Update the Resume

We have lots of new things to add to Hattie’s bag of tricks. She had a very big week. In addition to the four new teeth, she is now clapping her heart out at anything and everything. Even with a few extremely grumpy days, we’re now cheering for everything. Dinner time? Hooray! Another toy? Hooray! Poopy diaper? Hooray! It’s a bit like being at a sporting event with all that applause. Dancing is another fun thing she’s been practicing. There’s been a lot of booty shaking going on. She’s not exactly Baryshnikov, but we’re getting there. I can't wait until she can stand and dance...that funny, squatty-thing kids do. Love that. It's always good for a giggle. She has also been pulling up some, but not without a few comical faces getting there. You'd think she was climbing Everest.
And the last thing-the one that I, personally, have been dreading… stranger anxiety. Yuck. We went to Brian’s brother’s house on Sunday for a cookout and HP absolutely flipped out just walking in the door. Too many (somewhat) unfamiliar faces all talking to her at once, I guess. She absolutely freaked out. Multiple times. The fact that we were missing nap time to be there didn’t help much. The fact that everyone there, bless them, thought that they could ‘fix her’ if they took her and held her didn’t help. Obviously, as a parent I don’t want my kid to be in pain, sad, or scared. But, she’s an infant and these things are inevitable. My problem with big groups is that I don’t want to make everyone listen to my screaming kid. And I want everyone to know what a laid-back, fantastic kid I have 99.9% of the time -- that was not apparent in any way that day! Oh well, these are things we will get over, I suppose. She and me. Her and I; whatever. In the meantime, I need to get her out more and used to seeing unfamiliar faces and places more often. We tend to stay at home a lot. But, we’re going exploring more now. Hopefully this stage will be a short one.
Regarding the pics… I absolutely love the one of Hattie and Brian. It highlights the hilarious-looking new teeth (Hattie’s not Bri’s) and the fun we typically have. The second one is her in one of her new favorite places…under her exersaucer. I guess it’s her first official ‘fort’. The third one is our dainty little flower with her new, mean, scrunch-face which we’ve been seeing a lot of these days. It’s usually accompanied by heavy panting. She’s a flower, she is.