10 months

Has it been 10 months already? I can't believe how the time has flown. When I look at some of our old pictures of Elsa, I remember that little baby, but there certainly isn't a little baby at our house any more. We've got a little person who has a mind of her own. In addition to all that, she figured out crawling this week. She doesn't crawl for extended amounts of time, but she definitely moves on her own now. With a combination of scooting, crawling and rolling, she can cover most of the living room now.
I'm excited about crawling--really I am--because it is a step forward and I'm all about progress. However, I'll admit that I was pretty sad this week when I arrived at day care one afternoon and Elsa, who was crawling around, chasing after toys and generally involved in her own world, didn't even notice I was there. Not at all. Finally she looked up, and it was like, "Oh, yeah, hi Mom. I guess this is when you usually get here." Every other afternoon when I pick up Elsa, she's usually looking at the door and notices immediately when I walk in. She starts to bounce and make little noises. She recognizes me and she's glad to see me. It's been my daily ego trip since she started day care. I was a little deflated that for even jsut a few minutes I wasn't the most important thing in my kid's world. I suppose I'll get over it.

This week is Spring Break. I'm so excited I could almost cry. It's been a hard semester (again) and I need a little bit of a break from everyone. I hope to clean a little, read a few books, shop some, get to the gym and just generally recharge my batteries.