Open Wide

Yep, the boy can eat. These shots were left over from November, but they had to be shared.

BMX Sarek

The skateboard park was empty because of the rain, so Sarek did some tricks all by himself.

It Takes A Village

We've started sharing childcare with our neighbors. Today Sparrow and Leah came to our house. Next time someone else gets three hours of Sarek and Nola. Having two girls over was a lot tamer than pairing Sarek with Dexter. Boys and girls are different.

Stormfront

A bunch of beginnings and endings this week: 1)Banu's last day Thursday 2)Nola's first time at Ana's tomorrow (actually, 3 hours from now) and 3) 24 hour call this weekend, my first since November. I hope I fare better emotionally about taking Nola to Ana's in the morning. Although I've been back at work since August, I trust Ana completely, and it's only twice a week, Ana's is a big reality check that my babies are being raised by other people. Very hard to swallow. Painful inventory of the impact of my choices. At least Nola is 10 months on the eve of her first daycare day and had Banu until now. I remember the day I dropped Sarek off for a trial run when he was 6 months old. I will never forget him in Ana's arms as she shut the door, his little Robeezed feet at her waistline, chubby hands full of her shirt, uncomprehending. I walked home in tears, sat in his room without a plan or any idea what to do with my few hours of freedom. I ached for him and worried. He was fine. But I felt like I'd let him down. Now, all I can do is pump, pump, pump for my dear baby Nola to get her through during this bumpy week. Which is why I'm up at the moment. Me and the pump. Good times!

Baby Got Back!

Nola is starting her backwards crawl now. The bitter sweetness of watching those days of immobility slip away. We think this was her first time 'crawling'.

Rainy Day at the Airport

It was A little too wet to be outside, so we ran around the airport and rode the trolley for a while. Good times.

Nola Tries To Feed Herself

It's cavegirl style but still cute. Maybe she'll remember the spoon next time.