunately, Harmony was sick too, and the daycare called
me around 3 to ask if I could pick her up early to take her to the doctors.
It turns out she had an eye infection, and the doctor gave me some drops
to give her. Because it's contagious, I had to keep her home sick on Tuesday, and
by Monday night I was totally dreading that day! Being home with a sick
baby is bad, being home sick is bad too, but being home with a baby while
you're sick and the baby is sick too, is just awful!!! But it turned
out not too bad. I took Harmony to a friend's house, so at least
she had a new exciting place to keep her mind on anything but how
itchy her eyes were. I had asked Harmony's dad on Monday night if he could
come and help out Tuesday night, and he said ok, so at least I could look
forward to the fact that someone else would give her supper, and a bath,
and put her to bed. Well, sort of... he only showed up 30 mins before her
regular bedtime (I'd already give her supper), and I only got a chance
to lie down and rest during her bath, because after that, Chris seemed
to need a lot of help. Funny story- I was lying down trying to get rid of
my heacache while Chris was giving her a bath, and then I heard the baby
crying, so I went out to see what was up,
and he was putting her in her sleeper without a diaper!!! So I took
over for a bit, while he made a bottle ("How many scoops again?").
It really didn't end up being a break at all, but at least he's getting
re-trained in how to take care of a baby. Seriously, I worry about
him taking the baby on his own, cause if he forgets the really simple
stuff (like, reading the top of the can to get the directions on how to
make formula, and the fact that babies need diapers!), how can I trust him
with her life in an emergency?
On Wednesday, Harmony and I were feeling quite a bit better, so we went
out. I still kept her home from daycare, just to be able to keep an eye on
her, and cause she seemed really clingy. So it wasn't that she needed to
be home all day, more just be with mom all day. But it was good, because we
got a chance to visit some of our old stomping grounds! We visited
"Baby and Me" at St. Mary's and got one last video shot on our tape.
We probably wont be back there until the day Harmony "graduates" (which
is when she starts walking!). We also went to the Young/Single Parents
Drop-In, which was my favorite group- I'm really going to miss it!!! :( :( :(
On Thursday (yesterday), baby went back to daycare
since she was feeling a lot better and I went to Bethany for my last
Anger/Stress Management Class. By then, I was feeling a little better
with most of my symptoms, but my throat was totally dying- I could hardly
talk! Sarah had to read some of my group work out loud for me! It
was really sad to say goodbye to the Bethany crowd too, we had spent so
much time there!!! So this week was a big week of goodbyes and moving on.
It really feels like we've entered this weird new life, so many things have
changed! No more parenting groups and classes and hanging out at Bethany
and St. Mary's and Drop-In... :( But I think that despite my sadness
over this time of my life being over, I'm excited to look ahead to what
this fall with bring. I'm both excited and nervous about starting university,
and about so many things. Harmony is getting so big, moving into that
"senior infant" category, and I miss those baby days, but I'm also
very thrilled about her new abilities and independance. There's still another
week until school starts, but I'm sure it'll just fly by (oh no! There's so
much to do!!!!)...
Harmony's Growth:
Harmony was weighed on Wednesday at "Baby and Me" and is up to
20 pounds 7 oz. We also talked to the nurse about eating and she said
that since Harmony seemed to be expressing boredom with spoon-feeding,
I should start moving forward with the finger foods. Harmony had her
first taste of lasagna at Dee-Dee's and she loved it! I'm also
going to talk with the daycare staff about starting to eat some
of the foods the other kids are eating, and I'm going to start
bringing finger foods for her instead of jarred foods. I have a feeling
this will be a big challenge for me since I really don't like cooking,
but hopefully the fact that I *have* to do it (whereas while just
cooking for myself, it's not a necessity to cook good foods) will
help.
Harmony can pull up on things by herself now! She has been working on this skill
alot, and now she can pull herself up on low things, like Mommy's legs,
short toys, and Grandma Dee-Dee's couch! :) She is also starting to "creep"
along a little while standing holding on to something but usually can't go
more than a few steps. Soon enough..