Morning schedule and baby steps

We have a pretty good routine in the mornings now. Ansley wakes up about 7 or 8 o'clock. She plays for a few minutes, then sits in her high chair and eats for about an hour. The last few weeks, she's gotten macaroni, hot dogs, cheerios, and yogurt for breakfast (and a dose of cough syrup and advil for her teething).

Then I get to take a shower. Ansley really likes mommy's shower time. She has a collection of toys in the bathroom. Her goal is to throw all of them in the bathtub by the time I'm done showering (we have a separate shower and tub in the master). She would turn the bathtub on and soak her toys if I didn't remove the handle. She also likes to open and shut the cabinet doors one inch (no more since they are baby proofed), and stand against the shower door and bang on it with her palms. After my shower, she plays for a few more minutes, then it's time for her morning nap. I heard this might go away at a year, but I hope not.

Ansley is on the verge of walking. She took 11 steps yesterday. Her preferred mode of transportation is walking while holding on to something, but she's getting braver about moving from object to object. Her first steps were two and half weeks ago at Michael's parents' house. Their furniture is closer together, so it was easier for her to let go and shuffle to the next piece.

Meeting time is not nap time

Today I went to a presidency meeting for Primary. I told them it didn't matter what time of day they made it, because Ansley's nap schedule changes all the time. Well, today it was in just the wrong time slot. She woke up on time, but didn't get sleepy until it was time for the meeting. So I took her to the president's house and let her cling sleepily to me for a while.

Then I tried to put her down in the extra porta-crib so I could take notes, but Ansley would have none of that. She screamed and screamed. I probably could have handled it six months ago since she used to do that at home, but these days she goes to bed for naps and for the night without a fuss in her own crib. So I held her and let her squawk all through the end of the meeting. The last note of business was about perhaps moving the meeting times to after kids' bedtimes. I feel I had I big part in creating that thought.