Dreamed this morning that Freya was talking. I was holding her and she said “Mommy.” It was sweet. Woke up and looked at the clock, six am, though of course felt like five am. Freya nursed, then back to sleep. We stayed in bed another couple of hours. She snuggles up next to me on her side, and throws her little arm over my chest. Nothing compares to that.

We to through about five bibs of drool every day. This reminds me — there are quite a few things I prepared for or didn’t prepare for, and got to figure out through experience.

For example, some of you may recall the long process of selecting a crib I went through last summer. It took a while and I actually bought one then canceled, and picked a different one — made of solid maple, crafted in Oregon, just beautiful. I love this crib. It’s gorgeous. Freya has never slept in it.

I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me… I knew we wanted to co-sleep, but I figured oh, we’ll co-sleep a few months or something. I guess I didn’t think that far out at all. My mind was still wrapped up in pregnancy and birth.

So the crib is lovely, and she plays in it. Someday, I know she will sleep there. Maybe by next winter after she turns one. It will be a good toddler bed, and finally will be converted into a bench.

Here’s a picture of it with the changing pad tray Brian built last weekend. He did an amazing job. Spent thirty bucks on the materials at Home Depot. You can buy changing trays online for over two hundred dollars. It’s a wooden box. Don’t know how it’s worth that much.

Here’s a short video of her enjoying her mobile while on her changing pad.

The other thing I was unprepared for was pre-teething, which is the mass of drool that babies generate all day. I figured bibs were just for when they started eating food. No. It’s to keep their clothing dry. Also I think Freya’s gums are getting a little sore already — she chews on her teething toys at night and sometimes sucks her lower lip into her mouth.

Something else, and this goes back to yesterday’s topic: why on earth did I register for bottles? I guess I just thought I might need them… I’ve never used one though. So I have this box of Born Free bottles. Don’t worry, I will bust them out when Freya starts drinking water (she is not going to get juice or cow’s milk for a long while, just not necessary and juice is just sugar). Though I might teach her to drink from a sippy cup instead of a silicone nipple.

Ok gotta run, baby really needs to be put down for her morning nap.