Mabel is now six months old! I was able to leave her last Saturday with my parents for more than three hours while I went to a Young Republicans brunch, and I was very surprised (pleasantly so) to hear how good she was! I think the trick was that three of her cousins were over there too, and she loves to watch other little kids. Unfortunately, her cousin Henry wasn't feeling well (ear infection) and he got upset and started screaming, which upset Mabel, and she started crying. But Grandpa took her for a walk for about an hour and a half, and she loved that. When I showed up, Grandpa was just finishing the walk, and Mabel was sitting in the stroller, as mellow as you please.
We've also started a rotating playgroup with some friends, and Mabel has made friends with another girl her age named Taylor. They sit and watch each other, which is high entertainment for them.
Mabel also had her 6 month appointment yesterday; she was very unhappy about it, despite the fact that she is in the pink. She seems to anticipate what's coming (e.g. shots) because she starts crying the minute the doctor comes in--and he isn't even the one who gives her the shots.
She is weighing in at nearly 20 pounds, which puts her in greater than the 95 percentile for weight. She is still in the 95 pecentile for height (27 1/2 inches).
After the doctor, I went on a 6 mile run with Mabel, and she slept the whole time, and was all the better for it. She woke up happy as can be, and was up the rest of the day. I left her with Bobby, because I had to go to Seattle for a book group, and Bobby said she was great. She ate her rice cereal, and bounced to her heart's content. She loves her bouncer.
For the book group (which is through the Young Republicans) we read a book called the 5000 year leap, which is essentially about the priciples America is founded on and how they have helped it to excel. Anyway, about a third of the way through the book, I saw one of the refeerences was for a book by Spencer Kimball, and I thought...hmmm, I wonder. I checked it out, and the author is Mormon. I thought it was kind of neat.
Well, Mabel is awake, and fussing, so I'm going to have to bring this to an abrupt close.
We've also started a rotating playgroup with some friends, and Mabel has made friends with another girl her age named Taylor. They sit and watch each other, which is high entertainment for them.
Mabel also had her 6 month appointment yesterday; she was very unhappy about it, despite the fact that she is in the pink. She seems to anticipate what's coming (e.g. shots) because she starts crying the minute the doctor comes in--and he isn't even the one who gives her the shots.
She is weighing in at nearly 20 pounds, which puts her in greater than the 95 percentile for weight. She is still in the 95 pecentile for height (27 1/2 inches).
After the doctor, I went on a 6 mile run with Mabel, and she slept the whole time, and was all the better for it. She woke up happy as can be, and was up the rest of the day. I left her with Bobby, because I had to go to Seattle for a book group, and Bobby said she was great. She ate her rice cereal, and bounced to her heart's content. She loves her bouncer.
For the book group (which is through the Young Republicans) we read a book called the 5000 year leap, which is essentially about the priciples America is founded on and how they have helped it to excel. Anyway, about a third of the way through the book, I saw one of the refeerences was for a book by Spencer Kimball, and I thought...hmmm, I wonder. I checked it out, and the author is Mormon. I thought it was kind of neat.
Well, Mabel is awake, and fussing, so I'm going to have to bring this to an abrupt close.
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