http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife express : discover : renew : create Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:32:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For posterity... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/19/at-11-months-1-week-and-4-days-old/ Scene: Dinnertime, 6:30 p.m. I am standing at the kitchen counter, Husband is leaning against the sink. Me: I swear, Claire seems hungry every hour lately. I'm chopping up some vegetables for her. [Claire is clinging to my butt, whining in hunger.] Him: What did you make for dinner? Me: I made ... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/19/patience-grasshopper/ It was great fun, and we'll miss you. http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/16/dont-go-uncle-t/ Guess who took steps without assistance today? Claire took her first two when I was at our friends' home. Then after her afternoon nap, Claire got to work again with Uncle T nearby for support. After many tries, she took three steps. They weren't graceful, and they weren't actually one in ... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/14/you-put-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/ I've been sick and am recovering slowly (I caught Claire's cold). Uncle T is having a good time with us. Claire is doing her darndest to walk unassisted and today took two teeny tiny steps in succession. Does that count? We were visiting a friend at the time, so I ... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/14/o-hai/ Uncle T arrived this morning via an early flight from Austin. He and Claire have become chums right away. Right now they are both napping, so I hope to get a few winks in too. http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/12/the-man-called-uncle/ Claire is better; her fever broke yesterday. Now I have a sore throat and a low grade fever, and I hope this passes just as quickly. My morning started with feeling punky and then turned odious. (Warning: somewhat gross details follow.) I was eating my toast at the table and Claire ... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/08/claire-at-eleven-months/ No, not a radio station, and not the current heat index. That was Claire's temperature at bedtime, and having had Tylenol. She cuddled me and her teddy bear all day, and I wore her in the Moby wrap as much as my back could stand it. I feel for her.Earlier ... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/06/1027/ My intuition was correct. Claire woke this morning sneezing, snotty, coughing, and with a fever of 101. Poor kiddo. Not to worry, Uncle T. By the time you arrive she will be mostly over it, at least the contagious stage. http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/06/spot-on/ I've never participated in this meme before, but Gerry does so I thought I'd do a quick brain dump. Reader beware: the quality of what comes next might be less than intelligent. I should also mention that the meme focuses on 10 things one is thankful for; I wrote it ... http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/08/05/ten-things-tuesday/