3 Weeks In.

So, we're 3 weeks in to me being a stay-at-home mom. I look back at the entry from the end of August-- such naivety! On a daily basis, I fluctuate between a wide range of emotions: boredom, bursts of energy, exhaustion, the desire to create something, the joy from seeing Charlotte's eyes light up, savoring precious time while giving her a bottle (or feeding her peaches and rice all mixed together with a splash of formula), wishing I wasn't addicted to the computer (including spider solitaire), waiting for Chris to get home because I love seeing Charlotte's face when she sees her daddy, realizing that all I created that day was a song about the dog to make her laugh.

2 things we got recently that are a lot of fun--johnny jump-up thing (thanks Robin!) that hangs in the door frame and lets her be a little more mobile. I think her favorite part about it is that she can get close to Homer. She is fasinated with him and I love that. And the second thing, that I'm anticipating will be fun-- a breadmaker. I just need to get some bread flour and then, watch out!

A new hobby that I find regular time for is making up fake errands just to kill time and get out the house. Although her schedule is changing all the time, esp. now thanks to teething (there is one poking through on the bottom), we've got a gap from about 11:30-1:30 that I try to fill with something each day. Thank goodness for the Y that puts up with us most days between 4-6 that allows me to avoid that fussy time before bed. (I did walk out of a pretty terrible class yesterday though, that's another story.) Anyway, I try to make lunch plans, or walking plans, or anything really that will absorb those 2 hours. Ironically, I've got nothing planned today, so what fake errand will it be today? Oh wait, I need to go get that bread flour!