Today was our first full day at home and it went pretty great. Of course, that is easy for me to say…I pretty much have total freedom since Halle is still clinging to Jen like a protoplasm (I don’t even know if protoplasms cling, nor exist…but it sounded good). So Jen slept when Halle slept and fed her. Me? I did all of our trip laundry, ran some errands and took a drastic step…I shaved my beard…
This is what I really look like under all that hair
Go ahead… let the comments flow, but as silly as I look, I would do it a million times over to get the reaction I did from Halle. You see, she was pretty freaked out by me (and still is a little). She would just stare at me, like I was some sort of beast and when I came in too close at times, she would turn away. Not anymore with my baby smooth chin. There was an immediate improvement (coincidental or not) in her behavior with me today. She let me come in for some smooches and even giggled when I did so.
I think she did really well today. We gave her a VERY quick bath and while she cried, she settled down about 30 seconds after it was over. We all sat around and played with her this morning and this evening and she was as happy as the first time I met her. We also took a stroll around the block to introduce her to the neighborhood. Right as we walked out the front door, an 8 point buck was standing across the street…we have a wooded area across the street. I have NEVER seen a buck in our neighborhood before. It was huge! Just as it caught a glipse of us, he sprinted down the park. We showed Halle off to a couple of neighbors and she was very smiley to all of them. Did I tell you we had the best neighbors in the world? Well, we do, so if you are looking for a home…look here!
It’s now midnight and time for me to see if I can sleep. I woke up at 4am and caught a 3 hour nap at noon just as cousin Julie suggested. I think it worked well. Thanks Jules.
Good night…
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