Milly doesn’t like loud noises. A couple weeks ago I mentioned that she buried her head in my chest when Amanda was vacuuming and this past weekend when the blender was being used she’d get real tense and grab me really tight.
Tonight we went over to Anna and Barry’s, as they made a birthday meal for me. All the Frazelles were there, plus Amanda’s mom, Karen, who is staying with us tonight, Amanda’s grandparents and my brother, Adam and Hannah’s boyfriend, Christian. After they sang Happy Birthday to me I mentioned to Christian that this was the first time I had a rock star sing that to me. The band he’s in, Rio Bravo, will be recording a studio album next week.
We tried putting Milly down for a nap while we all ate, but she wasn’t having it and we got her back up part way through dinner. We had the pack & play set up in Anna and Barry’s room and went to put her down in there a little later, after we and she ate. Barry and Earl were back there, and before we could put Milly down Barry accidentally caused a very loud noise that left my and Amanda’s ears ringing. Milly didn’t do anything at first, out of shock I think, but then she started crying and wouldn’t stop. We got her calmed down eventually, but there was no way she’d let us put her down, and it was getting on past her bedtime.
After a few minutes we decided we needed to get on home, hoping the drive and familiar settings would make it easier for her to go down. I hated to leave so soon after eating when we were planning on hanging out for a bit, and I think Barry felt bad, but we really had to get her down.
Milly did well in the car, but once we got her upstairs she cried every time we laid her down in the crib. She’d roll over then stand up and once she got up she’d be happy, but of course she then didn’t want us to leave. Eventually I just had to go ahead and leave, and I think she was quiet by the time I got down the steps.
Amanda and Karen were tired and didn’t want to play Puerto Rico, so we just watched a little TV before they went off to bed.
Other than all that, my day was taken up with work. I don’t feel like I’ve been as busy as I’ve been in the last few months, but it is getting busy once again, just when things were calming down a bit. I don’t mind being busy, I just want it to be more manageable than it has been. Manageable might not be the right word.
Zach Dotsey