A Tiger for Tea

We went for a swim today with our little friends at Hillcrest Pool.

It was fun, but busy with all the little spring break rug rats splashing and yelling all around us. Little E was a bit clingy – no doubt.

The thoughts that go through my head surprise me sometimes. While I was changing Little E after our swim I was noticing her Lyme rash and wondering what others around were thinking. I don’t usually care (that much) about what people think, but I found myself wanting to explain it. No, it’s not contagious, No, I didn’t neglect her and ruin her perfect body, Yes, it’s ok for us to be at the pool.

It’s funny though, now looking back at what I wrote; it’s probably not what others were thinking, but what I have been struggling with myself.

Little E really knows how to cheer a mom up though. She ate like a little barbarian tonight! She must be on a growth spurt. She polished off all of her usual side dishes, despite having to eat them off a spoon, and managed to eat a substantial chunk of my salmon from it’s lonely burger and some chicken left over from Auntie Soph’s last night. I think if nothing else it means she doesn’t have Daddy C’s flu. It reminded me of a book I used to love when I was little The Tiger Who Came to Tea  

Here is a little video from a few months ago now that I never get tired of. Talk about a happy baby.