Another underwhelming blog....

The other morning, as I was opening a bandaid in my semi-dark bedroom, I noticed a faint blue glow emitting from the wrapper as I peeled it open. So I opened a second one and paid close attention. Sure enough, the glue that holds the two halves of the bandaid wrapper together glows as you pull the papers apart. Use this newfound knowledge to amaze your family and friends.

It's been around three months since my last meaningful post about Margaret.  Plenty has happened between now and then.  Most of you reading this probably already know most of it, but I'm going to write it all down anyway because I may want to read it again at some point in the future.  So where to begin.  It looks like the last time I posted about Margaret, she was just starting to roll from her back to her stomach.  Back then, it was only a one way process.  Now she's has regularly been rolling in both direction for quite some time.  She's also started spending more time on the floor and on her stomach.  In the last week or two, she's even started the beginning steps towards crawling.  When she lays on her stomach she's beginning to pull her legs up under her body and push herself forward.

It's not often that you trade cars and reduce debt, but that's exactly what Liz and I did today. We've had our Subaru payed off for a few years now, but owed about $7k on our Nissan. As I'm only working out of the house 2 days a week now we'd toyed with the idea of dropping down to a single car for a few months. During that time we've tracked how often both cars were in use at the same time and it wasn't much at all. We kinda wanted a Honda Element or some other similar SUV, but all of those would have increased our monthly expenditures. Rick and Charla got a minivan last week, which I didn't think much of until I heard how much they paid for it. They payed way less than an SUV would cost, and there is a ton of room inside. So we decided to keep our eyes open for one that fit our budget.

If you put Margaret on her back, and leave the room for a second, she's likely to be on her stomach by the time you return.

Historically Margaret hasn't been much for snuggling.  There are certain ways she likes to be held, but none that I'd describe as snuggly or cuddly.  For the past week or so, however, she's starteg getting fidgety and wiggly early in the morning in bed.  To prolong her sleep, Liz has begun pulling Margaret next to her and snuggling up next to her.  Margaret must like it, becuase she'll usually quiet back down and sleep for another hour or two.  This morning, before I left for work, I stopped by the bed to say goodbye to Margaret and Liz, and they were all cuddled up next to each other.