Holding on

I rocked the baby girl to sleep today in my arms, it was one of those times where I was keenly aware that she isn't going to be little much longer.  I struggled as I put her down knowing she would sleep better in bed, but wishing I could hold her a little more.  I find myself wanting to hold onto those moments more and more these days.

She walked up to a child who was clearly a year plus older than her yesterday who was riding in a stroller and said "Hi baby."  She thinks anyone in a stroller is a baby and since she rarely goes in one (b/c I have given up on trying to make her, it is a lost cause) she is certainly not a baby or so she seems to think...

Not Working

I am in a funk.
I have been in a funk for a couple of days now.

I have tried to get myself out of said funk.

I have exercised, cooked, shopped, drank lots of coffee, read a magazine, and played with the baby girl. Nothing seems to be working.

The End.

On a better note, I have been taking lots of pictures recently. This is one from after our Valentine’s Day breakfast, we couldn’t keep her out of this fountain. She was soaking wet by the time we peeled her away.

Somewhere else...

Not present.  That would be a correct description of me right now.  I am off in cleaning, house showing, grad school project, future world.  I prided myself in the baby girl’s first year of life in cherishing every moment and somewhere around a year with the chaos of her birthday drama, the holidays, and now trying to sell the house I feel like I have let life slip by.   I vow to take more pictures, play on the floor more, and enjoy the life I have been given to its fullest.  Confession over.

Simplicity

Days fly by with little thought or plan.  The things that get done, get done, and those that don't stay on the "to do" list.  I am loving the simplicity of my life right now.  My grad class is very flexible this semester with all three projects due on the last day of class and not much else in the middle.  The baby girl can go for longer now between naps, therefore, running and playing prevail most of the day.  Our weeks are peppered with house showings and I am engaging in a seemingly never-ending crazy cleaning frenzy (which basically means I never really let our house get dirty, which actually hasn't been as challenging as I have made it out to be).  Although it is getting a little old (because sometimes it's nice to just let the laundry go for a few days or to not wipe bathroom mirrors everyday), it's great that there is so much interest and see it rather than have it on the market and not have any showings, which would be even more frustrating.  However, I will be overjoyed when it's all over.

With that being said, I am off to finish cleaning before the baby girl wakes up from her nap.  We have another showing tomorrow!