I got Spencer saying mom today. He actually came up to me and gave me a hug saying mom. He wouldn't say it again after that. That seems to be pretty common. I think he said yes a couple times this morning. I can't remember if he said no or not. He definitely didn't say them to the Little Einsteins, but he did say something to the guy on Blues Clues (Joe?). We watched that for the second time ever I think. He seemed to like it. We went to the Y in the afternoon. They close at 3, not 330. Not that it's that big of a deal, since I got there at 235. Spencer cried as I was leaving, but he calmed down and was playing when I returned. Then we went to Michael's to get some styrofoam. Their stupid mini-carts wouldn't fit both Rachel and Spencer so he got to walk next to mommy in a store for the first time ever. He was pretty good. He tried to run off a couple of times, but I made it clear that was unacceptable. So we held hands most of the way and he did remarkably well overall. Came back when I told him to, followed directions, etc. He was excited to see daddy again tonight. He absolutely refused to point to the m&m's again, so he didn't get any. He was really upset, but oh well. Also refused to show me a baby in a book. We passed a ball back and forth a few times, and cars too.

Rachel was really good today. Made 4 poopies, I think. Oh my! And they weren't of good consistency :o(. But she made them with a lot of farts and that kinda balances the bad stuff. She needs to pass more gas more often. I only kept her up for about 115 to 130 hours at a time and she went right back to sleep with little fussing. She was even good at the Childwatch. So, the nap schedule may be back but modified. I'll think about it tomorrow. I had one of those moments with her today when I realized that there's a chance our relationship may be different than the one I have with my mom. I was reading a post on bbc about women saying that their mothers were gone and they miss them everyday. While I don't wish that kind of pain on anyone (especially my own daughter) I yearn for the closeness that precedes it, if that makes any sense.

Mike's tired tonight. He was up for good at 3AM. He was kind enough to give Rachel her morning feeding so I could sleep. He's doing well though. I could hear him put on his happy voice when I talked to him on the phone today. Wonder what that's all about. Probably nothing.

My mom will be here tomorrow, and Spencer has speech therapy in the afternoon. Should be good overall.

I'm exhausted. I'm going to read and hit the sack a little early tonight.