Playdate

Yesterday afternoon Paul's parents came up to spend several hours with us. They watched Ian while Nadia napped and I mowed the lawn. I had decided I can't carry Ian while mowing any more unless I purchase another babywearing device. He's getting too heavy for the Snugli. Well technically he's not too big for it, but it's getting very hard on my body. I am very open to suggestions on what to use to carry a heavier baby. It needs to be something simple that I could put him in it when I'm home by myself. I can't picture putting him on my back when I'm by myself for example. Maybe I should try the Ultimate Baby Wrap again. I wish I was better at using that one. Given it was over 90 degrees, I was hot enough pushing the lawn mower without having a 17 lb baby strapped to me. I am glad his sitting abilities are improving as soon he should be able to sit in a shopping cart. That means I'll need to go grocery shopping elsewhere though as where I usually go the carts can only hold one child, and Nadia definitely still needs to be in the cart.

This morning when Nadia came downstairs she announced "Daddy at school. Grandma at school." It was hard not to laugh! I guess "school" in her mind means they aren't here. She didn't cry about Daddy being gone today, but she was very clingy. Daddy has been her favorite person lately, but right now I am back in the number one spot.

This afternoon my friend, Donna, and her granddaughter, Olivia, came over for a couple of hours. Olivia is 18 days older than Nadia. Neither girl is very fond of sharing. Hopefully a year from now Nadia will be better at sharing. She's going to be getting more practice at it when Ian become mobile. Nadia's favorite word this afternoon was "my" as in "that's my car, that's my marker, etc." I am glad she had this playdate. I think I need to invite people with kids her age over more often so that she gets more experience playing with other children, plus it's also great for me to get some adult interaction as well! :-)

I am very grateful for Skype. Paul doesn't have Internet access in his hotel room. If he did, we could chat for free, but it's only costing me 1.7 cents a minute to call the phone in room 219. I called him twice yesterday and twice today via Skype. He said his presentation went well, and he always underestimates his abilities in situations like that. So if he said it went well, it definitely went well. Yahoo for Paul! He said he was overdressed. Well unless he loses weight, he'll need this suit again in the future. He had pierogies for dinner tonight. There are several Polish dishes that are popular in this area of Pennsylvania, and that's one of them. Another night this week he'll be having dinner down in a salt mine. That should be a unique experience!