Today has been good. E passed e to me about 7:30 this morning, I put her in the stroller and we took a mile and a half walk along the green belt nearby. We heard birds, smelled freshly cut grass, felt a gentle breeze and the sun. After getting home we played a bit then e slept and I practiced some music for Sunday. She woke about 10, took her bottle, and helped me with my laundry before we played again. I got out a new toy for her, one with wooden beads that slide along a track that she can play with while sitting up, supported. Back to sleep about 11:40, so I ate my lunch, before she woke up about 12:20. Another bottle then playtime and a trip to Safeway with E, who's working from home today. Back home again, I laid on the floor with her, on my back like she was, and looked over at her and tried to imitate her sounds and gestures. Remember that old Harpo Marx routine with Lucy? Of course I'm a lot bigger than e so it wasn't exactly the same but it was a lot of fun! We spent at least 10 minutes just looking at each other, faces about a foot apart, maybe closer. Now she's napping again and I'm blogging. When she wakes she'll get another bottle.
Little e has found a new pitch for her voice, very high and squeaky. It's kind of fun but intense if I'm holding her up on my shoulder. One of the best ways to calm her is to sing. It doesn't seem to matter what kind of song. We do "The Ants Go Marching" a lot, "Hush Little Baby," and some old Raffi songs I used to sing with my girls. When she was just a few days old a music box in her bassinet soothed her with strains of Bach and Chopin. I think music will be a part of her life.
She's waking up...back to work!
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