One Sock Off

And One Sock On.... That seemed to be the theme of yesterday! Camilla has always hated wearing socks.  She takes them off a few minutes after I get them on, and one always gets lost somewhere until I do a major clean up.  At present, she has no matching socks in her drawer that actually fit her.  Recently, she discovered how to put her own socks on (always upside down for some reason).  Yesterday, she walked around all day with one sock off, and one sock on.  It was cute.  Some of her adventures yesterday included eating her cookie in a laundry basket in my bedroom, and climbing on the back of the couch (yikes).  She likes to use the couch as a slide, and it seems to have the perfect curve for it.  She climbs up, then gets ready to slide down and goes "weeee".  It's cute, but every time I hear her slide/plop on the couch my heart skips a beat in fear that she's fallen or hurt herself. 

Mr. Stannix was home a bit earlier than usual yesterday afternoon.  Before dinner, we had music playing on the computer and Camilla wanted all of her Daddy's attention.  She sat on his lap, chatted with him, and they danced!  My heart melted when Mr. Stannix spun his little girl around and dipped her in his arms.  It was the most adorable thing ever.  They continued to dance, and Camilla jumped, spun, bobbed, and shook her little diaper bum. Even when Daddy was tired, Camilla kept insisting that they dance.  It was cute.

Last night while I was brushing her teeth, I discovered two little lumps on the back top gums.  She is definitely cutting some molars.  She woke up twice from the time we put her to bed, to the time we went to bed.  I gave in at 1:00am and brought her to bed with us.  So, for a few hours, we had an extra body in our bed.  I have come to the conclusion that we really should invest in a Queen bed.  I put myself between the munchkin and Mr. Stannix so that her moving around wouldn't wake him up.  I lay squished between the two of them, with no covers (because our bedroom was sooo hot).  It was nice for a while.  I enjoyed cuddling, but I wasn't getting much sleep.  Alas, sleeping beauty returned to her own bed where she slept until 8:00 this morning.  (She did protest a little bit).  It was funny how as soon as I brought her into bed with me and snuggled her close, she had no problem sleeping. That little extra comfort was all she needed to get some much needed sleep.  I love snuggling my not-so-little-anymore little girl while she sleeps.  It's so...peaceful.  I have a feeling tonight might be a repeat, and the next, and possibly the next until this crazy molar comes in! I won't complain though, I get to snuggle my girly.

After her bath last night, she went into her diaper and jammies.  Her hair dried while we read scriptures.  Just before prayers, I was admiring my little girl.  The back of her hair was smooth and perfect for once, not the giant, fuzzy rats nest that it always is.  I ran my fingers through it, and the end curled up.  It was so pretty.  I love those little moments.  I love noticing the little details. 

Yesterday I was reading an inspiring blog that I love to check in on and she talked about taking time to listen to our children, and how they will teach us something new every day if we listen to them.  They can make us laugh, and smile too.  It really touched me, and as I've been listening to Camilla, I've enjoyed every moment of it.  She talks like she means it, even though I can't understand her most of the time.  It's fun to listen and to have "conversations" with her.  What a joy it is to be a Mum!

P.S.
You'll NEVER guess what Mr. Stannix did the other night.   Do you remember this post?  Well, when Mr. Stannix came home the other day, he admitted that he listened to some Christmas music on the bus!  I told him that I thought that was taboo until after his birthday.  He said, "Yes, well, playing it in the house is."  While he was working on his homework that night, I heard a Christmas song.  Not just one, but like, six.  Mr. Stannix played Christmas music until it woke Camilla up (or maybe her teeth woke her up).  He totally broke his own rule.  HaHa. So, that means I have permission now right?  As soon as Halloween is over...maybe.

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And so it continues today.  One sock off, and one sock on.  I think I have the match to that sock in her sock drawer.  This kid cracks me up!!