Eight months

[ailbhe]

Today Linnea is eight months old. Two-thirds of a year. She's had her first Christmas. She's standing independently. She's wary of strangers again, and loves music, though she doesn't seem to producce much - she sings occasionally and would like to play her xylophone but isn't quite sure how. She has eight clearly visible teeth and appears to be working on some more, but we can't really feel around for the new ones because of the nice sharp old ones.

I'm almost better, physically, I think - the stitches seem to have healed up this time, and I'm in much less pain than I used to be, and in more physical control. I still enjoy feeding her, though it's getting awkward now that she has teeth - they haven't yet come into play deliberately but there have been a few accidents. The inside of my head is still a no-fly zone, more or less.

Rob is exhausted, but I think less despondent, especially now that we have fewer social engagements lined up - we've had something scheduled pretty much constantly, I think, often including houseguests.

But overall, we seem to be trundling along nicely; Linnea is a happy baby, Rob and I haven't killed each other, or died of exhaustion, and somebody somewhere is bound to make clothes to fit the baby if we keep looking - last count, Marks & Spencer 12-18 month old size was just a little too small. Perhaps we should buy her a marquee.

Comments

[k425.livejournal.com]

You've probably tried Tesco and Asda, but other people have told me they're cut bigger.

One of my friends has her 18-month-old in 2+ clothes. It's not much fun.

Oh, for vests, you can get extenders that go under the crotch - I use them for YoungBloke when I'm not ready to retire a vest I really like just because he has a bulky cotton bottom!

I'm glad the physical healing is going well.

[ailbhe]

We tried Tesco and Asda without success. We've been using vest extenders from Twinkle on the Web for - oh - maybe 7 months now! She outgrew all the "newborn" sizes we inherited from friends within a fortnight.

[k425.livejournal.com]

Darn. Well, it was worth suggesting and now I'm out of ideas!

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Wishing you all continued growing and healing in the coming year.

[feetnotes.livejournal.com]

linnea's a marvel - not being one of her parents, i can't go completely ott about her ;-) - and i think you've done incredibly well to not murder rob, nor he you, given the stresses you've been (& still are some) under; good to hear about the healing, and still thinking of you.
the inside of your head, however... your concentration should improve markedly, once the ambient level of pain has dropped a fair way, and go on improving further; it takes a while after a birth "without complications" for the mother's brain to recover from the changes caused by the different hormones & hormone levels; i don't know whether it's a part of increasing the odds for the new baby's survival, or something that "just happens"; i trust your spirits'll continue to rise steadily now, and through the coming year.

(disposable pp.s.)

[feetnotes.livejournal.com]

the theme music to the archers is entitled "barwick green"
(in case you'd like to know, and didn't.)

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

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