Bigger and more alert

After a long day on Thursday Cupcakes slept all Friday after Mama settled down. I called the home day care in West Seattle that told me that Cupcakes would be able to start on 5/3 to confirm and schedule a visit. She told me that she wouldn't be able to take Cupcakes until August. I called quite a few daycares downtown, and many of them have a two-year waiting list. Mama called Grandma, and Grandma offered to take care of Cupcakes as long as necessary. Things happen for a reason, and Mama decided not to continue the worrying about the daycare situation but will continue to search for a good place for Cupcakes.

Mama and Daddy took Cupcakes out for a walk in the late afternoon on a warm day! It was so warm that a lot of people had short sleeves on. Cupcakes smiled and laughed so much on the walk. It was a lot of fun to watch her. When she had a breeze hit her face for the first time, she was surprised and seemed to drink it in! Mama went a little picture crazy, but we need cute pictures for the blog!

We went up to Bellingham to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Friday night. We stopped in the DQ parking lot in Marysville on the way to feed Cupcakes. Daddy took the chance to get a blizzard, and Cupcakes checked out the ice cream cake selection for her first birthday after her feeding. By the time we got to Bellingham it was late, and Cupcakes was ready for bed.

Saturday Cupcakes slept in, and Grandma and Grandpa took care of Cupcakes while Mama and Daddy ran some errands in the afternoon. I did not think about it, but afternoon was Grandma's sleepiest time from jet lag. Cupcakes was hungry while Mama was away and cried. Grandma was still able to give Cupcakes some water with a spoon to tide her over. (If anyone can train Cupcakes to take a bottle, it may be Grandma.) However, she did call Cupcakes a difficult baby - oh, no! baby.

When Cupcakes sleeps, she does not need to eat. Mama got new clogged milk ducts on both sides. To prevent the situation from worsening I pumped and managed to freeze 3 oz and 4 oz of milk - wow, supply for when Mama goes back to work! Thank you, Auntie Thao, for the bags, and thank you, Auntie Jeannie, for the encouragement to start freezing! I had fun freezing milk.

Sunday morning Cupcakes sat in a chair like a big girl. Auntie Tonya and Uncle Kai came to visit Cupcakes. We took a walk. Mama had fun visiting. Due to her parental amnesia she can't remember Cupcakes behaviors that day. Mama looks forward to visiting with Auntie Tonya and Uncle Kai again soon, and Cupcakes looks forward to seeing their pictures from Spain when they return from their trip. Sunday evening Cupcakes seemed especially alert when she looked around, still smiling a lot.

Monday morning Cupcakes relaxed in front of the window before she, Mama and Daddy visited Paideia Academy, a Montessori for infants through pre-schoolers/kindergartners, with encouragement from the director. The director introduced the Montessori system (very hands-on learning) to Mama and Daddy. The place was neat and close to Mama's work. The director commented that with Cupcakes' full head of hair and degree of alertness, she could have passed for six months old. Afterwards Cupcakes shopped at Costco with Mama and Daddy and slept for the rest of the day. Mama did squeeze in some reading between naps and bedtime.

I got a list of daycares in West Seattle from Child Care Resources. I will continue the search. :)