The Plunge

Ainsley seems to have enjoyed herself at Great Waves today, even though I slipped and fell on wet, painted cement and dropped her on her head. Luckily, I took the brunt of the fall and she only hit the ground, wearing a hat, from about a foot off of the ground. She cried for a minute but was otherwise okay, and I immediately called the doctor to confirm what I should look for. I think those Krav moves came in handy in knowing how to fall and sheild her from impact, but at the end my shoulder gave out. I feel terrible. My mood is completely flat and I can't seem to get it back up. Drained? Something.

The Picture People

We had been prepping Harry for weeks that he had to cooperate on photo day. No ice cream for the rest of his life if he didn't. If he did, a light saber! He did a little...but Ainsley didn't! She actually cried and looked like a deer in headlights throughout the experience. This is so atypical. But honestly, it's probably the hardest thing she's had to do so far...sit alone surrounded by 6 other peopel and a bunch of flashbulbs. Scary stuff! Definitely not Miss Mellow's speed! When she did get comfy, she started eating her dress. I passed her a pink poodle to nibble on instead, and that shots hanging up in her room. As a treat, both rugrats got to ride the carousel after. Ainsley's first time!

Babble on and on

Know what's cool?

Ainsley gets invited to birthday parties...and she even gets party favors! With her own name on them! She went to Alena's party without big brother, at Renee's party she had her very own friend Julia to make her laugh, and today at Hunter's party she got to swim and even sit up "by herself" in the baby pool. So fun! At her first birthday, we are going to need to go down a list of her actual friends (friends being people she knows and will likely be involved in play dates for the forseeable future, and we'll have to narrow down since our home is miniscule). For Harry's first birthday, we pretty much had to borrow friends! It's nice that she gets to make her way into a warm, ready-made environment of friends and people who care about her. No wonder she's so relaxed!

Creeping

Ainsley seems to be moving backwards! She was also playing with plastic blocks today. I found the toddler toy bin in the basement!

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