I woke up early in the morning and taught back to back 90min yoga classes from 6-9:15am. Yay for yoga! I then went downstairs to find that John had already taken Isabella to pre-school and was home with Melanie. I was very tired and only had a couple hrs with Melanie before a noon event at Isabella's pre-school, and magically Melanie went down for a nap right away and I was able to sleep with her. Yay for sleep! The gods were truly smiling on me. Melanie and I woke up at noon, went to Isabella's pre-school for a party celebrating some French holiday (something involving kids under the table and a crowned king and queen for the day), and then went to the grocery. Amazingly, Isabella did not run away from me or knock anything over at the store. Astounding! Anyway, we came home and played around in the living room. Melanie spent a bunch of time on the floor working on crawling. She can't crawl yet, but is just barely learning to push into her arms so that she scoots backwards. When it's your own kid you celebrate every new movement, every new skill, and so I delighted in laying around on the floor, petting Ellie, and watching Melanie grow.
Eventually I put Melanie down for a nap and had some 1:1 time with Isabella. Every afternoon Melanie takes a 3-4 hr nap (yes, really that long) and I get wonderful time to focus solely on my first born. On this particular day I suggested we make paper bag puppets. I'm not very artistic, but this seemed to be a project w/in my grasp.
I let Isabella cut out the teeth for my puppet. The result was wonderfully fierce and vampire like.
Then, Isabella and I went up to her room to read books. Recently we put an extra comfy reading chair in her room. I love going up there, just the 2 of us, to cuddle and read as Melanie naps. She goes to her shelves, picks out her current favorites, climbs into my lap, and leans her head against my neck. Pure bliss. Here is a self portrait -
After about 10 books I made dinner, then Mary came over to watch the kids while I taught my 2hr advanced evening class. During the class I was reminded of how much I love my students and of how healing it is to share my studio with them.
After about 10 books I made dinner, then Mary came over to watch the kids while I taught my 2hr advanced evening class. During the class I was reminded of how much I love my students and of how healing it is to share my studio with them.
Yet again, I am filled with gratitude for all that I have.
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If memory serves, Bryce learned to scooch himself around on his back, then walk, then crawl. Maybe it was a pushing backwards thing. Whichever, he looked at the "normal" order and said, "Nahh, hey watch this!"
Sheesh, it's weird thinking of him being that small...
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