9 Months...ish

Daadi commented on Jan 5 that "He's been outside as long as he was inside." - she's perceptive, and not too far off.

- I (mom) am mostly back down to my pre-pregnancy weight. This is very good, because after gaining ~55 lbs, I know I wasn't the only one wondering if I'd be forever shopping in the Lane Bryant aisles. (Photo from my company Christmas party)


- I'm not nursing Deven much at all. This is very sad for me, because I'm not really ready to give up nursing yet - but I'm also not pumping @ work (it's been so busy & stressful I can't even begin to go there), and I'm not forcing him to take the breast at home. I always offer, but I'm justifying my failure to keep nursing by telling myself "most of the benefits of nursing have been realized by the time a baby is 9 mos."


- I can't remember a time without Daadi - or, I don't want to. This is very interesting, and it makes me smile that when I think about the future, she's as natural in it as Deven, Yogesh, and even our family cat, Mr. Idea. (Photo of Yogesh, Daadi, and an old family friend, Kathleen - someone who Daadi hasn't seen in about 25 years!)


- I miss my parents more than ever. I wish they had a webcam (Mom & Dad are you reading this?) - and we had a consistent time daily when they could talk to Deven. He could learn their voices, play with the screen...at least know them online. Webcams are not too expensive nowadays, right? (people in the photo, around the table from bottom-left: Daadi, me, Uncle Jay, Aunt Carol, Laura, Laura's friend (Brian?), Granddad (Naana) & Grandma (Naani)


- I am looking forward to a brief 3-day weekend; though I don't really get to enjoy it - I have to go to Philadelphia for lacrosse (I have to renew my National rating this year; the Convention is thus a command performance), I have to attend a meeting on Monday afternoon. Sigh.


- I am wondering where we haven't Babyproofed yet - and where I need to worry about things when Deven wakes up. I need to get back to work.