I was sitting in plane on my way back from
a busy business trip - a rare occasion to sit down and not go around
"doing nothing", which usually include ie. arranging E's toys,
clearing admin work or folding laundry. No, this was a true moment of peace and
calm, where I was literary obliged so sit tied in my seat and contemplate about
my life. What a beautiful, emotional, overwhelming and fabulous year we had behind.
It seems we have had our little daughter with us already for an eternity, and
yet a little more than 12 months ago we had not even met! I went about the
whole year in a pink bliss. I can remember vague flashes of crucial moments,
all the rest is pink. Here some highlights:
*Elisé is born 3 minutes ago - cd plays
"Autumn colours in Seattle" on the background, My husband is
cleaning the baby and I am crying my mind out. I feel so happy it hurts!
*5 days later we are driving home from hospital.
My husband so worried we slide in the icy road with our princess on board keeps
(for the first and last time in his life) the speed at 10.
*E is with us one week. I have been feeding
her day and night and she is finally in a dropping state. My husband
is fixing roof isolation in the attic. The huge stapler makes this noise:
"zzzzzzzzsup!""zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsup'""zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsup".
My husband wears iPod and earplugs.
*E receives baby massages and I manage to
witness the first smile after the retreat!
*E's Baptism. All my loved ones come from all
corners of the globe to celebrate our little princess. Thanks to my wonder-granny
and super-sisters, we pull it through. It is a beautiful ceremony and I will
always remember this day. My sister witnessed a week of reality bites with a
baby and our level of exhaustion. The age difference to E's future little cousin
probably multiplied by five.
*The next day of Baptism. Our life
changes. Granny calls us and gives instructions for bottle-feeding.
*I return working half-time. I write 10 - page
instructions to the nanny girl. This was the edited version.
*My first business trip. E doesn't smile at me
for a day :( I draw bottles to my note book.
*E learns to wink her hand. Since she does it
everywhere and all the time. Her target group: middle-aged men (?)
*I visit E's kindergarten. I understand parents
who would like to make background checks to the personnel. Or hide webcam-chip
in the pyjama.
*E starts the kindergarten. I call them (only)
twice during the day. (dial-ins don't count)
*Christmas - E learns to pull herself up and
make her first snow angel
* E learns to do fish-lips and kiss-noise at the
same time (mommy proud)
*E's first teeth (2) come out at the same time
and today's achievement:
*She pulled herself up in the standing position!
I will save to another time the development
curve for myself and my husband :)
Big kiss to all!
