It has been AGES since I posted. Things they don't tell you about newborns but is pretty much common sense: if they sleep all day, they are up all night and vice versa. My daughter screamed all the way down to Los Angeles in between her napping fits. And she's definitely found her thumb.

I came home with a very decrepit Volvo sedan with weird crud flaking off the ceiling and into your eyeballs. I will not be surprised if after the trifling 3 months I intend to drive this car to and fro that my child ends up with some form of nightmare lung infection. Hopefully I do not jinx myself. But like I said, I would not be surprised. Although Volvos are extremely safe.

Beanie is a giggler. You can get her to laugh at the drop of a hat. You can say "Booga boog" and the kid cracks up. And she really likes exersaucers. Those are the alterno to the ubiquitous "walker" that babies seem to have had since the beginning of time. It's like a walker, because you put the baby into a sling seat, but then it's not, because it doesn't go anywhere. Rather, it tilts around on a tilty base, and the seat can move 360 degrees and each part of the circular tray has some sort of toy affixed to it. Really smart, safe place to put a baby. Every time she turns around, she's forgotten the toys behind her and squeals with joy. She goes CRAZY in this thing. I have pictures to prove it.




Anyway. Last night we took her to Rudy's Hideaway. I got a gimoungous prime rib dinner, and my mom got prawns. I highly recommend their artichoke appetizer. We stayed long enough for the Elvis impersonator to sing Lucky Charm and Love Me Tender to Beanie. I gave him $2.

Love,

Beanie's Momma