forgetful, yet accomplished

I can't believe it. I actually forgot all about posting yesterday. Perhaps it was the fact that I was busy, that Al was around (for a couple of hours before he got called into work, and then got off earlier than usual since we took Erik, Meaghan, and Noah out for a belated birthday dinner), that I had a fairly accomplished day, but I just plain old forgot. And Bridget seems to have "found" her voice in that short period between postings. It's so darn cute.

Yes, yesterday Bridget starting "talking" more than ever. She just chats and goos while I have her on the changing table or her playmat, and it's a different type of chatter than before. It sounds different, for one thing--more pronounced sounds and a wider range of them--and there's a lot more of it. She's even making different sounds when she smiles, and I think she may be trying to find her laugh. Not quite there for the real thing yet, but now we've got a squeal in with the sounds she was making before. And it is so much fun to watch her (and listen to her) talking. Secretly, I'm hoping she's a talker like me. I don't think I could deal with two Al's in the house.

My accomplishment occurred largely in part due to the fact that she took a three and a half hour nap (but she only slept eight hours last night instead of the usual ten, so I think she was just making up for lost sleep) and that Al took care of her after her night feeding. I've almost got the office put back together, something that never got done once baby was coming to town and Al had to move his stuff in here, too. I'm even managing to put a sewing station in here so I can get it out of the dining room. Frankly, the mess drives me crazy. Love to sew (at least quilts), but don't love the way it makes my house look. I even got to talk to Dana while organizing the office (yay!). And since my baby's sleeping, I'm going to clip coupons, make the grocery list, and--if I have time--get more done in here (office) so that we (Bridget and I) can go grocery shopping this afternoon. Unless Al decides he wants to brave the afternoon alone with her and a bottle, in which case I'll go shopping alone. Busy day for mommy!

P.S. Since Al was home, I took the time to make the most wonderfully yummy and healthy breakfast this morning: scrambled eggs with monterey jack cheese, fresh spinach, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and chopped Trader Joe's eggplant cutlets. Yummy!