I don’t know about you, but I sometimes have to remind myself that Anjali is only 8 1/2 months old. I mean, I don’t forget her age, or that she is a baby. It’s just that I can’t remember what it was like before Anjali was in our lives. I get into habits and routines that are likely my imposed habits and routines, and I forget that most things are still new to Anjali. She is still a fairly blank slate.
For example, I was just thinking about how I used to wear Anjali in the Ergo carrier much more (’til my feet were sore in the mornings!). I forget sometimes, like when she is tired but having trouble falling asleep in the bed. Granted, Anjali is super-mobile now (crawling, climbing and starting to stand on her own). But she is still little. She is still so happy to be in arms, and snuggled into her carrier or wrap with Madhavi or me. We still use these things a lot, and don’t have a stroller–just not as much as we once did.
The in-arms phase is far from over. Anjali is quite independent, and at the same time very much in need of close contact. Maybe this is obvious to other people, but I needed to say it.
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