July 4th Exersise
July 4th saw me take an early morning jog for the first time in my life. Grandpa fixed Nathan's new (to him) two wheel with training wheels and now he wants to take that bike everywhere, so Saturday morning we set out for an early morning ride and picnic breakfast before kicking off the July 4th festivities. The planning conversation went a bit like this:
Me: Were you able to keep up with Nathan when you went out yesterday?
Tim: Yes
Me: Just walking?
Tim: Yes, it was pretty easy.
What Tim neglected to include was, it was pretty easy BECAUSE they only want on cracked, broken, hilly sidewalks that are pretty challenging for a new biker.
Nathan and I took the bikepath. And I got to experience my first morning jog. In spite of the jogging, it was a lovely Nathan and Mommy morning.
Nipple Confusion and other things to keep you up at night
Nipple confusion is Liam looking at my thinking, but Mama, that's not you you're offering me to chew on, why is that? I'm confused.
I've also learned to recognize the expression (it's a very sweet, thoughtful face) that says, hey wait a minute, I have these new things in my mouth, I wonder if they would be helpful in this whole nursing endeavor... The answer my sweet boy, is NO.
In other news, we haven't enjoyed an uninterrupted night in over two weeks, which is beginning to feel like forever. Disrupted sleep patterns thanks to a wonderful wedding plus heat plus teething (we think) plus Nathan learning from a new book that the dark and shadows are thing to be afraid of has made bedtime hard and sleep inconsistent.
So I guess I'll end with a public service announcement: Books about overcoming fears are for children who already have those fears - not to give kids more things to be afraid of.