Fourteen weeks!

Rose survived - even thrived! - at her first week of "school!" I'm so glad we picked the daycare that we did. I think we're all very happy with it - the teachers are great, the location is fabulous, and we love their values (e.g., locally grown, organic food for the bigger kids!). I applied to be on their board of directors and am nervously waiting to hear if I get selected...

The only drawback that we've found so far is that, being a daycare and all, there are lots of germs running around. On Friday when Mike dropped Rose off he noticed that one of the other kids in her class was a little snot machine. Well, lo and behind, Rose was fighting something off by the time I picked her up that afternoon: she had a crusty eye, nose goobers, and was grumpy and tired. We took it easy Friday night and put her to bed a bit early. She woke three times Friday night, but the last two were close enough together that I got out of doing the last one because there was no way she was actually hungry - thank you, Mike, for giving her some TLC so I could "sleep in"! (I can't remember the last time I slept past 7am!) Last night she woke around 12:30 because she was so congested. We gave her a steam bath, then put her to sleep in her bouncy chair so she'd be on an incline. That seemed to do the trick because she then slept until her usual 6:30. We took some photos after she ate breakfast but I just don't think her heart was in it. She was so tired that she didn't even want to suck her thumb - she's now sucking with gusto on her penguin as she tries to fall asleep.   :(

Here are her 14-week portraits:

Setting up the portrait studio...

"Mommy, I'm too tired for a tummy time photo!"

Will she be our brown-eyed girl?

 

"I like to hold on to my flying spaghetti monster blanket."

 

"Can we please be done now?"

And here's one from our dinner with Grammy (Marsha), Grandpa Jack and Auntie Anne last night. (Thanks, Marsha and Jack, for the delicious dinner!)   Anne is going to Charlotte, NC, for the next 1-2 months  -- have fun, Anne!!!

Right now Rose likes:
+ her exersaucer
+ spending time outside!
+ bathtime
+ sucking her thumb!

And she does not like:
- being alone in the backseat of the car if it's not nap time
- loud thunderstorms during the night
- being sick  :(