Weekend Update

We found out Friday that Billy will be going to Ohio for work on Monday (today). We're not too thrilled about it, but I guess ya gotta do what ya gotta do. The plan is for him to be away 2 weeks, home for the weekend, then away 1 week, home for the weekend... for several months. I'm anxious about having to do all of this alone... taking care of the baby, the house, the animals, etc. Billy is such a huge help around here and I'm worried I'll be a frazzled mess when he gets back. Hopefully Kaylin and I will quickly fall into a routine that works for us. We got a web cam so we can all chat, so maybe that will help us feel connected. We spent the weekend mainly getting ready for his trip.

Kaylin sat in her Bumbo seat for the first time the other day. I think she enjoys sitting up.

She tried rice cereal Friday night. We tried to feed it to her with a spoon, but we quickly found out she still has the "tongue thrust reflex." She kept trying to push the spoon out of her mouth. We 're going to wait a couple of weeks before trying again.

I've mentioned that Kaylin likes to watch TV while I get ready for work. I got a video of her watching Elmo. For obvious reasons, I've named this clip "Penguin."

On Sunday. Kaylin took her first nap in her crib! I was so proud of her -and me! I turned on her Bob Marley lullabies CD, rocked her until she was just about out, then put her down. Presto! She slept for about 45 minutes... and I probably checked on her about 8 times. :) For now, it's still much easier to keep her in the bed with us at night because I'm nursing, but maybe she'll start napping in the crib during the day.