This afternoon, I sat down and wrote an insightful and lengthy post. I hit publish, and then I lost it all.
But I actually didn’t get too upset, because I’m fairly sure it wasn’t insightful; I was rambling.
The finer points:
Lu
- Turns 3 months on Tuesday!!!
- Has rolled from her back to her side at least four times this week (whoa! slow down, girly)
- Has begun clasping her hands together
- Tries to eat both of her hands at the same time
- Is awake more and more these days
- Enjoys the occasional comfort nurse (as opposed to her 5-10 mn quick feeds)
- Still sleeping through the night
- Still loving the wrap and bjorn
- Loves being held so that she’s standing
- Likes sitting up and facing out when she’s being held
- Much better neck control
- Smiling a ton
- Sweetest coos
- Probably 11 lbs 10 oz
- Transitioning to 3 mo. clothing
- Long and skinny, but starting to get those little leg rolls :)
Lily
- “Oh, ick! Dirty floors, Mama. Lily get broom (retrieves broom). Lily clean. Watch Mama! Lily cleaning.”
- “Daddy working. Daddy help people. Good job, Daddy.”
- “Go to river today? I know, Children’s Museum. Ok, Mama. Eat Fro Yo. Ride train!”
- “Lily want mango for snack.”
- “Cuddle daddy. Cuddle mommy.”
- “Baby Mina come?”
- “Family day!”
- “Mama do homework?”
- (In reference to the TV) “Turn it off!”
- “Uh oh. Where rainbow go?! Rainbow go home. Rainbow ‘hind buildings.”
- “Sunscreen. No burn skin.”
- “Lily poop on toilet, get Fro Yo.”
- “Look, Mommy! Boy has tattoo! Poop on toilet, get Fro Yo?”
- “Lily wants braids. Two braids. Clip?”
- “No Mommy. Lily choose it. Matches?” (holding up her clothing selections)
- “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6!” “12!”
- “ABCDEFG, elemeno, QRSTUV, now I know my ABC, next time sing with me!”
- “Shhh, Mina. It’s ok. Shhh. ABCD!”
It’s not quite as lyrical in bullet points, but it gets the job done. Both girls are so much fun, and I’m so thankful that I get to be home (or at the library or children’s museum or science museum or botanical gardens or playground, as it were) with them. I’m on the search for other mommies and toddlers for friendship and playmates, but it’s not an easy hunt. There’s a complicated social pattern at play here, people, and I’m not sure I’m up for the task. Where are the mommies who proudly wear thrifted outfits and enjoy varied conversational topics? Where are the mommies who both stay at home and listen to Ani? Can I get a hell yeah?
Nope? Well, then… I guess the search must go on. Wish me luck. I don’t need a mommy who’s the same as me (some of my best friends have some pretty big differences), but kids around Lily’s age and some similar interests would be, like, INCREDIBLE.
In other news, I’m going to dabble in minimalism! Hooray! I hope you won’t be bored to tears if I tell you I pared down my wardrobe to 100 items, including outerwear, workout wear, regular wear, night wear, shoes, accessories, undies, etc, etc, excluding jewelry in which I refuse to be minimalist and it only takes up one jewelry box, so no biggie, right? I didn’t get rid of everything else (I’m dabbling, after all), but I did put it into storage. The plan is to go for six months with just these 100 items (I think it’s 96???) and to not buy anything for those six months. (I mean, I will be buying diapers and toiletries because, as I mentioned, I am trying to make some friends). I’m also going to go the six months without buying the girls anything, save a gift each for Christmas. I’m not trying to be draconian, but I’m also feeling a bit owned by my stuff these days. Plus, the bombardment of this cute outfit, those adorable boots, that perfect toy, etc, etc is totally overwhelming. How do you navigate a world that’s continually telling you to purchase something that will make you more beautiful, more confident, a better mommy, more happy? I say opt out for a bit. I could be totally wrong, but hey, it’s worth a try. So in tandem with my six months of living with less and not buying frivolous things, I’m going to delete pinterest and eBay from my phone. I’m embarrassed to say I spend far too much time salivating over what amounts to fabric, leather, and plastic. I will continue buying memberships to places/classes where I can bring the girls, because I would go CRAZY if I didn’t have anywhere to go. Seriously. It’s pretty much the only time of the day when we all feel like a team rather than competing factions.
Anywho. I got the idea for my minimalist dabblings from these three places (1, 2, 3). The general idea is 40 items or less for 3 months, but usually people exclude outerwear, workout wear, night wear, and undies. So I included all those things, extended the experiment an extra 3 months (cos I’m an endurance athlete, as you know) and upped my limit to 100. It was actually pretty fun to plan out the things that would make the cut, and today, I packed everything else away and tucked it in the basement (which is a terrifying place indeed).
So that’s that. The experiment starts October 1st, and I won’t lie; I am using the approaching date as an excuse to acquire a few more items, but I’m not going crazy. In total, I’ll probably spend about $200 to get some things to power us through the winter ;)
Lotsa love,
E
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