– 8:41 am

We’ve hung out a little bit this morning since you woke up. You’ve just been fed and diaper-changed. I can hear you in the living room mumbling and talking away doing the happy baby. The obsession with your feet hasn’t dwindled a bit. Not yet. You are also certainly more aware of your surroundings and have a quickly-evolving personality. The sounds you make are a bit more complex now. Those have changed for sure. Your vocabulary is expanding.

You’ve met Ginta and Kostia before, several times now. I inherited their friendship from your mother. We went to theirs for waffles and tea yesterday. Despite the loud chatter, you slept for three-quarters of it, only waking up towards the end to eat and chill. Your timing was spot on.

I noticed Liza was teary-eyed when changing you later that evening back at home. She was sad at the thought of going back to work and not spending as much time with you. I reassured her you’d be 5mins away with your grandparents, whom we’re moving from Latvia to help with childcare. It costs less to rent than to pay for a nanny. Besides, who else would give you more love than your willing grandparents? It’ll also make us quite flexible and not as time-strict as with a random helper. Everybody wins. It was a no-brainer in the end. But that’s only the logical side of it, emotionally, she’s upset. I understand her. “I didn’t think it’ll be this difficult” are her words. She’s still asleep but I’m just sending her this article to read and hopefully get something valuable out of it.

We visited the beach in Jurmala while in Latvia. I managed to get some drone footage with the Mavic 3 Cine. That’s you in the stroller in the opening scenes. It’s also quite possibly the day you caught a cold.

PS – We’re going to start feeding you solids from today…