Lexi got her haircut for the first time last week.  She didn’t like it.  When we put her in the magic car she was happy enough and then a strange man holding sharp instruments came at her and TOUCHED HER HEAD!  You should have seen the look she gave me it was incredulous…how COULD I let this HAPPEN to her.  She whimpered the entire time but in the end we got exactly what we came for a cute bob so that as her hair grows it looks more like a sweet little girl cut and less like an unkept shag.

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Apparently naps are for babies and now that Lexi is, as she says, abigooorl she doesn’t feel that a daily nap is necessary.  Like today, for example.  So around 5 tonight I saw the window closing and I decided we’d do early dinner, bath, lotion, milk and bed.  I was really hoping we could drag that out until at least 6:30…but after the bath Lexi looks at me and says NiMama and wants me to leave her in her room.  She was pretty pissed off that I was going to make her go all the way downstairs for some milk.  We made it to 6:15.  This means several things…I’ll be up early tomorrow, I’m lonely and all the stuff I had to do for the night is already complete and I didn’t get enough snuggle time and I’ve had ZERO exposure to the Backyardigans today.  Not all bad.  But still.

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While I was in ChiCAgo with my girls my girl was here with my Gram and my Mom.  It was kind of a bummer because I really would have loved to spend the weekend with them too.  But I know that they had a fantastic time with Lexi and that it was an experience that did everyone a whole lot of good.  I didn’t realize how relaxing a night of sleep can be when there isn’t an animal or a baby to be listening for.  The whole Chicago experience was so fantastic – the massage, the people, the food, the drinks, the people.  When you read blogs you get to know people on one level but it’s a completely different experience to hug them.  To be able to learn their smiles and how they say words.  It’s like when I read their blogs now it’s like they’re reading it to me.

Me and my Mom…we go way back. I’m her girl.

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I realized recently that I may need to sit back a little more and let things, people, moments come to me.  I tend to be a pusher and I go after things I want.  And while that has made for a whole lot of success and some experiences I never could have dreamed of I think it’s also something that could use a little adjusting.  At some point I want to be pursued….and in order for that to happen I’ll have to sit back and relax.  So I’m going to be working on that.  I would like to say that dancing every single day has happened in February so far and it is a delight.