big things a-brewing

big things have been happening around here.
real big things.
so big that they couldn't come out on their own
so big that her whole face turned beet red
so big that IT made bean cry
so big that we had to go to the pharmacy for some help
who knew carrots were constipating?
bean does!
all is well on that end now.

other big things
she rolled over from back to front.
the first full roll.
we were so proud.

big nights too.
napping has improved.
she can now go down on her own
and the milk bar is no longer open all night long.
we are down to one feeding in the middle of the night...
on a good night.
we still have our not-so-good nights.

and standing is still our favorite thing to do
we think we are a far more advanced stander than we really are
we try to bend over and grab things
or stand on one foot
and we always want to let go.
but we shouldn't

and the biggest thing of all...
we think bean is topping off at
20 pounds!

it's all cheek and thigh!

stand in the place where you live

where does the time go?

so...bean is 7 months old.

currently she loves to stand.

she loves it so much that she mostly rejects sitting.

stiff stiff body whenever we try to do anything with her besides standing.

she can pull herself up if you give her your hands...

but hasn't quite realized that she can pull herself up on other things as well.

we don't plan on telling her about this.

i am trying to enjoy and savor these days 

where i can sit her in a room

in the middle of a "crap circle"

with all the things she loves well within reach

and know that when i return to said room

she will still be just about where i left her 

not counting some scooching 

or perhaps a fall onto her face

soon i will enter the days when you return to the room in a panic

playing the "where has bean crawled off to" game.

it's funny

as a parent you become torn

you want to see your baby do new things.

it's mind-blowing as they develop and hone new skills

but you don't want to join the rest of the moms 

that chase their babies all over the play group.

i like solitary bean

what's been happenin

sorry it's been a while.

what have we been up to...
a trip to nj for our crazy passover celebration
with far too much delicious food
(thanks grandma for always making 25 vegetarian dishes
even though there are only 2 vegetarians.
you never disappoint!)
the bizarre seder with the jokes and kibbutzing we've grown to love
and lots of attention for bean.

random illnesses
coming and going
and coming again
bean sounds like chief wiggum

a new job for daddy
or the same job with more permanence
and we can go to the dentist again
yay

bean saying dadadadada
sometimes

bean's first solid food experience
(or as solid as mushed bananas can be)
she loves it
but mostly she loves the feeling of it running down her chin
and smooshing in her neck folds
kinda like the food that falls into grandpa's beard
i guess she's 'saving it for later'

yesterday she spent a long time trying to
get fresh with the baby in the mirror.
let's just say there was a lot of drool involved.
bean likes what she sees!

sittin' pretty(ish)

new skill time!
these days it seems as if something new is happening constantly.

she sits.
not perfectly all the time
but she sits more than she doesn't sit.
now she just has to learn to put her hands out.
nothing is sadder than watching someone's little face heading for the floor
knowing you can't possibly get there in time
(even though they move in
slooooooooo mooooootiooooooon)
and they don't have a clue as to what's about to happen.
there's always the delay...
making you think maybe it didnt hurt...or they didnt notice...
and then the cry.
ooooohhhh...the cry

today i feel like I might suddenly fall over and hit MY face on the floor.
let's just say we had a craptastic night's sleep.
i think teeth might be a-brewin.
tons of drool
and chompin on anything that get's in her way


or maybe that's just baby.
i guess teeth are always a-brewin...
until they pop out.
which according to the books could be anytime between birth and 1.
precisely pinpointed.
that's how most baby stuff is.
it could happen anytime between now and later.
just wait for it

an apology and a plea

i do truly stink at this blog thing.
i still claim it is the pictures holding me back.
i have trouble getting them small enough to upload...i blame the camera.
maybe i should do like my friend katie and pick days that are my bloggin' days
so that you know when to check
and actually find stuff.

something that might encourage me is if you left comments now and again.
katie is faithful...but the rest of the comments are sporadic at best.

how do you add comments, you ask?
click on the "add a comment" under this post.
you can add it anonymously and just sign your name.
you dont even have to join blogger to do it.
it would be nice to know that people are actually reading this now and again.
(edit: ok. so my mom tried to leave a comment
and couldnt figure this thing out
so i'll go through it step by step...
click on "add a comment" under this post.
write the comment in the box
then to be sure you arent a robot you need to type the
random confiuguration of letters you see in the next box.
then click on the circle next to anonymous
and then press the 'publish your comment' bar.
that should do it. let me know if it doesnt work!
hope this helps mom!
she claims her comment was incredibly cute so if we never get to see it just imagine cuteness.

bean is waking up and getting antsy.
more in a bit!

giggles

bean is developing a sense of humor
i guess she takes after her mom because other folks dont always understand what is so funny
only bean knows
and she laughs and laughs.

and you need to appreciate the funny while it lasts
because in an instant it can change.
what was once funny becomes incredibly unfunny.
i have discovered that the laugh/cry line for infants is very hazy.

you will be playing with bean
getting the best giggles out of her
and then you get cocky
take it one step too far
suddenly you go from being the funniest person on the face of the earth
to the meanest.

it's a dangerous road to travel
but it is worth it to hear the giggling.
probably the best sound EVER
besides the sound of rain on a tent

phull of phlegm

bean has a cough.
a body racking, gut wrenching, very wet cough.
sometimes she does cute little fake coughs.
but usually they are very real and very loud and very sad.
she has stuff she needs to cough up
but she doesnt know how.
i find myself clearing my throat around her a lot
as if somehow she will get the point and try it too
or it will magically cause hers to clear.
it doesn't.

oh...and remember all my worries about her not gaining weight?
well
she gained 2 pounds in the last month.
that's huge.
she's huge.
i couldnt be happier.
rolls and rolls and rolls.
lots of folds that are impossible to clean.
random parts of her that smell a bit like cheese due to the lack of oxygen that reaches them.
i couldnt be happier.
she couldnt be happier...
she's fantastic
even when she's she's phlegmy.
i guess she's phlegmtastic.