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Hump Day (no, not humping silly)

My house smelled good all day! I baked an almond bundt cake that was to die for and also made mini cheddar and herb biscuits. I was hoping they'd come out like the ones from Red Lobster, but they were actually kind of sweet, and although they tasted nothing like Red Lobster's, they were really yummy. :-) Since my mom started back to school (she's now teaching where I taught last year), my grandma and I have been making dinner at my parents' house every couple of weeks, just to make things easier for them since they work. I love to cook, so I enjoy planning the meals and meeting my grandma for our shopping trips. My mom watches Olivia when she gets home, and my grandma and I cook. Tonight we made beef stroganoff.

Olivia is going through a major mommy attachement, which is making me feel guilty. I feel badly when she reaches for me to get her when other people who love her are holding her. When she sees me, she cries huge crocodile tears and curls her lower lip and reaches for me. I love that she wants me, but it makes me feel like I can't ever leave her. I'm with her all day, and I think it's hard for her to be away from me. She also still nurses all the time, and that has made a really strong bond between us. She still doesn't eat rice cereal (besides having had it a couple times) or baby food. Just breastmilk. The pediatrician said if I was willing, I should keep up the nursing until she needs more. I was surprised, but we're going with it. The only thing about only nursing is she still poops all the time since breastmilk is easily and quickly digested. It doesn't smell though, so I can't complain.

James stayed home today because he has a big research paper for grad school, and he needed more time to work on it. It was nice having him here, and he was surprised how much work Olivia is. Yes! I'm glad he realizes staying home isn't all tv and painting my toenails. Not that he says anything, I just have a complex that I want to appear busy, like I have to validate that it's hard work. Silly me!

Tonight I watched the Barbara Walters special on 20/20. She interviewd Terry Irwin-- her first interview since losing her hubby. I cried every time she cried and it was so hard to watch. Olivia was sleeping next to me on the bed, and I kept kissing her. When Terri said she had "lost her prince" I burst into tears. Thank goodness I had tissues next to me for the tears, because Olivia woke up and hit me in the nose, and I got a nosebleed. I've mentioned it before, but it's been a while; I have my nose pierced. It's just a tiny, tiny stud, but when she hit my nose, the end of it punctured my nose and OUCH!!! James thinks I need to take it out now that I have an active little girl, but I'm not ready . . .

Oh. So so happy about this! My sweet mom is giving me some money to get my hair highlighted this Saturday. My hair has always been dark blonde, but ever since I had Olivia, it's brown now, so I am getting a much needed haircut and some lighter color. And my aunt is coming from Virginia to see Olivia this Friday. We have a fun next weekend planned!

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