Home Again

misty  ·  Wed, Mar 2, 2016

While we were away, we didn’t try to get Milo to adjust to the time difference, so it was an easy transition for her nightly sleep schedule when we got home last night. However, Milo did wake up earlier than we would have liked today: 5:50am. Maybe she’ll sleep better tonight. Who knows.

Chase took Milo to the grocery store this morning to get milk for our cereal (we are desperately out of groceries since we didn’t shop when we got home last night), and I got a bit of rest. Then, almost immediately upon returning home, Milo was ready for her first nap. It was brief: about 40 minutes, and when she woke up, she was all smiles and cuteness. I love that cute little face! I couldn’t even be upset that she woke up so soon. She’s such a charmer!

Milo and I spent a lot of the day on the floor, crawling and playing. She’s still very interested in climbing and standing, so she was all over me and did a lot of standing at the sofa. She’s also learned how to take apart the floor mat, which she does several times per day. So that’s fun.

We went out once to pick up something to cook for dinner, but mostly we stayed in and tried to relax after our big trip. Milo took two long naps in the afternoon, which I was so relieved about. And after each nap, she was ready to roam all over the place. Her crawling isn’t perfect, but she’s finally moving all four limbs at least a tiny bit before falling forward or spinning around on her tummy. So she’s getting to everything very easily now. We’re going to have to order some babyproofing stuff soon.

This evening, Milo and Chase spent some time playing and talking. She successfully pulled herself to standing again, this time without headbutting anything. She just grabbed her music machine with both hands and negotiated her feet under her. It was difficult, and it took a few minutes, but she figured it out. The bigger deal, perhaps, is that Chase and I were not very near her and offered no assistance. So she stood up and then turned around to look at us, and we were so proud! It was an exciting (and slightly terrifying) moment. And even though I thought she would, she didn’t fall down!

It was a good day.