Laowai

Today I resumed my daily walks down by the lake. Last time I was able to do my walk I had trouble making it without stopping to pee (thanks to the baby in my tummy). Today we saw robins, ducks and a red-wing black bird; there were early bulbs coming up all over the neighborhoods; we saw the skyline of the city in the distance; and we watched dogs jump around at the dog park. All of these things I enjoyed before Bea came along – it felt wonderful to be out again.

Bea seems to fluctuate between bad days and good days so I’m still a little on edge whenever we go out and I’m especially relieved and happy when we have a sucessful outing. She seems to struggle a lot with digestion and there are times when she cries a lot and I feel like we’re just surviving until she grows out of this phase. Each night we experience the witching hour around 7:00 and the wrath of unhappy baby decends upon the household until we can sooth her and get her to sleep. But then she’ll have moments where she is alert and expressive and fun. Like yesterday when she lay on the floor looking at the plush soccer ball I bought her. She is starting to get a voice and she would once in a while let out an excited little coo while she kicked her legs wildly.

Last week mom stayed with us while Brian was in Singapore. I sure miss getting up in the morning and handing Bea off to mom so I could have a leisurely breakfast and shower. We had such a nice week and did so many things. Now Bea and I have to get used to just having each other during the day again. We miss grandma!

Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of the fun week with grandma Johnson because Brian took the camera to Singapore. Here’s a photo from just a few minutes ago. Ahhhh peace is a napping baby after a fussy spell. Stay tuned for Brian’s Singapore photos.