fussy days

this little girl has been a fuss pot lately. the moods come out of the blue and rage on like an unstoppable force. I feel like I read her better months ago when she couldn't tell me anything. The rain last week made the days feel long. Hopefully the sun will give us both a turn around this week.

She sure is yar

The baby has started boating. We have gone out twice so far, the first time being slightly more successful than the second. The first time we went out was on a sunday, and we were gone for about 4 hours. The boat has a big shade canopy, so we were able to hide out. We spent most of the stopped time in a small bay so she had some freedom. I think she preferred this. The second trip was up the river instead of on the lake. She had to wear her life jacket the whole time as we were moving and I don't think she is a huge fan of it. I guess it will take time for her to get used to it and eventually she won't even notice. The second trip out was in the evening so we were able to sit up front and not hide from the sun. She loved the wind in her baby hair and was screaming happy little yells and smiling the whole ride up river. The ride back she realized it was passed her bedtime, she was wearing a life jacket and it was essentially the same ride, so she cried most of the way back.
We are going to try our luck with number 3 today. This will also be the first boat ride we go on all by ourselves. The other rides we always had an extra set of hands to drop the bumpers and help dock. This time those will be my jobs on top of holding the baby.....solutions.....perhaps. I am going to take the bumbo chair out and put her in it as we get close to the dock. They she can sit on her own for a few minutes while I get us secured to the dock. If this solution works the next step will be to take the baby and dogs both out without extra hands on board.

big girl bed

The baby is sleeping in her own room, in her own bed. She mad the move 2 weeks ago. I think it has been 100% easier on her than me. She really doesn't care. I was good with things for the first few days, then I started a bad habit.....I sneak her back into bed with me about 5am. Not just at random, but she is up at that hour to feed and get changed, so I just bring her back to bed with me then. She would go back to her own bed, but I miss the cuddles with her. I also realized that back in her own room she waked up about 6:30/7am for the day. In our bed, she sleeps until almost 8am. More sleep, more cuddles and not letting her grow up too fast equals a winner for me. Who cares about the habits I am forming, look at the sweet bond I have instead!

ohhh the guilt

I have what I am assuming is 'mom guilt'.
The baby went down for a nap this morning.....a MUCH NEEDED nap. She has been a super crank this week with the 3 month growth spurt. She may wake up 10ft tall, but she needed the sleep. The mom guilt steps in when I also went down for a nap. I was probably a super crank too and needed some extra zzzz's. The real guilt starts here.....I woke up and she was still asleep. In fact, I had a whole hour to myself......what to do with this time? The trick though, is never knowing how much time you actually have. You could have 10 min. or you could have 1 hour. I took my time and got dressed, then I did some laundry folding, then I made a to do list instead of actually doing some of those jobs, then I went to check on her, then I blogged. In realty, I should be tackling the to do list(s) and not taking the hour for me time. I will regret it immensely when she is awake and I can't get those things done......but it feels so good to blog in silence, to get dressed slowly, to fold laundry with two hands. How do enjoy the quiet down time without the guilt of the to do list. damn those lists!

kids tell it how it is

An e-mail was sent to me with some funny lines from a grade 2 class. I thought they were worth sharing.

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.

What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.