Milestones and Accounting

Despite what my husband thinks, I don't get out that much. Not too bad for a new mom of 5 months, but nothing compared to the tightly packed pre-baby social schedule I once had. So to keep my 'sievey' post-baby synapse firing, I decided to attend the Archaeology Society of BC AGM in Vancouver on June 14. Now - to give you some context - I usually spend at least 15 hours a day with Lily, most of which is just her and I. So I require a little break once in a while. And up until this point, I've been around for all of her major 'milestones' (ie. first smile, rolling over, grabbing for toys, etc).

Jason and I always joke that she's advanced (even though she really is ;) ); however, she had yet to laugh. And we consider ourselves pretty funny people. Both our humour (ok, mostly mine) is pretty immature - consisting entirely of fart jokes and bad 80s dance moves. So needless to say, I was shocked that she didn't seem to find us worthy of a laugh... She, on the other hand, thinks she's hilarious. Case in point - here she is above wearing Jason's shorts around her neck which she slipped on while I stepped out of the room to check email.

Now, I should quickly mention that Jason is phenomenal with Lily while I'm out. He takes her on trips to show her off to friends and family, feeds her promptly every two hours and puts her to sleep in her favourite spot - the Bjorn - which has incidentally, long been retired by me who refuses to bounce her to sleep at every nap - but I digress...

So on this particular evening, I headed out to Vancouver leaving a grouchy Lily with her Paps. Jason - wise beyond his years, decided the best way to deal with a grouchy kid is to take her to Granma and Grandpa's. (a foolproof plan) So Lily's hanging out with Granma in the living room at the Johnston's. Jason is in the kitchen (likely raiding the cookie jar), while Grandpa's reading the paper. Suddenly Jason hears this mini cackle coming from the living room and realizes that it came from Lily! And you know what made her laugh for the first time in her life? What was apparently so funny that she broke through months of jovial silence???

Grandpa crinkling the newspaper.


THE NEWSPAPER!! That's not funny AT. ALL.

And you know what else is not funny? The fact that I was stuck in a 2 hour AGM with a society I just joined and was voted to be 'Treasurer', when I barely passed Grade 11 math while my baby was somewhere I wasn't, laughing at a newspaper!!

Lucky for me, my brilliant husband left a message at home showcasing her newest milestone. I've listened to the message 17 times now....

L