It occurs to me that I have sadly neglected this blog — and neglected posting enough baby pictures. Fiona has discovered that she can smile and does it well and often! Enjoy!!!

Thinking about it:

Just a little smile:

Nice big smile:

And there it is!!

Oh, daddy is in so much trouble when she gets big!!!

You can click on the pics to see them larger and much more cuteness.  If you can’t see them (and I know you online), e-mail me at jemaster (at) gmail (dot) com,  and give me your Flickr username so I can add you as a friend.

Beans and rice is a dish that no breastfeeding mom should eat.  Ever.  For any reason.   Even if it seems yummy at the time and uses up leftovers.  Ever.  Really.

Four am is NOT a bedtime.  Just sayin’.

Remember how I was saying that Fiona was pretty good at night, just waking up to nurse and going back to sleep?  Yeah, that ended about a week ago.  For some reason now she’s fussy between about 10 or so  until around 1 or 2am.  It’s not as bad as colic (Pink Pixie was a colicky baby, I know all about that), she just fusses off and on, not sleeping and not able to decide if she wants to nurse or  not.  Unfortunately for Squid, two days a week he has to get up at 2am to be at work at 3.  Last night was rough — about the time Fiona got settled, Monkey Boy started crying and calling for Mommy.  He has this weird ailment — his feet hurt at night.  Not every night, just once or twice every couple of weeks.  They’re fine all day.  Anyway, Squid didn’t sleep much and I didn’t sleep much more.  Because at 7am Fiona didn’t really wake up, but she was having some, erm, gastrointestinal issues which were evidenced by very loud grunting and groaning until she woke up around 9am.  Hopefully she’ll take a good nap this afternoon or it’s going to be a very long day.

I’m not complaining — I love this baby and the chance to do this all one more time.  But I’m just a little on the sleepy side today!