All the Frills: It's Amazingly Been Seven Months

How cute is Eleanor Elizabeth Medea at 7 months?

I went back to work recently and, as nice it was to get back and to have a reason to get out every day, I definitely miss all our time together (well, not so much the cranky, crying times). She’s truly grown into such an amazing little person. She’s curious about EVERYTHING, loves meeting new people and interacting, and just spending her time either cuddling with me while we read or listen to podcasts, or working on sitting, mastering all her toys, and motoring around (she doesn't crawl so much as tug herself the floor and move backwards by doing what I swear looks like the Worm). Watching her learn and try new things is beyond amazing. I literally could just sit and do it for hours. Eleanor’s also very into trying all sorts of different foods these days. I was a bit worried introducing solids would be a process but it was incredibly easy. She just loves them. Apples, pears, and bananas are particular favourites (so far the only thing she isn’t partial to are eggs and avocados) but she more or less gobbles everything up that we put in front of her.

Now that I’m back to work the big challenge for me will be making sure I curb my pre-pregnancy habit of working late virtually every day of the week and then bringing work home. I’m committed to walking out the office door at exactly 4 pm everyday, come hell or high water. When she starts day care that will obviously be a necessity but as my helpmeet is at home now with her full-time until mid-June, it’s a bit easier for me to not watch the clock as closely as I should. I definitely need to work on that!


Weekend Reading:

• I really wish I could see this exhibit.
  
• This made me chuckle aloud.
  
• Ah, the majestic unicorn.
  
• Early modern code breaking at its finest!
  
• This story about an incredible natural formation that only a small few have ever even seen is amazing and a reminder of how much exploration of the world there is still to do.