We've all got a cold bug and are nesting in. Lily is full of snot and coughing and really quite unhappy with the whole ordeal. Mark and I have sore throats and are dragging...

BUT! the really important news is that Lily has a new friend in the world! Alora and Dougg had baby Marisa on Friday (her due date) at Best Start. Everything went really well; the baby is healthy and the parents are thrilled. We're going to swing by today and drop off some meals. I've put together a chicken dish, some ham, a meatloaf, a box of mac and cheese, some garlic bread... oh yes, and some yams from Thanksgiving. Hmmmm.... food.

Anywho... Lily is sleeping and I really should take this opportunity to take a nice hot steamy shower. Hmmmm... shower.

We've all got a cold bug and are nesting in. Lily is full of snot and coughing and really quite unhappy with the whole ordeal. Mark and I have sore throats and are dragging...

BUT! the really important news is that Lily has a new friend in the world! Alora and Dougg had baby Marisa on Friday (her due date) at Best Start. Everything went really well; the baby is healthy and the parents are thrilled. We're going to swing by today and drop off some meals. I've put together a chicken dish, some ham, a meatloaf, a box of mac and cheese, some garlic bread... oh yes, and some yams from Thanksgiving. Hmmmm.... food.

Anywho... Lily is sleeping and I really should take this opportunity to take a nice hot steamy shower. Hmmmm... shower.

Not much new here in our lives. I've started working part time (only one day a week at this time) and Lily is learning that Grandma's house is a fun place. My mom is learning that you can't get a thing done with Miss Lily about! Last Friday she took Lil to a concert at Church where they listened to a friend sing show tones. Lily did very well and even sang along a few times. She was adored by my moms friends, a lot of which don't yet have grands of their own. This child will have no shortage of love in her life and that's just the way I like it.

Mark has started doing a WONDERFUL thing for me. When he gets up in the morning he takes Lily with him. She plays with toys downstairs and "chats" with Dad until it's time for him to go to work. Then he pops her back into bed with me, where I can usually nurse her back to sleep for an hour or so. This is greatly making up for the lost sleep at night and making life so much sweeter for me. I was getting to be a real grumpy gus for a while and was not so kind to those around me. She's sleeping really well, for the most part. Some nights, she needs to be cuddled close and will stir a lot. Those nights I don't get such great sleep as I am so aware of her little body pressed to mine and it's wiggling!

This morning when Mark dropped her back into bed with me she wanted to nurse, but was fascinated by my wild hair (which likes to puff out in all directions in the morning). She would reach and reach and if she managed to get a tuft would very curiously... YANK on it. Not so much fun. I'd be happy to let her feel my hair if only she didn't want to feel it so hard. So I smooth it away from her and this pisses her off to no end.

Now that it's getting colder, I have the joy of little cold hands (and sometimes feet) on my skin when she nurses. Oh that's cold...

Anyway, life is good and only getting better every day. TTFN.

SHE CAN SIT UP! Lily is totally sitting up on her own! OK, so she still throws herself over from time to time, but she's doing it.

Oh God... crawling is next.

Started back to work yesterday and Lily stayed with my mom. We're easing back into it. Just doing Fridays in November, adding Wednesdays in December and then dropping Mondays into the new year. It was really hard at first... I arrived late as it took a little longer than expected to leave my girl. Wanted to burst into tears as soon as I got there, but once I started working, I felt better. So much to do with this position, I am eager to get things going, yet a little overwhelmed at all that needs to happen.

I was away from her for about six hours and I returned to my moms to find Lily wrapped in a soft blanket and snuggled sleepily against my mom. Mom says she didn't get anything done all day... just Lily. Even when the baby slept, she said she sat next to her and read. It is so hard to get anything done with that sweet little face looking up at you. I only get the luxury of typing this while she's sleeping in her cradle.

Allyn comes for another visit this weekend. Her sister is due at anytime and so they are having a baby shower for her tomorrow. She is always so pleased to see the little girl she helped usher into the world... and I think Lily "knows" her to.

I am so tired this morning. Mark is driving back from a gig in Palm Springs this morning and last night didn't go so well. Lily was just wiggly and demanding and actually needed a diaper change in the middle of the night. He'll be home in 20 minutes or so and then maybe I can have a shower and a nap. He has stuff he needs to do, but he's going to have an emotion, evil wife if I don't get a little time to myself.

Ah, yes... on that note, the baby stirs. I must attend to my beautiful, needy little babe.

Lily has almost figured out the sitting up thing. She can often catch herself as starts to topple over, but for the most part is still flinging herself around and getting frustrated. She giggles, "talks", has discovered that when she screams, everybody pays attention, and is generally having a great time. She has also started sucking her thumb... her left thumb. Vikki says this is no indication that she may be left handed. Mark's hoping that she'll be ambidextrous. She'll just be.

Oh yes, and she went to her FOURTH wedding in her four and a half months of life this last weekend. John and Oreet were happily wed on the 8th... the same day as the beginning of the Harmonic Concordance, a full moon AND a lunar eclipse. Good day to marry, don't you think!

Other news: we're in escrow on this amazing piece of property with a funky house on it. Two acres of land with some fruit trees, ample parking, it's perfect. We get to take possession mid-December, but will probably move in after the new year.

Life is good!

We have found a home and may be in escrow by the end of the week. It's an awesome home that is unlike anything else we've seen out there. Sits on two acres and has all this livable outdoor space built into the home. The bedrooms are separate from the main part of the house and it's just really awesome! I've already started imagining where things will go, where Lily will play, all that. It's fun!

Milton is coming for a visit and will get to meet Lily. I wish SuSu and Anna could come too, but ah well. Mark's out of town again, but comes back tomorrow, so he'll only miss about 24 hours of Milton's stay.

Ah, and once again, my sweet baby girl is awakening and so I must finish this post. Cheers.