she grew up this weekend

We had a low-key, relaxing, and fun weekend. The biggest news of the weekend is that Millie has proven to be a typically defiant and rebellious daughter. Already. Sheesh. Despite my constant demands and pleas to not grow up and to stay a tiny baby forever, she is bound and determined to do anything but.

During a trip to Old Navy, I decided to see how she liked sitting in the cart. Normally I wear her in the Ergo, but that really cramps my ability to carry piles of clothes (not to mention try them on). Since she's been sitting up so well lately, it seemed like it might work...

Mommy, what is this? What am I doing? I...maybe like it?

 By the time we got to Trader Joe's, she was basically a shopping cart pro.

I'm the king of the world!!!!

Please ignore the fact that I obviously couldn't figure out how to use my shopping cart cover thingy. Third time's a charm- we went to Target on Sunday and I realized that I'd been putting it in inside out, which is why it was just laying there and not really covering anything. Oops. Oh well.

Also...I've just started noticing that Millie's left eye often looks crossed in pictures. You can see it in both of these. Is this one of those fun fact infant things that corrects itself, or something worth making our 2810934th trip of the month to the pediatrician about? I'm voting no big deal, but let me know if I'm wrong. As gently and non-alarmist-ly as possible, obviously. ;)

We spent a couple of hours shopping and running errands Saturday morning, then returned home to spend the rest of the day cooking, playing, and watching Parenthood. Oh, and watching Millie grow old before our very eyes. Homegirl is cutting her first tooth!!!!! Despite weeks of me begging her to please stay toothless and gummy and adorable forever...well, she's just not. She has big dreams of steak and corn on the cob, and dangit if she's not growing a tooth just to spite me. I would try to show you a picture of it but it's barely breaking the surface yet and is only visible from the back of her gum, and she acts like the world is ending when I try to move her lips/tongue to look at it, so...pictures aren't really doable just yet. At any rate, it doesn't seem to be bothering her too much. Her cheeks will occasionally turn bright pink (like when she has a fever, only she doesn't), so maybe that's related...but no unexplained fussiness or anything yet, so that's good.

I know it's going to be adorable once she has that little shark tooth sticking up, but also, it's breaking my heart. Waaaaah.

I will cuddle with you, Mommy, but I will NOT let you look at my tooth. NO WAY.

So...Parenthood. I cried through the Gilmore Girls finale Thursday night and promptly moved on to newer and greener pastures Friday afternoon. So far I am loving it!! I made it through the whole first season (do me a favor and don't calculate how many hours that means I spent watching TV this weekend...) and it's great! Although I think I spend most of the time being amazed by Monica Potter's (Kristina) hair. It's so...like, shiny? And perfect? And kinda helmet-like, but in a really good way? I don't know, I can't describe it. It's just kind of awe-inspiring. Anyone else?

On Sunday Millie sported a new dress and an even bigger tooth and was just so cute I basically couldn't stand it.

Who me? Cute? Nooooo....

 Even Lola couldn't stand it.

Greetings, comrade.

We did church and errands and more cooking and TV and it was a relaxing, lovely day. I don't think anyone would mistake our weekends for thrilling or action-packed these days, but they are so perfectly, happily boring...I just wouldn't trade them for anything.
 

Slow weekends give me the time I need to ponder deep things.

This week's goal is to keep the whole family healthy and at work/school for five whole days. Who knew that'd be such a challenge??! I'm also going to try to get back on board with drinking my water, getting in steps, and maaaaaybe phasing back in T25. Can't really say I've missed the punishing daily pain, but my skinny jeans sure do. Ugh.