Memorable Moments

I'm going to try and use this thing more often. I know I keep saying that, but I've been reflecting on how nice it will be to look back at this when Cora is a big kid! I think the hardest part of writing a blog is the constant reminder in the back of your mind that there is an audience. While I'm sure there aren't a ton of people reading this, and they're people with whom I want to share my thoughts and updates on Little Miss, it's definitely writing for others as well as for myself. When I was in Cameroon, there was so much to process that really the only way to remember everything was through blogging. People often remind me of things they read on my blog, particularly my mishap with the lizard, (which really is something I'd often rather forget!)

 That being said, at the very least I'm going to try and post some "memorable moments" every week so that I sort of force myself to blog until it becomes a habit. They don't have to be anything too long, just a picture and a little story of something cute that Babycakes did. She's pretty cute, it should be easy. I considered doing it on Mondays and naming it "Memorable Moment Mondays", but let's face it, I would NOT remember to do that. This will probably be contingent on nap times and the state of our apartment, but that's ok! So here's my first "memorable moments" post:

This winter has been pretty brutal and it's giving us cabin fever. I'm pretty sure it has snowed at least twice a week since the end of December. I hated driving in the snow before I had precious cargo in tow, needless to say it's gotten even more undesirable. Being house-bound with a 6 month old, and by house-bound I mean 2-bedroom-apartment-bound, is less than ideal. I cannot tell you how many times we've cycled through "activity mat, read a book, tickle fights, not tired enough for a nap, exersaucer". Too many, that's the only quantity that comes to mind.

We're suffering from cabin fever over here! While I try to get out with her as much as possible, there are only so many trips to Target, only so many classes geared toward infants that we can attend. Astoundingly, Cora has managed to mostly avoid the snow. It probably has something to do with the two big people who are willing to shuttle her in and out of the car to her various activities. Today, that changed. Stuck inside from yet another winter weather advisory I decided to strap Cora into her snowsuit and take her out back to understand what it really means to live in Wisconsin.

This was her face pretty much the whole time:

Coraline, darling, if it were up to me we would live in a magical place where it only snows for a week at the end of December and then warms up again. (I'm open to suggestions!)