I thought it would never come, but finally, summer showed up this week. And what a difference the sun makes. Everyone seems happier. Children play in the streets up until 9 pm. People have swapped coats for shorts, and the sunglasses are out again. It’s been a tough week for me, and I’m sure it won’t change any time soon, but the sun helps. So much.
Currently listening to:
Crystal Castles
II
5 comments
Loraine says:
Jun 27, 2010
she is so cute. love those chunky legs. is she walking already?
kala says:
Jun 27, 2010
Not walking yet but cruising. She can stand up on her own though for a few seconds. I can see myself running after her constantly in the future. Wouldn’t hurt, as it would help me lose a few pounds!
dennise cinco-müller says:
Jun 27, 2010
I know what you mean about the sun helping. I can take the cold really, it’s just a matter of adding a few more clothes to keep warm so what if I look crazy but NO SUN?! Just gray skies from the time I wake up to sometime in the evening when I’m already pissed out of my mind from having to survive the whole grey day?! Sun is nice, here in Germany, it has been beautiful too…
And I read you latest entry and commenting here, I KNOW EXACTLY what that feels like… I feel guilty for wanting to throw her out the balcony too when SHE JUST WON’T GIVE BOTH ME AND HERSELF A BREAK AND JUST GO TO SLEEP ALREADY GADAMET! But that was all in the past, my husband took charge and said that we don’t do something about the sleeping routine, I will go crazy. So he bought the book, JEDES KIND KANN SCHLAFEN LERNEN (Every Child can Learn how to Sleep) and after letting her cry for 3 hours (the neighbor actually rang our bell to ask if the baby was alright) on the first night, it just got better… As promised by the book, within 3 days, HUGE IMPORVEMENT (althought she was already more than a year old around this time, the book says you can try it as early as 6 months).
But, now that Danielle is already 3 years old, I feel a bit sad. I feel like I taught her too much and didn’t take my time and her time to enjoy the baby years. I taught her how to sleep on her own, how to eat on her own, how to pee, how to remove her shoes and socks and out them on, how to change her clothes, how to brush her teeth
She knows too much and soon she will be starting kindergarten, be out in the world and mommy will all the more not be the BIGGEST fixture in her life…
I guess my point is, although it feels like forever to have your baby girl grow up, time really flies so fast, then she is no longer a baby even though she will always be your baby, and there is a HUGE difference…
I LOVE YOUR BLOG! KEEP ON WRITING!
kala says:
Jun 30, 2010
We let her cry it out for several nights but it didn’t change a thing. What usually works for me is to rock her a bit in my arms, put her down while she’s drowsy and then normally – normally that works. The teething’s a bitch, though. It’s turned my world upside down.
Everyone tells me to enjoy my time with her while she’s small but it’s really hard. I almost WANT her to grow up, quickly, so I can do things other than just take care of her. I try my best, though, to ‘appreciate’ these moments, even though I have to try VERY hard. I’m probably not just a very good mother…
dennise cinco-müller says:
Jun 30, 2010
i totally doubt that because agreeing to it will also make me a horrible mom… current struggle now is swallowing her food! and then i wish too that she were older with no chew-swallow issues…