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November 06, 2004
what have you done with my mama?
I haven't had a haircut since, oh... April. It was long, I kept pulling it up or back, and it was really thick and slightly unruly.
It's all Gus has known, really, this unruly-ness.
It was time to do something about it. I had my hair cut today.
Gus was asleep by the time I came out. He slept all through lunch. He woke up as we were leaving the restaurant. I bent over his stroller to say hello, he stared at me for a minute and then came the face.
The "Who the HELL are you, stranger?" face. And then came the tears.
Gus didn't recognize me! He spent the next 15 minutes being shy with me, ducking his head against John's chest, smiling at me but still wondering what the heck had happened.
I'll tell you what happened. My hair was definitely shorter, by at least four inches. BUT: Hair stylists have this overwhelming urge to straighten my hair. I always let them do it, but I always regret it in the end because I never feel like ME. Obviously Gus felt the same way. It was funny, but I felt a twinge of sad. It made me realize how sad I would be if I weren't a part of his life, if I was just a stranger meeting him. I would definitely be missing out on him.
It's important to note that today Gus is 11 months old!
Gus loves to stand. He could stand all day. He walks really well with us holding his hands. I've told him no walking on his own until the new year. I don't know if he'll obey that request.
Gus takes great pleasure in crawling the length of the house. He's rather quick these days.
Gus is doing well with the formula during the day at daycare, and still nursing at home. I'm doing well with it too, thank you very much. Friday was the first day I haven't brought the pump to work since going back to work on February 9th. I carried ONE bag. One. I felt so light!
Gus still loves reading books, is a huge fan of the Baby Elmo book in particular, with Brown Bear, Brown Bear being a close second. His favorite toys are his wooden blocks. He plays with them every day. Gus is also enjoying the magnet letters and numbers that are on the refridgerator.
In one month, we'll have to celebrate one year down!
Posted by janna at November 6, 2004 08:33 PM
Comments
where are you janna?
let's see...sue
Posted by: sue at November 9, 2004 05:58 AM
Ditto....where are you? I remember the first time I really changed my hair and Alex did the same thing. I was crushed. For some stupid reason I was so sad that he didn't approve of my hair....how silly is that?
Posted by: Aunt Deb at November 12, 2004 11:26 AM
Who is this big boy? oh, my Gosh. what a little man...so handsome...I may not make it for Thanksgiving, but I would love to see him sometime during his birthday month. What a little doll. That's right, Gus, I said, "doll."
Posted by: Aunt Deb at November 12, 2004 11:27 AM