snow bunnies

a book that i recently checked out from the library and ended up buying it because i thought it was amazing: its called 'baby days' (see older post for link, im too lazy to put it up again) and its written with a joyous sense of appreciation for being at home. yes, its discussed that our days arent filled with merth and perfection- however!- because you are a smart woman, you can see how a little bit of effort might make things a little more fun for your brood. tons of great information on crafts, ideas for all seasons and times of day- basically its going to be my go-to for that quick advice when im trying to come up with a game plan.

case in point- i started taking more walks. this is twofold- first, for k because i think she should experience the weather and outdoors every day and second, for my own vanity (baby in backpack+hills=workout! baby in backpack+icy street=core stablilty workout!). a passage in the book regarding wintertime activities outside brought up a good point- and im totally paraphrasing this- babies are born in all weather and environments and people make do. this got me thinking- shit, im lazy. there are babies in the cold ass mountains of southern chile, in the freezing arctic tundra of siberia and way north canada...... and babies in those ungodly hot places along the equator and in deserts, too and they are probably in the elements and have been since the dawn of humanity. basically, the point that i got from it was GO OUTSIDE!!!!!!! i wasnt taking k out because i thought it was too cold/windy/inconvenient. yet she had winter coats, mittens, hats and even a fun snow bunting all being unused. so in the last week weve gone outside as much as possible and ive found that my homegirl loves the snow. i watched her walk and make fun little footprints and say 'uh-oh' when she fell down in it. heres the kicker- i love snow, too!!!!!! so now i have a buddy to go outside with me in it and enjoy it as much as me!!! so what if we get cold and wet, our home is warm and we have plenty of dry clothes. woo hoo! now all i need to do is move back to vermont so i can teach her to ski. or teach her how to drink hot chocolate apres ski.