Here's a picture of Chloe eating a lotion bottle.

This is my little angel trying to get my attention while I'm at the computer.

And this one was taken about 20 minutes ago as she was again trying to get my attention while I was using the computer

Currently, she is rolling around on the floor sucking her thumb. And now the frantic yelling has started. Sounds like it's nap time.

I've been doing a lot of thinking today. I know how I want to raise Chloe, but I've been wondering how she will turn out. I know that she's very independent; that's already very obvious, and not much of a surprise since she's my daughter. So that makes me wonder how she'll end up. I like to think that she'll have similar beliefs as me, but seeing as how she does have a personality similar to mine, she may make it a point to see things differently than I do. She could very well end up a politically conservative, cheerleader-loving girl. Because if she ended up like that, she would be nothing like me, which would probably make her happy. I just hope that she questions authority and doesn't just believe everything that's fed to her. It doesn't do any good to worry about it now, but I'll be curious to see what she decides for herself.

I sent off Miguel's birthday card today. I can't believe he's going to be 30 on Thursday! I always forget how old he is. He doesn't look 30. He doesn't look a day older than me, yet he's older than my oldest sibling! I know usually if I write something about him, it's negative. That's because when I get pissed off, I have to vent, and writing about it helps with that. But when things are going good, I keep all that to myself. Because of that, I have to say that I love him very much. He loves me just how I am. He has no problem with the fact that I insist on running the show. He's been so good for my self esteem. I actually feel like I'm worth something again. He has so much confidence in me and never acts jealous of my talents or intelligence. It has been kind of tough here without him, but I know that this is temporary and once I get a decent job and we get our finances in order, we'll have the rest of our lives to spend together. And it may take a year or so to get to that point, but in the long run, a year's not all that long.

Well, it sounds like Chloe fell asleep, which means it's time for me to go relax or nap or something.