A productive morning

Got up, checked email and livejournal, had breakfast, brushed teeth and supervised Linnea's teethbrushing, washed dishes, cleaned kitchen, made dinner (hurrah for the slow cooker!), tidied downstairs, went to the doctor to confirm I'm well and that not finishing the course of antibiotics was ok, went to the library to return and take out books, went to the charity shop and bought some knitting needles and some yarn (eek! I have a Stash now! Somebody stop me!), fed Linnea her snack outside the library while I knitted, came home, fed and changed Linnea, and put her down for her nap. That was at 11:00. Then I read email and livejournal, bought a permanent account on lj, and gave my remaining paid time to lnc so that I can update that by email if I need to.

Shopkeepers all along the road know who Linnea is - they say "Hello, not on Daddy's back today, hey?" to her. By thy baby shall they know thee.

Now I need to wash some floor, and have some tea, and knit some.

The library couldn't find the Mantlemass books. I didn't dream them, did I? I'm sure I saw them on Amazon a while ago.

Don't cry, Mammy, it's okay...

Today I was reading a book to Linnea and we reached a page which said "Sigh baby cry baby boo hoo hoo" so I boo-hoo'd. And she climbed over and hugged me until I was better. I almost cried for real.

And then she did it again when we read "This little baby makes lots of noise."

Yesterday when I said "Come on, let's brush our teeth," and headed for the bathroom, she stopped dead right outside and made "Make it better!" noises. She was standing next to the blue step, which she needs to reach the sink. It wasn't in the bathroom! and she wanted it there.

The two days we've given her chocolate cake, she had immediate and noticeable mood change: hyperactive, followed by cranky and unable to concentrate, followed by concentrating on being cranky. Also, she was very thirsty both nights, though that could have been the weather. So no more chocolate cake. Or biscuits. And now I have a reason if anyone argues with me - "Because I say so and I'm her mother" doesn't usually hold much water.