100th posting!

Wow, I've been a busy blogger!

The weekend has taken its toll on Emily - she has no idea when to nap anymore. She was awake essentially all morning, and finally crashed at 2:00 this afternoon. I assume she'll be asleep for a while, but she's never napped for more than 2 hours at home before so we'll see.

Emily has discovered how much fun splashing in water is. It's made her bathtime so much fun for both of us, which is good because she's such a tremendously messy eater that she needs a dunking nearly every night. Last night she came home from daycare with her hair spiked because she'd "eaten" some watermelon. I have no idea how to get more food into her. Last night she sucked down a huge peach slice, and I found myself afraid that she'd choke on it but it slithered right down, much to her surprise! I still can't put anything in her mouth - she pushes everything away - so I'm just giving her things she can put in her mouth herself.

The other frustration is her sleep "schedule." In addition to her lack of napping, she's been waking up at about 5:00 to eat every day, which is disappointing since she used to sleep through. I think now that she's more mobile she needs more calories, and I'd rather she get them from solid food but, oh well. And I use the word mobile quite loosely, because she hasn't really gone very far but she did get her legs going yesterday. It's creepy to see her go, actually. For the most part, she just wiggles her way around the room. I told Travis that she's like a knight chesspiece - two lunges forward, then backward a bit and off to the side to sit up straight. She really gets around pretty well with that pattern, actually.

OK, I'd better make the most of the remainder of her nap. How on earth do people work from home with small children?!?!