Warmish Fresh Air

Kaia Dawn is 6 months old today. This last 6 months have gone by so incredibly fast. I cannot believe how much Kaia has grown and developed in such a short time. I am so proud, blessed and every day I am in awe of her and her sprouting personality. She has two little teeth coming in, she finished her first swim lesson and as of Monday she started eating rice cereal. I love watching her try new things and the rice cereal was no exception she loved it. We have already had a few incidents involving her little grabby hands and a spoon full of cereal. This morning she swatted the spoon unintentionally of course and cereal went everywhere including a big blob on her face. She gave me this horrified look as if to say “what the heck is on my cheek...? Get it off get it off”. I have learned so much about myself, my patience, my capacity to love, my weaknesses and my strengths. I just never dreamed that such a little being could have taken me on so many adventures and taught me so many things.
   One of the challenges that I am facing with Kaia the last few days is her clingy little ways. She is totally a Mama’s girl and she rarely will have anyone else hold her or play on her own and be happy about it. I don’t expect her to live in her jumper or saucer but I would at least love for her to be happy to play with these things for longer than ten minutes at a time. Sometimes she starts crying before I have even gotten her set up. I feel like I should just let her cry it out then maybe she will get over it eventually. But I just feel like what’s the point if she isn’t going to be happy in her “happy play things” then why bother. But me giving in to her cries is totally enabling her clingy behaviour. She loves to sit in her bumbo seat and watch me wash dishes and make dinner. She loves sitting in her bumbo period. But if I put her in her saucer or in her jungle thingy on the floor she fits and won’t have it. She totally has to be right near me in the action. I suppose having her in the bumbo isn’t so bad it is better than on my hip or in the sling. I don’t know what to do about this little clinger I have.
   We have braved the fresh air everyday this week going for walks around town. I am assuming by Kaia’s instant nap she loves it. I love the fresh air the warmish fresh air. I am sure the dogs are happy with our newest hobby as well. The other day the dogs rebelled and decided to go visit Brucelee’s girlfriend a few blocks away. When I received the call from our friend that the boys were at her house I couldn’t believe it but at the same time I so did not blame their poor little bored hearts. When she brought the pooches back I banished them to the deck to think about what they did. Well Dirk Diggler the older and wiser pooch showed me what he thought of that. He took a swan dive off of my hmm 10 foot high deck and belly flopped into the snow and was perched at the front door only to greet Jenn who had just returned them. I was defeated and later that day our long lost hobby emerged from hibernation. My legs are stiff but my heart is happy. I sure do hope that this warmish weather continues or gets warmer.