Everything is getting a little easier around the house. David is back from Philadelphia and I really miss him when he's gone. Not that I miss his wise cracks and constant jabs but I miss his HELP. I don't know how single mothers function. Mia is doing much better with her sleep. She only woke up once last night around 3:30. I am over my jet lag and have almost finished unpacking. I had to unpack all of us plus all the kids' suitcases as well. Plus do our laundry for 2 weeks. Finishing that today was a huge relief.
We took Mia to the pool tonight. Since she came to us she has been deathly afraid of water. In China we could not even take her into the bathroom without her crying. At first we thought it was because she didn't feel well and the fever. But, after time we realized she Hated the water. Bath time was becoming very dangerous. She would not sit in the tub or sink, she would arch her back out straight and scream as loud as possible. I was so afraid she would hit her head on the marble or faucet. Plus being all soaped up it was hard to keep both hands on her.
One of the other mothers on the trip told me yesterday that her daughter was afraid as well. But they took her to the pool and she had a great time playing and now bath time is much better.
So, I waited until the favored parent came home and we took her this evening. She fussed a little at first but very quickly warmed up. In fact she was not just tolerating the water she was loving it. We took the baby boat/innertube and she just beamed when she started floating in it. (I ran out to get the camera but had forgotten my purse at home, I'll try to get one later) She splashed and played for about 2 hours without any more whimpering. Only being upset when we took her out for the night.
This was another huge relief today. Because 80% of our summer entertainment revolves around the pool and boat. I had been worried about how I was going to work this out.
We also had our 1 year old photo shoot this morning with Blair. She didn't like the sitting alone very much but I think the pictures came out wonderfully.
Blair's other work is on her web-site www.blairblanks.com. I am so fortunate to have a great friend and neighbor with such amazing talent.
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