aug, 31st - 200 day report-card....

day 200:

the 100 days since our last report-card have flown by.....it still feels like we are just starting out with this discovery and i'm already saying to limi: 'slow down, slow down....stop growing so fast, i can't keep up...and then in the same breath.....i can't wait for all the exciting times ahead'. i mean, it's not like we haven't heard this a million times before, friends and family saying: 'savour every second.....they grow up so fast'.

so today, i am going to take a breath....put away the long, out-of-control todo list and just enjoy spending time with limi....

since day 100, limi has achieved the following:

• Been on her first family holiday to Greece (day 109)
• Enjoyed a first alfresco bath (day 105)
• Braved two sets of jabs (day 113 and day 165)
• Wore her first frock (day 120) 
• Had her first taste of formula (day 129) 
• Said Mama (day 132)
• Gave up the swaddle (day 133)
• Met her Nanna and Granpa Bill (day 153)
• Started rolling (day 143)
• Started swimming (day 161)
• Tasted solids for the first time (day 164)
• Learnt to bounce in a doorway (day 168)
• Grabbed a bit of la dolce vita (day 170)
• Met her lola (day 182)
• Learnt to sit (day 175)
• Started her shoe collection (day 194)

we have achieved the following:

•        200 days without breaking her or each other
•        an average of 6.5 hours sleep a night...and even a bit of a routine
•        a sense of humour (even on days like these....day 186)
•        let her escape our clutches (day 183)
•        managed to entertain a baby on a 5 hour car trip (day 155)