sharing

so as a mom to a baby and a fur-baby some things happen here that maybe don't in another home. i used to say that the two babies would probably share toys because i didn't know how to teach my dog how to differentiate between her toys and my babies toys. come to find out my dog leaves the baby toys alone. it's my baby that loves the dog toys. so during the day i pick up dog toys, dog gets them back out, baby finds them and tries to eat them, i take them from baby and put them away again and then we start over. i don't know why i bother because anytime i turn my back the dog is giving the baby kisses anyway, which the baby also loves. i know you all probably think this is gross, but it's our reality. what's getting really funny about the whole situation is the two babies wrestling over this particular toy...

Eva is 5 months

so i must preface this by saying it's been too long since i posted. i should have done a post like this every month and am sad that i haven't. i think i had a case of the baby blues up until now and just didn't realize it, which i totally thought i would. the last couple weeks though i have felt great, super happy, and so much in love with my baby it's insane and i can cry if i think about it for more than a second. i feel like she and i have entered into a new chapter in our lives together as mother and daughter. her personality is shining and she is so sweet, and i am noticing this more and more each day. so here is what she's up to lately... but i say this to her:

• you don't like to sit still any more
• you like to play on the floor and you're learning all you can so you can crawl, you get up on your hands and knees and you rock back and forth, and sometimes you get up on your feet, and then lunge forward towards what you want
• you're trying to sit up and usually fall over in the process
• you sleep wonderfully well
• you like to suck on your first 2 fingers on your right hand and when i lay you down for nap you suck on those fingers and then rub the blanket between the fingers of your other hand
• you smile a lot, but don't laugh so i must not be as funny as i think i am
• you're a big girl but still dainty. you are tall and weigh a lot for your age but you're not a chunk
• you drool a lot
• you never lost your hair but it isn't really growing yet either
• your eyes are still blue and beautiful
• we took you to the store to buy a hat to protect your porcelain skin and we tried 5+ hats on you and we told you to kick when you saw one you liked. we bought you the pink one with ruffles and butterflies because you kicked like crazy when we put it on
• we took you to see a movie with us and you were so quiet and great. we love that about you
• you love to have a drink of water and i think you wish you could eat the grown up food
• you're totally a mommy's girl and daddy probably gets a bit jealous but i love it and am enjoying every minute of it because someday you'll grow up and you won't love me this unconditionally any more