Beanie woke up this morning, hopped out of bed and chased the cats in the wee hours befor dawn. She was on a mission. Part of her field orders were apparently to bring me a sock. Not just any old sock, but the one her dad wore all day yesterday on his Delta fishing trip. Mmmm. She said "Dis." authoritatively and dropped in on my face. This is how I woke up. At 6:15 AM. With a sock in my eye and a little voice in my ear squeeing gently before toddling off after "CAT!"

Why doesn't daddy wake up for these blessed events? I have no idea how he can sleep through them, but he manages.

I also found out late last night that the cute PJ's I bought her recently glow in the dark. At first I was enchanted. And then, typical mommy, I started wondering how much toxic chemical additive was used to create such a cute glowing outfit.

I have also gone uterine-complaint free since November 24, 2004. It all caught up with me this weekend. I apparently forgot how horrifying a period can be. It's that much worse when you are stunned by the sheer volume of blood loss. I've always been a "heavy" gal, but this is a bit ridiculous. Can you sleep in an Instead? I need to know because nothing I bought is working for overnight, and my second day is usually much more hellish than my first.

I think my strict calorie counting/exercise/cinnamon and gymnema sylvestre/weaning combination is what sparked it. It's been looming and threatening to arrive for months, but I've staved it off with breastfeeding. Beanie is transitioning off the nunu and onto cow's milk and water in sippy cups. Which is a good thing, since she bites. But the no-period thing was kinda nice while it lasted. Boom, when it hits, it comes in crampless and sort of pours out. That could be just me, though. Like I said, day 2 is usually my doozy. And of course, I'm working. Oh how I wish I could just stay home where there is red carpet and no one freaks if I double over, they just rub my back and get me hot tea.

I wonder if my fertility hormones have adjusted and I'm normal again? That would be amazing. Although I want to lose about 30 lbs before trying to get prego again. I wonder how that would be? I can't imagine sharing my bed with yet another little squirt just yet, so we should hold off until we get a Big Girl Bed. But still. How fun would that be to have another Bean? I s'pose we'd have to pick another legume...Lentil? Pea?

blogger is not letting me upload a pic. I could look at my kid all day long.

She's now 20 lbs. I think she got a little taller too. And she's trying more words. Yesterday she tried to neigh like a horse. So cute! Kills me, how cute she is. Of course, she has also learned to clear her throat. That is less than adorable, but still funny.