#2

as a breastfed baby, my little dumpling is quite attached to me [no pun intended] and has been giving me quite a run for my money as far as food goes. part of the reason, i know, is because of her dentition [bka teeeeething], which, sadly, inhibits her from enjoying chewing because of the incredulous pain [remember your wisdom teeth?]. some days [rarely] she'll eat, but most of the time, it never fails. myself or the grandmum prepare her an AMAZING meal fit for a queen, full of healthy, nutritious bits and oh-so-scrumptious. either a.) she will take one....two....three....four spoonfuls, and that's it, or b.) she'll turn her head. both are frustrating, but the saddest one is the latter, haha.

well, today folks, she decided to eat! she had three square meals!!!! first course was after her morning nap, which she needed desperately [as well as mumma], after the previous night [seriously, staying up from 2-4 am, singing in the middle of the night and sitting up to play over, and over again, especially with me next to her, is tiring. the rocking chair is your friend, folks! but that's a different story altogether~]. well, her meal, again, she loved, it consisted of mostly white foods!!! haha, banana, an arepa [think corn patty, looking like a flying saucer. my family is venezuelan], and some yoghurt! second meal was after her afternoon walk [which i will get into shortly]- pumpkin soup, with yoghurt, a cracker, and a peach. and lastly, pre-bedtime, some pastina, and cranberries, numnum!

please forgive me for sounding dreadfully boring at that part, but i'm quite proud of her, considering she rarely eats!

ah yes, her afternoon walk. post-daylight savings has been my friend, because the time is best, now, after her last nap! the afternoons have been so crisp here lately, and it's hoodie weather! the neighborhood is so peaceful and full of children running after the icecream truck [suburbia!]. well, within my neighborhood there is a grand lake with houses all around. there are lots of flora and fauna [bunnies...ducks...GEESE]. four wretched geese are the perdition of the pond. you can hear them a mile away, baying proudly, flapping their wings, and scaring away the ducks. these awful creatures are the dismay of all who encircle the pond. they come out of nowhere, with their horrible sound, moving quickly towards you, hoping to scare you away.

i am not afraid of animals, and to say the least, these guys never bothered me. but today i just had this gut feeling and had a nice whacking stick at my hip, ready to plonk it over the head, shortly being attacked by peta fanatics for being "cruel". well, sure enough, as i approached their area, they came running, swooping at me with their obnoxious necks coursing about. i managed to scare away the two smaller ones by just walking by and ignoring them [as my usual manner], but the biggest male and the counterpart mate had no mercy on me this time. they stopped dead in front of me and would not move. i attempted to go around them, and they moved towards me, ready to strike. i poked the male with a stick, and he did not like it one bit, and started flapping his wings like if he was one big shot. i shrugged, picked up the stroller, baby and all, and stomped away, cursing the egg they sprung forth from.

well, today was quite exciting for this mummy, so cheers!