Maybe She Has a Thing For Homer Simpson (DOH!)

We're back to normal sleep patterns with Baby Brigid, which has been a true blessing. She'll go to sleep between 8 and 9 p.m. and sleep through with an occasional cry-out now and then but generally she's not heard from again until 6:30 the next morning. She'll then come into bed with us for a nurse and a snooze, and she'll stay until after 8. She usually wakes in a good mood, too, which is truly a plus.

The last few nights, however, the poor little pokey has had a slight fever, and I'm suspecting her teeth are bothering her. The doctor said there was no sign of ear problems and otherwise she's a healthy 18-pounder. Turned 10 months old on Friday the 12th, a stat that's hard to believe.

Lately, when I come home from work, Jack has had her sitting in the exer-saucer and she'll bounce and turn around and around. It's hysterical to watch her propel herself around and around. She gets this vocal thing going for effect, kind of aaaayyyaaahhhhh, aaaayyyaaahhhh, aaaayyyyaaahhhhh. And last week, she started reacting to things with appropriate "Uh Oh" and will repeat it when you say it. She loves doing things like that because she gets a reaction out of us. She'll wave hi or bye bye and then clap as if it's the most clever thing, and of course, it is, so we all cheer "Yay!" so she claps again. I think yesterday she gave me an actual baby kiss but I can't be sure. She kept her face still when I went in for a kiss, so until I know better, I'm claiming it for a kiss.

Her cruising is getting stronger, as is her standing alone unassisted and her squatting down and standing up. She doesn't seem too interested in taking any independent steps yet, but that's OK. I'm happy with her crawling for now, and she can crawl really, really fast. She really enjoys being on the floor, and when she wants to get down, she'll throw her body off you and try to pry herself out of your arms in order to get down. Floor time is her fun time. And she babbles along the whole time. It's so fun to hear her.

Another choice phrase lately has been Dah Doh with a high emphasis on Dah. It's sing-song, DAH doh, DAH doh. It isn't Dah Dee or Dah Dah, because she says those, too. It's DAH doh, DAH doh. And she'll repeat it for you if you say it back to her. So, DAH doh to all of you, too, and have a great day.