2004-01-31 - 12:55 p.m. - Cycle day:

Lots going on in M's world these days. She's figured out that she can roll onto her stomach in both directions, she's scooting backwards like a champ, and most dramatically, we have officially begun Teething. There are at least two tiny white bumps coming up through her bottom gums, and it seems like there's some action up top, too. So far, she's handling it pretty well. Her sleep patterns have been a bit off - some days she won't nap for more than twenty minutes at a time, and the other night, she was up from 3:30 to 5:30 am for no apparent reason. Thing is, she doesn't seem to be wakeful because of pain. Thankfully, her mood is still pretty good most of the time. I think she's just sort of anxious and restless because of all the changes going on. Most of the time she's awake, she's got her tongue twisted over so she can play with her most prominent tooth nub. It's pretty adorable, really. It makes her look very thoughtful yet somewhat goofy. For the times when she's really agitated, though, the Hyland's teething tablets and gel seem to help. It's amazing how quickly she can go from wailing to giggling. I don't know if her behavior is typical or not. All the other moms I know have sons, and they seemed to be tortured by teething. Maybe it's the reduced pain threshold resulting from circumcision?

In other news, I got a job offer last week. It was a totally random call from a local banking corporation looking for a writer to cover for someone going on maternity leave. Unfortunately, they needed somone on-site full-time (although they were courteous enough to check to see if working remotely would be possible). So I graciously turned it down. Working at home has been such a great fit for me that I'm not willing to give it up this soon. It was a nice boost to my confidence, though. Good to be reassured that I'm employable.

Thanks to everyone who offered sympathy for my job loss. I'm still sort of licking my wounds, but I'm getting more excited about the fresh start I'm facing. I know it seems sort of odd that I was let go this soon after having a baby (although my standard U.S. maternity leave was up months ago, my sweet Aussie readers), but I was actually one of about half a dozen people who were left behind in the reorganization. I know that my boss - who is the highest ranking woman in the company and always my biggest advocate - was really upset that she couldn't keep me on, and she's been helping me figure out some of my options for the future.

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