Oh funny girl...

The sad reality is there are a lot of little things I'm sure with time I'll forget about Mabel's babyhood, as sad as that thought is, there is just too much to remember. I hope I never forget the funny, strange and silly things she tends to do. Like for example her sleeping...this past Saturday we had a wedding to go to and *gasp* it was at 5pm and *gasp* we wouldn't be home to put Mabel to bed. Now, I realize that many parents do successfully go out like grown-ups and their kids fair well, but we aren't like everyone else and our baby isn't fine with stuff like that. So needless to say Mabel did OK, but she did not got to bed until 9:15 after we rushed home early from the wedding to specifically put her to bed. So fast forward to Tuesday night. Mabel just didn't do well with that one night off schedule and she would not go to bed Sunday or Monday night without a fight. Tuesday she really really fought. She sat there in her crib, sitting up in the corner holding onto the crib rails falling asleep and when she started to fall over she'd shake her head and say "no..no.." I've never seen anything like it before, I mean she's done lots of stuff trying to stay wake but holding on to the crib like that? She's so funny. Then Friday night...she didn't cry, she didn't hold on to the crib, but she did lay there looking at me through the crib rails and she slowly reached her arm through and touched me saying "tickle tickle" and then laughed. She's a funny girl and we are very sleepy parents...sleepy but happy.

Oh, the picture...this is Mabel's camera "smile". It appears in the picture she's screaming but I assure you not even a tiny peep is escaping her mouth she's smiling! Yes, she's sitting in her book bin, again silly girl and look at those curls! I hope I remember every second and if not...well it is a good thing I'm writing it down!