My where has time gone. It seems like, I dunno, 3 months since I’ve posted to my blog. Hey look at that, it’s been 3 months.
It has been 3 months since our lovely little daughter was born and we’ve started to wonder: What has happened to our lives? Did I even have a life before that? some of my relatives are asking. All that ‘free time’ (whenever that is) has been absorbed by a host of tasks designed to keep this little organism going – changing diapers, feeding, getting her to sleep. Heck, half of my baby time is spent just holding her. We have become adept at passing off the baby just before one of us has to go the bathroom.
Not that I am complaining, mind you. Holding my daughter is my new addiction. I can’t wait to get home just to pick her up and look into those blue, wandering eyes and pretend she is communicating with me. Her favorite spot is the changing table – it’s like magic. We put her on it and she becomes active & alert. Juliet and I do lots of ‘talking’ there. The moment I pick her up, she goes back into ‘the zone’ – staring off at whatever space has absorbed her short attention span.
I loved my life before kids. We were so active and had so much freedom (as evidenced by our many travel posts). Now that we have a child, we’re not as ‘active’ in the same sense, but she has become our new activity. Different pleasures. I love my life with kids, too.
As for Juliet, she couldn’t be better. I think we got spoiled on this one. All looks, very few cries, and generally a good temper. The girl likes to get her diaper changed and can spend at least an hour in the car seat without much fuss. She only occasionally needs the pacifier. I can see why some people stop after one – the next one can only be trouble.
