Babies definitely grow too fast. Even when they're still "little" they can get so big, and when they're getting "bigger" mine is learning to mobilize WAY too quickly. But who can tell an almost 8 month old that she's not allowed to start pulling up? She is not at all satisfied with this whole slow-motion crawling deal. That was so 2 weeks ago.
I am far too easily distracted from normal, everyday duties. My husband put laundry in the washer yesterday before he left from work. It took me until mid-afternoon to realize the huge laundry pile from our Mother's Day weekend trip was no longer sitting by the basement door. And no worries, I did get it into the dryer before it started to get all mildew-y, but this morning my poor husband was digging around for a work shirt, at which point I had to sleepily apologize for not getting the laundry upstairs. Yeah, still sitting in the dryer. Poor guy.
There has yet to be invented a facial tissue soft enough for babies' noses. Or maybe babies are genetically predisposed to fighting a nose-wiping tooth and nail. Either way, in the end, no one's happy but baby's nose is slightly less snotty. At least my 2-year old is learning to be cooperative on this front.
I am not the chipper early bird I was last time I wrote a Quick-Takes, but I am still up before at least one of my kids. (Looking back at that post, I'm now wondering what kind of crazy person wrote it - and if she was on drugs. And what kind they were.) He's taken to sleep til nearly 9 o'clock most mornings the last couple of weeks. At least when we're at home. Sleeping anywhere else requires earlier wake up times in toddler world. But still, God Bless You, Dr. Weissbluth! Forgive me for ever doubting you! Now you just need to come up with a softer facial tissue, or an extinction program for nose-wiping fits.
I'm coming to think that "Quick-Takes" is a misnomer. Nothing is ever quick when you have two munchkins running around. In fact, this has been interrupted so many times that the munchkinette is already back in bed for nap #1 and the coffee is starting to kick in.
Bare-root perennials have a startlingly higher survival rate when you get them into the ground right away. I know, it's amazing, right? Why couldn't I understand this last year?
Now it's obvious the coffee is kicking in - and I didn't think caffeine affected me. Haha! To end on a cheerier note, the sun is out again today, and we're looking at a third day of gardening this week. It's amazing how much exercise gardening can be - I feel toned already! Today, we conquer the new compost bin! Whee!
