Books, Swings and Things

Lilli's marathon nursing sessions have been providing me with plenty of time to catch up with my reading. I flew through the book Charlotte gave me for my birthday, Annette Vallon. Now I’m settling into the story of an escaped convict's life in Bombay. This book, Shantaram, is bringing back the old wanderlust feeling. I’d love to visit India. Maybe I'll be able to escape one day with some girl-friends. Perhaps Lilli would be open to spending some time at a yoga retreat with her aging mother. Unfortunately Jon has no interest in visiting India, despite his love of the cuisine.

In the meantime we took a small day vacation from our house! We enjoyed a fun BBQ with Shannon, Pablo and their baby daughter, Anya, and Doug, Deirdre and their two daughters, Bridget and Cieran. Amazingly Lilli fell asleep and napped contentedly in their mechanical swing. I felt a little guilty since we were the only couple who enjoyed lunch in peace!

Lilli is sleeping more consistently at night. She quickly falls asleep in my arms when she's not nodding off while nursing. She is eating a lot! It must be a growth spurt. She has discovered her hands and how to make all those facial muscles work together to pull an amazing array of facial expressions, including big beautiful smiles. Her body movements are less jerky and a touch more coordinated now. She moves so much! We've been told many times that we have a spirited baby - whatever that means!