We had a great play date with Megan & Molly! This is the first time Natalie went to someone else’s house for a play date – Molly was so nice to share all her toys!
Wow - Molly, your head control is amazing. And you have such fun toys. I wanna be like you when I grow up!
Natalie and I also went to Ash Wed mass – which just happened to be presided over by the Cardinal. Natalie got blessed by the Cardinal. We only made it through the ash distribution and then headed out. My arms and wrists can only take carrying around a 14 lbs. baby for so long… I was hoping to get a cute little pic of her with her ashes on her forehead, but it was super light, so you couldn’t see anything.
For Lent, Natalie has decided to give up sleeping on the go (which is why we had to leave after ash distribution). She is going to take up washing her gums. I read an article that said I should already be washing her gums, so that when teeth come in, she is used to having her mouth cleaned. This is reminisent of my college Lenten resolution… in London, I persuaded most of my flat and many other Londomers to take up flossing. We had a chart posted in our kitchen. Nothing like a bit of peer pressure. Who wants to be the dirty kid?
Hey Nat, are those one-armed push-ups you are doing? Tell your mom that the Cardinal’s blessing is also good for gum protection, probably on a par with flossing.