Have you ever played a board game - or really, any game - in which one of the other players has to leave and so you fill in for them? So you end up playing your own part as well as theirs? Well, that is how I feel when I take Rilla to social events. I couldn't put my finger on it until last night but that is exactly how I feel when I am trying to carry on an adult conversation while taking care of a six-month-old and fielding questions on her behalf, and of course trying also to speak for myself. It's just like playing two roles in a game where everyone else is just playing one. Except that instead of something like Monopoly, I feel like I'm playing Dutch Blitz and the conversation just keeps rolling whether or not the sentences I half-say make any sense. And so inevitably, I find myself driving home afterward and literally cringing and blushing as some of the things I have said come creeping back unbidden to my mind.
I said what? And I followed it up with that? Oh man. On the plus side, it makes me feel like I must have really good friends to not point these things out more often. Either that or they just feel really sorry for me.
The hard drive on my computer is out of space and I can't figure out how to interface with my new external hard drive, so I haven't been able to upload pictures for a while. It's driving me crazy. I have to go through and delete old ones here and there to make room for new ones, and since I try to only keep pictures that I think are worth keeping, well, it is kind of frustrating. I did upload a few today though because it's Rilla's half-birthday today and I wanted to brag about her newest skill.
Keith with his bees
our cute little nephew
out for dinner on Father's Day
Now here are the ones from this morning. Rilla is suddenly much more active in this last week. She has been rolling over one way for a few months, but since discovering how to roll the other way just a week ago, she can now roll all over, push up on her hands and knees, scoot backwards for long distances, and, my personal favorite, do boy push-ups! She gets up on just her hands and tippy toes, which is pretty impressive to me. I think she's trying to figure out whether crawling is supposed to be on knees or on toes. It's incredibly entertaining.
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Haha, SO cute!!! I love the push-ups.
I know what you mean about playing two parts. I used to be a pretty social person, but since having babies, I've found social events WAY more stressful than they used to be just because of that phenomenon. I feel like I'm so slow most of the time I'm visiting with people, too, because my brain is only ever half-involved in the conversation (the other half being involved in managing the kids).
love the pictures. Its so cool to see there faces when they discover a new skill and ability.
oh that girl with those cheeks. i feel like i know her. your a very descriptive mama and i love hearing about this baby!!! i have this kinship to her because of rilla from ingleside and i can't wait till she one day comes to pei!!! i just know it will happen!!!
awwhhhhhhhh.
Look at her go! She is one step closer to learning to crawl, and I find it very cute and interesting to see that inbetween step. Not to mention that she is developing some good muscles to do that.
For the record, I find you very nice and engaging to socialize with, baby and all. That did remind me of one of the last times you were over when I kept getting distracted from the conversation by Rilla's charming expressions. Remember - she was strapped, facing out, to your abdomen and as you were eating, every time you brought food to your mouth, her little mouth would open up and she looked so hopeful until the very last moment when the fork would pass over her head and on to you. Brought a whole other element to eating dinner with you, which I enjoyed.
Keith and his bees. That brother of mine is so cool.
Haha. That is very funny, about the eating thing. She looks super tough in that push-up picture!