Feb. 20: There’s a lunar eclipse going on right now. It’s really amazing looking. We showed it to Andrew and told him that people used to think that a dragon was eating the moon. Afterward, he kept asking where the dragon was:)
We’ve had some nice outings this week. On Monday, I had a most incredible massage in the afternoon. I took Sylvia with me, and she got a little fussy a couple times. I had her sleeping on my chest for the second half of the massage, and it turned out to be a really peaceful and centering experience. A little life lesson in how to tend to one’s self as well as one’s family.
Yesterday was my first just-for-fun outing. I put on my contacts and jeans and some makeup and the four of us went to Olbrich Gardens to walk in the conservatory. It felt good to be out in public. My body feels nearly back to normal, well, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but I do feel mostly like myself other than being pretty sleepy.
Today the four of us went to Mad Town Twisters gymnasium where Andrew had an absolute blast running and jumping and climbing. Sylvia slept the whole time we were there. This week is speeding on by.
My friend and co-worker, Pam, had a baby girl on Monday. Mercy Caroline. So Clara is a big sister now too. All these fresh babies.
It’s enough cuteness to make a person turn to ooze.
I stayed up too late last night. I think my previous bedtime of 8:30 or 9 is much more conducive for an awake day than the 9:30/10:30 bedtime. Sylvia is having some longer sleeping stretches (2 1/2, even a 3 hour sometimes), but she also often wakes up every hour to nurse.
She sure is cuddly in the bed, my little sweetie.
I’m going to try to upload some pictures, but I have to re-install programs to do so. Bryan has our computer up and running again, but there’s lots of little things that need tweaking to get them working!
Photos from the last several days are in the gallery.
Althea, Bryan, Andrew, and Sylvia