Big Firsts

I've made a decision. I'm getting off Facebook. I'm over it. Everybody knows that it's an outlet for spying, it caters to the voyeur of which I take a great deal of pleasure in, not really to get back in touch with people, but that's not why I'm ending it. It's TOO MUCH WORK. Can't handle the pressure of posting and updating and labelling and tagging anymore. I have a very active 5 month old baby. When she sleeps I get things done. She is sleeping less. This way, I will be able to focus my attention here, where I should be spending time documenting such wonderful memories as this:

Olivia Eats.

This morning I woke up and thought yup - it's Saturday. It's July 26th. Liv is 5 months old. Let's EAT! Huzb was crashed on the couch from an accidental bender with the neighbours the night before. I stumbled downstairs with the babe to heat liquids. This is the routine around here lately. Heat Bottle. Put on coffee. Feed Otis. Fill up water bowl. So many liquids I think to myself.

Liv had recently been on a hunger strike. I'm convinced she's teething. Her little gums are red and I can feel a rigid line across her bottom gumline. She's been pulling at her ears and a little more cranky then usual. Could it be teeth so soon? Already? Not today, we're already doing one new thing. This morning she took her bottle with no fuss at all. Hmm...all that striking has caught up. After a failed attempt at burping I but her back into her bouncey chair and warmed up a little extra formula to mix her cereal. I think I read the box 45 times. Dax told me this is the cereal she and Scarbs use. It's brown rice. It's organic. Holy fuck there are so many things to think about. So overwheleming. Best to just run with it. I tbsp of cereal to 2 tbsp of formula. Check. I already have the formula.

Livvie is bouncing in her chair with vigour. She LOVES this chair. Too bad she's growing out of it. The other day she cut the back of her heel from banging her feet against the rim of th chair. Man they don't lie when they say they grow fast. Must keep up written memories. Back to the cereal. I call Huzb from the hallway and let him know that we're about to try solids. He comes running with camera and big dazed smile. He's such a good Dad.


Is anybody Hungies?? Big smiles from Liv who has also recently taken to high pitched squeels and low grunts. Really trying to cover all the animal sounds right off the bat. She can imitate a monkey and a lion! The actual feeding of the cereal was so fun. And she was pretty good. As expected she got most of it on her face. But I can tell already that she's good with the spoon. She immitated me when I opened my mouth wide and squeeled with delight when the new substance was shoved into her mouth. Eating. Never really thought so much about it before. It's kind of hard! Lots of coordination to figure out.

So here she is, my little Liv, having succeeded another milestone so soon. She's Eating. She's growing. She's so happy. I need a highchair.