Mercury Retrograde

On March 20th, Mercury went retrograde. Now if you believe in that sort of stuff, it can have an impact in your life. I tend to believe that astrology should be used as a very vague predictor of the universal temperament. Kind of like looking at a thermometer outside your window. Anyway, I had forgotten about the Mercury retrograde thing, until Hubby's car wouldn't shift into gear this morning. Mercury retrograde is notorious for car problems, computer crashes, and general communication mix-ups.
This car thing is not very good news, considering we recently spent a lot of money to make a dozen or so repairs to his car. I am trying to remain calm about it so that I don't add to his stress. He went to the doctor to get a physical yesterday and found out he has high blood pressure. It was 150 over 100. Hopefully, this news will motivate him to make some minor adjustments to his lifestyle (like giving up french fries and drinking more water and less Diet Coke). I think that having a daughter has made him think a bit more about his own mortality.
I'm beginning to think that Nova may be getting ready to try some solid foods. There is a checklist for starting solids and I noticed that now whenever I am eating she starts to look at me with this curious "Hey what's that stuff you're shoveling in there?" expression. I have also noticed recently that her milk demands seem to be increasing.
Of course, like so many baby topics, there is an opposite school of thought that says you should delay introducing solids for as long as possible. Really it's getting ridiculous how much information there is out there for new parents to navigate through. Here is a picture of Nova as she starts thinking "Hey, It's the Milk Lady!".