From the get-go, today was sort of an “off” day. I slept very badly last night – waking up alot and not being able to fall back asleep. I was not awake and screaming or anything, just crying and not willing to fall back to sleep. Anyway, because of my bad sleep, I slept later than usual, not getting up until 7:15 – this basically put my whole day about 1.5 hours behind schedule, but we managed.
The morning was a combo of playing, trying to take a nap, and AS trying to figure out how to manage me and herself in a house not necessarily set up for a baby. Since it was just AS and I most of the day (G/G were both at work), she had to figure out how to shower and get dressed and ready to go on a morning when I was not in a sleeping mood! So, she finally figured out she could move my high chair into the bathroom and wedge it into a position where it wouldn’t budge and we did just fine. She kept peeking out and checking on me and flicking water on me and I laughed. After the whole “getting ready” part of the day was over, I was finally willing to take a slightly longer nap. It pushed into my lunchtime, but AS decided it was better to let me finish my nap and let my lunch be a little bit late. When I woke up, AS had my day 2 of asparagus ready for me and I’ve come to a conclusion – I don’t like asparagus very much. I ate it and everything and never refused the spoon, but I certainly made clear that I’d rather not have it everyday!
After lunch we loaded up in the car and went to Alton to do some shopping at a going-out-of-business sale, but didn’t really have any success – nothing we couldn’t live without! By the time we got home, it was time for my afternoon bottle and G’ma had just gotten home so she got it ready for me. After the bottle, it was becoming clear I needed to get in some more sleep, so I had another 1 hour nap – thats a total of 3.5 hours of napping for the day, just none of the hours in a row!
The evening was spent with G’ma while AS went out to eat dinner with Tyka (her friend, who I hear we’re going to visit tomorrow!) and G’pa was still at work. We played and took a bath and then AS was home just in time to give me a bottle and put me to bed. I heard G’ma and AS discussing the possible causes for my “off” mood today – the conclusion was my teeth. I think I agree with them – I’ve been trying to bite/chew on everything I can, I’m drooling like crazy, I am “playing” with my bottle nipple just as much as I’m drinking out of it, plus I was just not quite as happy today as usual. I kept feeling the urge to let out a loud cry – just one or two cries – then I was happy again. It was weird. Anyway, no other symptoms that make anyone think I’m sick or anything. It was just one of those days…
On a developmental note, I love feeling stuff! When I get my food on my hand, I just love feeling it mush around in my fingers, I enjoy rubbing my feet on the netting on the side of my pack’n’play, I particularly love hair (my own and others) – I don’t pull, I just like feeling the hair. AS says I like the textures, whatever that means!
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