Tiff's Turn

This morning Aria was just too tired for play before going to work. Can you see it in her eyes? I still have to try for play time. I savor those little moments. After work, I hold her while I eat my afternoon snack. Every time I put a piece of watermelon in my mouth I smile and say, "Mmmmmm!" Clearly she loves this, based on this look that she always give me: I love her more and more the older she gets!

Today was the day to soak it all in. My last day of maternity leave. I'm so blessed to have had four blissful months with my girl, and sadly it's coming to a close.  Aunt Natalie That toy sure is funny! I let her watch a lot of cartoons today. My favorite song to run to! Getting there... Levi had a great day. He got a new wardrobe for work. He even had a funny story for how he got this ice cream. So he was working in the Ghetto today. Yes, Ghetto with a capital G. He comes across some sort of ghetto ice cream stand. The man says, "That'll be two-fitty." Levi proceeds to give the man three dollars, to which the man says, "Man, I don't have fitty cents to give you back." "Well, sell it to me for $2 then," Levi replies. "Seriously?" the man asks. "Hey, part of being an entrepreneur is being prepared with correct change." The story ...

Today I noticed many things that Aria is doing to show me she is becoming a big girl. First off, Aria is finally enjoying the swing! Once we established that she likes swingin' now, I put her in front of the TV and tuned in the Baby Einstein: Beethoven DVD. She watched the whole 30 minute movie! Then she fell fast asleep and had about a 30 minute nap in the swing. This made for a happy mommy. The more obvious sign of her growing, growing, growing is that I continue to try on 3-6 month clothes on her. As you can see, they're fitting comfortably! (Aria is watching more Baby Einstein on my laptop in this picture. When can I get her her own iPad???  ;) ) Here's another: our morning walking routine is getting easier because she's learning that being pushed in the stroller is tons of fun, and I don't do it to torture her. She hasn't been fussy the last few walks, except for a little cry that tells me she's about to go to sleep...