we had an earthquake last thursday! it had a magnitude of 5.2 and was centered in southern illinois. it was also reported to have been felt over 120,00 square miles!
Scientists do know that because of the flat, dense terrain, tremors travel more quickly and over more territory in the central states than, say, on the West Coast, making smaller seismic events more widespread and possibly more dangerous. And because earthquakes happen less frequently in the country’s midsection, people are less aware of the risk. (From The NY Times)
we were woken up by the doors on our armoire rattling, and i felt the bed shaking as well. adam, not known for his lucidity when awoken in the middle of the night, jumped up to try to stop the armoire from shaking. i told him i thought it was an earthquake, but that just made him push on the armoire even harder. the quake ended soon after that with no damage done here. and we thought we moved out of earthquake territory!
meanwhile, bryn has been changing more and more each day. she's laughing more - we even got it on video! and her head control has gotten to where she can try out some new toys (although the physical therapist tells us that the bumbo and jumperoo are more for the parents' convenience than for the child's development). this is all bittersweet for me; i already miss the newborn days and don't even want the 4 a.m. feedings to end. still, people who told me that there is something awesome and special about every age were totally right. bryn is more fun than ever... i just feel like i didn't fully appreciate and enjoy all the days and stages that have already passed.
2 comments:
Every stage is so much fun. She looks so much like both of you!
You are lucky that she likes the bumbo. Kaya was not down with it. When Kaya wasn't mobile we felt like we could do so much more if she didn't need to be held all the time. Now that she is walking, running, climbing and falling we look back at the immobile times a little differently.
I'm glad you guys got through the earthquake ok.
Definitely savor every stage....it goes so quickly! Just wait till she is all over the place :) Its all good though!
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