february 21, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful that most days, i am absolved of bath time duties or at least have assistance. mountain man is most always around to bathe lil miss, which makes my evenings after dinner and during clean-up much easier while juggling a usually-at-that-time cranky sweet pea. why am i so thankful for mountain man's help? because tonight i didn't have it and everything approached near disaster (while i was nursing sweet pea) when lil miss pooed so largely in her high chair (even though she swore up and down that she wasn't going potty when i asked her over and over) that her diaper exploded (i hate disposables), leaving poo on the seat and all over her legs and body...then it got all over the floor as i took her up for a bath. i turned on sweet pea's mobile over the crib and she spent a good twenty minutes gazing up at the dancing animals while i hosed lil miss off in the shower and then put her in the bath. i drew sweet pea's bath water and retrieved her from the crib, almost forgetting to dodge the poo still on the tile. i bathed sweet pea and was almost done when she too decided to do her business in an inoportune manner...in the bath. drained the tub and refilled it while she hung out on the towel. finished with her and sent her back to mobile land. then on to wash lil miss. she was diapered and clothed but then claimed "potty!!!" so off everything went again and we spent a good while on the pot once more. finally i picked up sweet pea and lil miss' nighttime sippy of milk and we headed for stories. only for lil miss to spill the milk over her rug, read two stories and then call for the potty again! finally i wrapped up everything to the chorus of sweet pea's pleas for attention. mountain man walked in and after i told him about the evening he chuckled and said some funny lines i can't repeat here. anyways, all that to say i am very glad mountain man is most always there to help at times like those! and no, i don't have a picture to represent all that...like i could have found a hand to hold a camera at any one moment during that two-hour span! i am just so glad that lil miss was no longer wearing this get-up when the accident occurred!
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february 20, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful that sweet pea is an easy nurser...she is good at feeding on the go and in noisy environments and with her sister right in her face. today she ate like a champ in the car under the nursing cover at the park--lil miss would never have stood for that when she was a baby!
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february 19, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful for sunshine and warmth--what a difference a little brightness makes in all of us!
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february 18, 2010

exhibit a: as you can tell from the one-day delayed posting these last two days, i've been a bit busy! today i am thankful that i am done preparing to sell my festive frills goodies for a sale next weekend! and i am thankful for two patient kids that allowed me to work on things even during play time.
exhibit b: it's bumbo time!
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february 17, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful for a little miss who wants to "help" me get ready for my first festive frills sale! goodness knows i needed help....maybe not from a 23-month old, though...

exhibit b: today lil miss insisted that she wanted to eat at a restaurant...i gave her the next best thing-- lunch at "mommy's rest-er-ahnt"

exhibit c: if lil miss looks annoyed it is because she tried all day to nurse her baby and she wasn't getting the results she wanted.

february 16, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful for our little nephew (okay, who am i kidding, at 12 months he is bigger than lil miss!) who turned one today! happy birthday cousin s!
exhibit b: lil miss was as exhausted as i was today (she got 13 hours of sleep the night before though, while i had three) and she actually fell asleep in her car seat on the way home from mimi's--she has never ever fallen asleep while driving around town before!
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february 16, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful for an athletic husband. it has been a while since we have been able to work out together...kids kinda stand in the way of that. but tonight we made time to bike together after the girls went to bed. it has been over two and a half years since i have gotten on my bike, but i am happy to say that i am back in the saddle again! and speaking of which, mountain man outfitted my bike with a new saddle, clips and new cycling shoes! i am glad that we are both geared to compete and exercise and that we both want to convey our love of sport and outdoors to our children.
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