A Mindful Life

rolled over from her back to tummy this afternoon?
Twice!
For months Claire’s been going tummy to back easily because when I put her on her stomach for “tummy time,” she gets bored and/or tired and/or frustrated, and flips herself over. It’s the other direction she hadn’t figured out. The past few days I’ve been playing a [...]

At least, it seems so.

Claire has a new toy! (One of the items we were given by another parent relieved to create space in her home.) She can’t use it very long before she gets tired and frustrated, but it sure fascinates her.

Everything flows from your own heart.
–Fa-Yen

On February 8th, our friends in upstate New York celebrated the first birthday of their son.
On February 8th, our friends who are Claire’s Emergency Backup Parents (guardians), welcomed their niece into the world (in Florida).
On February 10th, another couple (long-time friends who live locally) welcomed their daughter. We met her tonight. She is lovely, all [...]

You’re asking the wrong questions. If you want to make the world a better place, tell funnier jokes!
–Woody Allen

It’s 9:36 p.m. as I begin writing this, and I still haven’t bathed today. I thought I might actually take a long soak, then wash my hair before bed tonight, but already it’s closing in on my bedtime (if I want to be decently energized tomorrow). Instead I spent the evening (from 7:00 until now) [...]

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
–John Kenneth Galbraith

Claire’s legs are getting much sturdier, especially her thighs (which can’t be seen here). She’s been sleeping from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the past few days. Maybe this is the grand sleep consolidation which everyone talks about. Husband says Claire wakes up as though she’s surprised to have slept so long; she usually devours [...]

I swear Claire’s gained two pounds in the past two weeks. She’s been eating every 1.5 to 2 hours, except at night. Lately Claire’s been sleeping from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., eating hugely, then sleeping again until 6 a.m. Or she’ll sleep from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m., eat, and sleep again until 6:30. [...]

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
–Unknown