Thursday, May 28, 2009

Water Baby

Such a Hollywood Diva

Mommy and Addison in the Pool

She loved looking at the water

And Of Course Splashing

Such a Cutie
Well, today I did something that I hoped I wouldn't have to do for a long time. I experienced a first with Addison without Daddy:(
I had to get Addison to the pool I wanted her to get to swim all summer and be a water baby and everyday Daddy has been off of work, it has rained. So now he doesn't have a day off in the foreseeable future and it was a gorgeous day here in Atlanta, so we decided to dive right in!
She of course was in awe of the huge bathtub! She loved splashing around and was trying to kick her legs and "swim" her arms. I think that maybe she will be an Olympic swimmer one day! No seriously she is advanced... I know your jealous!





Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Of Curse

Since I met my husband almost 5 years ago, I seem to have picked up a nasty little cursing habit. So bad in fact that I almost embarass myself sometimes! It's mostly just your occasional: shit, ass, damn. However I have been known to drop a few "F-bombs," some "Mother F-bombs," and lately a ton of "S.O.B.s!"
What is my problem? I am a grown woman! I should have more self control than that! But sometimes life just throws a big Son Of A Bitch your way, and by George you gotta' let it out!!
For instance, today I was at Wal-Mart (the hell hole of grocery stores) shopping and I decided to pick up a 12 pack of Corona since Robert was going to be home early from work. I was thinking, "Wow, this is going to be great. We will put Addison to bed and have a drink with dinner. Yippee!"
Well, I had a lot of stuff in my cart so I put the Corona on the bottom. When I got to the car, I was going to put it in the back and I grabbed what I assumed was the side handle. Guess what? It was the flap that opens the damn thing and the box fell to the ground and glass flew everywhere and beer was spewing out and I yelled, at the top of my lungs, "Son of a Bitch!" In a public parking lot where other mothers are carting their children to and fro, I just begin yelling obscenities. I am such white trash sometimes!
So I begin cleaning up my beer-soaked mess and I get a piece of glass stuck in my finger, I mean really, the only thing that could have made this situation more insane would have been Addison screaming her head off. Thank goodness my daughter has more self restraint than I.
Anyway, I made it home with 10 beers, which isn't half bad considering the mess I made in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Now, I am sitting here drinking one while waiting for Robert to get home, he is already 34 minutes late (imagine that.) If he's not careful, I might start yelling obscenities at the neighbors (you know I wouldn't really do that!)
The point of this whole. long, saga was to see if there are alternatives to my fave curse words that will be just as gratifying. I need something with a little more meat on it than: shoot, darn, butt, and fudge! Give me something with some zing, come on it will save me some humiliation the next time I shatter glass in a public parking lot.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Be Careful What You Wish For!!

So Upset...
Do you see the little tear on her cheek?

Well, those of you who know me are aware of the fact that over the last few months I have been wondering when Addison was going to get her teeth. All the other children around us had mouths full of beautiful pearly whites and here comes my Addison with her gummy old lady smile that can melt your heart! I was beginning to wonder if she was going to have to have "special" lunches in Kindergarten!
Well, my questions have been answered and we have entered into the WONDERFUL world of teething! The last few days she has been very moody and not her typical happy-go-lucky self. Well, today she woke up with an attitude! I was feeling around in her mouth and sure enough there is a little tooth poking through.
With this in mind, I tried to be very patient with her today. I was holding her whenever she needed comfort, staying in the same room with her so she wouldn't get upset, giving her frozen teething rings to bite on, Tylenol for the pain, and I cancelled my trip to the gym so that I wouldn't have to leave her in the daycare. Now, I know that all of these things are part of Mommyhood, however I feel like maybe she didn't even appreciate all I did for her today. In fact, she didn't even notice!
On a similar note, the other day Robert and I were discussing the blog and he came up with a pretty clever concept for an article so I will just tie it in with this one since I need some advice from experienced mommies out there. How about we all comment on this post with some advice for other moms. This can be anything that you think will be helpful to others.
For example, the other day I was in Target shopping with Addison and another Mom came up to me and asked me how I get Addison to sit still long enough to put in those signature piggy tails. Well, I told her that I put her in her highchair with something to play with so she will be looking down and I can quickly part her hair and pin it up. Now to me, this seemed like perfect sense however, she had never thought of that. I am sure all of you reading this have a "Mommy Tip" to share that seems like perfect sense to you, but the rest of us just haven't figured it out yet.
I am hoping that some of you might have some advice/home remedies for teething and the grumpiness that comes along with it. I would be very grateful. Let's get this started and maybe we can all help one another.


Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Such a Mess

Every Meal is a Mess
This is the pile from ONE lunch...

She is soooo proud of the work she's done!

The mess goes all the way to the living room:)


Yummy Liscious...
I don't know if everyone else out there has this problem, with a baby how could you not, but everytime Addison eats a meal it looks like a tornado came through my kitchen. I don't get it! How does she get full, when everything ends up on either the floor or her cute, little, chubby face. And if it wasn't bad enough that she drops half of what she eats, the other half she throws as far as she can!
Now if any of you out there can help me with this little problem, I would love to know your suggestions. I know that kids will make messes, but man I dread mealtime. I actually want to just not feed her (I would never do that just for the record). But, I do not look forward to cleaning up the hellacious mess that follows providing my child with adequate nutrition, but we can't eat every meal at the park or a restaurant, so I must clean 3 times a day, everyday! But I guess she's worth it:)