Mean mother crackdown

“What do you mean you don’t exist for the sole purpose of being my bed/food source/transportation unit?”

We are weaning Natalie from her sling carrier and trying to pursuade her that sleeping in the crib during nap time is the latest and greatest fad among her tiny peers. She is not convinced but seems to be going along for the ride. The last couple of days have been hard and we’ve both been pretty tired as a result, but it is getting better. There will be other major changes going on around here, too. Oh yes. Once we have mastered “napping on your own” we are moving into second phase: operation binky elimination.

A crappy, rainy day

Today was dreary so Natalie and I skipped our play group and just hung out at home. She found much satisfaction in staring down stuffed wildlife, while I… uh, well, I enjoyed her enjoyment I guess. Luckily it doesn’t rain too much here in sunny California. I mean, she’s a great conversationalist, but all we seem to talk about is “Bah ah ah” and occasionally “guhhghrllll…” We’re working on branching out into new topics, but it’s been slow going.