I've never been much of a winter person. I enjoy digging out the jeans, the long sleeves and the warmer shoes for a short while, maybe a week (ha!), but when the calories I gain each winter, due to the big holiday meals I eat, start to catch up with me, those extra pounds start getting me anxious for the outdoor spring season.
I'm ready for the new life of spring to start growing, blooming and becoming known to all. I've got three plants that I've brought in-doors for the winter. I'm trying very hard to keep them alive. I've always been terrible keeping in-door plants living for long, but my mother has always had a knack for it so I'm sure it's in me somewhere. Instead of letting them die with the weather change, I brought them in with the full intent of paying enough attention to them that I will be able to keep them thriving through the winter and until I can plant them back outside next year. This will prove to be an interesting goal for me, we'll see how I do. I did talk myself out of thinking my Japanese Maple was dead. My mom pointed out that it will too lose it's leaves just as the ones outside and although my little twig in the pot looks dead, it may just be dormant for the winter. I just need to make sure it has the right amount of sun and water while it's living in my kitchen right now.
Brian and I planned our first vacation of the year. We are going on a 7 day cruise with Jeremy and Amy in early March. We cant wait. The theme of this cruise is "KAH!", Kids At Home. Yes, we are leaving Rylie for a week. I'm ignoring my feelings of anxiety about it, as it's going to happen, so why inflict the suffering caused by my thoughts of how much I'm going to miss her while we are gone. I'll probably miss some major milestone, like first steps or something. :( But, my mom is going to stay at our house and take care of her all week, so I know she'll be in good hands. And Lord knows Brian and I need a good adult vacation right about now. 6 weeks and counting....KAH!
Rylie is doing well as we go into 2011. She caught the flu a couple weeks ago, but got over it quickly and is back to her normal cute self. She had her 6 month appointment last week too. Her stats were:
Length - 28 inches (96th percentile)
Weight - 17.12 pounds (71st percentile)
Head size - 44.25 centimeters (85th percentile)
Rylie has started on Stage 2 baby foods and enjoys trying everything mommy and daddy are eating. We give her tastes of things all the time so she can try out new textures and tastes. She loves the vegetable baby foods and absolutely loves carrots. When she's done eating, she likes to hold and play with the spoon.
Here are some recent pictures. We had an amateur photo shoot in the living room one Sunday afternoon and I captured some really good "naked baby" shots. Thank you Photoshop for your help on removing the backgrounds and making my wrinkled white sheet look a bit better of a backdrop.
