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Since I have gotten numerous requests from multiple people, I will take some more photos of the little one and upload those I've taken. I also have a few videos I intend to upload. Feel free to FedEx me some extra hours in my day LOL! Just kidding.

I am pretty swamped, but it's all good. School started again yesterday, and this semester is Drawing and Anatomies with a segment on Drawing for Animation. I get to use my new art desk that S-Factor got me for Christmas! YAY! He assembled it and set it up under the big bay window in the den. I'm excited.

I'm also working on a freelance project for a guy that does puns. It's a lot of fun. He mentioned he may work on a children's book and I would love to illustrate a children's book!

Aside from all of that, I am working like crazy at my day job. It's been madness, but it pays the bills lol.

Back to AJ since that is the reason you all frequent this blog :)

She's doing well. She has slept at least 8-9 hours every night since last Wednesday. We are loving it! We're also anxiously awaiting teething, but maybe we'll get lucky with that and she will be amicable. Fingers crossed.

She has graduated from blowing raspberries to a new fun thing to do: random squealing. It's cute but also a little ear-splitting. Lucky for us so far, she doesn't do the siren squeals that last 30 seconds. She does the quick, loud squeaks. She also does a lot of "AAAHH" and "OOOHHH". Like a tiny monkey.

Her primary source of nutrition has shifted from breastmilk to formula, though, and this makes me very sad. She is weaning herself, and as a result, I am not producing nearly enough to keep up. Even with one of the best electric pumps on the market, production is waning. All the Fenugreek and Mother's Milk tea in the world isn't helping at this stage. I know it's a natural course, and something I can't control, but it still hurts (both physically and emotionally!).

Such is parenthood!

Oh well. Everyone smile, our child is a happy one!

-t