Randomness

I am incapable of a long coherent post so here are some random thoughts.

The real reason to get back into shape quickly after pregnancy is so that your happy baby who loves you sooo much can't grab on to folds of skin to show how much she loves you. A toned body is what I need. Ow!

I had forgotten that breast feeding a five month old is a wrestling match. Aleka squirms and kicks and laughs through it all. Every time.

It is not true that "involving your toddler in cooking time" will encourage them to eat the meal. It will just make you feel duped.

It is true that a baby's bum is the softest thing ever. And so so lovely. Aleka is usually crying by the end of a diaper change, because she has finally gotten fed up with all the adoration of bum kissing and cooing. And kissing her stomach to watch her laugh. Because that even beats touching a baby's bum as the best thing ever.

We have turned into a full on co-sleeping family. Um, how? Well, I could probably track it all back to that fateful night when I was 8 months pregnant and didn't want to get up to put Halía back in bed. But here we are now. The three of us in our bed, four when Aleka is nursing at night, in a house where there is actually a room for everyone. I asked Jan when we were going to have the energy for the couple-of-nights-in-a-row battle of keeping Halía in her bed. He suggested when we are back in Vancouver. That would be June. Another three months. See, the thing is, he secretly likes it.

Oh, and the following photos should be titled, my sister finally had a nap, so my mom got to take pictures of me....

Ahhhh, ok, my computer can't find them. They are there in my photo program, but not when I try and attach them. Sigh. What I do see however are some photos of Halía painting. Poor second child syndrome must be in full swing.