I took some comp time today that I had built up the last two weeks, left work about three hours early (later than I had wanted to leave, but still earlier than 6), hopped the bus home, changed clothes and took Rachel to the park while Drew checked his work e-mail and did some other things from home. Rachel took a monster 3 1/2 hour nap today, which meant lunchtime combined with snacktime was more like 3 p.m. than noon!
We went to Grant Park and I swung her for a bit, then we hung out on the blanket with her toys. Rachel has a grass phobia -- she seemed to think her blanket was the end of the world and every time she threw a toy off it, she expected me to fetch it. Which I did, of course.
She has also been intermittently cranky the last two days, really pitching a fuss when we've tried to make her eat by herself at 7 (it seems she prefers 7:30, hopefully tonight with us), or when we wipe her nose, or take things like cell phones and the like away from her. Baby temper tantrums! And they'll only get worse until it gets better. SIGH.
Rachel loves climbing on the sofa, trying to get to the top by using the cushions as ladders. She can't quite make it, and sometimes gets frustrated in the process.
At the park she was really cuddly. She leaned against my chest in the crook of my arm while I sang "Oklahoma" "Heigh Ho" and "Sunrise Sunset" to her. I just about got through the last song until I started crying, quietly. Right now it feels as if she'll never grow up, but I'm sure I'll look back on her neediness very fondly. Someday.
Tomorrow I head to LA for Aunt Kay and Uncle Jack's 50th wedding anniversary. Bonus: I get to meet my cousin Joel's kids, Ben and Isaac, who are older than Rachel but still young.
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