Sneaky Girl

Happy New Year!

We certainly had a number of things to be happy about on 1/1/10.

1. We actually made it out to dinner, dessert and some "hang out" time with friends on New Year's Eve. (Only had to take turns twice during dinner to walk Liana around the block, so we consider it mostly a success :-)

2. I made it out for my first run around the neighborhood in, oh, over 6 months. It did feel great to be out on a run again, and although I was by no means speedy, I was able to feel the benefits of an endorphin rush anyway. It was actually sunny and warm for the exact time that I was out, so I like to think that someone was giving me a nice new year's day present.:-)

3. Speaking of presents, later that day Liana gave us the best present of all - being an angel baby! Her morning nap stretch lasted 3.5 hours straight, which is definitely a first (and most likely a last). She probably would have slept longer, but we were heading for a visit to the Cornetts and needed to get ourselves ready and out the door. As you can see here, Little Jude was a great helper, rocking Liana in her car seat, and Peggy and Margaret were naturals at keeping Liana content.

4. Liana willingly fed from a bottle. It's fun to see someone else feed her, which is a rare sight for the ever-nursing mom.


In short, the start of the new year was great. We certainly wish all days were like this, but alas Liana was back to her old sneaky tricks by January 2 and hasn't been too keen on napping for very long, if at all. (We've started calling her crying The Lianalarm)

Ah well, hopefully the easy days will soon outweigh the frustrating ones in this ever-changing game called parenthood. In the meantime, we'll continue to work on toning our arm, shoulder and leg muscles as we hold, rock, sway, bounce and walk little Liana around the neighborhood in the hopes that she'll stay down for some good, solid naps.