Is this a tooth?

Today was cold and gloomy, so Tim and I really didn't do much. I got started on sewing her dress which has such complicated instructions. I need a sewers dictionary to figure out what they are trying to instruct me to do! Thank God for the internet. Aoife was pretty fussy today and was drooling like a dog waiting for his supper. Here is a picture of the suspected culprit. Could this be a tip of an incision tooth? It's hard to touch, but it could also be nothing. Yesterday, I made an appointment with the Pediatrician for June 10 to get her shots. I'll ask her then what it is. I also weighed her yesterday, and she is now 10lbs 8 oz!

Big-Bun: I'm good at holding my head up.

Today was invigorating. We went to post-natal yoga at Yogalayam and had a great time. I used to go there for pre-natal yoga which was a pretty small class, but post-natal was huge. There were at least 20 other mama's, and they all seemed really nice. First of all we did some sitting-moving poses with baby, and then the mama's did some breathing techniques. Aoife started to get fussy, so one of the women came around with a hand drum and started to beat it around her. Aoife seemed to like it, but eventually I could tell that she was getting overstimulated by everything around her and started to bawl. I took her out to another room where I could bounce on a balance ball to calm her. We missed out on the baby massage because she fell asleep in my arms. After everyone was done with their massage it was time to feed. Aoife and I went back in; I laid her down on her bed of pillows. The mama's then did some standing yoga and stretches. We finished up with a song. Afterwards, I felt replenished. I can't wait for next week when I go again.

Later that evening, Dorrie came to be with Aoife while Tim and I went to Mike's graduation ceremony. The ceremony itself was pretty boring like most graduations are, but Tim and I skipped the first part to eat dinner at a Thai place. It felt good to once again have time to ourselves even though it felt pretty short to us. We went home after seeing Mike graduate and hung out with Dorrie a bit longer. Thank you SO much Dorrie!

Happy Birthday Gramma Rachel

It's Gramma Rachels birthday today! Today, I decided to go back to work to introduce Aoife to my friends and students. I didn't tell them that I was coming to surprise them. As soon as Kate saw me, she squealed and ran over to me and gave me a huge kiss. It was lunch time so all the teachers were free. Pretty soon I had a huge crowd around me. It was very exciting for Aoife to see so many faces. It felt very good to be back there after being away for so long. I really miss Kate, Kelly, and Sara. We talked a lot about babies and caught up on the gossip. I also got to see some of my old students. A lot of them had left, but there were a couple still there. I had lunch with Kate and Kelly, and we had a fun time. My boss came and sat with us too for a while. Aoife started to get a bit fussy so I gave her lunch too. I kept saying that I needed to go because my bus transfer was running out, but I didn't want to leave. I was invited to one of my old students presentations, so I checked that out for a while. Then, I went down to the offices and hung out with Kate some more. I"ll be going back to work the end of June. I'm excited to go back, but I hope I don't get too tired.

8 weeks!

Happy 8 weeks Aoife! Tim bought us flowers, and me some tuna rolls. She's so big and active now. She can differentiate between familiar voices now and looks to see where they are coming from. Today, I was talking to Aoife when Tim started humming. She immediatley turned her head to see where he was. When she found him, he came over, and she gave him a great big smile. She spends a lot of time watching us talk to her. Even though she can't speak she still tries to make vowel noises after we have paused. It's really cute to watch.

She is looking at more things now. She had a couple things that she liked to look at such as the wall hanging in our living room. She's aware of many more things in the house.

Life is starting to get more easy with her. It's not as chaotic around here, and I'm finding myself having more free time that I use as wisely as possible!

Smelly-Bun

Aoife was very difficult last night. First of all she stayed awake from 1pm to 10pm and then she woke me up every two hours last night. I was so completely exhausted this morning. I don't work well at all with such little sleep and down time. Anyways, I was changing her diaper today and noticed that she smelled really bad and is probably very dirty. She's drooling a lot for some reason and her neck and hands get sticky, so I gave her a bath. She was quite shocked at first of feel of water. I guess she had already forgotten her last bath. Then, she seemed really happy, but I think she got cold and was pretty miserable when I took her out...just like her momma. But it put her into a deep sleep, so now I have time ot get things done.

