On most mornings the routine is: Juliette wakes up, Jer comes and gets her to change her diaper and get her dressed while I grab another half hour or so of sleep, he brings her back to me and I cuddle and nurse her for a bit, then he takes her downstairs so I can get ready, and then one or both of us head off to work.
Weekends are so much better though! Similar sequence of events, except after I nurse her, Jer and I lay on the bed and talk to, play with, tickle, and admire our handiwork. This morning Juliette is so full of joy and energy. Every day she shows off some new skill. Yesterday it was reaching for the bottle, putting it in her mouth, and then actually tipping it up. I told Jer, "That's it, she doesn't need us anymore, we may as well send her off to college." Haha! Well, maybe we have a few more things to teach her...
Then later that evening, we went to Five Guys so Jer could grab a quick burger before he had to go in to work to deal with computer issues. While we sat in the restaurant, Juliette was all smiles and babbling. "Ba-ba, ma-ma, mba-mba" (I, of course, rejoiced at the "ma-ma"), and then she was even imitating me! It was so amazing and it made me cry and laugh all at the same time. Such a simple little outing made for an awesome experience. :) Plus we saw a guy holding the tiniest little baby girl, all curled up on his chest, and we got to talking with him for a bit. His baby was 6 weeks old and weight 8 lbs...she wasn't born early he said, he and his 5-foot wife just make small babies. She was absolutely precious and made Juliette look so BIG! It's funny how once you have a baby, you become part of this huge club. We exchange the knowing glances, the admiring smiles, and have effortless conversations with total strangers. Chatting with random people I don't know has never been my style, but I guess chalk that up to one more way in which Juliette has changed me.
Back to this morning...she was laying on the bed, feet in mouth (mostly her left foot) and trying to talk around her toes. So freakin' cute! We all gabbed back and forth in adult language and in her language, and I just felt the love radiating from all of us and warm me through and through. How on earth did I get so lucky? We tickled her fat little legs, and she laughed as I opened and closed my hand closer and closer to her face. She continued to tease daddy by saying "ma-ma-ma" - I could almost see the mischievous glint in her pretty blue eyes. And by the way, her eyes are SO blue! I am so glad! They look to me like a combination of Jer's and my dad's blue. I really wish my dad could have met her...but that's another post for another day.
Anyway, after my pitiful post from yesterday, it feels good to have the weekend ahead of me, when I can stay home with my perfect little family and just enjoy this excellent life I have.
Love,
Jenne
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