Strolling and Fugazi

Last night was the first night that Ila slept through the night. We finally brought her into bed with us, and it worked! Previously, she was up for hours and hours each night. Even if it's a one night event, it brought us some much needed rest and renewed vigor to interpret our little girl's needs.

We celebrated Ila's 10th day with her first stoller ride today, taking advantage of a wonderul break in the storm to tool around the area for about 15 minutes. It felt GREAT to get outside!

While working on breastfeeding skills we watched the Fugazi documentary Instrument by director Jem Cohen. Although the dvd was released 5 years ago, I had never seen it. Fugazi is a band from Washington DC, containing members of early punk and hardcore bands. This is not any old band, but a community of 4 intense, dedicated musicians who have strong anti-commercial beliefs.

Although I haven't seen Fugazi for a number of years, the film really captures a stunningly dedicated group of intelligent artists who seem to live and create music and art on the edge of their own comfort zones. And the cinematography! It's gorgeous, live footage mixed with "on the road" imagery of everything from hotel scenes to apple blossoms. The combination is lovely and powerful.

The dvd is available from netflix.