Dinner time!

Time for a few updates!

First off, Rose loves food! That's our girl. :)

She loves smoothies (any flavor) and purees (other than green beans) and chunks of food (other than avocado). It has been so much fun to introduce her to pretty much everything we like to eat! She ate tacos on Sunday, played with spaghetti on Monday, tasted omelets on Tuesday, and tried hummus on Wednesday. Let's see if she continues to be an adventurous eater, but for now she'll forgo bottles if it means she can eat "real" food. It's such a hoot!

In addition to food, Rose also likes trying to crawl! Forget rolling. Now that she's mastered sitting, she's on to even bigger and better things. Right now when she has tummy time she'll kick her legs, then lift her chest, then kick her legs, then left her chest and butt, then kick her legs again. Then she'll get frustrated because she can't figure out why she's not getting anywhere! It's pretty cute. I took a really terrible video of this on Thursday morning, but by the time I got my phone set to video she was  already getting tired. Oh well, at least you get a glimpse.

In other news, Mike and I had a date night on Thursday! I think this was only our third one so far. (We went to an orchestra concert in May, out to dinner for our anniversary in August, and now this. Am I forgetting anything?) It was so much fun! We went to a wine tasting hosted by Surdyk's and Terry Thiese, and it was all the delicious wines that I love (sweet and fruity) since it was mostly Rieslings. Yum! The night was made possible for Rose's wonderful Grammy who not only watches Rose every Thursday when Mike and I both work late, but also often brings us delicious dinners when she comes over! Thanks, Marsha, for letting Mike and I have a late night on the town!!!

But the big news of the week is that Rose has had three consecutive nights where she has really and truly slept through the night (i.e., from about 7/7:30pm until 6/7am). It has been amazing. Amazing!!! I'm hoping this is the start of a new and glorious return to restful and restorative sleep for me. I'm not sure what turned the corner for her, since as recently as Monday night she was still waking to eat somewhere between 3 and 4am. I think it had to do with the fact that Mike and I both sat her down on Tuesday night and told her that we were planning to begin sleep training on Friday night (tonight) so she might want to try sleeping through the night on her own to get used to it. Mike thinks it had to do with the fact that we started giving her a lovey (with her pediatrician's approval) in her crib at night. Either way, it's been amazing and I hope it keeps up!

Speaking of, I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if Rose continues to sleep through the night, I might have the energy to have hobbies again! I've already watched 3 episodes of Downton Abbey (season 2) this week (thanks for the birthday gift, Mom and Dad!). Now I could start quilting again! I could bake cookies! I could read books! I could paint the bathroom (like I've been thinking about for the past 2 years)! I could make Christmas presents!

I am unbelievably excited about the prospect of being "me" again.

Have a great weekend, everyone!