Green Eyes

I called my mom today to see what was going on with the fam. My mom told me that she couldn't tell what color eyes Aoife has. Her eyes do seem to look different in different lights and photo's, so I got a really good close up of her eye. They are blue on the outside and green around the center. I'm not sure if they are going to change brown or not, but for now they are this color. Sometimes they are blue, or grey, or green...Tim said one time they looked purple (crazy!).

We took Aoife to Berkeley Bowl today to test out her new sling, and it worked pretty well. She was making some funny noises while I was walking with her because she is laying on her side as oppossed to being upright in the moby. I think this sling will work best when Aoife is already pretty tired because would be quite easy for her to wiggle out if she wanted.

Bumble Feet

I've been wanting a carrier that I an quickly put Aoife in for short trips and around the house, so today we went to a garage sale in our old hood. The sale had a lot of baby carriers and I picked out a New Native baby sling. It's just perfect to put her in. I was so happy, and it was only $2! We went shopping and then went back home.

One of Tim's friends came to visit us today. She'd seen Aoife before, but not outside of the moby wrap. It was a good visit, and she was very good with Aoife.

I pulled out Aoife's little bumble bug booties today. They look really cute on her, and she likes to stare at them. Someday, I imagine that she'll kicked her legs wildly trying to grab them.

First BBQ

Our friend, Martin, is going off to Hong Kong for the summer, so we decided to throw a BBQ at Tilden Park to celebrate. We had tons of great food such as ribs, pulled pork, jalapeno poppers, korean meat, and Mary baked an awesome chocolate mousse cake. It was Aoife's first BBQ, and she was really good for us. She loved looking up at the big sky, so we set her on a blanket to look up at for almost an hour. Our friends told us that her hair is getting thicker. It is getting thicker on top, but it is also growing back on the sides too. It was a very good day, and I'm glad we managed to get out into nature for a few hours.

Quack-Bun

Today, I decided not to leave the house. I was so scared yesterday that she would get heat stroke or something. She was so sleepy all morning, but couldn't get into a deep sleep. I actually was missing my alert girl and was happy when she finally decided to stay up long enough to play be played with. Our friends got us a fancy plastic bath tub for Aoife, so today, I decided to test it out. It has a little hammock that you attach to the sides. It is really cool because then I can just set her in the hammock without my arms getting tired. She LOVED it. She splashed her legs as much as she wanted and smiled the whole time. She still doesn't giggle yet, but if she could she'd be doing it today. I had to finally take her out because the water was getting too cold, but she could've stayed in there for hours. Here's a picture of her in her duck towel.

It's Hot! Sweaty-Bun

Aoife's not sure what to make of this hot weather. We decided to have lunch with daddy today. So I wrapped her up and off we went. When I got to downtown Berkeley, I felt like maybe i made a mistake leaving our home. It was so very hot, and I felt bad because Aoife was wrapped up in the moby. Wraps are not good for hot weather. She didn't seem to mind and was asleep most of the time. Tim and I ate at a Turkish restaurant which was delicious. It reminded us of the food we had in Greece. Aoife got fussy towards the end, so we left and got some Gelato. I LOVE gelato. I got the deadly chocolate and Tim got pistachio. I felt like I'd left the earth it was so delicious. Aoife and I went home and i gave her a sponge bath. She enjoyed it so much. She layed naked for a long time just kicking her feet and smiling. She spent the rest of the day in just her diaper. I gave her another sponge bath in the evening and spent the rest of the night fanning her...what a QUEEN!

7 Weeks

What a beautiful day! We rarely get sunsets this beautiful. Aoife and I didn't do much today; we just took it easy. Aoife's hands are not always clutched closed anymore and when she's flailing her arms she sometimes catches my hair and does not let go! Apparently within the first three months her brain is going to grow 5 cm which must be why she is more awake now taking in the world and learning. It's amazing in just 7 weeks how much she has changed.

Funny Bun

Aoife and I had a lot of fun today. We went to the Library for the baby bounce hour. There were three other women with babies there, but Aoife was by far the youngest. The man who sang the songs reminded me somewhat of Mr. Rogers. He told us Rhymes by using little cut out felt characters that he stuck on a felt board. It was cute. We also did a lot of bouncing and dancing. There were a lot of Rhymes that I had forgotten that he put choreography to. It was fun. Aoife didn't seem to know what was going on. She did stare at a couple of the other babies and seemed to like staring at them as opposed to the mothers. I was surprised at how she now observes new environments. She knows when she's not home. We spent the day playing with each other. What a happy bun today.