Dagney is becoming quite the little walker! Of course, she cannot be coerced to do so; she only walks when she feels like it. I took her to have pictures made today, and an older girl (probably about 6) said hi to her. She just walked right on over there and started waving at the girl! She obviously gets her social skills from auntie Stephie.

After she made a friend, we had bath pictures made with the little claw foot tub. I needed to hurry up and have them done, because (truth be told) she's getting a little big for them. Ordinarily, Dagney does very well at her portrait sessions, but today we lost her toward the end. Mommy learned a valuable lesson: Don't schedule portraits at 3:00, no matter how late the baby sleeps in the morning.

After her nap, she went running with me. The Couch to 5K is going well; one week in and I'm not miserable. On the contrary, I actually feel pretty good. Dagney had a blast running around the track in her stroller. She was laughing and waving the whole time! Counterproductive to my week of running, I ate a ginormous burger for dinner. I didn't feel like cooking dinner since I had already cooked Aloo Matar for Sam's lunch tomorrow, and shortbread cookies and chicken dip for Teacher Appreciation at Dagney's school. I hope the teachers appreciate my appreciation; it's a pain to bake now that Dagney has figured out that there is a drawer full of shiny percussion instruments under the stove! Alas, a mom's work is never done!