I hate that song.
Lucas and I went for his 9 month check up today. No needles this time so no reason to be anxious. Lucas hasn't gained much weight since last time, which I guess is normal for breastfed babies. The good news is we got the go-ahead to feed Lucas all he likes. I brought up the fact that I was worried about him overeating sometimes, because he never really seems to get full and eats a lot of food for a 9-month old. But apparently he can eat and eat and eat and that's A-OK. As long as he's not spitting it all up mind you, but that has never happened. License to get chubby.
Next time someone I know is pregnant/has a baby, I will be purchasing the book "The Yummy Mummy Manifesto" for them. It is written by an older (40-is?) bohemian-hippie-type mom with a lot of good advice. It is very well written with short little chapters and I have almost read it from cover to cover. It talks about everything from not worrying about the state of your house or the mini-tantrum your child is throwing in public, to the isolation that comes with being at home all day and the resentment that is felt between partners over the sharing of housework/parenting. While I think some of her ideas are a little too hippie-ish for me (she doesn't let any toys into her house that light up or sing the alphabet.....both features on Lucas' new favorite toy, his activity table), most chapters were a great read and very informative and enlightening.
Went for our daily trip to the park and swings this afternoon. Lucas still finds the swings just as exciting and fun as the day before and he loves watching the other kids play in the park. The only thing about the park is that it doesn't take long enough so the afternoons lately are beginning to drag. So we extended our trip today with a stop for a slurpee and a stroll through the mall. Turned out to be a 2 hour outing and Lucas lasted the whole time. He was great today. He is great all days, I guess I should say he was very well behaved today.
Lucas and I have been watching Sesame Street in the mornings and I find it very funny. This probably means I am slowly going crazy....
On a completely unrelated note, I want to make my house look much more stylish but I do not have the funds to do so. I would love to be able to collect vintage teapots, pottery and enamelware to sit on my kitchen shelves, or an amazing wood desk for my computer with lots of drawers for electronic junk. Terry and I have taken to creating our own works of art to hang on our walls, which is fine for small bedroom and bathroom prints, but I would love to purchase a few large prints from an actual artist or photographer. I saw some beautiful prints on canvas by this dude at a craft fair at River Landing this summer that I loved:
http://www.extraordinarylight.com/gallerylinks/Scenic.htm
Again, art is expensive and totally not a necessity right now. Also, our bathroom upstairs is an ugly shade of yellowish-cream and in need of a mini-makeover. I want to do a lavender/chocolate brown/cream palette but I am scared to paint the walls light purple. Purple walls? I don't know if that is going to work and I am no interior designer. Might just go for it and see what happens.
Back to work in three short months....eeeep!
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